Autumn Winds - Community Update #49

Hello adventurers!

As we continue working on new content, we’re excited to present a new update packed with lots of improvements to combat, as well as various changes aimed at improving the overall game experience. :) We hope you’ll enjoy the changes

In terms of combat, we focused on improving the overall feel of fighting with the Mech. Landed hits should now feel more powerful, blocking more impactful, enemy reactions more dynamic, and sounds and visual effects much more satisfying.

We've also added a new guard break mechanic. If you block an enemy attack without having enough stamina, your guard will now be broken.

We hope combat feels much cooler now! Let us know what you think!

Among other changes, we've also improved quest progression to help prevent players from getting stuck, especially on the first and second islands. Quests blocked by other quests will now remain greyed out in the Quest tab until the required quests are completed, and the game will automatically switch you to the quest you need to finish first.

Another improvement you may notice while travelling is how distant islands are rendered. Terrain should now appear much more smoothly as you approach an island, reducing noticeable pop-in and making flights through the Archipelago look much better.

We've also put some work into improving sound effects across the game, so storms, combat, Fluffgigs, and various interactions should feel even more immersive!

Enough chit-chat, time to get back to work. :)

Here is the full changelog:

Quality of Life:

Quests that require other quests to be completed will now be greyed out in the Quest tab until the required quests are completed.

Quests that require other quests to be completed will now automatically switch to the first required quest after a couple of seconds.

Technology required to complete certain quests will now be highlighted in the Technology tab.

The attack wave area marker is now pinned to the edge of the minimap.

You can now heal lakes from anywhere within their vicinity, instead of only from one predefined spot as before.

Added visual hints to the Forge investigation spots.

When you stop crafting by walking away from the crafting station, a visible "Stopped" status will now appear above the structure.

Added proper popups for healing lakes, berry bushes, and bee nests that indicate which items can be used to heal them.

Combat:

When you hit enemies, the transparency effect on their HP bars will activate later, making it easier to track the health of the enemy you are fighting.

Improved combo bar animations when performing a combo.

Improved enemy HP bar animations when hitting them.

Jump attacks now have better collision detection with enemies and will knock them away if they block the landing zone.

Improved sound effects for jump attacks.

Added trail effects to jump attacks.

The Pickaxe now has greater knockback on the final combo hit.

Attacks from above now have greater knockback.

Added better ground effects when falling from heights, including cracks in the ground and more dust around the landing zone.

When you fall from a height in the Mech, you will now knock back nearby enemies.

Trees will now interact better with the Mech.

Improved visual effects on enemies when hitting them.

Improved weapon trail effects during combat.

Added more dynamic hit reaction animations for enemies.

Fixed a bug where the Tainted Fox would stand still and not attack until the player moved.

Improved the visual effects for Perfect Block.

Improved the Perfect Block sound effect.

Added a visual effect for normal blocking.

Added a sound effect for normal blocking.

Added a visual effect for guard breaks.

Added sound effects for guard breaks.

Improved visual effects for the Mech taking heat.

The final combo hit now has greater knockback and improved visual effects.

If you run out of stamina and block an attack, the enemy will break your guard.

Fixed a bug where Perfect Block paused stamina regeneration.

Visual hints for the Brute Felf's grab attack are now tinted red.

Improved visual effects for the bear's area attack.

Improved visual effects for the bear's heavy lightning attack charge.

Crossbow Tower now has slightly larger projectile collisions and improved aim.

Felflings now enter the tired state less frequently.

Changes & Fixes:

Improved distant island rendering to reduce noticeable terrain pop-in while flying towards them.

Gate health increased to 1,200 points.

Water Well morale boost increased from 10 to 15 points.

The tooth pickup is now larger.

Added a sound effect for the Mech's dash.

Improved sound effects for Tainted Storm.

More subtle visual effects for pickups.

Added a sound effect for the Healthy Fluffgig's rolling.

Added a sound effect for Fluffgigs taking damage.

Added sound effects for Fluffgigs eating.

Added a system to fix issues with new quests not triggering, especially on the first island.

Moved the building menu shortcut next to the inventory shortcut, to the left of the hotbar.

Added more storage space to the Pantry and Storage Hut.

Added sound effects for lightning strikes in the Wave Storm.

Tree wood values will now appear from a closer range.

Improved visual effects when an item is crafted.

If you want to support our work, the best way to do so is to leave a review, wishlist First Dwarf, or comment on our posts on Steam.

If you haven't already, I recommend joining our Discord . :)

See you in the next update!

Damian Star Drifters Team