DLA Finale Overhaul Update - Changelog

The main focus of this update is to wrap up everything that still needed fixing/adding. This includes reworking the Goddess fights and improving them (also making them harder), finishing the Crystal Shard shop as well as some minor improvements to Chapter 4 and the Epilogue. This will be the final patch, aside from future updates which will add the missing art into the game

General Gameplay Changes:

• Lowered the boost from breaking enemies from 200% increased damage down to 150% increased damage
  • While trying out the bosses more extensively, I felt that the increased damage was a bit too high and as such, lowered it.
• Made even more non-specific weapons available to use for all allies, rather than just Alice
• The chain state mechanic can now be read about in the 'Kyloth's Combat Guide' item.
  • The chain state mechanic is the "Soaked > Frozen > Thawed > Electrified" states
• Added a mention at the start of the game that tells you can access the last 20 messages by using 'Shift'

Goddess World (Hub World) changes:

• Added Crystal Shards around the Hub World
• The rest of the unlocks from the Crystal Shard shop
  • At 76 crystals, you unlock a "boss rush" where you can rechallenge harder versions of some boss battles. You will get rewards upon completing them for the first time
    • At 91 crystals, you will unlock a portal to a secret area that has some rewards as well as more lore
      • This area is in the game already and has been for a while, but it was intended to be added as an unlock from this shop and has only now been added as one
    • At 101 crystals, you gain the final unlock which will be a secret boss battle intended to be the hardest fight in the game. Upon defeating the boss, you will be able to get a less evil ending to the game
      • The finale dialogue has been changed slightly as well to accomodate the new ending
• Changed the look of the giant mountain slightly (Added torches to it)
• Changed the look of the basement of the shop slightly
• Added dialogue that tells you when you can access the Side Chapter
• Added a book outside the Crystal Shard shop that lets you revisit past Chapters in case you missed something in them
  • This feature has not been extensively tested and might be a bit bugged, so if you encounter any bugs during the return to a Chapter, please report them!

Chapter 1 Changes:

• Changed the text that appears when trying to break down some of the doors that aren't breakable
• The portal that lets you skip chapters at the start of the game has now been removed
• Added 5 more Crystal Shards to the Chapter

Chapter 2 Changes:

• Added a flashback that comes after you defeat the Dancer
  • This was done to bring it more in line with how Chapter 1 ends
• Added 5 more Crystal Shards to the Chapter

Chapter 3 Changes:

• A storm will now appear during the scene with the Pirate Queen
  • This storm will also carry over to the battle itself
• Made all of the chapter mini-bosses harder as well as give more Gold and JP when they are defeated
  • A lot of the bosses could just be one-shot previously, so their stats were brought up a bit
• All of the mini-bosses in this chapter now has a name
  • Dialogue has been updated to reflect this
• Changed the look of the Atlantis entrance
  • You now arrive at the entrance with your ship again as well, this time intentionally
• Added a flashback that comes after you defeat the Pirate Queen
  • This was done to bring it more in line with how Chapter 1 ends
• Added 5 more Crystal Shards to the Chapter

Chapter 4 Changes:

• Changed the placement of objects slightly
• Updated the looks of the maps
• Made the inside of the church slightly smaller
• Made it more clear which buildings you can enter and which ones you can't
• Added multiple NPCs to the maps of Chapter 4, primarily the main map
• Added three new buildings that you can enter
  • Two of them are in the Residential district and one is in the Agricultural District
• Added more chests to the chapter
• Added Crystal Shards that you can find scattered around Chapter
• Added a flashback that comes after you defeat the Thunder Goddess
  • This was done to bring it more in line with how Chapter 1 ends

Side Chapter Changes:

• You can now only access the Side Chapter after having completed Chapter 3, rather than Chapter 2 as it used to be
• Changed the trial where you have to lose to an enemy so that the enemy will always deal a certain percentage of your HP, rather than a set amount like it used to
  • This should make this trial go much faster, rather than the several minutes some people had reported
• Added 5 more Crystal Shards to the Chapter

Epilogue Changes:

• Compressed the Music section of the credits and made it scroll a bit faster as well
• You can now visit the Demon Lord Castle during the Epilogue as well as the forest leading to it
• There is now a church on the way to the shrine which functions as a gallery during the Epilogue
• Added some more optional dialogue
• Different dialogue has been added based on which ending you choose
• Changed some of the maps slightly
• You can now pause and save during the epilogue

Chapter Boss Changes:

The Dancer fight changes:

• Hugely buffed stats (Hits much harder and is much more sturdy)
• Dialogue has been added to the fight
• There are now two phases in the boss fight
  • The second phase applies a DoT effect to the entire party for the rest of the battle
• She now has 6 break shields instead of 5
• She now gives 1000 Gold and 1000 JP on defeat (Up from 300 Gold and 500 JP)

Pirate Queen fight changes:

• Hugely buffed stats (She now hits much harder and is much more sturdy)
• Dialogue has been added to the fight
• There are now two phases to this battle as well
  • During the second phase, the party's agility will be lowered by 50% and they will also take 30% more lightning and ice damage
• Her 'One Piece of Treasure' skill has been buffed to buff all her stats by 33% rather than just ATK, MATK, DEF, & MDEF by 25%.
  • This skill will now be used earlier in the turn order as well
• Her healing skill that she can use while below half HP has now been capped to only being able to be used 3 times per battle as well
• She will now use her 'Wrath of the Pirate Queen' skill much more often when under 50% HP
• She now has 8 Break Shields instead of 5
• She now gives 1000 Gold and 1000 JP on defeat (Up from 300 Gold and 500 JP)

Thunder Goddess fight changes:

• Hugely buffed stats (She now hits much harder and is much more sturdy)
• Dialogue has been added to the fight
• There are now two phases to this battle as well
  • During the second phase, at the end of each turn, a lightning strike will hit one random ally for 2000 Thunder damage
• She now has 8 break shields instead of 5
• She now gives 2000 Gold and 2000 JP on defeat (Up from 300 Gold and 500 JP)

Supreme Goddess fight changes:

All Phases:

• Changed the dialogue slightly and added more dialogue to each phase
• Hugely buffed stats (Hits harder and can withstand more damage)
• She now has a slight weakness to Earth and Wind damage as well
• The boss now has an additional skill she uses: 'Heavenly Light'
  • This is a single target Light damage skill that the first Goddess uses
• Changed her name to no longer include the "Phase X" in it
• She no longer gives JP or Gold upon defeat
  • There's no need for either since she's the final boss of the game

First Phase:

• Another enemy has been added to this phase
  • The enemy is a much stronger version of the Goddess from Chapter 1
• She now has 10 Break shields instead of 5

Second Phase:

• Another enemy has been added to this phase
  • The enemy is a stronger version of the Dancer
• She now has 8 break shields instead of 4

Third Phase:

• Another enemy has been added to this phase
  • The enemy is a stronger version of the Pirate Queen
• She now has 6 break shields instead of 3

Final Phase:

• Another enemy has been added to this phase
  • The enemy is a stronger version of the Thunder Goddess from Chapter 4
• She now has 4 break shields instead of 2

Alice Changes:

• Lowered the damage on most of Alice's skills in order to not bump up the enemy's defenses too high
  • Niflheim Rend in particular had way too high damage
    • This way, the enemies will still be tankier, but your allies will still be able to deal damage to them
• Increased the cost of most of Alice's upgraded skills
• Inceased the cost slightly of Alice's normal skills

Skill Changes:

• The player version of the 'One Piece of Treasure' skill has been buffed slightly. It now boosts stats by 33% (up from 25%) to match the newly-buffed version of the skill that the Goddess has
• 'Styx' and 'Gjoll' have both been nerfed slightly.
  • The 'Styx' DoT state is now no longer indefinite and is instead only active for 5 turns. The damage has been nerfed as well. It has been lowered from 8% of the enemy's HP per turn down to 3%.
• Inget now only costs 50 TP and does a lot more damage
• Lowered the TP cost of all the allies' drain skills from 75 TP down to 50 TP
• The 'Song of Devotion' buff no longer persists after battle

Minor Changes:

• Changed the name of the skill you get from completing Leucosia's side quest to 'Song of Devotion'
  • Previously, the name was 'The Queen's Song', which is the same name as one of Leucosia's other skills
    • The buff that the skill provides has also gotten its name changed to reflect the name change
• Changed the icon for the 'Soaked' state to distinguish it from other states

Bugfixes:

• Lowered volume on music on some maps & battles
• Fixed some spelling mistakes and text formatting issues
• Fixed a bug in the Side Chapter where you couldn't enter the Destroyed Castle from the overworld
• Fixed the bug where you could play at the casino even if you didn't have enough money
• Fixed various clipping issues
• Fixed a bug where the 'The Perfect Swimsuit' quest would crash the game if you interacted with it via the quest journal
• Fixed an issue where you would keep the upgraded version of the Water Slash skill when you should've lost it and also didn't get Water Slash back either