-UPDATE- Ruphand 0.3.7-P1 is live!

Good morning!

It's taken longer than expected to be sure, but at last, Update 0.3.7-P1 is out! This update brings the My Mix system with it, among some  other minor fixes.

EDIT AS OF 12:12 PM: A hotfix has been released that fixes some of the initial bugs with the update.

EDIT AS OF  9:26 PM: A hotfix has been released that fixes another initial bug with the update.

EDIT AS OF 6/18, 1:05 PM: A hotfix has been released that fixes one more initial bug with the update.

AS OF 6/18, 6:40 PM: A hotfix has been released that fixes what I'm fairly confident is the last major bug with the update.

NEW CONTENT:

• The My Mix system has been added! Brill can now create custom potions at any potion lab after completing the Main Story quest "Look It Up".
  • Potion labs include a desk in the Royal Library, Brill's work table at the Orvas Potion Shop, the Potion Lab upstairs in Arkenvali Academy, the Alchemist's workshop in Evrandel Royal Castle, the Alchemist's lab in the Aerialite Caverns (after the Alchemist trusts Brill enough to let her use it), and a certain late-game treasure room.
  • Research yields have now been added to enemies, which Brill can use to create Mixes. Stronger enemies will generally yield more Research. (The Challenge Tower's enemies don't give out any Research... though 0.3.7-P2 might make Tower Points useful in that regard!
  • Brill will gain 100 starter research in each of the six categories (Natural, Mystical, Offensive, Defensive, Energy and Matter), and players of pre-existing files will gain bonus research for key parts of the Main Story completed when the interface is entered for the first time (to help them make up for the research that they didn't gain in the previous update).
  • Some Modifiers (like Extra Element and Multi Target) are unlocked from the word "go", while others require certain items to be found. For instance, Split Strike can only be added to a Mix once Brill has learned the recipe for a multi-hit attack potion, and Guardbreaking requires a certain item that allows Brill to lower a foe's Block.

BUGFIXES AND ADJUSTMENTS:

• Fifth Round (as of Tuesday, June 18, 6:40 PM): Brill found some anachronistic post-it notes to go with her anachronistic manila files, so she should now remember to remove the Damage (and Potency, if necessary) multipliers when removing Extra Element/Second Status from a Mix.
• Fourth Round (as of Tuesday, June 18, 1:05 PM): Brill picked up some possibly anachronistic manila files to sort her notes into, so the Windup research cost multiplier should no longer be way too high under certain conditions after checking ingredients.
• Third Round (as of Sunday, June 16, 9:20 PM): Brill sorted out her notes, so the 50-HP Blessing Modifier, which requires 300 Defensive Research, should now no longer check for Matter Research.
• Second Round (added as of 12:12 PM): Several bugs with the initial update have been patched out.
  • Canceling a My Mix will no longer get Brill stuck in the corner of the Earth Cave stairs map. Any players that are presently stuck in this wall should be able to get out and return to where they were.
  • Enemy research drops should now actually affect the research totals.
  • Multi Target should affect the amount of ingredients of a low-damage Mix, rather than the ID of that ingredient.
  • Trying to add a modifier that costs more than Brill can afford to spend should now properly clear the "costs too  much" tag, so that Brill can add modifiers that don't cost too much. Resetting the My Mix screen will also clear this tag, just in case.
• To maintain their usefulness, some Status Potions have been buffed.
  • Super Snow Bottle: Now has 30% Windup instead of 50%. That was absolutely glacial.
  • Tidal Bomb: Now has a -4 Soften effect.
  • Super Tidal Bomb: Now has a -12 Soften effect (putting it 2 points above the highest a My Mix can get).
• Blocking now displays the user's effective Block Strength on the Block icon. This should make Block's mechanics a bit more clear!
• If Brill hasn't read any of the "Let's Learn Our Elements" bookshelves in the Hidden Library, she'll turn towards them one time when approaching the first enemy in the room. (This only happens once; it's mostly there to call attention to those bookshelves.)
• A minor passability issue has been fixed in the Fae Hedge. The bridges have been reprimanded and should no longer flout the laws of gravity.

Next on my list (in 0.3.7 P2), I'll be adding to the Challenge Tower; a "Hard Mode" that unlocks after the Skyward Sanctum is planned, as well as at least one unique challenge separate from that.