Friday, September 29th Design Notes: Book 2: Reimagined - Flames in the Dark

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Laeon val Observis -> Friday, September 29th Design Notes: Book 2: Reimagined - Flames in the Dark (9/30/2023 6:43:46)
quote: [image]https://dragonfable.com/images/DF/author/Verlyrus.png[/image] Friday, September 29, 2023 Book 2: Reimagined - Flames in the Dark Hey there, heroes! This month, we're beginning the Book 2 Reimagined project, starting with a proper introduction! [image]https://cms.battleon.com/DF/images/FLAMESINTHEDARKdn.png[/image] We've taken the original Rift War introduction and extended it into a proper quest that shows the arrival of Atrea and the Atealans. There have also been some minor adjustments to the Book 2 page in the Book of Lore, and more changes below! We have more plans for Book 2 to properly introduce certain characters, and to better fill out the story, as well as a future pass through for quality and script revisions. Also this week, the end cutscene of the quest "Timelines" has been adjusted, and Tournament of Champions (Part 2) has had some cutscene changes. Check out Book 2's new introduction: Flames in the Dark in the Book 2 tab in the Book of Lore! Also this week, The Wildheart Mantle cosmetic cape has been added to the Dragon Coin cosmetics shop! [image]https://cms.battleon.com/DF/images/Promo-DCSep2023week5dn.png[/image] You can pick it up for 300 DCs! There are also some big changes and adjustments this week! Guests with 0 HP are no longer uninvited at the end of a battle, but will not appear or be able to act in subsequent battles without being healed first. Bonus XP/gold from CHA now has a maximum of 0%, down from 20%. (In other words, you cannot gain extra experience by bringing guests when you have high CHA) Removed Sanctuary's Return from the Book 3 Timeline, as it is dependent on Espina Rosa. Removed the True Mortal saga from Book 2, as it occurs between Ice Orb and Book 2's beginning. Fixed an issue with Greed in the Inn at the Edge of Time where his bonus was NaN on turn 1. Fixed an issue with female Paladin where the Artix customization was using the wrong art. Fixed an issue with MP training where the MP alchemy level was not properly capped at the player's current level. Fixed a numbering issue with the Astravian Wingknife, Astravian Wings VI are no longer sellable. Added new upgrades for the Forgotten and Long Forgotten Spear! You can upgrade them by speaking to the Guardian Smith outside the west gate in Book 1 Falconreach. Anything else I may have forgotten! Finally, an update regarding the next two releases: I will have to be traveling and away for the next two weeks for family things. As a result, next month's release schedule will be changing a bit. The planned AARGH update will be pushed back until either the next Reimagined or Arena release, and instead, the Mogloween/Friday the 13th war will be taking the first two weeks of the month. Depending on my status (and Dove's!) when I return, we may swap Reimagined and Main Story, or skip the month's Main Story release. We apologize for the mixed up month, and thank you for understanding! And that's all for this week.

Dratomos -> RE: Friday, September 29th Design Notes: Book 2: Reimagined - Flames in the Dark (10/1/2023 8:12:30)
I was a bit surprised to see Doverlix take on Book 2 after Book 3 reimagined. But it's not a bad thing, as enjoyable as Book 2 has been, it still has issues for understandable reasons. Flames in the Dark was a good opening act for the new reimagined version! New upgrades for Forgotten spear was also a nice addition, especially for new heroes who might not understand weapon specials. What I am most confused about is the changes to Charisma. Sure, the added XP and Gold was never a huge thing, but this kind of nerf for CHA just feels odd? And unnecessary. It wasn't a huge gain, but just making it smaller feels odd. And just to add, you can still gain more XP and Gold if you have only 1 Guest and your CHA exceeds 266. I'm not sure if this is intentional, or was this supposed to be changed too. If not, changes to Charisma are even mroe confusing. However, it's understandable that you have to be away Verly. Hope everything is well!

Vaalirus -> RE: Friday, September 29th Design Notes: Book 2: Reimagined - Flames in the Dark (10/2/2023 16:41:27)
I certainly won't say no to Book 2 getting reimagined, especially if it means we might get to see things that were originally planned for the Wargoth saga be actually placed in the game or have certain elements of saga that were already there but could be further expanded upon like the elemental dissonance that Wargoth caused that really only got one quest to focus on, provided of course the devs intend to go that far for the reimagining. Also really appreciate that Robina's design was still kept the same just with the improved art style of Book 3 it was a nice touch. I'd say it's also for the best now that players have to complete the Orb Saga before being able to access Book 2, kind of funny that True Mortal has finally been placed in Book 1 where it belongs on the overall timeline too. All in all, I hope all is well with you and your family Verly.

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