Mystwood Manor v0.0.4 - Basic

Hey guys,

I’m very proud to announce Mystwood Manor v0.0.4!
I don’t think if ever done so much work in one month before and I’m very excited about the development so far!

Game: download   

I’m still using some placeholders here and there (the lobby/kitchen images, Diane), but these will be updated next release.

Now I know there’s isn’t a whole lot of gameplay (yet), but with all of this out of the way I think I should be able to finish up the engine/gameplay mechanics in the next update (hopefully even in 3 weeks from now) and completely focus on the story and new content from then on.

I hope you will like it as much as I do!
Thanks a lot for all the great support and positive feedback!

Story:
• Added the hotel management introduction and tutorial.
• Added the first event for Julia (more will follow in the next update).

Gameplay/UI:
• Added a completely new UI design, with sound FX and animations.
• Implemented the first part of the hotel management mechanics (I hope to wrap this up in the next update).
• Implemented exploration mechanics (at this time there is just 1 test event, more events will be added in future updates).
• Added saving & loading (each profile will have a maximum of 10 slots).
• Implemented save encryption.
• Added a difficulty level select: “normal” & “hard” (they will not yet be unlocked in this update, but will be implemented in a future release).
• Ctrl (during dialogs) now only skips unseen dialog (unless specified differently in the settings).
• Ctrl (during hotel management) now speeds up sound and animations, in case you want to skip through it.
• Previously seen dialogs and selected choices are marked gray (this will not work for previous updates, but starting now).
• Added a hands free “auto” mode with a configurable timer in the setting.
• Added screen transitions.
• Added the settings screen to the main UI that can be opened with ESC or the top right menu button.
• Added translations for German, French, Russian, Portuguese and Chinese.
• Added mod support.
• Tarot cards now show a description of their effects when you select them.
• And a LOT more minor improvements.

Full version ony:
• Added 5 tarot card “rerolls” to the FULL version.
• Added 2 additional difficulty levels: “story mode” & “nightmare” (they will not yet be unlocked in this update, but will be implemented in a future release).

Bugfixes:
• Fixed the bug in the settings menu when closing it.

Upcoming changes in the next update(s):
• Splash screen.
• Finish implementation of the hotel management gameplay mechanics (check-out and rewards).
• Finish the event progression system for the girls (event overview screen).
• Assigning tarot cards.
• Work activity.
• More locations to explore.
• More girls to hire.
• More special events.

Enjoy!