Chronicles of Vaeltaja: In Search of the Great Wanderer - colorful open world grid-based blobber - now on Early Access

[Vaeltaja]

I've decided to delay the next content update to October, because starting tomorrow I won't be able to work for the next two weeks as I have to travel to attend some family related stuff (my access to internet will also be very limited during that time). But I will release a smaller update at the end of this month, which will bring some performance improvements and an option to cap fps to 60. The frame rate limit will help performance on weaker setups and when using the Nvidia 3D Vision. The update will bring some other stuff too and I will give details closer to the release.

There's couple of screenshots in the spoilers of the 'Islands of the Prophets' content update.

Islands of the Prophets screenshots

 

[Vaeltaja]

The next update is getting closer and as stated before, it will bring the fps limit to improve performance. But there's more! It will also bring some detail to forest textures to give them more depth, attack animations to leechers, leecher warriors, skeleton warriors and wraiths, and some small fixes.

Some screenshots in the spoilers, as usual.

New details

 

[Vaeltaja]

Update v.0.7.3 has been released and it brings fps limit to improve performance, two optional small dungeons, new lanterns, attack animations to some enemies and other changes and fixes! It's been a long night and day and there's still much to do before rest, so I will just leave this here:

Patch notes at Steam

 

[Vaeltaja]

The game is participating in Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest with 25% discount:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2421440/Chronicles_of_Vaeltaja_In_Search_of_the_Great_Wanderer/

 

[Vaeltaja]

I released an update today with some bug fixes and other improvements. I've decided to delay the 'Islands of the Prophets' update until the end of November. The reason can be found here with the patch notes:

Patch notes at Steam

 

[Vaeltaja]

Shit, perhaps I should let pirates re-write Chronicles of Vaeltaja's Steam page!

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[RPK]

I think the sentence below needs a possessive 's after "Windows 10" or something. it reads clunkily as it is.

the name is also quite the mouthful, frankly.

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[Vaeltaja]

Yeah, AI generated stuff, I think.

 

[Vaeltaja]

Chronicles of Vaeltaja is having 30% discount at Steam and there's some small details about the next content update:

Steam News

There's some screenshots showcasing the upcoming visual changes in the spoilers.

Castle Town screenshots

 

[Vaeltaja]

I will probably have to postpone the update until December. While there's been lots of progression, I have either overestimated myself or underestimated the amount of work left for the update.

But here's few things that's going to change with the update: Different kind of doors, new shop signs, new town, wall and ceiling torches, new tables and chairs, new animated candles, new road signs and ladders etc. There are still some graphical placeholders left and I'm currently working to get rid of them, but I'm quite happy with how the game looks at the moment. Here's some screenshots (more in the spoilers) showcasing some of the changes.

More screenshots

 

[Vaeltaja]

These screenshots should give an idea how the Old Tower will look after the update. There's new floor and ceiling, and I made some colour adjustments to the wall textures and the door. Also tweaked the lighting a little bit.

 

[Vaeltaja]

Chronicles of Vaeltaja is 40% off in Steam Winter Sale and it will soon get an update that will unleash the true power of the 'Conjurer' character class! Also the 'Islands of the Prophets Part I' update was released last month and it brought some new stuff with visual improvements.

Here's some details from the announcement:

'When the update arrives in a few days, you can finally witness the true power of the 'Conjurer' character class. This means some fundamental changes to how the character class works. So far the Conjurers have been able to summon creatures, monsters and undead to aid the party without any control over their behaviour, but after the update things will be different and Conjurers will be able to learn how to control them.

At the start, when the Conjurer's 'Summoner' or 'Necromancer' class skills are low, summoned creatures act on their own, but once those class skills get better the Conjurer will be able to control their actions. For example, if 'Summoner' class skill is 5, Conjurer will learn to control Nikaru, which means that the Conjurer can choose which enemy the summoned creature will target and what skill it will use to attack. But it doesn't end there: Once the Conjurer gains the control over the summoned creature, also the time the creature stays in the battle will be twice as long.

And it gets even better! When the class skill is high enough the Conjurer's true power will be unleashed and it will give the Conjurer the power to keep the summoned creature in the battle as long as necessary. But there's more: The summoned creature will also learn a new skill. For example, if 'Summoner' class skill is 10, Conjurer gains full control over Nikaru and can keep it in the battlefield until the battle is over. Nikaru will also learn a new skill that can be used in battle.'

More details here: Announcement in Steam

 

[Vaeltaja]

The Conjurer Unleashed update was released just before Christmas and the game is still 40% off in Steam Winter Sale.
Here are the details how the Conjurer character class works after the update. Another new feature is the option to pass time without using a camping gear, but unfortunately it doesn't work with the old save games.

"From now on Conjurers will be able to control the creatures they summon in the battle as long as their 'Summon' or 'Necromancy' class skill is high enough. More powerful creatures are harder to control and need a higher skill level to take orders than the weaker creatures. Each creature has now three different tiers that determines how they act, how long they stay in the battle and what skills they possess.

Here's two examples:

Nikaru

1. tier (Summoner skill lvl 1): Nikaru acts on it's own and stays four turns in the battle. Skills: Normal attack and Bite

2. tier (Summoner skill lvl 4): Nikaru can be controlled and stays eight turns in the battle. Skills: Normal attack, Bite and Lick Wounds

3. tier (Summoner skill lvl 8): Nikaru can be controlled and stays the whole battle. Skills: Normal attack, Bite, Lick Wounds and Ferocious Claws

Skeleton Warrior:

1. tier (Necromancer skill lvl 8): Skeleton Warrior acts on it's own and stays four turns in the battle. Skills: Normal attack and Crippling Slash

2. tier (Necromancer skill lvl 10): Skeleton Warrior can be controlled and stays eight turns in the battle. Skills: Normal attack, Crippling Slash and Shield Bash

3. tier (Necromancer skill lvl 14): Skeleton Warrior can be controlled and stays the whole battle. Skills: Normal attack, Crippling Slash, Shield Bash and Skull Cracker

One difference between male and female Conjurers is that female learns Summoner skills slightly faster while male learns Necromancer skills a little bit faster.

The second feature of the update is option to pass time without a need to use Camping Gear. Time passing can be activated simply by pressing 'P' key. Unfortunately this doesn't work with old save games and needs a fresh start."

Chronicles of Vaeltaja in Steam

 

[Vaeltaja]

The next update will bring some plugin upgrades to the engine and graphical enhancements to the forest and grass textures, and also to the tree and bush sprites.