Happy Friday tamers!
Content Pack 7 is HERE!!!!!
The other half of the monsters from the Frostbite vs. Ferrorizer competition are now in, in total, the following monsters can transform:
Frostbite
Hani
Frostbite
Domigon
Epheal
Ferrorizer
Ambigu
Chuk
Igrawn
Ix
Madis
As well of course as the next chapter in the Monster Crown story! If you're all caught up in the current story you're looking for three legendary beasts, and the second is now here! (the first was available in Nio Kio as of last Content Pack). Start your search in Frobec and try not to end up bitten in half!
This content pack is particularly nostalgic for me, as you'll be returning to an area familiar to fans following us since the early days, the Frobec Mountains were featured in a very early alpha demo, I hope those of you that remember those days feel just as surreal returning to those stomping grounds!
Next month's content pack will expand to the third power, tucked away deep in Appenton :)
Other Notes
This update also brings:
Brilliant monsters now bless the team with a temporarily boosted growth rate by 10% when leveling up in battle or using scouting.
Ton of new attack animations
You'll be prompted to confirm when you decide to save, a much requested change.
Plenty of polishing and bug-fixing.
Manga?!
A while back Ahab's Artwork approached me about the idea of a fan manga for Monster Crown. I was really flattered by the idea. I've poured a lot of work into building Monster Crown's world and lore, and who wouldn't want to have the opportunity to see their world expressed in manga format?
I decided to commission Ahab's Artwork to produce an official pilot manga for Monster Crown. This 6-page manga pilot follows a courier and his Monster Companions during a day on the job in the dangerous Desperado Province. You can grab it here:
The manga is currently pay what you want and you can decide on $0 and grab it for free if you wish,
right now we're using the reception of this manga to gauge the viability of producing a more normal length manga series in the future, following a tamer and their monster companions on a full length journey. While my focus will remain entirely on core development of the game for the forseeable future I'd definitely be involved with establishing the storyline and ensuring the world aligns with my vision for Monster Crown's world during pre-production.
I hope you enjoy the pilot!
Fixes
Patch 0.166
+Day/Night effects are no longer active when accessing the monster box
+Gigadrile's Boss Indicator no longer shows On Overworld
+The phone in Milldew dosn't have new dialog.
+Party menu opening itself after battles
+Frobec Snow Factory Run Untoggle
+Casino deducting dollars properly now
+Duchess Garden encounters not appearing fixed
+Situation where when you add a monster to your team by swapping using the box system with a team at size 8 could fail fixed
+Some Desperado fences could be walked through
+Appenton city disembodied lamps removed
+Kiry tamer has Yes/No and no longer has an additional cancel option.
+Typo fixes
+Item inventory is updating numbers properly now after tossing items
+Chief tamer text updated to remove references to specific levels of certification now that they can be approached in any order.
+King Tenna no longer doesn't appear until after you defat Nautlus as this became a sticking point for some players.
+Scrave no longer initiates a chief battle
+Hani Honey bug fixed
Changed files in this update