Vagrus - The Riven Realms News

Our friends at MuHa Games (Thea I-II.) and Slitherine have just released their amazing game here on Steam.



Imagine yourself looking into an arcane mirror and finding the other side calling out to you,
promising great power and knowledge. You step through…

Imagine you see before you a realm where all the mirrors connect, where the very essence
of Magic resides. The twin worlds of Arcanus and Myrror, ripe for the taking…

Whatever power and status you might have had before, here you must start anew. You will
need to re-learn your magic and prove your worth to your new subjects.

Imagine leading your new subjects to conquest, carving a mighty empire, one that can fuel
your thirst for knowledge and power.

In time, you would meet other Wizards, each rising from equally humble beginnings, each
striving for the same prize - the ultimate power promised by the whispers from the mirror.

They will be your rivals. You might ally with them, for a time… but war is inevitable. Crush
their armies, conquer their cities, and take their spellbooks.

For, In the end, there can be only one Master of Magic…



[h2]Master of Magic is out now.[/h2][h3]Are you ready to become the most powerful wizard?[/h3]

Master of Magic is developed in partnership between Slitherine and our friends from MuHa
Games. It is the reimagining of the timeless classic released in the 90s: the original Master of
Magic can be considered a milestone in the fantasy strategy genre, inspiring a whole range of
titles. The new Master of Magic stays faithful to the original, with an updated game experience and
in-depth content.



Fight and conquer the two parallel dimensional planes of Arcanus and Myrror, forge alliances,
expand your dominion or dominate the world, every spell counts on the way to rule the world.

Lead 14 fantastic armies of otherworldly creatures, from orcs to elves and draconians for a total
of more than 200 unique types of units. Use powerful spells based on a complex system of 5
schools of magic and 18 customizable wizard traits.



Research over 200 spells, and use over 60 special abilities and 250 unique items, to become the
Master of Magic.

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[h3]Hello everyone,[/h3]

As some of you may remember, roughly one and a half years ago we started the initiative known as #TurnBasedThursday. At the time, the goal was to bring together other game developers and allow them to show off their games on inclusive Twitter threads. At first, the threads were small, the engagement scarce, but these soon grew along with the developers involved with them. The developers integral to the efforts included the likes of Terra Randoma, Trese Brothers Games, Hugging Dragons (responsible for Wicked Lands), and, at the time Strateture.

After much hard work and collaboration, with a number of new devs joining the effort, we worked hard alongside these other creative indie devs, growing #TurnBasedThursday to such an extent that we felt it warranted its own event and sale on Steam. Thus, through petitioning Valve, Turn-based Fest was born. Now, we are thrilled to announce that the festival we and others worked hard to create is finally here – starting on the 8th of December and continuing through until the 12th. Naturally, it involves large discounts on a plethora of great titles, including Vagrus. You can find all the details on the Steam sale page or on the Turn-based Fest website.

More than 300 titles participate, including RPGs, sims, grand strategy, deck builders, roguelikes, city builders, and much, much more.

With all that said and done, it’s come time for us to take a look at those awesome deals ourselves, so, on that note – stay vigilant, stay safe, and conquer the wasteland!

The Lost Pilgrims Team

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[h3]Hello everyone,[/h3]

Recently, we have shared posts pertaining to various areas of development, such as multi-platform controller support (featuring an adaptive button UI and drag & drop system), mobile and tablet porting & screen optimization of Vagrus for all mobile devices and the recently released Steam Deck, and finally, Localization in the shape of community translations. This post is going to be a bit different.



Steam has just launched its Autumn Sale as well, filled with huge discounts! This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of an amazing deal and stock up on hundreds of hours of the splendid SRPG experience that Vagrus has to offer for the coming rainy, cold, and dark days.



In other related news, the Steam Awards nominations are now open! Allow us to ask for a little assistance here. If you feel like nominating Vagrus for the Labor of Love Award, please do so here! We have been working on Vagrus for over a year since its initial release, which has been made possible by the unwavering support of our players. Moving forward we will keep pushing to make our beloved game better, to create more content, and bring it to more people. We owe you a debt of gratitude for keeping us going; your support and encouragement is indispensable.

Stay safe and conquer the wasteland,

The Lost Pilgrims Team

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[h3]Hello all,[/h3]

This week we’re proud to reveal a little more about what our best and brightest pilgrims have been working on here at Lost Pilgrims Studio. The first major change is something we foreshadowed in a Steam post a while back – porting. We will also be covering the integration of controller support across platforms later in this post, so read on if you’d like to know more about that.



For now, back to porting. Included under that heading is the optimization of Vagrus for all mobile devices, tablets, and, of course, the recently released Steam Deck. Naturally, the main goal of these projects has been to bring the game to a larger audience; an audience that can play on the move, which certainly suits turn-based games such as our own. So, without further ado, let’s examine what we’ve been able to achieve so far, starting as so many players do with Agos – the enigmatic vagabond who introduces players to the Pilgrims of the Wasteland scenario.

Another key aspect it has allowed us to address is accessibility. Players have, at times, expressed concerns about the font size in Vagrus, and with us focusing on porting, we have also been able to implement a zoom feature for the PC client. We are still in the process of fine-tuning and fully integrating the feature, but we are confident that in doing so we will improve user experiences across the board.

As you can see above, we’ve optimized the formatting of the text to be legible on handheld devices. But what about in-game? Is it possible to read all the wonderful prose that players have come to expect from the Riven Realms? Absolutely! Just double-tap to zoom in, as shown below.



For the sake of following up, we’ve also included another screenshot of a closer view – after the player has used the double-tap feature, of course! Check it out below.



Luckily, that’s not all. Because we want to make sure that players’ user experience does not suffer even slightly while using a small screen, players will also be able to scroll or swipe to navigate the UI, as captured below with the journal.



And since we’ve set a precedent of following up, here’s the subsequent result of the player swiping left…



Multi-platform Controller Support

We are working on full controller support for standard controllers and gamepad layouts including PCs, mobile devices, and – at some point – we hope we can get things working on hand-held and desktop console ports as well.

It is important to note that all this is still very much work-in-progress, most of what you are about to see and read is subject to change, and the implementation is quite time-intensive, so please bear with us. That said, PC players are likely to be the first ones to enjoy controller support.

We have created a modern navigation system on UI and for all functions from scratch, specifically for controllers. In other words, it isn’t simply the existing cursor-based system repurposed for controllers.

Direct buttons will be assigned for specific functions to make things easier.



Selecting and switching between UI elements during gameplay will also be comfortable.



What about analog stick use? We’ve come up with a radial menu to best tackle that issue.



We are also working on an easy drag & drop system to be implemented at various points of gameplay.

We are simplifying Perk selection and trading functions in settlements, too.



Though they are deep in the pipeline currently, we hope that when released these changes will help improve player experiences across all platforms. In the coming months, we will be able to share more and more of what we’ve been working on and intend to release.

Vagrus is also currently taking part in Steam's Autumn Sale, so if you or a friend is looking to pick the game up for a discount, the time is now, pilgrims!

As always, stay safe – stay tuned – and conquer the wasteland!

The Lost Pilgrims Team

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[h2]Hello everyone,[/h2]

Good news, everyone: Lost Pilgrims Studio will once again be participating in Adventure X’s Narrative Convention. For those not in the know, the event is held annually in London and its primary goal is to bring together devs and gamers passionate about interactive storytelling. As it stands, AdventureX is the UK’s only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming, which is why we attended in 2019, and are ecstatic about being a part of it again, if only online this time. Aside from the in-person event, there will also be a live stream that you can check out here, and if you’d like to follow updates from the organizers, you can do so via their Twitter account here.

Perhaps most importantly, this also means that we’ll be running a sale as part of the event, so if you have got a friend who is a little on the fence about purchasing any narrative games, now is the time!



For those interested in a little trip down memory lane, you can also find some pictures of our attendance in 2019, with the first featuring a wonderful snap of our creative director and world builder, Geri:



The second shot below shows our amazingly talented graphic artist – clearly deep in an explanation – Szonja:



That’s all for today. Be sure to check the convention out, and of course – stay safe, stay sane, and conquer the wasteland!

Take care and conquer the wasteland!

The Lost Pilgrims Team

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