RELEASE NOTES
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Version 0.6.2 (2024.05.30)
🌿 Bug fix:
– Fixed an issue where elemental energy was not appearing.
Version 0.6.1 (2024.05.21)
🌿 What’s new:
– Updated default ability and ultimate icons.
– Guardians will no longer take excessive damage at once (maximum 10 damage at a time). The cooldown between damage instances is set to 0.5 seconds.
– Elemental energy will now move towards guardians when they are close to each other, making it easier to obtain.
– Added exclusive guardian “Engel” for players who purchased the pre-order ticket.
– Minor design changes.
🌿 Bug fix:
– Minor bug fixes.
🌿 This release includes:
– 6+1 guardians (3+1 available for demo)
– 6+1 forest spells (4+1 available for demo)
– Campaign mode (10 stages)
– Survival mode (1 stage)
Version 0.6.0 (2024.05.07)
🌿 What’s new:
– Campaign stages 2-1 to 2-5 have been added. These might be the final campaign stages available for the demo version.
– The key settings feature has been added. You can now freely change your key settings.
– Guardians’ basic attacks are now auto-fired, meaning you don’t have to keep pressing a basic attack key to fire bullets.
– Fire energy has been reworked. A guardian will now get a ring of fire that damages enemies on contact, instead of a damage buff.
– Air energy has been reworked. A guardian will now shoot air slashes that damage and halt enemies, instead of providing an attack speed buff.
– A new title screen has been added. You will see the new title screen randomly.
– Hohora’s name has been changed to “Hehero”. Please note that this change might result in a loss of Hohora’s gameplay data.
– Hohora’s ability has undergone a minor design update.
– Jade Earthworm has been redesigned.
– New enemies have been added – red runner, bigot, bullkiller, hunter and trespasser.
🌿 Bug fix:
– Minor bug fixes.
🌿 This release includes:
– 6+1 guardians (3 available for demo)
– 6+1 forest spells (4+1 available for demo)
– Campaign mode (10 stages)
– Survival mode (1 stage)
You can try the demo on Steam! Your feedback is important to me, and I’m super excited to make improvements based on your input. Thank you so much! 🙂
Version 0.5.1 (2023.09.28)
🌿 What’s new:
🔸 New forest spells have been added: rock barrier, fluffy cactus, and snuggly bush.
🔸 Guardians’ and enemies’ healing effects have been added.
🔸 ‘Pause’ and ‘game score’ screens have been redesigned.
🔸 Hohora’s ability has been reworked. You won’t have to resummon them every cooldown. When you use the ability, they will just reposition themselves.
🔸 The dialogue system has been reworked.
🔸 Bullet explosion animation has been changed.
🔸 A new forest ability (not spell) has been added (chestnut).
🔸 New enemies have been added – arsonist and lumberjack.
🔸 A new boss “Tree killer” has been added.
🔸 All the enemies now have channeling animation before they attack or use abilities.
🌿 Bug fix:
🔸 Fixed an issue where Gorrk’s ability and ult swallowed enemies to weird positions.
🌿 This release includes:
🔸 6+1 guardians (3 available for demo)
🔸 6+1 forest spells (4+1 available for demo)
🔸 Campaign mode (5 stages)
🔸 Survival mode (1 stage)
You can try the demo on Steam! Your feedback is important to me, and I’m excited to make improvements based on your input. Thank you! 🙂
Version 0.5.0 (2023.06.30)
🌿 What’s new:
🔸 Mouse controls have been added, making it easier to navigate menus. However, dialogue buttons will be included in the next update.
🔸 A “Redeem” menu has been introduced on the title screen. If you have purchased a ticket, enter your code to experience the exclusive forest spell.
🔸 The new exclusive spell, “Sapphire Butterfly,” has been added. Please note that it is still a work in progress and may undergo further redesign.
🔸 The “Main Menu” and “Stage Select” screens have been merged and revamped.
🔸 Pressing ESC now allows you to access the “Settings” directly.
🔸 Guardians’ portraits have been added to the UI.
🔸 Bosses’ projectiles now travel in a straight line rather than targeting the guardians directly, making gameplay a bit easier. Additionally, the difficulty of Survival mode has been lowered.
🔸 A tutorial now includes a description of elemental energy.
🔸 A new forest spell, “Rose Fury,” has been added.
🔸 A shield icon has been added to the UI.
🔸 Effects for invincibility by Earth energy have been implemented.
🔸 Lightning energy, thunder attacks, and revival mechanics have been added.
🔸 A “Night time” feature has been introduced, with a 50% chance of each game being set during the night.
🌿 This release includes:
🔸 3 guardians
🔸 3+1 forest spells
🔸 Campaign mode (5 stages)
🔸 Survival mode (1 stage)
You can try the demo on Steam! Your feedback is important to me, and I’m excited to make improvements based on your input. Thank you! 🙂
Version 0.4.1 (2023.06.21)
🌿 Bug fix
🔸 Fixed an issue where the screen would freeze in certain menus. It appears to have occurred in some environments.
Version 0.4.0 (2023.05.18)
🌿 What’s new:
🔸 Trees and background of stage 1 (campaign) have been revamped.
🔸 Title screen has also been revamped.
🔸 Guardian’s energy system has been replaced by a health system. Guardians will no longer be healed forever. The game will end when the guardian’s health reaches 0.
🔸 A new system called ‘elemental energy’ has been added. It will provide various buffs in battle, including healing (water).
🔸 Survival 1 is now shorter (10 minutes to 6 minutes). It may still be a bit difficult. I need feedback on this.
🌿 This release includes:
🔸 3 guardians
🔸 2 forest spells
🔸 Campaign mode (5 stages)
🔸 Survival mode (1 stage)
You can try the demo on Steam! Your feedback is important to me, and I’m excited to make improvements based on your input. Thank you! 🙂
Version 0.3.1 (2023.05.05)
🌿 Bug fix
🔸 Fixed an issue where battles were not ending correctly in survival mode.
Version 0.3.0 (2023.05.03)
🌿 What’s new:
🔸 Introducing a new guardian, Hohora!
🔸 A new forest spell, Razor Leaf, has been added to your arsenal.
🔸 Spell selection system: Choose the spells you want to use before entering battle.
🔸 Damage points are now visible during battles.
🔸 UI improvements: Minor changes have been made to the user interface.
🔸 Guardians can now avoid damage if they pass or dash through enemies in a short time.
🔸 Campaign mode’s first stage is now shorter and easier.
🔸 Survival mode has been made slightly easier, with bigger changes coming in the next update.
🌿 This release includes:
🔸 3 guardians
🔸 2 forest spell
🔸 Campaign mode (5 stages)
🔸 Survival mode (1 stage)
You can try the demo on Steam! Your feedback is important to me, and I’m excited to make improvements based on your input. Thank you! 🙂
Version 0.2.0 (2023.04.12)
This release includes:
– 2 guardians
– 1 forest spell
– Campaign mode (5 stages)
– Survival mode (1 stage)
– Now playable on Steam
– Title screen, how to play guide, main menu, stage select screen, game play, game score screen, pause function, and more.
– Expected play time: 40 minutes or more
– This is the 1st demo version of the game.
Thank you for playing! I value your feedback and look forward to improving future versions of the game based on your input.
Version 0.1.0 (2022.10.03)
This release includes:
– A minimum but functioning game
– Playable on desktop browsers
– Main menu, game play, game over, instructions, leaderboard, and game info screens
– 1 type of player and 2 types of enemies
– Expected play time: 5 minutes or less
– The goal of the game is to protect the forest from invaders for as long as possible and achieve a higher score.
Thank you for playing! We welcome your feedback to help improve future versions of the game.
