Version 1.01 Released!

Hey all! HaxDev here. Guess what? New game build time! Hooray!

I'm really excited for this one. It's got a TON of quality of life features that I'm sure you'll enjoy! With this update, my game feels one step closer to being something to show off and not "generic steam shovelware." So, what's new? Check it out:

• All monsters are now colored and lined!

• Finally made the animation for the monster's pre-attack moves. No more placeholder image!

• The long-awaited feature, button input remapping, is now in the game!

  • Controller inputs all have their own corresponding icons in the menu.

• Achievements are implemented in the game, and are all functional!

  • The menu has also been redesigned from its prototype version.

• New and improved help menu is now available in the pause menu.

• Fixed a bug with battling where the game would hang if a monster died on its turn and it was the last one.

• The church now has an altar, where you can pray to restore the party's MP and HP for free.

• The Detective Office now has paw's contest winning drawing hanging up in the living room.

How's that? That's not bad for less than a month since my last build! I'm really getting in the hang of things now, I think. I'm really excited to see my game coming closer and closer to being amazing! And naturally, there aren't any plugins for my game's code (other than a few official Epic ones,) I figure it out myself. The input remapping feature was an ESPECIALLY big pain in the neck... but it does work!

Now I bet you're wondering, what's next? Here's a list of things I hope to get done by the end of the month:

1. Color in all the story mode CGs.

2. Implement the second half of the first chapter, which has the game's first boss battle

3. The ability to navigate the UI with a controller

4. More 3D... ugh...

5. Joe and Dan's overdrive move animations

6. Proper voice packs for all the enemies (for now they all use the slime's)

7. Some more 3D animations that are missing (Joe's focusing shot for example)

8. Find a way to make the game's custom cursor work on the Mac build

9. Custom Icons for all the achievements in the game

It's not too much! I thought there'd be more, to be honest... so yeah. I think I can get most of it done by the end of the month. When I do, the paid version of the game will launch! As a reminder, it'll cost $4.99. Then, when all six chapters are finished, the price will increase to 9.99. So get in early! Of course, if you buy it when it's cheaper, you'll get the rest of the content for free. And don't worry, I'll only release each new part when it's fully implemented (not like the Westwood Kingdom is now, halfway finished) so you can get the best experience.

Okay, with that, I hope you enjoy the new build! Feel free to reach out to me via Email, Twitter, Discord, or anonymously via Strawpage. I hope to have another build out in two weeks or so!