🐾 Alpha 0.65 Devlog

Hey there, travelers of the wild! 🌙
We’re back with the Alpha 0.65 — bringing more depth, challenge, and personality to the world. This patch is packed with enemy enhancements, weapon upgrades, new items, evolving sprites, and a smoother experience overall.

Let’s dig in!

⚔️ Combat & Weapon System Revamp

The battle system has taken a huge leap forward with an arsenal of new weapons, each granting unique tactical skills. From brute-force clubs to mystical spellbooks, there's something for every playstyle.

🔨 New Weapons & Their Skills

• Steel Sword – Rail, Heavy Swing

• Steel Shield – Guard, Shield Bash

• Hunting Bow – Pre-emptive Shot, Crippling Shot

• Razor Shank – Double Strike, Jagged Edge

• Spiked Club – Slam, Puncturing Spikes

• Trident – Run Through, Lapis Charge

• Beginner Spellbook – Meditate, Mana Bolt

• Verdant Greatsword – Emerald-Infused Cleave, Forest’s Might

• Moon Katana Replica – Katana Focus, Moon Edge Strike

• Nightshade Blade – Cleave, Great Wolf Spirit’s Blessing

😼 Enemy Intelligence Boost

This update amps up the enemy variety and challenge, with each enemy receiving unique abilities. Here’s a full list of the updated enemies and their skills:

💀 Individual Enemy Skills

• Shadowfang – Pickpocket

• Shadowfang Enforcer – Pickpocket, Puncturing Spikes

• Tidal Shark – Shark Bite, Chow Down

• Orca Warrior – Pearlescent Bulwark, Berserker Rage

• Nightshade Ravager – Nightshade Dagger

• Nightshade Huntress – Nightshade Dagger

• Nightshade Guard – Flex, One-two Combo

• Papercraft Servant – Emerald Reconstruction, Papercuts

• Papercraft Sentinel – Emerald Reconstruction, Papercuts

• Papercraft Homage – Emerald Reconstruction, Papercuts, Moon Katana Replica

• Luna Nightshade – Nightshade Dagger, Alpha's Howl, Combat Medicine

• Elderwood Guardian – Forest’s Might, Emerald Antlers

🌿 Items, Drops & Status Effects

Fresh loot and conditions to keep you on your paws:

• New Status Effect: Poison

• Enemy Drops: Now fully implemented

• New Items:

  • Nightshade Coating

  • Pearl Fragment

  • Emerald Fragment

  • Venison Shank

  • Ivory Venison

  • SpellPaper

  • Beer (cheers 🍻)

📖 Bestiary Expansion

• The Bestiary now features unlockables and bonuses for players who explore and engage with the full cast of characters.

• View enemy stats, skills, lore, and more — all from your journal!

🖼️ Visual Update: One Sprite Level Deeper

Each route has been enriched with one new sprite level per furry, adding nuance and visual progression as your companions develop.

🐺 Affected Furries:

• 🦊 Fox

• 🐄 Cow

• 🐺 Wolf

• 🦈 Shark

🧭 Interface & Bugfixes

• 💠 Brand-new menu interface — smoother, cleaner, and easier to navigate.

• 🐛 Bugfix: Switching furries and canceling now correctly returns to your original choice. No more accidental swaps!

💖 Community Thanks

We wouldn't be here without you.

💬 Massive thanks to our Discord community— your feedback, playtesting, memes, and warmth keep this world alive.

🎉 Huge appreciation to our Patreon supporters — your backing powers every battle, sprite, and story moment. Your support makes this game real.