《Cultivation Stories》0.2.0更新：持续运转的世界与全新外观

The biggest update so far. The world got deeper systems, and the game got a new look: pixel-art characters in a 3D world with depth, real light and shadow, and a camera you can turn. It's still a free demo, capped at Qi Condensation, layer 1.

Villages, wilds, caves and interiors are now 3D spaces with height, slopes, stairs, water and roofs that fade when you walk under them.
Light follows the hour and the weather: dawn, noon, lanterns at night, low sun and moonlight. Nights and caves are dark, but you can always see.
Turn the camera 90° with Q / R, or freely by holding the middle mouse button (or Ctrl + right mouse) and dragging.
Combat plays out on a tactical board, and the camera follows the action.
The land is mostly flat, with gentle rises, and rivers have bridges where you need them.
Graphics quality (Low, Medium, High) in Esc → Options → Video. Medium is the default and is now lighter; drop to Low on older machines.

A world that lives without you

The world map is now continuous territory, tile by tile. Plot a route and travel. Things happen on the way, and the map remembers what you've seen.
You leave a place through its roads and paths. Walk up to one and its sign tells you where it leads.
Nature has its own life: qi that runs dry when overused, forests that grow back, animal populations, weather and seasons.
People have needs, families, friendships, grudges and life ambitions. Rivals come out of those ambitions, and quests grow out of what's really happening.
Prices follow scarcity, villages produce goods, and caravans travel between them.
Mortal kingdoms with laws, taxes and armies shape the world around you.

Cultivation

Three jewels: body, qi and mind. You can cultivate all three, but if one runs far ahead of the others, breakthroughs get harder and the inner demon grows.
Spiritual sense is split: qi alone senses 10 cells, and the body and the mind add the rest.
Cultivating draws on the qi of the place, so where you sit matters.

Doing things in the world

Day jobs, chores, errands, study and healing happen in their place, take time, and people see you do them.
Alchemy and forging are real step-by-step processes: you tend the fire session after session.
New secondary crafts: medicine, cooking, herbs, jade and formations.
Sects have ranks: you start as an outer disciple and earn a monthly stipend.
Your group: retinue and beasts, with their own window (G).

Inventory, body and modes

Items wear down, carrying too much slows you, and what you drop stays on the ground.
The journal is reorganized into 7 tabs: Me, Carried, People, To do, World, Chronicle and Codex.
Two modes at character creation. In Path (the default), if you fall you wake up at your last refuge, hurt. In Fate, death ends the life.

Quick guide

Move: W A S D or the arrows · Run: Shift · Crouch / sneak: Ctrl · Show names: Alt
Use, talk, pick up: E or Enter · Sit and cultivate: C (C, E or Esc to stand up) · Let an hour pass: H
Spiritual sense: V · Hide your aura: B · Cultivation sheet: K
Journal: Tab · Bag: I · Notebook (what to do today): J · Group: G
Region map: M · Place map: L · Minimap: N · Switch tabs in any window: Q / E · Pause, save, options: Esc
In combat: click an enemy to strike its best target. To pick a part, hover the enemy and click a chip on the ring, or hold Shift and press 1–6. 1–6 choose a technique, Tab jumps to the next enemy, G defends, O uses a pill, T a talisman, U flees and Space ends your turn. Every button shows its key.
In conversations: E, Space or a click moves on, 1–9 pick a reply, T shows topics, H opens the history.
Crafting: Space goes to the next phase, F strikes, 1–9 add an ingredient.
New to the game? Press J: the apprentice's notebook tells you what to do next. The full key list is under Esc → Controls.

Saves

Your saves from earlier versions still load.

Known issues

On Linux, sound goes through ALSA. Most systems with PipeWire or PulseAudio handle it as is.
The new look asks more of your graphics card. If it stutters, lower Graphics quality (shadows, lights and foliage), or try V-Sync Off or Adaptive and an FPS cap that matches your screen (Esc → Options → Video).

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