Hey all!

We're very proud to present patch 0.110, AKA the 'VA update'! We've worked with the very talented VoidslutVA to create Kivu's vocals, please do check them out here: https://x.com/VoidSlutVA 

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On top of this, we've created a series of polls for enemies, NPCs and playtime. These metrics do help us in our development and it'd be greatly appreciated if you were able to fill those out!

Playtime: https://strawpoll.com/PKglePe81Zp

Characters: https://strawpoll.com/BDyNzNzAWyR

Enemy Lewds: https://strawpoll.com/1Mnwk6kJjn7

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PATCH NOTES:

v0.113
- Fixed Item Burner bug where selecting armour, before returning to the item selection screen would cause the armour select window from appearing once more.

v0.112
- Fixed NWjs version message popping up

*EDIT* - v0.111

- Reduced projectile travel speed of the Poacher Heavy Turret projectile
- Adjusted droprate of Sentry items: - Fragment: 40%  - Loop: 25%  - Crystal: 5%
- Fixed Poacher Heavy Turret fire-interrupt not jumping into its cool-down state

v0.110

Major additions:

- Kivu now has voice bytes. Enable / disable this in the options menu.
- Added 'Sonorous Crystal' item, used to teleport back home from any expedition locale. Sold by the Shaman.
- Item Burner menu updated to allow removal of equipment and weapons. Menu responsiveness improved.
- Accessory Kit menu updated to have all accessories on a single page.
- Crafting menu speed increased, and 'missing item' message updated.  
- Character menu now skips actor selection except for item usage.
- Cursor updated to reduce number of clicks required in menus.
- Freshwater pools updated to allow direct drinking.
- Updated projectile plugin tracking to improve hit registration of longer-ranged and fast-moving projectiles.
- Reverted Windows NW.js version to native RPGMakerMV v0.29 for balanced compatibility and performance throughout.

Minor additions:

- Adjusted Shaman shop stocking.
- Disabled Persistent Variables to improve performance across the board.
- Increased the speed of fishing UI animations for non-task related spots.
- Added an option to save after entering the Poacher Fortress dungeon.
- Added exception for Pacification Unders when attempting to use 'naked-required' special abilities.
- Added additional blockers in the underground river area.
- Added a night-time check tag for the 'investigate sound' interaction.  
- Added missing leech-removal events for leaving the underground river caves and the Savannah cave.
- Added game-load fade-in.
- Updated Item Burner and Discovery tutorials for clarity.

Balance changes:

- Players will no longer be able to leave with above maximum carry weight.
- Armour will no longer be lost upon player capture / defeat, but will instead be rendered in a broken state.
- Armour repair costs adjusted.
- Stinger drop selection adjusted: 40% StingChitin , 60% StingSpike
- Increased pre-delay before attacking for Poacher Scout enemies.
- Reduced Poacher Heavy Turret fire-rate and fixed inconsistent cover tracking.
- Added a target reticle around Kivu's sprite when in the Heavy Turret section for additional clarity.
- Removed 'generic' fish from the Savannah catching pool.
- Adjusted position of Kupaki memory to prevent overlapping.
- Adjusted description of "The Gardener's Gift" task for clarity.
- Updated defeat text for clarity if defeated by the final boss without wearing the Gardener's Mantle.
- Adjusted barrel bomb collection text for better clarity.
- Reduced volume of player dash effect.

Bug fixes:

- Breaking the final boss pylons will now recover the player's STM.
- Fixed Shaman not allowing the player to sell monster drops.
- Removed extra scout Prowler in the Camp Attack scene.
- Fixed Collapsable Crafting Bench not being a required pick-up item.
- Fixed Old Prowler Camp map-clipping issues.
- Fixed Red-Tonic focuser incorrect "Pummeler" text.
- Fixed Pole upgrades not providing rarity bonuses.
- Fixed Writhing Mass 0 shard drop causing it to instead give the previously slain enemy shard count.
- Fixed incorrect Dusk-Shroomy Rice Ball cooking text.
- Fixed Decaying Complex dungeon translation texts still appearing untranslated.
- Fixed introductory capture scene breaking due to movement blockers if a ranged weapon was used to break the battery.
- Fixed introductory Maku interaction dialogue inconsistencies.
- Fixed incorrect tutorial messages from playing when defeated by tutorial enemies.
- Fixed Merchant Renown reputation resetting to half when reaching the cap for this build (40,000).
- Fixed missing dialogue condition check for examining Holding area milking pod.
- Fixed incorrect clock values for Sub-Maps.
- Fixed incorrect spine regeneration amounts when resting with a tonic.
- Fixed some world items changing sprite when interacted with.
- Fixed Poacher Fort entrance blocks not providing cover.
- Fixed gallery grapple image inconsistencies.
- Fixed map-weight check exit causing marker visuals to remain on screen.
- Fixed successful time-out post escape black screen issue.