This week we have worked on many different areas of the game! We’re currently trying to tie everything together for our long-awaited beta (sorry about that!), so chances are the coming updates will keep on being little bit all over the place.
What we can show you from the skill area are these two skills, animated by Fred:
This is the Earth Spike spell! This is part of an experiment we’re having with targeted spells.
As you charge the spell, you will gain control of a small target circle, and when you release the button the spell will be cast at that location. The circle has a limited range, and cannot pass through walls (although it can pass through small obstacles like trees or rocks).
We wanted to at least try it out, since we felt a new type of spell casting would be awesome for the game’s variety. It actually works pretty well! The challenge comes with trying to balance out the high accuracy.
The new charging system is also shown in the gif! Being a ranged spell with high mobility, the charge time of Earth Spike is pretty high. Level 1 and 2 looks the same, but level 2 will knock enemies up and stun them, opening them up for attack or giving the player time to reposition. Level 3 upgrades all aspects, with more damage, larger area of effect and longer stun. Notice how the rabbit is easily comboed with the mace due to the knockup and stun! Be careful, though, because heavy enemies can’t be knocked up.
This second spell is a typical Speed Up spell, which will increase your attack- and cast speed for a limited time. Great for when you’re in a hurry!
Other than spells we also worked on a feature that I don’t think has been mentioned yet: Cards!
Every enemy you kill will have a low chance of dropping a card like the one above. These cards will each give you a slight passive boost, which means collecting them all would improve your character by quite a bit!
They will also feature a portrait of the enemy that dropped it (pictured above is, as you might have guessed, the Green Slime Card) and will be viewable from the Card Album menu at any time.
Lastly, we have some fresh new portraits added this week:
Not much to say there. :) See you next week!
Gör så att siktet får olika färg eller nåt beroende på vilken boostlevel man har uppnått, så att säga haehahehh
Looks great! I cant wait for this game to come out!
The card idea is awesome, I love collectables, especially if they give you something usefull. You could also add another, a slightly bigger bonus, if you have collected all cards of one set (Ex: all slime cards)
oh and i have to agree with Adams post, the difference in the Skill lvl should be more noticable. Make it flashy! ;-)
Theodore (administrator) wrote at 24/04/2012 01:37:@Adam
Good feedback! We’ll try to make them stand out more! The tough part is to not ramp up the epicness too quickly, so the final level won’t have to cover the screen… :D
About the videos, we’re going to make more, we promise! But it takes a lot of extra time to commentate and stuff, so for these short clips a GIF is better for us. When we’ve saved up enough material for a thorough video we’ll definitely make another one :D
@unK
Bra idé mannen
@Achti
Thanks mate! ;D
Wow I got to say this game is going to turn out amazing! You guys are doing a great job with this game. I will be following your guys development from now on. Just one question, how far until player testing?
Cards? This game more reminds me Final Fantasy :D.
The skills look awesome but I would like to see more variety between the different levels, so that you can tell for sure which version they are using. I find that makes it far more interesting when you finally gain the ability to use a new one (it also gives you more bragging rights when playing with friends – i.e. “hey guys, check this out”).
Also, I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I would much prefer to see a video (with audio commentary) rather than an animated gif. They provide much more insight into what’s going on.
Keep up the good work :)