Change log:

• Added building editor (enable developer tools too see it in the main menu).
• Made building models and textures independent and mod-able (this breaks old saved games).
• Your castle can be upgraded now, changing mana capacity, number of gatherers, etc.

It’s been a long time since last LEVEL UP! update. I’ve switched it to 2D to make it easier to make new stuff for it, especially bosses. I’m going to update it more regularly now.

In other news, it’s coming to Steam Early Access soon!

IndieGoGo campaign for Arcane Worlds is live!

Check it out, spread the word, and consider backing it if you like the perks or want to support the game!

So, here’s the serious change to the global gameplay. You won’t find spells in the worlds now, instead you can collect resources to craft them. I might add spells you can find later, but they’ll be very rare, and most likely hidden in some secret places and locked with puzzles.

There’s also a tutorial now. I’ll expand it as I add new mechanics in the next updates.

Let me know what you think of the new gameplay.

Change log:

• Added resources which can be collected from the worlds and crafted into spells.
• Added tutorial world.
• Birds will now flock more and attack together when provoked.
• Fixed bug that sometimes caused generated worlds to be empty.
• Fixed bugs that produced wrong distances to portal and castle. Mana recharging and Use Portal spell will work better now.
• Starting a new game in the used slot will now properly erase all old files.

I skipped posting about the previous update, so here’s the new stuff: I added first land monsters (caterpillars), world palettes (so I can customize world colors to look more interesting than just randomly generated ones), magic vortex to highlight portals and collectable spells, and fixed some bugs.

I also researched new method for object shadows for some time, but its quality and performance isn’t good enough yet to release it.

There are natural volcanoes now, and you can find Volcano spell (not in demo though).
I also added some inertia to the player movements and fixed some minor issues.
Also wyverns and portal have new sounds now, made by Josh Culler, who is making some music for the game as well.

Also I put it on Greenlight, please vote for it!

I’m going to try publish it on Desura and submit it to GOG, as well as doing more promo stuff.

The main feature of this update is trees, not much, but they change how the worlds look and there’s something to burn with lava which I’m going to add in the next updates.
There’s also some secret stuff related to trees, but I’ll let you discover it yourself.

As usual, you can download the free demo or get the alpha update using your key link if you purchased the game.

You can now find spells while exploring, and some of the old ones have to be found (or cheated) now. I also added GUI animation system, spell icons and cheats menu.

As usual, you can download the free demo or use your key link to download the latest alpha version if you already purchased the game.

The transparent water looks much better. It still needs some improvements to look less blocky and flickery.
I also improved simulation to avoid over-acceleration on slopes. This is in preparation for water sounds (which would be wrong if water flowed too fast) and lava (which shouldn’t flow too fast). As the result, flows look much better now and vortices and other interesting effects have appeared.
I changed stone shader to make it easier to add new stones, and added some menhirs to mark magic circles.
Oh, and I added the main menu. I have logo designed on paper, but I didn’t get it into the game yet, so the title is just text for now.