The Manor Update is here!! (v0.0.22) Explore whole new rooms and locations, talk to two new NPCs (parent and child, both nobility), and discover the secrets of the manor, either by earning the trust of the lord or lady of the house, or by poking around until you’re kicked out. In addition, there are new graphics that help convey the passage of time more clearly. Try it out on itch.io or on Steam. I hope you enjoy! 🥳

• Play the Demo on Steam
• Play the Demo on itch.io
• Join the Upheaval playtest group

If you own the alpha version, download the new update from itch.io or Google Play. To get an email when the full game is done, wishlist Upheaval on Steam.

After you download the update, start a new game to try out the new content. If you want a completely fresh experience, clear everything using the “Delete all save data” option in Settings.

SPOILERS MAY BE AHEAD! TAKE CARE!

Highlights from this update

• New region: The Manor! New rooms to explore, books to read, archives to visit, dinner to eat. Enjoy all the luxuries that nobility affords!

• Two new characters: The Noble and the Lover (the Noble’s son or daughter). Get to know both, improve your relationship with one or both (or neither), and explore all the interactions with these characters.

• Discover all the secrets in the Manor! Hidden passages, old knowledge, and lost paintings. Can you discover all the secrets of the Manor?

• The Lover in the Manor and the Prisoner in the Cave are determined to marry each other. Will they remain separated, or will true love prevail?

Keep reading to see the complete list of changes! 😊

Detailed changes

Special thanks to Chad, Carlos, Andrew, and Lundis for playtesting this release! Your help is really appreciated. ❤

Additions:

• New region: The Manor! Includes eight new rooms, each with its own unique features to be explored.
• Added a map of the manor.
• Added secrets to be discovered in the manor.
• Added new characters: The Noble and The Lover (the son or daughter of the Noble).
• Added many new encounters in the Manor.
• Added new random encounters in town to introduce you to the new manor characters.
• Graphical version: Added new backgrounds for the south road and the base of the tower.
• Graphical version: Added new icons to all choices that take time, to show how much time they take.
• Made “energy” stat visible on the character sheet. Rest to recover all your energy (same way you have been in all previous versions)!
• Review your game summary immediately at the end of the game with a new “View Adventure Record” button.
• Set the mood with a pop-up window that appears the first time you start a game that tells you the kind of game you’ll be playing. :)

Changes:

• Now you can drag around the map when you’re zoomed in! (a highly requested feature)
• Button tooltips are now shown for players using keyboard and controller inputs, including tooltips with important gameplay information (really especially those ones).
• Changed the end of the prisoner’s “quest” to merge it with the Lover’s.
• Now randomly selecting all of the names in the letters in the old oak tree.
• Made post-game record contain more detailed information about NPCs and factions.
• Changed some end of game and main menu buttons.
• Imp will no longer teleport you to the same place you already are.
• Gave Book of Spells a more instructive item description.
• Connected some clues more in the descriptions of hidden items.
• Graphical version: Updated the visuals for the time wheel icon in the top right.
• Graphical version: When using the map marker, a map marker icon will appear on the options “Explore the forest” and “Try to navigate the tunnels” if you haven’t found the correct exit yet.
• Graphical version: Text-to-speech should automatically enable if you start Upheaval while using a screen reader like NVDA or JAWS.
• Graphical version: Slightly improved text-to-speech verbosity setting.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where you could talk to the hermit while invisible under a rare circumstance.
• Fixed several bugs with the wraith re-haunting you after being banished or in general being too annoying, including a crash bug for when you got cursed by the secret panel after the wraith had ascended to the tower.
• Fixed a bug where you would still have to search for the second set of bandits’ hideout after you joined them.
• Fixed a bug where the wraith’s secret compartment would be missing after you defeated it in the tower.
• Graphical version: Fixed a bug where the first set of bandits would not show up on the Magic Map after the second set of bandits arrived.
• Graphical version: Fixed a bug where location-specific map wouldn’t show automatically the first time you go into a new location with a map (the cave, the tower, and now the manor).
• Fixed a bug where the delivery goblin would get confused and disappear if you took your stuff right as they dropped it off (you’d have to be invisible to pull this off, it was a pretty funny bug to discover).

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