Ova Magica News

Hi everyone!

Mirroring some major news from the developer here.

First, we'll share the biggest news:

Ova Magica will be available in the Steam Next Fest June 17th with a public demo for all to play🎉.

Around this time we will also post the Q2 update 2024 with news about the release date🥳.

Now, onto some updates from the developer on the game:

Dev update: As already communicated in the last update of 2023, i currently can't share much new things with you because we need the "new stuff" for marketing. It's sometimes hard to hold back because i have actually A LOT new amazing things but needed to restrict myself here a lot.
As always you can reach out in Discord if you have questions💚!

Improved breeding symbols Instead of an egg you can now see the progress (in days) towards the new egg.
And maybe some of you already noticed: the new egg is purple. Now "base blob" eggs are green and all brood eggs are purple.

Character creator Polished the character creator more and added more options. I separated the "glasses" from the "accessoires" (flower icon) category so you can have even more freedom and options. Also added various new outfits + stuff.

Here are some characters i created

Census Preview Photograph every resident +their blobs of Clover Town to unlock their entries and gets ome infos about them.

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Time of Day display Finally implemented in the upper right corner a bar to display what day time it is (day, evening, night). This was on my Todo list for years but now i did it haha. All these small details really pile up at the end♥
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The Ova Magica Preview Demo is playable at PAX East!




At the Top Hat Studios booth you can try out a bunch of fun games. Other than Ova Magica, you can play Tiny Life, Elementallis and Athenian Rhapsody.

Here's a little snippet of the map, so you know where to find the booth! As you can see, the booth number is 15093. Have a great time!

The past few months, the currently most asked question to us has been:



And the answer is:





In fact, the Steam Deck is currently the developers' favorite console for testing the game!
(Who says you aren't allowed to work on the couch ːsteamhappyː?)

Tell us in the comments if you would to play Ova Magica on the Steam Deck or prefer your regular setup :) ?

We're also happy to announce that we're taking part in the upcoming PC Gaming Show Preview of 2023! We're very excited to be showcased within this huge event, which takes place thursday at 1PM EST / 6PM GMT. We'll be showing off lots of new content and never before seen footage in an all new trailer. Stay tuned!

Hi there, everybody! Claudia here! It's been a whole month already.

First of all, I would like to invite you to join our Discord♥ (if you are not already a member). There I regularly post updates and answer questions:



So now to the actual update♥! We actually worked on a lot of things in May. Here is a selection for you:

[h3]New Locations[/h3]
I'm still working on filling the world of Ova Magica with life. I share with you some new places you can visit.

Beekeepers
The beekeepers are side NPCs which know all about bees and bee blobs and sell bee related products and blueprints.

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Mine
The inside isn't fully finished yet, so i can't share it yet. But here is the entrance and also a new fishing/lake area. In the mine you can gather coal and some common ores. But to get the rarest and most valuable ores you still need to visit the dangerous blob worlds.



[h3]New Feature: Fast Travel[/h3]
In Ova Magica, time runs in days and seasons like in a typical farm sim. So every hour in the game is valuable. The Steamboard is your best friend for moving faster. The new fast travel feature now allows you to additionally skip long distances.

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[h3]All potraits done[/h3]
Our artist Ichigo*ranch has finally finished all the character portraits! There are currently 131 high quality hand-drawn portraits in the game! And most of them are completely different in pose and expression (not only facial changes). Also each romanceable character has a unique swimwear and wedding outfit. I'm showing some of Citrine here because she hasn't gotten that much attention yet♥.



[h3]New Battle Skills[/h3]

There are many blobs and even more skills in Ova Magica. Here is a selection of some new ones that were added in May.

(I am still experimenting and working on the battle balancing. So do not wonder when some numbers appear odd, like too low or high. All skill videos represent a test situation for development.)

Hacking
Lowers all stats of one enemy.

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Wood Shield
Raises the defense of your whole party.

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Balloons
A fun skill, hurting all enemies.

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Royal Sword
A strong attack affecting one enemy
(ignore the low damage number in the video :-P it isn't balanced yet, it shall be strong)

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[h3]Other stuff[/h3]
I can't share everything we work on in the updates because it's either still very WIP, not so relevant or i am just too busy to record so many videos and write a lot of text. But here are some other things which happened in May:

- Created around 7 new side NPCs for the town
- The writers worked A LOT on side NPCs and character dialogs the last weeks
- Until now battle skills had a fixed strength/attack number. This was replaced by a strength/attack grade (A-F) which you can improve solely with breeding. You can see the change in some of the battle skill videos above but it's still WIP. I want to share the full system in next update.
- Improved the UI for entering your birthday in the character creation
- Made progress on Lapis and Lazulis home interior
- Worked further on improving the blob breeding algorithm
- Fixed some bugs (as always :-P)
- Worked on some in-game quests

Thank you for reading so far♥ I wish you all a wonderful June♥!


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Hello together!

[h3]New Feature: Mailbox[/h3]
In some cutscenes and events, you will receive items even though the inventory is full. These are now sent to your mailbox.

It would be a pity to use the mailbox only for this purpose. What do you think about occasional letters and gifts from friendly NPCs?



[h3]New Feature: All side NPCs can level up after battle[/h3]
The NPCs in Clover Town all have their own blobs and you can challenge them to a battle. However, not all of them are equally strong. Defeating the frost prince and current Clover Cup champion Lapis is almost impossible. Some Npcs, on the other hand, don't take their blob training too seriously and are easy opponents.
What is special in Ova Magica:
If an NPC loses a fight against you, they will level up and I will be stronger next time. So there is always a challenge waiting.

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[h3]New Festival: The Night of Roses[/h3]

The famous performer duo Alto and Altair visit Clover Town and need a third for their show! The theme of the night is all about roses and music. You can also buy special items and blueprints.







In a mini game you and your blobs have to prove your skills by pressing buttons to a rhythm. Depending on your performance, the crowd reacts differently.

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Put on a great show and you'll be showered with roses and impress the townsfolk of Clover Town!

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But the response of the audience is not always positive...

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Thanks for reading and until next time♥!

~Claudia

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