Alpha 0.9.8

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Nestronomus' forty-sixth playable demo, alpha 0.9.8, was the fourtieth version that was open to the public.

As for this update, it brought bug fixes, some quality of life changes and some balance changes.

Release date: **16/04/21** (Patreon users) - **17/04/21** (Public release)

## This version added:

### [Races]

* Wolf (Wade):
	+ **Hunger of Battle** :
		- **[BUFF]** Bonus attack increased from 4%/8%/12%/16%/20% to 7%/14%/21%/28%/35%.
		- **Rage**:
			* **[BUFF]** Bonus attack increased from 22.5%/26%/28.5% to 35%/40%/45%.
* Cat (Minah):
	+ **Deceiving Eye** :
		- **[BUFF]** Bonus magical critical damage increased from 2%/4%/6%/8%/10% to 2.5%/5%/7.5%/10%/12.5%.
		- **Opportunist**:
			* Bonus damage increased from 10%/20%/30% to 15%/25%/35%.
* Bird (Riken):
	+ **Blink of an Eye** :
		- **[BUFF]** Stand time reduced from 3.25s/2.75s/2.25s/1.75s/1.25s to 3s/2.5s/2s/1.5s/1s.
		- **[BUFF]** Movement speed increased from 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% to 9%/18%/27%/36%/45%.
		- **[CHANGED]** Movement speed duration changed from 2.275s/2.55s/2.825s/3.1s/3.375s to 0.7s/1.4s/2.1s/2.8s/3.5s.
		- **Blade Dancer**:
			* **[BUFF]** Reflect damage increased from 15%/30%/45% to 20%/40%/60%.
* Lizard (Treikun):
	+ **Thick Skin** :
		- **[BUFF]** Health recovered increased from 1.25%/1.5%/1.75%/2%/2.25% to 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% per 25s/20s/15s/10s/5s.
* Fish (Sezor):
	+ **Pressuring Waves** :
		- **[BUFF]** Mana recovered increased from 1.25%/1.5%/1.75%/2%/2.25% to 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% per 30s/24s/18s/12s/6s.

* Human (Xitrus):
	+ **[ENABLED]** Xitrus has been re-enabled and is available to play.
	+ **[REMOVED]** No longer has Heal Aura as a signature magic spell.
	+ **[NEW]** Now has Xitrus' Purity as a signature magic spell:
		- Damage type: Light
		- Spell power: x1.5
		- Mana cost: 6
		- Focus cost: 6
		- Additional effect: Holy presence: has a 12% chance to recover 1.5% of your missing health, mana and focus points.
		- Applies debuff: Enlightenment
			* Duration: 2 rounds
			* Chance: 25%
	+ **Enhanced Knowledge** :
		- **[BUFF]** Amplification increased from 4%/8%/12%/16%/20% to 5%/10%/15%/20%/25%.
	+ *Comment: Xitrus is not as unstable as he was before, the game can run normally while he's enabled. Although, only one of his skills, **Enhanced Knowledge** , works properly.*

### [Magic Spells]

* Bloody Spike:
	+ **[NERF]** Magic spell power decreased from x1.05 to x0.85.
	+ **[NERF]** Mana cost increased from 25 to 30.
	+ **[NERF]** Focus cost increased from 8 to 10.
	+ **[BUFF]** Chance of applying bleeding debuff increased from 20% to 50%.
	+ **[NERF]** Duration of debuff decreased from 3 turns to 2.
	+ **[BUFF]** Lifesteal: Maximum health component increased from 2% to 3.5%.
	+ *Comment: Based on feedback, having an AOE magic spell feels strong. While this is great for clearing out multiple enemies at once, it shouldn't be used as a primary magic spell. These changes should bring it in line with other magic spells.*
* Main character magic spells:
	+ **[NERF]** Magic spell power decreased from x2 to x1.5
	+ *Comment: Main character magic spells (also known as signature spells) are magic spells that cannot be obtained in any other character. Wade has Bite of the Ancestors, Minah has Ice Blast and so on. The purpose of this change is to give more room to other magic spells while maintaining the originality and strength of the signature ones.*

### [Miscellaneous]

* Enemies:
	+ **[NERF]** Bonus experience points granted by defeating enemies reduced from 12.5% to 5%.

### [Quality of Life]

* **[NEW]** Either selling or discarding an item of which quantity is 1 will automatically skip the selection of the amount of that item and will ask the player directly if they're sure about doing that action.

### [Bug Fixes]

* **[FIXED]** The camera is no longer zoomed in in Krigonia Forest.
* **[FIXED]** NPCs Franz and Reik now work correctly.
* **[FIXED]** The player can no longer receive infinite Xetris in Krigonia Forest.
* **[FIXED]** Maximum health, maximum mana and maximum focus points given by items now properly increase the character's statistics.
* **[FIXED]** The player can now also interact with the bed in krigonia forest's house with space.
* **[FIXED]** Skill **Pressuring Waves**  will now properly recover the character's mana points.
* **[FIXED]** Skill **Thick Skin**  will now properly recover the character's health points.
* **[FIXED]** Fixed an issue where INT (Intellect) statistics points granted more maximum mana points than intended.
* **[FIXED]** The sign in Krigonia's Cave will no longer glitch out.
* **[FIXED]** Inspect button was removed from the shop's menu.
* **[FIXED]** The quantity selection pop-up now will properly close when pressed ESC or RMB (right mouse button).
* **[FIXED]** Fixed an issue where the item's colors would not display correctly in certain menus.
* **[FIXED]** Killing more enemies than the required amount of a quest will properly let the player complete the quest.
* **[FIXED]** Fixed an issue where dying and loading from the last save would load the character's stats incorrectly.