Dev Diary from 07.17.25
[p]Hello everyone![/p][p]Lately, I’ve been working to the limit — I just can’t stop. I’m developing the game like a man possessed, eager to release the next patch as soon as possible.[/p][p]Here’s what I’ve been working on recently:[/p][p]![]()
[/p][hr][/hr][p]1. Extensive rework of the combat system.
You’ll now see many more active and passive abilities in the skills menu.
Each weapon type will have its own set of abilities — 8 in total: 4 standard ones you’ve seen in Early Access, and 4 enhanced ones with various effects.
These advanced abilities won’t come easy — you’ll need to complete divine trials, and they’ll likely become available in the second half of the game.[/p][hr][/hr][p]2. Elemental enchantments.
You can now enchant your 4 core abilities with different elements. Feel free to mix and match: apply fire to a stun ability, or lightning to a sweeping strike — anything goes.
Weapon attacks are quite diverse, and even I’m surprised at how many fun combinations you can create by enchanting abilities for unique effects.
I think players will be able to come up with tons of builds, especially since I’ve added several new weapon types:[/p]
For those unfamiliar: this feature lets you apply the appearance of one weapon to another while keeping its stats.
For example, if you prefer simpler, less flashy weapon designs, you can now play even at level 30 using a plain staff like Gandalf’s. Just apply the look of the first staff you find to your high-level one.[/p][hr][/hr][p]4. New enemy type — mages.
They can attack while retreating, kite you, and cast spells from afar.[/p][hr][/hr][p]5. Added werewolves and a new type of spider, and improved the existing ones.
Spiders can now immobilize players using their web.[/p][hr][/hr][p]6. Four new types of lizard enemies.
Each with its own combat style:[/p]
This allowed me to add visible bows and quivers with arrows or bolts on the character.
It also fixed several visual bugs.[/p][hr][/hr][p]8. Rebalanced experience gains from quests and monsters throughout the next patch — from Early Access up to Cold Yar.[/p][hr][/hr][p]9. Added a system to reduce XP gains if the player farms monsters excessively, preventing over-leveling.[/p][hr][/hr][p]10. Added gold rewards to most quests.[/p][hr][/hr][p]11. Composer finished a new track for the Dark Forest.[/p][hr][/hr][p]12. Currently modeling a boss.
I won’t spoil which one — let’s just say it’s a reference to a well-known fairy tale [/p][hr][/hr][p]13. For the past few days, I’ve been distributing enemies across the world of Borea:
in forests, dungeons, caves, and so on.
I’m planning progression, enemy balance, where they appear, and how many — trying to make encounters interesting.
As usual, some enemies will be stronger and block access to certain areas until the hero becomes powerful enough.
It turned out to be a much bigger task than I expected [/p][hr][/hr][p]Honestly, if not for insomnia, I probably wouldn’t have written this report at all.
I barely have time to talk to my family — my partner says I’m obsessed and that I need to stop.
She brings me food, gives me massages... but this is the way.
I can’t do it any other way.[/p][p]And just to be clear — I’m not complaining. I absolutely love making games.
I’m passionate about this project, proud of the results, and I’m no martyr.
Sure, it’s exhausting — but it’s also insanely fun.[/p][p]The joy from seeing the game take shape is what’s keeping me up at night.
I keep thinking about how players will experience it, what else I can add, how to make things better.[/p][p]I’ll try to take at least one day off to recharge.
But honestly, it’s hard for me to take breaks — whenever I stop working on the game, I get incredibly bored and just want to dive back into the engine.[/p][hr][/hr][p]By the way, for those wondering — my arm seems to be healing. Morning push-ups and pull-ups are helping.[/p][p]Wishing you all the best![/p]
You’ll now see many more active and passive abilities in the skills menu.
Each weapon type will have its own set of abilities — 8 in total: 4 standard ones you’ve seen in Early Access, and 4 enhanced ones with various effects.
These advanced abilities won’t come easy — you’ll need to complete divine trials, and they’ll likely become available in the second half of the game.[/p][hr][/hr][p]2. Elemental enchantments.
You can now enchant your 4 core abilities with different elements. Feel free to mix and match: apply fire to a stun ability, or lightning to a sweeping strike — anything goes.
Weapon attacks are quite diverse, and even I’m surprised at how many fun combinations you can create by enchanting abilities for unique effects.
I think players will be able to come up with tons of builds, especially since I’ve added several new weapon types:[/p]
- [p]Dual weapons[/p]
- [p]Spears / halberds / bardiches[/p]
- [p]Throwing axe[/p]
- [p]Staves[/p]
For those unfamiliar: this feature lets you apply the appearance of one weapon to another while keeping its stats.
For example, if you prefer simpler, less flashy weapon designs, you can now play even at level 30 using a plain staff like Gandalf’s. Just apply the look of the first staff you find to your high-level one.[/p][hr][/hr][p]4. New enemy type — mages.
They can attack while retreating, kite you, and cast spells from afar.[/p][hr][/hr][p]5. Added werewolves and a new type of spider, and improved the existing ones.
Spiders can now immobilize players using their web.[/p][hr][/hr][p]6. Four new types of lizard enemies.
Each with its own combat style:[/p]
- [p]A shielded tank[/p]
- [p]A fast claw-attacker[/p]
- [p]A two-handed brute[/p]
- [p]A lizard shaman[/p]
This allowed me to add visible bows and quivers with arrows or bolts on the character.
It also fixed several visual bugs.[/p][hr][/hr][p]8. Rebalanced experience gains from quests and monsters throughout the next patch — from Early Access up to Cold Yar.[/p][hr][/hr][p]9. Added a system to reduce XP gains if the player farms monsters excessively, preventing over-leveling.[/p][hr][/hr][p]10. Added gold rewards to most quests.[/p][hr][/hr][p]11. Composer finished a new track for the Dark Forest.[/p][hr][/hr][p]12. Currently modeling a boss.
I won’t spoil which one — let’s just say it’s a reference to a well-known fairy tale [/p][hr][/hr][p]13. For the past few days, I’ve been distributing enemies across the world of Borea:
in forests, dungeons, caves, and so on.
I’m planning progression, enemy balance, where they appear, and how many — trying to make encounters interesting.
As usual, some enemies will be stronger and block access to certain areas until the hero becomes powerful enough.
It turned out to be a much bigger task than I expected [/p][hr][/hr][p]Honestly, if not for insomnia, I probably wouldn’t have written this report at all.
I barely have time to talk to my family — my partner says I’m obsessed and that I need to stop.
She brings me food, gives me massages... but this is the way.
I can’t do it any other way.[/p][p]And just to be clear — I’m not complaining. I absolutely love making games.
I’m passionate about this project, proud of the results, and I’m no martyr.
Sure, it’s exhausting — but it’s also insanely fun.[/p][p]The joy from seeing the game take shape is what’s keeping me up at night.
I keep thinking about how players will experience it, what else I can add, how to make things better.[/p][p]I’ll try to take at least one day off to recharge.
But honestly, it’s hard for me to take breaks — whenever I stop working on the game, I get incredibly bored and just want to dive back into the engine.[/p][hr][/hr][p]By the way, for those wondering — my arm seems to be healing. Morning push-ups and pull-ups are helping.[/p][p]Wishing you all the best![/p]