Cross of Auria News

Be sure to check your version before starting a new game! Current version should read "3.0.3.1" from the game start "Version & Other Info" screen. Initiate an update for your Steam games by logging out of the Steam Client, then logging back in!

3.0.3.1 [Build #52.1, Release Date: November 17, 2019]
Emergency Fix:
- Repaired a missing line of code that prevented the Hive Mind from disappearing, and by extension the story from progressing.

After some more playtesting, I decided that it's too punishing as it is right now to choose the Poison weapon branch. To rectify this a tidbit, a new zone in Hell's Gate is available with mechs who are especially weak to poison (and on the whole, much less beefy than the traditional HG mechs)!
Another major note of this one is the disabling of two plugins - the quest journal and the turn order display. With Yanfly's retirement announcement, it's unlikely that either of these would have seen fixes given the edge case they were experiencing, so the best bet for us is to abandon them altogether. Some of the text still remains from the Quest Journal plugin. On the whole, players shouldn't notice a difference with the Turn Order Display being disabled, since it rarely worked in the first place.

I'm gearing up for episode 2 everyone! Just a handful more things to do to round out episode 1!

3.0.3 [Build #52, Release Date: November 17, 2019] New:
- A door has opened within Hell’s Gate, revealing enemies who are weak to poison attacks!
Fixes:
- Rifts before Jack leaves no longer change colors during interactions.
Changes:
- The Quest Journal plugin has been removed entirely due to persistent malfunctions. All associated text is in the process of being removed or replaced.
- The Turn Order Display plugin has been removed entirely due to persistent malfunctions.
- Attack animations changed for various enemies.
- All information for Deprecated Items has been removed or replaced. If your save file had any of these before this update, unforeseen issues may occur.
- Inserted gems no longer change the suffix of an item.
- Minor changes to Ruby’s Room.
Known Issues:
- There are anomalies with the Pit version of the Frostbrood Titan. This is being looked into.

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.