Visual Update

Heart Duels Demo Update

This update refreshes the demo with new environments, NPC sprites, improved battle feedback, a cleaner interface, and new story content.

New Content

• Added a new location: Military Courtyard.

• Added a new NPC: Voss.

• Added quest and dialogue content for Voss.

• Added a world map and location selection.

Visual Improvements

• Replaced old environments with new environment scenes.

• Added sprites for all NPCs.

• Added status indicators to NPC sprites.

• Added normal maps to cards.

• Card frames are now color coded.

• Improved visual effects.

• Improved the fireball visual effect.

• Improved the timing of the ice bolt effect.

• Removed the camera breathing effect from environments.

Battle Feedback

• Added screen shake when a heart is hit.

• Added a red screen vignette when the player has low health.

• Replaced some harsh sound effects with new sound effects.

Interface Improvements

• Removed the sidebar menu.

• NPCs, quests, and inventory are now accessible from the top menu.

• Streamlined dialogue choices.

• Added slide-in and slide-out animations for dialogue menus.

• Added exponential easing for punchier card movement.

• Quest unlocks now show a quest detail popup.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the player custom card could appear dimmed.

• Fixed a bug where the player could get 4 copies of their custom card.