Dev Blog: Major Update Dev Notes

Added a number of features, including friendship system, hunger/thirst system, and
over 100 new items.

Quality of Life

• Changed the color scheme for the HUD and message boxes from green to transparent gray.
  
• Improved aesthetics and operation of the prologue pages.
  
• Upgraded coin icon when gold is found
  
• Improved message box and HUD frames.
  
• Changed the gold display to show zero, rather than blank, when you have no gold.
  
• Changed the treasure chests to display a picture or icon of the treasure, when available.
  
• Added dozens of pictures for items, weapons, and armor.
  
• Added an introduction to the chest, dresser, and journal features in Brendylynn's house the first time they are used.
  

Game Mechanics

• Renamed NPCs that had generic names.
  
• Added an escape option for battles with wolves in the Woods map.
  
• Added fog-of-war to the dungeons under the Guild Hall.
  
• Added lights to the dungeons under the Guild Hall.
  
• Added battle statistics for elemental rings.
  
• Changed sleep and nap functions to advance time to 6:00 am the next day.
  

New Systems

• Completely revised the day/night tinting system, to make outdoor lighting appropriate for the time of day.
  
• Added a hunger/thirst/stamina system.
  
• Added a friendship journal and display.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed broken interactions with NPCs in Market square.
  
• Fixed broken chests in Guild Hall basement.
  
• Fixed regions for wolves in the Woods map, so they can move around.