Hello everyone! It’s time to release another update for Magic Academy! 

Today, version 0.4.5 (Obliviate) becomes available to everyone who purchased the game on itch.io.

That also means version 0.4.3.5 (Nox) is now publicly available! The previous premium version was 0.4.3.3 (Nox), and since then we’ve made a lot of changes—all of which are also included in the free version, 0.4.3.5!

Update 0.4.3.5 (Nox)

• Card Discard: Discard unwanted cards to gain 1 mana.
• Card Draw: Draw additional cards for 2 mana.
• Deck Builder: A new feature allowing you to create custom decks from your unlocked cards.
• Post-Adventure Unlock: Unlock one card encountered during an adventure for use in the Deck Builder.
• UI Overhaul: Reworked the adventure preparation screen and the equipment selection panel.
• Equipment Rework: Each piece of equipment now contains fewer cards but provides a unique effect that can modify your stats or game mechanics.
• Recipe Drops: Equipment recipe items can now drop during battles.
• Recipe Tracking: Once you find a recipe, information about it will appear in the equipment selection panel.
• Crafting: After finding a recipe, you can craft the corresponding item and use it in future adventures.
• Card Elements: Each card now has its own 'element'. Your equipment can affect the efficiency of different elements.
• Combat UI Widget: A special widget has been added to the combat interface to display effects from equipped items.
• Censor Option: A 'Censor' option has been added to the settings: enabling it will skip all 18+ scenes. (Skipped scenes can be viewed later in the Pensieve).

Also included are some minor fixes:

• Now, in the character window, any influence you have on their personality is displayed as '+' to avoid confusion. You are simply tipping the scales of their personality one way or the other.
• Fixed an issue with animation selection in the Elf Monk scene.
• Fixed a bug that broke the save panel if you had a very old save file.
• Fixed several errors in dialogue attribution pointed out by players.
• Fixed the non-functional help button in the adventure window.
• Fixed the ability to open the in-game menu during combat.

Update 0.4.5 (Obliviate)

• Continuation of the cultist storyline.
• New enemy: Vampire Bard.
• New victory scene.
• A quest for Elizabeth.
• A quest for the Draconic character.

We’re glad you’re sticking with us and appreciate every review and rating—they give us the strength to continue development!