Final Fantasy Discovery

All defensive pieces of equipment (including Relics, Materia and Nethicite) have been overhauled. Some categories of defensive items (hats, shields, etc.) have been enlarged to include new items, and many pieces of armor now have their proper special effects (for example, Diamond Armlet now resists Lightning attacks, etc.).

In total, there are 244 pieces of defensive equipment! This number has now been finalized, and no more armor, shield, relics (or any other defensive items) will be added.

The stats on the defensive items have all been significantly LOWERED to allow Nethicite level-up bonuses to actually matter. =) Since raising stats primarily relies on equipping Nethicite and gaining levels with it, I plan on introducing it early in the game to allow players to get the most out of it as possible.

Other than the rebalancing of the game's armor, I've paused developing the game past Mt. Mysidia and I'm trying very hard to correct any weird side-effects of the game's scripts, or add the features that they SHOULD have.

Also, janussenpre has informed me that he will be creating some new versions of the game's art. I'm not sure what this means for the fate of the much anticipated art of Parker, but I'll keep everyone posted. =P