Hello guys! I guess in owe you
explanation after such long absence. I honestly didn't expect so
many of you will play this modest game and even send me e-mails
encouraging to continue development. Thank you!
Unfortunately, real life caught up with
me. Late autumn, I had to spend some time in hospital, and when I
finally left, games took back seat to other issues. However, my
situation improved a bit after Christmas and here's a result: The
Dark Lord Raises, version 0.28!
This isn't, however, major release: new
version ends in same place as 0.27b. I wanted to focus on bugfixing
and quality-of-life improvements that game desperately needed.
Those obviously wouldn't be possible
without your feedback, for which I'm really grateful. I'd also like
to address one issue that appeared repeatedly in comments: difficulty.
Funny thing, as I returned after few months to the game to test it I
also found myself struggling with my own game :) Therefore, I lowered
stats of almost every enemy in the game, especially their offensive
power, so that players won't have to rely on bugs to complete some
levels. That doesn't mean however that game is not challenging
anymore; careful management of resources and party members is still
key to success.
Overall, I'd like you to enjoy new
version. I also promise you that Renan's story will be continued – I just don't know how much time and effort I'll be able to spare in
following months.
Catch new version of The Dark Lord
Rises here: CLICK
Changelog 0.2.8
-Several mayor bugfixes, including
wrong area transfers, unfinished dialogues and events repeating
themselves
-Nerfed enemies all across the board,
especially city guards in Avonlica.
-Characters now gain xp even when dead
(as long they are in the party).
-Book of Thunders has been replaced
with grimoire that offers healing spell
-Reworked several skills & states:
Paladins, Chloe and Lavinia should be more useful in 0.28. Also, main
character recieved new skill that makes mana management slightly easier.
-Added two noteworthy quests that
didn't make it to 0.27: one in Avonlica (pre-portal), one in Kurshov
(with a new H-scene)
-Many, many typos were hunted and
exterminated mercilessly
