Changelog 2024-06-22

This Changelog shows all changes on Endyr. Entries are sorted by date within their categories, latest on top. This list is derived from the dev-notes and meant for reference only – entries may or may not be cryptic.

• See also: Latest development screenshots

Spoiler warning: This is a complete list of new and even hidden new game content!

2024-06-22

New actors

• shards (multiple)

2024-05

New items

• safaribook
• scroll_quiver
• necronomicon
• lexicon

2022-03

New objects

• phone

2021-12

Game-Updates

• Blade weapons sharpening
• Use items in containers when crafting (ie. water in bucket)
• Rotated objects now get focussed correctly
• Polaroid camera for in-game screenshots

New actors

• bast_professor

New items

• grindslate
• cooking_pot
• frying_pan
• camera
• photo
• photo_paper

2019-12

Game-Updates

• Entities flash up when hit
• Greatly improved fog and rain effects
• Implemented falling leaves, dust particles and rain drops
• Added new music and sound effects
• Music is now treated like looped sound effects
• Fixed a bug when aiming bows
• Added battle arena at the bastion
• Market booth for player sales
• Foreign merchant that refills NPC wallets
• Digging areas (for clay)
• Players now leave their lootable dead body when defeated

New items

• clock
• slave_collar
• stone_slab
• clay
• clay_tool
• clay_block
• roof_tile
• urn
• clay_pot

2018-11

Game-Updates

• Self-Illumination (glowing colors, eg. for cave mushrooms)
• Optimized lighting engine for 1:1 lighting resolution

New objects

• counter
• cashier

2018-05

Game-Updates

• Implemented HTML5 AudioContext for smooth playback (effects may follow)
• Added 3 custom designs for the market booth (for warrior, crafter and alchemist)
• Improved transition effects when going up/downstairs
• Vignette effect for subtle darker corners
• Gossip class implemented for spreading rumors
• Created interior levels for bastion buildings (blacksmith, tailor, hunter, bakery, barracks)
• Doors with simple animation
• Color reduction and "Gameboy" filter
• Camera zoom-in for special attacks
• Dialogue text sound effects
• Audio mixer settings
• Background music (some)
• Ambient sounds (some)
• Sound effects supporting random source, volume and pitch variation

New actors

• bast_deliandra

New objects

• dice_table
• door

New items

• dice
• d* (4, 6, 8, 10, 100, 12, 20)
• fruit_juice
• berry_juice
• magic_lamp
• shield
• shield_large

2017-12

Game-Updates

• Spawners can now be temporarily disabled by players
• Editor undo function (affects ground, overlay, collision, z-map)
• Weather effect: fog
• Combined weather effects
• Stitching labels on bags (aka. renaming; affects the context menu title)

New actors

• az_bat
• az_cat
• az_dog
• bast_aaron
• bast_farmer
• baby
• young_girl
• teen_girl
• bone_pile

New objects

• market_stand
• spawner
• cryopod
• statue_alchemist
• statue_artist
• statue_craftsman
• statue_fighter
• statue_protector
• statue_shepard

New items

• market_stand
• admin_broadsword
• admin_longsword
• baton
• battle_hammer
• war_hammer

2017-04

Game-Updates

• Support for animation sprite offsets
• Support for custom fonts in dialogues
• Advanced text renderer for dialogues and replies (allows text formatting)
• Scrollbar to handle numerous dialogue replies
• Level area affects (eg. rain areas)
• Explanations in sales menu
• Area weather effects (heat, freeze, rain, snow)
• Ground particles on fast movement

New actors

• luminosphere
• tree_* (soft, hard, flex, dark, green)
• trunk_* (soft, hard, flex, dark, green)
• stump_* (soft, hard, flex, dark, green)
• zombie
• mummy
• cow
• sheep
• sheep_buck
• lamb
• grindelbarth
• foxgloves
• duck
• drake
• calf
• squirrel
• pig
• pigs
• goat
• goat_kid
• fox
• cactus (growing in 10 variants)

New objects

• luminos
• tree_saw
• monolith
• obelisk
• glyphplate
• statue_flour
• statue_hammer
• statue_sword

New items

• dax
• roasted_mushrooms
• tree_saw
• herding_staff
• book_hearts (for Dantinus ;-)
• sunglasses
• stone_token
• foxgloves
• lure
• lure_big
• cactus_flower
• fish_blue

2016-10

Game-Updates

• Individual interface für grindstones
• New crafting interface for tailoring
• Aura renderer for higher planes
• Fixed bugs in scatter lighting
• Vendor overhaul / now allows re-buying items at 60% of their value
• Tools get damaged on usage
• Storing list of successfully used recipes
• Melody composer interface
• Fixed timers staying active after removal
• Pixel effects and wiggling
• Sword slashes and arrow lines
• Smoothed out area effects
• Item materials renderer

New items

• knitting_needles
• brick
• flint
• cheese
• milk
• garlic
• boletus
• eggsponge
• mushroom
• morel
• amanita
• blungi
• scissors
• citron
• flax
• seed_flax
• wool
• thread
• thread_roll
• cloth
• cloth_roll
• yarn
• synthesizer
• piano
• harp
• marimba
• drums
• slingshot
• pebbles
• dynamite
• dynamite_pack
• banjo
• centurion
• guard
• jester
• knight
• roman
• templar
• viking
• trumpet
• dye_* (r,g,b,c,m,y,k,w)
• blade_broad_* (all metals)
• blade_short_* (all metals)
• blade_long_* (all metals)
• steel_ingot
• copper_ingot
• bronze_ingot
• latinum_ingot
• tin_ore
• tin_ingot
• vyran_ore
• vyran_ingot
• jade_ingot
• ruby_ingot
• forge_hammer_small
• softwood
• hardwood
• flexwood
• darkwood
• greenwood

New actors

• acre_flax
• dynamite
• dynamite_pack
• mushrooms
• rock_ore_tin
• rock_ore_copper
• rock_ore_iron
• rock_ore_silver
• rock_ore_vyran

New objects

• campfire
• loom
• spinning_wheel
• grindstone
• piano
• harp
• marimba
• cello
• mannequin

2016-08-08

Game-Updates

• Lucius offering gambling (rock-paper-scissors)
• Dog roaming the Bastion and retrieving items
• Fixed bugs in mouse controls and added "running" for touch-users

New items

• broccoli
• capsicum
• celery
• celeriac
• corncob
• carrot
• cauliflower
• cucumber
• potato
• pumpkin
• pumpkin_face
• radish
• sugarbeet
• sugar
• tomato
• magnifier
• leather_bag

2016-08-01

Game-Updates

• Simplified damage model (removed body parts)
• Running (3 times walking speed)
• Stamina drain and exhaustion from running
• Health lowers view distance in darkness
• Visual feedback when no action is possible
• Visual feedback when starting running
• Room decoration (place wall and floor tiles)
• Server-side auto-tiles

New items

• wild_seed
• magnet
• cutlass
• seed_sugarbeet
• seed_cauliflower
• seed_carrot
• seed_radish
• seed_eggplant
• seed_onion
• seed_cucumber
• seed_corn
• seed_salad
• seed_pumpkin
• seed_celery
• seed_broccoli
• seed_tomato
• seed_capsicum
• seed_wheat
• seed_potato

New actors

• apple
• apple_tree
• bast_lighter
• bamboo
• cat
• dog
• horse_tame
• minecart
• wild_plants
• acre_sugarbeet
• acre_cauliflower
• acre_carrot
• acre_radish
• acre_eggplant
• acre_onion
• acre_cucumber
• acre_corn
• acre_salad
• acre_pumpkin
• acre_celery
• acre_broccoli
• acre_tomato
• acre_capsicum
• acre_wheat
• acre_potato

New objects

• scatter_bow
• banner
• scarecrow_large
• cheeky_chest

2015-04-01

Game updates

• New collision modes to represent ground (stone, mud, sand, etc.)
• Improved lighting (darkened walls and light scattering)
• Introducing Lux as the game's currency
• Selling items to NPCs
• Armor wearable over clothing
• Castle changed to Bastion and added guards
• Displaying bubbles when target is already in use
• Added NPCs and quests to the Bastion
• Smooth level changes by sliding-out

New items

• bamboo
• bamboo_fresh
• fur
• lux
• boots_clean
• boots_dirty
• brush
• scarecrow
• trashbag

New actors

• minecart
• bamboo
• raccoon
• fishing_bait
• cotcover
• bastion guards (bast_guard1 - bast_guard8)
• bast_* (commander, hunter, smith, knight, guard, brawler, audience, armand)
• bast_fam_* (clark, doris, linea, gorgoff, etc.)

New objects

• tanner_frame
• scarecrow

2014-08-14

Game updates

• Simple hit/crafting animations
• In-game chat
• Crafting recipes database
• Rusting blades
• Rechargeable weapons (crossbow)
• Working beds
• Item context menus
• Object action points
• Blockable spaces in containers
• Interior decoration / user tile placement
• House building
• Placeable level instances ("realms")
• Buildings export to placeable objects
• Highlighting matching slots while dragging items
• Changeable clothing

New items

• cooked_fish
• cooked_fish_small
• cooked_fish_ball
• raw_fish
• raw_fish_small
• fish (fish_apricot, fish_beach, fish_dragon, etc.)
• fishing_net
• fishing_rod
• herring
• worms
• thread
• tall_bag
• small_box
• small_bag
• coffer
• salpeter
• admin_minibag
• juicer
• leather_strip
• leather_lace
• lockpick
• silver_coin
• copper_coin
• copper_ingot
• copper_ore
• pipe
• raw_glass
• sand
• chisel
• straw
• nails
• salt
• tiles (wood, stone, wall, etc.)
• honey
• honey_pot
• iron_helmet
• admin_hat
• admin_dress
• clothing (dress1, dress2, etc.)
• platinum_coin
• gold_coin
• iron_coin

New actors

• bedcover (>bed)
• bees (prodecural)

New objects

• fruit_press
• salt_pile
• bed
• drawing_table
• oven
• commode
• beehive
• bed
• closet
• furnace
• plant_pot
• small_bed
• wooden_rack

2014-01-17 - Alpha 2

• Added dev page for reference.

Game updates

• Char creation screen overhaul
• Stack splitter (amount selector)
• Events after throwing items (eg. Molotow cocktails)
• Crafting fluids directly into containers
• Fluids (powder, liquid, gas) and bottles
• Timed effect ("buffs")
• Crafting-windo now displaying the required resources and production time
• Rubberbanding prevention
• Camera paths (showing places)
• Item drag&drop overhaul (swap items, drag on bags, drag from slot to slot, etc.)
• Menu / bags scaling for future use
• Allowed shadow casting even if lighting is disabled
• Jump marks for repeatable discussion branches
• Disabled (greyes-out) discussion replies
• Facesets for dialogues
• Behaviour stack to simplify NPC scripting (eg. charged attacks)
• Enemy sense (eyes, ears, nose, skin, etc.) and respective player properties
• Optimized proximity detecion for NPCs
• Added system menu for custom objects (hold mouse button to open)
• Crafting menu now appears in "metal" design when using objects (like anvil)

New items

• sachet
• molotow
• waterbucket
• large_bottle
• bottle
• fluids (water, oil, petrol)
• broom
• stone_block
• rabite_tail
• rabite_fur
• map
• Numerous kits (kit_barrel, kit_lamp, kit_oven, etc.)

New actors

• small_statue
• stone_rock
• windmill_blades (rotating)
• 20 NPCs in Torial (intro village)
• slimer
• shy_flower
• shy_light
• petunica

New objects

• wood_oven

2013-10-31

Game updates

• Swap hand items and swap main hand for ambidextrous chars
• Harvesting plants for seeds or fruits
• New planting interface
• Targeting system for context-sensitive tabs
• Exchangeable menu tabs (context-sensitive)
• Separated jumping and movement
• Item repair and recycling (eg. melt swords to get some iron)
• Implemented planes and rotation for deco sprites
• Weapon attack areas now take collision radius into account
• Auto-stacking on creating/collecting/etc. items
• Distanz-Check überarbeitet (grosse Objekte sind jetzt von allen Seiten benutzbar)
• Updated distance check (large objects are now accessible from all sides)
• Dynamical interactions for script objects
• Non-blocking actions (start menu / look)
• Cursor highlighting priorities (attackable > useable > collectable > other)
• Tool slot is now the same as the main hand
• Individual char screen effects (drunk, blind, etc.)
• Polygon ways and areas for helpers
• Named helpers for script interactions (eg. npc patrols)
• Improved path finding (more direct paths)
• New damage type "electro" or "lightning"
• Enemies can now jump
• Now supporting multiple actor animations as well as frame flipping
• Switched to requestAnimationFrame() for optimized performance and CPU usage
• Numerous engine optimizations
• Multiple timers for actors
• Multiple classes for actors
• Cleaned and made consistent the whole debug output
• Talking to moving actors (pause/resume path)
• Floating actors

New items

• wood_bar
• tongue
• claw

New actors

• scaffold_## (div.)
• blob
• boo
• rabite
• murray

New objects

• test_chest
• test_button

Image updates

• eye

Editor updates

• Line/Rect/Fillrect for collision painting
• Editor char selection
• Filtering for helpers and objects
• Actor editor / filtering for easy access
• Item editor / filtering for easy access

Bugfixes

• Fixed distance measuring and calculations
• Fixed highlights for underground (Z below 0) sprites
• The delete key now works properly
• Timers fixed

2013-06-06

Game updates

• Multi-language NPC discussions
• Effects ("stunts") layer for earthquakes, lightnings, etc.
• Timer for items
• Multi-language support for IG menus
• Optimized partial map updates (freeze/apply)
• Camera-shaking (for earthquakes and explosions)
• Script-based level modifications (dynamic mine level)
• Collision mode 16 (ghosts only)
• Martial arts (rudimentary)
• Stacks change graphics depending on their size
• Building kits for user objects
• Ghost plane alpha (instead of transparent actor images)

New items

• gold_nugget
• gold_ore
• bigbomb
• handbombs
• torch
• bone_meal
• wool
• building kits (kit_*)

New actors

• rock_ore_iron
• rock_ore_gold
• bigbomb
• bomb

New objects

• well

Image updates

• slate_rock
• tendon
• rags

Editor updates

• GM tab (spawners)
• Showing tileset names
• Plane selection for objects, actors, items, objects, sprites (via tilesets; not yet used)
• Collision mode: ladder

2013-04-02 - Alpha 1

Game updates

• Ring menus (server-side scripted)
• Buffer effects (flip / drunk / underwater / motion blur)
• Planes for chars, actors, objects, items (normal / ghost / editor)
• New graphics system supporting color filters (invert / greyscale / sepia / r/g/b / etc.)
• New timer system for less server load
• Wooden signs and books (open in seperate windows)
• Scrolls (use charcoal to write)
• Interface system for internal windows
• Running (testing)
• Weather effect: rain
• Bolder border for main hand
• Multiple interactions for items (eg. rapier: slash / pierce / cut )
• Multiple interactions for actors (eg. tree: cut for wood / use to get a branch)
• Damage interface now scales with the resolution
• Using items now causes a small delay on the other hand, too
• Splitting stacks by right-click or double-click
• Auto-stacking on collect items
• Equpping two-handed items changes the main hand for ambidex
• Mass-crafting

New items

• ghost_cloak
• debug_rod
• admin_bag
• grass
• bone
• eye
• sawings
• imp_hammer
• imp_axe
• imp_pickaxe
• imp_knife
• charcoal, charcoal_red
• chalk
• scroll / scroll_full
• knife
• gold
• rivets
• wood_board
• platin_armor
• platin_helmet
• platin_mail
• leather_armor
• studded_armor
• barbute
• plate_armor
• breast_plate
• chain_mail
• chain_helmet
• heavy_armor
• silver
• platinum
• small_battleaxe
• battle_axt
• slate

New actors

• straw_doll
• santa_gnome
• santa_dog
• santa_deer

New objects

• ghost_candle
• slate_rock

Image updates

• sulfur
• stone
• stick
• wood
• iron
• silver
• gold
• hammer
• forge_hammer
• saw
• broad_sword
• long_sword
• staff
• short_bow
• long_bow

Editor updates

• Toggle actor shadows
• Spawn item count
• Set char src / lh / speed / plane
• Items spawn in char inventory instead of level

Bugfixes

• Stacking when crafting fixed
• Filled area below the menu with wood

2012-12-21 - Pre-alpha

• Initial release