Devlog #041 (Patreon)

I'm back with a completely redesigned menu!

It mostly works the same, but looks a thousand times better.

I renamed the "Equipment" tab the "Spell Card". Like before, you can equip spells, relics and trinkets by grabing them from the inventory and dragging them over to the spot where you want to equip them. I also added a little scroll on each spell card spot which indicates what goes where. Some spots are unavailable at first, and will be unlocked as you rank up. You might notice a little gem under every equipped spell: These indicate by which color affinity the spell is affected. You can see a character's color affinity in the middle of the spell card. Here, Rose has 20 red, 20 green, 10 blue, and 0 purple/yellow/cyan. the - and + buttons, which control a character's breast size depending on your rank, are still here, and you can switch characters' spell cards by clicking on the portraits to the right (woops, forgot to remove the extra Vuus). Stats also appear at the bottom of the card : Health, Heart Armor, Defense, Target (how many blocks can be selected at once) and energy. Finally, you can check your XP, name, level and rank at the top.

The inventory now shows a description of the last item you clicked on and has a new "Key Item" tab, visible only in the inventory tab at the top. In the inventory tab, you can also use consummables, or throw away items. I also wanted it to look unique, and I somehow got the idea to make it a trilobite. I've always liked these guys, but never imagined I would use them as an inventory. I'm pretty sure I'm the first person ever to do this.

The combometer works exactly the same but looks amazing now, however, I'm going to keep it a surprise since it's just not as good in a screenshot.

In the end, this was more time spent drawing than coding, so I have a little less to say than usual, but that's fine, I think.

I've been making a lot of progress lately, and I feel really good about that! Next, I'll want to touch up the exploration mode a little, make it work better, and add shops, events, bestiary, character selection, and a bunch of other things... I don't know if I'll be able to get everything done by next time, but I'll try my best!

See you! :D