Cross of Auria News

The theme of this one is... some things didn't work the way I wanted. Now, they're better!

In addition to the following notes, the 3.0.1 and 2.6.0 versions remain available in the event any unforeseen gamebreaking bugs pop up. To access either of these, refer to the instructions found here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/764180/announcements/detail/1566616051188783393. To stay with the most current release, leave the selection as "none".

3.0.2 [Build #50, Release Date: October 30, 2019] Changes:
- Updated the Quest Journal plugin, which may improve functionality.
- Changed Hive Mind portal interaction sequence.
- Battle Surge now protects against all poison types.
- Placed a healing crystal in Scarlet Cavern.
- Updated attack animation for Lightningstrike.
- Moved an enemy that may block the path from Campsite to Den An’ura.
- Removed debug rocks from The Black Forest. If your save file is from before March 2019 and you have not used the debug rocks yet, you may want to restart your game file.
- Text display and AP costs for various skills changed.
- Poisonstrike now may apply Poisonfear, which doubles damage taken from poison based attacks.
- Frostbolt may now apply Slow or Freeze.
Fixes:
- Froststrike now correctly applies Freeze and Slow.
- Double-Strike and Triple-Strike (Lightning Rage versions) have been fixed to perform the intended actions.
Note:
- The 3.0.1 and 2.6.0 versions will be removed once a full test of all current content has been conducted. This may take some time. If you have a save file from before March 2019, I strongly recommend opting out of all betas and making a new save file.


Hint...
- Some people in the Veil should be talked to more than once.

As a preventative measure against unforeseen bugs, the 2.6.0 version remains live.

To change your game version:
Right click Cross of Auria from the Steam menu.
Click "Properties"
Go to the "Betas" tab.
From the drop down menu, select either Default for 3.0.1, or "260stable" for the 2.6.0 version.

As always, if you discover any bugs or oddities, please tell me all about it at www.facebook.com/crossofauria ! YouTube video accompaniment is always welcome and encouraged for bug reporting.

Players can now proceed through the first instance of the Veil. This issue came from the removal of the achievement code in the previous update.


3.0.1 [Build #49, Release Date: October 01, 2019]
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue preventing progress in the first visit to the Veil.

Achievements are finally changing in Cross of Auria. There's been an issue over the past few months regarding communication between the plugin inside the game and the Steam servers on Windows. It's not within my ability to fix this, so achievements have been reworked all around. Steam achievements on the whole are removed and replaced with in-game (in Ruby's house) achievements, plus rewards!

3.0.0 [Build #48, Release Date: September 29, 2019]
Note: This is the first of a series of final updates to the chapter 1 project. For more updates, follow the developer at www.facebook.com/CrossOfAuria
New:
- The “lounge” area of Ruby’s House has been converted into a Trophy Hall which will display achievements based on feats completed within the game.
Achievements:
- Achievement support for all platforms on Steam has been disabled due to an issue with the plugin that allowed for it to work in the first place.
Other:
- Various minor bug fixes.

For anyone interested in joining a discord server and discussing the game in real time, here's the link: https://discord.gg/j4pZKuv

Update
- I mailed my CoA-making PC back to the manufacturer today. It should be roughly six weeks before it gets back, at which point development on Episode 2 can begin and the finishing touches of 3.0 can be put in place.

Some of the contents for Episode 2 are already written. I can't wait to get started!

See you then!