The Bloodline News

HERE is the parent suggestion thread! This threads theme is GREATSWORDS, which will also share skill tree aspects with Great Axes and Great Hammers, so if you have ideas for those, drop them there as well!

I'll also check the comments here if there are any, so if you don't have a Reddit account, don't be discouraged! (:

Remember, I don't care how pointless, stupid or specific the skill is - So long as it's fun, that's all I care about! (And that it's not insanely complex, of course haha)

I'm going to try to start doing weekly update posts here on Steam! I mainly post to my social media pages, but I should do better with posting to the Steam page itself. So each Friday I'll attempt to post a summary of what I worked on that week!

To start off this week, I worked on the Donkey Mount, which will be the starter mount for the game! Slow, no special abilities but absolutely adorable and reliable! (Also, while the run anim is still in the works, the the placeholder is hilarious.

Next up was working on city life! Specifically making cities feel more alive and full of character. For Elderglen, the first city most players will visit, I added a bunch of intro quests for the various crafting/skills that you can progress.
After that, I added a ton of AI-generated voice lines for the citizens as well as new animations and behaviors for them. I think it turned out pretty well!

I was also able to improve the taming skill by adding new creature types like Green Slimes and my new personal favorite - Bunnies!
Taming these animals allows you to use them as pets! Larger animals that you tame like Direwolves, Deer, Griffins, etc, will allow you to use them as Mounts!

And lastly this week, I added a new 2-handed weapon skill - Leaping Smash! This skill throws you into the air with your weapon above your head, allowing you to smash down on enemies, ragdolling them!

That's about all I have for this week - If you guys like these updates, I'll continue to do them here! Steam isn't the easiest place to post constant updates, but I'll do my best! (:

I try to hold a skill suggestion thread and competition as often as I can where you can post your skill ideas. If they're voted high enough, it enters a competition poll and if it wins, it's added to the game!

Usually I'll post a thread with a specific theme in mind. (Pyromancy, cyromancy, swords, spears - that sort of thing) If you can think of a cool/fun/useful/goofy spell revolving around the theme, leave your idea in the comments! If others like it, they'll upvote it and it may end up in the poll competition. It's a fun way to involve the community and for everyone to get a chance to be a part of the development. (:

This threads theme is...

DUAL DAGGERS

Dual Daggers are quick and deadly and are the only weapon type that allows for some form of climbing while your weapons are equipped!


HERE is the link to the Suggestion Thread. Be sure to drop by if you have any cool Dual Dagger Ideas!

THE GREAT OWL

Thanks to the generous donations on Ko-fi, the donation goal was reached! Donors were able to vote for what mount they wanted in the game next, and the winner of that poll was The Great Owl!

The next goal is to add the option for players to use a spear and shield weapon combo, since I know lots of people (including myself) would love that style of play.

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For those of you who may not know, I am much more active on my social media accounts:
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TikTok: @shieldbearerstudios (https://www.tiktok.com/@shieldbearerstudios?lang=en)

That being said, I can try to post updates here on Steam as well, I'm just not super familiar with how the Steam Community works or if these updates would be annoying since I post updates nearly every weekday - Maybe I could do a weekly post recapping what I've been working on? Just an idea! Let me know what you guys think! (:

The Developer of The Bloodline is LIVESTREAMING the ARENA PROLOGUE DEMO!
Drop by, ask some questions about the game and enjoy some exciting combat in the arena.

Don't forget to try out the demo! (:

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