✍️ Zendaria’s Corruption – 0.5.0 Devlog | Week 6 (Patreon)

This week development focused heavily on main story progression, party systems, and balancing changes.

👑 Main Story Progress – Crimson King Arc

Started new main quests continuing the storyline with the Crimson King

Added multiple new scenarios inside the Crimson Palace

Expanded the Crystal Reach Cathedral with new interiors

Added several new story NPCs, including:

Bishop

Prime Minister

Additional palace and cathedral figures

Added portraits and dialogue for these characters to strengthen immersion

🔄 Party Management System

A major feature added this week:

New scenario that functions like a camp system (similar to Baldur’s Gate 3)

Players can now swap party members

You will be able to switch:

Griska & Grazga

For Misha & Astro

This decision also connects to a previous community vote, where it was decided that Edith would remain part of mandatory content for now.

Because of that, Griska and Grazga are the ones who can be swapped out for Misha and Astro.

This does not mean that their quests will become mandatory depending on who is in the party. Instead, certain quest interactions and dialogue will vary depending on which pair is currently active.

The structure will adapt to:

Griska & Grazga being present

Or Misha & Astro being present

However, this dynamic system is only being implemented for these two pairs due to complexity. Expanding it to all companions would significantly increase development time and risk of bugs. With just these two pairs, the system remains manageable and narratively coherent.

This was a large implementation and required restructuring several internal systems to make it stable.

⚔️ New Class – Swordsman

Added a brand-new playable class: Swordsman

Skills:

Measured Cut

Iron Guard

Twin Sever

Kindle Edge

Guard Break

Giochiamo!

Wide Reaping Cut

Freezing Cut

Vergogna!

⚖️ Combat Balance & System Changes

Reworked elemental damage and resistances across all enemies

Adjusted old enemy damage types (bees, slimes, etc.)

Updated and fixed the Bestiary, which now shows accurate information

🪼 New Item – “Bubul the Jellyfish”

Added a special item: Bubul the Jellyfish

This item allows the party to teleport to a safe den at any moment, where players can:

Swap party members

Pay for rest and recovery

Manage progression

This system was quite complex to implement but greatly improves flexibility and pacing.

👥 New Party Members

Two new key characters have officially joined the story:

Misha – Swordsman class

Astro – Currently has no class assigned

Astro is described as a girl who loves:

Mushrooms

Plants

Music

Magic

Feel free to comment which class do you want Astro to be! That was all this week! Thank you all for the support 💜Main story content continues next week. Have an amazing Monday and an even better week!