Demo v0.46: first public demo.
Includes: action combat with three difficulty modes (chosen at New Game), equipment level requirements, enchanting, portal scrolls, vault and shop with stack moving (Shift-click / right-click), a screenshot mode (F10 hides the HUD), and the gallery for scenes you have unlocked.
Since the tester builds: bosses and heavy enemies now hold their ground and hit back (dodge!), new skills land on your bar by themselves, a controls card before the first fight, F9 asks before loading, quit dialogs show when you last saved, faster and smoother loading, and adult-off mode also tones down explicit dialogue. New in v0.46: the prologue dragon was rebuilt with new animation. She walks and gallops with her paws planted, her shoulders move like a real animal’s, her tail no longer whips around when she rises, and she backs off,
brakes and recovers from hits without sliding. Since v0.45: the Sigil Hound of Ashwood was fully reanimated (walk, run, idle, attack, hit, howl and death), with smoother motion, planted paws and its own visual effects. Since v0.44: smoother motion on high refresh rate screens (bodies glide between physics steps), and enemies speed up, slow down and pick walk or run more naturally. Since v0.43: the ash hounds and your own character also keep their feet on the ground on slopes. Since v0.42: the war-dogs’ paws stand on the ground on slopes instead of floating or sinking. Since v0.41: the saddled war-dogs of Ashwood got a new skeleton and new animation, so they trot, gallop,
rear up, snarl and howl like real dogs, and the last boss gives the chapter’s biggest kindling reward. Since v0.40: the smithy fight has a new ending, the guide book has bigger pictures and four short video clips, and the war-dogs have their own barks, growls and pawsteps. Also recent: the cracks in the Ashen Wastes glow and pulse as a lava network under the golems, the guide book shows the game as it looks today, and a long list of fixes from playtesting (weapon grips, the flame enchant sound, the HUD labels and more).
