Beckoned Beneath [Ongoing] - Version: 0.19

What's New in Beckoned Beneath Version - 0.19?

• New Church Encounter: Fight “Napkins” or the “Goth Nun” by the church, featuring multiple loss and win scenarios.
• Revised Cave: Expanded the starting cave into a much longer system, with better ore waiting at the very end.
• Two-Handed Weapons: Full Greatsword and Staff weapons added across all metal tiers, plus unique Bone and Vampiric variants.
• Vampire Skills: Unlock Blood Ward, Sanguine Burst, and Bloodfang Frenzy via newly added skill tomes.
• Massive Donna Expansion:
  • Explore her fully realized mansion and dungeon (including the loom room, guest room, and new backgrounds for each room).
  • Dynamic AI: She roams through her mansion and sometimes the grasslands based on her routine.
  • Escalating Marks: Her behavior and dialogue shift across repeated encounters based on if she has marked you or not.
  • NPC Chase System: Added a brand-new mechanical system for dynamic NPC chases (Donna only).
• Unencrypted Game Files: Images are no longer encrypted, allowing you to get a sneak peek at what is being worked on. (Spoilers of course~)
• New Interactions: Mechanics for pickpocketing and lockpicking added. Hint: Lockpicking sounds become louder the closer you are to the sweet spot.

Quality of Life & Fixes:

• Prestige Perks: Gift Prestige Essence to NPCs to unlock unique, character-themed perks.
• New Systems: Added an NPC Living World room activities system and a camera zoom plugin.
• New Mission: Added a dedicated Aseera mansion mission with a Blackjack minigame.
• Lighting Menu: New options menu featuring an intensity slider, a toggle to disable lighting during combat, and torches to light your path.
• Settings Defaults: “Always Dash” and “Synch Monitor FPS” now default to On for new players.
• Fixes & Optimizations: Fixed Gabbie’s art, patched player state checks, and deployed massive stability fixes for Donna (chasing, escaping, and crashes).
• Debug Tool: Added a debug plugin (hold F6 to open the menu) which helps to clear images.
• Automatic Crash Logger: A background reporter that activates during a crash and reports the game state so any issues can be diagnosed and fixed for future updates.

A quick note on Donna’s chase system: Because I wanted to create a highly dynamic and reactive chase mechanic, I pushed the engine to its absolute limits, and after months of trial and error, I ran into some unavoidable engine scale limitations. Because of this, the system isn’t 100% perfect. If she ever gets stuck or acts up, you can call her back into the game from the Ritual Room (the bottom-left room of the mansion) or you can manually reset her using the F6 debug menu.

I might have missed a few updates, but I’ll make sure they are documented in the in-game changelog text and future updates. Thank you all again for the love and support!