Now updated for Mac OSX! Instructions: Extract the app from the DMG, and open the app. Special notes for Mac users: If your mouse does not have a right button, you can use Control-Click. Also, when first starting the game, you may see a message about Cypress being from an "Unidentified Developer". Select "Open" again, and your preference will be saved. (You may wish to read Apple's notes on configuring Gatekeeper). To read the copyright information files referred to on the title screen, right-click to open the app's context menu, and choose "Show Package Contents." (Or, use the Finder's "Go To Folder" function by pressing Command-Shift-G, and open the app.) Inside the subfolder "Contents" you will find the text file COPYING, and the Licenses subfolder.
Please keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress demonstration, and some assets are non-final. Rough edges are to be expected. The game may also crash or exhibit other problems. Please report issues to me at dto@blocky.io.
What's new in Cypress 0.99?
- The new magic spell "Hold Creature" paralyzes the nearest enemy for a short period.
- The Owl now unlocks the next part of the main quest for you, and gives some more background on Dr. Quine's situation.
- The magic potion system has been reworked. There are now three types of Elixirs, with colorful new graphics. The Red elixirs heal injury, the green ones satisfy hunger, and the blue ones fully restore Magic points.
- There is a new 2nd story cave with items, armor, and a Silver Bow.
- Alonso's house now contains a hint about the Owl quest.
- Alonso's letter has been expanded somewhat.
- The resistance of the silver armor has been increased.
- Fixed issue with not being able to re-camp on a terrain square.
What was new in Cypress 0.98?
- You can now save your quest progress at Waystones. Talk to Arturo Pentaquin and he'll tell you about them. This should make it easier for you to explore the in-progress main quest. There is only one save slot, and it'll be overwritten when you save.
- To resume your saved game, double-click the new Stone of Remembrance just after the game startup screen.
- Dire wolves have been added. These are very dangerous to the player.
- Grave hags are more aggressive.
- Ginseng and firewood are slightly more plentiful.
- Conversation UI is much larger now, meaning fewer pages to flip.
- Geoffrey's verbal messages about cold and hunger have been reduced.
What was new in Cypress 0.97?
- There are new characters and items to find, and the quest has been extended to two new locations: a cemetery with a hidden secret, and an ancient cave with a strange inhabitant!
- Arturo's "expedition report" scroll is now completed.
- There is a new musical instrument to find and play.
- Hunger, Inury, and Cold conditions are displayed on the status line when no other messages are present.
- You can now drag and drop items directly into sub-containers from their container's inventory view icon.
- Geoffrey's sprite animations have been cleaned up slightly to trim some excess paint.
- Ginseng is now less common; travel makes you colder and hungrier than in the last build of the game.
- Geoffrey will now tell you when his stomach is full.
- There is now a stone well in the town near Arturo's house.
- An object-duplication bug has been fixed.
- Additional music cues have been added to the mix.
