Started work on a new quest / assets for upcoming September/October game festivals · Created new 3D assets for streetlamps · Improved the Parallax Occlusion Mapping on cobblestone and mud for the landscape; cobblestones now appears to proper depth
The following changes will be shipped to all demo install versions later this afternoon: · Added new character creation parameters · Players can now customize skin tone, hair darkness, hair redness, and eye color when making a new character · The character creation camera now zooms in on the player character's portrait when editing hair/eyes, making the changes easier to see · Fixed an issue wi…
The following changes will ship later this afternoon to all demo install versions: · Added support for vaulting for NPCs · Humanoid characters will now vault smoothly over outdoor retaining walls instead of jumping
Finished work on updated catacomb meshes · Shipped an additional fix for potential 'Fatal Error' the first time the game is ever launched; there is still at least one potential cause for this issue being investigated, but for the moment simply launching the game a second time seems to always resolve the problem · Fixed a display issue with some catacomb material slots
Books now have a more polished appearance, and will display text on the page more neatly as well · Re-created the book widget 2D UI elements · Re-wrote functions for pagination of book text · Added support for recommended graphics settings presets · Graphics settings preset buttons (in the graphics settings menu) will now auto-apply recommended settings for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra graphics…
Fixed another potential issue with keybind remapping that could cause re-binding an action to fail when attempting to re-bind it to a key that is already in use
Fixed a secondary issue with key rebinding that could potentially cause keys to fail to rebind correctly · Keybinds are now sorted by group/function rather than alphabetically · Added a cheat codes console to the gameplay settings menu, with codes to be added in a future update · Fixed a potential fatal error that could occur on some systems when the game is launched for the first time after a…
The following changes are live on the Public Beta and Private Beta today (and will be live on the default install when the rest of the changes from this week ship): · Changing keybinds now no longer requires that the new key be unused · If binding a key that is already in use, it will set the other use to 'Empty' · This should make key rebinding much easier as it no longer requires that all new…
The following changes are live on the Public Beta and Private Beta today (and will be live on the default install once more stability testing is completed): · There are now more dialogues with Mog throughout important areas of the demo · Finished work on the final quest area for the Hermit Demo · This is the last quest area that will be developed for the Hermit demo, and represents the end of t…
Added support for different footstep sound effects on different surfaces · Flash flame ability now requires line of sight in order to target an enemy · Fixed an issue with footstep audio not playing for some 2H and Longbow locomotion animations
The sleep UI for tents and beds has been re-designed · Sleeping UI now shows how sleep affects time passed in game (which affects enemy respawns) and status effects · Sleeping UI now clearly shows current time and target time, as well as approximate light conditions for when you plan to wake up · Sleeping now burns through active food and status effects at a rate of 4% per hour slept
All changes from the previous patches will be pushed to the main public default branch for the demo tonight. New additional changes include: · Added a craftable weapon stand that can display up to 6 weapons when deployed in player homes · Added a new, powerful fire spell that drops from the main demo quest dungeon boss · Fixed bugs/issues with the new 16-slot radial menu · Fixed an issue with w…
The following changes will be live on the Public Beta and Private Beta branches for the Hermit Demo shortly: · Bear traps can now spawn as hazards in dungeons · Traps can now spawn randomly so that their locations differ between dungeons · All traps (including your own) can now be disabled by shooting them with a bow; this enables new dungeon gameplay when traps are detected early · Doubled the…
The following changes will be added to the Public Beta and Private Beta tonight: · Added bear traps to the game · Bear traps are heavy, expensive metal traps that deal damage and cause negative status effects · They can be purchased or found, and are deployed from the inventory by right clicking, or from the satchel by using the Tab quick-use wheel or hotkeys · Added a new scroll to the game: R…
Hello, all! While July has been a very quiet month for regular small patches, an enormous amount of work has been going on behind the scenes towards a major gameplay update to the Hermit Demo's art and visuals. Important: As many things have changed under the hood in this update, the new build will not be compatible with older save games from previous versions of the Hermit Demo. Older (incompa…
Sneak peek: Buildings Visual Overhaul In the previous dev newsletter, some information was included about the major visual overhaul currently being done on buildings. Today, some exciting new updates about the game's production are shared below. · The building models have now finished 3D production and will be in the next major update for the Demo · The new changes will provide a huge improveme…
Pushed the June Update to the Hermit Demo main branch for all players (see the June updates newsletter here: ) · It is strongly recommended for returning Demo players to start a new savegame with the new update , and many things have changed that may have incompatibilities with the older demo version · Added new SFX to crafting with the cooking pot and anvil · Added the new Aura and Infusion po…
Hello, all! While June has been a quiet month for patches, a lot of work has been going on behind the scenes towards a major gameplay update that will add a lot of new dynamics to Hermit's combat gameplay! These changes are currently live on the Beta Branch but will not be live on the main branch (default install) until later on, as some work is still needed on bug fixes/optimizations. For retu…
Pushed the major upcoming demo update (damage types & status effects overhaul) to the Beta branch · These changes will not be released to the main (default) demo install for some time still, as more work is still needed on fixes/optimizations before the full release
Added support for auto-detecting fullscreen resolution (in game settings) · The game now defaults to auto-detect resolution, which should resolve some issues for players that plug/unplug monitors between save games · The graphics settings menu is now restricted to showing only supported fullscreen resolutions, which should ensure that resolutions selected are always supported by players' monitor
Take all now auto-closes inventories when the player successfully takes all items (inventory windows do not close if the backpack is too full for all items to be taken) · Added some new additional GPU optimizations
Hello, all! As we approach the end of the Demo's development period, I will slowly start to shift the development focus back to the main game. However, there are still a few changes coming to the Demo before that happens. This month major changes to the gameplay continued, with a focus on new spell mechanics, new locations, and new enemy NPCs. May Updates: New Dungeons, Spells, & More! New Dung…
Some of the new location changes / spell changes have now been released to the main branch · Full patch notes for the May update will come in the monthly newsletter
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