Update log
Full Ova Magica update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Events
- Store
- UI and audio
Note: Make sure to update to the 0.905 version. If Steam doesn't update automatic, restart Steam. On Steam Deck games sometimes do not launch after updates, in this case restart your Steam Deck.
This update features new content and also lots of improvements based on your feedback. The team uses this occasion to thank all players who left us kind words, suggestions and ideas 🙏. Your support during Early Access helps a lot!
We are looking forward to the full release and improving the game further during the remaining Early Access period. If you have more feedback and ideas do not hesitate to reach out via the Steam Forum or our Discord.
Please also leave a Steam review if you enjoy playing Ova Magica - it helps a lot to get some visibility💚 !
Below are SPOILERS, so stop reading here if you prefer to play the new content blind and figure out how to unlock the new features for yourself.
ROADMAP CONTENT
NEW BLOB WORLD: PREHISTORIC BADLANDS
Venture with Lapis into the blob world and discover the secret of the legendary blob fossil egg! The blob world comes as always with new blobs to collect.
How to unlock: Fill the level 4 heart fully for Lapis and Lazuli to unlock their new friendship event. The event is a special “duo event”. Follow the quests of the event to gain access to the Prehistoric Badlands.
DREAM AREA - SKIP SEASONS FEATURE
If you are still missing some seasonal or festival items you can now skip quickly to the required season: Re-visit the Keeper of Time. The blob gifts you a legendary egg and offers you to progress time to the next season.
How to unlock: Available the day after completing Jade's level 4 heart event (in which you meet the Keeper of Time first time). Interact with your bed or tent and you will see an additional choice "Dream until next day".
NEW FRIENDSHIP EVENTS
All 13 befriendable Npcs are now playable until level 5.
NEW TOURNAMENT: MALACHITE CUP
How to unlock: Progress the friendship of all Npcs to level 5.
OVOSCOPE
An x-ray device which can store blob eggs and show you their content before hatching them.
How to unlock: complete the Prehistoric Badlands blob world.
QUALITY OF LIFE + BALANCING + OTHER NEW CONTENT
MOTION SICKNESS SETTINGS
Based on feedback that some players experienced motion sickness when playing Ova Magica. There are now 2 new settings in the pause menu which hopefully will prevent or reduce it:
Disable Camera Smoothing: Removes all camera “after smoothing /motion” which can greatly help when the motion sickness occurs mainly when moving the player character and rotating the camera.
Battle Camera Setting: You can choose between the options “Dynamic (Default)”, “Less Rotation” and “Static” to help reduce motion sickness during battles.
TEAM TERMINAL
Based on players' feedback that switching blobs for farming, battling and other tasks was tedious.
Flint now sells the “Team Terminal” blueprint. Use it to register blob teams and swap between them quickly without having to go into blob barns and navigate the UI each time.
BLOB SKILL AND ABILITY INFOS
Based on players' feedback to see more information what the skills and abilities of blobs do.
Descriptions for blob skills and abilities can now be displayed in several “UI locations” with the "Skill Info" button.
MUSEUM INVENTORY OVERVIEW
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