Sinathir
Sinathir 0.23 - Vehicles and more
Main addition for this version is the vehicle system, but I also added or reworked other minor features. This is quite a big release, even though most of the new features present might seem minor at first. Let's get into what's new.
But before that, I added new section to the forum called sneak-peeks. I will post there things I'm working on together with some pictures or videos. I will still keep updating the old online changelog.
Vehicle system
You can now get your own motorcycle pretty much from the start of the game. It is much faster than walking and makes traveling easier, but it also has some limitations. Here are some bullet points about the new system:
- Motorcycle has to be bought and then repaired either by you, or someone who has the right skills.
- It has set durability. First use every week lowers it. Once it reaches 0, it has to be repaired again.
- First start every week requires gas you can buy.
- You can mount / dismount at any time. You can also switch between two speed options
- You can only mount the bike if you have nobody in your party and you can't recruit new followers while riding the motorcycle.
- You can't enter most interiors or use most shortcuts while riding. Picking up items works without any problem.
- You can't drive over certain terrain, like stairs.
- Dismounting your bike leaves it at the exact place, even when you leave the map. Vehicle "teleports" back to your hideout if you skip a week in any way.
That's pretty much it. As you can see, vehicles are not supposed to replace walking entirely, but they give you more options for traveling. This the initial release of this system so there is only one vehicle you can get and it has quite a few disadvantages. Future vehicles will be harder to get, but will be much more useful. Also, I'm sure there will be quite a few bugs.
Full keyboard support for name input
This is something that should make naming your character or waipoints easier.
There is not much to say, rally. You can type your name with keyboard or you can still use arrow keys and enter. The system is still a little rough around the edges, but should work alright for a first release.
Reworked dialogue character sprite system
The original sprite system was one of the first scripts I wrote, ever. I don't have to tell you in detail how bad it was. This system is not only faster, but it makes adding new characters much faster and easier. It also has new features, like flipping sprites automaticaly depending on the side of the screen they are at. I slightly reworked some cutscenes and I also added two new story cutscenes.
Also a small note. Some features or events in the game right now are not correct, not canon. For example, being able to fight Mr. White is not suposed to be in the later versions. I put it in there for players to have something to do. Once I add more content, I will remove it.
Also, Mr. White giving you equipment and training you is not suposed to be in the game in its current form. In future versions, you will have to find him properly and give him the letter before you can talk to him and train with him. This also will be changed once I have all the content necesary in the game.
Updated save / load screen
This was quite unpleasant thing to implement, but I really wanted to have this since pretty much day one. Your character sprite now shows in the file select screen depending on the slot you have selected.
This gif is slightly outdated. Newer version also shows the name of your character, but other than that, they are the same.
This is a very minor addition, but it makes the save screen much more interesting to look at. It should also make it easier to select the correct slot if you have more of them made around the same time and you are not sure which one you want to load.
Aside from all of that, I fixed some minor bugs, like the butchering table at Billy's farm not working if you have upgraded safehouse and I also made the bridge repair cheaper, since this is the only way to reach the rest of the island with a bike.
This is quite a big version and while I spent more than three hours playing through the game normaly and fixing problems as I found them, I'm sure there will be quite a few bugs. If you find any, please report them here.
Next version will have hangout options for one NPC and I will try to finish the story dungeon I have been working on. Other than that, who knows. There is still so much I have to do.
Full changelog:
- New vehicle system with old motorcycle added
- Reworked NPC dialogue sprite system
- Full keyboard support at the naming screen
- Improved save / load screens
- Minor bug fixes and balance changes
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Anyone know if there's a walkthrough to this game? I'm kinda stuck on getting the bloodstone quest
The game has no presence outside of this site as far as I know.
There are multiple ways to solve that quest. Bloodstone can be found in the caves, can be bought from one npc if you talk to him about it, can be found in a dungeon if you use dynamite in a certain spot, can be rewarded for finishing one quest that triggers after certain amount of time passes and I think there is one more way to get it which I don't remember right now. There are two types of bloodstones too.
Thanks for the help! Btw I'm playing the game right now and i think i found a bug. I make both the crafter and the science guy to follow me along with the blacksmith but then when i tried to dismiss them it doesn't work, only the blacksmith works. There's no sound effect like if you tried to dismiss the player, just can't interact with the dismiss option. So i tried to skip the week and want to find them again, the map says that both of them is on the bar because its raining but both the crafter and science guy is not there. Now idk what to do.
You are right. I fixed the issue and uploaded new version. You will have to rest / work for a week and they should reset properly. Thanks for reporting that.
Nice! also just wanna ask, how can I get more clothes? The only place I know is just from the tailor in that River-thingy (forgot the place name), and how can i make my character age? Do i really just need to keep playing and wait?
Some other npcs can sell you more clothes, Billy for exaple sells peasant clothing. There are also some quests / events that will also give you new clothing. Another way is to survive for one year, go to the beach and "finish" the game. This will unlock new clothing depending on the ending you got. These clothes can be put on in the new cave you unlock and they change the look of anything you are wearing. "Transmog" I think is the term other games use for this.
As for aging, yes, the only way is to play the game and wait. Your looks change every year automaticaly. Also, finishing the game will save the age you reached and in future playthroughs, you can switch your characters look to any age between 10 and your max reached age.
Both the unlocked clothing and age switching is cosmetic only. It won't raise your stats and people won't react any differently to you.
When I loaded up Sinathir 0.23 I got this message when I pressed the continue game button. I can start a New Game without issue but this error occurs when I try to load a save
Sinathir old model 0.20 works just fine (Didn't have the free time to play the 0.21 and 0.22 models)
Tried a few things and I couldn't replicate it. Downloaded 0.23, started new game, saved, quit loaded and everything worked fine.
Downloaded 0.20, new game, save, transfer save to 0.23 ant it still worked.
Does that error show up when no old saves are present and you make a new one, or did you try to load saves from 0.20?
Also, could you please put your save files into a zip and send them to my email? Would make my work much easier.
This error showed up while loading a save from 0.20 If I delete all my old saves from 0.20 the error doesn't show. This also doesn't happen with new saves in 0.23. I'll go and put the save files in an email for you.
Thanks. I fixed the issue and your old saves should work again. Unless some new bug pops up. I uploaded the new version. It's exactly the same as the old one, apart from the save fix and improved save screen you could see in the sneak-peeks.
Kino as usual.
Here's a wild suggestion for Save/Load:
Have the background of the character reflect where they saved in the world. Maybe have a couple of pre-made screenshots or background images, and apply them based on the save location. Something simple - it doesn't have to be the exact screen the character was in. Like - if they saved inside of an NPC's house - show a default "House" background. A dungeon - show a Cave background, etc.
This is really only since the character probably took a lot of work, and they're shown atop a basic gray background.
Not sure if that would be a giant pile of work, but I think it would look cool.
That's a good idea. I wanted to add the name of the location to the save file too, so adding some kind of background would be nice addition.
Done.
yeah this is infinitely better!
you work fast as fuck too
I can work fast when I'm motivated by feedback. I've done more work in the last demo days than I did in the entire previous year because of how much feedback I got. I tend to take things slower when nobody suggests any improvements or reports bugs.