Luminary Second Update Adds Guardian NPC Voiced by Developer's Wife
The steady two-week cadence of updates, including a personal touch like the developer's wife voicing the guardian NPC, shows the two-person team is actively responding to early access feedback.
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Refractive Entertainment released the second update for the action RPG 'Luminary', two weeks after early access began. The update adds a guardian NPC to the initial temple, voiced by the developer's wife. The patch also introduces melee critical hit sounds, free-aim bow headshot critical damage, player icons on the map, and several bug fixes.
The second update for the open-world action RPG 'Luminary' arrived about two weeks after early access launched on Steam, and the patch notes carry a personal note from the developer. A guardian NPC now appears in the initial temple to explain the background and goals through conversation, with the voice provided by the developer's wife, credited as a first-time voice role on short notice.
Beyond the new NPC, the update adds critical hit sound effects and a flashing yellow health bar for melee strikes, plus critical damage for free-aim bow headshots. Player icons appear on the map, color-coded for each player. The Hall of Heroes now includes names submitted by Discord members.
The patch fixes several co-op issues, including a stuck pose with a broken arm and drawn bow, and enemy arrows passing through collision detection. Crystal ore's base price increased to $100. The developer's official X account said things are going well.
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