New build #744 adds close window buttons to Shop, Inventory, and Options:

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New build #744 adds close window buttons to Shop, Inventory, and Options:

I’m excited to announce that 8BitMMO has been accepted into REACTOR, a start-up accelerator program here in Seattle that empowers the next generation of talent and innovation in games and apps. I’ve been getting some quality mentoring, networking opportunities with other industry pros, and office space in their incubator lab.




I’ve changed up quest text and the position of the quest reminder window to be easier to read. Noobs never read the old one, so hopefully this one will be more useful to them for learning. It’s way more noticeable, and the bullet-point outlining should be much more skimable. Note that quest text won’t change to the new format until you turn in and get new quests.
Also:
Big update today! Based on player feedback and suggestions, I’ve added a new leveling system to the game. You’ll notice an Exp Bar displayed next to your active item now:

You can gain experience points by:
Once you do, you will unlock items in the shop for each level:
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New items and shop categories with new items are highlighted in green to make them easy to find.
Some other misc changes:
Let me know how you like the new system!
PS, thanks to Trololo for the trap category bug report – is now fixed.
Missed the fun on Saturday? Check out the archived youtube copy:
As a thank you to both new and old players, I want to do a little giveaway:
To get your thank you gift, e-mail me at PR+THANKYOU@ArchiveEntertainment.com
Giveaway ends in four days – July 3rd — so enter it NOW! (Yes, if you previously liked/yes’ed the game a long time ago, you can still enter). Boring legal stuff: One entry per person. I am not affiliated with facebook/twitter/valve/zuul/etc. No purchase necessary to win. Approximate cash value of each prize is 1/100th of a cent.
Thanks for your support!
PS – Don’t forget if you share the game with a friend using Menu > Refer, you and your friend can get additional gold.

We’re part of a mega livestream on Saturday called The Greenlight Supershow. I’ll be talking about the game and hopefully we’ll have some new players from the interwebs joining us to play live. It should be a lot of fun, and it’d be awesome to see some of the community playing along.
Our slot is 10pm EDT — click here to get the broadcast time in your local timezone and a calendar invite.
Be sure to swing by… I may even give out a token or two live on the air 😉
I realized yesterday when wolfhoofs suggested it that I had never actually gotten around to adding emote support. (Oops :P) So today I’ve added a /me command you can use to perform roleplay-type actions in chat.
Example:
/me adds emote support
would be broadcast as :
* Sim9 adds emote support
My sketch group wrote & recorded a new sketch yesterday, enjoy!