January 2023 Progress Update
Hey Guild Leaders!
Welcome to the January monthly update.
This update is a tad bit late - however, it's also a big update! Including news from both January and December. Let's get into it!
[h2]New Enemies[/h2]
The bandit armorer uses his masterful smithing skills to buff other bandits enemies or debuff your units with a "weaken" status - reducing your melee damage! Watch out for deadly combos of him buffing bandit archers.
I've also added three variants of the grub - these will be more powerful and rarer than the common variety. These are, from left to right: Armored grub, Regenerating grub, Growing grub.
- Regenerating grubs heal every turn yet deal very little damage, being persistent little buggers that are tough to kill.
- Growing grubs increase in size, health and damage every turn (up to a limit). It's better get rid of them early on!
Armored grubs have a rolling attack where they gain block and push your characters - so don't dilly dally near the edge! or you will be pushed off...These next two enemies have been animated - I plan to add them to the lower floors of The City of Mist.
I've also been working on lots of new equipment;
Like these flashy crossbow boots! Which were originally a community suggestion by Blonde.
It's also been a lot of fun fleshing out the new City of Mist loot - and figuring out specific items which should prove handy in this dangerous, forgotten location.
[h2]New Menu[/h2]
A custom main menu for early access release!!
And if you prefer the older main menu or want to take another glimpse at it after release, you can always toggle to it via the new arrows in the bottom right of the screen (:
[h2]Trailer Draft[/h2]
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Current draft of the Early Access trailer!
What do you think? is there anything you'd like me to add, remove or change? (:
I plan on adding music (and possible sound effects) to it in the near future too.
[h2]One step away...[/h2]
We're getting really close to the Early Access release! I still have a ton to do - even more playtesting, steam preparations, and a bit more new content and enemies >:D at the same time, I'm so excited for it to happen - I hope you are too!!
Thank you for checking out this update!
Cheers, and have a great February!!
-David
This is a summery of weekly updates over on the Netherguild Discord