Cross of Auria News

As promised, the Quest Log Debugger is now live! All you need to do is talk to the Delivery Boy in Auria to reclaim the lost dialogue for completed quests in the QL. As far as I can tell right now, the only quest that may take longer to move from Available to Completed is the first one "The Mysterious Voice" which looks for the Veil2Exit trigger (which is exactly where it sounds like it would be). There was no trigger earlier in the game for it to attach to.

The QLD functions for all quests currently in game. If there are any issues, please let me know ASAP. One known issue may be blank quests appearing in the Available section of the QL, which is to be expected. This issue will be resolved when a new quest takes this deleted quests ID in a later update. (TLDR techno answer: Quest IDs 7-80 were moved to various points between 101-399, leaving the original 7-80 spaces blank but potentially active due to leftover plugin commands).

4.0.1 [Build #80, Release Date: August 09, 2020] Quest Log:
- Adjusted triggers surrounding the first quest “The Mysterious Voice.”
- Added a debug at the Delivery Boy to calibrate the quest log based on end-of-quest switches and variables. Please note that this debug does not work for quests that are not finished and will not work for quests added to the game in later builds. This is meant to bring current save file logs up to speed. Also, once players trigger the Orc War questline, this debug option will no longer function to prevent issues with later quests.

MAC Users:
- 4.0 has been made available to MAC users as of this morning.
- A steam store warning appears on MAC referencing the new MAC OS. Cards on the table, I don't have it and can't download it, so I can't say with any certainty that CoA will work on newer MAC os's. However, it should still function as current as High Sierra. If you play on MAC and are experiencing any issues with running the game, please reach out ASAP.

Accidentally left in the demo ending for the An'ura event with Ruby & Jack for the primary build of the game. This should now be resolved.

If you have any other issues, reach out ASAP either @CrossOfAuria on Twitter, /CrossOfAuria on Facebook, or via the CoA channels in my Discord @ https://discord.gg/JcxZmeG


Note: This build will release tomorrow for MAC users, who are still currently on 3.2.3.4.

All five Founder's Pack DLCs are now live! If you encounter any issues with any of the items included, please let me know ASAP!

The contents of these boxes will never change, but the animations and costs for skills may change over time.

Since the Founder's Packs were approved sooner than expected, within the next few minutes another one will be available for purchase and download!

Brief notes about 4.0 before it is released:
- 4.0 focuses on the reactivation of the Quest Log, complete with retroactive integration for all quests where it was removed (which was basically all of them).
- Even if the Quest Log glitches out where it doesn't display certain text again, there's a fair chance it will stay in the game until a more creative debug option can be found. The only reason it will be pulled again is if it's causing game-breaking bugs, such as crashes or blocking quest progression relative to regular game code.
- Back end change on the way armor is made.
- This will be the available build for MAC users.



Looking a tiny bit forward:
- 4.0.1: Creates a debug option with the Delivery Boy where players with active files will be able to retroactively fill in quest log data for quests which are already completed. This will not work for quests that are still in progress. However, running the debug a second time after any held quest has fully completed should then make it visible.
-- Note: This will not be available for players who progress their file to the Orc War start. Short version of the issue: Quests in the QL go based on numbers, and some of them were moved and therefore have new numbers. These spaces will be filled in later, but lingering code in the game has caused the QL to progress these quests even though they weren't visible. The Quest Log plugin was never removed from the game files which is why the removal of it months ago and the addition of it now does not require a hard file restart.
- 4.0.2: Focuses on the zones and units within the immediate next area of the Orc War campaign.
- 4.0.3: Focuses on sidequest additions to The Rabbit's Foot & The Phoenix Ash hunter lodges.
- At some point soon, new masked units will make their way into Revan, revealing a new foe.

4.0 [Build #79, Release Date: August 08, 2020] && 1.0.2 [Demo Build #3]
Important! New save files will have the best experience from this point forward. However, I will continue to debug issues presented by this update for current save files. Please reach out @ www.facebook.com/CrossOfAuria or @Hardytier on twitter with an explanation of any issue you encounter.

New:
- The Quest Log is back! Due to the amount of changes surrounding the Quest Log, please see the Quest Log section below.

Quest Log:
- Note: Items removed from pickups have become “Deprecated Items”, which may be Used to redeem items or sold for a small amount gold.
- Note: Triggers have been changed which may result in some completed quests appearing again on the map for current save files. I will work with any detected issue to look for a resolution but some of these issues may not be able to be resolved. These issues should not appear at all on new save files.
- Removed all missives from sidequest pickups. All current missives have been converted into Deprecated Items which can be used to gain Revives and Gold.
- Added the Black Forest NPC to the second iteration of BF.
- Fixed a street vendor’s inventory.
- Repaired the Rabbit’s Foot: Adventure II questline. Talking to Historian Ewynn should now correctly progress the quest, even if the Quest Log is not tracking it.
- Multiple quests have had their rewards changed.

Fixes:
- Changed a set of triggers inside the Colosseum. The result of this may cause the event to play a second time for players who have already activated the warden.

Changes:
- The way armor sets are created has changed moving forward due to the increase in level and weakness of the HP/MP bonuses. From now on, only ATK/DEF/MAT/MDF/AGI/LUK are factored into the total percentage. Then, MHP/MHP have an open percentage based on the remainder of 100 after subtracting the DEF/MDF/LUK percentages.
-- Additionally, the MHP/MMP ring now factors in MHP/MMP at a 2* percentage and 1% percentage rate, respectively.
-- Additionally, Shields have 4x MHP gains and Bucklers have 2x MMP gains.
- Changed the display for build locations in Frost Forest.
- Removed “Profile” text from characters for the time being.
- Changed the An’rim field icon.

In-Progress:
- The Delivery Boy will soon offer a debug option for current save files which will activate the quest log data for completed quests. Expect this to be the focus point of 4.0.1.
- An’ura Recon questline, currently paused at first meeting with the Archer.
- Orc War Questline, currently in development.
- The Pit, extended to level 30 – pending.
- The Colosseum, Rift #4 (Lv. 30) – pending.

I am ecstatic to announce that Founder's Pack #1 is set to release tomorrow - August 3rd, 2020! If all goes according to plan, one founder's pack will release each week starting tomorrow and ending on September 7th for a total of 5 item packed DLCs!

Alright, enough with the sales pitch - let me tell you what to expect from the Founder's Packs. Each of the first four founder's packs will give one of the main four characters at least one weapon, one accessory, and several pieces of the 30-point "Ignis" set. Each of these weapons and accessories grant access to at least one new skill or magic ability for the equipped character. Additionally, you can expect some gold, mystery coins, and restorative & damaging items to come along with these weapons and armor.
Founder's Pack V functions a bit differently and has a different price tag. Instead of housing a weapon, it brings to the table every piece of the new 255-point "Hardy's Founder" set with enough cloaks and rings to go around as well. While the first four FP's are meant to give players something different to use in the early game, the FP-5 is meant to add to your experience later in the game. Basically, these items outshine everything else currently in the game. Currently. That brings me to my next point...

None of the Founder's Packs are necessary to play or be successful in Cross of Auria. They are simply meant to enhance or even change the experience a little bit. Everything can be done without making any FP purchases.

Finally, I'm sad to say that I won't be releasing DLC for MAC at this time. We'll cross this bridge again once I discover a proper method for deploying it.

Enough about the Founder's Packs - let's move on.

Upcoming Story Content
As you probably know, the Orc War storyline has been under construction for some time. This is in part due to the writing of it, but also due to my real life situation of a new baby. I'm still working on it. Due to the nature of what happens, I can't drop it piece by piece over time like I have with some other parts of the game because of certain zone restrictions that will be in place. I've also been slightly distracted by one major piece of the game... the Quest Log!
If you were playing CoA when it first released, you may remember the Quest Log that used to sit above Items in the menu. This was eventually removed (almost) entirely from the game when a bug arose that hid the text in the upper-left corner of the Quest Log sub-menu. I'm happy to say that I've finally found the source of this bug and have begun to re-enter the quest log plugin commands throughout the game. Because of how intertwined the quest log is with all main and side story events, there's likely to be some hiccups with deployment for current save files, but it is my hope that all new save files will function flawlessly. Since this is effectively a UI update, don't worry - you won't miss any loot by not having the quest log active until the Orc War starts. However, a sizeable chunk of extra dialogue is contained within the QL that isn't found anywhere else, so it may be worth restarting the save file regardless if lore is your kind of thing.

Upcoming DLC, & The An'ura Recon Event
These five founder's packs are currently the only DLC on my radar to include a direct exchange for items. DLC that comes later will feature full side-story content and questlines for DLC owners as well as updates to the Pit for all players. Details are not fully fleshed out yet, but the current expectation is each future DLC will have a playtime of at least 3 hours, open a 'dungeon' style event (more on that later), and grant access to a new event inside the Colosseum which will function the same as the current public An'ura event - with drops inside the rift and a vendor outside.
The An'ura Recon Event is my first idea with doing side-story content to add a new character to the game. Due to the focus on the quest log and the orc war storyline, progress is still ongoing. This event currently ends where you first see the mysterious archer but it will begin to progress again soon.

Well, that was a lot, and I think that's it for now, so if you made it this far - congratulations and thank you! I'm so happy to have some extra time to work on CoA again and I can't wait to deploy 4.0 when the Quest Log is finally fully back into the game. I don't have any exact estimates for when this will be, but I'm aiming for two weeks tops from right now. Ideally, I'll have it finished much sooner than that.

Thanks for stopping by. Hardy out >.>