Siegeturtle News

[p][/p][p]I hope everyone is having a good Friday![/p][p][/p][h2]Faster Progression[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This update introduces several improvements to the early game progression, such as having Lv 0 INT and VIT enhancements unlock at Level 50 instead of 100, making the first upgrade cost about 10% of its current cost. Existing players will also unlock a new level of enhancements for these two stats.[/p][p][/p][h3]File Name flexibility[/h3][p]Save file names now allow you to use underscores and dashes.
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Full changelog[/h3]

• [p]Chomp and Fury damage numbers now appear lower[/p]
• [p]File names can now have underscores and dashes[/p]
• [p]Holding Shift/CTRL adds multiple fishing upgrade levels[/p]
• [p]Add EXP Orb Drop Rate to turtle stats[/p]
• [p]Fix EXP dropping in the demo before it is unlocked[/p]
• [p]Fix skill icon borders not updating if SP is gained while it is open[/p]
• [p]Fix bug where you get pearls each time you visit dream island[/p]
• [p]Fix display bug in exp bar tooltip saying {0}m[/p]
• [p]Fix info icon beside Equip Drop Rate instead of Item Drop Rate[/p]
• [p]Fix EXP bar disappearing after each ascension[/p]
• [p]Fix 'Not enough darkness' message appearing every 50m when dungeon boss is spawned[/p]
• [p]Fix bug where EXP bar shows dummy values instead of lock when not available[/p]

[p][/p][p]The changes here were made thanks to your feedback so keep letting me know your thoughts and thank you for playing![/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][p]Siegeturtle is a game that looks simple but has many hidden mechanics that make it increasingly complex as you progress.[/p][p]A couple of improvements have been made after I watched LadyShelab play my game, which has been awesomely inspiring.[/p][p]The full changelog is at the end but I hope this makes it easier for new people to understand the game.[/p][p][/p][p]I did make a change: Since I did new damage numbers in v0.33, I wanted to improve the gold texts too, so I have done it this update! This makes gold numbers shine like gold :)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The next few updates will focus on improving progression![/p][p][/p][h3]v0.38 will reduce early game costs[/h3][p]This update will introduce several improvements to the early game progression, such as having Lv 0 INT and VIT enhancements unlock at Level 50 instead of 100, making the first upgrade cost about 10% of its current cost. Existing players will also unlock a new level of enhancements for these two stats.[/p][p][/p][h3]v0.39 will add a new ability: 'Continuous Clicks'[/h3][p]This allows you to hold to click enemies, without having to stress your fingers, and upgrading the skill makes it click faster.[/p][p][/p][h3]v0.40 will add a new skill: Shell Care[/h3][p]HP regen has been a bottleneck in early game and if you don't unlock the overpowered 'Dolphin Blessing' skill, you tend to struggle much more. So I will introduce a skill that will increase HP regen passively. Since this is a passive, the effect is weaker than the dolphin blessing buff.[/p][p][/p][h3]v0.41* (?) - New enhancement skills[/h3][p]Enhancing attributes is expensive, so 2 new skills will be added - one to decrease gold cost, and one to decrease attribute requirement to unlock enhancement levels. This gives you more flexibility and strategy on how you want to pick your skills, depending on what your current bottleneck is! Either way, you get either earlier or cheaper enhancements.[/p][p][/p][p]*Exact version to release subject to changes[/p][p][/p][h3]Full changelog[/h3][p][/p][p]Improvements:[/p]

• [p]Gold gain text style greatly improved[/p]
• [p]Epic unlock now costs 500 dark matter, Legendary 50k[/p]
• [p]Epic equip chances changed from L8 to L14: 0.2 > 0.4 > 0.6 > 1 > 2 > 3 > 5%[/p]
• [p]Demo now shows 0/30 instead of 0/11 companions[/p]
• [p]First distance objective reduced: 20m -> 10m to encourage dying[/p]
• [p]Add tutorial ring to add Skill Points if SP spent is 0[/p]
• [p]Add tutorial ring to wear equipment during equipment objective[/p]
• [p]Hovering on companion cards now show skill description, rather than just the skill icon[/p]
• [p]SP description now says it can be obtained from hiring companions[/p]

[p]Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Dungeon bosses no longer stop area bosses from spawning[/p]
• [p]Fix wrong autocast: OFF message when it should say ON[/p]

[p][/p][p]I work hard to push updates frequently based on your feedback, and will continue to improve progression speed over time, including the addition of an EXP system which is in the works :)[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for playing![/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]v0.35 is released![/p][p][/p][h2]Save slots![/h2][p]To make it easier to switch between savefiles, and save progression points (e.g. between ascensions), a brand new save system has been added for the desktop version![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]You can now save and load multiple savefiles, and start a new game much easier than before.[/p][p][/p][h2]Menu Convenience[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The menu now has \[Play] and \[Continue] buttons.[/p][p]Continue lets you continue your last game easily. While play lets you view and load specific savefiles.[/p][p][/p][h2]New import/export feature[/h2][p][/p][p]A new import export system that does not replace your current savefile has been added. You can backup savestrings directly for easier exporting and importing.[/p][p]The old 'replace' function shown below will be removed in a future update as the new method is superior and simply adds a new file slot, without replacing the existing save.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

• [p]Add savefile slots[/p]
• [p]Add \[Play] button to main menu[/p]
• [p]Add new  save/load menu buttons[/p]
• [p]Format MP cost with commas in skill descriptions[/p]
• [p]After the 5th ascension, tutorial no longer shows[/p]

[p]Balancing:[/p]

• [p]Dark Matter reward from Pearl Bonus halved[/p]
• [p]Horn of the Abyss now caps crit rate at 194%[/p]
• [p]Ascension potion upgrade drop rate bonus reduced[/p]
• [p]Seahorse Elixir duration: +700% -> +600%[/p]

[p]Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Fix autocast indicator not appearing on passives[/p]

[p][/p][p]I hope this helps make it easier to play and enjoy the game~[/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]v0.34.2 is released![/p][p][/p][h2]Cannon autocast![/h2][p][/p][p]I've added autocast to the cannon ability, to make it easier to control its MP usage. You can now toggle autocast on it like with regular skills.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The UI currently does not show the autocast indicator on passives, which will be added in the next update, but rest assured the feature is working and cannon is disabled when autocast is off.[/p][p][/p][h2]New use for dark matter[/h2][p]It was easy to overflow on Dark Matter after a few upgrades, so Dark Matter has been given a new use and is now used to upgrade your sentinel summoning level when unlocking a new tier.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Community Translations![/h2][p]The game is now open to community translations. I have also fixed many text overflows and UI issues with longer texts.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I would like to personally thank Игрь Черноямый for helping with Russian community translations for the game.[/p][p]If you wish to help, please contact me @YYZ on Discord, or look into the #translations channel in Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]Changelog:[/p]

• [p]Cannon and Phantom Step can now toggle autocast[/p]
• [p]Essence loot drop now in blue text[/p]
• [p]Translate STR, HP, MP, EXP texts[/p]
• [p]Wrote a tooltip for 'Give Feedback' button[/p]
• [p]Fix wrong 'only in full version' appearing on Steam leaderboards[/p]
• [p]Fix exit button in menu wonky on certain aspect ratios[/p]
• [p]Add better russian translations [/p]

[p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[h2]v0.34 is released![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]Right clicks on skill cooldown icons now toggle autocast.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I spent two entire days debugging save timings and am happy to say that saving should now be near instant on a fresh savefile! This affects both autosave and quicksave.[/p][p][/p][p]I am making preparations for save file slots which should arrive in v0.35.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New equipment stat lines[/h2][p]I also wanted to share how higher rarity equipment work on the full version, so here's a preview of the higher tier equipments![/p][p][/p][p]Mystic and Ancient Rings / Pendants have a chance to give four lines instead of three.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I think this is pretty cool and although rare to get all four lines, it will be rewarding for those who get it. In future, there will be an EXP system so EXP% will be a new stat line that can be possible to get on the highest equipment tiers.[/p][p][/p][h2]Balancing[/h2][p]Fixes were also made and essence related skills were changed as it was too easy to reach 100% sentinel summon uptime with the ascension skill multiplicatively stacking off Essence Bloom companion skill.[/p][p][/p][p]Shadow Seeker darkness upgrade is also rebalanced.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Fixes[/h2][p][/p][p]I've also made a lot of fixes thanks to feedback and reports. For example, the skill names in cooldown UI sometimes did not appear. This has been fixed.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Equip essence% boost doubled[/p]
• [p]Essence Bloom cap: 2000% -> 1500%[/p]
• [p]Mystic Ring and Pendant has small chance of a fourth line[/p]
• [p]Ancient Ring and Pendant has some chance of a fourth line[/p]
• [p]Max equips is now 49,999[/p]
• [p]Shadow Seeker and Darkness asc upgrade formulas rebalanced[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]QoL:[/p]

• [p]Right clicks on skill cooldown icons now toggle autocast[/p]
• [p]Autosave and Quicksave are now much faster[/p]
• [p]Autosave when going back to menu[/p]

[p][/p][p]UI:[/p]

• [p]Flying UI loot size decreased by 20%[/p]
• [p]Add popup to show bonus companion up to 300m on first ascension[/p]
• [p]Ascension button now says reach 501m instead of 500m to unlock[/p][p][/p]

[p]Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fix resurrect activating even with autocast disabled[/p]
• [p]Fix unlocking all demo companions showed blank screen in Companion UI[/p]
• [p]Fix red dot appearing when no more demo companions unlockable[/p]
• [p]Fix display bug where stronger/weaker pendants & rings showed as equal[/p]
• [p]Fix Loot drops covering UI when flying[/p]
• [p]Fix skill names not appearing in cooldown panel[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for playing~[/p][p][/p][p]I will be updating v0.34.2 shortly with further improvements and changes, including a recent feedback on Steam forums to add autocast to the cannon ability, to make it easier to control its MP usage.[/p][p][/p][p]I listen to feedback and the demo (and full version) are improved based on your feedback, so feel free to let me know here or on Discord, where myself and other players are actively discussing improvements and future updates![/p][p][/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]