v3.1.9 Official Release
THE GEM SHOP IS HERE
GEM SHOP
The Gem Shop is now LIVE! Browse a fully-stocked shop featuring:
- Founder's Pack - Support early development and be recognized as a SideQuest pioneer
- Theme Bundles - Premium background, action bar & XP bar skins at a cost-effective gem price
- Exclusive Pets - Little Ninja 🥷, Turtle 🐢, and Panda 🐼 with guaranteed 3x max-tier bonuses
- Pet Spellbooks - Reroll your pet bonuses for a fresh combination
- Backgrounds - Stunning scenes for your dashboard, profile & rankings
- Action Bar Skins - Customize your dashboard interactions
- XP Bar Skins - Style your progress bar
- More coming soon...
- Fixed a bug where players were unable to purchase gems - it works now! Thank you for the support 🙏
DASHBOARD
- New "No Expedition - Tap To Start" activity tab for better UX
QUESTS
- Bolder "Tap To Start" button for expeditions
- The Wanderer NPC now explains expedition gear & egg chances
- NEW: Guildmaster Vera (Level 50+) hints at future guild features
BATTLE & GEAR BALANCING
- Charge bar now auto-releases (with no damage) if held too long
- Heavy weapons received a significant ATK buff and slightly faster cooldowns
- Fast weapons received a slight ATK nerf
PETS
- 3 NEW gem-exclusive pets: Little Ninja, Turtle, Panda
- "Rare Find" bonus renamed to "Encounter Find"
- Balanced tier bonuses (existing values preserved)
GENERAL
- Level 35-50 XP curve reduced by ~10%
- New 'Events' tab on the Announcement Board
- Soft profanity filter for usernames & pet names
- Notification badge for new announcements
- "Enjoying SideQuest?" review prompt - Thank you for playing!
- Updated analytics tracking for non-signed-in players
- Expedition UI now shows "chance" for egg & gear percentages
- White usernames on leaderboards (instead of yellow)
- Updated Bowmaster class color scheme
- Double XP potion notification now fires 5 min BEFORE expiration
SETTINGS
- Rate The App - manually rate on App Store
- Contact Support - easy email composer
- Restore Purchases - for in-app purchases
- Privacy Policy & Terms of Service links
DATABASE
- Backend updates to track monster battle analytics for future balancing
BUG FIXES
- Fixed action bar card display bug
- Fixed action bar total width to properly show all cards
Thanks for playing!
-Gaurav