Final Rundown to v1.0.0

v1.0.0

2020-12-28

• Bump version for final build!

v0.9.9

2020-12-28

• Minor minimap path improvements.

• Minor UI layer adjustments.

v0.9.8

2020-12-28

• Fix bug with impact sound missing from ratkin in underground.

Final Cleanup:

• Removed extra story line canvas elements.

• Fixed splash screen resolution.

• Baked navmesh and lighting for all scenes.

v0.9.5

2020-12-28

• Wrap up achievements for release.

• Add wizard staff charge achievement with persistent visual.

• Fix major bug with skeleton boss protecting vulnerable crystal.

Minor:

• Added missing sounds to in game menu. Reduce menu button sound volume.

• Cleaned up some sounds on skeleton fight. Re-added missing summon visual.

• Fixed infrequent bug with skeleton boss moving too quickly after shield.

• Moved version string to in game menu, out of main game UI.

• Add rock golem growl sound.

2020-12-27

• Add credits window to main menu.

• Linked credits up to game victory.

• Clean up player logs, keeping useful debug logs.

• Fixed bug with screen shake error on scene changes.

v0.9.4

2020-12-27

• Add guidance tip to help player unlock first checkpoint, with blocker until unlocked.

• Fix navigation stutter when mouse pointer is not a viable destination.

• Fix hero mindlessly walking forward sometimes.

• Checkpoint teleport will warp instead of reloading the entire scene when teleporting to another checkpoint in the same scene.

Minor:

• Fix bug with player AOE persisting through death, or scene change.

• Fix bug with encounter bosses re-engaging after fade is triggered. Must wait for respawn.

• Removed excess candle particles that flickered inappropriately.

v0.9.3

2020-12-26

• Fix up rock golem fight since last major encounter update.

• Further reduced automatic health regen since heal spell works well.

• Massive update of sound effects for creatures and spells.

• Add visual effects to skeleton boss spawning.

Minor:

• Fix some null checks. Minor improvements to creature death logic.

• Fix bug with creature death sounds playing damaged sound.

v0.9.2

2020-12-26

• Add load checkpoint UI. Wired up ability to teleport between checkpoints (and scenes.)

• Unlocked checkpoints now show unlocked when loading back into a level.

• Loading game or using continue now loads at checkpoint.

• Main menu now properly highlights and disables Continue and Load Game buttons.

• Major framework change, reworked singleton and toolkit reloading.

• Toolkit reloading fixes bug with stats not updating when loading a different save game.

Minor:

• Fixed bug with sound errors when moving through story scene too quickly.

• Fixed spiders excessively sliding during turning to attack.

• Load Game no longer shows active if there are no games to load.

• Keeping some debug statements in for troubleshooting with players.

v0.9.1

2020-12-25

• Fix steam load race condition.

• Adjust experience requirement scale to better fit the creatures in the first zone.

• Clean up corrupted crystals.

• Move checkpoint outside boss area.

• Identified bug with steam race condition causing continue button to fail.

Minor:

• Remove unused input actions.

• Remove extra keys from game controls. (QWER should not have triggered 1234.)

• Reduce particle count on zone torches.

• Remove extra development files.

v0.9.0

2020-12-25

• Note: Partial beta build released for beta testing.

• Bumping version, major changes deployed. Final rundown to release.

• Wire experience gain to enemy creature AI death routine.

• Tested leveling up to max level 10. Updated experience tooltip to reflect.

• Added level up notification with fade.

• Improve bug with casting AOE on non-ground targets. (Solves issue with casting on crystals.)

• Door trigger can update objective!

Minor:

• Fix light on checkpoint prefab.

• Separate door trigger.

• Fix fast blink debug tool.

• Create experience requirement tables.

• Disabled InlineEditors as they seemed to cause the serialization issue.

• Add level up sound and notification visual.

• Add checkpoint sound and notification visual.

• Clean up and organize maps.

• Create checkpoints for mountain zone.

• Started setting up crystal prefab.

2020-12-24

• Re-architect load/save logic.

• Wire up load game menu.

• Create notification displays.

• Wire up checkpoint to trigger save.

• Add level indicator.

• Levels gaining correctly.

• Adjust skeleton boss spawn rate tiers to reflect plan.

Minor:

• Clean up main menu vertical alignment for more screen resolutions.

• Further improvements of Return to Main Menu button.

• Vastly improve Hero Debug editor windows.

• Build Debug loader for scene testing with save game initialization.

• Wire up experience bar.

• Debug experience gain tools.

• Increased size of tooltip text.

2020-12-23

• Add silhouette to hero when behind walls or objects.

• Rework celtic cross check points with interaction system.

• Created experience bar with tooltip.

• Created load game window.

• Reworking save/load checkpoint system.

Minor:

• Includes deep framework for reliable unique object IDs.

• Fixed checkpoint bug resetting on continue.

v0.8.7

2020-12-21

• Restructure game data organization.