Soles in Power

### 0.3 - v0.3 - New Content and Updates - -The area that holds the entrance to Echo City has been unlocked after completing where v.02 ends. - -A new character that progresses the main story is available at the entrance to Echo City. (The main story is barely progressed in this update, instead focusing on general gameplay updates and side character stories leading up to the major v.04 update which will include Echo City). - -The Farmer Girl from v.02 and her story has progressed, unlocking multiple new scenes, areas, enemies, encounters & more. - -A new kink is explored in this update, Chastity. This update adds a new item, the Chastity Cage. - -An area which lies west of the Farmer Girl and holds a cave entrance has been unlocked through her story. - -The cave in this new area is explorable, and holds a secret new character with new scenes. - -A new area, character, and scenes have been unlocked to the north of Reed’s Village, all of which are connected with the Farmer Girl’s progressing story. - -Major stat optimizations have been made through story progression, these will happen as you progress through the side story in this update. - Gameplay & Balance - -Kaine received initial stat buffs, you will now start the game with 500 HP up from 400, 10 Defense up from 5, 60 MP up from 50, and 17 Attack up from 15. Magic Attack, Magic Defense, Agility, and Luck remain the same. - -Random battle encounters were slightly decreased across all the areas that have them. - -Main Menu screen art has been changed. - -New items have been added to the item database. - -Save screens have been implemented on some key areas where players could get Game Over from v.02 and v.01. - -Many buildings and areas with broken collision have been fixed, such as tents, Inns, and the Witch’s Hut. - -Magic Water sold by Macer now displays correctly as adding 50 max MP as opposed to 100. - -Buy and Sell prices for multiple items have been adjusted. - -The loading splash art before the Main Menu is now skippable. - -A bug involving HP stacking beyond what it should has been looked into but no conclusion has been reached due to the inability to replicate the bug. This bug has only been experienced once and is thought to have something to do with the player’s personal computer, but if you experience this please contact me. ### 0.2 - v0.2 - New Content & Areas - Introduced Reed’s Castle — a new instance featuring multiple fight sequences, story events, and progression. - Unlocked Fiora’s Village, a major area home to several new NPCs, homes, and a key new main character with scenes who will advance the main story. Includes a new Inn and two shops with new items. - Expanded Priscilla’s storyline, now continuing in Fiora’s Village with new scenes. - Enriched the Fairy Den with 4 additional Fairy scenes. - Added Rose’s House, located east of the swamp, complete with a new fight sequence and side story scenes. - Opened a pathway to the city south of the forest, featuring a new side character who includes scenes. - Developed the Goblin Territory west of the forest — new enemies, encounters, and two story characters with scenes, one that pushes the plot forward. - Added the graveyard and crypt east of Fiora’s Village, including new enemies and a maze quest to advance the main story. - Over 20+ new scenes with existing and new characters - Optimized all existing areas from v.01 to fit 1280x720 aspect ratio by adding new area designs - Gameplay & Balance - Introduced new enemies to the database, including Reed, goblins, Rose, and others. - Added multiple new items, weapons, spells, and armor to the database. - Reduced encounter rates in both the Forest and the Swamp, as well as keeping that lower rate for encounters in new v.02 areas. - Adjusted buy/sell prices across multiple items for better balance. - Polished and refined various pieces of existing dialogue. - Scenes developed during this update include multiple pictures that try to replicate moods. - Added directional signs to help navigate areas. - New areas include interactables where you can find gold, armor, weapons, and stat increases. - Minimal design tweaks added to multiple areas - Added a link to the Official Discord on the menu screen. - Removed Formation button from game menu - Downloaded versions of the game now show the game title in the top left of the game window - Added save screens to some sequences that end in game over. - Replaced an image in one of the v.01 Fairy scenes - Added dialogue to most containers that don’t contain anything - Reduced the downloadable file size by omitting unused files and game assets