New Feature - Item Shop Implemented (Patreon)

What's up, guys!
Here we are to bring you another novelty: New Item Shop System Implemented.

You might be wondering: But wasn't this shop already in the game before?
The answer is yes, but all item purchases were done through scripted dialogs, there was no actual shop system implemented. Now we have one!

This update is easier to explain following the screenshots attached to this post, so let's get started.

As shown in screenshots 1 and 2, when a new item is available in the shop, Mel, the shopkeeper, will notify you about it and tell you to check this new item on the Item Shelf.

In screenshot 3, we can see the new item that arrived at the shop on the Item Shelf, the Photographic Camera.

In screenshot 4, we can see that when hovering the mouse over the item on the shelf, its name will be displayed in the Tooltips, in the upper corner of the screen.

When you click on the item, as shown in screenshot 5, Mel will tell you the name of the item, a brief description about it, its price and ask if you want to buy it.
During Mel's dialog, the Tooltip will continue to show the name of the item at the top of the screen, even if you no longer have your mouse over it, to make it clearer which item you are currently interacting with.

It's also possible to access items on the Item Shelf directly from the shop's main Point of View. Although distant, it's possible to click on the item itself, the Photographic Camera, instead of having to click on the Item Shelf and then click on the item. You can get an idea of this by looking at screenshot 6.
This is a way to speed up the process of purchasing items and make it more practical.

In screenshot 7, we can see the item that was just purchased in our Inventory.

Finally, as shown in screenshot 8, when there are no more items available on the Item Shelf, Mel will tell you that the items are sold out and ask you to come back another day to check if new items have arrived.

This is our new visual Item Shop system, it's simple and functional. The new purchasable items, which will be implemented in future versions, will be made available to the player in this way, whether main story items, or secondary and optional items.

That's all for today, folks!
Cheers! 🍻