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Post by abraksil on May 24, 2017 15:40:37 GMT
This weeks post is a bit late as we've just wen't back from showcasing Soulblight at Digital Dragons It was one awesome event! And here you have few photos from our stand
Jurek - Soulblight Story designer on the right, and me - Kuba on the left
As you can we had an awesome view. Wawel - The castle around witch the city (Kraków) was build straight a head of us on the other side of the river
convention main hall looked quite impressive as well
And here's our trusty orange air-arm chair we take with us on every event
That's all for today folks cya next week
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Post by abraksil on May 14, 2017 15:43:58 GMT
Wohoo! Soulblight has been chosen as one of Digital Dragons: Indie Showcase finalist If you happen to be at the Digital Dragons next week drop say hello and give our game a try
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Post by abraksil on May 7, 2017 19:46:53 GMT
To avoid tedious tutorials that prevent you from jumping straight into the game we use top-down perspective of our game and just leave the hints on the floor
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Post by abraksil on May 2, 2017 21:12:41 GMT
Haven't show any attack animations for some time so here's one with 2h-weapon.
Also I've set up a subreddit for ourself this week. Me and other members of the team post updates on the game there as well as share info on other games we find interesting. Here it is if you'd like to follow us there r/MyNextGames
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Post by abraksil on Apr 24, 2017 11:43:07 GMT
Today I would like to show you a parry mechanic. How it works is it throws enemy off balance when you perfectly time your block. Additionally you revive a few seconds of slow motion. You can use it to reposition before striking a deadly blow
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Post by abraksil on Apr 17, 2017 17:24:39 GMT
Second week of alpha test is behind us. So far everything seems to be going well. Besides clearing out few minor bugs we've added new combat action - dash (you can see it on the gif above). It's effectiveness scales down with the amount of armor your character is wearing. This allowed us better differentiate play style of heavily and lightly equipped characters. Thanks to our testers we've been also able to better evaluate the difficulty of our game. It seems our complex mechanics tend to confuse players at the beginning. To smoothen the difficulty curve without lowering it all along we've decided to create a short introductory level. Don't worry you won't have to play it over and over again with every run It will launch only when you play the game for the first time. That's all for this week Folks Remember if you're interested in joining our alpha test sign up at my home page
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Post by abraksil on Apr 10, 2017 19:41:56 GMT
Sometimes it is better to take your enemy out without the fight... if your honor allows you to do such a thing...
Be careful though, the environment might be traitorous. One wrong move and the sound you make will alert your prey.
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Post by abraksil on Apr 3, 2017 16:40:59 GMT
Soulblight Alpha Tests - Want to help us?
As you might know Soulblight has reached Alpha recently. Now it's time to begin some tests. Want to help us? Sign up for our newsletter.
Every monday we'll randomly choose few people from our newsletter list and send them an invitation to Soulblight Inner Circle Accepting means you'll receive a demo steam key. It'll gives you access to a short part of the game that we'll update every couple of weeks. Along the steam key you'll also receive an invited to a special Discord channel. There you'll be able to talk to us and help us decided on the direction we'll be taking the game.
Don't want to wait your turn in our little lottery? You don't have too Just tweet about our game using the #Soulblight tag and send us the link. The person that scores the highest number of retweets that week will receive an invitation as well.
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Post by abraksil on Mar 27, 2017 17:23:47 GMT
To seek out the Soulblight you will have to face strange and horrifying machine created hundreds years ago in the Age of Wonder. Meet Marauder, Brute and Sentry. Know that there are many other iron monster that will stand in your way...
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Post by abraksil on Mar 20, 2017 17:37:55 GMT
Passed week was an intensive one but it was definitely worth it as we've reached the ALFA!
Different developers define "ALPHA" in a bit different way. For us this means you can actually play and finish the entire game. You can visit all the locations and all the mechanic are already in place. This doesn't mean the game is finished thought. There's still a lot of work ahead of us. Most of the locations lack light, particles and ambient animations. ALPHA doesn't mean the programming and designing work is finished as well. From now on though we will be focusing on adjusting and balancing the gameplay. This means soon we might be in need of testers so stay tuned
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Post by abraksil on Mar 13, 2017 10:52:26 GMT
During your journey through the sanctuary you’ll come across rare A'dr gems that can fuel a mysterious process of transmutation. Legend tells that some of thous crystals can also be infused with a human soul.
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Post by abraksil on Mar 8, 2017 12:51:48 GMT
On the right card, from January 27, you use words boost and penalty, which makes the text easier to understand. On the left card, you do not, and the text reads odd. The February post is our new take on explaining the taints. The idea is to use from now on this info graphic instead of the one from January. In the February 27 example you use different wording to express the idea "the stronger you are, the more valuables you can carry" on two examples of text. I like the string that I've quoted more than the other one. Well by using a bit different string I was trying to communicate that the mechanic in thous two taints is a bit different. In Our game you cannot sell things so only items like gold and silver coins have actual value. The Greedy taint rewards you for the value you've accumulated during play through. For character with that trait 100 silver coins grand bigger boost then a single one. Hoarder on the other hand doesn't care about value. His strengths is increased by the amount of different items he has. His boost is bigger when he's carrying an old horseshoe and some poisonous barriers then any number of just silver coins. Heh, as someone who comes from a nation where so many are destroyed by alcohol, I am not fond of seeing Sober as a penalty, while being Drunk as a boost, but that's my personal thing. I totally understand your objections. I saw alcoholism consume one of the members of my family Fun factor is not the main reason for this design choice. Although our game is just a roguelike we want for it to be something more then just killing and looting. We want to tell a simple but meaningful story with it. Not sure if you know what I'm talking about. We haven't been emphasizing it too much so far but if you look a bit closer you might find some breadcrumbs It might feel like small potatoes compared to the immensity of the project, but the easier it is to grasp the text at the first glance, the more comfortable a player is going be Actually I'm really glad you shared your thoughts @domi . One of the biggest problems when you're making a game is falling out of touch. When you spend every waken moment working on something for couple of years you need someone from outside to comment on what you're doing. This way you can get some fresh perspective
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Post by abraksil on Mar 7, 2017 11:48:04 GMT
Hi @domi Although we're not going for something like Torment and we won't be having the same huge amount of text we'll be definitely going through the proof-reading process I my self have a dyslexia so spelling mistakes slip my attention sometimes. If you see some mistakes in something I've written here just let me know and I will fix it
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Post by abraksil on Mar 6, 2017 22:39:41 GMT
Loot Sneak and Fight! All to survive your quest for Soulblight
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Post by abraksil on Feb 27, 2017 19:37:37 GMT
So it's Monday again and it's time for another update. Today I've prepared an Info graphic showing few different Taints you'll be able to acquire in Soulblight
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Post by abraksil on Feb 20, 2017 23:38:03 GMT
Glad to hear that @tzeenchianapostrophe
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Post by abraksil on Feb 20, 2017 16:31:09 GMT
Choose wisely! The path you take will shape who you will become...
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Post by abraksil on Feb 15, 2017 14:47:31 GMT
And so I'm back from Wight Nights Conference in Prague. It was a very intensive event. Throughout the entire event I had time for only this one picture
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Post by abraksil on Feb 11, 2017 22:48:15 GMT
Hey Everybody! This weeks's update is a bit early then usually as In two days we'll be presenting Soulblight at White Nights Conference in Prague. Recently I've introduced some new solutions to our combat mechanic to add even more tactical depth to it. The festival is a perfect opportunity for play test. We will see how human specimens will handle the challenge I've prepared
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Post by abraksil on Feb 6, 2017 16:34:15 GMT
In Soulblight we're going for tactical stamina based combat simular to that you might know from Dark Souls series. On that note here's one of the spear attack animations for you Because our game's combat mechanics in inspired by Dark Souls I try to play it every day after work . I do so relax and learn a bit more about it's design. I've discovered it's much more fun to do it in the company and that's why I started streaming. So how about it? Want to join me in my gaming adventures?
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Post by abraksil on Jan 29, 2017 19:28:11 GMT
There's this cool Dubtruck Chanel dedicated only to Video Game Music. It's called Pixel Radio. I usually hang out there for music while working: www.dubtrack.fm/join/pixel-radio
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Post by abraksil on Jan 29, 2017 19:01:02 GMT
This week I've decided to share with you a gif so you can notice all these little ambient animations we're adding. Although players rarely notice them while enjoining the game they are very important. Without them environments seem dead and artificial.
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Post by abraksil on Jan 23, 2017 15:24:10 GMT
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Post by abraksil on Jan 23, 2017 15:20:03 GMT
The idea and the world definitely sound interesting, however, I dislike rogue-lite or rogue-like games. I will wish you good luck however. Thanks @tzeenchianapostrophe
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Post by abraksil on Jan 23, 2017 15:02:01 GMT
So a week has passed and It’s time to shed more light on the enigmatic Taint System I wrote about in a previous post . Basically the main goal is to integrate actual role playing into character progression. Before entering each level of the Sanctuary you get to choose a taint that represent a certain personality trait. Each taint unlocks a new way of gaining power - a custom mechanic designed to encourage acting like a person with that attribute. Let’s look at few examples: This method of character progression channels our will to survive into actions in alignment with hero’s personality. The deeper into the Sanctuary you get the more varied taints you’ll be able to acquire. Think of it as if the dungeon itself was a skill tree of a kind. While making a choice you’ll have to be careful as it will shape your personality and experience to come.
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