enjoi Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Release Notes — June 7, 2023Good release day, Kingdom!We’ve got an exciting, surprising, ground-breaking update coming your way today! For those keeping up with our “Hero’s New Clothes” patch on socials, you already know just how amazing the new Hero designs and animations are looking. Well, quicker than even we expected the Heroes are officially ready to step out and strut their stuff where it counts the most — in your browser.Check out all the amazing improvements below!Hero Art ReworkAll 22 classes, male and female hair styles, back and head appendages, and even weaponry have received an update to accommodate future development, reflect a high quality standard, and fully prepare your Heroes for battle-readiness. Get ready to rediscover your favorite Heroes in a whole new light! And a whole new environment, as reflected in the brand new Hero backgrounds that have been designed to better frame your Heroes and their unique appearance. But wait, there’s more! You’ll also notice that each Hero animates in their cards based on their weapon type, which will feed directly into the combat system in the future. To reiterate just how important this update will be to future development, it lays the groundwork for dynamic equipment, accessories, weapons, and dare I say PANTS…Note: If you’re looking for a snappier experience, feel free to toggle off animations and view each Hero’s beautiful static image instead. Each Hero image is available at their own link now so you can save them, share them, or print them out and hang them on your wall (though the current hero image url is temporary and could change in the not-too-distant future). In addition, if you’re feeling nostalgic you can toggle on the Classic Hero View in your settings to view the original Hero artwork.Profession AnimationsAs an immediate example of just how versatile these new updates will be for future development, we’ve added dynamic animations to the Hero cards to reflect your Hero’s current activity. There are unique animations and locations for Fishing, Foraging, Gardening, and Mining, along with a shared animation between all Training Quests. Go and check out the Hero catalog to see which Heroes are staying busy with their questing. Ever seen a DreadKnight picking flowers? Well, now you can! We’re very excited about the possibilities this opens up to really lean into the dynamic nature of commanding your legion, including the possibility of future animations for dueling, summoning, meditating, and more!Combat Testing Ground AnimationsNow that the tech behind Heroes will match in their cards and the combat system, this should free us up to mix and match between the two. But first things first, we have updated the Hero animations in the Combat Testing Grounds to reflect the new look and movement for our three featured classes. Animation timing isn’t perfectly aligned at the moment, but additional work will be done in the coming weeks to perfect timing, VFX, and polish. We wanted to get the current iteration in your hands as soon as possible to check out the fun new animations!Note: This update also introduces a fix for users who have had trouble accessing the Testing Grounds in Serendale.Preliminary Gas OptimizationsThe initial gas optimizations we talked about during Thursday’s AMA’s were deployed a few hours ago. This included optimizations for the QuestsV3 contracts to use less gas on the start and complete transactions for all quest types. This is the first of a few rounds of optimizations we’ll be making to the questing system. I am beyond excited for the introduction of this Hero rework and the many ways in which it’s going to improve future development and really set the stage for some long-awaited features. I hope y’all are just as excited!Now go on and check out all the amazing art and movement. And as always, godspeed and good clothing!Connect with DeFi KingdomsDeFi Kingdoms WebsiteWhitepaper / Official Docs | Charts (DFK Chain | Klaytn)Discord CommunityTwitter | Telegram | Reddit | Instagram | YouTubeRelease Notes — June 7, 2023 was originally published in DeFi Kingdoms Official on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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