Steam News30 June 20251y ago

v0.11.0 Development Update - Part 1

Hello, merchants! We have an even bigger development update this time around with our v0.11.0 build, which we will be splitting into 2 update posts.

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Hello, merchants!

What changed

1 fix4 additions9 changes0 removals

Gameplay
Balance
Maps
UI and audio
Store
Events

changedCombat System - Boost/AfflictionDifferent Effects - we have changed and balanced the effects of each boost and affliction compared to our older builds, and also increased the amount.

addedCombat System - Boost/AfflictionTier and Combination - boosts and afflictions can now be combined to higher tiers. We have introduced lower-tiered B/A for basic trading goods, which can also be combined into higher-tiered effects, allowing more strategising during combat and having access to more varied B/A with fewer goods.

changedCombat System - Boost/AfflictionDuration - Duration of most B/A now also lasts longer, with the average being 3 turns.

changedCombat System - Boost/AfflictionNegotiation - B/A also plays a role in our updated negotiation system, such as enemies having more afflictions will also contribute to being more disadvantaged, hence re-negotiating the battle from a disadvantaged position.

changedNegotiation System - New FeaturesIn older builds, negotiation will pop up once at the start of combat, and that's it. It was always a work in progress, and now with v0.11.0 we have finally made big improvements.

changedNegotiation System - New FeaturesStages - negotiation will now also appear in different stages of combat, depending on how the battle is going. If you are winning the battle, the enemy may make a plea with a new negotiation offer, such as allowing them to escape, or even have them offer up some goods or coins. Conversely, a more costly negotiation may be at hand if you are instead losing the battle.

Ten Thousand Coins: The Golden Merchant changes

changedDifferent Effects - we have changed and balanced the effects of each boost and affliction compared to our older builds, and also increased the amount.

addedTier and Combination - boosts and afflictions can now be combined to higher tiers. We have introduced lower-tiered B/A for basic trading goods, which can also be combined into higher-tiered effects, allowing more strategising during combat and having access to more varied B/A with fewer goods.

changedDuration - Duration of most B/A now also lasts longer, with the average being 3 turns.

changedNegotiation - B/A also plays a role in our updated negotiation system, such as enemies having more afflictions will also contribute to being more disadvantaged, hence re-negotiating the battle from a disadvantaged position.

changedIn older builds, negotiation will pop up once at the start of combat, and that's it. It was always a work in progress, and now with v0.11.0 we have finally made big improvements.

We have an even bigger development update this time around with our v0.11.0 build, which we will be splitting into 2 update posts. Here is part 1:

Combat System - Boost/Affliction

Our combat boost/affliction (renaming WIP) system has always been a WIP with more features on the to-do list, and now it has finally gone through the big update it was waiting for.

Different Effects - we have changed and balanced the effects of each boost and affliction compared to our older builds, and also increased the amount.
Tier and Combination - boosts and afflictions can now be combined to higher tiers. We have introduced lower-tiered B/A for basic trading goods, which can also be combined into higher-tiered effects, allowing more strategising during combat and having access to more varied B/A with fewer goods.
Duration - Duration of most B/A now also lasts longer, with the average being 3 turns.
Negotiation - B/A also plays a role in our updated negotiation system, such as enemies having more afflictions will also contribute to being more disadvantaged, hence re-negotiating the battle from a disadvantaged position.

Negotiation System - New Features

We have implemented more features in our negotiation system.

In older builds, negotiation will pop up once at the start of combat, and that's it. It was always a work in progress, and now with v0.11.0 we have finally made big improvements.

Stages - negotiation will now also appear in different stages of combat, depending on how the battle is going. If you are winning the battle, the enemy may make a plea with a new negotiation offer, such as allowing them to escape, or even have them offer up some goods or coins. Conversely, a more costly negotiation may be at hand if you are instead losing the battle.
New UI - The UI popup has been revised to be more compact and now shows more button descriptions

Other Notable Improvements

Wilderness Travel - travel waiting time (in real time) has been reduced as frequently requested from playtesting feedback
Shop & Selling - drag and drop is now available for selling goods from your inventory.

Events & Demo

We were very thankful to have been able to participate in this year's #TurnBasedThursdayFest this month!
A notable game-crashing bug present in our demo this month has now been fixed. We apologise to all players who were affected while playing our demo.

Content-Focused Development Ahead

From the completion of this build onwards, we will be soft-locking our gameplay mechanic development.

What this means is we won't be making any more big changes to our gameplay mechanics and features (aside from adjustments and fixes based on feedback) in order to put our full focus on developing the rest of the content for our game.

Look forward to our content updates!

Until next time, Cynthia (Founder/Developer)

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