Indie That Which Rises [Grimdark fantasy x Cosmic Horror]

[Tyranicon]

I'm also considering going full nerd with layered armor, but it might be a giant balancing headache.

As in

2 Head layers

3 Chest layers

2 Hand layers

2 Leg layers

2 Feet layers

Possibly belt, cape and other trinkets too.

And here's a snapshot of wildly disorganized armor pieces that I'm playing around with.

long text list of armor pieces for the demo

Helmets

Nasal Helmet
Kettle Helm
Spangenhelm

Chainmail Coif
Chainmail Hood
Linen Coif

Chest

Homespun Tunic
Simple Tunic

Stylish Doublet
Light Overshirt
Bandit’s Jacket
Ragged Chainmail
Worn Chainmail
Sturdy Chainmail
Captain’s Chainmail
Duke’s Guard Chainmail

Chain Lamellar
Cavalry Cuirass
Avarian Lamellar
Full Plate
Golden Plate

Hands

Arm Wraps
Simple Gloves

Lamellar Gauntlets
Crude Plate Gauntlets

Legs

Homespun Trousers
High Breeches
Njoror Pants
Thick Wool Trousers

Barbarian Loincloth
Lamellar Greaves
Crude Plated Greaves

 

[Lord_Potato]

I'm also considering going full nerd with layered armor, but it might be a giant balancing headache.

As in

2 Head layers

3 Chest layers

2 Hand layers

2 Leg layers

2 Feet layers

Possibly belt, cape and other trinkets too.

And here's a snapshot of wildly disorganized armor pieces that I'm playing around with.

View attachment 41084

long text list of armor pieces for the demo

Helmets

Nasal Helmet
Kettle Helm
Spangenhelm

Chainmail Coif
Chainmail Hood
Linen Coif

Chest

Homespun Tunic
Simple Tunic

Stylish Doublet
Light Overshirt
Bandit’s Jacket
Ragged Chainmail
Worn Chainmail
Sturdy Chainmail
Captain’s Chainmail
Duke’s Guard Chainmail

Chain Lamellar
Cavalry Cuirass
Avarian Lamellar
Full Plate
Golden Plate

Hands

Arm Wraps
Simple Gloves

Lamellar Gauntlets
Crude Plate Gauntlets

Legs

Homespun Trousers
High Breeches
Njoror Pants
Thick Wool Trousers

Barbarian Loincloth
Lamellar Greaves
Crude Plated Greaves

Is this layered armor for the heroes or regular soldiers too? Because in the latter scenario it can lead to a giant headache.

And will heroes still be restricted to one weapon type?

 

[Tyranicon]

I'm also considering going full nerd with layered armor, but it might be a giant balancing headache.

As in

2 Head layers

3 Chest layers

2 Hand layers

2 Leg layers

2 Feet layers

Possibly belt, cape and other trinkets too.

And here's a snapshot of wildly disorganized armor pieces that I'm playing around with.

View attachment 41084

long text list of armor pieces for the demo

Helmets

Nasal Helmet
Kettle Helm
Spangenhelm

Chainmail Coif
Chainmail Hood
Linen Coif

Chest

Homespun Tunic
Simple Tunic

Stylish Doublet
Light Overshirt
Bandit’s Jacket
Ragged Chainmail
Worn Chainmail
Sturdy Chainmail
Captain’s Chainmail
Duke’s Guard Chainmail

Chain Lamellar
Cavalry Cuirass
Avarian Lamellar
Full Plate
Golden Plate

Hands

Arm Wraps
Simple Gloves

Lamellar Gauntlets
Crude Plate Gauntlets

Legs

Homespun Trousers
High Breeches
Njoror Pants
Thick Wool Trousers

Barbarian Loincloth
Lamellar Greaves
Crude Plated Greaves

Is this layered armor for the heroes or regular soldiers too? Because in the latter scenario it can lead to a giant headache.

And will heroes still be restricted to one weapon type?

Just for heroes. Troops will have some kind of simplified bulk version.

Units being restricted to one weapon type is mostly because of animation limitations. Most of the assets we have are only animated with one weapon.

I considered allowing multiple weapon types and just handwaving the non-matching animations, but I think this works better as the weapons will further differentiate character classes. Also it makes more internal sense to restrict druids to staffs, warlocks to wands, etc.

 

[Lord_Potato]

I'm also considering going full nerd with layered armor, but it might be a giant balancing headache.

As in

2 Head layers

3 Chest layers

2 Hand layers

2 Leg layers

2 Feet layers

Possibly belt, cape and other trinkets too.

And here's a snapshot of wildly disorganized armor pieces that I'm playing around with.

View attachment 41084

long text list of armor pieces for the demo

Helmets

Nasal Helmet
Kettle Helm
Spangenhelm

Chainmail Coif
Chainmail Hood
Linen Coif

Chest

Homespun Tunic
Simple Tunic

Stylish Doublet
Light Overshirt
Bandit’s Jacket
Ragged Chainmail
Worn Chainmail
Sturdy Chainmail
Captain’s Chainmail
Duke’s Guard Chainmail

Chain Lamellar
Cavalry Cuirass
Avarian Lamellar
Full Plate
Golden Plate

Hands

Arm Wraps
Simple Gloves

Lamellar Gauntlets
Crude Plate Gauntlets

Legs

Homespun Trousers
High Breeches
Njoror Pants
Thick Wool Trousers

Barbarian Loincloth
Lamellar Greaves
Crude Plated Greaves

Is this layered armor for the heroes or regular soldiers too? Because in the latter scenario it can lead to a giant headache.

And will heroes still be restricted to one weapon type?

Just for heroes. Troops will have some kind of simplified bulk version.

Units being restricted to one weapon type is mostly because of animation limitations. Most of the assets we have are only animated with one weapon.

I considered allowing multiple weapon types and just handwaving the non-matching animations, but I think this works better as the weapons will further differentiate character classes. Also it makes more internal sense to restrict druids to staffs, warlocks to wands, etc.

IMO it might feel weird to have very advanced multi-layer armor system (that won't be visible on your character either because of limited sprites) and at the same time a very restricted single weapon type for each class system.

I guess we'll see how it works.

 

[Tyranicon]

IMO it might feel weird to have very advanced multi-layer armor system (that won't be visible on your character either because of limited sprites) and at the same time a very restricted single weapon type for each class system.

I guess we'll see how it works.

I will probably add secondary weapons such as shortswords, knives, clubs, throwing axes, etc since the system for that already exists. It will give characters some additional combat options too.

 

[Storyfag]

'm also considering going full nerd with layered armor, but it might be a giant balancing headache.

As in

2 Head layers

3 Chest layers

2 Hand layers

2 Leg layers

2 Feet layers

Possibly belt, cape and other trinkets too.

Brings back memories of my MUD playig days

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

The most layered armor I ever experienced was in Xyphus.

 

[Caim]

All the equipment slots you'll ever need:

- Head
- Torso
- Left shoulder
- Right shoulder
- Left arm
- Right arm
- Legs
- Feet
- Shirt
- Pants
- Skirt
- Robes
- Belt
- Amulet
- Ring 1
- Ring 2
- Main hand
- Off hand
- Ammunition

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

You need a codpiece slot too.

For a game called That Which rises, codpiece is a must

 

[Tyranicon]

Made the armor equip menu. Too poor to afford anything but a linen coif at the moment.

 

[Smashing Axe]

Not a fan of the new art style at all, so I'll be on the fence with this one. Nothing about cartoony pixel shit screams grimdark to me.

Yeah, I get the disappointment. After all, I have switched from pixel art from Memoirs to 3d renders in Vampire Syndicate specifically for the more mature look.

However, in this project we went back to the older pixel art style because it's vastly cheaper and faster to use, which is important since this game will have a much shorter development time.

As opposed to Vampire Syndicate, which will have time-consuming custom work.

Ok but how am i supposed to jerk off to this??

There'll be a free porn DLC. The base game probably won't have any adult content.

I wonder if there's a way to reclassify your game from NSFW if only the DLC has porn, I tried searching it on steam while not logged in and I couldn't access the page until I signed in. It might increase your exposure if that's what you're seeking.

 

[Tyranicon]

I wonder if there's a way to reclassify your game from NSFW if only the DLC has porn, I tried searching it on steam while not logged in and I couldn't access the page until I signed in. It might increase your exposure if that's what you're seeking.

Yup, it's something I'm seriously considering.

 

[Tyranicon]

Commissioning some pixel art. Here's one of a barbarian with an axe.

Not sure what to make of it. I can't parse the axe at all. What do you guys think?

 

[PulsatingBrain]

It looks pretty cool, but I would never have guessed that's supposed to be an axe.

 

[santino27]

Looks like a primitive scythe or something to me, with the blade made from bone.

 

[Jaesun]

Commissioning some pixel art. Here's one of a barbarian with an axe.

Not sure what to make of it. I can't parse the axe at all. What do you guys think?

View attachment 41146

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[ERYFKRAD]

Commissioning some pixel art. Here's one of a barbarian with an axe.

Not sure what to make of it. I can't parse the axe at all. What do you guys think?

View attachment 41146

Seeing a dwarf-proportioned dude all bald and clean shaven is uncanny as fuck.
Axe is crap, looks like that dildo weapon from saints row 3.

 

[Tyranicon]

Commissioning some pixel art. Here's one of a barbarian with an axe.

Not sure what to make of it. I can't parse the axe at all. What do you guys think?

View attachment 41146

Seeing a dwarf-proportioned dude all bald and clean shaven is uncanny as fuck.
Axe is crap, looks like that dildo weapon from saints row 3.

Agreed. I also can't figure out what's going on with the right arm. Maybe I'll have the artist just work on faces.

This is the reference image for the barbarian.

 

[Smashing Axe]

I tried the demo on my gimpy linux setup but looks like the compatibility options through proton don't work (Only experimented for five minutes though so there might be a way)

 

[Tyranicon]

I tried the demo on my gimpy linux setup but looks like the compatibility options through proton don't work (Only experimented for five minutes though so there might be a way)

The demo is super outdated now, will have to reupload whenever the new one is ready. Not sure about proton compatibility, haven't messed with it so it's just the standard settings with the engine/steam.

 

[agris]

Commissioning some pixel art. Here's one of a barbarian with an axe.

Not sure what to make of it. I can't parse the axe at all. What do you guys think?

View attachment 41146

looks like he's holding a cock pulled out of cement.

kinda works as a sexualized sword in the stone reference tho!

 

[Tyranicon]

Development is proceeding super fast, and we're already at the point where we're considering doing a dry-run test of basic mechanics.

The vehicle for this test is a stupid joke game that we made in a week: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/tyranicons-semi-secret-animu-project.148458/

More information later.

 

[Zombra]

A Memory of Eternity is working on a Lovecraftian grand strategy/CRPG/roguelite. Takes place in the same universe as Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of Moonfall and Memoirs of a Battle Brothel. Expected release late 2024. Now you know everything I know.

 

[Dadd]

Going by the title I'm assuming this is a sex game

 

[mediocrepoet]

He has to write what he knows. A game about the beast from the darkest depths down under. It hardens and writhes.