V.023 Bugfix Update and an announcement of what's going to happen next

Patch Notes for v.023

First and what you’ve probably noticed already, I’ve finally started assigning numbers to each independent patch and have been putting those numbers into the name of the file itself. Hopefully this leads to less people confused about which version is which, especially in these heady post-Snake Agenda days where I’m putting out quite a few bugfixes!

-Fixed an annoying repeating textbox that could trigger after obtaining the Black Tortoiseshell.

-Fixed an issue where the Bandit Archer and Bandit Spearman enemies would not use all of their moves.

-Fixed an issue where Dorothy would sometimes not learn Dreamwalk even after witnessing the Red Emperor use it.

-Updated Clump’s battler sprite with one that looks less jank. 

Hopefully this will be the last bugfix required for v.02 (The Snake Agenda update). And with that in mind, I’d like to start talking about the next big content update in the future. I’m calling this, which would be v.03, the Hex Ed update. 

Here’s a little description of what will hopefully be within:

Features of the In-development ‘Hex Ed’ content update

-A slight expansion to the story content, following on from where the end of the demo currently leaves off. Not as big as the story expansion the Snake Agenda update did however.

-Some more sidequests throughout the Southlands that will be triggered by an event within the new story content. How these new missions appear and take place will depend on your in-game choices!

-Probably most importantly, the Hex Ed update will be introducing the fifth party member. Not a temporary recruit, not a summon but a fifth permanent member of the main cast. Her name and appearance are under lock and key but I can tell you that her class is called Witch, she is a Magic/Weapon user and she focuses on curses/hexes and Familiars in battle.

-Redesigning the Brack and surrounding areas like the Sprite Hive and the Cursed Road. This is by far the ugliest area in the game and desperately needs an update!

-More face expressions for all of the main characters! These will be seeded backwards retroactively throughout the game, not just suddenly manifesting in the new content.

-Updating the Bandit Camp area. It’s not getting a full Brack-style redesign but it will be made a bit less bothersome than it currently is.

-A new hidden bossfight that can be found in Threnody.

-A lot of general minor changes to various dialogues, events and battles. Just to make it all a little bit smoother.

As you may have noticed, Hex Ed is not a content-focussed update like Snake Agenda was. This coming update, though it does add the new party member, a little bit of story development and a few optional sidquests, it will be mostly focussed on improving what’s already in-game. 

Hopefully, now that the Snake Agenda update has gone and created the base for what is going to be the rest of the game, this update and any future ones will be able to be completed much quicker!