Rabbit and Steel News

Hello Rabbits!

My good Discord moderator and namesake of that one crow with the hat, Saya aka Bestieinslot...

...is helping me run a Lunar World First Race!!

• You have to have 4 players on your team. (We are considering allowing teams of 3 based on feedback; let us know your thoughts)
  
• Attempts must be streamed or recorded by someone on your team, preferrably streamed.
  
• You must beat all 5 bosses in the game, on Lunar, and THEN beat the final boss. If you defeat the final boss before your team beats the other bosses, that doesn't count towards your win!
  
• As the game will be a fairly fresh launch, bugs are inevitable. Do not use any game-breaking bugs that allow you to make faster progress than intended. (Unintentionally strong item synergies you find are allowed)
  
• If you've fought and defeated Twili in the demo, that doesn't count towards the race. You are welcome to practice against her in the demo until the full game comes out (though, I will say her full game patterns have been slightly adjusted in places).
  
• The prize is nothing but a tweet from me and the fun we have along the way, so let's all play fair and have a good time!
  
• New rules might be added prior or during the competition if there are unforseen issues that crop up.
  

We'll be streaming it on Twitch, as well as here on Steam (assuming we can figure out how).

STREAMED HERE MAY 10TH AT 7 ET!

Signup is... well there's no signup! Just stream with the hashtag #RabbitWorldFirst on Youtube or Twitch and we'll probably find you. If you're streaming elsewhere, like Bilibili or Niconico, let us know somehow so we'll keep an eye on you.

Though, your attempts have to be either streamed, or recorded in a way we can easily verify your progress and kills. Preferably streamed. Since this isn't a real MMO with a server authenticating things, we'll need to track progress to make sure there's no foul play. At least one person per team needs to be streaming.

Want to race, but lacking some friends? There's a solution for that...

THE MINO_DEV DISCORD

Feel free to recruit here!


This does mean, prior to this event, you will be unable to unlock or play Lunar mode. Apologies to the people who really wanted to do that immediately, but you don't get many opportunities to run events like these! Please enjoy Hard Mode for 36 hours or so!


For reference, it took the beta testers about 2 weeks of play to beat Lunar but...
...My personal prediction is that some party will find something completely broken and clear the game within a few hours. But who knows! We'll see what happens; this is all just for a bit of fun anyway.

Hope you'll join us, whether to race or to watch!

I haven't ever raided in an MMORPG like World Of Warcraft for several reasons, one of which is the time commitment. I've never put in the many, many hours needed to earn the requisite gear nor partied up with the many, many people necessary to slay a big dragon. If only raiding was possible without these things… well, my saviour seems to have arrived in a form I wasn't expecting: 2D anime bunny girls. Rabbit And Steel is a co-op action roguelike that's raiding without the pre-grind and it looks rather wonderful.

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I haven't ever raided in an MMORPG like World Of Warcraft for several reasons, one of which is the time commitment. I've never put in the many, many hours needed to earn the requisite gear nor partied up with the many, many people necessary to slay a big dragon. If only raiding was possible without these things… well, my saviour seems to have arrived in a form I wasn't expecting: 2D anime bunny girls. Rabbit And Steel is a co-op action roguelike that's raiding without the pre-grind and it looks rather wonderful.

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Hello Rabbits....

This... will likely be the last "normal" Dev Log before release!

...So I was going to announce the release date in this post.
But then, I was informed that the release trailer I commissioned is almost finished!
So for the exact time and date, I'm going to wait for that instead.

For now, I'll just say the game is releasing in the first half of May. Please look forward to it!

On to today's class introduction!




The magic fencer is a classic fantasy trope. Why settle for hitting people with a sword, when the sword can also be enshrouded in dark, magical fire?

For those who want their magic-melee-mix, here is the Spellsword Rabbit!



The Spellsword Rabbit deals pretty good damage and has a fairly simple playstyle, while not having too much in the way of defensive capabilities.

What really makes her stand out is her "Darkspell" mechanic and her Special, both of which interact with the random loot items in a lot of weird ways. You might not be doing the most damage right out of the gate, but find a few of the right items and you WILL be.

Let's start with her Secondary, called Siphon Spell. It takes the dark magic that posesses your foes to attack you, and turns it into strength to hit them back with.



Every enemy you hit with Siphon Spell will give you 5 "Darkspell". While you have Darkspell, each ability you use (including Siphon Spell) will hit twice, and consume 1 Darkspell. So, you want to use your Secondary often enough that you always have some Darkspell.



Your Primary is a sword thrust. It hits twice if you have Darkspell. Not much to say, it's a bit on the weaker side to be honest.

Your Special is a screen-length blast. It too hits twice if you have Darkspell. It also gains 3 uses every single cooldown. This is what makes it such a great combo with many of the loot items you find along your run; many have effects that happen when you use your Special, so getting to use it 3 times every 10 seconds can lead to some crazy outcomes.



Though, if you do get some item combo that lets you sling out Specials like you don't have any other moves, remember to use Siphon Spell! Your Special won't do much damage without that Darkspell.

Your Defensive is a bit more like an extra Offensive. In addition to dealing damage to all enemies, it afflicts them with Hex, a debuff that makes them take extra damage (similar to Curse).



And that's the Spellsword Rabbit! A generally offensively-minded class with some great synergies. And twintails, if you're into that.





So how many classes is that so far? Let's see... Wizard, Assassin, Heavyblade, Dancer, Druid, Spellsword, Bruiser, Sniper, Defender.... that's 9!

Hm, that's a bit uneven. Wouldn't a nice round 10 be a bit better?



Well, my good rabbits, there is in fact... one final class!
...And it will be left a secret, for you to discover for yourself within the game.
I will say one thing though...

The final class is my favorite one. It's the kind of class I myself tend to play in MMOs and RPGs, if it's an option. I've wanted to make this class since starting work on this game.

So uh, it's got a little bit of extra effort put into it. Some developer favoritism. Hopefully the other classes won't get jealous.




The game's musical composer, steel_plus, is releasing a physical version of the game's OST at Spring M3 in Japan!



https://rns-ost.tumblr.com

...Statistically speaking, most of you reading probably aren't going to a doujin music event that's happening in Japan in a week, but worry not! You'll be able to order a physical copy through Diverse Direct, or snag a digital copy through Bandcamp or Steam after the game releases (see links at the bottom of the tumblr page).


That's all!

The game is coming out in the first half of May. The next post will be the release trailer! It will have an exact release date in it. After that the game will be out!