What's new in Arken 0.6.2 Alpha
Feb 18, 2019
- Unfortunately there was a bug in the last version, that was messing up the progression logic.
New in Arken 0.5 Alpha (Feb 11, 2019)
- Implemented a new item: The empty bottle allows you to create medicine and magic potions. Talk to the medicine makers of the world.
- Implemented 12 potions: Each potion can be refined one time, increasing its effect.
- Implemented upgraded version of items: Each item besides bombs can be upgraded one time, increasing their effect. Talk to the blacksmiths of the world.
- Implemented a new item: The Tornado Triangle let's you summon a whirlwind that takes you to activated Marks of the Wind God. Inside of dungeons it will take you to the exit immediately.
- NPC's in caves can now have treasure chests that help you on your way.
- Updated NPC hints. They can tell you where the optional items are hidden.
- Improved procedural generation. Dungeons are more versatile now.
- New puzzle: Ground switches (also look below pots!)
- Minor bugfixes like generation errors
New in Arken 0.4 Hotfix (Feb 2, 2019)
- The completely new 'Ruins' biome can now be explored!
- Meet one of the three sages of Arken. He will give you directions and has a new item for you! He lives not far of your home.
- Marked locations on your map (see the sage)
- Fast text for textboxes. Just mash one of the two action buttons to quickly scroll through text.
- Improved proc-gen, now generating some roads and more interesting maps
- Your mana will now recover automatically after some time
- Secret NPC's will not only provide you with hints and tipps, they now have some items for you to find as well in their caves. Also they now have some furniture (super important! :D).
- Fixed some misgenerating river bridges
- Fixed some more generation issues
- Fixed a bug where whenever you entered a stair from the water your spawning point was messed up
- In caves, stairs no longer intersect the way to another screen
New in Arken 0.0.3 Hotfix (Jan 31, 2019)
- Fixed some bugs, see details below:
- When carrying something and falling into a hole, the carry object was remain in air over the hole
- When falling into a hole and respawning at a warp / staircase, the player took the warp, which was not intended
- Snow Cave dungeon entrance tile fix
- If starting point was at a river, there was a generation error, causing bushes to spawn in water
- Also implemented:
- Rocks can now drop items when thrown and broken