Rendezvous (Beta)
Heyho, handsomes! π
In preparation for the big bang on December 28th, a preview build has just been pushed to the Public Beta Branch. Everything from Steam Stats to Achievements and Save Games should be fully compatible.
In other words: you can already get your hands on the Steam Inventory Items by launching ANARCHY's Beta Branch via Steam. The biggest changes have already been covered in the previous announcement, though you can also find a more comprehensive list in the changelog below.
If you run into any issues β even down to less than optimal performance β please leave a message after the beep in this thread.
ANARCHY 0.1.4
Major
Field Battles - ADDED Combatant Spawners that dynamically spawn enemies, effectively replacing Field Impostors. Respawns are still triggered via Monolith activation. - ADDED Auto Starting Battles firing whenever you approach an enemy. Combatants from either faction within a certain range automatically join the battle. - ADDED a Field Grid spanning the entire map so combat can happen anywhere. - ADDED Dynamic Deployment that allows spawning in Group Members in a range of two cells around Lorna at Battle Start.Variations - ADDED Steam Inventory Items (Princess, #801e1e, Erinys) as a requirement to equip variations. - ADDED Variation Equipment Slots unique to each character. These display all available Variations, regardless of whether you fulfil the requirements to equip them.#### Minor General - ADDED GameState "Conversation" to disable the "Combat" Submenu. - ADDED Achievement "Paratrooper", awarded for winning a battle in ParAdise. - ADJUSTED Main Menu BGM from "New Horizon" to "Strength". - ADJUSTED Dialogue Lines throughout ANARCHY.- FIXED VariAtion inconsistencies regarding Fragments. - FIXED MenuScreen (including Save- & LoadMenu) States to properly close when the Menu Button is pressed or the scene is changed.ParAdise - ADDED Ladders as interactable objects to ascend/descend Hills. - ADDED a SignPost as interactable object to receive the Quest "OrientAtion".- REWORKED Trees & Houses & (Lamp)Posts into Game Objects to solve sprite layering issues and improve collision. - REWORKED Collider behaviour in battles to fully Ignore Collisions between objects on the Combatant and Obstacle Layer. - REWORKED Pathfinding into a coroutine running on the individual combatant to reduce unexpected behaviour when dialogue is being skipped.- ADJUSTED Auto Save to occur whenever a game is started, a battle / Fragment ends or a monolith was triggered instead of blindly saving whenever the scene is loaded. - ADJUSTED Lorna's ImmigrAtion sprite from her 1918 version to a new set of 1913 sprites. - ADJUSTED the QuestBoard Interaction HUD message from generic ("Examine") to "ToDo". - ADJUSTED Water Hue to be a bit more blue.- DEBUG Fragment Objects are placed close to the Spawn Point for a more convenient testing experience. Big huggies to whoever scrolled through all of this. π
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nory
Starting with 0.1.4, field maps are populated by enemy combatants. Battles are triggered the same way, but the actual encounters take place where you meet your enemies. Every combatant in range (including Lorna) is placed on the grid and you get to deploy your people in a grid-shaped radius around you.
Following your victory, your friends despawn and you pick things up right where you left off. Compared to the old system, that's two loading screens we'll never have to see again. On the other hand, there's a whole new level of possible interactions between exploration and combat.
If you'd like to take something with you, go right ahead! From December 28th this year, you'll have plenty of opportunities to add more Items to your Steam Inventory. What's more, the Items are also used to change your characters' appearance.
One of the items does exactly what Vanguard currently does. Both cover the same Variation of Daphne. Everybody who has unlocked the achievement automatically receives the Item on the 28th.
Naturally, 0.1.4 comes with another monthly challenge. A new achievement β ParAtrooper β is awarded for winning your first battle in ParAdise. 
If you'd rather sit this one out, but are still eager to get your hands on any of the rewards β we've got your back! Rendezvous also launches ANARCHY's 
ANARCHY 0.1.4 puts the finishing touches on 2023 β with big ambitions for 2024. Not only is our own little spin on monetisation set up and ready to go, we've also made big leaps towards finding our stride in ParAdise.
As mentioned in the 
Ten years before the events of 
Unfortunately for everybody involved, Lorna isn't good at keeping secrets. It takes a whopping two lines of dialogue for her to blurt out something she shouldn't have. Her older sister, Ekaterina, is understandably concerned. 
If you ever wanted to step behind the curtain, you're not alone! Throughout TRACHI's history, there have been numerous attempts by people to see their world for what it really is. ExcommunicAtion marks the most daring adventure of that kind. 
Speaking of rewrites: There's a whole new chapter to the main story quest. In ParAdise, there's people. And when there's people, there's rules. Not everybody can go everywhere β at least not without giving something in return. Sometimes you have to pay a little toll, fill out a couple of forms β and sometimes you have to provide proof of who you are. Thankfully, Lorna has a service card. At least she used to have it, somewhere.
Between 1918 and 1919, there was a series of similar incidents. Lorna lost her service card, and so she asked someone for help. Fortunately for her, she had the right kind of questions for someone who knows a lot of things. Even though he himself might not always have all the answers, he's very good at pointing in the right direction. Hopefully, he can help her in this case, too.
Just like Atlas helps Lorna, I'd like to help you learn more about the worldas well. There's approximately five to ten new interactions, ranging from triggering Fragments to making dog go woof. πΆ
If you happen to trigger a battle, you'll find that you now have an extended range of tools at your disposal. A new ability named Knockback allows you to push an enemy back by one tile β or alternatively bump it into another enemy to cause 150% damage to both entities.
In regards to general status values, the movement range of combatants acting on a battle grid has been streamlined into an overarching stat called MOV. Each point of this value enables you to traverse the grid by one tile.
Around 2 1/2 weeks ago, a friend approached me with reports of regular crashes occurring in ANARCHY. Unfortunately, I couldn't reproduce them on my end, so me and my good Friend 
Marche was a first attempt to tie a patch together thematically. It was born out of necessity due to extraordinary day-job commitments forcing me into isolated development sprints. For all intents and purposes, it was the first time since February that I felt even remotely disconnected from TRACHI.
The previous month might not have been all sunshine and roses. However, Marche still doesn't shy away from a comparison with its predecessors. Having to put a bigger focus on content rather than infrastructure not only made me appreciate the fruits of the work done through September and October, but it also predesignated the primary goal for December.
Hopefully, Variations will not only constitute one of ANARCHY's biggest features, but also serve as an incentive to participate in early-access playtesting β and last but not least: open up ways of monetisation so I can work on TRACHI while also keeping every other element of it 100% free.