The first development stage of Archaelund Early Access has just been completed with the release of update 0.8. Here is the summary of the changes in today's update:
Content changes & adjustments
- Added a new cave dungeon in the western coast of the Peninsula, with a new associated quest(talk to Icanos the Loreseeker after completing Three Wanderers quest).
- XP cap raised to 9,900 (maximum level remains at 4).
Features & Improvements
- Skill Charisma now reduces buying prices in most vendors by 2% per rank(certain factions are not affected).
Bugfixes
- Talent Hardiness is once more working as per description.
- Scrolls and other limited usage items will now only be spent (and cause an AP spending in combat) after a valid target has been selected. You can safely cancel a target without spending the item.
- Prone enemies were sometimes not counting as flanked. Fixed.
- Party members that ended a fight prone, will no longer show the incorrect prone animation on the next fight.
However, if you haven't played since release in January, it's more important to see the changes as a whole. You can read through the whole changelog, but here's a summary of the most relevant changes:
- Two new dungeons in the Peninsula are now accessible.
- Four new quests were added (from 17 to 21).
- One extra companion available (from 2 to 3).
- Skills have been implemented: Survival, Disarm Traps, Charisma, Alchemy, Crafting. Only the Maps & Charts skill remains, since it requires a larger available map to be relevant. Meditation skill was reworked.
- Three new spells added, and many others revised or adjusted.
- More diversified loot, and 20 new items added.
- Many "Quality of Life" improvements made to the UI: selling stacks, browsing talent list, browsing discipline spells, and more.
- Essential UI/Controls features added, such as key mapping, axis inversion, ultra-wide support, framerate limit, etc.
- Almost a hundred bugs were squished!
The Road Ahead
The Peninsula has been a great start, but it's time to move forward! You can read our development roadmap here.
Version 0.9 will be in development for the remaining of the year (maybe a little longer) but it will also come in smaller incremental updates, not in a single big one.
The priority now, with all the game elements in place, is to expand both the game world, and character development. More areas, and more character levels and careers. More details will come in time, until then I hope you enjoy the game so far.