a game i have been working on (APART)

so, I am assuming you are talking about the real font this time, (the triangular one,)
that one I made from scratch, but it will still be modified over time.

weapons and magic take a specific amount of mp/sp, and it is a good thing to keep track of.
I might make a new hud in the future, but it shouldn't be a huge deal.

as far as the area in the bottom of the cave with the spider, that enemy wont be there in the future.

vertical attacks will be used for different physical weapon types. also most magic and ranged weapons will be aimable.

will do in the future

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so, this is version 1.7, marking a major pre alpha release.
the mountins are in a debug state, new enemies, new items, etc,
attack animations are going through a revision, allowing both better movement and hitboxes,
the bronze set of weapons is ingame, but there is currently no way to obtain them
we have mappable controller support
you can now access the flame menu from pause, rather than needing to go to a spiritflame to craft or change inventory etc
a lot of movement revisions, the game should feel more responsive now.
wind for background props has been removed, allowing a speed boost until I add it as an option in the menu.

Pre Alpha 1.7R
above is a link to the newest version of the project.

this one is much less about graphics or features, and more about gameplay.
notes:
click new game, type a name, and press enter.
we have xbox controller support, enable it in the options menu
check your settings if the game is running slow, I recommend starting a game before changing the settings
F key is backdash
escape will open the pause menu, where you can access some stuff. doing so at a flame will save the game.
you will need to find sticks and flint in order too create some better weapons.



this build is the start of a redesign that will affect how the project is handled in the future.
previously, I had large open levels, with few enemies, few items, and very little platforming.
as you may already know, that made the game hella boring.

all feedback is appreciated, either here or in a PM

Lestaroth thanks for the feedback.

whiloe the last update was only... a week ago? a lot changes in my project from one time to the next, especially since I am redesigning pretty much everything right now,
time to provide responses:

enemies will blend in sometimes, but the also have been tweaked to be brighter than the background. the previous lighting caused a lot of things to appear the same muddy color.
so no, there wont be a sense for enemies, other than ones that go through walls. case: there will always be enemies a few steps away. so there would be no reason for that.
I dopnt believe I will be adding a map, atleast not until the absolute final release, you see, the spiritworld is a constantly shifting environment. I want the player to memorize it, similarly to darksouls. there will be very few teleports, and many shortcuts between areas.
camp sites: spirit flames, (you know, the blue ones ) are exactly what you are talking about. when you visit them, your health refils and the game saves. the area around each flame is built somewhat like a campsite, homey and such. right now all the terrain is debug so you will hae to wait for more detail

here is an important point though:
I originally only wanted the player to be able to craft/access their inventory at the spirit flames, but this is too hardcore for most people. the menu can be accessed from pause now. so yes we have crafting.
you appear to be under the impression that this is a survival game, the only thing that attributes to this is hunger which impacts health/stamina regen speed. I wanted temperature like in monster hunter but meh.
(its not a survival game )

weather is in-game already and plays an important role: for one, there is a corruption mechanic per area. corruption, precipitation (rain/snow/etc) and time of day affect stages. what enemies spawn, hat doors are available and so on. I will play more with this in the future.
again, thanks for the feedback. I should have a much more polished demo out within the week.

balancing will take time. im not even going to bother until I have the areas I want in the kickstarter demo complete, then I can run a few early tests with my favorite people here on the forums
the spiritworld is not randomized, let me explain. as far as lore goes, yes the place is always shifting. it will remain mostly the same from sirus point of view for a reason I will explain later. so here is what is random IN-GAME: background objects, enemies that spawn, how many, a little variation , what comes out of resource chests. nothing crazy.
I do however want to create a few areas that are procedurally generated each time u=you enter thm, compare them to the nest of evil as far as their purpose.
I recently played curse of darkness, and it has had some influence on me. you can do anything but level up on the move. creating stronger weapons will still require you going to a smiths shop though.