The Forbidden Arts is an old-school action adventure platformer with a focus on discovery and exploration. You play as Phoenix, a young boy who seeks to master the element of fire in a grand adventure of ancient magic.
We've received more great feedback we've released a new version of The Forbidden Arts.
Before we get into what's been changed/improved in this version, here's a bit of what's coming:
1. We've begun work on dungeon maps
2. We have finalized text for localization, so that will begin next month.
3. Our animator is working on creating animations for the final cutscenes of the game
4. The final boss fight is being coded and it's chaos! We want to go out with a bang!
Here's what's new in version 0.7.3.0:
- You can now switch between full screen and windowed display modes via the Video Options menu
- Improved the visibility of the HUD Text when using keyboard controls by increasing the size by 70%
- Increased mouse sensitivity on world map to allow smoother camera rotation
- Hearts will no longer drop when player is full health
- Hearts will now always drop from an enemy if you were poisoned by that enemy
- Modified level design in challenge level 1
- Modified level design in challenge level 6
- Modified level design in Swamp of Green Mist
- Modified level design in Mountains of Orin
- Modified level design in The Hives
- Modified level design in Palace of the Hives (Enchantress Boss)
- Modified level design in the Abandoned Mines
- Adjusted mechanics of Aeromancer boss fight
- Updated game progression tracker in save management
- Adjusted pushing mechanics to fix some jittery issues
- Modified the particle effects for the Roots of Fire (Super Jump) ability
- Modified the particle effects for the Griffin Shriek in Korrath Woods
- Various bug fixes
If the update isn't showing in Steam just yet, just be patient while Steam updates.
Thanks for the feedback and following along as we continue development. Stay posted for more updates!