0.4 - Road to Level 50 Part 1

Save File Reformat

• Due to a needed save file redesign, I needed to invalidate current save files. This should be the last time this is needed, but as game development can be volatile, I can't guarantee it just yet. Thanks for understanding. <3
• Save files can no longer be loaded from the desktop to the web, but web save files can be exported for use on Steam!

Another UI Revamp

• Entire UI was reworked to stretch and shrink based on the selected resolution (anchoring)
• HFI's default resolution is now 1600x900, yay 16:9!
• You can now select a resolution in the Settings window (The 1280x800 option is the exact resolution for a Steam Deck). If there's a resolution you'd like to see added, let me know!
• Special care was taken to ensure none of the UI elements would clash if using a Steam Deck
• Many UI improvements have been made, including improved consistency, new visual effects, some larger tooltips, and much more
• The View Perks button now shows you how many unspent perk points you have. Ex: "View Perks (5)"

Farmhand

• 7 New Standard and 2 New Permanent Perks
• 3 New Shop Items
• Expanded Story
• Offline progression now takes into account what rank of Golden Harvest you have
• Farming is significantly faster at registering the rewards you gain from it (no more "lag" waiting for the game to catch up to your clicks)
• Skills now show a countdown for both the duration and the cooldown
• New Achievements

Squire

• 7 New Standard and 2 New Permanent Perks
• 4 New Shop Items
• Dungeon 2 is now complete!
• Over half of Dungeon 3 is now available, including a new enemy mechanic and a new item drop
• Expanded Story
• The boss of Dungeon 2 has boss music!
• New sound effects for Poison and the new enemy mechanic
• New Achievements

Researcher

• XP and Gold have been significantly reworked again, including new bonuses based on Might and Hardiness.
• Researching is worth significantly more XP than before, and XP awarded from chapter completion is now based on the pages required, instead of the chapter number
• If Multitasking is unlocked, offline rewards double (to simulate having two researches running at the same time)
• Offline XP + Gold buffed to 25% of online time (same as Squire), up from 10%. Page gain remains at 10%.
• Book UI displays the edition of the book you are working on in addition to the chapter

Other Changes

• There is now an incentive to do a daily backup of your save. The backup button will now flash red when the reward is available. If you perform backup, you will instantly gain an hour of offline bonuses! Also, this bonus only tracks the last time you received the bonus, so feel free to backup multiple times if you'd like. It won't affect the next time you get a bonus
• The new HFI logo is now the opening splash screen! (Credit was added for this too!)
• The new HFI gem icon is shown during rebirth
• Upgraded to Godot 4.4.1
• A new secret achievement has been added :D