Klans XP

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Version 0.21.0 Has Been Published!

- Alpha Release -

Changes & More Changes:

• Further extended Zone class features.
  An improved version of the Zone Statistics Board available at the townhall.
  
• It not only displays some arrows but also animates them accordingly.
  
• Added several SE methods to Game_System to shorten SE calls.
  
• Created Colors module to encapsulate all specific colors used by the scripts.
  
• Game time now also runs while updating the Zone Stats Board.
  
• Replaced fixed game screen width & height values with Graphics.width and Graphics.height
  Still compatible with vanilla XP.
  

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Version 0.24.0 Has Been Published!

- Alpha Release -

Here's a list of recent changes:

• Working on the tech tree scene.
  It has 3 tech trees with 5 techs each depending on the current mode.
  Right now the Warchief's tech tree is 100% functional.
  Scene available via an NPC at the town hall.
  
• Warchief Aluxes has just 2 techs to learn, namely Dusk of the Undead & Frontlines.
  
• Updated the config files and their parser several times.
  
• Altered and improved the WarchiefTech and WarchiefTechs classes a lot.
  
• Renamed Klan#tech method, now it's called #tp just like the Warchief's method.
  
• Moved all graphical stuff from the custom game menu scene to a specific spriteset.
  

Snapshot

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Version 0.27.0 Has Been Uploaded!

- Alpha Release -

I just continued working on the Warchief's Tech Tree.

• 3 Tech Trees available now: Warchief, Army & Economy.
  
• Warchief branch has a single sword as its current symbol.
  
• Army branch has 2 swords instead.
  
• Economy branch now sports its own icon.
  
• Added several new features to WarchiefTech & WarchiefTechs objects.
  
• There are 7 Warchief's Techs to learn.
  
• Allowed Warchief's Tech list to be altered based on the current game mode.
  
• Warchief Branch:
    Renamed Dusk of the Undead as Bane of the Undead.
    Renamed old Frontlines as Bravery, removed Leadership bonus.
  
• Army Branch:
    Moved old Frontlines to this branch and adapted it to the troops.
    Introduced Enrollment & Fearless Army.
  
• Economy Branch:
    Introduced Secret Trove.
  
• Added Font#outline_color= compatibility method for vanilla RMXP.
  

Several Snapshots

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Version 0.30.0 Has Been Uploaded!

- Alpha Release -

Changes + Other Changes + More Changes:

• Added warchief Sylvia to the Sword clan.
  Both Aluxes and Sylvia have 3 techs in common.
  
• Added warchief Gretchen to the Spear clan.
  
• Added warchief Brunhild to the Battle axe clan.
  
• Warchiefs Cyrus and Brunhild of the Battle axe clan can learn the Berserker tech now.
  Yeah, I thought he would be the only guy in the RTP that could pass as a viking.
  
• Introduced the Dagger clan.
  Its warchiefs are Garrett and Dorothy.
  Nope, the third thief aka Trickster isn't a clan member.
  
• Implemented food, wood and mining production mechanisms for all zones under your control.
  
• Included a Prosperity mechanism to increase production 10% through 30% of your base production.
  
• Prosperity gets activated when you have 8+ workers active in the same zone.
  Usually, you start with 4, 5 or 6 workers tops.
  
• Zones now can have 2 types of miners, namely stone and metal miners.
  
• Modified the Zone Stats Board to show a backdrop and 2 mining jobs in a given zone.
  
• Added the Prosperity indicator to the ZSB menu.
  
• Reset the production-related variables before calculating the current levels.
  
• Introduced Klans::Session#zones array to keep track of all the existing zones.
  Previously the system didn't expect to find more than the clan's townhall.
  Old saved files are now incompatible by default.
  
• Added Zone#clan_id to keep track of the zone's current owner if any.
  
• Fixed missing Battle axe clan resources.
  

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Version 0.34.0 Has Been Uploaded!

- Alpha Release -

Here's a List of All the Modifications Included in This Release:

• Added tanners, taverners, scholars and watchmen to the list of available jobs.
  
• Renamed another job.
  
• Added skins to the Klans::Klan's stats.
  
• Reconfigured the list of basic workplaces available in the townhall's zone.
  
• Created a list of expansion options for the town hall's zone.
  
• Other zones might let you add a slot for building a house or hut.
  
• Added a new array to the Klans::Zone class to let the system know if a scout of a given clan has finished exploring it.
  Old saved games are incompatible now.
  
• Removed scouts from Klans::Zone class. General zones no longer employ any scouts.
  
• Taverners can increase your clan's happiness.
  
• Happiness will decrease the more your population grows and the longer it takes the tanners to produce enough clothing.
  
• Fixed player not transferring to the first normal zone map.
  
• Implemented a basic scouting process for zones.
  
• Added script call to block the player from teleporting to a new zone if the scouts have not explored it, yet.
  
• Increased scouting speed.
  

Modifications of the Zone Stats Board:

• Added maximum scouts statistic to the Klans::Klan's job data.
  
• Removed scouts from the zone's workers list.
  
• Added the Exploration option to the menu window to let the player manage the scout recruitment process.
  
• Modifying the current number of scouts working for your clan is not possible as of yet.