Major Update 01/18/2019


Patch notes:

- Added an extra screen that says seeds need to be planted and watered on start of game if no save file exists. - Added pop-up that says if a non craft-able item being placed in the crafting zone is not craft-able.
- Added pop-up if player puts item on pick up table but there is no pigeon there explaining item is lost and to wait for pigeon.
- Added extra logic if player puts a quest where the pigeon will pick up an item, the quest/reward letter will be placed back on quest table.
- Added extra fail-safe to check if no saved file exists then to spawn player at location on level load.
- Added several changes to make the game easier. At the end of the day, the game isn't supposed to be stressful so the added changes should help.
    - Bumped up gold by 10-35 on the majority of the quests.
    - Bumped gold up by 100 on a couple quests near end game.     - Added extra Karma from quests from The Headmaster.
    - Changed exam due date to day 20.
    - Changed due date for funds to day 50.  
- Added dirt clump to indicate where an un-watered seed is planted along with a tag saying it needs to be watered when looked at.
- Added SFX for planting seeds.
- Added SFX for watering seeds.
- Added the words "Seeds" and "Spores" to their respective seed/spore bags when you pick them up.
- Added version # to menu.
- Added UE4 logo game icon for Linux.
- Fixed a glitch where combining a non-combinable object would not reset the zones correctly.
- Fixed bug where it would show seeds as 12% grown if player tried to plant it in the wrong grow bed. - Slightly lowered fireplace volume.
- Locked rotation on all item bags so they're easier to place. - Reduced size of fire that destroys items on pigeon table when no pigeon is there.
- Swapped out new game parchment for the smooth edge version as unreal rendered the old one as jagged. - Increased brightness of candle on stairs and on the sides of the fireplace. Moved candle to the left of the fireplace closer to it to light up more of the room. - Switched position of pigeon feathers and magnolia leaves to make it more logical.  
- Removed rogue wine bottle.

Please ensure you're using a PC better or equivalent to the minimum specs (Linux and Windows have different specs). If your PC does not meet minimum specs this can cause issues such as the level not loading in properly, ghosting and high mouse sensitivity.

I plan to release another update in the next couple of weeks that will add more tutorial information (with pictures), a public domain poetry book (this won't change gameplay, just something to read) and upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.21. Upgrading to Unreal Engine 4.21 will be a big update for Linux users as the newest Unreal version will default to Vulkan if the user has the API installed along with minor performance improvements.

Files

dear-apothecary-win64.zip 1.8 GB
Version 4 Jan 18, 2019
dear-apothecary-win32.zip 1.8 GB
Version 3 Jan 18, 2019
dear-apothecary-linux.zip 1.8 GB
Version 3 Jan 18, 2019

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