Update log
Full Iona's Island update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
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Hello everyone! We're currently preparing to wrap up our spell system design, which has become quite robust with features. We have everything from rocks, different trees, light-binding totems, and eight different flowers to shape the island how you want.
The island looks very different depending on how you shape it! Our goal was to give you, the player, as many options as possible, while not becoming too unwieldly in the options. You'll be able to make use of over a dozen spells, with the main large spells having their own size and age variations to play with. Below you can see how the monument looks with an area using pink flowers to make a heart:
And here's the same area using different stones, birch trees in their various stages, and purple flowers:
Below is an example of our Juniper tree in its smallest, state:
And here we can see the Juniper tree in a more mature state:
These are just a few examples of how you can use the different spells to match your goals on the island. Some people prefer light and cute flowers, while others really appreciate pushing the limits of what they can create! This is all wrapped up in an easy to use and intuitive Spell Wheel system, where you can pick your active large spell(like a tree, a rock, a totem, etc), and you pick your active secondary spell, which has a host of flower spells to choose from.
Here's what the spell wheel looks like as you gain more spells(with a few spells we're keeping secret for now!):
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