Changes in Source of Mana v0.0.5:

Gameplay Enhancements:

- Different player sprite and walking speed on the overworld map.

- Morph feature allowing dynamic player transformations.

- Introduction of a setting menu for player customization.

- Custom UI for mobile devices.

- Enhanced monster interaction, featuring kill, spawn, and automatic respawn capabilities.

- Implementation of attack animations and action support.

- Ongoing improvement of the game Finite State Machine.

- Tile animation and cave effects for an immersive experience.

- Reworked game UI enter/exit flow for a smoother user experience.

- Dynamic position and animations to display damage, dialogue and emotes information.

- Gender and player sprite color support.

- Introduction of new emotes for richer player expression.

Codebase and Infrastructure:

- Implementation of the stat system.

- Code organization with more node-oriented refacto.

- BlendTree support for our animations.

- OpenGL3 builds by default.

- Network replication optimizations.

Development and Debugging Tools:

- GitHub mirror for improved visibility.

- Implementation of an online list web page for player tracking.

This update brings Source of Mana closer to its vision by setting our UI/UX to the standard we want to aim for the rest of the development of this project. Join the discussion on our Discord (https://discord.gg/nyBfCxpU), Forums (https://forums.themanaworld.org/viewforum.php?f=76) and our Libera IRC channel (#sourceofmana).

Your feedback is invaluable as we shape the future of the game together!