Monday Dev Update #4

Greetings, As of our ongoing work to rebuild Winterfall by reimplementing, improving or fixing our old mechanics, during the past week, we have been updating the Combat build on several points.

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Here is the list of updates. We are tackling broader issues as we want to release a more fleshed out "Open World"/Exploration alpha. While it will not contain a full gameplay loop initially, we still want it to contain some playable smaller loops and gameplay segments.

Combat Mode & Controller

- Combo7 Functionality restored on all Combat Stances. Combo 7 is a knockdown combo

- Combo 3 4 9 and 10 inputs deactivated, leaving 6 attack inputs (from 10). Will reactivate once timings are fixed

Cloudedness & Defeat

- Max Cloudedness triggers a Cloudedness Hazard. Currently simple placeholder event (very angry bot spawn)

- Excess Adventure Damage leads to Misadventure (defeat type)

- "Retreat" considered a Woe. Converts pending Weariness into Spent Weariness.

- Defeat Screens for all 4 Defeat Types: Defeat, Misadventure, Grief and Failure

Hearth & Fire

- Hearths (and player-made fires in general) now check whether they have Cover against rain or are Exposed

- Covered/Exposed status indicated beneath Hearth

- Fires now deplete faster, through both real world time and in-game time

- Objects now tagged as Fuel. Increase Fire/Hearth HP

- Each 120hp Increase increases visible Fire level by 1

- Fire objects destroyed at -120hp (120 below 0)

- Fuel object "destroyed" when fed into Fire

- Fixed Fire Fuel pickup objects for shoulder carry

- Small edit to fire prefab for better lighting

World

- Further tweaks to environments to restore it for Open World update

Known Issues & Short Term Plans

- Finish fixing timing Issues on the remaining Combat Attacks (inputs 3 4 9 and 10) - Move Tools inputs from Mousewheel to number keys

- Cooldown for Tool switching - Firekit usage and fire placement unreliable at times. Investigating - Gauntlet Mode Goals and Circumstances, paving the way for implementation as Open World Hazards:

Goals

- Boss Duel

- Transport/Lead # of objects to Destination

- Destroy Number of Objects

- Reach Location

- Escape Area

- Complete Interaction

- Defeat All Spawned Bots

- Protect Object from Destruction

Circumstances

- "Until Time Runs Out"

- "Before Time Runs Out"