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Steam News19 October 20241y ago

EA Dev Diary #11

The skies are getting overhauled... BIG UPDATES First level (Island Village) player spawn location changed to islands off the main island (a jump puzzle added to reach the main land) Floating ruin platforms/boulders/roc

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changedThe skies are getting overhauled...
addedFirst level (Island Village) player spawn location changed to islands off the main island (a jump puzzle added to reach the main land)
addedElemental System - added for Earth/Rocks/Boulders/Platforms/Meteors/Fire/Water (more coming)
addedElemental System - Water ripples and splashes now added for Summons & Monsters entering water
removedThe alpha/realistic clouds have been removed
addedFlat colour clouds with greater mass has been added to replace the alpha clouds

The skies are getting overhauled...

BIG UPDATES

  • First level (Island Village) player spawn location changed to islands off the main island (a jump puzzle added to reach the main land)

  • Floating ruin platforms/boulders/rocks litter the sky!

  • Elemental System in development!

  • Elemental System - added for Earth/Rocks/Boulders/Platforms/Meteors/Fire/Water (more coming)

  • Elemental System - Fire patches will Creep and set more land on fire

  • Elemental System - Player can be continually damaged by fire patches

  • Elemental System - Water ripples and splashes now added for Summons & Monsters entering water

  • The alpha/realistic clouds have been removed

  • Flat colour clouds with greater mass has been added to replace the alpha clouds

  • The colour multiplying miniature sky box has been removed

  • The large clouds/fog over the islands has been removed

  • Dynamic background clouds have been removed (dynamic weather is still running)

  • NG+ Dragon has been removed

New Clouds/Sky

Floating Ruins

Floating Ruins & Meteors Falling

First level updated spawn location

New Textures

General Updates

  • The Rock & Moss shader has been replaced with Mud & Moss

  • Moss & Light Brick wall texture and shader replaced

  • Skybox & field of view greatly extended

  • Ocean colour slightly updated

  • More mountains bellow the sky islands have been added

  • Large background sky islands have been removed (may come back later)

  • Dragon fire ball bug fixes

  • World Tree texture (& shader) replaced with Dead/Grey bark

  • Bug fix to player Turn animation not completing

  • Bug fix to player Idle animation playing while moving

Other Updates

  • The game name has changed to "The Summoner's Sky" ("The" is new. I think it sounds better)

  • Discord link has been removed from store page

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Steam News / 19 October 2024

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