Hey. Sten here.
Short one today. The demo is still in Steam review, and we are in a bit of back and forth with them. Nothing dramatic, but it looks like we might have to strip out some cool features we were hoping to have in the game. Steam rules are rules, and honestly they exist for good reasons, so we adapt. The demo itself is done and it plays well. I will not promise a date this time, I did that twice already and you have seen how that went. More next Friday, hopefully with a download button.
Sten.
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Starting gold raised to 550-750- New games now start with 550 to 750 gold (was 350 to 580). The roll still leans a little higher with age. - Existing saves are not changed. Why: a new player signed two retainers on day one, which alone cost more than any starting purse allowed. The old bracket left no room to learn from that. Thanks to arthurkay133 for raising it on the forum.Clock pause for every chat, real gear numbers, picker fixes- The world clock now pauses for every conversation, including the retainer talk from the "about to leave" alert and the hire chat inside a quest party. It used to keep running under those two. - New option in Settings > General: pause the clock on every notification, not only the ones that need an answer. - Gear pickers show weapon Damage / armor Protection and durability instead of a bare mul…Update: supplies no longer lost at departure, off-screen buttons fixedStraight talk: the last two updates fixed the wrong screen. These are the real fixes, plus a sweep that found two more. - Quest supplies were being wiped when you waved the party off. If any item in your kit had to be bought at the moment of departure (pack animals always are), the whole kit was silently dropped: you paid, the goods stayed home, and the party arrived with "Supply kit empty". Fi…