The latest public version of the game received a lot of amazing feedback and ideas. With this invaluable data in our hands, we were able to release a brand new version of the game that includes numerous improvements and revamped animations. Finally, I have successfully fixed the major bug that was preventing me from adding mouse support to the game menu. This was a highly requested feature that I have been working on for quite some time, and I am pleased to announce that it will be available in the 0. 9. 22 version of the game.

The pheromone cave has also been balanced to enhance the fun factor. One of the annoyances in this area was the prolonged duration of the mini-sprite animation when Olivia was getting caught in the cave. Now, instead of enduring a tedious 40-second sprite animation when Olivia gets caught, the animation is shortened to around 8 seconds. It then fades out to black, deducts time from the timer, and fades back in with the resolution of the encounter. Furthermore, we have balanced the camp mini-game by improving the rewards from tasks such as questing, food gathering, and resource collection. This means fewer repetitive tasks and faster quest resolution.

The process of converting the original 2-image placeholder animation is progressing well. This week, we have revamped 3 new scenes, each of which has been meticulously animated by hand. Furthermore, since these three scenes originally included an escape mechanism mini-game, these mini-games have been improved, including the addition of a brand new one.

As always, we sincerely thank you for your support. On behalf of the entire team, we wish you a very happy holiday season! Visit our Discord to dowload the latest version or for more information about the game : https://discord.gg/CCahqtwgBe

Patch note :

#### Version 0.9.22 ####

Patreon Version

NEW FEATURES :

- NEW scene revamped: Random feral roamer south of the Guardian's camp next to the herd beach. Also reviewed the escape mini-game

- NEW scene revamped: Random feral roamer south of the Guardian's camp on the shore of the Temple Lake. Also added the struggle mini-game to this scene

- NEW scene revamped: Encounter with two feral male and a feral woman near the lake to the east of the Herd Beach Guardian's camp. Also added a new way to pass this event.

BUGS FIX, QOL AND TWEAKS :

- QOL : Improved the main menu with a long time requested feature. The buttons are now clickable!

- Tweaked the AI detection script for the roamers on the map

- Balanced the Pheromone Cave. Now, when Olivia get caught, the animated sprite only last 8 secs before fading out (instead of previously 40ish secs)

- Balanced the Camp mini-game. Now the task return more result (food, resources, and the quest progression). This makes the mini-game resolution faster

- Added a fix that force close the menu in some are occurences.

- Fixed a pathing issue in the Rainforest caused by the breadcrump tile in some area of the map.

- Added a condition to check if the player is gathering resources in water area to prevent random ambusher to happens. Feral random ambusher on aquatic tile are plan in the future.

KNOWN ISSUES :

- Quest registration for "Reunion" and "The Guardians" upon completion are not working as intended.