Alpha Update 1.61

Finding Color in the Ashes » Devlog
2025-06-15 by MooncatcherStudios
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Hello!

Here update 1.6 + hot fixes. Next update on itch.io will be in another 2 weeks, but the 1.7 update is already available on Patreon.

This update adds more content for Ellie. You can trade EXP for gold and make a new kind of potion. There are also a few QOL improvements and our first winter weather event.

Thank you so much for checking out our game! let us know if you find any bugs or have feedback. 

Alpha 1.6 Patch Notes

Added

  • many new or improved spell SFX
  • Blizzard weather during winters.
  • New Events
  • New mechanic - nighttime writing. Once you raise Ellie's affinity high enough, you'll have the opportunity to exchange experience points for gold.
  • New Sex Scene with Eleanor
  • Ellie's affinity can be raised to 300, and there are new Skills on Ellie's skill tree
  • New Potion: Rejuvenation. Rejuv potions restores health + stamina + mana at the same time.

Adjustments

  • UI indicates when you are over your storage limit for wood / food / alcohol / materials / reagents
  • When you lose a combat, your next combat during the daytime will be a little easier.
  • Playing dice or telling stories with companions reduces Lucy's Fracture

Fixes

  • Heartwood drop rate was lower than intended
  • Energy not being removed at the end of certain scenes
  • Various typos
  • It was possible to go into a negative blood pool with scout
  • There were instances where Lucy was hiding when she shouldn't be

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StickyStickMan60920 hours ago(+1)

I'm loving this game, and I've pretty much all done everything there is in 1.54, but after talking to the dryad about her tree seed, can I actually plant it in the inn, or is it not done yet ?

Looking forward to your continued work !

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MooncatcherStudios19 hours ago(+1)

Once you receive the heart tree seed, plant it in the greenhouse (if you need to clear a spot, press the little x in the top right corner of a plot) and itll grow over a week or two. The Dryad will appear and you will gain access to 3 more plots to grow in. The newest update on patreon is big content update for the Dryad (3 new scenes, some events, lots of new dialog) and will be on itchio in a couple weeks!

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StickyStickMan6095 hours ago

Thanks for explaining it !

I'll go check that out, once the game comes out in full, I'll 100% buy it :)

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zieg271 day ago(+1)

As always, Thanks for the update! I enjoyed poking around at the new features. Ellie's new content was fun, and her new scene was great. The UI indicator for storage is very useful and helps with obtaining supplies on the weekends without overthinking  the numbers.

I really want to praise the addition of the nighttime writing mechanic. I found myself accumulating excess experience while trying to raise companions affinity and interest, and I like how this mechanic solves that. It is also nice to have something else to do at night with extra stamina once stats are maxed.

Ellie's skill, guided experiment, is a good upgrade. Having more than one option when doing the experiment is nice, but I wish you could also see the spell level when making the choice. That or knowing if the spell is already maxed would be appreciated, so you don't have to navigate back and forth between the gear menu. I would also like to know what the upgrades actually do. Making a choice between a +1 abundance ritual, +1 smite, and +1 spell damage is harder without knowing what the difference between all those are.  The only other thing I ran into with experiments is getting offered the same option twice, which is probably just bad luck, or just having multiple spells already maxed when getting the skill.

Thanks again for the update. I read through the free post about the Dryad and I'm excited to see her content here soon. Good luck with development and keep up the great work!

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MooncatcherStudios1 day ago(+1)

Thanks, good feedback. I'll try to make the UI a little more helpful on the spell upgrades. There will also be more stuff to spend experience on soon!

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