Giants Yeah, that just had to be. The first giant versions of plantable crops have been added. Nobody still knows where Nick gets his weird rarities from, but from time to time (30 %), he may have a bag of these unusual seeds available in his shop. They can also occasionally be found as loot throughout the world. · Giant Carrot (drops a lot of Carrots) · Giant Parsnip (drops a lot of Parsnips)…
Gamepad Improvements · Virtual Keyboard Onyx now has the first version of its own virtual keyboard that automatically opens when you select an input field with a gamepad. While in-game and active, the virtual keyboard can be navigated using the D-pad (not yet fully supported in the main menu). Labels, names, signs, etc. should be easily manageable with this. Writing a novel into custom books mi…
Foreword Hey everyone! After my graphics card fried, a very kind person sponsored a used replacement, bringing this whole odyssey to an end. While a few parts of this update were already pushed out, the complete patch (which was ready over a week ago) is now live! Bandits Finally! The first Raiders... I mean... Bandits are here! They are evil, ruthless, always have a stupid comeback ready, and…
Long story short With this update, I wanted to breathe some fresh life into looting and crafting. The goal was to increase the variety of weapons and equipment, but without just adding useless filler items. Please note With the new stat system, some older weapons might have lost some of their values. Just give the sort button in your inventory a quick click, and everything will be back to norma…
Gamepads Okay okay okay.. Gamepads it is, then. I hear you. By the way, it’s been fascinating to see how some of you managed to configure your gamepads to control the character well, even though Onyx didn’t provide the necessary tools for it yet. I also must confess, while building this update, I actually really enjoyed playing with a gamepad. Thanks for that! ツ But let's dive into it. Long sto…
New · Vesh the Elemental Joining from the very start of the game and basically just as lost as your own character. Vesh cannot be controlled and will pop up here and there from time to time. In terms of progression it is assumed that you meet Vesh right at the beginning of the game. So if you load an older save and are meeting Vesh for the first time, the quest timeline will need to catch up a…
New · Help System The first version of the new help system is now live. A cat will now welcome you at the start of Onyx. She provides tips and guidance to help you navigate the world of Hyalen more easily. If you prefer, you can disable her guidance in the settings. The old tutorial has been removed entirely. · Bandages Can now be easily crafted using cloth and yarn. Heals a portion of your hea…
New · Arachnophobia Mode Replaces the model of all spiders with a little cloud. The alternative model may be updated again in the future. Needed to be live asap. · Quest Lost Technologies Charlie the Innkeeper now offers a new quest regarding the Lost Technologies from the fall of Fenestra. Search the Crypt to recover the lost book and unlock the essential blueprints for your first Onyx structu…
Preface Big thanks to the two ladies who’ve been grinding the game lately and dropping all that feedback! You asked if breeding could be a bit more interesting and, more importantly, if we could get something truly "cute" to breed. I loved those ideas, so this update is pretty much all about that. On top of that, I took the chance to give all the older breeding animals a long-overdue visual ove…
Autumn Festival The goal was to implement the initial version of the first seasonal event. As with our other events, it allows for more content to be added gradually. · New village decoration. · Side quest turkey hunt with a little giveaway event. · Autumn outfit. Available from the seamstress at the Autumn Festival. · Recipe for cooked turkey. Available from Charlie the tavern keeper. · The re…
New Outfits · Explorers Outfit More durable and equipped with pockets. Wearing clothes with pockets expands your inventory capacity while equipped. Recipe is available with a chance from the Seamstress on Market Day. · Gardeners Outfit More durable and equipped with pockets. Item with weekly chance from Berry and the recipe from the Seamstress. · Two types of Fur-lined Top and Pants for cold we…
Foreword The goal was to implement an initial light version first, which can then be expanded step by step. New Partnerships · You can now enter a partnership with Sarah and James in Minestra. The Partnership System · Partnerships are not gender-specific. You can date whoever you want. · You can now see who's dateable and who your active partners are in the reputation window. · Dateable NPCs no…
New · Abandoned Mine The first part of the new Abandoned Mine is now accessible via the mountains. Several iron ore veins can be found within the cave. The entrance must be blasted open. The mine's location is marked on the map. All objects and entities in the mine have a respawn time of one week. · Leather Mining Helmet Drops from mine worker zombies and skeletons in the new mine. · Earthworm…
Your Feedback Since your feedback is incredibly important to me, I have added a new button to the top left of the screen. You can now easily send feedback at any time regarding bugs or ideas, as well as typos and other issues. This feedback system is exclusively available in the Onyx full version. I also want to thank everyone who has sent me feedback so far! New Hair Colors In the character cr…
Intro The goal of this update is to improve quest accessibility, quest flow, and the overall quest experience. All incomplete and time-based quests are automatically removed from the quest log when starting the game with an older version. This is necessary to ensure a smooth transition to the new quest system. The quests can then be accepted again as usual. New Quests · ~50 new quests of a new…
New level cap · The maximum level has been raised to 12. Skilltrees · The arrangement of some spells in the skill trees has changed slightly. When an older save game is loaded, all skill trees are automatically reset so that they can be freely redistributed. New Spells · Earth - Rumble Causes a rupture in the ground within a selected radius, briefly immobilizing enemies. Additionally creates du…
Buyback in Shops · After selling items, you now have until the next morning to buy them back at the original selling price. In the shop window, you’ll find a new button that lets you switch between the regular shop view and the buyback view. Buyback items in shops are not taken into account when saving the game. Controls · The settings menu for assigning buttons has been updated. Modifiers can…
Intro With this update, and most likely the next one as well, everything focuses on optimizing the game flow and eliminating every rough edge that could become annoying. In this context, I would like to thank all testers who notified me whenever they started streaming. Alongside your constructive feedback, this allowed me to follow your gameplay and clearly see exactly where improvements were n…
Steam Shoppage · Insight Videos & Screenshots updated. New Performance System The performance system has been completely redesigned and now works more efficiently. · A new slider for adjusting distance loading has been added. This slider has replaced all previous sliders to make adjustments easier. The slider is set to Normal (center) by default, which worked well in the tests. · A new slider f…
New Zombies · Zombina - A female zombie couldn’t be missing. · Boneclaw - Has less resistance, but does slightly more damage. · Bulk - Has significantly more resistance, but is slower and does less damage. New Onyx Structures · Onyx Feather Generator. Supplies you with feathers. Can be powered by anything that drops feathers. · Onyx Protein Compressor. Presses any living creature into small edi…
New · Night Fish, Autumn Fish, Frost Fish, Ghost Fish, Blood Moon Fish. Each fish can only be caught at certain times in certain waters. · Each of these fish can also be used to make a new dish. The dishes can be learned through reputation quests from Mina the cook. · Leyla now has a quest right at the start to make it easier to get started with cooking. · Craftable bone armor added. Skull Helm…
Invasions revised · The invasion on the night of the blood moon is now an integral part of the game and can no longer be disabled. · Instead, you now have the option to enable weekly invasions at any time. · Enemies continue to be interested exclusively in the player character, making them easy targets for companions and plant creatures. · The invasion strength continues to depend on the select…
New Region · First version of an additional meadow region. Accessible via the new passage south of the first meadows area. This region is wilder and is inhabited by the first insect creatures. In addition, the new plant creatures can be found there. The region will be upgraded over time as usual. New · Plant creatures Toxflare, Chomber and Dragonbite added. Plant lamps Moonbell and Lunalotus ad…
Your Feedback · Thank you very much for your feedback so far, which is helping to improve Onyx! Demo · The skill trees can now also be reset as desired in the new demo. A shrine for doing this can be found directly behind the Minestra Cemetery. Improvements · The characters position is now displayed on the map again. · Entries in the help menu have been polished up a bit. · The character no lon…
Minigames · The first minigame Plate Panic V1 has now been added. In this game, plates must be caught and quickly washed by a zombie. You get it in a conversation with the tavern waitress Leyla after you have completed the first quest from her. All the mini-games you have collected can be accessed and played by lying down in bed and selecting the new menu item “Doze”. New · New region Ruins pre…
Controls · Most keybindings are now located in the Game Settings menu and can be customized. The Help menu entry has been trimmed down accordingly. Note regarding controller support. Initial preparations for controller support have already been made in the Controls window. While keys can already be assigned and used there, some essential mechanics in Onyx are not yet optimized for controller us…
New Time System implemented · To ensure more freedom for future features. Older saves that were created before this update will be automatically updated and reset to Year 1, Summer, Day 1, 06:00 AM. Pushing this update in between was necessary and this should be the only hard time reset in the game caused by updates. Improvements · In the Main Menu, the overview of available save files now disp…
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