Arcadian Atlas News

Arcadian Atlas is now live and available to download! And to celebrate we've got a brand new launch trailer to show off!
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Soundtrack Preorder - If you haven't heard some of the tracks from Moritz's fantastic OST, find those over at Bandcamp where you can also preorder the digital album!

See a Bug, Report a Bug - it happens, sometimes a bug crawls out of the woodworks and hits you by surprise! Help us track them down and squash them alongside our post-launch support by filling out the linked bug report!

But otherwise, WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE?! Go play! Or pretend like you're working so you can go play!

~Arcadian Atlas Team

If you were wondering what all our Advanced Class highlights were building up to - wonder no more!

We're finally ready to reveal the official release date of Arcadian Atlas on Steam!


Why are you even reading still?! Click to watch the trailer you gorgeous people you!

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If you haven't yet: don't forget to wishlist here on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/691790/Arcadian_Atlas/

This will keep you notified about the game going live, news, and upcoming announcements!


After a wild ride together, Arcadian Atlas is officially launching on Steam July 27th and we couldn't be more excited to see our passion project in the hands of the people!

The story of Lucretia's struggle for the crown, Annalise's search for power in a world that's only marginalized her, and of course Vashti and Desmond's fight to hold onto each other - and their humanity - through it all have become so much more to us than the sum of its parts. And then there's Poncho. Dear, sweet, furry Poncho - you've stolen our hearts, and probably our wallets.



The prospect of seeing others share in the tense tactical battles, enjoy the rich character-driven narrative, and delve into their min/maxing fantasies through hundreds of skills, item combinations, and tomes of lore is on the forefront of our minds and hearts as the next month brings us closer to release.


We're also extremely excited to announce our first physical good collaboration with Moritz's German Wahnsinn Studio for a vinyl soundtrack! You can find the preorder page HERE.

And a rendering of the final product below:




We're so close to release we can taste it, and don't forget you can find even more updates on our socials below::

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We're ecstatic to finally share this huge news that we've had to sit on for the last couple of months - look forward to more updates as we draw closer to July 27th!

- Taylor

Welcome back to another Arcadian Atlas update as we creep ever closer to release!

This month we have a sneak peak at our final advanced class: Reaver, along with some of the finishing touches as we draw closer to our Gold build!



As we near gold, we're doing some of the final stage polish and bug squishing, putting a fine sheen on everything and seeing it come to vivid life! A few of the highlights:

[h3]Bugs: [/h3]
We're now up to 270 bugs squashed just in the last 2 months alone - Paddy has been fixing them as quickly as we can find them. A huge thanks to everyone who play tested builds at GDC, Pax East, and Steam Fest - your bug reports have been invaluable to finding and squishing those quickly!

[h3]Localization: [/h3]
we've begun testing out some lovely fonts for Japanese, Chinese, and Russian fonts, as well as adding specialized characters to all our current fonts to ensure accent marks and other special characters are fully supported!



[h3]Achievements: [/h3]
We've completed testing of achievement unlocks for all 40 unlockable achievements to ensure their triggers are all in place and functioning properly!

[h3]Polish:[/h3]
And last but certainly not least, we've refined many aspects of the game including a revamp of the Title Screen and logos, with 29 tutorials, over 30 tavern chatter entries, over 80 cutscenes, and over 40 compendium entries - this is well and truly a labor of love come to life!







The Reaver lives their life in the shadows, mastering the art of one-on-one combat and quickly slinking back into stealth to survive another day. Those studied in the Dagger Arts tree have honed their reflexes with tiny blades, delivering a flurry of blows to deal status effects with every strike, while those of the Hired Assassin tree favor critical backstabs and recruiting the shadows to fight for them, leaving their foes broken both physically and mentally.

[h2]Delaying Strike[/h2]



Need to push a unit further back in the turn order to perfectly time a delayed skill? Delaying Strike does just that, while also dealing damage!

[h2]Heart Stop[/h2]



While it doesn't deal much damage, Heart Stop is guaranteed to inflict Stun Status on a foe, ensuring they miss their next turn.

[h2]Smoke Screen[/h2]



Not all traps are bad! The Reaver's Smoke Screen actually bestows a huge bonus to EVADE on any friendly units ending their turn in its radius.

[h2]Backstab[/h2]



While the SP cost is high, Backstab is a hugely powerful skill guaranteed to critical against the Reaver's target.

[h3]Find the Latest on our Socials![/h3]

And don't forget to check out our socials for all the latest information, gifs, videos, and sneak peaks:

Instagram: @arcadianatlasgame
Twitter: @ArcadianAtlas
Discord: https://discord.gg/qtwN6Ve
Website: www.arcadianatlas.com
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/691790/Arcadian_Atlas/

We're nearing that shiny, shiny gold status and very excited to share even more as we get closer to that point. Stay tuned for more as we can reveal it, and thanks so much for following us on this journey!

- by Taylor Bair

(apologies for the slight delay, I lost track of time! - Becca)

It's that time again! Welcome to another monthly Arcadian Update!

This month we've got a new advanced class to show off in the Ronin, along with news on achievements and localization - so get your katanas at the ready and let's dive right in!



As we near completion on the gold build of Arcadian Atlas, we've turned our eye to all the bells and whistles that come along with game development.



We've begun our localization search for the perfect translators to the Arcadian Atlas script - which is huge, running the gamut from cutscene dialogue, skill & item descriptions, tavern contracts, chatter, compendium entries, and tutorials.

We'll keep you all posted as we secure additional language translators so we can see the full spectrum of languages available upon launch - so stay tuned!



Who doesn't love a little recognition for their hard work!? That's why we're chipping away at some of the creatively implemented achievements to make sure not just story progress but also mastery of the skill and battle systems are rewarded. Find a sneak peak of some of the achievements below:


[h3]"No Think, Only Smash"[/h3] - Inflict Rage on a single unit in battle.


[h3]"Jack of All Trades"[/h3] - Learn all skills in a single skill tree in one playthrough.


[h3]"Created In Our Image"[/h3] - Respec any unique unit (Desmond, Vashti, Eda) using CMD Point rewards.





The Ronin is wholly aligned with honorable warriors of the past, harnessing their spirits in the Wandering Soul tree to bestow healing on allies and cripple foes while channeling the unrelenting rage of their time on the battlefield in their Battle Trance tree, losing all control for huge bonuses to ATK, Criticals, and self-preservation.

[h2]Possessing Spirit[/h2]

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Possessing Spirit is one of the few skills that inflicts Charm Status on a foe, turning them to your side for a brief period of time, while leaving the Ronin weakened as a trade-off.

[h2]Blade Blossom
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A versatile class, the Ronin's Blade Blossom heals and bestows Regen Status on all allies in a radius emanating from the Ronin.

[h2]Battle Trance[/h2]

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The bread and butter of the Ronin's Battle Trance tree, this skill inflicts a rage on the Ronin, restricting all skills for 3 turns to Basic Attacks, while bestowing huge bonuses to Critical Chance, Critical Power, and Attack.

[h2]Enraging Field[/h2]

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A powerful trap skill, Enraging Field lays down a 3 tile square that inflicts Rage Status (preventing all but Basic Attacks) to those ending their turn within it.

[h3]Find the Latest on our Socials![/h3]

And don't forget to check out our socials for all the latest information, gifs, videos, and sneak peaks:

Instagram: @arcadianatlasgame
Twitter: @ArcadianAtlas
Discord: https://discord.gg/qtwN6Ve
Website: www.arcadianatlas.com
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/691790/Arcadian_Atlas/

Expect even more exciting news about advanced classes, localization, porting platforms, trailers, and a release timeline in the coming months!

As always, thanks for following our passion project and we'll see you next time!

- by Taylor Bair