Improvements

Items

• Controls for using a sword and shield simultaneously have been improved to feel more natural.
  

System

• If the player is in a location inaccessible to NPCs, NPCs will now attempt to jump or attack.
  
• Some NPC gift-related dialogue has been consolidated.
  

Missions

• A side mission has been added to the constable in charge of surrenders at the police office.
  

Animals/NPCs

• Animal movement animations have been made more natural.
  
• Companions can now be hired up to a maximum of five, based on reputation.
  
• Companions will continue to follow the player even if they fall down during movement.
  
• The issue where voices from nearby NPCs overlapped excessively has been fixed.
  
• The constable in charge of surrenders at the castle is now saved properly.
  

Farming

• The key to plant seeds during farming has been changed to left-click.
  

BGM / SFX

• Sound effects now play when hitting enemies with a spear or a self-defense blade.
  

UI/UX

• The font size for the UI displaying past exam passers has been reduced.
  

Player

• A screen shake effect has been added when the player hits an enemy.
  

Saving

• The maximum number of save slots has been increased to 10.
  

User Convenience

• At game start, the sleeping bag in the abandoned stable can now be used immediately.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the "Give Up" window during the past exam was not properly translated.
  
• Fixed an issue where companions could not use weapons after being released from restraints.
  
• Fixed an issue where castle gates and rocks overlapped in some castles.
  
• Fixed an issue where some castle interaction UIs were placed too high to be visible.
  
• Fixed an issue where the merchant group got stuck in the courier station under certain conditions.
  
• Fixed an issue where archers in the merchant group would freeze under certain conditions.
  

Multiplayer

• In multiplayer, guests can now progress main missions alone without issues.