Weekly Update #36

Gameplay

• Added several conditional interactions for Blacksmith Wuhdo, along with three fallback dialogues

Audio

• Recorded voicelines for Wuhdo interactions

UI

• Added UI components for dialogue display

Developer’s Note:

Simple Dialogue: Plays audio (if available) and uses a notification-style popup for text. Does not block movement. Full Dialogue: Displays a large modal with an NPC silhouette and larger text for important story moments.

Internal

• Renamed Combat discipline to Arms
• Talent data are now synced with their corresponding wiki pages
• Prepared structure for Masteries system
• Designed masteries for all current abilities (implemented and planned)

Developer’s Note:

The Mastery System is designed to enhance the gameplay impact of abilities rather than just increase their values. Each talent has varying thresholds for mastery upgrades, with some abilities scaling indefinitely, while others will have soft caps to maintain balance. Mastery upgrades unlock unique enhancements, like additional jumps for Chain Lightning or more powerful effects from spawned lightning strikes. This system aims to provide meaningful progression that directly impacts player strategy and gameplay.

• Created new Interactable Component – NPC (manual interaction only)

Bugs

• Fixed an issue where manually interacting with an object triggered a dash instead

Balance Changes

Talents

• Chain Lightning:
  • Description: Unleash a surge of crackling energy, striking a primary target for {Damage} {DamageType}. The lightning then leaps to up to {NumberOfJumps}(+Mastery) nearby enemies within {Range}, each arc dealing {Effectiveness} of the damage dealt to the previous target Unleash a surge of crackling energy, striking a primary target for {Damage} {DamageType}. The lightning then leaps to up to {NumberOfJumps} nearby enemies within {Range}, each arc dealing {Effectiveness} of the damage dealt to the previous target
  • Mastery: For every {MasteryThreshold} points of Storm Mastery, Chain Lightning gains {JumpPerMastery} additional jump, extending its reach and devastation across the battlefield ~~~~
  • JumpPerMastery: 1
  • NumberOfJumps: 2 4