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Short Playtest Live Now - I Need Your Control Feedback

[h3]I'm opening a short 5-day playtest to stress-test the new planet/map controls. I'd love your feedback on how it feels with mouse, keyboard, and gamepad.[/h3]

A tiny text-art Halloween sketch I made inside my game engine

[h3]Everything you see is made from keyboard text symbols and built inside the game's engine.[/h3][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h3]Wishing you a spooktacular Halloween in advance![/h3][p][/p]

Post-Fest Roadmap: controls → micro-playtest → new date December 2 (+ bonus)

New release date: December 2.
[h3]Based on your feedback, I'm reworking the controls - taking ~two more weeks for polish. [/h3][p] Next week: a micro playtest (sign up on the store page).[/p][p] Bonus: a hi-res poster.[/p][p]Video:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Download hi-res (5010 x 7200, PNG, 20MB): [/p][h3]Thank you for the feedback! Please add to your wishlist and drop by the playtest next week.[/h3]

Dragon!

[h2]I've wanted to make a dragon out of text symbols for the game for ages and I finally did![/h2][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]I planned a mean dragon, but he turned out kind of adorable. He's even got a Peace Sign tattoo on his wing. He loves pacifists. They're delicious.[/p]

Effulgence RPG has some of the slickest animated 3D ASCII art I've ever seen

This is a very fun surprise, Effulgence RPG is an upcoming party-based sci-fi role-playing game rendered entirely from text symbols arranged in 3D space.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/effulgence-rpg-has-some-of-the-slickest-animated-3d-ascii-art-ive-ever-seen/