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What changed
- UI and audio
- Gameplay
Magic Academy changes
Hello everyone! It's time for a new Magic Academy update. In this version, we've added a new text FX/SFX system, continued our work on audio, added Japanese translation, added new story content, and fixed Gallery unlocks for the Personal Conflict endings.
What's New in This Update
New Content
Added a new quest with the Lightbringers.
Added a new scene with Rowena.
Continued Elizabeth's romance storyline with new comics about her new interest.
We also expanded familiar storylines with three additional scenes:
Additional Scenes
Audrey at the beach during the beach episode.
Victoria and the cursed box.
Rose and the protagonist in the nighttime forest.
If you have already completed the relevant quests, you do not need to replay them. Load a save where those storylines are complete, and the new scenes will unlock automatically in the Gallery.
Text & Dialogue Presentation
Changed the text reveal effect. Characters now fade in through opacity instead of appearing instantly.
Added text FX: color highlights, shaking, flashes, and other effects for important words, emotions, and scene beats.
Added text SFX. Sounds can now trigger when specific words appear in a line.
Added dialogue box effects. The text box can now shake when a scene needs to emphasize a sudden action, impact, or sharp moment.
FX intensity and behavior can be adjusted in the settings.
Audio
Added new sounds for interface buttons.
Added new sounds for the Path Search, Runes, Wiring, Potions, and Spells minigames.
Added new sounds and effects for the Match-3 resource game.
Added new hover and click sounds for location objects.
Added new sounds for the Journey map: player token movement, clicks, events, and battles.
Added new sounds for the Journey inventory panel.
Localization
Added Japanese translation.
Gallery & Fixes
Completing any ending of Personal Conflict now unlocks all ending scenes from that storyline in the Gallery.
This fix also works with old saves.
What Comes Next
We have already started working on the next update. Our current focus is Journey: we want to make card battles clearer and more convenient, rework the cards, and improve the readability of combat information.
At the same time, work continues on the main storyline. We will begin sharing more details about the next update over the coming weeks.
Thank you for playing Magic Academy, sharing your feedback, and supporting the development!
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