MV - Immortal Sins[Disc 1][0.42.6-stable.20250817]

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  1. AceOfAces
    #101 Source
    Released Second Edition Beta Version D0.30 Update 3. This update makes some additions and tweaks in preparation for the upcoming guild missions, alongside bringing in the .NET Core 3 version of Northbridge.

    Changelog:
    • The weaknesses can now be seen during battles.
    • Hunter License can now grant discounts on shops.
    • Balancing changes:
      • Gus can now learn Elemental Shields by stealing the skills from enemies.
      • Elemental shields remove the previous one.
      • Balanced some of the enemies.
    • Added a new dungeon: Tomb of <redacted> (It will be accessible in a later update).
    • Sena’s Adnverturer’s Guild is now available.
    • Performance improvements and visual tweaks.
    • Bug fixes.
    • Vastly improved Northbridge:
      • Moved Northbridge to .NET Core 3:
        • Performance and startup improvements.
        • A copy of .NET Core 3 ships with the game. The game is completely separate from .NET Framework.
      • Improved error handling.
      • Technical improvements.
    • Re-wrote the installer to Advanced Installer.
      • Improved installer size.
    • Added a migration assistant for the Microsoft Store version.
  2. AceOfAces
    #102 Source
    Released Second Edition Build 20191227 today. This update adds two new guild missions (technically three since it should provide enough hunter coins in order to exchange for the Advanced Hunter License, thus allowing you to access the Tomb of Kings). This will also be the last update for 2019. Unless there’s a critical bug to fix.

    Changelog:
    Spoiler
    • Added 2 new guild missions: 1 Hunter Mission in Mendor and 1 Bounty Mission in Celtia.
    • Added the Adventurer’s Guild in Mendor.
    • Re-worked the logic that is used for the license upgrades.
    • Integrated automatic crash reports.
    • Fixes some graphical errors.
    • Fixed a bug where enemies in some dungeons show a weird behavior in some cases.
    • Fixed a bug where the player would spawn out of the drinking bar (in Celtia’s Pub) when returning to get the boat.
    • Fixed a bug where the placeholder boss would spawn in the Rogue Lair at the wrong time.
    • Fixed a bug where the slimes wouldn’t count when the player took on the “Slime Hunt” guild mission.
    Merry Christmas/happy holidays, people. And have a happy new year.
  3. AceOfAces
    #103 Source
    After a few years of tuning and getting the placeholder assets replaced (for the most part), I’m happy to announce that Immortal Sins Second Edition has reached stable. Although the changes between D0.31 and the last build are minor, this reaches an important milestone: The game has fully transitioned to RPG Maker MV and it has reached feature complete status. This means that I have reached the Beta milestone. All that’s left is to finish the story. You’ll be pretty much seeing balancing changes and bug fixes for the most part.

    Now, if you are on the D0.20 builds, you will see a lot of improvements and changes, including an overhauled engine and gameplay, extra scenes and guild missions, etc. Sadly, compatibility with the old saves is broken, but I believe it’s a small price to pay for a vastly improved game.

    That is all for now. See you in the next post.

    Changelog for D0.31:
    • Fixed a game-breaking bug that would lock up the player in the Mendor prison if they saved, exited the game and then load the save.
    • Balancing changes.
    • Reduced game size.
    • Minor bug fixes.
  4. AceOfAces
    #104 Source
    Released D0.31 Update 1 (with a few additional fixes.

    Changelog:
    Game:

    • Overhauled parts of the prologue.
    • Edited part of the dialogue.
    • Adjusted the message boxes so they are comfortable for players with big screens.
    • Changed some of the sounds.
    • Implemented a fade-in for the music for some scenes.
    • Minor balancing changes.
    • Adjusted the map of Sena’s Adventurer’s guild.
    • Maria and Elena should now have full health after the prologue.
    • Fixed a bug that would lock up the game when it tried to load a now removed face graphic.
    • Fixed a bug where the Steal skill wouldn’t work.
    • Tweaked the image cache in order to mitigate a graphics loading bug.
    Northbridge:
    • Implemented a splash screen.
    • Removed Xceed WPF Toolkit from the launcher. This resulted in changing the slot selector.
  5. AceOfAces
    #105 Source
    Heyo! Here's a small collection of updates that were released:

    Version D0.31 Update 2
    Spoiler
    Game
    -Added hint for the elemental affinity.
    -Added a save patching system.
    -Slight edits to some maps.
    -Strike replaces Attack.
    -Re-balanced the enemies in the Crystal Cave.
    -Visual fixes.
    -Fixed some bugs with some cutscenes.
    -Fixed a bug where the rewards wouldn’t be marked on the Journal.
    -Fixed a bug where the game would register the “Slime Hunt” mission as complete in the Journal.

    Northbridge:
    -UI adjustments.

    Version D0.31 Update 3
    Spoiler
    Game:
    -Overhauled memory management and pre-caching.
    -May fix a bug where the game would (in rare cases) remove some important images for the game too early.
    -Updated some of the game’s libraries.
    -Overhauled the resource checks for the battle options.
    -Added a feedback window. This will appear if the game crashes and the user opted-in for error reports.
    -Changed the E. Skill to Enemy Skills (Enemy S. in the actor commands).
    -Swapped the enemies in the Rogue Lair with Rookies.
    -Bug fixes.

    Northbridge:
    -Improvements to the error reporting system.

    Version D0.31 Update 4
    Spoiler
    (Important note for the users of the Windows Standalone package: It's recommended to uninstall the old version before installing the new one. This is to ensure a clean installation.)

    Game:
    -Encounter immunity was added.
    -Tweaked some of the text in the prologue.
    -Fixed a bug that would cause an icon to be shown above the location that they were.

    Northbridge:
    -Included new icons to the buttons.
    -Integrated Halva packages (Windows only).
    -Improves download size.
    -Reduces launch times.
    -Bug fixes and improvements.

    Known Issue:
    -[Windows users] The game may crash when Northbridge updates the packages. This is due to Windows locking the write permissions so only the user that first ran the game and clicked Play. As a temporary fix, run the launcher as an admin. (This only applies when updating from this build).
  6. AceOfAces
    #106 Source
    Heyo! Released a new bug fix update today. This is mainly for fixing some game-breaking bugs. Changelog:


    - Fixed a bug where some areas would attempt to load the wrong layer.
    - Fixed a bug that would cause the save system to be locked if the player interacted with the fireplaces in the Crystal Cave (after the prologue).
    - Fixed a game-breaking bug where the player would fight the first boss (in the Crystal Caves) and get stuck in Aigina.
    - Fixed a bug where a chest in the Tomb of Kings would attempt to play a non-existent sound effect.
    - Fixed a bug where the Rogue Hunt wouldn't register the completion of the first objective.
    - Minor graphical changes.
  7. AceOfAces
    #107 Source
    Another day, another update.

    Game:
    • Compressed the images to AV1 Image Format. Reduces the game’s size.
    • Used a new window skin.
    • Reduced the damage dealt by the enemies in the Crystal Cave.
    Northbridge:

    • New UI theme.
    • Improved startup times.
    • Overhauled the folder checks.
    • Minor bug fixes.
  8. AceOfAces
    #108 Source
    Release build 20201119. This is a small (but substantial) update to both Northbridge and game’s internals to improve my workload. Since these focus on some future proofing, you won’t see a lot (aside from the game being a lot bigger).

    Game:
    • Re-structured parts of the game’s engine.
    • Improved visibility in the dungeons.
    • Updated the renderer to 0.50.0.
    Northbridge:

    • Moved to .NET 5.
    • Switched to the Chromium-based MS Edge for viewing pages.
      • A copy of Microsoft Edge WebView2 is included in this release.
  9. AceOfAces
    #109 Source
    Released build 20201222. This is mainly a bug fix build (with a few quality of life improvements).
    Game

    • Linked the shops together.
    • Fixed some graphical errors.
    • Fixed errors in the text for some items.
    Northbridge

    • Implemented tweaks to improve performance.
    • Implemented the following improvements to the package manager:
      • Improved error handling in the first startup.
      • Tweaked the update check to improve error handling.
      • Added a message to inform the player that some of the space will be reserved.
      • Added the option to reset the cache.
    • Updated components and Edge WebView2.
  10. AceOfAces
    #110 Source
    After a few months of work, the first build of 2021 is available now. This brings a lot of bug fixes and quality of life improvements. It’s also the first build that includes a few major changes, as part of a massive overhaul (coming into new builds in the future).

    Changelog:
    Spoiler

    Game​

    • Re-wrote part of the prologue.
    • Added name tags to NPCs.
    • Adjusted some of the text.
    • Tidied up the Options menu.
    • Added a scroll bar to improve the visibility of the options.
    • More details are now shown in the pause menu.
    • Changed the icon of the inventory option in the Actor Command.
    • When an enemy guards and an attack with an element that he’s weak to hits, it will show Guarded instead of Resisted.
    • Removed Row Formation.
    • Moved the option to show hints from the start of a new game to the Options menu.
    • Improved some of the maps.
    • Balancing changes.
    • Tweaked the Automatic Crash Report mechanism to improve the context of a crash (see the included Readme or the eManual for more information).
    • Adjustments to the cache for the game.
    • Fixed a crash when the migration tool ran in certain cases.
    • Fixed an issue where some shops didn’t use the linked shops.
    • Various bug fixes.

    Northbridge​

    • Changed the theme from Office 2019 Black to Fluent Dark.
    • Removed code that is no longer necessary.
    • Improved start-up time.
    • Consolidated some of the code to the core library.
    • Fixed some bugs.

    Installer/Microsoft Store​

    • You now have the option to remove the included copy of WebView2, if you have it installed.
    • You now have the option to remove the Standalone version from the computer, if you install the Microsoft Store version.
  11. AceOfAces
    #111 Source
    Released Version D0.32 Update 1 today. This update (codenamed "New Translation") is quite substantial. This brings a substantial amount of re-writes to the story, flashing out a lot of details in the process. There may be a few areas to improve, but this should improve the story. Why am I calling this update "New Translation"? Well... It's like me, a metaphorical archeologist, going back and translating the scripts. In addition, I have implemented some code so when the game updates, it will only extract new data. This is done to speed up the time it takes to update the cache.

    Changelog:
    • Re-wrote more scenes.
    • Implemented a system where new data is extracted.
    • Fixed some bugs and graphical errors.
  12. AceOfAces
    #112 Source
    Released build 20210516. Fixes some issues in the game.

    Changelog:

    • Additional text changes.
    • Slightly reduced the game's size.
    • Slightly re-tooled the Automatic Crash Reports to improve reliability.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the camera to shake a lot in a certain scene.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the wrong lighting to be loaded in Danotia.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the counters in the states buffs and debuffs to show up in the wrong position during battles.
  13. AceOfAces
    #113 Source
    Released Version D0.32 Update 2 today. This update is more of a technical rework rather than a more substantial update. Notable improvements are the improved performance and splitting the audio files into their own pack (which should reduce the size of updates in some cases).
    • Performance improvements.
    • Implemented a tweak as to how the engine will handle the memory. Hopefully, this will fix the issue where the game would discard any necessary images too early.
    • Split the audio into its own package.
    • Tweaked how stealable skills are shown.
    • Fixed some bugs and graphical errors.
    EDIT: Uploaded a new build to fix a crash introduced in this release and a few extra changes.
  14. AceOfAces
    #114 Source
    After months of work, I am happy to announce that I have released version D0.40 (codename "Arcane Steel"). This version of the game comes with a ton of quality-of-life changes, re-works, and the overhauled Northbridge Platform. Although, there's still work to be done, the new foundation will allow me to further refine the game.

    Changelog:
    Spoiler
    Game
    • Added a new side-mission.
    • Updated renderer to 0.62.
    • Balancing changes to the characters:
      • Maria
        • The "Wish" skill can be learned. Sacrifices half of the remaining HP in order to heal an ally (2 X sacrificed HP).
        • "Cure" and "Mega Cure" skills were transferred from Zero to Maria.
        • If Maria heals an ally, the spare HP is given to Maria.
        • Raised the Pharmacology and Recovery Boost to 20% (items and skills heal 20% more health).
      • Elena:
        • The "Mana Burst" skill can be learned. Grants unlimited mana, boosts MAT, and nullifies cooldowns for a brief time (at the cost of damage received from mystical arts being boosted as well).
        • The "Mana Claw" skill can be learned. Part of the damage is converted into MP damage.
        • The "Overturn" skill can be learned. Flips the buffs and debuffs of everyone.
      • Zero:
        • The "Super Guard" skill was replaced by Iron Guard. Part of the damage is converted into MP damage.
        • "Healing Aura" skill can be learned. Can heal multiple allies over time, at the cost of MP (for upkeep).
        • Replaced "Provoke" and "Cover" with a re-worked version of "Guardian Angel". When active, the damage to allies is redirected to Zero instead (also grants higher defense).
      • Rick
        • Damage now scales based on how much HP is missing.
        • Received the "Provoke" skill.
      • Jena:
        • Will receive the "Adrenaline" state when DP is max. Boosts her stats but loses DP until it reaches 0.
        • The "Life Drain" skill was replaced by "Blood Drive". When active, all attacks steal some of the HP.
      • Axel:
        • The "Pure Might" skill can be learned. For a few turns, the user cannot do anything. Once that time passes, the damage that he has received is returned two-fold.
      • Sierra:
        • Added the "Corrosive Ammo" skill. For a brief time, Sierra's attacks can corrode the enemy's armor (reducing their defense for a brief time).
        • The "Accurate Shot" skill was re-tooled into "High Impact Shot" (reduces physical defense for a brief time. Can Stun). This skill requires a rifle to be equipped.
        • Added the "Rapid Fire" shot. Reduces the cooldown of Combat Arts skills, alongside a boost of agility and evasion. Requires pistols to be equipped.
        • Removed the "Armor Break" skill as it was redundant.
        • He's more likely to be targeted by the enemies if he has a rifle equipped.
        • The "Assassin's Gambit" skill can now be learned. Any excess damage dealt when the enemy is killed is transferred over the next attack (within one action).
      • Gus:
        • "Lifeline" skill can be learned. Adds a state to the target, where if he/she's healed, Gus will also receive some of the heal (also applies in reverse).
        • The "Assault" skill has been replaced by the "Morale Boost" skill. Provides a boost to attack and defense stats.
        • The "Goddess' Embrace" skill was replaced by "Burden Transfer". Pulls all of the negative status ailments to the user. Heals his allies (depending on how many of them had).
        • Removed "Nightmare" from the learnable skills.
    • Enemy Balancing changes:
      • Strikers' damage scales depending on their missing HP.
      • Strikers can no longer use Titan's Blessing.
      • Mana Drain was replaced by Mana Siphon.
      • Re-tooled the behavior of the Enforcers (including their skill set).
    • General Balancing changes:
      • Pistols can be dual-wielded.
      • Most weapons now have a piercing percentage (varies per weapon, applies to enemies too).
      • Boosted Mana Regeneration per turn to 3%.
      • Mana Recovery (activates when a Liquified Mana Fragment is used) now grants 10% Mana Regeneration per turn for 3 turns.
    • Added the option for Full Screen.
    • Added AutoSave.
    • Added achievements.
    • Changed the Loading Screen.
    • Fixed misaligned choice boxes.
    • Fixed some issues with the text.
    • Fixed an issue where the deleted save would still be selectable from the Save/Load menu after deleting it.
    • Improvements to memory management.
    • Fixed an issue where the states counter wouldn't render properly on actors.
    • Brought back the fix where the armor and the weapons were stored as separate entries in the inventory when they shouldn't.
    Northbridge
    • Overhauled Northbridge Platform:
      • Simplified the main UI.
      • Re-worked the backend of the Platform, utilizing Prism.
      • Re-worked code into modules.
      • Improved the reliability of the diagnostics system.
      • The startup of the game and the save/settings backup of the engine have been moved to a separate executable.
        • Allows easier startup while skipping the launcher.
        • The package manager's unpack/cache update progress is shown here.
      • Platform settings now save on the same folder as the game saves and settings.
    • Support for Long File Paths (Windows 10 (Version 1607) and newer).
    • Package Manager Improvements:
      • Improved performance of the package manager.
      • Added the option to re-build the cache for the Package Manager.
    • Improved the reliability of the Backup System.
    • Added code to prevent the launcher from launching multiple times.
    • Added a link to this board.
    • Updated to .NET 6.
    • Fixed a bug where it referenced the wrong path for WebView2 Runtime.
    • Removed the following settings, as the newer version of the renderer has removed the necessary flags:
      • Show FPS. Press the F2 key to show it instead.
      • Force 60 FPS.
      • VSync.
    • Removed Discord Rich Presence as it was pointless.
    • Temporarily removed the Restore option from the Backup and Restore Menu. It will return after an overhaul in a later update. Until then, use the Import option from the Save Manager.
    Installer (Windows only)
    • Included a tool that installs the Evergreen version of Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime.
  15. AceOfAces
    #115 Source
    Released a patch for the game today, which brings a small update to the launcher (if you are playing the game on Linux, you can skip this one). With this update, the package versioning and the list of file hashes (used to verify that there are no tampered, damaged or missing files that would break the game) are separate from the launcher. When the game starts, it will load them up from a few files. This makes it easier to push out updates to the game (and implement future features as well).

    Northbridge Changelog:

    • Package version and file hash list are stored in two files.
    • Sped up the launch times for both the Game Master and the launcher.
    • The game version is referenced from a manifest file.
    • Fixed localisation issues.
    • Fixed bugs related to the file checks.
    • Fixed a bug, where resetting the cache (Cache Management -> Reset) would instead start the game.
    • Library updates.
  16. AceOfAces
    #116 Source
    Ahoy! Here's a small patch for the game.
    Spoiler
    Game:

    • Implemented new defaults for the sound settings.
    • Fixed a soft-lock, where skipping one of the prologue scenes would break the script.
    • Tweaks to the memory management.
    • Minor balancing tweaks.
    Northbridge:

    • Re-worked the save export UI.
    • Applied a fail-safe if the user selected no files to export and clicked on Export.
    • Fixed some localization issues.
    • Behind-the-scenes changes to improve stability.
  17. AceOfAces
    #117 Source
    Well... This update is speedy.

    This update to Northbridge comes with a big performance boost. Under-the hood, I did the following:

    • I've switched the container Prism used from Unity (no, not the engine) to DryIoc. This brings better performance for Prism.
    • I've slightly re-tooled the Game Master so it follows the MVVM design.
    • I've re-enabled multi-core JIT. It was disabled in the previous releases due to some technical issues I've encountered.
    So, how much performance did it get? In simpler term, a lot. The launcher saw a small improvement. But the Game Master? It cut the time from the launch to the title screen by half. Even cache management saw a performance boost. To the point where the reset cache option was basically untraceable on an SSD. I might have to put a small animation on it so it doesn't look jarring. Imagine if .NET's Just-In-Time compiler reached maximum optimization...

    When I was overhauling Northbridge, I wanted it to be speedy and robust. And with this patch, I've completed this long-term item with flying colors.

    Anyways, here's the changelog:

    • Re-enabled multi-core JIT.
    • Switched Prism's container from Unity to DryIoc.
    • Vastly improved performance for the Game Master.
    • Minor memory usage improvements.
    • Removed unnecessary libraries.
    • Implemented a fail-safe when resetting or rebuilding the cache.
  18. ShadowDragon
    #118 Source
    I play the game online for a bit and looks good, however, I found
    some issues (at least 2 out of 3).


    issues
    1) in the options meny on advanced rendering, is a type, should be
    "recommended".
    1_typo.png

    2) this one might be on purpose, otherwise "interfere". (cutscene after itemshop)
    2_typo.png

    3) in the house, this chairback should be behind the player instead of in front?
    3_issue.png
    I also notice that they all sit on the chairback from the sides, but nice game.
    I might play later a bit more in the cave part.
  19. AceOfAces
    #119 Source
    It’s been a while since the last update. Summer ended up just a hectic as spring. Regardless, I worked on a new update. This is primarily a lot of fit and finish work, fixing some issues and improving some aspects. I’ve also done some optimizations to northbridge so it works faster and remove the WebView2 component (since it’s no longer necessary). The links on the “Information” menu will simply open the sites on your browser. Thus, all of the mirrors will have one package that is smaller. Also, this update brings the overhauled Crystal Caves as well.

    Here’s the changelog:
    Spoiler
    Game

    • FPS Sync turned on by default.
    • Overhauled Crystal Caves.
      • Consolidated and re-designed the map.
      • Re-worked the battles to accommodate this.
      • Tweaked the ration of smaller squads to large ones.
    • Updated renderer.
    • Added hints for the game mechanics.
    • Tweaked and/or fixed some of the text.
    • Tweaked the accuracy of the squadron.
    • Tweaked the accuracy of Ramming Punch.
    • Tweaks to the crash report system.
    • Minor balance to the Assassin.
    • Reduced the number of items to cache.
    • Fixed a bug where the text for "Guardian Angel" isn't showing.
    Northbridge

    • It will now show if the launcher is checking the game's files at startup. Reduces the time from the splash screen to the launcher UI.
    • File checking is skipped when the game is launched from the launcher (instead of the shortcut in the Jump List).
    • Performance and memory usage improvements.
    • Removed the WebView component as it is no longer necessary.
      • Links in the "Information" menu will simply open the links to the browser.
  20. AceOfAces
    #120 Source
    Well... There have been a lot of updates on Immortal Sins. haven't been keeping this thread up to date lately. You can catch up on the updates via a link in the launcher.
    In any case, here's D0.41! Changelog:

    • Overhauled the caching system. Improves load times and fixes an issue where exiting menus take too long.
    • Fixed a security issue with WebP.
    • Refactored code to improve maintainability.
    • Updated Northbridge to .NET 8 and Prism 9. Provides improved performance and bug fixes.
    • Adjusted the UI of the About screen on Northbridge.
    • Fixed some bugs and adjusted some of the text.