LOTLW Devblog #39: Quality of life
Hey all!~
For over a month now, I have been very busy doing internal testing and fixing the game's most glaring issues! In this entry, I'll share favourite of the changes I made to the game.
Glaring issue #1: Game's too hard!
The game's original difficulty mode is balanced around my, a developer's, personal tastes.
That means for many people, it will be a tough experience, to put it lightly.
And so I set out to remedy this by introducing 'Origins' or a fancy way to describe difficulty modes.
Intended for people who want an undemanding experience, with interest mainly in the story
Void's Chosen perks will ensure a smoother progress through tougher quest challenges
+50% damage, accuracy, health, and aura!
+3600 guldens upon completion of the first quest.
Vastly reduced item insurance cost < work in progress feature >
Start with three healing ointments.
Start with higher power items
Start with 100 health and aura
The mode everyone who ever played LOTLW is familiar with!
Recession Kid:
Ordinary Drifters got it too easy? Prove to them you're tough as nails to survive during a recession
Start with reduced aura, meaning it's tougher to get around
Get shoddy weapons and only a few coins at the start
Gain only 50% > 25% of the item's value when selling an item
Start with only 5 talent points
Glaring issue #2: No tougher combat challenges!
Combat is good and fun, however, the game has lacked boss fights to encourage and reward players for being proficient in it.
And so I turned a bunch of enemies encountered into boss fights!
Glaring issue #3: Too much loot!
Gameplay kept being interrupted by a need to either drop valuables or return to the talkstone chest/merchants to cash in the findings. The inventory simply isn't big enough for the amount of loot some of the areas contain.
The solution is a spell that remotely opens a talkstone chest!
It is definitely on the mana-hungry side, but still, very useful to keep the adventures going!
Glaring issue #4: Bows and staves suck!
Glaring issue #5: Combat audio is kind of weak!
Glaring issue #6: It's difficult to start multiplayer
Now, upon starting the game, the players are prompted to set up their controls and desired modes. Much better, though a lot remains to be done in this regard.
And more work-in-progress: Coming soon!
< ANYONE struggle with FPS IN EASTERN TRILITH? YEAH, ME TOO >
Hotkeys for quick heal/swap/spell/etc.
< PRESS H FOR QUICK HEAL, PRESS L TO SWAP LOADOUT, that sort of thing >
< New powerful items and services to deal with the overflow of guldens high-level players have >
< Drag 'N Drop items, sort, quick-stack, quick-deposit, quick-retrieve >
< More and larger tabs! >
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