Hi Everyone!

This Dev Diary, I wanted to talk a little about one of the things that makes Ravenwood unique and different from other games in the genre, and that is our Lifestyles! Specifically in this diary, I wanted to take a look at our Alchemist Lifestyle, and how there is not one, but two ways to craft in Ravenwood!

All of our Crafting Lifestyles, such as Blacksmithing, Alchemy, Tailoring, or Carpentry, will use recipes as a set of instructions on what you can craft and with what materials. This is simplistic and makes the gameplay easier for players, who just need to focus on getting the exact materials to craft the exact item they want.

However, some of these Lifestyles will have an alternative way to craft. Instead of Recipe Crafting, we have decided to introduce Discovery Crafting, starting with our Alchemist! When you go to start crafting, you will be prompted with two choices: choose an existing recipe or try and discover a new one!

Discovery Crafting lets you mix and match ingredients, as well as what kind of brew you want to make, either Hot or Cold. After you decide on what ingredients you want to add to your cauldron, you have to grind up your ingredients into either a Coarse or Fine grain. Each of these factors into what kind of potion you are crafting, and if you are successful, you will have discovered a new recipe! But if you failed, well, expect a bit of a nasty surprise exploding from your cauldron…

All of these options will be automatically determined if you choose the Recipe Crafting route, however, you still need to make sure you grind up your ingredients correctly. Then you’ll get into the fun part; keeping your cauldron at the right Brew Temperature! While you’re brewing, all sorts of reactions can come about, such as explosions or a flash freeze! These will affect the temperature of your cauldron, so make sure to counter these reactions by stirring your brew, adding more water, and even using your Alchemist’s Rod to reheat the cauldron.

Once you finish brewing your new concoction, you will be rewarded with the item, as well as possibly a new recipe added to your book if you have discovered one! Spread out through Ravenwood are all sorts of herbs and alchemical ingredients, so go out, explore, and find new recipes as you continue to grow as an Alchemist! We hope to create a system that feels exciting and rewarding for you to try out new things, and we can’t wait to see you fill that recipe book.

- Connor Thompson, Technical Director

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