Alterium Shift (tuxdb.com)

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Join three heroes in training as they learn to master their individual strengths and harness the power of Alterium Essence. With their training nearly completed, Dolion, their teacher, prepares them for the most important mission they've faced yet.

Story:

You'll begin your journey with three heroes in training; Pyra, Atlas, and Sage. Their teacher, Dolion, strives to mold his students into heroes, ones better than himself. The three heroes are taking their final test before being sent off on an important and life changing mission. What fate awaits these heroes and can they accomplish the tasks set forth before them?

Characters:

Dolion: From war hero to teacher, Dolion seeks individuals to mold into heroes themselves.

Pyra: A strict and loyal leader, Pyra steers her team as straight as she does her spear.

Atlas: A young, shy, and nimble Archer, Atlas delivers every shot with deadly accuracy.

Sage: A very talented weaver of Alterium Essence, with an ego that matches their skill.

Combat:

Alterium Shift has a full featured turn-based combat system with a turn-order display for important decision making! Exploit enemy weaknesses and gain experience to grow your party into an unstoppable force! Of course, the loot you earn will also help you a long your journey as well.

Exploration

Explore the world of Alteria. Meet new and diverse people. Find loot and hidden treasure! Take on new quests. The decision is yours and every decision is important!

About Alterium Game and Developers:
Alterium Shift is a SNES JRPG inspired indie game developed by two friends (Mottzy and Drass_Ray) who want to share their love for games like Chrono Trigger and FFVI through their own games.

Important Update: Alterium Shifts Journey Continues!

Hello Everyone!

We recently made a big announcement regarding the termination of our publishing agreement and upcoming plans for Alterium Shift. We understand that some of you are concerned about the project's status. Please rest assured, we've been actively working on the project throughout this time, and were waiting to push updates until after finalizing the publisher termination.

We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience caused by the outstanding issues with the game. The termination process took much longer than expected and significantly impacted our timeline. That said, were getting back on track and will be releasing a substantial update to address long-standing issues and add new quality-of-life features to the game!

For those who have purchased the Early Access version and want to see these changes now, good news! We have updated our beta branch. Visit this link for information on how to opt-in to beta updates.

Below are the release notes were preparing for the push to the primary Early Access branch. Were currently targeting the end of next week for this update, pending a few more QA runs.

Thank you all for your patience and the feedback you've provided along the way. We really appreciate it!

Best,

Mottzy & DrassRay

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Version 1.4.0

Changes

Removed localization for non-English languages (see announcement regarding publisher termination)
Removed beta menu
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This is due to multiple complaints about enhanced battles causing a game-breaking black screen on every 2nd battle

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New Features

Add map edge detection to more clearly show when the player is near the edge
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This will help in knowing where map transitions will occur

Performance improvements across all maps

Camera nudging

Keyboard: I, J, K, L - Zoom out with ; (semicolon) key
Gamepad: Right stick - Zoom out with the right stick button

Enhanced save system

Multiple autosaves
Autosaves happen every 5 minutes on map transition
Unlimited manual saves
New UI for better clarity on characters and saves

Added ability to explore after Early Access end credits

Moved Cloud Saves out of Beta and into the general settings

This includes an option to reload the saves from the current machine

Added ability to skip intro cutscene

Added initial key/gamepad prompts to some menus

Added generalized object interactions

This can be seen with all blue flowers being pickable
More generalized actions to come!

Added the ability for linear walking for characters during cinematic sequences

This can be seen in Pyras sequence after her monster gauntlet quest

Replaced +/- icons for arrow icons in the equipment stats menu to more clearly show the differences

Enhanced intro to have a consistent radial transition out and in

Note: there may still be some places where this doesnt happen due to legacy methods we used to do battles in the past

Added engine ability to direct other party members during cinematic sequences

This can be seen in Atlas waterfall sequence
We are still working to replace other cinema sequences that used the old way of turning off the party train and animating separate objects

(minor) Books can now only be closed using the cancel key or button

Pressing right or decide will take you to the end of the book but wont close it

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Fixes

Fixed: Affected stats were not showing properly for equipment in the shop
Fixed: New monsters added to the bestiary after battles would show as a white square initially
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Note: 3d monsters still show as white squares (known issue)

Fixed: Every 2nd battle would stay on a black screen (due to people enabling enhanced battles in the beta menu)

We have fully removed the option to prevent users from accidentally making their game unstable

Fixed: Issues in the inventory menu when trying to exit and come back

Fixed: Sometimes in the equipment menu an extra character profile would show up

Fixed: Exiting a game and loading a new one would sometimes cause the cursor to get permanently stuck on the screen.

Fixed: Pyra would walk oddly after completing the monster gauntlet and walking to the camp area (cinematic)

Fixed: In the waterfall area (Atlas sequence) an extra Dolion would appear

Fixed: When loading a save, the cursor would stay behind while the screen faded

Fixed: Loading a save wasnt properly retaining the volume settings from the main menu

Fixed: Title screen video would still have sound audio at full volume even when volume was reduced

Fixed: When music played there could be a visual hitch in the game due to a performance issue

Fixed: Players were unable to equip the 2nd accessory

Fixed: Issues in the Endless Dunes quest with Dark Elves not eating delivered meals

Fixed: Issues with shop UI and handling already equipped items

Fixed: Spells and items werent showing the correct stat effect values (such as how much a character would be healed) in the game menus

Fixed: Atlas Endless Dunes Rope Quest Bug

Fixed: Rock Golem battle icon is no longer a question mark

Fixed: Settings overlay no longer shows overlapped windows

Fixed: Save game menu title would stay stuck on screen from the in-game menu

Fixed: North Oasis wasnt accessible

Fixed: There were some places where characters could run in air off of a cliff

Fixed: Jude would re-appear in his house after taking the rope and leaving (Sages quest)

Fixed: Various typos in dialogs

Fixed: Quest descriptions werent properly showing in the quest log

Fixed: Shop menu allowed toggling stats on equipment no party member can equip

Fixed: Continuum Potion could not be used (showed as a key item)

This was because it had no gold value - now it can also be sold if the player chooses

Fixed: Players could save in places of the game where they shouldnt - this may have caused unexpected issues in cinematic sequences

Fixed: Issue with the Family Heirloom quest showing the object before the quest is accepted

Fixed: Notimmus Forest had a phantom fluppy appearing before a cinematic sequence

Fixed: Random crash from a Notimmus Forest battle

Fixed: On Pyras menial task quest, Atlas wasnt properly walking out of the dojo after you talk with the Mayor

Fixed: During Sages Oldskee quest, a black screen occurred after Oldskee pays respects (random)

Fixed: Atlas arrows did not always render properly when using his on-map shooting ability

Fixed: After gaining Sages ability, the invisible monsters near the cemetery would still have targets that Sages ability would point to

Fixed: Sages ability wasnt pointing to Prickly Pears bush in the Endless Dunes desert

Fixed: Sages sequence with the dark elf had visual issues with the amulet (and other things) not showing or animating properly

Fixed: Sages on-map ability was still showing in battles

Fixed: Sages well-bottom slime sequence only showed one slime when there were supposed to be two

Fixed: There was no quest marker on the overworld map for Sages Oldskee Quest

Fixed: The music at the end of Sages ACT 1 sequence would still play after Sages shift

Fixed: After Sages well quest to rescue Crystal, Dolions office door was locked when it shouldnt have been

Fixed: Ensure a looping water sound was playing properly when water raises/lowers in the water temple

Fixed: Dolions Meteor effect would only animate one time during the ACT 1 boss battle

Fixed: If you closed a book and opened the game menu quickly, it would stay on the screen

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Upcoming Features

These features are still being prepared for players, but will be coming soon!

New fishing system
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Players will have a more dynamic fishing experience with a new casting, luring, and reeling system

Real-time on-map abilities

Pyra will be able to smash/swipe objects
Atlas will be able to quick shoot
Sages ability is TBD

On-map battles (long term)

Battles will be initiated on map
The general battle structure will be similar (left/right battle setup)
This will be coupled with an overall enhanced battle system

Enhanced battles (long term)

Show health bars for enemies youve fought before
Show strengths/weaknesses for enemies after youve used certain attacks against them
Provide additional action capabilities to affect attacks and skills
Balance characters systems to encourage a variety of actions to be used
Add visual improvements, including characters moving to the monster for melee attacks

Book library for in-game menu

When reading a book, it will be automatically added to a book library so you can access them later

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Known Issues

(visual) The background music and sound effects bar does not move smoothly when changing the values
(visual) 3d monsters show a white square for their image in the bestiary
(visual) Some battles may not start with the appropriate transition and look jerky before the screen fades out
(visual) Some cinematic sequences that direct other party members have an odd jolt as the party members collapse to the player before moving out
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This will be addressed with our engine feature to control those party members better

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[ 2024-08-03 14:00:14 CET ] [Original Post]