UE-5.3.2 - V0.2

Server and Performance Enhancements:

• Linux Server Upgrade: Upgraded our Linux servers for enhanced stability and performance.
• Optimized Map Performance: Implemented optimizations for the map, including the integration of Nanite and Lumen technologies, ensuring a more dynamic and immersive environment.

Gameplay Mechanics and Content Updates:

• Character and Mob Adjustments:some text
  • Increased character health and adjusted damage output to balance combat interactions.
  • Mobs now drop gold, adding more depth to the economy and rewarding player engagement.
• Harvesting and Resources:some text
  • Expanded harvestable resources, including all trees and most mining nodes.
  • Hatchet and Pickaxe now respawn in specific chests, making essential tools more accessible.
• Loot System: Transitioned from chests to loot bags for a more intuitive loot collection experience.

Skill, Item, and UI Enhancements:

• Skill and Item Icons: Updated skill and item icons for a clearer and more cohesive visual language.
• Spell and Skill Animations: Refined spell and skill animations with dimmed particles for a more polished and less intrusive visual effect.
• Equipment Interaction: Implemented double-click functionality for equipping items, enhancing user interaction and inventory management.

Combat and Abilities Rework:

• Weapon Skill Reworks: Comprehensive reworks for the Ice Staff, Hammer, and Bow skills, focusing on balancing and enriching the combat system.
• Targeting System Improvements: Dimmed the selected target floor decal for better visibility and focus during combat.

World Interaction and Environment:

• Zoom Functionality: Inverted the zoom in/out functionality based on player feedback for a more intuitive camera control.
• Footstep Sounds: Enhanced the auditory experience with fully functional footstep sounds, adding to the immersion of the game world.
• Farming System: Introduced farmable fruit, plantable seeds, and waterable plants, expanding the crafting and survival elements of the game.

Quality of Life Improvements:

• Item Dropping and Retrieval: Players can now drop items in the world and pick them up, facilitating easier item management and trade.
• Character Text Display: Adjusted character text to display above the character's head for better readability and player identification.

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