2D Magic v1.8

Date: 6/28/2025

Version 1.8 is now available!

UI Updates:

Created a more efficient map system which no longer has a loading screen.

Created a new zoom feature for the map allowing players to see more or less of the map if they choose.

Updated the logo of the game to have a darker theme.

Modified the main menu to have better graphics and match the new logo of the game.

Modified all other menus to have the same background as the main menu.

Added race icons to the current (non-modified) character selection/creation screen under the race dropdown.

Gameplay Updates:

The map loading speed slider now covers a greater range of computational abilities under the same range of 0 to 50.

When loading up the game for the first time after this change, this value is halved to compensate for the increased computational power of the same settings.

Resources (Character Screen):

Added race icons to the character creation screen which will be used to assign a race to the new character.

API/Asset Changes:

Significantly reduced the size of image assets through a variety of methods:

• Changed most image assets from PNG files to WebP files which are about 60% the size of PNG files.
• Removed complexities such as high quality color gradients, barely noticeable structures, and noise in large images allowing for higher compression ratios.
• Scaled down large images and reduced their resolution to reduce their file size.

Changed the name of the save file to signify a new format that is read differently.

Bug Fixes:

[Graphics] Fixed a bug where the character’s left foot was shifted down by 0.4 texels when waiting for the map to load.

Known Bugs:

[Gameplay] Saved characters sometimes swap properties when closing the game in combat or other unexpected situations.

[Gameplay] The new character selection screen fails to open when there are no characters to be loaded.

Previous Changelogs:

2D Magic v1.7.0: https://8it-sample.itch.io/2d-magic/devlog/968117/2d-magic-v17

2D Magic v1.6.0:https://8it-sample.itch.io/2d-magic/devlog/947154/2d-magic-v16

2D Magic v1.5.1: https://8it-sample.itch.io/2d-magic/devlog/939308/2d-magic-v151

2D Magic v1.5.0: https://8it-sample.itch.io/2d-magic/devlog/938596/2d-magic-v15

2D Magic v1.4.0: https://8it-sample.itch.io/2d-magic/devlog/933837/2d-magic-v14