July 7, 2024 War Room, Release, Bugfix
I’ve finished the war room in the prison complex. It is accessible through the compilation core. It contains emitters displaying all active raids in your current zone. Currently, it serves as a visual representation. I plan to add more meta information to those emitters. The goal is to enable joining or applying to raids from this room. I had time for some bug-fixes. # The third stage of Sludge Madness is now accessible. ...
June 30, 2024 Desert of Pain, Release, Bugfix
You can finally play the Desert of Pain! Thanks to @Madraox for this awesome level concept. You can reach the new level through the Zone terminus. You can use it to farm materials and experience. You have to solve four puzzles to summon the four elemental queens. After you killall of them, Solarion will spawn in the middle. I prepared a video, so that you can catch a small glimpse at the fight. ...
June 2, 2024 Buried Entrance, Release, Live
I could not decide whether to release the content directly to the live servers. Then, I discovered a nasty bug on the live systems and decided to take two steps forward. So, I released the raid to live. You might remember the old Pit of Elements and Firebound Forge level. They got a complete overhaul. Both are now part of the same raid Run of Elements. I’ve also added a new level right between them called Buried Entrance. ...
May 5, 2024 Soul Towers, Live, Release
The Rework of Soul Towers is finished # With new textures, decorations, and enemies. Say hello to our latest fiend Siphon: You can get a quick look at the level: Highlighting is working again. # There were some bugs in the render pipeline. I learned a lot of stuff about the scriptable render pipeline. Thanks to Zemn for the bug-reporting # There was a bug with the experience system. Experience on weapons didn’t show up on the compilation screen. ...
April 28, 2024 Sludge Madness, Live, Release, Escape Attempt
Today I can finally release the pending changes on the live servers. The primary changes are the new avatar compilation and the ongoing raid rework. The raid rework isn’t finished. Yet I couldn’t find a reason to further delay the live update. For this release, I re-enabled the Escape Attempt raid. It is a two-stage encounter with fights in the perimeter, and the final in the gateway. In the perimeter you will fight the Custodian. ...
April 21, 2024 Sludge Madness, Live, Release
It took the whole week to finish the lightning for the three levels. There is a tiny parameter: Pushoff on the Lightmap Parameter Asset. This parameter solved all issues with black stripes on the light-maps. I will gradually rework all available raids. In this first release, only Sludge Madness is playable. Sludge Madness is a 3-stage raid. # You start with the well-known encounter. It derives from the initial Sludge Madness raid. ...
April 14, 2024 Sludge Madness, Live, Release
Last week I was busy. I made some progress on the Sludge Madness raid. It will be a 3-level raid. The existing library will contain the first encounter. # After you killthe Murkas you can progress into the next stage. You will fight the Gooness and Phenias in the Laboratory. # After that, you will progress to the final fight in the auditorium. The demon Varanoth awaits you in the auditorium. ...
March 31, 2024 Crafting, Quest, Release, Beta
I spent the week implementing a quest system. I use it to introduce the players into the game. At first, you have to farm materials. # The player has to enter Academy Halls and farm 10 of each material. That takes approximately 15 minutes. You can see your active quests above the chat window on the left side. To open the quest details, click on the small yellow icon. After gathering, you have to compile avatars for the remaining roles. ...
March 24, 2024 Crafting, Equipment, Release, Beta
I could finally release the new crafting system to the beta servers. Thanks to @Madrao for finding most game-breaking bugs so this release feels functional. If you followed the updates of the recent month, there is probably not much new. If not, I will iterate through the changes below. The character configurator compiles all your equipment into one avatar. # These avatars get stored in compilation booths in your cell. ...
December 31, 2023 Level, Live, Release, Rework
I used the holidays to rework the training area and tutorial and added a new world zone. Compilation Core # After leaving your cell you will now enter the Compilation Core. It acts as a connection to other world levels. I plan to add an area for raid creation and another hallway for more zones. Training Hall # Also, I overhauled the training area design. It now looks more sci-fi and cybernetic. ...
