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Version 1.0.12

Bizarre Rock and Volcano rebuilt

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Two more maps get the new look: Bizarre Rock's forests and karst cliffs, and a Volcano town burnt out by the lava.

Take the portal from Prairie to Bizarre Rock, and from Bizarre Rock on to Volcano, to see both rebuilt maps. The paths, monsters, shops and portals are where they always were.

A town the lava burned

Volcano's town is now a ruin. Every house is different, many have lost their roofs, the walls are blackened from the ground up, and smoke still rises from inside. Volcanic rocks lie where they fell.

The burnt-out houses by the Bookstore Owner in Volcano, with embers drifting over the lava.

Lava that moves

The lava flows with a cooling crust. Pools bubble, swell, and now and then throw glowing rocks before they settle again.

The lava river behind the ruined houses near the Jewel Shop.

Bizarre Rock, darker and wilder

Bizarre Rock has new ground and cliffs shaped from the original map, dark forests, karst pillars and arches, and its red, golden and brown fields back. Deer, foxes and hares graze in the fields, crows and owls take off as you pass, and lamp posts light the roads to the gates.

Also in this update

Your character's feet now rest on slopes and steps. Loading shows the map you are travelling to with a real progress bar. Prairie has more grass, wildflowers and butterflies, and you no longer get stuck on the Bizarre Rock cliff paths.

This is a big download because of the two new maps; we will make the files smaller later. Windows only for now, Mac follows.

Highlights

  • Volcano rebuilt

    Flowing lava with a cooling crust, pools that bubble, swell and throw glowing rocks, and a town of charred, collapsed houses still smoking from the last eruption.

New5

  • A new Bizarre Rock: New ground and cliffs from the original map's shape, dark forests of many tree kinds, karst pillars, arches and boulders, and the original's red, golden and brown fields brought back. The map keeps its dark, eerie mood.
  • Life in Bizarre Rock: Deer, foxes and hares graze in the open fields, crows and owls perch and take off, ducks swim on the lakes, and fireflies drift around you at night-dark spots.
  • Lit roads and ruins: Lamp posts line the roads between Bizarre Rock's camp and its gates, a lantern shrine stands at the gates, and old ruins sit among the pillar groves.
  • Volcano town in ruins: Every house is different, from small huts to long halls. Many lost their roofs, some only charred rafters remain, walls are blackened from the ground up, and volcanic rocks lie where they fell.
  • Feet on the ground: On slopes and steps your character's feet now rest on the ground under each one instead of floating.

Improved6

  • Loading screens: Loading now shows a slideshow of the map you are travelling to, with its name, tips and a progress bar that follows the real load.
  • Prairie: More grass in the valley meadows, wildflowers and butterflies.
  • Trees stay out of your way in Bizarre Rock: Leaves thin out around your character so you can see where you are walking.
  • Real fog: Every map now has soft volumetric fog in its own colour.
  • Life in Prairie: Deer, foxes and hares graze on the open fields, crows sit around, and ducks swim on the water.
  • Leaves out of your face: When the camera swings into a tree, the leaves right in front of it fade away instead of filling the screen.

Fixed3

  • Stuck on Bizarre Rock cliffs: Walking routes along the cliffs no longer stop your character.
  • Disconnected in Bizarre Rock: You no longer lose the connection a few seconds after arriving at the Bizarre Rock camp.
  • Gliding animals: Animals no longer slide across the ground without moving their legs.

Known issues

  • This update is a big download because of the two new maps. We will make the files smaller in a later update.
  • This update is for Windows. The Mac version follows when it is built.
  • The other maps keep their current look for now.