Towards 2.0
Hey folks! Time for a development update.
The time has come to push RW2 to full release. In other words: 2.0. Timing will hopefully be early February 2025.
There will be one more big beta patch before then, consisting of what is currently on the beta branch plus a few more things (notably: achievements).
This won't be the final content update to RW2, but I will be slowing down with new content to focus on bugfixing and polish leading up to full launch.
Regarding balance: I have accepted that there will always be best builds, and there will always be subpar builds. A lot of the fun of the Rift Wizard is finding the former and making due with the latter. Ultimately, my goal balance wise is that nothing is so good that it drowns out everything else, and nothing is so bad that it is totally useless. If you think there's content that violates this, let me know in the comments or on discord.
Over the next few months, I'm going to be pretty vigilant about bugs. I'll be prioritizing things that impact people experiencing the game for the first time (whether from RW1, other roguelikes, or totally new to the genre). Again: if you find bugs, come by the discord and post them on steam forums or discord.
Lastly I just wanna say... its been quite the ride! Thanks for all the feedback and keep the good times rolling.
-Dylan
The time has come to push RW2 to full release. In other words: 2.0. Timing will hopefully be early February 2025.
There will be one more big beta patch before then, consisting of what is currently on the beta branch plus a few more things (notably: achievements).
This won't be the final content update to RW2, but I will be slowing down with new content to focus on bugfixing and polish leading up to full launch.
Regarding balance: I have accepted that there will always be best builds, and there will always be subpar builds. A lot of the fun of the Rift Wizard is finding the former and making due with the latter. Ultimately, my goal balance wise is that nothing is so good that it drowns out everything else, and nothing is so bad that it is totally useless. If you think there's content that violates this, let me know in the comments or on discord.
Over the next few months, I'm going to be pretty vigilant about bugs. I'll be prioritizing things that impact people experiencing the game for the first time (whether from RW1, other roguelikes, or totally new to the genre). Again: if you find bugs, come by the discord and post them on steam forums or discord.
Lastly I just wanna say... its been quite the ride! Thanks for all the feedback and keep the good times rolling.
-Dylan