Version 1.4: new procedural dungeon, Ability Tablets, cafe talks, and more!

A major content update is here, with a brand new port and attached dungeon! The dungeon is five levels deep, procedurally generated, and can be ventured into as many times as you want. At its bottom is a new kind of item: Ability Tablets! There are also tons of balance changes, new dialog, and a new trade mechanic!

Here are the details:

v1.4.04

FEATURES

• New port: Ahlvarza! ( Can be found

  southwest of Luss.

  )

  • This port contains a repeatable 5-level procedural dungeon filled with new enemies!

  • Delve in as far in as you can - Ranuz will pull you out with a 'Gate device' if you fall in battle.

• New item: 'Ability Tablets'! Every class ability has a corresponding Ability Tablet.

  • They can be equipped as an accessory or weapon/armor augment.

  • Tablets grant +1 rank to the chosen ability, even going beyond max rank! (for most abilities)

  • When equipped as an Accessory, they can be used to cast the ability, even without equipping the class.

  • Can be found at the end of the new dungeon, or as rare finds at the Salvage Station and certain groves.

  • Only one tablet of each ability can be found (no duplicates).

• Bored of the same old cafe chatter? Now you can ask Reeve about most journal entries!

  • 100+ new conversations!

  • Reeve will now chat every time you eat at the cafe, instead of skipping consecutive days.

  • "I wanted to ask something about you" options now disappear after the dialogs have been viewed.

• New trade mechanic: Market Rate!

  • Each port starts at 100% Market Rate.

  • Sell value of trade goods is multiplied by Market Rate.

  • Selling trade goods lowers Market Rate (to a minimum of 50%).

  • NPC fleet visits increase Market Rate (to a maximum of 120%).

  • Each day Market Rate shifts toward 100%.

  • Ports with higher wealth level and more nearby allied ports will recover from low rates faster.

• Trade goods now only sell for half value at non-port locations

• Increased all maximum trade good stock by 10%

• Selling trade goods at their port of origin now re-adds them to the port inventory

• Added dedicated 'Crew Inventory' button

• You can now convert XP into Stars (1000:1) at player-established Training Grounds

• Overworld discovery range increased by +1 for non-port locations

• Crew spawns at cafes now select randomly from the port list, instead of in order, increasing crew diversity

• New ship added as investment unlock at Trabenton (NOTE: only for games that haven't visited Trabenton yet!)

• New equipment added as investment unlocks at Bette Sands, Wraele, Fivili, Crubtown, Luss (NOTE: only for games that haven't visited those ports yet!)

BALANCE

• Gatekeeper's 'Gate: Magma', 'Gate: Storm', 'Gate: Flood', and 'Gate: Sky' can now be cast directly on obstacles

• Sailor's 'Heave' and 'Rope' now can't miss allies

• Sailor's 'Rope' now gains accuracy from Fist Skill instead of using weapon accuracy

• Elementalist's 'Windslash' base damage increased by +1

• AdjustedGatewarder's 'GateBarrage' MP cost increased from 7 -> 9

• 'Preserve' status now protects against the Max HP penalty from being KO'd

• Chain Shot damage increased by +1

• Ice Carapace now ignores half Magic Defense and half target's Ice Skill

• Ruin Aura Magic Attack and Ruin Skill scaling reduced from 1:1 -> 1:0.5

• Ruin Aura now ignores half Magic Defense and half target's Ruin Skill

• Reduced base healing of Bandages from 18 -> 16

• Reduced base healing of Splints