Indie Dead Monarchy: Open-World | Turn-Based | Mercenary Management | RPG - Fully Released May 19th 2023

[SmartCheetah]

If you're looking for more "Medieval" Roman segmentata armour, this image speaks for itself. Also, combine it with facemasks like these:

And you've got a badass looking armor.

 

[Bantichai]

Thanks SmartCheetah working on Roman sets after I finish the Greek ones and rest assured, got some ideas similar to that. Will show one off when it's done

 

[Aegidius]

Thanks SmartCheetah working on Roman sets after I finish the Greek ones and rest assured, got some ideas similar to that. Will show one off when it's done

I'm new to these forums and saw this thread am an interested in your game so far. I look forward to following your progress.

 

[Bantichai]

Thanks SmartCheetah working on Roman sets after I finish the Greek ones and rest assured, got some ideas similar to that. Will show one off when it's done

I'm new to these forums and saw this thread am an interested in your game so far. I look forward to following your progress.

Welcome Aegidius and thanks for taking the time to reply. Glad you are interested, will be more content to show soon enough

 

[Bantichai]

Hey guys, sorry for the silence. As usual, I'm just busily working away. Got a new set of Roman inspired armor, I'd like to show off. I'm planning on an update closer towards the end of the year which should detail my plans for early access and the general state of the game

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Dat magenta.

 

[Bantichai]

Dat magenta.

Yeah I might need to tone down the colors on the plume

 

[Commissar Draco]

If you're looking for more "Medieval" Roman segmentata armour, this image speaks for itself. Also, combine it with facemasks like these:

And you've got a badass looking armor.

Looks like TES armors done right I wish they went this direction in Oblivion instead of the XVI century Italian Plate armors style.

 

[Bantichai]

Hey guys,

I've got an update out on indie DB detailing the current development situation of Dead Monarchy. It covers all the major features I've implemented so far and what you can expect in the early access version. Hoping to release into early access somewhere towards the end of the 1st quarter this year. After releasing the EA version, I'll also release an updated demo. The update is mostly text but there is a new armor set though

https://www.indiedb.com/games/dead-monarchy/news/dead-monarchy-early-access-build-1-update

 

[Bantichai]

Just dropping in, another armor set has nearly been done, just need to add the back end faces on some of the meshes

 

[vazha]

This looks better and better. Top job Bantichai

 

[Bantichai]

This looks better and better. Top job Bantichai

Thanks mate!

 

[Bantichai]

Hey guys, just something else I'd like to share:

Another set has come through, I've decided to make this a set for one of the noble houses. I don't think I'll be able to put "human" enemies into the game during the initial early access launch build, but the human factions will slowly be introduced especially when I start on the world map which makes more sense then. The thing with human factions is it requires a lot more work on the AI side as I have several more weapon abilities that I need to get working. All in good time though, monster AI is a little easier as each monster only has one ability which generally then plays into each faction's strategy.

I don't think I'd make this outfit available to the player, as I want each faction to retain a sense of uniqueness. However, elements of the set will be made available though, like a stripped down great helmet without the ornaments. The base chainmail hauberk is also present in the standard armor available to the player, but I've decided to make the surcoat/tabbard exclusive to the noble houses. All the belts and pouches are present on some player armor sets too.

It's taken a lot of time and money to set up, but I am now really appreciating the modular nature of the armor and rigging system that I'm using. The other thing I'll mention is that I won't be using physics on armor, however I think the longer cloth elements deform quite nicely even without it.

 

[vazha]

Nice, but I think you should bulk the upper torso a bit. These are too slender, too elfy, if you will.

 

[Bantichai]

Nice, but I think you should bulk the upper torso a bit. These are too slender, too elfy, if you will.

Interesting point, I'll look into it. Perhaps just some small pauldrons as I wanted to keep the amount of "plate" to a minimum for this set

 

[Bantichai]

Still alive and kicking, just busy working away. Just wanted to show off some work I've done to the marketplace interfaces. Gone is the clunky system of having separate menus for buying and selling, now it is just all drag n drop. Also implemented the armor sets and I've done their icons. Each armor set will have 6 variations in colors, this goes for both the helmet and the armor. The variation is just color though and sometimes the variation is on the trousers (bottom half) as opposed to the cloth underlayers.

Also showing off some helmet icons without spoiling and giving away too much, but at least you can see how much depth and variety there is with character customization. Armors however will also play a practical role. I've divided up armors into light, medium and heavy armor categories and each category has its own advantages and disadvantages.

For those that are wondering, I do have variations of each helmet without the colored wreath. There will be more to come

 

[Bantichai]

Just a small update, I mentioned a while back that I wanted to release into early access April 30th. As usual things are met with delays, however there is some good news. Steam has now approved the store page and also approved the build I submitted. In the coming weeks, I'll be making a formal announcement

 

[Bantichai]

Hey guys, so after nearly two years since I initially revealed Dead Monarchy, it is now ready to enter Early Access. After 7000+ hours, I am finally at the starting line.

You can wishlist the game at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037940/Dead_Monarchy/

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Hey guys, so after nearly two years since I initially revealed Dead Monarchy, it is now ready to enter Early Access. After 7000+ hours, I am finally at the starting line.

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You can wishlist the game at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037940/Dead_Monarchy/

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Earlier upload from today was deleted for some reason.

 

[Bantichai]

Earlier upload from today was deleted for some reason.

Thanks for those links Taka-Haradin puolipeikko I deleted the video after noticing some compression artifacts in the video, so I uploaded it again. However I don't think it helped much.

 

[Ninjerk]

What's with the color palette? Everything looks like mud.

 

[Bantichai]

What's with the color palette? Everything looks like mud.

Do you mean the lighting in the town or even in the combat maps? If it's the town it's because I'm still optimizing lighting.

 

[Ninjerk]

What's with the color palette? Everything looks like mud.

Do you mean the lighting in the town or even in the combat maps? If it's the town it's because I'm still optimizing lighting.

I don't mean a technical detail--I am talking about an artistic decision. I only noticed it because of that picture with the guy on horseback in your post from yesterday. It has a touch of what looks like yellow ochre (I know it's digital), but otherwise the palette just looks like overmixed paint. In the exhibition videos you posted there is some color on the combatants, but the colors in the environments are very muted. I think this is not something you should ignore (even if it isn't a terribly high priority atm). If this is intentional, I hope you (or your art lead) rethink it.

 

[True Ukrainian]

The art is probably going for a gritty look but it does not quite work.