DD# 165 Ron, These Things Are Better than Magic Wands! news - [Neolithic]To the End

Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week's developer's diary.

With the release date of the "All Fear Comes from the Lack of Firepower" DLC, we got more gun-related content this week even from the most unexpected places.
Such as:

(You know I tend to make all those memes into the game. :P)
There is a new magic school in the Mages Guild known as the Gunmancy. You can now find Harry the Gunmancer to purchase guns in the Mages Guild. He can also teach a new spell that allows you to magically have more ammo during a gunfight. Nobody knows exactly how that spell works. Whenever something cannot be explained. That must be magic or quantum physics. :)

Meanwhile, as he has a new unique character appearance, you can use his appearance on your main character or customized teammates as well.

I hope you just had a good laugh. Now, let's move on to more serious topics.
The content development for the new DLC needs to be locked down to give it a proper release. That's just a good engineering practice to avoid any last-minute change to blow things up and cause the DLC to miss the deadline. So, the DLC content is already this week. But, before the content lockdown happens, two new guns have been added to the game.
Those are:

and

QBZ-97 is an interesting assault rifle. It's made in China by Norinco. However, unlike its previous version QBZ-95, QBZ-97 uses 5.56×45mm NATO ammo instead of the 5.8x42mm rounds used by many other guns made in China. It's also a widely exported weapon. You can even find it in Canada for civilian usage. Since we have Chinese players in the game's QQ group proposed to add this gun, I made it happen this week.

Beretta PX4 is a small pistol designed and manufactured by the famous Italian company Beretta for self-defense and law enforcement purposes. The reason to have it in our game this week is to provide another alternative to the relatively cheap but less useful M1911 and the powerful but expansive Desert Deagle.

We also got a not-so-supernatural version of equipment that can provide additional ammo during a gunfight just like the Phantom Magazine spell does. That's the ammo belt. Many enemies such as Russian Orc Soldiers, Undead Russian Soldiers, Bandits, Mercenaries, and Katan Outlaws now drop this equipment.

Talking about those Russian Orc Soldiers, they may now also have a small chance to drop the washing machines they stole. You know where it goes. Here comes the weekly make Putin's supporters unhappy part of the developer's diary. :)

Thus, let's go to the story content of the Siberia front.
The map has been expanded to the Church on the Hill. There are a lot more Russian Orc Soldiers and Meat Cubes, plus some vengeful spirits in the graveyards. All areas outside the main church building have been completed and are accessible.

Of course, there are always some small details here and there to add more insults to Putin's supporters.

But, again, the village is not all orcs, there are...or at least, there were humans. Thus, a document known as <<A Draft Dodger's Note>> can be found outside the village. Good luck to our Russian friends who are against Putin. I understand it's a nation where free speech is a crime and not everyone can risk everything to do it publically. Yet, what you do in secret is also admirable and valuable.

In addition to everything mentioned above, the dark elf I previously mentioned now finally appeared in the Sealed Palace. It does not matter if you were there 20 years ago or not. By default, he acknowledges you have forgotten everything. Yet, the ancient story from that long-lost Stone Age shall continue.

That's for this week. The weapon pack is coming. May the firepower eliminate all the fear of terror.

The full update log of this week:
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[Abandoned Village]Added a bag with some supplies and a new document <<A Draft Dodger's Note #1>> outside the village where the campfire is located.
[Cooking]New Recipe: Deep-Fried Cutlet
[Cooking]New Recipe: Suspicious Deep-Fried Cutlet


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[The Sealed Palace]Another character returned.
[The Sealed Palace]Added a dialog option about him.
[The Sealed Palace]Added a dialog option about the four knights.
[The Sealed Palace]Added a dialog option about his clothes.


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[Gun]New Gun: QBZ-97
[Gun]New Gun: Beretta PX4
[Bazaar]The Weapon Merchant now sells those new guns.
[Loot]Russian Orc Soldiers now have a small chance to drop the machines they stole.
[Abandoned Village]New Location: The Church on the Hill.
[The Church on the Hill]Vengeful Spirits will appear in this area.
[Butterfly]Added Butterfly Wings support to the Church on the Hill.


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[The Church on the Hill]Meat Cubes and Russian Orc Soldiers now spawn in this area.
[The Church on the Hill]The second part of this area is now accessible.
[The Church on the Hill]Added fishing data and an area where you can fish.
[DLC]Content of the "All Fear Comes from the Lack of Firepower" DLC is completed, uploaded, and tested. (Still waiting for the release date.)
[DLC]Added detailed information about all the items you can get from the "All Fear Comes from the Lack of Firepower" DLC on its store page.
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[DLC]Refected some code in the DLC system. You shall see no changes from outside the program. It's just making things can be better maintained. Also, make sure the DLC variables will not get out of the boundary of an array. Although the game will automatically adjust itself instead of crashing in such cases, it was still not elegant enough.


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[Character Customization]Added 1 new male character variation.
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]An area on the left side is now accessible.
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]Added a new NPC: Harry the Gunmancer
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]Harry the Gunmancer sells guns and gun modules with elemental powers.
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]Harry the Gunmancer can modify guns for you.


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[Special Attribution]Added a new special attribution that can modify the ammo capacity in the FPS mode.
[Effects]New State Effect: Phantom Magazine (+20% Ammo Capacity when shooting enemies in the FPS mode.)
[Animation]Added a new animation for "Phantom Magazine."
[Skill]Added a new icon for all gun-related skills.
[Skill]New Skill: Phantom Magazine
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]Added new dialog options on Harry the Gunmancer.
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]Added an alchemist on the right side of the area. She sells ingredients and other alchemy-related items.
[Cave of Dreamers/The Mages Guild]You can now learn "Phantom Magazine" from Harry the Gunmancer.


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[The Church on the Hill]All areas outside the church building are now accessible.
[The Church on the Hill]Optimized the map loading time. Orcs and Meat Cubes now use a pre-calculated spawn position array.
[The Church on the Hill]Added some trees.
[The Church on the Hill]Added a board about the church schedule.
[Item]New Item: Ammo Belt.
[Loot]The following enemies may now drop Ammo Belts: Russian Orc Soldiers, Undead Russian Soldiers, Bandits, Mercenaries, and Katan Outlaws.