New content

• Wildlife and natural animations: Added birds and swarms, adding a new immersive layer to the game.
• Ruins and mysterious structures: Various ruins have been added, paving the way for upcoming gameplay mechanics.
• Environmental effects: Trees and plants are now affected by wind, creating a more dynamic visual experience.
• New animations: Fully reworked animations for vandalism and room repairs. Additional animations have been added to specific rooms, such as Alchemy.

Technical improvements

• Pathfinding system: Implemented a new, more precise pathfinding system to improve character movement.
• Roof and structure system: Improved procedural roof system and better roof display on multiple floors.
• Various interface adjustments, with exclusive filters now available in the school management window.
• Rooms with no mana cost no longer show the open/close UI and remain accessible at all times.
• Added the graduate student’s avatar to the graduated student button.

Bug fixes

• Pathfinding and NPC Interactions: Fixed an issue where teachers would not enter dorms to break things when frustrated.
• NPC display: NPCs are no longer visible on higher floors upon spawning.
• Graduation management: Graduated students no longer free up dorm space until their reward has been chosen. The "BAM" diploma now appears at the top of the unlocked list once achieved.
• Various UI issues resolved, including erratic closing of the management panel.
• Updated tooltip for mana resource to include mana turbines and mines.
• Adjustments made to improve display accuracy of elements like pillars and ceilings on the correct floor.

New systems and features

• Graduation system: Complete overhaul of the student graduation system with a dedicated new menu. Learning Points (LP) are now earned upon diploma completion instead of after each trial. Multiple-choice rewards have also been introduced.
• Mana management and structures: Mana turbines have been added to the tech tree (not available in the demo).
• Warning alerts: A flashing border has been added to indicate drought periods.
• Language and accessibility: The game logo in the intro cinematic now displays in various languages.

Performance and compatibility

• Migration to Unity 6: Transitioned to Unity 6, resulting in a performance boost. Further optimizations are in progress to enhance performance.
• Building optimizations (Demo Excluded): Miner's Den and Mana mine have been optimized, but these updates are not yet available in the demo version.

Visual and construction adjustments

• Temporary removal of Pebble.
• Small ruins have been reworked and their placement readjusted.
• Corrected the trial door (pivot and texture improved).

This patch brings a variety of adjustments, improvements, and additional content to enrich the Wizdom Academy experience as we look forward to upcoming updates! 🧙‍♂️

Wizdom Academy Demo is available now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2668000/Wizdom_Academy/
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