Hello travelers! Today Holomento Alpha 0.4.50 goes live! This update focuses on improving the user interface, quality of life for several gameplay aspects and replacing the player leveling system with a slot-based item leveling system! [list] [*] New "Tab Menu" User Interface featuring stats, collections and ability swapping [*] Overhauled user interface for item interactions [*] New Slot Item Leveling and Experience System [*] 50+ New Items [*] Many QOL bug fixes and changes [/list] You can read the full patch notes below! For more information on planned features coming in future patches, check out the [url=https://trello.com/b/H2yIX1ZG/holomento-roadmap]Holomento Roadmap[/url]! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/e228896c9a6dfa2bce934408950963e925f89aaf.gif[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/f4a63df44000f944dabdd651cf9d156ca5a1b524.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/247816fb55194bd27bf7a51454de9b7f9a017a39.png[/img] [h3]New Items and Leveling System[/h3] Items now level instead of the traveler. [list] [*] Added over 50+ new items including new and improved weapons, various tiers of armor and more [*] Items that fall under the Head, Chest, Hands, Legs, Feet and Weapon slots are now categorized from levels 1-5. All other items are now categorized as accessories. [*] Added the magic gloves item to replace the default mage hands weapon type (Wanderer Default) [*] When an item levels up it is automatically upgraded to the next tier of that item. For example, when a Level 1 Worn-Out Revolver gains enough experience to level up, it will become a Level 2 Revolver. [*] Experience points are simultaneously distributed across all gear. For example, if the traveler receives 10 exp, each slot will receive 10 exp. [*] Added enemy item drops [*] Added new weapon models for most in-game weapons [*] The wanderer's class now starts with a "Magic Glove" that has unique VFX for each of it's 5 weapon levels. The glove functions the same as the "fist" weapon type did before. [*] Changed the melee animations and attacks for various ranged weapons. All weapons now have both ranged and melee attacks and animations. [*] Expanded internal weapon enumerations and structs to prepare for 30+ unique weapon types in upcoming patches. [/list] [h3]New Traveler (Tab) Menu and UI Updates[/h3] Experience an all-new traveler menu that's more responsive and intuitive than ever. [list] [*] Added a new split-window tab menu [*] The left menu displays the current stats, level and experience of each of the 6 slot items: weapon, head, chest, hands, legs and feet [*] The right menu now represents the book and features 5 main tabs: Stats, Quests, Collections, Map and Abilities [*] The stats page shows the travelers current stats and items. Hovering over an item will highlight it on the traveler and display the item stats and icon. [*] Accessories visibility can now be toggled on/off from the stats tab by using the eye icon on an accessory item [*] The quests page shows all quests the traveler has begun. Hovering a quest from the list will show a description of the quest. Clicking the quest will expand a dropdown timeline of all tasks required to complete the quest. Once a task is completed, it will be crossed out. [*] The collections tab (currently) features several sub categories of collections including Items, Relics, Monsters, Notes and Achievements. For this update, the Items, Notes and Monsters sections are accessible. [*] The map tab is a placeholder for a map that will be included in a future update. [*] The abilities tab allows players to reorder abilities for ability slots 1-4. [*] Simplified notifications for newly discovered items, monsters and notes. [*] Updated UI box and border styles for item stats boxes, class selection borders, title screen borders, notification borders, tutorial borders and more. [*] New Title Screen with a new (preview) text logo [/list] [h3]Updated Potions System[/h3] [list] [*] Potions dropped by enemies are now automatically added to the traveler's inventory [*] Removed potion sizes and changed default potion selection controls to scroll wheel [*] Updated potion buff particles [*] Reduced the number of potions dropped by enemies [*] Added a UI indicator for when potions are picked up [/list] [h3]Other Additions[/h3] [list] [*] Cleaned up and added cliffs near the dock town area [*] Added X and Y axis inversion options in the controls tab of the options menu [*] Changed the FPS stat display to be a custom UI element to improve toggle responsiveness [*] Simplified enemy healthbars to make them more readable [*] Updated text lookup tables to prepare for future localization [*] Added SFX to differentiate between a half-charged and full-charged bow shot [*] Fully charged bows have an elemental SFX associated with the traveler's element [*] Explosions no longer scale their size with damage (this lead to some very oversized explosions) [*] Explosive projectiles fired by the player will no longer damage the player [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/e98561e394c14b4612187bef5cd47140a53c4a2a.png[/img] [list] [*] Abilities are now removed when an item is swapped or dropped. [*] Fixed several bugs with abilities while loading a save game. [*] Fixed a bug where "gun-fu melee" wouldn't target the correct position on enemies (and in some cases wouldn't target enemies at all). [*] Fixed rolling animation bugs for all weapons [*] Fixed a bug where hitscan weapons couldn't hit elementals [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck between rocks at (-16717,-42542,-1462) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in rock near docks(-2904, 23296, 1893) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in the barn at (9756, -8044, 2102) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck between rocks at (7538, -1470, 2340) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck behind a rock at (67534, -1250, 1899) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck between rocks at (18623, 6772, 7575) [*] Fixed broken collision at (17917, 3150, 6388) that prevented player from following path [*] Fixed a bug where players could walk underwater at (50785, -27751, 7450) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck between the water and cliffs at (-79980, 74264, 112) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in the ruins at (-68091, 69196, 5061) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in the dragon bone at (-96806, 65214, 1598) [*] Fixed a bug where players would get stuck near small ruins during the demo [*] All enemies now despawn when entering a boss arena [*] Fixed a bug where mushrooms are immortal [*] Fixed the spawn location for enemy currency particle effects [*] Fixed a bug where the xp counter would account for previous runs' xp. [*] Fixed a bug where the "Exit without Saving" button sometimes wouldn't work [*] Fixed several bugs with beam-weapon SFX [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/73f16ab6806f2d5474d02fd821926458d241a6c0.png[/img] [list] [*] Improved performance in user interfaces by optimizing item image loading [/list] [h3][url=http://discord.gg/FbaQ8zJ]Discord[/url] | [url=https://trello.com/b/H2yIX1ZG/holomento-roadmap]Roadmap[/url] | [url=https://holomento.com/holomento-issue-tracking/]Report Bugs[/url][/h3] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38168200/f4a63df44000f944dabdd651cf9d156ca5a1b524.png[/img]