Alchemage News

Dear alchemists:
I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting!
We are alive! Yes, that's right. It's not a fake corpse, but a full blood resurrection!
It has been three years since the launch of . We sincerely appreciate all the alchemists for their company all the way. We are always grateful, never forget, and have never stopped making this sandbox game product.
Once upon a time, we were fearless and fantasized to present all our wishes in our hearts in this game world, and take us to appreciate the unique charm of sandbox world. Find a confidant, work at sunrise and rest at sunset, feed horses, chop firewood and travel around the world; or invite a group of friends to climb the snow peak bravely, explore the underground palace, hunt, fight and wander the world.
However, contrary to our wishes, the cruel reality slapped us hard! The shortage of funds, the shortage of manpower, the bottleneck of technology, the restriction of policy, the urge of capital and so on, a series of cold and cruel problems are put in front of us, oppressing apaka studio to death and nearly disbanded.
But fortunately, we did not give up! is like the first child of apaka studio. It is full of our painstaking efforts and emotions, so even though this year has been extremely difficult, we have never had the thought of giving up. So we are panting in hesitation, struggling in suffering, struggling in despair!
Finally, the effort is not bad, after a year of repeated consultation and coordination, the team has been reborn, we are back! I'm very happy that after such a long time, there are still many small partners who have been sticking here. From now on, let's continue to work together, build a home, and fight side by side!

Let's start with a wave of small updates:
1. Add the function of automatic archiving every 30 minutes and every 60 minutes;
2. Update some props and UI interface in Chinese;
3. Optimize the program code to further improve the game performance;
4. Adjust the AI of some organisms;
5. The algorithm of world map generation is optimized;
6. When there is a bucket on the body, the well can be used to draw water;
7. Fixed the bug that "Pyroblast" can't work after "spell" is used;
8. Fixed the bug that some items in the prop bar disappeared abnormally;
9. Fixed the bug of abnormal crash of the game;
10. Fixed the bug that sometimes caused characters to get stuck when using furniture;
11. Fixed the bug that where characters sometimes penetrate the ground;
12. Fixed the bug of resolution reset when you ope.

At 0.13.0 f3
Bug fixed: Entering the option page cause the game to freeze.
Bug fixed: Magic Spiky Rock at LV3 has too little damage.
Bug fixed: Rune Stones can be used to charge magic even when it is not active.


These features has gradually been pushed during past few months.

Boss [Fortress Guardian] added. Once defeated it gives you a magic book of [Petrification].
New Maigic [Petrification]. It can turn a creature into a stone statue that can be digged into collectable item, or later dispetrify back into a living creature.
New Placement [Iron Door]
New Placement [Pendulum Clock], tells the time of the day.
New Placement [Calendar], tells how many days you have spent in this world.
New Wall [Iron Fence].
Start Interface has a new design.

Including content updated in version 0.11.0 at December 5th, 2018

In 0.12.2
Many Multiplayer bugs fixed.

In 0.12.1
Alpaca kept in a [Stable] will slowly recover its HP
This update may cause some mud walls to be undiggable. You can use command "wall.erase" to clear out the wall.

New block [Fortress Stone Block].
New block [Savanna Leaf Block].
New block [Savanna Wood Block].
New wall [Savanna Wood Wall].
New wall [Fortress Stone Wall].
New wall [Fortress Pillar Wall].
New plant [Apple Tree].
New plant [Pumpkin].
New placement [Fortress Torch].
New placement [Fortress Stair].
New placement [Armor Stand]. You can put your armor and cloth on it
New placement [Wooden Cabinet].
New placement [Painting].
New placement [Pot].
New placement [Well].
New placement [Street Lamp].
New Equipment [Straw Hat].

Visual FX improvement for magic [Spiky Rock] and [Summon Undead].
New weather system with rain and snow.
Console commands have been tweaked. Check the thread "Some Usefull Console Commands" at Discussion for new commands.
Now you can plant sapling in flower pot.
Network connection stability slightly improved.
Now you can customize your character's hair color when creating new character.
Add player chat bubble.
[Wooden Fence] is moved to wall layer and has a new look.
It is now possible to place transparent walls like [Glass Wall] underground.
Add several predefined structures like a deserted village and ancient ruins in map generation.

Bug Fixed: Sometimes your alpaca kept in a [Stable] get lost.


As the chance for a rain to come is low, if you are very eager to see it, use command "event.start 500103" to summon a rain.
This update may cause placements as [Crating Table], [Furnace], [Alchemy Table] firstly created at an old version be lost. You may need to craft them again.
If there is an empty tile on which you can not place any other tile, point your mouse cursor at it and type in command "tile.erase" at Console to clear it.


ABOUT WHY THIS TIME TOOK SO LONG
Actually, the development for this game has already been suspended and our team has been assigned other tasks to do, mainly to assist in the development of other projects by our publisher. We are still able to work on Alchemage, but we can only do this during the breaks of our assigned jobs, for the last couple of months. That means later update period for Alchemage is uncertain. It is sad that it turned out like this after so many efforts we put into this game, but we are not yet giving up on it.

New placement [Bookshelf]. You can put a book or a scroll in it.
New placement [Barn Door]. It is a biggerl door so that alpacas can pass by.
New placement [Wooden Stool].
New placement [Enchantment Table].
New placement [Sign]. You can write text on it.
New placement [Recharge Stone]. A replacement for previous rune stones to provide limited amount of magic energy from time to time.
New item [Magic Book], a way to share magic with your friend. Can be made by putting an empty book and a magic into [Enchantment Table].
New item [Magic Scroll]. You can store your magic energy into it. Can be made by putting an empty scroll and a magic into [Enchantment Table].
Quest System added along with 5 initial quests, replacing the old tasks.

Rune stones no longer drop theirselves when digged. Instead, they drop [Rune Stone Fragment], with which you can make other magic devices at [Crafting Table].
The function for resetting respawn point has been moved from [Bed] to [Stone of Recall], which can now be crafted at [Crafting Table].
Now, when interact with [Bed], your character will lie down on it and receive a buff that slowly recovers your HP.
Items in the crafting menu have been reordered based on game progress and importance.
Add an option to turn on cursor lock when digging.
Player character will automatically switch to another proper equipment from inventory when current one runs out of durability and breaks
The moon now will change in phase.
Text rendering improved.
Wraith now has a skill to summon skeletons. When killed, Wraith will drop a magic book that records its skill at low change.

New equipment [Iron Helmet]
New equipment [Beekeeper Suit] and [Beekeeper Helmet]. Together they keep you from being attacked by Bees
New placement [Candlestick]
New placement [Dinner Plate]. You can put food and potions on it.
New placement [Stable]. You can keep your alpacas in it
New placement [Ceiling Lamp]
New creature [Skeleton Archer]

One new hairstyle for both male and female character
The items you throw out will inherit your current velocity. So you can run up to throw items farther
Now you can interact with furnitures like sitting on a chair or sofa
Dark Alpaca Rider will left his Dark Alpaca behind at a low chance when killed
Improve VFX for magic Shattering Rock
When riding Dark Alpaca, you can perform a Blink when start running
Some creatures now will attack each other. So it is possible for you to make use of it. For instance, plant some Spirit Lair around your house and have Tree Spirits defend your home against Ghouls and Skeletons.
Lighting intensity clamping. Now the scene will not be bright out even when you place a lot of light sources together
Minimap now can be expanded. When it is expanded, You can scroll over to view the whole map. In multiplayer, you can see other players' position on the minimap.