Transylvania 0.3.08 - Terrors of the Crypt is now live!

Hey guys,

It's been a wild month for us, but the spooky update is finally here! Terrors of the Crypt brings a new branch of Chapter 2's storyline, new scenes, new art and our first implementation of the relationship system. It is one of the biggest updates so far and we hope you'll like it!

A few extra words, for those interested:

Relationship system: With this update, you will see that characters in the journal are now clickable and have their own pages with extra information, notes and relationship status. This is the foundation which we needed to start from and to wire to numerous events and dialogue choices throughout the entire game, so we can build upon this in future branches and interactions. It has been tested a lot, but if you run into any irregularities, please report them.

Chapter 2: I can honestly write a whole DevBlog just for what happened with this update, but a few quick words: the "previous" version of the patch, which was ready for Halloween but we decided to delay, had a much more "stand-alone" feel to the events of the Crypt. They were there in much the same form, but they also felt like they were missing a little something. 

The current version is much more interconnected with everything else in Chapter 2 and, with some re-writing and extra work, is now part of the main narrative branch. The change may be subtle in some ways, but in my opinion is fairly consequential to the final quality of the experience.

However, building things that intercept multiple narrative branches and have their beginnings and ends properly tied to the web is... complicated and work intensive, as you can imagine. This has lead me to consider the limitations of the single-month patch structure. Consequential changes need to mess up a lot of other things, and putting everything back together is tricky on a deadline.  We haven't decided on any changes to our structure for the moment, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

With that out of the way, patch notes are below. Some things may be a little vague to avoid spoilers:

General
-added background for the kitchen;
-Chapter 2 now properly gives and tracks secrets for discovering new things;

Chapter 2
-The "Find Felicia" quest in Chapter 2 can now be completed;
-Felicia's shop is now open after completing the "Find Felicia" task ;
-added new possible minor scenes with Elise, Felicia, Lavius and the Werewolf associated with this variation;
-changed the "Investigate Lavius' Lair" branch;
-changed the "Second Chance" event and added new storyline;

The Crypt
-added new scenes and terrors that lurk beneath !
-added background for the crypt stairs + variation;
-updated crypt descent event;
-now accessible in Chapter 2 as well;
-The first event can be triggered directly in chapter 2 if you didn't do it in chapter 1;

Character Relationships
-characters in the journal are now clickable, leading to an individual page with more details;
-new entries and avatars for the Wolf, Sabrina, Ruxandra, and The Elder.

Ionut
-added a bonus event if you go back with Ionut after fishing for worms;
-added new art and polish to the basement devil gown scene in Chapter2;

The Innkeep
-added new character portrait;
-added new mini interactions at the inn;