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Title: The Unliving – be a Necromancer in an ultimate rogue-lite action game Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 20, 2018, 08:12:44 AM Be a Necromancer in an ultimate dark-fantasy action rogue-lite game – The Unliving
The Unliving is a dynamic rogue-lite action RPG with strategic elements. Raise the undead, use numerous spells, and explore a mystical world, all realized with darkly extravagant pixel-art. THE UNLIVING REVEAL TRAILER – MAY 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-tPUyKM52Y) Core elements of the gameplay (https://youtu.be/CNBWsn-8nQA) (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/986040/extras/riseundead-new-optimized.gif) ======= Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving) Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheUnlivingGame) Official Website and Media-Kit (https://theunlivinggame.com) Discord (https://discord.gg/QMzDEwE) FAQ – May 2020 (https://steamcommunity.com/games/986040/announcements/detail/1598132368393028386) ======= (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/986040/extras/crush-banner-new-cut-optimized.gif) Key Features of The Unliving: – Villain protagonist; – Raising fallen enemies and controlling the army of the undead; – Sacrificing allied units to unleash a powerful spell; – Rogue-lite mechanics; – Replayability through the procedural generation of levels and meta-progress; – Indirect storytelling; – Hand-drawn hi-res pixel art; – No microtransactions! (https://i.imgur.com/PgJPx2w.gif) Download media-kit (https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1VtFgFpm8jsLHdBJ6fdaailLigXQKrvkJ?usp=sharing) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Zireael on December 20, 2018, 09:21:43 AM All I see is a mass of skeletons - will the raised opponents differ depending on what/who they were before death?
Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 20, 2018, 09:30:56 AM All I see is a mass of skeletons - will the raised opponents differ depending on what/who they were before death? Definitely! We draw 2 versions for each mob presented in the game: alive and undead. So the priest blessing our enemies will turn into the cursing skeleton. The buffed peasant will turn into the giant "meatball" (it's still the working name of this mob, you can see them on the very first and most other gifs). There will also be archers and melee units. Please, also note that we are still working on the content, therefore more different units will be introduced into the game soon. Our main goal is to make the whole experience fascinating and diverse so that the player won't get bored. Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Daid on December 20, 2018, 10:38:29 AM On a quick glance, there are 2 different minions, the buff ones and the other one.
On a very good look, you see archers, pitchforks and wizards. However, in the "mob" this distinction gets lost. And thus it looks "bland", I recommend making the heads of each of those minions different instead of all the same as they are now. Have them still wear the hats/hoods that they had when living might help. Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Zireael on December 20, 2018, 10:48:46 AM Carefully looking at the pics with only few skeletons, I can indeed tell there's several types. But in the pics with a bigger army, all distinctions get lost. Definitely some differentiation needs to be made - I suggest different headgear and/or a special outline color/thickness for more important mob types.
Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 20, 2018, 11:17:39 AM On a quick glance, there are 2 different minions, the buff ones and the other one. On a very good look, you see archers, pitchforks and wizards. However, in the "mob" this distinction gets lost. And thus it looks "bland", I recommend making the heads of each of those minions different instead of all the same as they are now. Have them still wear the hats/hoods that they had when living might help. Carefully looking at the pics with only few skeletons, I can indeed tell there's several types. But in the pics with a bigger army, all distinctions get lost. Definitely some differentiation needs to be made - I suggest different headgear and/or a special outline color/thickness for more important mob types. Thanks, we will see what we can do about making them look more distinctive! Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 21, 2018, 10:26:23 AM On a quick glance, there are 2 different minions, the buff ones and the other one. On a very good look, you see archers, pitchforks and wizards. However, in the "mob" this distinction gets lost. And thus it looks "bland", I recommend making the heads of each of those minions different instead of all the same as they are now. Have them still wear the hats/hoods that they had when living might help. Carefully looking at the pics with only few skeletons, I can indeed tell there's several types. But in the pics with a bigger army, all distinctions get lost. Definitely some differentiation needs to be made - I suggest different headgear and/or a special outline color/thickness for more important mob types. After receiving your feedback we started redesigning skeletons to make them look more distinctive in a crowd. Here's what we've changed by the moment: (https://i.imgur.com/1FeLZgL.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the army of dark creatures Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 21, 2018, 12:49:04 PM Also added screenshots in high-resolution to the main post.
Title: Necromancy Basics Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 24, 2018, 11:21:59 PM Some people ask us: is this some kind of Tower Defence game? Nope, this is not TD. In The Unliving you play as a hero who moves freely through the game locations. To clarify the basics of the future gameplay, we made these short clips for you:
1. Kill some weak opponents (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34080519/ecf044c342228814c6afbf6024a2354cb576c84d.gif) 2. Raise them as obedient undead minions (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34080519/c95e51d181ab579dbd63a2a5ade029ba980c49e8.gif) 3. Practice controlling them (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34080519/39e855c4cd1643529898f51c12a82362ad2793a5.gif) 4. Use them to defeat more enemies (https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34080519/e7eb227a295c66d97aff9b4948dc84161c50fb3e.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: sbeast on December 28, 2018, 09:03:32 AM Looks sweet so far! Do you need any music for it?
Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on January 25, 2019, 10:38:56 PM Check out this fire effect that we are working on in The Unliving – our rogue-lite pixel art game in the development:
(https://i.imgur.com/xmFV0se.gif) Don't forget to wishlist The Unliving on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on January 29, 2019, 11:49:51 PM We're glad to tell you that we've launched our official Discord server! Join to see our work-in-progress updates on The Unliving or just have a friendly chat with the devs:
https://discord.gg/wGFchxT (https://discord.gg/wGFchxT) (https://i.imgur.com/P4y6Q2g.png) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on February 10, 2019, 09:33:51 PM Would you like to have the official PC wallpaper of The Unliving?
(https://i.imgur.com/2gX6quLl.jpg) Grab it in 1440p size here: https://i.imgur.com/2gX6quL.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/2gX6quL.jpg) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on April 25, 2019, 08:21:30 AM We have not yet trained the undead to kill peaceful creatures such as chickens, so these two are having a good time together while they can!
(https://i.imgur.com/TQO55iE.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on May 01, 2019, 08:16:09 AM Even though our game is about fighting for the Dead, we really enjoyed the Long Night. Did you?
(https://i.imgur.com/6Xn3xeb.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on June 13, 2019, 12:32:29 PM This is one of the numerous stump-houses where predatory amphibian creatures of The Unliving's Swamplands dwell and hunt down their prey.
(https://i.imgur.com/gELZaOal.png) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on June 28, 2019, 11:38:34 PM We made a huge step forward in creating locations of The Unliving. The new Swamplands look much cooler now, don't they? Wading through this place you'll notice some of these shrines waiting for you to uncover their true purpose:
(https://i.imgur.com/H0CNxAnl.png) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on July 05, 2019, 11:07:15 AM Our recent progress on large destructible fortifications that your legions of the dead will have to storm. What do you think of this tower destruction?
(https://i.imgur.com/xQE4ez6.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on July 11, 2019, 11:02:00 PM Braziers like this one will allow enemy archers to use fire arrows instead of regular ones when they stand nearby:
(https://i.imgur.com/3U21Ydr.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: mystic_swamp on July 13, 2019, 04:33:31 AM Really spot on art direction. Really love the way the player character looks!
Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on July 13, 2019, 05:10:11 AM Thanks) We put a lot of efforts into our art and visuals.
Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on July 18, 2019, 09:38:56 PM We added in-depth game FAQ, so hopefully this answers a lot of your questions:
FAQ – July 2019 (https://steamcommunity.com/games/986040/announcements/detail/1598132368393028386) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on July 26, 2019, 07:16:22 AM A cozy country house where our peasants will spend their evenings after the hard work on the farm:
(https://i.imgur.com/vmfgX6j.gif) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: sbeast on August 12, 2019, 08:07:33 AM The artwork so far has been really impressive.
If you need a soundtrack for this, I would be interested in collaborating. :) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on September 27, 2019, 11:48:31 AM We've made a post about enemies that our players will meet in The Unliving. Hope to hear your feedback about it:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/986040/announcements/detail/1586880347210899410 (https://steamcommunity.com/games/986040/announcements/detail/1586880347210899410) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on December 13, 2019, 10:41:21 PM A first sneak peek at The Unliving's gameplay. We finally got to the point where we can show you how the game is played. There's still a lot of work and updates ahead, so stay tuned, Necromancers!
https://i.imgur.com/Dign7h8.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/Dign7h8.mp4) Title: Re: The Unliving – a rogue-lite action, where you raise the armies of the undead Post by: Rocketbrush_Tom on June 12, 2020, 11:46:58 PM We're thrilled to announce we've partnered with Team17 to bring you The Unliving!
The Unliving Releval Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-tPUyKM52Y) |