Noblesse Oblige v0.11.1.0 Beta (Patreon)

Edit: So, after considering some feedback, I'm working with the artist to improve Ligaea's art a bit. I've uploaded a version using a WIP of the new version. Please note that this is not final, but is generally intended to give a sense of the new direction. Thoughts on the change are welcome, but the main focus was making her face a bit sleeker and more elegant.

I've also done a few further balance tweaks for Sindarion, mostly shifting damage between abilities. In addition, I've been working on expanding expressions for Sindarion, so you can see some of those in the early part of the game now.

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So, I decided to put out that beta I was considering, including two main things: the new art (minus title screen) and the expressions. Expression appropriateness and completeness for new expressions has only been tested through around Castle Kharos. I'm working my way through the game, but feel free to report if you find any conversations that use only his base expression and feel like they should have more.

Second, we have the Sindarion rework I discussed. It ended up being a bit more extensive than I initially thought. Most of the new stuff will be added by the battle aftermath event for old saves, so you will need to fight one battle before it shows up. I didn't get around to putting it in the rift yet, and compressing takes ages, so releasing this way for now. I welcome any thoughts on his rework. See below for specifics.

As a note: This is still WIP, and balance is more subject to change than usual.

Noblesse Oblige v0.11.1.0 "A King's Legacy" Beta Patch Notes

= Art

- New art for Alexander, including 32 expressions

- New art for Ligaea, with new overall art and 4 extra expressions

- Added busts for missing characters on their introductions

= Balance

- Sindarion full rework!

- Poison damage buffed, and Wracking Poison desc expanded.

- Most skills now have a stealth and non-stealth version that replace each other in the menu.

- Stealth versions of most skills now ignore Cover and range reduction (note they still show as "resist," but the damage is increased to offset).

- Skill functions and damage allocations have changed.

- Skill TP costs and TP regen changed up to create more of a rotational cycle.

- Vanish now costs no TP, has High Priority, and grants 100% evasion vs most attacks on the round used. Also clarified that it removes fixates.

- Perfect Focus now has a 3-round cooldown and automatically activates if off CD when an attack would knock Sindarion out of stealth.

- Ambush cooldown reduced.

- Added a new set of skills, Dagger Rush/Deadly Rush.

- Acidic Shiv is now under Alchemy and has an 8 round cooldown rather than one use per combat.

- Sunthistle Tea is now Instant and has a two-round warmup.

= Misc

- Empowered (Nausicaa) can now be removed by Purge Sorcery.

- You can now swap which party extra member(s) are assigned to in the party swap section a single time after starting the section.

- If your save has both Lorena and Calysia, you may now choose which you wish to use in the optional hard mode encounter.

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