The Dark Woods Update (Prelim): Beta v0.2.4.0

Installation Instructions can be found here

Here's this month's cheat code!

Hey everyone! This is the big update we've been plunking away on! There's a ton going on under the hood that's lain the groundwork for future expansions, and we're really looking forward to your responses in the new build! The full release will be closer to the end of the month, but this is the major testing build!

Additions

• New Story content

  • The story continues after Ev's recruitment of the 10th NPC companion and leads their journey into aiding the full restoration & upgrade of Katarina Station

  • A mysterious threatening letter visits Ev during the night, leading to a mercenary showdown in the Forest Darkwoods

• New Forest dungeon Floor 1

  • This dungeon floor standalone is the first of three huge interconnected areas within the Forest dungeon

  • The area contains new quests, secrets and a climactic boss battle that concludes story Act 2 Part 1

  • Accessible after the player has upgraded Katarina Station

  • Multiple barriers within the forest which will expand during future story progression

• New Katarina Station quests

  • New main progression quest to recruit various tradesmen, upgrade the town's capabilities & restore Katarina to its full glory

  • Station captains Joaqim & Catarella can now be asked to provide mission debriefings on the player's progress

  • Opened the Lodgehouse - this indoor location provides a hub for Katarina visitors to gather, for the player’s company to share a drink (or a bed)

  • Bang has become a bit more talkative with a collection of extra starting dialogue lines

• New narrated sprite sex scenes with station captains Catarella, Joaqim, yeti woman Kalsang and the two-headed wolf woman Genome

• New music for the Title theme, Forest areas and Savannah at night

Changes

• New interiors for the Barn

  • A redesigned multi-floor system will make it easier to interact with the monsters inside

• Pigmy wolf enemy name changed to Nibbler

• The Great Fairy that guides you after a game over is now animated

• Tutorial Quests are now referred to as Union Basics

Fixes

• Prevented rare autosave that would place the player out-of-bounds after fast travelling

• Fixed exception when enemy Lamia/Roughback/Skink performs an attack that steals a buff from a player’s unit

• Fixed enemy Alpha Wolf combat portrait alignment

• Fixed Camellia chime in Savannah F7 recruitment dialogue