With the Talent and Bow updates drawing to a close, it's time to look ahead and start planning for the rest of the Arcadia Rework. I'm almost done with the rework of the outdoors, but after that there's still some important stuff left: the indoors.
To make sure we're on the same page, we got together to discuss exactly what will be available in each of the buildings, coming up with the list below:
Inside the Dojo there will be enough space for a small battle area, where your challenges will take place. Beyond it, Master Ji from story mode will sit, and it's him you'll have to talk to in order to activate the challenges. Once you activate a challenge, your character will be teleported to the battle area you just passed through.
In multiplayer, you'll only be able to do these challenges solo. To make sure everyone can use the Dojo at the same time, characters who are currently partaking in the challenge will disappear from the map, meaning - unfortunately - that you can't spectate other users as they do their challenges. In this case we felt it would be better for players to be able to take on the challenges at the same time rather than having to wait for someone currently doing one to finish.
The interior of the Farm will be pretty straight forward: hay, buckets and sacks of wheat. And enough space for your favorite farmer, Oak to give you new quests!
The Aquarium will feature a huge aquarium on the topside wall, around which painted decorations featuring seaweed and fishes will be added. We're currently discussing what kind of fishes will be available in the aquarium, whether all of the fishes will be or just one or two from each area. We're kind of into the idea of having one fish per area (meaning less animation work for Fred), each which you'll be able to catch and keep during a quest given by the Aquarium owner.
The Bank will be decorated office style. Desks, water coolers, the occasional plant. A vault where the gold is kept!
The Cinema will look pretty much like a cinema, with a receptionist selling tickets near the entrance. This will be where you select which replay you want to watch.
The Inn will look much like it does now, some sitting areas and a bar. The Arena reception will look much like it does in Story Mode as well.
The Clock Tower will have a rather small, round, room, with a window on the opposite wall where you'll be able to tell what time of day it is. You'll change time by hitting a small bell in the middle of the room, which will - through magic - cause time to speed up. The big bell on top on the clock tower will chime as the scenery changes outside the window through an animation made by Fred.
And that's that! Looking forward to diving into all of that soon~ :3
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