November 26 Update (Patreon)

This was one of those weeks where I worked hard every day, yet just didn't finish as much as I'd hoped. Fortunately, I wrote this post back when I was less tired. I hoped I could post it as an announcement of everything I did, but instead consider it to be outlining the next update's scope. I've finished about 60% of the content mentioned here.

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Version 0.31.0 will let you access the three new countries that were built after the war. Since the characters have been working in them over the year gap, I felt it didn't make sense to restrict players from traveling freely. I also didn't want to give players too small a glimpse of the new countries, so multiple locations are needed.

That means new maps, and lots of them. Here are some of the places you'll get to go.

Chalice States

Gasm Falls - You remember this from the war. Well, you'll get to go back and enter the buildings that were closed before, plus build on some of the characters there.

New Gelvana - The largest city in the Chalice. While you won't be able to explore too much of it now, you'll get to visit some very important buildings. If you like religious subplots, look forward to it!

New Givini 

Givino Vinai - The rebuilt capital of Givini, this city is filled with people attempting to revive cultural traditions. You'll get to catch up with Elleani and find out about the new politics, which will have an influence later in chapter four on some political situations you've already seen.

Misc Givini Areas - The regional map will allow you to visit an assortment of other areas.

Tak'Kan 

Tarran'Kan - The new capital of the orc kingdom will give you a chance to see new orcs living independently of the army. They have a lot going on and they need cash... you know what that means.

Cee'Kan - A more diverse city within Tak'Kan, and site of a number of important details. Not sure if I'll be able to finish the sidequest I'm thinking of here, but if not, it will be added in future versions.

Misc Areas - Tak'Kan has a regional map, letting you discover a few new areas and revisit the Bloody Spire. Nothing too fancy here yet, but should be a good foundation for future updates.

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I want the 0.31.0 update to be more than just places to go, however, so I'm trying to populate them as well. They may not have 100% of their final content, but I want them all to be filled by NPCs, stores, and some quests. Future plot events will also be set in these locations, though that's a matter for later updates.

That is the plan, will keep working at it.