Asqueria: Wulfazblad Patch 1.04

It's our first patch day for Asqueria: Wulfazblad, a fun little side project to warm up for #PirateJam16 !

This front-facing RPG with roguelike elements is a short 30-60 minute adventure, with a few randomized elements to keep replays fresh.

The setting occurs in Asqueria's Era of Corruption - Probably around the same time as Distilled Soul, on the same continent Guilder. But while Distilled Soul took place in the haunting Marsh Ephemeral, Wulfazblad is set to the northeast in the forests of Theodan. 

So what changed? A whole bunch. Probably the last major update before Pirate Jam!

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🛡️Classes

• Characters can now properly level from 5 to 10! Auto Battle AI removed from Priest/Witch. Wulf still autobattles.
• All classes now have 2 Trinket slots, Witch has 3.
• All classes now have some damage resistances to element type (usually 10%ish).
• Witch and Knight Attack stat, and Priest Max MP, slightly reduced. Magic Def slightly increased for all.
• Priest can now equip Shields or Relics in the Off-hand (was only Relics)
• Knight can now equip Blades or Maces in the Main-hand (was only Blades)
• Rage/Mana costs adjusted for most skills.
• Reworked Werewolf transformation: Reaching 100 rage triggers 'Rising Fury' with a counter of 3. If it reaches 0, the transformation triggers until the end of the fight, attacking anyone. The counter diminishes after each turn, or when Knight receives damage. 'Rising Fury' is cancelled if you deplete your rage to 0.
• "Werewolf" counter: Each time the Knight's curse triggers, his rage will build faster for the rest of the game. You'll find alternate dialogues influenced by these transformations.

⚙️Systems & UI

• Added Reward System: After each fight, you may choose one of three random advantages for your party for next battle. However, if the curse was activated last fight, the advantages turn into penalties for the next fight.
• Reworked Preparing system: After each battle, you're given the chance to change party's configuration, like equipment, use items, review stats, save or change game options.
• Ending scene added: The game has a small epilogue describing the aftermath of your victory.
• Text character display sounds for message boxes enabled.
• Combat Text now persists longer at the top of the screen.
• Minor dialogue updates- Fix some typos / spelling, add line breaks/button pauses for some messages.
• Skill, Weapon, and general combat text updates.

🍄Items

• 2nd tier weapons now have elemental damage types and slightly improved secondary stats.
• Some special flavour effects added to most 2nd tier items. Primary stats are unchanged.
• Spellbows primary stats doubled (they count as both main/offhand and were under budget)
• Removed some unused consumable items.
• Enemy loot drops tweaked a bit.

⚔️Combat & Enemies

• Monsters now provide experience points! It should just work out to a level every encounter though.
• Some stat tweaks on monsters to account for players growing in power.
• Some enemies now have resist and/or weakness (10-25%) for certain elements.
• All enemies now have a damage type on their default attack (Mostly physical, dark, toxic)
• Adjusted the rates of status effects on certain enemy specials.
• Most higher tier AOE spells have had damage reduced, For both players and enemies.
• Myrkr and Kyrych Myrkr (Dark Element) spells now cost HP, instead of MP.

🐲Graphics

• Turn Order Display in combat updated- Now rests bottom right of the screen, on the party frame.
• Animations tweaked for all enemies, Most are less bouncy- and some moreso!
• Some combat animations updated (And some sounds attached!)
• Minor character portrait updates.

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Writing patch notes is a good warm up too. If you stop by and try Wulfazblad, leave us a comment and let us know whatya think!