3.31.23a Update

+ wolves and deer

+ disarm mechanic

+ crafting

+ NPC trading

+ reputation system

+ 8 new katana and wakizashi sets

+ hunter outfit

+ new pine forest biome

+ inventory bug fixes

+ better maps

1.29.23a Update

Changelog:

• Added 4 small open world maps to explore

• Finished weather change system and fixed lighting bugs with water during rain storms

• Improved shrine visiting and added prototype travel map system

• Improved map functionality with drag-drop and zoom

• Redesigned inventory system with toolbar and more intuitive drag-drop system

• Improved loot drop system

• Added new foods and healing items

• Added shrine collection boxes for storing unused items

• Added birds, dragonflies, and frogs

• Improved fishing mini-game

Planned for next month:

• Add item trading system for unified crafting and merchant UI

• Add reputation system

• Re-add and fix AI for larger animals (wolves and deer)

• Refine old maps and add 1 new biome

For backers: A new build is currently available for beta-testers on Discord!

December Updates

Procedural generation wasn't producing the results I wanted and I decided to change course and continue manually creating the levels from before. Procedurally generating rice fields and nice-looking villages was virtually impossible without making them grid-like and unnatural. Also, as a lot of people mentioned the levels become increasingly repetitive and generic with procgen, so overall this might be the better approach.

A cool features I added is the ability to cut grass now. It uses a cheap render target and vertex shader so it comes at very little performance cost!

I made some progress on the handmade map includes a new swamp area that looks more swampy and humid than before. I also added some new mangrove trees.

From the feedback I received from playtests, I decided to change the quick item system to a tool bar and also remake the inventory system to function more like minecraft/terraria. Ronin Trail is a survival game and I feel this type of structure is more suited for the genre.