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[Chris Pavia]

I'm slowly rolling it out to more people as I get feedback and incorporate it. If you follow me on Twitter, I put out calls for players periodically. I think I'll be making it publicly available in a couple weeks at most.

[Chris Pavia]

I'm going to open up the next update (probably over the weekend) to more people, so PM me your email if you'd like to be added to the list.

[Chris Pavia]

I've decided to make the prototype public for a while to get more feedback. I've updated the first post with links, but they are included here as well:

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There's a short How-To guide included, I recommend reading it first. You can comment on the UI if you want (will help when I overhaul it), but this is primarily a gameplay-focused prototype at the moment.
My current to-do list is:
- Overhaul level-gen system and add more environment types
- Boss Fights
- Gaining experience and leveling up heroes

[Chris Pavia]

As you travel downward (you're essentially searching for lost souls, including those of the original cast, throughout the underworld in the game's fiction) you pass through several different biomes. Only the plains and dungeons are in so far. I'm currently working on sub-biomes that add some flavor to levels. First one in progress for the dungeons is Drow den:



There will be spiders and a Dark Elf spawning in there soon.

[Paul Jeffries]

This is looking sexy as hell.  I really like the card-game/miniatures presentation.

[Chris Pavia]

New version of the prototype is available, I recommend skimming the How To Play doc real quick. There are probably plenty of bugs.  Feedback is appreciated.

Mac:
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Win:
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Change Log v0.0.7

- How To Play Guide has been updated to reflect the new gameplay.
- You can press Space to skip a turn.
- Added a party select menu.
- Heroes can now level up: The Party collects XP by flipping over cards, upon reaching the Exit the XP will be given to each Hero. Leveling up increases the power of their Skill, or grants other passive bonuses. Starting Hero stats are lower as a result.
- Heroes have a Class: Doesn't mean much right now, but will be referenced by cards later in the game.
- Traps: Cards on the board with a purple border are Traps. They usually only affect characters that are standing on them. Hover over the trap to see its effects.
- There is now a cap on Health and Energy: Flipping over cards still regenerates Energy, but will not exceed the max. Leveling up Heroes can increase the caps for each stat.
- New HUD: Cards not hovered over have a smaller, full art state. Inspecting a card enlarges it and displays any info.
- The new Dungeon Heart on the HUD beats when there is a Lost Soul somewhere on the current level.
- There's placeholder music and SFX in-game, although they are disabled by default so people focus on the gameplay. You can enable it with the M key.

Known Issues:
- Sometimes the exit spawns in a spot that blocks off some cards.

[Chris Pavia]

I haven't updated this thread in a long time, but I've still been plugging away at the game. Here are some screenshots of the current state: