Patreon Update - January 2021

Hello everyone!

Firstly, THANK YOU to everyone for your continued support over this journey. As you may or may not know, Melvor Idle is now my full-time commitment and I am forever grateful for the opportunity everyone has given me.

I'm going to start providing Monthly Patreon updates to you all to detail everything that has happened over the last month, that way you're in the loop with when the next test server may be live, or what features are currently being worked on.

So, let's start with January 2021

Development Update

Coming into January and out of the festive season, it was all about getting back into action and working on the next Major Update.

I spent a lot of time at the start of this month evaluating the current position of Melvor Idle, and did a lot of thinking about what I could do to ensure development of the game is easy to scale and work with in the future.

January consisted of one thing - rewriting code.

One thing that is prominent in the game is the inconsistency of some, or all, bonuses that are provided to a player. This ranges from Combat Passives, Skill Upgrades, Prayers etc etc.

This is mainly due to how passive were coded and implement by me in the early days. It needed to change, and that is exactly what I've done.

Ive gone through the entire code base and rewrote how all player modifiers work by putting them into one neat little (big) array. By doing this, I am able to add modifiers to the game without actually coding anything. Most of the new Skills heavily affect a player and their passives, so this will greatly speed up development in the future.

What's coming next?

The next Major Update introduces a brand new Skill to the game - Agility.

Alongside this, we have Boss Pets - cute and adorable little critters that you can find within each dungeon. Finding these will provide a nice little passive to the player.

As well as the above, I have plans to finally introduce Stage 2 of the Golbin Raid, brining in much needed content and balance changes to spice it up a bit. I have plans to allows players to train non-combat Skills while participating in the Golbin Raid.

Then there's the new Gamemode - Adventure Mode.

This is the 3rd and final planned official gamemode for Melvor Idle. Currently, this is planned to be added alongside all of the above. However, if development takes too long, this one may have to wait for Alpha v0.20.

Progress Update for Alpha v0.19

As mentioned above, I am currently in the process of rewriting a lot of code. This has taken a lot of my time this month, but I assure you its for the good of the game.

This is so close to being finished, that I can start pumping out the content part of Alpha v0.19. This shouldn't necessarily take that long, maybe 2 weeks to finish up once the rewrite is finished.

I also have an artist working in the background, creating custom artwork for all of the Boss Pets. I can't wait to show you what he has come up with!

When can we expect the Test Server?

In all honesty, I'd say maybe 2-3 weeks, but leaning towards 3 weeks. This is so I can ensure everything is working as intended and that the game isn't completely broken when the Test Server goes live.

You can also expect all the Golbin Raid names to be added in the coming 7 days for those who have signed up for the Elite Supporter Role.

Conclusion

I plan to provide this kind of update to you all every single month. This update will be posted alongside all other Patreon news that I may have for you (Including a post for when the Test Server goes live).

I believe you all deserve to get a detailed insight into what I've been up to, and stay in the loop with all things Melvor Idle so you know what's going on.

Be sure to join the Discord Server and say hi! I hang out there every single day and am always lurking in the Patreon Channels :)

If there are any Patreons that have not receive their benefits, please message me again so I can ensure everyone gets what they signed up for!

I'll be in touch again soon.

- Malcs