This devlog highlights some of the biggest changes and ongoing work in PolyGuild Adventurers. From item balance to expanded world design, here’s what’s new and what’s coming!

⚔️ Equipment & Item Overhaul

• 🛡️ Durability System Added: Equipped items now lose 5% durability on death. Make sure to repair your gear often!

• ☠️ Death Sickness Mechanic: Dying now applies Death Sickness, a debuff that reduces all attributes by 5% per stack.

  • Stacks up to 10 times, each lasting 2 minutes.

  • Stacks decay over time, and future updates will introduce new ways to cleanse or shorten the effect.

• 🧪 Potion Price Drop: All healing and utility potions are now more affordable.

• 🔄 Town Portal Scrolls Removed: These are no longer needed. Respawn Scrolls remain available for strategic revivals.

• 🔨 Repair Hammer Cost Reduced: Item repairs are now cheaper and more accessible.

• 💎 Rarity-Based Pricing Adjusted: Item sell prices have been rebalanced to reflect their rarity tiers.

• ⚡ New Elemental Power Stat: All weapons now feature a Power stat that scales with their elemental type, adding more clarity to weapon effectiveness.

🗺️ World Map System Expansion

• 🌍 Drastically Overhauled Map: While the landmass hasn't grown, there's much more to explore with new secrets, quests, and connected regions.

• 📖 World Map Purchase: Players can now purchase the World Map in-game, unlocking several powerful features:

  • ✨ Full Region Visibility

  • 📍 Discoverable Points of Interest

  • 🚩 Fast Travel (Towns and Villages only)

  • 🧭 Quest Marker Integration – Quest locations and quest item positions are now visible on the map and nearby compass.

  • 🎯 Custom Waypoints – Set your own markers for personalized navigation.

• 🚫 Fast Travel Restrictions: Some areas will restrict fast travel, adding depth and challenge to exploration.

🏴‍☠️ Map Merge & Monster Additions

• 🏝️ Coastal Cliff Map Merged: Now seamlessly connected to the main world map!

  • Enables smoother access to the Pirate Side Quest and Main Dungeon (currently playable but still being refined).

• 🐲 Five New Monsters Added

  • One of these is a World Boss (early setup; full mechanics coming soon!).

📜 Quest System Rework

• 🧭 Quest Location Fixes: Most quests now have accurate location markers.

• 🔍 Manual Objective Discovery: Some quests won’t display locations, encouraging exploration and player intuition.

• 🗺️ Map & Compass Quest Markers: Most quest-related objects now appear on the map and compass.

• ❌ Temporary Quest Removals: A few older quests have been temporarily removed while being reworked.

• 🆘 Escort & Rescue Quests: These are still under development but planned for future updates.

This is one of the biggest updates yet and sets the stage for even more systems, polish, and content in future builds. Thanks for your continued interest and support as PolyGuild Adventurers continues to grow!

Stay tuned, adventurers! ⚔️🧙‍♂️🗺️