Super Lesbian Animal RPG news & patch notes

• Melody's lower level Woodland Paladin spell, Woodland Healing, has been reworked and buffed. Rather than scaling with Melody's Magic stat, it now heals for a flat 20% of the target's max HP every turn for four turns. For most builds, this should be a notable buff. It should also no longer make a damage sound when the healing is applied. And, while I was at it, I threw in a new version of the healing spell animation that displays the Woodland spec's symbol.

• Returning to the Sapphire Coast early in Act II and fighting the enemies there should no longer cause the Basement Dungeon music to play afterwards.
• Exiting the Neon Labyrinth while the dungeon remains incomplete will now no longer make the Neon Labyrinth battle theme play for battles in the desert.
• Exiting the Flurry Mountains and returning should no longer cause the incorrect battle music to play in the area.

• On the Hiking Trail, Melody's sprite will no longer disappear for the slightly different version of the scene that plays if the party is defeated by the Hole Hound. (The fact that it took me so long to receive a bug report on this goes to show how rare it is for people to see that dialogue lmao)
• The KO status no longer displays a popup when removed, mainly in an effort to deal with rare cases where the popup was remaining on the screen after the battle.
• On a related note, there's no longer a popup for the Guard status being removed at the end of the turn. Both of these were probably unnecessary visual clutter.
• Addressed an error in Act IV where Melody could retain the original version of a spell after learning its upgraded replacement. Changing Melody's paladin specialization via the method unlocked at that point in the story should now properly remove the old spell from her skill list.
• Other minor fixes.

• Fixed a very specific, previously unheard of soft lock in the final dungeon that could occur due to warping out of floor 4F during a certain section in the middle of the puzzle sequence. There's now a computer terminal near the room's entrance that can be used to reset the puzzle.
• Also, minor typo fixes.

• Jodie is no longer added to the party at level 1 on Easy Mode. (This was one of those bugs that took me months to hear about because everyone thought it was intentional. Oops!)
• Fixed certain party members being added to the party with low MP under certain conditions.
• Throughout the Neon Labyrinth, paths leading off-screen have been made more clear at a glance. Exit paths have been lengthened by one tile, and paths going left and right now have arrow signs on the walls.
• The Astral Plane door in Greenridge should now appear for all players by Act IV, regardless of any other progress conditions relating to the Astral Plane. (For real this time.)
• Other minor fixes.

• The enemies fought alone with Melody throughout early Act I now no longer have a 3% chance to dodge attacks.
• The Genuine Snake Oil Bottle Charm now grants full immunity to common Poison statuses. (Previously, it was labeled as granting 75% immunity while erroneously only granting 25% immunity.)
• The path to the Astral Plane door in Greenridge will now always be unblocked by Act IV, regardless of whether or not the player has visited the Astral Plane previously.
• The puzzle in the second half of the Flurry Mountains that first introduces switch runes has been made easier. A tiny "puzzle" was also added before it to try and better illustrate how the switch runes work before throwing players into the deep end.
• A certain instance of a song title being shown has been updated to reflect the title used in the OST.

• Fixed a bug that in some instances would cause the area title card for the Neon Labyrinth to remain on the screen.
• Fixed an out of date, crossed out mugshot for Nef being used in one spot under specific circumstances.
• Fixed a certain temporary ally being added to the party at level 1 when playing on Easy Mode.
• Other minor tweaks and fixes (typos, minor collision errors, etc.)

v1.1.3 Changes

• For players with Additional Guidance mode toggled on, hint arrows pointing towards the keys have been added to The Anomaly.
• Mobile Hole Hounds will no longer drop the Cardboard Box item.
• After multiple reports of people thinking they had gotten stuck after finding the I.D. badges in the Neon Labyrinth, interacting with either the door OR the badge scanner will now unlock the door to the end of the dungeon.
• Corrected a couple dialogue logic errors relating to checks for whether or not the Resolute Paladin side quest had been finished.
• Additional modifications have been made to the parts of the third party "Effectus" anti-lag script that were causing occasional crashes when bumping into enemies.
• Other minor tweaks and fixes.

• Added an area map for Greenridge (and the Hiking Trail), purchasable from Sherry and Joy's shop from Act II onwards. Between this and the three added in v1.1, all outdoor areas now have maps for the Quest Log!

• The damage dealt by Allison's directional attacks when hitting weak points has been buffed 10-25% across the board for most normal enemies, and several enemies that lacked directional weakness now have them.
• Fire spells now have a chance to remove the Damp state, and water spells now have a chance to remove Burns. The Damp state also no longer gives fire resistance.

• A fix has been attempted for the Effectus third party script error that causes the game to crash when bumping into enemies on rare occasion. Due to the rarity of the crash it's hard to say if this will stick, but it's worth a shot!
• Fixed the wording of the message that appears when either Melody or Allison attempts a kiss while the other is KO'd.
• Fixed an error in the Neon Labyrinth where the party would be left with the incorrect sprites after fighting a Color Wheel in a certain room of the dungeon.
• Fixed the player being able to warp to the Astral Plane during a certain side quest where it should have been disabled.
• Fixed the introductory scene for The Crypt playing again upon reentry under specific circumstances.
• Other minor fixes.

• Additional Guidance mode can now be toggled on or off from the start of the game or via the in-game Options menu! When enabled, this will occasionally offer more direct hints on what to do next in a few specific parts of the game for more story-focused players - particularly a few puzzle segments, as well as helping you find the side content late in the game. (Ultimately, the total number of hints added across the game is low. Exploration, dungeon puzzles, and returning to previously-visited areas with new tools are core pillars of SLARPG's design, and I don't want to hold the player's hand every step of the way. But these specific bits have been parts where some players just gave up and messaged me (usually at like 3am), or posted a cry for help in the #SLARPG tag on Twitter. Which isn't optimal! So now an extra nudge in the right direction exists in-game, should you ever need it.)
• New area maps have been added for the Amber Woods, Sapphire Coast, and Uncanny Valley! They can be acquired from Park Ranger Taylor, the beach souvenir shop (first accessible in Act III), and Rafael, respectively.
• And finally, as was originally intended, Melody now has... a pet cat in her house!! He is truly the most important part of this patch, and the most important thing that will ever be patched into the game.

• Unrevealed enemies should no longer have their health bars displayed when using multi-target attacks.
• The menu (and, by extension, the options menu) can now be accessed during the Prologue.
• Fixed the Bestiary entries for the Loot Scooter and Helper Jelly not properly unlocking in the Sapphire Coast.
• The animation for Megalith from the Geomancer Spellbook now plays for each individual enemy that's caught in its area of effect. (A compatibility issue was found with the script that made AoE attacks only play one animation, and this was the only skill in the game that needed said script.)
• Originally the columns in the last "puzzle" room of the Flurry Mountains had no collision because that room is just a joke and I didn't want people to get stuck in a maze that exists purely for a gag but they now have collision so that I stop receiving bug reports about it
• Added new line when entering the Fortune Teller's shop late in Act IV (or Act V) saying that he can help locate uncompleted major side quests at that point in the story. (He will now also point you in the direction of Fawna's side quest if you haven't completed it.)
• A backup method of acquiring the missable Spellbook in Act III has been added late in Act IV. (You can still only get it once.)
• The Crypt boss can no longer be defeated in a way that makes a certain unique status ailment remain after the battle.
• There's now an additional warning at save points past the point of no return.
• Other minor fixes.

• Added a couple lines of dialogue if you return to Park Ranger Taylor after beating the Amber Woods boss in Act II.
• Added more dialogue at the mysterious pedestal in the desert to make it clearer that that area only opens up later in the game.
• Fixed the party sometimes retaining a dark tint when exiting the Basement Dungeon upon revisiting it in Act IV.
• Fixed players sometimes not being able to see the illustrations for an exposition sequence in Act IV. (Asking the character to repeat the scene would still allow the illustrations to appear as intended.)
• Other minor fixes.

• Fixed a minor logic error with the sand levels in the Neon Labyrinth that could be caused if you tried to loop all the way back around the dungeon without using the first accessible sand switch.
• Fixed the hologram of Javis in the Neon Labyrinth hub potentially causing the wrong Quest Log objectives to be displayed if inspected again later.
• Fixed an error with the setup of a minecart puzzle that could allow the player to get stuck.
• Other minor fixes.

• The Crypt's boss sequence can no longer be repeated.
• Further tweaked the application of Stun in the boss fight where it was causing issues. (If you still encounter an issue with Stun lasting outside of battle, resting at an inn will remove it.)
• Other minor fixes.

• A few of Jodie's stat growth curves will no longer make some of her stats go down a point at certain levels.
• Noel's sprite will no longer disappear when facing north when finding them in the Amber Woods.
• Fixed the Recursive Loot Scooter bestiary entry not unlocking properly in one specific enemy event and a monster den.
• Fixed error in Beverly's side quest that could result in getting stuck on a black screen.
• The locks in the Flurry Mountains now use their own type of key separate from the ones in the Guardian's Vault to prevent a minor sequence break. (To prevent players who might have saved and quit in the middle of the Flurry Mountains segment from getting stuck, you can return to the treasure chests where you found the keys to claim the corrected keys.)

• Fixed a missing file crash when trying to visit The Hole when you're supposed to go see Claire at the library.
• You can no longer have Claire's tarot read without her present.
• You can no longer speak to Ipsy from behind in her garage to make her sprite disappear.

• Interacting with the punching bag in Melody's yard during a certain stretch of the story will no longer turn Jodie into Melody.
• Returning to the area where the Flurry Mountains boss is fought will no longer result in the boss still being there.
• The Uncanny Valley monster den exit now works properly.
• The Pine Corona enemy now properly drops its Bestiary entry and can be encountered in the Uncanny Valley monster den.
• After receiving a report that a Stun (which is supposed to last 1 turn) somehow lasted across multiple battles until resting at an Inn, Stun now has a 20% chance of being removed from taking damage, and will also be removed outside of battle after taking a few steps.
• Stun is also now manually removed from the entire party after defeating or fleeing from the specific boss where this glitch was reported to have occurred.

• The credits theme now loops properly.

• Other minor fixes.

• Added an additional pause at the end of the "fight" with the sealed treasure chest in the desert to prevent status effect messages from lingering on the screen after the battle.
• Removed a leftover hidden test event that was attached to a random crystal and tinted the entire screen Game Boy green with no easy way to remove said tint.
• And as a failsafe, travelling between major areas will now always reset the tint of the screen.
• Minor typo fixes.

• The title card at the end of the prologue now uses the same background as the title screen.
• The alternate entrances to the second town no longer open up immediately after opening the front gate, and now instead open up after completing the town's intro scene to prevent the player from getting stuck.
• Melody and Allison can no longer leave the inn in the second town on their own.
• Fixed a missing file crash when inspecting the painting in Melody's bedroom with Jodie in the party.
• Minor typo fixes.