Alterium Shift News

• Enhanced title screen
  • “Continue” is grayed out until there are save files
    
  • “Continue” is the first selected item when there are save files
• Added “Support” menu item to the title screen
  
• Added new game Intro sequence when starting a new game
  
• Added an extensive tutorial for the “Echo Shift” node found in Notimus Forest Central
  
• Enhanced Echo Shift load menu to exclude the current player character
  • This is to address accidental loads that may overwrite autosaves
• Enhanced Echo Shift mechanic
  • Players can reset the node back to “yellow”
    
  • After a new character enables the node, that color becomes available to any character
    
  • Added new visual for selecting node colors
• Improved UI menu controls for “Continue” and “Settings”
  • Ensured controller “Bumpers” (left and right) work with switching tabs
• Added dialog skip option
  • Use the “cancel” button to move dialog forward. When held, it will quickly skip dialog based on message speed settings.
    
  • This will not automatically select choices.
• Added “Beta” Menu to game settings for players to opt-in to in-progress features
  • Includes one setting for “new menu”, which is a new in-game menu
    
  • New Menu is extremely beta and has many known issues. Use are your own risk.
• Added (beta) - New Quest Log to view active, completed, and failed quest
  • Only available via the new menu, which can be enabled from the title screen settings

• Fixed shop UI issues with selling equipped items and getting proper warnings when those items are equipped
  
• Fixed sound issue when starting new game, sound would suddenly change in volume
  
• Fixed issue in Summiton Town - Jude’s House where Cyrstal would show briefly and disappear (before being saved)
  
• Fixed an issue where the Echo Node Attune feature wouldn’t work in specific save scenarios
  
• Fixed an issue where health was recovered before a boss fight.
  

• New CRT Filter with settings (can only set from title screen settings for now)
  
• Autosave now stores history in the game settings folder
  
• We now show a message on the very first open of the game reminding people it's an Early Acces or Demo (and to find us for help)
  
• Made changes to Pyra’s 1st Mission
  • Gives player other ways to get through the mission
    

• Fixed Shobii Enters the battle with the player (not supposed to currently)
  
• Fixed typo “Fairy” to “Ferry”
  
• Fixed bandit fight in Gilberry to only happen once
  
• Fixed player being able to walk around during the dialog when delivering a chicken
  
• Fixed Various spelling corrections in dialog
  
• Fixed issue where you could open the load menu after loading a game
  
• Fixed issue where two Dolion’s showed in a campsite
  
• Fixed issue where you could open a map in they desert after passing out
  
• Fixed issue in Gilberry port where leaving a house caused a delay in character movement
  
• Fixed multiple issues in water temple where water wouldn’t load and players could “float” over gaps
  
• Fixed issue where going into the cave in the oasis didn’t reset the heat meter
  
• Fixed additional issue with save option in menu not functioning correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where hide and seek in Gilberry Port causes black screen
  
• Fixed some issues in Well Bottom where Sage's Skill would not point to some chests
  
• Fixed sprite animation when waking up in Hermit’s Bed
  
• Fixed an issue where you could walk past the Rock Golem after defeating it
  
• Fixed an issue where the camp scene in the Barren Valley would not trigger the first time unless you go into the cave and come out.
  
• Fixed an issue where Pyra didn’t have dialog in the Abandoned Mines Camp Scene
  
• Fixed an issue where the camp scene in the Barren Valley Northeast map would lock player movement on load.
  
• Fixed an issue where player movement was locked after the Hermit joins the party.
  
• Fixed an issue where the rock not showing over cave entrance in Lowerton Plains North in certain cases
  

• Pyra test day battle has occasional slowdowns in performance
  
• Dolion “Meteor” burst ability animation only plays the first time
  • Damage is still dealt to monsters as expected
• World Map (opened using M or the menu / select button on the controller)
  
• Sometimes this can be opened at the wrong time causing issues
  
• Shift portal (glowing orb) sometimes appears in the corner of maps
  
• Buried Temple B1 challenges high-level of difficulty
  
• Minor sound effect issues (missing or repeating sounds)
  
• Some maps in Endless Dunes have known performance issues and can be slow to load at times
  

• Adding health bars for monsters to aid in the strategic aspect of the turn-based system
  
• Improved visuals
  
• Additional quality-of-life improvements
  
• Bestiary to catalog monsters
  
• Ongoing UI Improvements
  
• Configurable Controls
  
• Walkable World Maps (fast-ish travel)
  

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• Fixed an issue with saves not working in Notimmus Forest
  
• Fixed issue with bandit leader facing the wrong direction on bridge scene
  
• Fixed infinite essence potion exploit on Barren Valley - South River
  
• Fixed some typos
  
• Fixed invisible collider in Plains - North (Flurfykins quest)
  
• Fixed issue with a transport collider next to the boxes in the Bandit Hideout (northwest path)
  

• Pyra test day battle has occasional slowdowns in performance
  
• Dolion “Meteor” burst ability animation only plays the first time
  
• Damage is still dealt to monsters as expected
  
• World Map (opened using M or the menu / select button on the controller)
  
• Sometimes this can be opened at the wrong time causing issues
  
• Shift portal (glowing orb) sometimes appears in the corner of maps
  
• Buried Temple B1 challenges high-level of difficulty
  
• Minor sound effect issues (missing or repeating sounds)
  
• Some maps in Endless Dunes have known performance issues and can be slow to load at times
  

• Adding health bars for monsters to aid in the strategic aspect of the turn-based system
  
• Improved visuals
  
• Additional quality-of-life improvements
  
• Bestiary to catalog monsters
  
• Ongoing UI Improvements
  
• Configurable Controls
  
• Walkable World Maps (fast-ish travel)