Hello folkz and welcome to the devlog-thread of our knight game Iron Blood! 
People born in the 70s/80s may know the game
Moonstone - A hard days knight.
Moonstone is a mix between hack n slash, rpg and strategy and was published in 1991 by mindscape, but originally developed by Rob Anderson.
Sir Edward in a heated fight against a troll demon:
You, as a knight chosen by the druids, have the task of finding the moonstones and bringing them back to Stonehenge. The gods will bestow a fabulous gift to the greatest warrior in the land, a gift of ultimate power!
Any warrior considering such a quest must be prepared to wander the surrounding land, enduring many hardships, risking life and limb all the while.
The worldmap of Moonstone - A hard days knight with it´s 4 territorys: The Misty Moors, The Wetlands, The Great Forest and The Northern Wastelands:
And here comes Iron Blood into the game...Knight game Iron Blood is
not a remake of the amiga classic Moonstone, but highly inspired by it.
We do not own any rights on the original Moonstone game, Iron Blood is our own intepretation of a modern Moonstone game, with modern graphics and an extended combat and loot system, with cool sounds and animations!
The legend of the cursed king…Once upon a time, a king named Berwick ruled over kingdom Raykath. Berwick was a king without compassion. He ruled brutal and merciless and was famous for his greediness. The tax payments were high and the wages were low. Even the smallest offenses were punished with brutal torture methods. While king Berwick was well, his folk mourned and starved to death. He did not care, because his greed for power and wealth was satisfied.
During his reign various factions tried to bring the king down, unsuccessful. Poisons poisoned the wrong ones and sword strokes did not hit. While some groupings prefer swords,axes and poison, the secret cult “Dark Eyes” dealt with magic. They made a curse to make the king sick and weak. Initially unsuccessful, it proved to be toxic and deadly over the next few years…
Berwick, for some inexplicable reasons, became ill and weak, and was soon dying. Some felt that the plague had seized him. Others claimed that it was a punishment of god. Although he was doomed to death, he did not changed his greedy behavior and continued to seek power and wealth. He was of the opinion that everything material can be taken into the hereafter…
After his death, heir to the throne Yorick, the only son of Berwick ruled over Raykath. Yorick, called the timid was compared to his father a reserved and shy young man. He did not want to take the lead, stepped into the background and engaged in other things. He made others decide important decisions.
Yorick the timid was surprised of his father´s dead. He was not sure why his father has become so groundless ill and died. Because of his father’s inexplicable death, Yorick was convinced that his father’s treasure was cursed. He wanted to cede his inheritance and rule Raykath more peacefully.
To distance himself from the curse, he hid the treasure in his father’s grave. The key to the tomb Yorick hid in a secret place in Raykath.
Then he made a card containing the path to the key, quartered the card and hid it in the most dangerous places in Raykath.
“The one who is brave and strong enough to find the key to my father’s treasure is stronger and more resilient than any curse!” Yorick said to his people!
The strange-sounding message got around quickly. Since then, Raykath has been haunted by godless monsters, robbers, and dark knights who have only one thing in mind: grabbing the treasure of the late king Berwick.
The descendents of the cult “Dark Eyes” were not satisfied with the statement of Yorick. They believe that the treasure belongs to them because they are responsible for the death of King Berwick. They kill anyone who gets in their way.
In-game, Unreal Engine 4 render of the mountain territory:
Features-Melee combat action, played from a fixed sideview
-Realistic graphics with the help of the unreal engine 4
-Brutal battles with single- and multiplayer support
-Knight and weapon customization system
-Loot&Shopping system
-Different lairs to battle in, different locations to power up your knight (healer, tavern, merchant...)
Fields and meadows:
At the moment we are working on the combat system of the game.
Here you can take a look at an early-stage battle between two knights, online via steam servers, on our newest map, which takes places in the woods (work in progress):
A big development adventure is ahead of us. But i think that we can master all of the tasks that are in front of us.
It will take time, but we are making progress!
If you want to know more about the amiga classic Moonstone - A hard days knight,
then have a look at our blog post about this excellent amiga classic:
https://www.knight-game.com/2019/05/31/moonstone-a-hard-days-knight-role-model-and-inspiration-for-our-knight-game-iron-blood/ Or visit one of the biggest fansites for Moonstone, the Moonstone Tavern and grab a beer after a hard days knight
http://moonstonetavern.co.ukThe official Iron Blood website is reachable under:
https://www.knight-game.comWhat do you think so far about Iron Blood? What can you suggest?
Thank you,
Two-Man Army, Luis and Elvis
One of the swords you can buy or plunder in our knight game Iron Blood:
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