Our finished card border art! Here are 5 of our 6 card types. From left to right, they are Celestial, Void, Chaos, Arcane, and Nature. The one that is missing is Earthen, which is our Neutral card type. I will detail these further in a future post.
What do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: Sides on November 05, 2017, 11:23:48 AM
Woohoo!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 06, 2017, 12:15:40 PM
I'm so happy to announce we've been FUNDED in 13 days on Kickstarter!THANK YOU supporters! Ross and I are pumped!
We have 10 days left in our Kickstarter, and are now looking toward our fun Stretch Goals. First one is adding a race of Celestial TimeKeeper Steampunk Ratmen race - so strange, it just has to work ;D If you're a fan of Steampunk, time manipulation spells, "good" characters, and/or Rats, this is the Race you've been missing.
Click on the picture above to view our Kickstarter, and watch our trailer!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 07, 2017, 07:38:11 PM
Hello! ;D
We have a few daily updates for you today, so let's get right to them! First up....
This screenshot is inspired by one of our favorite miniature based board games. Here's a few clues to look for: 1. The staircase 2. The heroes in the party (3 out of 4 staple characters of this board game are shown) 3. The furniture
Can you guess which board game inspired this dungeon? Oh, and Ross says "Keep answer a secret if you took part in the Discord chat about this, but feel free to offer misleading clues"
Next up, Ross did an audio Podcast with The Chicago Gametrepreneur, and I joined in at the very end. It was a lot of fun, and they asked great questions, including what games we'd play if we were stuck on a desert island, what type of music we listen to when we work, and more! Check it out here:
Podcast - GooglePlay Click Here (https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iegtznf66obsbgo3kzyrhvj2tna?t%3DThe_Chicago_Gametreprenuer_Show%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16) Podcast - iTunes Click Here (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-gametreprenuer-show/id895041241?mt=2).
Finally, we have teased a bit about our Insectoid Race characters in the past. Here are some sketches:
As you can see, we have sketches of an Ant, Scorpion Wasp, Giant Yellowjacket, and a Mantis. These will be human sized, which is why were are referring to them as Insectoids vs. insects. Most of these will have flight ability, among other really fun powers.
We will go more in depth with the Insectoids tomorrow, including finished art and animations. Stay tuned!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 08, 2017, 01:06:00 PM
Hello, Forum Members-
Well, this morning was a bit of a disappointment for Ross and me. We went to sleep last night being at 106% of our goal and getting our art prepared for our first Stretch Goal, the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats, and woke up to being below our goal at 92%. We were shocked and, honestly hurt, and upon doing further research, discovered a few large pledgers backed out without explanation. Sadly, it appears these "pledgers" were never true supporters and have done this same thing to other similar projects. We have contacted Kickstarter on the matter in hopes this won't happen to others like us. In the meantime, we decided we wanted to share this news with our supporters and fans of Summoners Fate so you can be part of our honest journey.
We've been overjoyed by the encouraging messages we've received from you guys! Please know we read each of them, and they truly mean a lot to Ross and me.
So - what now? Well, we are two pretty tenacious folks and we knew the startup life was not going to be an easy one. We are even more determined to make the Kickstarter a success with our 8 days left, and still have quite big plans for our game!
One of those big plans is what we alluded to yesterday - an Insectoid race! These are insects that are quite large and humanoid in their actions. Here's a "glamour shot" of some of them:
Don't they look...cute and creepy?! LOL, that's a bit what we were going for. Fun Fact: Ross really likes insects, and knew he wanted to get them into our game as a playable race. He especially likes praying mantises and ants. However, Ross HATES yellowjackets in real life for all the times they've stung him while doing yardwork. He wanted to add them to the game as a way to defeat them on our battlefield! If you feel the same way, these may be the perfect opponent for you!
We think she is a great addition to the lineup, and fun to have another flying character. However, we are having trouble deciding on a weapon for her - sword? Mace? Enchanted harp??
Let us know in our Game Discussion post! > https://ow.ly/4h3330gtxxC. We can't wait to hear your ideas!
Next up, we've showcased our Reptis race (our name for what is traditionally called lizardmen) in some screenshots and avatars, but it's about time to "meet them," don't you think?
From left to right: in green is our Reptis Shaman, below him in purple is our Reptis Frilled Champion, in gold armor is our Reptis Champion, above him in turquoise is our Reptis Frilled Scout, and the last two are Reptis Warriors. What do you think?
We think these cold-blooded creatures will add some fun, color, and unexpected strategic advantages for you on the Summoners Fate battlefield!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 10, 2017, 09:22:51 PM
Good evening! We are proud to share with you today some hands-on gameplay starring Ross on all of our target platforms. As you will see, our game supports portrait and landscape orientations, as well as adapts for left- and right-handedness with a simple turn of the device.
Our vector graphics scale beautifully to large PC screens and high DPI retina screens. We've received feedback from some of our PC fans about the UI and we are planning to build a custom PC UI as well as support hotkeys and an alternative "zoomed out" interface with more detail/options panels for players that like to have this additional information handy.
Summoners Fate First Look - Choose Your Device
Finally - have you voted on the Angel's weapon yet? We received many amazing and creative options for the Angel's weapon - from swords to chakrams to piercing singing - and we need your help to decide. Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=35.0) to vote in the poll - make sure to scroll down on that page to see creative representations of the weapons to help you decide.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 11, 2017, 05:15:58 PM
We received some great feedback on our 1st hands-on gameplay video we posted yesterday (click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg82#msg82) to see). Today, we have a shorter continuation of that video with the same Liche King battle, but this time on the PC.
Liche King Fight on PC
We have received requests for a larger map, and we will definitely create that video next. Stay tuned! ;D
Next, we had some questions regarding our destructible environment in game. Ross has been working on a dynamic destruction algorithm that will shred and burn things like tables, chairs and such to tiny bits after impact. Here is a quick example using one of our statues:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 12, 2017, 09:24:08 PM
Good evening!
This is coming to you quite late because we were hoping to get the finished large map play through to you today (thank you to Gundam0518 for suggesting it!). It is done, filmed, and looks great - but is taking longer than expected to upload to YouTube for us to share it with you. So, we will need to push back the reveal until tomorrow. Note: if you are a Subscriber to our YouTube channel, you will get the first look as it is set to go public when it finishes uploading, sometime tonight! To become a subscriber, click here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Rah8ZTsAs2aGAlKgcdO0w).
Here is a little GIF from the video showcasing the awesome spike-wall-damage idea suggested by Maltross: We did this in slow-mo to really let you savor that satisfying skeleton defeat!
In other news, we have 2 polls going on - our Angel weapon vote (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=35.0) (fire sword and intricate gold sword are tied!) and our new Arcane vs. Nature card (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.0) class vote. Click on the hyperlinks to cast your vote, and feel free to leave us a comment to explain your choices.
For those of you who may have missed it, we got Ross and my livestream Q&A video up on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Rah8ZTsAs2aGAlKgcdO0w) today. In this video, we answered questions for viewers about the game and our development process, showed a bit about our original board game, and discuss our extensive Warhammer and Reaper miniature collections!
Finally, we had a very encouraging day on our Kickstarter and Ross and I are just so grateful and excited. We now have 4 days left, and are really excited to reach that 1st stretch goal: Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats. We will be showcasing some of their art here shortly as I know many of you have expressed interest in learning more about the rats and their time spells. To visit our Kickstarter page, click here (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=brm8o1).
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1510516968961.jpg) (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=brm8o1) The Withereds attack, our zombie-like race. Withered Goblin and Withered Butcher coming soon
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 13, 2017, 04:49:09 PM
Hello!
Many exciting developments, so let's get right to it!
First, we hit another Social Goal on our Kickstarter campaign (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=brm8o1) - woo-hoo! The reward for hitting this goal is that all players receive Reptis Race Discord Icons! Click here (https://summonersfate.com/downloads/reptisDiscordIcons.zip) to start using them in our Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/6rZkzAx) today.
Speaking of Social Goals, over on our Game Discussion page, we have a poll going for what our next set of Discord Icons should be rewarded next. Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=37.0) to vote in that poll - Heroic Humans, Mythical Characters, or Elementals & Golems?
Next up, our bigger map video uploaded sometime late last night. I know our YouTube Subscribers (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Rah8ZTsAs2aGAlKgcdO0w) already got a sneak peak, and have given us some great feedback! Check it out:
What did you think? Leave a comment on YouTube, in our Discord, or here on the forum!
Finally, with over three days still to go in our campaign, the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats goal is still in reach! Below are concept sketches for how we're envisioning the appearance of this race as well as some game mechanics we have planned that will allow you to manipulate time.
As you can see from the sketch above, the rats are inspired by Victorian-era clothing and have clockwork gear weapons and gadgetry. I really wanted these to be original characters, not typical dirty sewer rats, but rats with sophisticated tastes and culture. I also really wanted to find a way to bring in the fun Steampunk side to Summoners Fate and CLEARLY we think of rats when we think of this culture. ;D ;) I also wanted to go against the archetype that rat races in games means they are "bad" or "evil" characters; on the contrary, ours are Celestial and good characters that manipulate time and order.
You might be wondering how we are planning to implement manipulation of time in our game mechanics. Here are just a few examples of what will be possible with our game engine:
Time Trap: When unit enters target space, undo the last interaction and end that unit's turn. (Traps are deployed on the board in secret) Turn Back Time: Rewind to the start of your last turn and remove this card from the game. Time Travel: Remove your Summoner from the board until the start of your next turn.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: Scribe on November 14, 2017, 02:31:12 PM
These rats are looking awesome! It'll be a completely different game play. This brings a few ideas for additional cards. ;) I'll be posting in the corresponding thread.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 14, 2017, 02:45:05 PM
These rats are looking awesome! It'll be a completely different game play. This brings a few ideas for additional cards. ;) I'll be posting in the corresponding thread.
Thanks, Scribe - so happy you like them! I look forward to reading your card ideas :D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 14, 2017, 06:34:35 PM
Hello, all!
We've been getting some really fun and inventive suggestions for characters and spells in our Share Your Ideas (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=4.0) board. Check them out, let us know what you think of the suggestions coming in, and leave some of your own!
Recently, Ross has been working on adapting the UI layout to better suit the needs of PC players. See the mock-up here and read his notes below:
Previously, he’d received feedback that the larger UI (scaled from mobile) was unpleasant. Here’s some of Ross’s notes on this new design for PC (and possibly iPad as well):
I've increased the playable grid space to 9x14, further reduced the UI size, and balanced the left and right sides by unwrapping the multi function buttons to reveal their other states up front (ex: replay and skip). Circular style is replaced with rectangles to better fit the interface. The non-playable grid area is shadowed around the edges. This is just a layout mock to show scale and placement. Artistically, I'm thinking it might be cool to have the blue UI bar itself be made out of stone, perhaps vegetation wrapped or inset with gold trim. The mana bar would need the mana symbol itself incased in some sort of decorative texture (perhaps a circular extension of the stone/ruins itself) and something to make the bar look more like glass tube/alchemy. I still like the idea of symbolic buttons (vs. text) for the four secondary functions - better for localization and artistically more interesting. End turn button - up for debate - that could be text since it's the most important function. Behind the cards, it might be nice to have some kind of decorative radial arc extending above the bar. There's room to support more cards here as well (for abilities that allow you to draw beyond three) by arranging them in a fan.
Thoughts? ;)
(also, sneak peak at our new Frost Dragon on the battlefield!)
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1510681415922.jpg) Finally, we wanted to draw attention again to our Gaming Podcast we did with the awesome guys over at The Chicago Gametrepreneur Show, where we discussed Summoners Fate, lessons learned, game mechanics, marketing, disco & more.
For iTunes: https://ow.ly/6jIz30gzJ2d (Ep. 26) For Google Play: https://ow.ly/9mpL30gzJ57
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on November 15, 2017, 03:30:43 PM
Hi everyone!
I'll be doing the daily updates today ;D
The Joy of Working Together (https://summonersfate.com/images/articles/rossAndKellyD20Studios.jpg) Many of you have suggested I talk more about our team. I was inspired by your encouragement and it's my pleasure to share this article I wrote about Kelly: Why Hiring My Wife was my Best Decision as an Indie Dev (https://www.indiedb.com/games/summoners-fate/news/why-hiring-my-wife-was-my-best-decision-as-an-indie-dev)
Introducing the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats (https://summonersfate.com/images/articles/celestialSteampunkTimekeeperRats.png) In our Monday update, we shared some sketches of these wonderful creatures, and today I'm excited to share these beautiful full color renders that our art team graciously made a top priority. From left to right, we have the Time Bombardier, a ranged unit that can throw "time bombs" that damage and slow enemy movement, the Time Keeper, a powerful Summoner with the power to cast Celestial Time Spells, and the Time Warrior, a cunning melee fighter with hyper speed and lightning reflexes.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/articles/timeCards.png) Here is a selection of some of the Celestial Time spells we've created so far. Time manipulation mechanics such as these are one of many unique innovations we aim to bring to the tactics and CCG genres. To learn more about Celestial Magic, the Steampunk Rats, and Time Spells, visit this forum post (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39) and join our discussion.
Reminder - Less than 48 hours left on our Kickstarter There's still time left to support us and reach the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats Stretch goal! (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/summonersFateKickstarter_48HoursLeft.png)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on November 16, 2017, 01:44:48 PM
Less than 24 Hours Left on Kickstarter With less than 24 hours now left on the campaign, I'd like to share a recent interview I did with Seth Burn for the Anime Herald that expresses in thorough, honest detail why Kelly and I are making this game, why we chose to do this Kickstarter, and just how important you, our community, are to us.
Read this Interview and Understand Why You and this Project are so Important to Us
"Ross Przybylski is a man with a story in his heart, and a game to share with the world."
"No one should ever wait to do what they want to do in their life because it could be over tomorrow. That was a gift [my dad] left me."
"There are more powerful things to strive for in life than money. For us, building this game and the positive community around it, creating a haven for fans of these genres to reconnect and share fun experiences – in any small bit that this helps make the world a more enjoyable place to be – that is something we are both proud to spend our lives doing."
Follow this link to read the full interview: https://www.animeherald.com/interview/tempting-ones-summoners-fate-anime-herald-talks-ross-przybylski/ (https://www.animeherald.com/interview/tempting-ones-summoners-fate-anime-herald-talks-ross-przybylski/)
Last Chance for Exclusive Rewards Kelly and I have designed Summoners Fate as a community service that we aim to run for the next 10+ years. We are hoping this becomes akin to a hobby that you continue to enjoy well into the future, even as other games come and go. Because of this, I would like to call to your attention that our Kickstarter will be offering several exclusive reward opportunities that will not be available down the road. These rewards were carefully chosen as our way of saying "Thank you" to everyone who believed in us and pledged support during this Kickstarter.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/hellhoundPuppyLoop.gif) While the Hellhound Puppy will be an obtainable character in the game (albeit, very rare and hard to come by) the opportunity to give your puppy a customized name that will appear on his card is a Kickstarter-only exclusive.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/goldenDragonLoop.gif) The Golden Dragon is a creature we created exclusively as a Kickstarter reward. This legendary character is a benevolent guardian dedicated to protecting mythic treasure, arcane spells, and other secrets. They are wise, ancient, and possess great mystical abilities. Kickstarter will be the only opportunity to obtain this exclusive card.
We are also offering the opportunity to design your own cards, be in the game as a playable character, and create your own custom dungeon that will become a location in the world for all players to explore - and you get the credit! I'd also like to call out that every reward tier contains all of the reward tiers below. For example, if you choose "Ravager of Fate", not only will you get to design your own custom boss character, you will also get to create a custom playable character in your likeness AND create a custom spell card (plus receive Golden Dragon, all of the bundled card rewards, etc.)
Thanks for being a valued part of our community! Whether or not you've decided to support our Kickstarter, Kelly and I grateful to have you a part of our player community and value each of you for being a fan and supporter of our team and the games we make. Thank you!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on November 17, 2017, 08:35:41 PM
Thank you for your support! Kelly and I so grateful and excited to deliver you an amazing game. For those who supported us, stay tuned for an update regarding next steps for reward fulfillment. Post project processing on Kickstarter may take up to 2 weeks before we can send out our backer surveys. We will keep you informed on the status.
Several of you have asked about whether or not we will still include the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats for launch. While we didn't quite hit the stretch goal, we did make it halfway there and that surely counts for something. We will include the rat characters and time spells we've shown so far for launch. As for our full plans on the full race, we have said that Summoners Fate will run as a service with regular content updates. Anyone up for a steampunk time-travel themed first expansion? ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 18, 2017, 03:28:01 PM
Hope your Saturday is going well great 8)
We've introduced a new addition to our Dragon race today...
He swoops onto the battlefield, his skin is silvery-blue with gleaming icicles. He casts his icy stare onto his enemies, and braces his frozen talons into the ground as he lets out a mighty breath of frigid ice and certain death....
Meet the Frost Dragon! We teased him in a recent post of one of our larger maps, now get a good look at one of our newest playable characters (200+ will be available!).
This addition to our Dragon race joins our others we've shown so far (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=40.0): - Red Dragon - Skeletal Dragon - Gold Dragon
What do you think? Would you like to control this frigid fellow?
Angel Weapon Voting
Last week, we asked for suggestions for our Angel's weapon. We then took those awesome suggestions, and created a poll to be voted on by the community.
We are now at a 3-way tie between: Fire Sword, Gold Sword with Intricate Hand Guard, and Incense Burner Flail. I've now created a new poll to break that tie and decide on Angel's weapon once and for all.
Help us break the tie - vote today (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.msg135#msg135)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 19, 2017, 05:02:12 PM
Hello!
We are happy to announce that we hit our final Social Goal Reward from our Kickstarter, which is unlocking the Heroic Discord Icon Set (as voted on by you). It's available here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=37.0).
Sunday Sketches Here are some recent character sketches - piece these together and you'll have our Medusa - a request by player Swedishbear we felt was a great mythological addition to our game - and our Bramble Elemental, which is based on our bramble trap.
Cast Your Vote for Angel's Weapon Don't forget to cast your vote for the narrowed-down options for Angel's weapon. Click here to vote (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.0), and feel free to leave a comment letting others know why your choice should win!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 20, 2017, 05:57:37 PM
Hello, and Happy Monday! 8)
Have you voted yet for the Angel's weapon? The Fire Sword and the Gold Sword are neck-and-neck - cast your vote now (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.0).
Here's a fun GIF showcasing teamwork to kill a powerful armored Mountain Troll:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on November 24, 2017, 09:21:02 PM
Hi everyone! Hope you're all recovering nicely from a wonderful Thanksgiving and/or otherwise awesome Thursday if it's not a holiday you celebrate.
For today's update, I have a game design question for you regarding how counter spell should operate when two players use it back to back. Head on over to this post (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=38.msg161#msg161) and submit your reply of A or B (or feel free to make up a new example of you don't agree with either proposed idea).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 25, 2017, 07:44:27 PM
Happy Saturday! ;D
Don't forget to take a look (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=38.msg161#msg161) at Ross's discussion about Counter Spells and let us know your thoughts.
Meet the Fairy We are finishing up our Fairy character to add to our roster of 200+, and will be another fun flying character! What are your thoughts on whether she should have shoes or bare feet?
Bare feet. Isn't she supposed to be fully attuned to nature? :)
True! Thanks, Scribe! :D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 26, 2017, 05:13:52 PM
Thanks for your feedback on the shoes/no shoes discussion for our Fairy character (you can still let us know your thoughts here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg170#msg170)).
Sunday Sketches
Today we'd like to share 2 new sketches we are working on - the Priestess and the Knight. What do you think so far?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 27, 2017, 04:59:26 PM
Insectoid Variations I just posted (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg177#msg177) an update in our Character, Spells & Art folder with our new variations on some of Insectoids - the Praying Mantis and the Ant. Check it out:
You'll see quadruped vs. biped options, plus different available colors. What do you think? My favorite is the the middle bottom right, the red quadruped Ant. Ross likes the top left brown quadruped Mantis.
While fun (and sad for the Squirrel, especially without his armor), this GIF showcases one of our unique Summoners Fate combat tactics: OVERKILL. This is taken from a recent article (https://www.indiedb.com/games/summoners-fate/news/designing-unique-tactical-combat-mechanics-for-summoners-fate) Ross wrote for IndieDB.com:
Many turn-based tactics games have a counter attack mechanic where an enemy you choose to attack will immediately attack back in response, causing both units to exchange damage. I tried this, but it was a bit funny when I pegged a giant cyclops against an itty bitty squirrel. How does a squirrel muster up the energy to attack after being splat? So, I devised a concept called “overkill” that prevents an enemy from counter attacking if the damage is greater than their remaining health. Big shark trumps little fish.
I think we can all agree the squirrel is "overkilled"
Each character gets one counter attack per round. Counter attack is triggered if:
1. Character is attacked from the front/sides (no counter attack for rear, that’s where our move gesture/directional control helps) 2. Character is able to legally attack (ex: not frozen) 3. Character’s remaining life after the attack is greater than or equal to 0.
If the damage dealt is greater than remaining life, bringing them to a negative life total, they are “overkilled” and get no counter attack. With this mechanic, who you choose to attack and when you choose to attack them now results in vastly different outcomes, creating very diverse tactical scenarios. For example, a faster unit might sneak behind a bigger enemy to “whittle him down” enabling a unit in the front that would otherwise get killed by a counter attack to now survive and fight another day.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 28, 2017, 08:08:16 PM
Good evening!
Ross has been finishing up planning his development roadmap and he'll be sharing it later this week!
Newsletter Volume 14 of our digital Summoners Fate Newsletter is going out tomorrow (11/29). If you are interested, click here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe) to sign up.
Screenshot: Before the Battle (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1511923564493.jpg)
Your team of Ironclad Leader, Fire Sorceress, and Ironclad Warrior look up to you - what will be your first move?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 29, 2017, 02:49:17 PM
Voting! I want to draw your attention to 2 voting opportunities:
1. Vote for the character you want revealed next by clicking on the image below or here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=46.0). Winner will be announced on Thursday, 11/30.
2. LAST CALL for voting for the Angel's Weapon. The Fire Sword is in the lead, and I will be closing this vote on Thursday, 11/30. I've also adjusted the voting so that if you want to change your original vote, you now can. Click on the image below or here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.0).
Newsletter Volume 14 of our Summoners Fate Newsletter went out today. We typically recap the recent posts, videos, and information, do player shout-outs, and give an exclusive 1st look at something not yet revealed in our game. If you are interested in receiving the next Newsletter on December 13th, sign up here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 30, 2017, 07:56:51 PM
Meet the Anthropod Walker. This nightmarish creature is an insectoid + crab humanoid hybrid that's been mutated by Chaos Magic. With razor sharp, skull crushing pincers, this powerful creature is certain to strike fear in those foolish enough to face against it on the battlefield.
What do you think? ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 01, 2017, 04:40:28 PM
Happy Friday! 8) Watch Iron Golem rounding off a complex combo by knocking back the Orc Chief and triggering the bonus attack of each team member.
(Subscribe to our YouTube channel here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Rah8ZTsAs2aGAlKgcdO0w))
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 02, 2017, 06:45:43 PM
There's possible snow in the forecast here in Utah for Sunday, so it got me thinking about some of our cold characters...
The cold warriors are ready for December & frigid battles!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 03, 2017, 03:42:23 PM
Meet 2 upcoming characters currently in development - the Beastman Warrior (first of this new race we're adding) and the Giant Skeleton (which will be added to our roster of the Giant Race).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 04, 2017, 07:36:16 PM
Good evening!
Kickstarter Backer Surveys were sent out today - check your email if you were a Kickstarter backer!
New! Roadmap We plan to be transparent about our development process including what we're aiming for and when we plan to deliver it. Ross has put together a Roadmap showcasing our goals leading to the Early Access closed-beta and worldwide launch. Check it out here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=47.0).
Bugs (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1512433434469.jpg) They're creepy, crawly, and YOU control them While technically not all "insects," these various creatures are part of our Insectoid race. Can you spot a NEW character?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 05, 2017, 12:59:10 PM
Our Bat is joining our flying playable characters. What do you think would be a good attack for him?... ???
New Card or Character Idea? Did you know we have a place on our Forums for sharing new card or character ideas for Summoners Fate? We do! Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=4.0), check out some ideas other players have posted and leave your own! You may see your character or spell appear in Summoners Fate.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 10, 2017, 02:40:06 PM
New! Succubus and Incubus - in development as new playable characters for Summoners Fate. These 2 trouble-makers will be fun additions ;)
We typically do a "Sunday Sketch" every week. See some of our past sketches here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg190#msg190), here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg139#msg139), and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg175#msg175)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 11, 2017, 01:35:51 PM
Ross & I are stuck on a great weapon for our upcoming Incubus character. Can you help?
The Incubus has some variations in mythology. For Summoners Fate, we are defining our Incubus as a young, manipulative demon and part of our Horror race. Our game keeps things fairly PG, so we will not be looking to explore the seductive side too much; rather, we're looking for a fun, different, but definitely evil weapon(s) this character could wield. Include a picture for reference ;D
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Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 13, 2017, 03:15:49 PM
LOL, Newb vs. experienced player ;D
Both the Rat and the Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) are playable characters in Summoners Fate!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 14, 2017, 09:06:08 AM
Here's some new work-in-progress animations for our Bard and Gladiator characters. Includes playing the lute, throwing harpoon and pulling character, and throwing net. What do you think so far?
Also, we are thinking of creating a Gladiator race - thoughts?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 15, 2017, 12:11:04 PM
Today I "unmasked" and delved more into the Marauders. About them (taken from here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=51.msg215#msg215)):
The Marauders are a group of tough bandits who roam the lands looking to plunder, loot, and bring general carnage wherever they go. They are known for their rough language and rougher fighting on the battlefield.
This group once tried to go on the moral path and attempted to join the Ironclads (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=7.0) to protect the Emperor; however, their selfish and brutish behavior made that impossible. Angry at being rejected, they formed their own band - the Marauders. Only this time they do not seek to protect anymore...except only themselves.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 18, 2017, 03:50:52 PM
Battling in the jungle screenshot. Look out for the Tribal Warrior, Orc Shaman, Sabertooth, and various members of our Reptis army. The colorful flowers double as poison traps, so best to avoid those at all costs...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 19, 2017, 10:14:52 AM
Meet our Giant Stag Beetle!
Typical stag beetle are around 2 inches (5 cm) long and are not harmful to humans. However, in the realm of Summoners Fate, our playable Giant Stag Beetle is much larger and much more harmful to humans, animals, and all creatures that populate the battlefield. Watch out for those huge and deadly mandibles!
Check out some of our other playable Insectoidshere (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 20, 2017, 03:39:41 PM
We at D20Studios have always been fans of mythology and the various creatures in these fantastical and visionary stories. We are/will be including many creatures both well-known and more obscure from various mythologies from around the world.
Here is a small sample of some of our finished mythological creatures. This includes our newly-finished Hydra - a huge monster with varied snake-like heads (in our case, 5)- and the Manticore - which has a human-like head, the body of a lion, draconic wings and a tail of a scorpion.
I look forward to getting a video of the Manticore and the Hydra on the battlefield soon! For now, he is a video depicting the Chimera's animation in our editor and the Griffin flying over an autumn battlefield:
Which of these characters are you looking forward to playing? Any you'd like to see?
Check out more mythical creatures on this board (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 21, 2017, 03:47:47 PM
Longest night of the year...at least you aren't spending it fighting a Yeti like our Ice Queen. Happy Winter Solstice! ;D
Here are some more winter-themed videos: Ice Blast!
Snow FX
Make sure you never miss a video upload. Subscribe to our YouTube channelhere (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Rah8ZTsAs2aGAlKgcdO0w).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 22, 2017, 12:22:51 PM
Meet the Gladiator!
Having been manumitted, the Gladiator roams the battlefields of Summoners Fate with his steady net and harpoon, his trusty choices in battle. Though he is free, he cannot escape his memories of the things he's seen, the things he's done...He seeks a "good death," yet has been unable to find anyone up to the task.
What do you think? Would you like to play as the Gladiator? We are thinking of creating a complete Gladiator race to join him - what do you think?
Lean more about some of them on our Forums here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 28, 2017, 03:22:59 PM
We have many fun plans to build your ultimate deck (and over 400 cards planned to do it :o). Learn more (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=3.0) about the card classes here on our Game Discussion Board.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 30, 2017, 11:38:39 AM
If you're a fan of zombies or just creepy characters in general, this announcement is for you. The Withered's are growing...check back later today to meet 3 new members! You won't want to miss it ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 30, 2017, 05:18:38 PM
We teased (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg244#msg244) some new Withereds earlier today; now meet them! Villager #2 with two weapon options - powerful rolling pin and scary garden shears! - (Thanks to you who gave us so many awesome ideas (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/photos/a.1827774674118651.1073741828.1807421659487286/1989026234660160/?type=3&theater) back in August for her weapon!) the bloody Butcher, and the gruesome Goblin.
To learn the history and backstory of these creeps, visit our Summoners Fate forum here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg245#msg245).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 31, 2017, 02:43:08 PM
Rockin' out on the Summoners Fate battlefield, waiting for the ball to drop! Seems like a great party 8)
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE! Have a great night, from your friends at D20Studios
...and to add to your enjoyment, an "oldie but a goodie" - Earth Elemental getting ready to party for New Years Eve! (sound up!)
(For those of you who wonder how this came about, Ross made a video where he was testing out the animation of damage he took from different sides, and we remarked that it looked like he was dancing. I added music ;))
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 01, 2018, 11:35:48 AM
Happy New Year! 2018 is shaping up to be very exciting for Summoners Fate :D Stay tuned!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 02, 2018, 04:44:09 PM
Live Stream? Ross want to see if there would be interest in a Live Session with him to walk through his newly-developed Game Editor Tool for Summoners Fate.
To elaborate, with the large amount of unique game content we have created (and planned) for Summoners Fate, Ross built a system to easily create, add, and modify content, including characters, environments, placables, levels, etc (I enjoy playing with the editor tool!). The live session would demonstrate and showcase his progress.
Let us know if you are interested by replying to this message, in our Discord (https://discord.gg/6rZkzAx), or let us know on our FB page (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/). I'm thinking the Live Session will be within the next week or 2.
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(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1514843672794.png) Character pictured: Dreadnought Acolyte
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 03, 2018, 12:45:10 PM
Ross will be doing an interactive walk-through of his newly-developed Game Editor Tool for Summoners Fate on Tuesday, January 16th, at 11AM (MT).
For more details and to RSVP for the event, click here (https://ow.ly/LLL630hz0tg).
Learn more about the Bandits from this video from our YouTube channel (subscribe today!)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 06, 2018, 04:41:30 PM
Meet our Oni! This demon ogre stomps the battlefield wielding his kanabō and looking to bring destruction and death. He is absurdly strong and known for being invincible. Think you have what it takes to defeat him on the battlefield (or, even more, to PLAY as him? ??? )
This awesome character was suggested to us by Elton, one of our players. Thanks, Elton!
To learn more, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.msg256#msg256).
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Oni.png)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 07, 2018, 02:06:52 PM
Sketch Sunday Meet some new additions to our growing Dragon Race - the Green Dragon and the Blue Dragon. We likely will not keep these names; we are leaning toward naming them for gems. In this case, the Emerald (or Jade) Dragon and the Sapphire Dragon.
Reminder: Ross's Live Session - See Editor Tools! Ross will be doing an interactive walk-through of his newly-developed Game Editor Tool for Summoners Fate on Tuesday, January 16th, at 11AM (MT).
For more details and to RSVP for the event, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=53.msg250#msg250).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 09, 2018, 01:03:42 PM
Meet our "Snakemen" race! I put that in quotes because we don't actually love this name for these snake humanoids; can you help us with a better name for this race? Vote on our Forum today by clicking here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=55.0)!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Snakemen.png) (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=55.0) Pictured here are two Snakemen Warriors (back) and the Snakemen Priestess (front).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 10, 2018, 09:39:12 AM
"Snakemen" Screenshot - facing off in the desert environment. Think it is going to be a bit difficult for the Paladin, Rogue, and Griffin to reach that highly sought-after weapons' rack!
Don't forget - vote today to help us rename this snake-humanoid race. We've already gotten some great suggestions from Maltross! Click on the image to vote.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 11, 2018, 03:43:50 PM
New! Ross has started a section for his Dev Log (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.0) in order to keep you up-to-date on the development side of Summoners Fate. His first post - Creating the Card Management System - is up! Check it out here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg265#msg265)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 12, 2018, 06:44:38 PM
Happy Friday! Check your inboxes for Kickstarter Update #14 that went out today.
Also, reminder that Ross will be doing an interactive walk-through of his newly-developed Game Editor Tool for Summoners Fate this coming Tuesday, January 16th, at 11AM (MT). For more details and to RSVP for the event, click here (https://ow.ly/LLL630hz0tg).
LiveSession - Sign Up Now! Reminder: Ross is doing an interactive walk-through of his newly-developed Game Editor Tool for Summoners Fate this coming Tuesday, January 16th, at 11AM (MT). For more details and to RSVP for the event, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=53.msg250#msg250).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 15, 2018, 10:35:13 AM
Sorry there was no post yesterday! Stomach flu hit our house hard this weekend :-[
New! Card Art Sketches We're adding to our decks (and our upcoming roster of 400+ cards!). Check out some sketches for upcoming card concepts. The Bear one sounds like a lot of fun...
Live Session Event Tomorrow Canceled Our planned Live Session Event (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=53.msg250#msg250) going over Ross's game Editor Tools has been canceled and will be moved to a later date. We'll let you know when it is rescheduled.
Updated Characters, Spells & Art Board Visited the Characters, Spells & Art Board in a while? I just added some fresh updates throughout the board - check them out (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=6.0)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 16, 2018, 04:22:58 PM
Everything the Withereds (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg245#msg245) touch turns to DEAD...unless NATURE.FIGHTS.BACK!
Meet a new character, the Carniflower, front and center! We'll do a feature on this sentient plant soon (unless you're a Newsletter subscriber (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe); then you've met our creepy vegetation!).
Reminder: Updated Characters, Spells & Art Board Visited the Characters, Spells & Art Board in a while? I just added some fresh updates throughout the board - check them out (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=6.0)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 17, 2018, 01:11:04 PM
GameDev Update Ross is currently working on his Deck Builder tool and ensuring the card will scroll smoothly during gameplay. Also, we are working on some exciting new icon art and characters, including our much-anticipated Emperor and Empress.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 18, 2018, 01:03:34 PM
Which Summoners Fate character would you like to meet next? Vote 1, 2 or 3!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 19, 2018, 09:26:55 AM
Out sick today :-[ Check back tomorrow for exciting updates. Don't forget to vote (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg286#msg286) for which character you'd like us to reveal next.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: Scribe on January 19, 2018, 10:48:11 AM
Let's see what #1 is!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 20, 2018, 10:43:00 AM
Thank you for the warm wishes from our sick day yesterday! Stomach flu, influenza, and the cold is moving through our house, and Ross has it pretty bad the last couple of days.
Winner of Character Reveal Vote We tallied up the votes across our many social media platforms and the character most voted to be revealed was #2! Here it is...the Dark Pegasus Unicorn!
Battle with the Yeti screenshot (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/PegYetiScreenLogo.png)
We haven't worked out all of his powers aside from obviously the power of flight. What special ability(ies) do you think this type of character should have? ???
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 21, 2018, 03:15:37 PM
Today we worked on some art feedback for our characters and our new upcoming spell designs (they look so great!). Tomorrow we'll share some of those sketches with you.
Have a great evening!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 22, 2018, 10:23:47 AM
New Sketches! As promised, here are some upcoming card icon sketches we're working on. Summoners Fate will feature 400+ cards! Scroll down below the image to learn more about these 3 upcoming cards.
Silence - Arcane Spell Target unit may not cast spells or use special abilities on their next turn.
Divine Orders - Celestial Spell You may issue a new command to unit that has been ordered this turn.
Chain Lightning - Chaos Spell Deal 3 damage to target unit and each adjacent unit.
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Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 23, 2018, 11:25:47 AM
Hello, all!
Today I'm sharing some progress on a couple of our card icons - Regeneration and Melt. You can see what a difference adding those fun and vibrant colors make to the overall image. What do you think of the before and after?
Characters pictured: Nova the Sorceress, Rugged Mage, and the Skeleton Army - including our Skeleton Dragon. We've got a feature on our Forums on our dragons (so far) - check it out (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=40.msg133#msg133).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 25, 2018, 03:42:00 PM
Game Dev Update Today Ross is working on adding the UI to the deck builder. Learn more about Ross's card management system here (https://ow.ly/1XKO30i0pOM).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 26, 2018, 01:38:26 PM
Special Playable Character - Red Starling
(https://SummonersFate.com/images/forum/Starling wLogo.png) (Message written from Ross) Today, I’d like to take a moment to recognize Daniel Sperl, a man who has been an incredible support throughout the development of Summoners Fate. Daniel Sperl is the creator of Starling (https://gamua.com/starling/), a cross-platform game engine for AS3 that has powered countless games and brought together an amazing community of developers. I had the honor of meeting Daniel in person at Adobe Max in 2012, and since then, enjoyed our friendship over regular email discussions. Daniel is not only a brilliant software engineer, he’s an exceptional support person. If you haven’t worked with Starling before, browse through the forums. Daniel shows a personal commitment and responsiveness to supporting his engine and sees that those seeking help are heard, cared about, and back on track to making games.
Our Red Starling card pays homage to the man, and gives players a chance to see first hand on the battlefield how support can go a long way to achieving victory.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 27, 2018, 11:01:49 AM
Game Dev Update Ross is working on getting the Deck Builder's ability to store data containing the player's custom deck. Also, working on giving the Builder the ability to load the custom deck into a match.
Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg265#msg265) to learn more about the Deck Builder in Ross's Dev Log.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 28, 2018, 01:23:36 PM
New! Card Icon Sketch Happy Sunday! Hope your is going great.
Here is a new sketch from our talented artists for an upcoming Void Spell. Learn more about Void Magic in Summoners Fate here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1517170802263.png)
Screaming Skull - Void Spell Deal 3 damage to target unit. They receive -1/-0.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 29, 2018, 01:38:32 PM
Screenshot Attack on Fairy Island ...watch out for those Giant Stag Beetles (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg279#msg279)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 30, 2018, 02:21:06 PM
Watch Ross & my Q&A livestream video we recorded during our Kickstarter, and learn more about this husband/wife team developing Summoners Fate. In this recording, we answered questions for viewers about the game and our development process. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQNmKjL2JXg) to view it or click on the picture below.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 31, 2018, 05:34:15 PM
Rats! Here's our Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats. We were thinking they need some cool steampunk furniture & room additions to add to the board (steampunk...torture rack? Hmm....). We'd love to hear your ideas!
To learn more about this fun & 1-of-a-kind race, visit our forum post here (https://ow.ly/11BW30i7QUK).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 04, 2018, 05:26:39 PM
Screenshot Happy Superbowl! Our lineup for our "Summoners Fate Bowl" is Orcs vs. Insectoids. The Orc Shaman protects the ancient text. Yarrok Morown the Orc makes the first strike...who will win? Click here (https://ow.ly/5hm130icdnZ) to see how Yarrok Morown got his name almost a year ago!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 05, 2018, 10:00:00 AM
Monday mood ::)
Also, here is the finished sketch for our Screaming Skull spell that we posted last week (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg298#msg298).
Screaming Skull - Void Spell Deal 3 damage to target unit. They receive -1/-0.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 06, 2018, 01:25:01 PM
Today's GameDev Ross is working on the main menu that will look like a campfire for your team to rest & to manage cards, make selections, etc. Instead of doing this through a UI, ours will be inside the game engine, giving a much more immersive experience. It's looking great so far!
Sign Up - Digital Newsletter Goes Out Tomorrow! Other than that, tomorrow we have our monthly newsletter going out. Sign up at SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com) or click on the image below to sign up directly to make sure you get our Exclusive Content 8)
Read Ross's follow up to his last Dev Log (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg265#msg265). This one deals with some tech challenges he's run into with the deck builder, and how he's solving for it so the game is smooth and seamless for players. Check it out! (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg308#msg308)
Newsletter Our monthly newsletter went out earlier today - check your inboxes (including your Junk, if you don't see it) for your copy ;) Today's exclusive character first look is a fun (scary?!) addition to the Horror race (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.0) - you won't want to miss it!
To receive your copy of the newsletter at next press time - Wednesday, March 7th - sign up at SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 08, 2018, 02:35:54 PM
New Character Meet the CARNIFLOWER.
This sentient plant is the thing of nightmares. Its head and neck sway like a snake, it moves quickly on vine "feet," and it's out for revenge for all those who've wronged the environment! Watch out for its bite - razor sharp teeth will clamp down and the plant poison will begin to pulse through your veins...
We're working on some more nature characters, including a protector of the plants we're calling Botanical Sage - she's almost done!
(FYI: This was an exclusive first look in our January newsletter. To make sure you catch the next one, sign up today > SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com))
DevLog 2 Just a reminder - if you haven't read it yet, check out (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg308#msg308) Ross's Dev Log 2: Solving the Tech Challenges of the Deck Builder. It's a great read!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 09, 2018, 12:54:01 PM
Helmet, shield and sword for a character we're finishing up. Can you guess who it might be? We will post him soon - stay tuned!
You may notice some interesting symbols on this armor. Summoners Fate will be an enjoyable yet immersive adventure that will touch on many fundamental topics, such as fate vs. free will. We have incorporated symbols and subtle nods to these philosophical discussions - some obvious, some much more understated and requiring a keen eye...Be on the lookout.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 10, 2018, 09:52:32 AM
Fan of Orcs? So are we, and our class is growing! Meet the finished Orc Huntress, a character suggested by Philipp Mosena - thanks, Philipp :D
New! Check out our Orc forums board here (https://ow.ly/NfyX30ijsYf.).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 11, 2018, 11:02:53 AM
Happy Sunday! 8)
Female vampire approved! New card art for Void Spell. (Also, more information on our Vampires coming soon.) What do you think so far of the spell icon?
STEAL LIFEFORCE > Void Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) > Target unit gets -0/-2 and you gain +0/+2.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 12, 2018, 01:39:24 PM
(From Ross) Game Dev for today: Working on character selection tool. Since we'll feature 200+ playable characters - everything from dragons to humans to insects and more - I've got to create a smooth way to select them that's low on memory and high on simplicity.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 13, 2018, 11:05:18 AM
New Characters
The Demon Lord & the Imp are discussing some new hellish "recruits" joining them tomorrow. Check back on Wednesday ;D
Happy Valentine's Day from us at D20Studios! Also, here is a peak at our finished Archer (top right).
Revealed Characters Yesterday we hinted (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg317#msg317) at some new Horror characters; now meet them!
These mischievous demons will be a fun addition to battle against or play as. What do you think?
Learn more about them on our Horror forum here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg318#msg318). See their original sketches here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg219#msg219).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 15, 2018, 05:09:14 PM
GameDev for Today: Ross is working on rigging up the campaign/level select map that will be part of your base camp.
Chat with him directly on Discord: https://discord.gg/6rZkzAx
Orcs & Demons, Together at Last Have you checked out our new Forum posts on our Orcs (https://ow.ly/NfyX30ijsYf) and our Succubus & Incubus (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg318#msg318)?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 17, 2018, 11:16:14 AM
**Sorry; this was posted in the DevLog yesterday instead of here!
Happy Chinese New Year - 新年快乐 - Year of the Dog!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1518815856326.png) We love dogs, too, and give you the chance to play as one in Summoners Fate. Here are some of the playable dogs.
New! DevLog 3: Campfire Menu and Campaign Design "The spirit of this idea is to eliminate the “grind” that’s been heavily associated with mobile games and create something of an innovation. Instead of being continuously peppered with extrinsic reward drops, I want the motivation of our game to be intrinsically based, meaning that you play primarily for the satisfaction of overcoming the challenges rather than to gain rewards."
Ross's DevLog 3: Campfire Menu and Campaign Design (https://ow.ly/73Me30is6Cl) is up on our Forums - check it out.
Kickstarter Update Kickstarter Update #15 went out Friday. Check your Inbox if you were a Kickstarter supporter ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 17, 2018, 12:38:20 PM
New Card Sketches This is a Forum-only-first-look - Arcane Insight, Power Steal, and Ice Javelin card icons we are currently working on. Learn more about them:
POWER STEAL > Void Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) > This spell drains the “attack power” on an enemy unit and adds that power to the caster’s attack power.
ICE JAVELIN > Void Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) > Throw a frozen javelin towards adjacent tile. It flies in straight hitting all units until reaching a wall dealing 3 ice damage. Pierces armor.
DevLog 3: Campfire Menu and Campaign Design Ross's latest DevLog post went live yesterday. Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322) to read it. 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 18, 2018, 12:55:35 PM
Sketch Spotlight - Kickstarter Reward Several backers will be receiving custom characters as part of their Kickstarter rewards. We're pleased to share one of these unique player-driven characters. Chris Sides is a close friend of Ross's and his former colleague at EA. For his in-game character, he wanted something appropriate to his fierce expression rocking the beard. A heavily armored warrior seemed like the right direction, but Chris also wanted something unique and unexpected. “Can I be a plate wearer who uses songs to cast spells? Like be super mean and grungy, but play lovely music?”
And so the “Marauder Bard” concept was born: a ruthless heavily armored warrior wielding a heavy metal inspired guitar sword melee weapon and spiked knuckles. This unique character joins the roster of over 200 playable game characters and will be a collectible card available to all players.
What do you think? Also, we're trying to come up with a cool name for this character. One idea we had was "Marauder Metalist", given the awesome guitar sword weapon. Any other ideas?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 19, 2018, 11:25:19 AM
New Characters: Mummies!
As you know, we at D20Studios are fan of playable undead characters (see evidence here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg245#msg245), here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg221#msg221), and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg24#msg24)). Next in that category comes our visitors from ancient Africa...specifically the incensed Mummy King and Queen from Egypt! Take a look at them on the battlefield here:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/egypt.jpg) If I were the Barbarian & Archer, I might turn and run from these creatures...
What do you think? We've long been interested in ancient Egyptian culture and are excited to bring these Summoners Fate characters to life!...so to speak ::)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 20, 2018, 05:42:29 PM
Hi, everyone!
Ross had his scheduled jaw surgery today, and everything went very well! He's resting now, he's pretty swollen, totally numb, and can't talk much yet. We hope to get him a good night rested and start fresh in the morning. He does have his phone, so if you want send him well wishes here or on Discord (discord.gg/6rZkzAx (https://discord.gg/6rZkzAx)), I'm sure he'd appreciate that ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 21, 2018, 10:35:23 AM
Which is Best? ??? Hmm...Which Celestial Shield icon art do you like best?
A little about this card to help you decide: > Celestial Spell > Surprise: Target ally prevents all damage from the next damage-causing action that targets them.
1 or 2? Vote here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=61.0)
Ross's Surgery - Update He made it through night 1 - hooray! It was definitely a rough night filled with bleeding, total mouth/jaw numbness, and pain. Needless to say, Ross does have his phone - which is his main way of communicating until he can talk. Visit him on Discord (https://discord.gg/6rZkzAx)! I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 22, 2018, 07:44:54 PM
Good evening!
Each day, Ross is heading in the right direction with his healing from his double jaw surgery. He does have his phone throughout the day, and checks social media, Discord, and this Forum, and thanks you for all the kind messages! And, of course, even after a pretty tough surgery, he's still working :). He can't sit at his computer and program, but he's writing down ideas all day and making lots of awesome Summoners Fate plans.
On the art end, we have some fun characters in the pipeline including a Horse Demon, a Valkyrie, and our Empress and Emperor - and more! We love hearing if you have any new ideas, definitely post here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=4.0) if there's a character or spell idea you'd love to see in the game.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 23, 2018, 03:33:40 PM
Progress on Marauder Bard Hello, and happy Friday! 8)
Here is an update on the player-designed Marauder Bard. As a reminder, this was designed by player Chris Sides as part of his Kickstarter rewards. To see the original sketch, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg326#msg326). Check out that sweet guitar sword. What do you think so far?
Who would like to play as the Marauder Bard in Summoners Fate? ::raises hand::
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 24, 2018, 06:21:10 PM
Axes? Check. Magical staffs? Check. Heavy metal guitar/spiked knuckles/sword hybrids? Yup.
Check out the in-development weapons for our 200+ characters to wield. How do you like that Dragon Eye staff? This will be used by our upcoming Empress.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 25, 2018, 04:31:52 PM
Screenshot Sunday Even when his team was defeated, the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg29#msg29) can still defeat his opponents with some summoned soldiers...
Working on the Campfire Menu for campaigns so the characters sitting around your campfire reflect the characters you the player selected. Here, we have the Barbarian, the Druid, and the Treant. Learn more about the menu here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 27, 2018, 02:48:52 PM
Before & After Card Icons Check out the before and after of a couple of our card icons. We love how they turned out. With Transfer Consciousness, we made the decision to move the heads to horizontal in order to eliminate excess white space in the background. What do you think? Learn more about them below.
STEAL LIFEFORCE > Void Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) > Target unit gets -0/-2 and you gain +0/+2.
TRANSFER CONSCIOUSNESS > Arcane Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) > Target visible ally becomes your Summoner.
Surgery Update Some of you have asked how Ross is doing. He's 1 week out from his double jaw surgery, and every day is getting better, less swollen, and more like himself! He even sat and did a little work at the computer today. We had our 1 week checkup with the oral surgeon, and everything is looking great 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 28, 2018, 11:07:42 AM
Ice & Fire They bring destruction to the Summoners Fate battlefield, whether in the form of wintry pain or liquid hot death... Meet the Ice and Magma Giants, and check out their sweet axes.
What do you think? We'll have a whole band of giants for Summoners Fate, including a Giant Skeleton, Trolls, and more, for those players who enjoy beating foes down with the larger creatures.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 01, 2018, 01:48:07 PM
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head... Rainy day where you are today? It is cloudy and just started raining here in Utah - perfect weather for battling on the Summoners Fate grasslands...
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen-Shot.jpg) Characters pictured starting top left: Ironclad Soldier, Rugged Mage, Thief, Withered Villager, Withered Dog, and Liche King
Surgery Update We are about 9 days out from Ross's double jaw surgery, and he's getting back to game design again - wahoo!
He's working on designing a really fun new reverse-empathic character. We'll reveal more about it soon. ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 02, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
Today's Gamedev We're working on creating some new spells along with card mechanics. We are also finishing up some new characters, including our much anticipated Emperor and Empress. Here's a Forum-only peak at Emperor Cosme's sketch:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 03, 2018, 11:44:32 AM
New Summoner Meet our newest defender of the plants tomorrow, Sunday!
Summoners in Summoners Fate will be very important as they will be the only ones that can use your cards. Some you've met already - Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg29#msg29), the Fighter Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg282#msg282), the Orc Shaman (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=60.msg313#msg313) - and many you have not - yet.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1520101971511.png) Characters pictured, top left to right: Vampiress, Ancient Vampire, Vampire, Bramble Elemental, Treant, and Carniflower
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 04, 2018, 10:20:28 AM
Defender of the plants, protector of flora, enchantress of nature...
Meet Botanical Sage, our newest Summoner! We are still working out her exact powers, but she will definitely have exciting greenery abilities such as summoning brambles. She will join our roster of available Summoners, characters who can use your cards.
What do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: Scribe on March 04, 2018, 03:22:03 PM
Congratulations to the art team, this sage has awesome looks!! :D Oh, and nice pun btw...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 04, 2018, 03:26:18 PM
This card is Vigilant, and we love how it turned out. The "model" for it is our Barbarian (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg282#msg282). A little about this card:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 06, 2018, 09:08:37 AM
Monthly Newsletter Our monthly newsletter is going out tomorrow, Wednesday.
Sign up at SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com) or click here (https://ow.ly/lvOT30iMNaR) directly to make sure you get our Exclusive Content (this month's is a creature of the air :o)!
Botanical Sage & Her Friends On our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/), one of our players, Lee Clarke commented: "*Summon Carniflower Army*" in response to the Botanical Sage image (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg342#msg342). For fun, we created what that might look like (below). What do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 07, 2018, 03:11:05 PM
Marauder Metalist! 8) This video shows some animations for the completed Marauder Metalist a character designed by one of our Kickstarter supporters, Chris Sides. This character will be able to provide support buffs to allies. Plus, the guitar riff is so potent that smaller creatures are outright destroyed upon hearing it. (See the development of this character here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg326#msg326) and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg333#msg333).)
Monthly Newsletter Delivered Our Summoners Fate monthly newsletter went out earlier today. If you subscribed but don't see it in your inbox, make sure you check your Junk/Spam folder. Look out for the exclusive 1st look at a new character at the bottom!
Do you Discord? We do! Ross is chatting right now. Click here (https://discord.gg/6rZkzAx) to join the fun.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 08, 2018, 10:02:14 AM
Female Characters Snapshot of some of our female playable characters in Summoners Fate. Can you spot a few new ones?
We will have 200+ characters available to play as in Summoners Fate. These are divided between humans, humanoids, animals, creatures, summons, and undead. We've made a special effort to strive for diversity and equality so all gamers can feel included and find the band of heroes that best reflects the gamer's goals! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 09, 2018, 01:30:41 PM
DevLog4 is Up New! Ross's DevLog 4 is up: Surprise and Trap Mechanics. Check it out (https://ow.ly/W9rO30iRtfL)!
Here is a video from the article where the AI-controlled Summoner casts a surprise Ice Trap, then they use their knockback ability to push my gladiator into it, taking advantage of the trap's effect during their turn. Note: the "surprise" card art icon is placeholder.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 10, 2018, 11:42:36 AM
Male Characters
We recently featured some of our playable women (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg349#msg349) Summoners Fate characters. Now meet some of our playable men. Can you spot some NEW characters? :)
We will have 200+ characters available to play as in Summoners Fate. These are divided between humans, humanoids, animals, creatures, summons, and undead. We've made a special effort to strive for diversity and equality so all gamers can feel included and find the band of heroes that best reflects the gamer's goals! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 11, 2018, 10:46:02 AM
Sunday Sketch Sunday's Sketch is our Steamclock Sentinel!
A little about this new playable character in development: when summoned, the Sentinel travels to the past. In game, this will work by rewinding to the start of your opponent's turn, giving them the opportunity to replay it, except now there's a giant robot in their way. (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1520463986776.png)
A fun, powerful character, and a blast for those of you who enjoy time spells. What do you think?
To check out our other Steampunk characters, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=58.0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 12, 2018, 12:23:13 PM
Today's GameDev Today Ross is beginning the exciting task of building multiplayer! ;D
He is using PlayerIO for this, and learning how to use their services. As he built multiplayer for our last turn-based strategy game Hero Mages (https://heromages.com), he is confident in his ability to get this done smoothly.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 13, 2018, 09:24:42 AM
New Horror Character Do you know that feeling when you're home alone, but swear someone is there? Or that dark figure you sense is in the room just as you are trying to fall asleep? Do you know why the hairs stand up on the back of your neck?!
It's because of the Shadow, our newest addition to our Horror race (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.0). This character will be fun to control on the battlefield to horrify your opponent; however, make sure to leave the Shadow in your game and don't let it get in your head...it specializes in sleep paralysis and night terrors!
This character was the Summoners Fate Newsletter exclusive first look from February. To make sure you don't miss the next first look, sign up for the newsletter here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 14, 2018, 10:24:18 AM
1st Look - Multiplayer (From Ross) Here's a first look at the multiplayer development for Summoners Fate. Yesterday, I spent the day studying the API documentation for PlayerIO. Today, I successfully connected two clients together in a match and got interactions communicating between clients. So far, just over 100 lines of client code and 100 lines of server code added to achieve this.
I took this video quickly on my phone of my computer screen, so excuse the "roughness" of it.
What do you think so far?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 15, 2018, 08:18:10 AM
Vote Now Which icon sketch for "Cleansing Fire" card do you think is best - 1 or 2?
I vote for number 2, as in my opinion it shows more clearly what is going on.
Thank you for your vote, Scribe!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 16, 2018, 10:27:16 AM
Multiplayer Progress + Video! (From Ross) On day 4 of multiplayer development, I've added the following: 1) Player assignment - The game will now assign you your personal team and deck you've constructed when you join the match. 2) Animation Queue - Although you can normally play as fast as you like and the game will jump animations to keep up with your speed, it's important for your opponent to be able to see and understand each action you've made. The client will now delay each animation until complete so each move can be viewed in sequential order. 3) Reflected starting positions - As the single player mode always has the player moving from top to bottom (easiest access for controls) I've adapted the map so that it will rotate so that your team always starts on the bottom next to your cards. This functionality also works with landscape. Whichever direction you're normally used to attacking, the game will maintain that regardless of turn order in multiplayer.
For the multiplayer server, I'm using PlayerIO.
Note: This time I decided to use a screen capture software to record the video. I assure you the slow frame rate/choppiness is due to the capture software, not the game, which is running at 60FPS on both clients. I'll look into a better solution for future videos.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 17, 2018, 10:09:20 AM
Continuing Multiplayer Skeleton Battle Finale
Did you enjoy the video we posted yesterday (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg365#msg365) showcasing the progress of the multiplayer? Curious how that battle ended?
For those who were curious how the multiplayer battle with Druid vs. Liche King turned out, here's the outcome!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 18, 2018, 08:14:48 AM
Sunday Sketches Happy Sunday! We've been collaborating with our awesome artists on some really fun and strategic cards to add to our Summoners Fate deck. Our goal is to not just create "filler" spells, rather it is to make sure each card feels useful, valuable, and makes YOU feel like a badass mage!
That being said, here are a couple we're working on this week:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1521385466481.png) About this upcoming cards:
UNUSUAL SIZE > Nature Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) > Surprise (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg350#msg350): When target unit is attacked, they get +2/+2. If they are an animal, +3/+3.
MANA LOAN The bill always comes due... > Celestial Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) > Generate 3 mana. You do not generate mana on your next turn.
What do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 19, 2018, 08:37:02 AM
Monday Motivation Some Monday motivation, brought to you by our playable Armored Squirrel ;D (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1521473331541.png)
Screenshot Fun to get a screenshot right as the enemy's Banshee looked up to scream! Also, can you spot our new Wolf Spider?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 20, 2018, 01:10:48 PM
Spring Equinox To celebrate today being the first day of Spring 8), here's a mockup of a level to showcase some of our plant and animal elements, along with our new Summoner Botanical Sage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg342#msg342)(click on the hyperlink to learn more about her.) Notice some FX we've added so far: the butterfly flying, the swaying trees, and the characters idle animations - my favorite being the Carniflower's snake-like movement.
Characters pictured, left to right: Red Ant, Treant, Squirrel, another Squirrel, Botanical Sage, Carniflower, Cat, a 3rd Squirrel, Bramble Elemental, and Giant Yellowjacket
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 21, 2018, 09:15:56 AM
Steamclock Sentinel Summoners Fate will be the first tactical CCG to incorporate Time Travel mechanics. For the strategist, this will make your gaming extra fun & wonderfully manipulative ;)
Introducing the latest member of Timekeeper faction, our Steamclock Sentinel (See his original sketch here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg357#msg357)). When he's summoned, he travels back in time to the start of your opponents last turn to wreak havoc on the past and give you an advantage in the present. Learn about our time mechanics and characters here (https://ow.ly/Qny530j4VJd).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 22, 2018, 08:04:00 AM
Classic Character Joins Summoners Fate She's deadly, she's frightening, she's side-winding over to you! :-[
Meet our Medusa! For those of you unfamiliar with this Gorgon, Medusa is typically described in Greek mythology as a human woman with deadly snakes for hair. All who gazed upon her turned to stone. Fortunately for our Summoners Fate opponents, she is mortal, although definitely not easy to defeat!
In our Summoners Fate dimension, Medusa moves as a snake as well. We've also equipped her with a special bow-and-arrow in the shape of interlocking snakes, making her lethal force from across the battlefield. When she looks up at you, she sticks out her serpent tongue.
What do you think? Would you like to add this quintessential fabled creature to your deck?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 23, 2018, 01:26:49 PM
Card Art Sketches Ross has been working hard on getting the multi-player finished, and we've been doing some playtesting with him. It's been a blast, and has been our favorite way to end the evening - some gamin' ;D He's mostly been working on fixing some bugs today.
Aside from that, we've been working on adding to our deck, and have been very pleased with the ideas you've been sharing with us! Here are a few recent sketches:
CELESTIAL BLAST > Celestial Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.0) > Deal 3 Celestial damage to a Void unit or Heal a non-Void unit ally 3 life.
ANTS AT A PICNIC > Nature Spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.0) > Summon Ant Soldiers on all spaces surrounding target enemy. They each attack, then vanish from battlefield.
What do you think? I'll post again when they are finished. Did you see the checked picnic tablecloth? ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 24, 2018, 02:21:55 PM
Incubus Feature Today, I wanted to feature the Incubus's awesome animations, including his flying and his double shotel spin attack. Watch:
Ross and I were toying around with the Incubus and the Succubus (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg318#msg318) characters, and having them tied to stealing your opponents mana and siphoning it to you. This would be very powerful, so you may need the pair to do both - what do you think? :D
Playtesting Ross is working very diligently 7 days a week to get the multiplayer ready to go and squash the coding bugs. We've had our very game-orientated 6-year-old testing it out to help with finding those bugs so we can release it soon for early access play testing (see picture below).
He's become quite adept at the game and gives it his seal of approval, which can be difficult from an honest kid!
Have a great Saturday 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 25, 2018, 12:37:37 PM
Dark Elf Scorpion & Forums Exclusive Happy Sunday!
Fans of Dark Elves? So are we! After hinting at some of the characters here and there in screenshots, we are finally giving a first look at the Dark Elves race. Here's a peek at the Dark Elf Scorpion:
Dark Elf Scorpion
Pretty freaky, huh? He's going to be a lot of fun to control on the battlefield!
As a bonus, I'm also including a video of the Dark Elf Sorcerer's animation. This is a Forum-only exclusive 8)
Dark Elf Sorcerer
Check back tomorrow to see a Dark Elves feature. Have a great rest of your weekend!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 26, 2018, 10:11:18 AM
Dark Elves Unveiling You've seen some of their animations (see our post (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg376#msg376) from yesterday). Now meet the Summoners Fate Dark Elves race:
...ok, he's not really a Dark Elf...or should he be? ;D
Here they are! We've been working closely with our awesome artists to get their look just right. They're malicious and have nefarious plans in store for the inhabitants of Summoners Fate.
What do you think? Which is YOUR favorite?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 27, 2018, 02:04:44 PM
Today's GameDev Played with our our game's bugs to distract from fixing game bugs. #BugCeption :o
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 28, 2018, 09:31:45 AM
Frozen Cast In Summoners Fate, it's possible for your Summoner to cast while frozen. Before we implemented this animation, it looked a little funny how your character could move within the ice block. But now we've provided a reason for how they can cast: the Orc's arm sticks out of the ice just as he freezes, allowing him to still cast a spell using just that free arm. Watch:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 29, 2018, 09:49:19 AM
Which is best? We need your help! :D
Which icon sketch do you like best for "Flash Bomb"? For context: > Chaos card (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.0) > Deal 3 damage to visible enemy. They may not counter attack this turn.
Which do you like best - 1 OR 2? Let us know here or on our official vote page (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=65.0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 30, 2018, 01:21:21 PM
Team Work! Watch our Gladiator and Giant Skeleton work together to take down a Goblin Archer. This video features the new "move and shoot" control Ross has been working on, which, for special characters like the Gladiator, allows you to release to select designated move and then select a new target to attack at range. As you see in this case, this can lead to some really awesome combos. What do you think?
Hero Mages Gaming - Sunday Our awesome player, Scribe, posted about a Hero Mages Live Gaming Session on Sunday, April 1st (see his post here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=63.msg380#msg380)). He says:
Since we cannot enjoy the beta of Summoners Fate just yet, I propose to all to join a HERO MAGES live gaming session this Sunday, April 1st! ;D For former fans, this is a unique opportunity to put a few more hours in this tremendous game, playing with real players, maybe even reconnecting with former friends and foes! For those who don't know Hero Mages, you can learn first hand what Ross was able to pull out by himself about 10 years ago. There is a "spectator" feature built in, so you can watch games real time (or even replay some). Be sure to install the app beforehand from the Apple store or Google Play, and create an account. And if you're tempted to try the game for yourself, I'm sure we can get a few volunteers to teach you the basics (it's not as easy to learn as Summoners Fate is, but it's sure addictive once you're past that).
So let's meet this Sunday at 2 PM MDT (9PM Western Continental Europe).
Come and join the fun! :D
Who's down for Sunday at 2 PM MDT (9PM Western Continental Europe)? I know it's Easter, so availability will be spotty, but Ross will definitely make it sometime tomorrow! Can't wait 8) Big THANK YOU to Scribe for setting this up.
Happy Friday!
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 31, 2018, 03:47:12 PM
Devils & Angels Happy Saturday! Hope weather is good where you are.
We have been adding daily to our deck of over 400 cards, and some are special and just really badass to us! These two upcoming cards, Demonic Strength and Guardian Angel, are based on our in-game characters, and we love how the artists captured them for these cards. Take a look: (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1522535706904.png)
A little about why you will want these cards in your deck:
DEMONIC STRENGTH > Chaos card (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.0) > Give target unit +2/+2. If it is a Dreadnought or Demon, give it +3/+3.
GUARDIAN ANGEL > Celestial card (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.0) > Surprise: When your opponent targets your Summoner for a spell, summon an Angel Warrior as the new target.
What do you think? Are you starting to have some opinions on what type of deck you want to build?
Kickstarter Update Kickstarter Backers! Make sure to check your inboxes as Kickstarter Update #16 went out yesterday, March 30th.
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 01, 2018, 07:46:34 AM
Easter & We've Brought our Bunnies Happy Easter from us!
We don't have an Easter Bunny and candy eggs, but we DO have Killer Bunnies and a Dragon Egg, so... ;D
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1522432551699.png) Characters pictured: Killer Bunny(ies), Archer, Rugged Mage, and Assassin
"Flash Bomb" Vote Thank you to all who voted (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg382#msg382) for which "Flash Bomb" card icon sketch you liked best! We overwhelmingly had votes for #2, so we will move forward with that art for the card.
Hero Mages Gaming TODAY! Reminder that today at 2 PM Mountain Time (9PM Western Continental Europe) will be our Hero Mages Gaming! Head to HeroMages.com (https://heromages.com) or play the mobile app. We'll see you there! (Thank you to Scribe for setting this up!).
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 02, 2018, 12:47:23 PM
ROAR! BARK! MEOW! Meet some of our Animal playable characters. These companions are loyal, ferocious (even the Rat!), and an excellent addition to any Summoners Fate deck. Can you spot some new characters? :o
We will have 200+ characters available to play as in Summoners Fate. These are divided between humans, humanoids, animals, creatures, summons, and undead.
Which would you add to your deck?
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 03, 2018, 10:53:13 AM
Monthly Newsletter Tomorrow Our monthly newsletter is going out tomorrow, Wednesday.
Sign up at SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com) or click here (https://ow.ly/lvOT30iMNaR) directly to make sure you get our Exclusive First Look at new content (which, I can tell you, is a peek at a new race!).
ANIMATE PLANTS > Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) card > Transform all inanimate plants into Carniflowers. > See the Carniflower playable character here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg311#msg311).
SILENCE > Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88)card > Target unit may not cast spells or use special abilities on their next turn.
GIANT METEOR > Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) card > Deal 8 damage to target space and 5 damage to surrounding spaces.
April's Newsletter This month's newsletter went out today. Check your inbox if you are a subscriber (including that trouble-making Junk folder!). If you would like to subscribe to next month's newsletter going out on May 2nd, click here (https://ow.ly/lvOT30iMNaR) and sign up ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 05, 2018, 03:28:22 PM
DEMONIC PROJECTION > Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) spell > Deal 5 damage to the enemy Summoner.
TACTICIAN > Celestial (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) spell > Activate battle stances on all allies (Restore used counter/bonus attacks)
CURE > Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell > Remove all negative status effects from target ally, restore their attributes and heal them 2 life.
What do you think?
Arch Mage Naming Thank you for all those who submitted name for our Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg392#msg392) Summoner! Here is a list of names we've received so far. Let us know which you like, or if you have another suggestion:
> General Arcanomancer > Bob > Mike > Adramel > Quami > Mephis > Chad > Marcus > Troye > Solus
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 07, 2018, 08:35:41 AM
Vote for Arch Mage's Name Thank you for all the name suggestions over the past couple of days for our awesome Arch Mage!
I've set up a vote to choose his moniker. Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=66.new#new) to cast your vote!
Check out his animation below. (Note: he is missing the FX for when he casts - coming soon!)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 08, 2018, 09:28:18 AM
Manticore! For times when you can't decide between being a lion, a man, or a scorpion, be a Manticore!
Learn a bit more about this and other Summoners Fate mythical creatures here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.msg229#msg229)
Name That Arch Mage! Voting on the name of our Summoner Arch Mage is still open. Vote here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=66.0) to make sure he has the moniker you think best suits this powerful wizard.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 09, 2018, 07:57:48 AM
Happy Monday! When an Orc comes and crashes your Goblin party... (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/MondayMoodSpoil.png)
This is the Icon Art for an upcoming spell called "Spoil the Surprise." This very useful card will be a major defense against our Surprise spells - learn more about the mechanics here (https://ow.ly/KTgB30jnAfz).
SPOIL THE SURPRISE > Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) spell > When an enemy surprise is triggered, counter it.
Can you see how wonderfully manipulative this will be added to your deck? ::) It will definitely help against those pesky surprise damages.
Added Name to Arch Mage Vote Have YOU voted to name the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg395#msg395) yet?
If not, we just added a last minute addition that came in from Twitter - "Killian." Hop over to here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=66.0) to vote today. At this point "Zenon" is in the lead.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 10, 2018, 08:10:17 AM
Fun with Time Spells Here's some WIP (work-in-progress) for two of our time spells, Hyper Speed and Slow Time. By adding a property to my world clock for animation speed, I can set individual animation speed modifiers per character. The result is a super pepped up Griffin and Barbarian, or a rather slow and sluggish characters. Watch:
There are still adjustments to be made, and of course polish and FX. What do you think so far?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 11, 2018, 12:48:22 PM
Arch Mage Named A big THANK YOU to all of those across our social media platforms that suggested names and voted for our Arch Mage's name! Results are tallied (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=66.0), and his fate is sealed. He is...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 12, 2018, 12:01:05 PM
New Card (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Backstabbing.png)
One exciting and unique feature we are implementing with Summoners Fate is directional facing being meaningful to gameplay. When a character is attacked, that character can then counter-attack once per turn, maybe even resulting in the attacker receiving more damage than they dealt!
We liked this concept because it felt more real to how a battle would really be. It also adds to our focus on quick, satisfying game play as well as beefs up the strategy-planning (I may not want to attack that Mountain Troll with my 1/1 Squirrel if he can attack me right back...).
That being said, attacks from behind the character avoid the counter-attack; after all, hard to swing a sword or axe 180 degrees behind you in time! Thus, this Chaos card, Expose the Rear, is quite useful in that it will spin all enemies 180 degrees. (Now watch out Mountain Troll! Squirrel's a'coming)
We do have another layer of protection with shields. Those character with shields will prevent all physical attack damage (swords, arrows, etc.) that hit the character from the front or sides. Shields still have no defensive ability if the character is struck from the rear. The act of blocking with the shield staggers its user, causing their shield arm to drop and leaving them vulnerable to subsequent attacks.
Ross wrote a featured article for Gamasutra that explains this and other unique game mechanics we are implementing in Summoners Fate. Take a read here (https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RossPrzybylski/20171027/308442/Designing_Unique_Tactical_Combat_Mechanics_for_Summoners_Fate.php).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 13, 2018, 10:55:22 AM
Phoenix Friday We're adding to our decks; meet the Phoenix!
This mythical fire bird will fly over obstacles and hover over the game board. Its death trigger is every time it's killed, his card goes BACK into your hand to be cast again, just like it is rising from the ashes. It is also immune to being frozen.
What do you think of the FX we've added? Make sure you have your volume on!
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 14, 2018, 12:16:23 PM
Finished Card Art Here's a sketch-to-finished shot of our "Spoil the Surprise" spell art. As we mentioned earlier this week, this Chaos spell will counter any triggered Surprise spells from your opponent. Learn more about Surprise mechanics here (https://ow.ly/mhrX30juzn7).
We wanted to add a bit of humor to this spell, so our awesome artists (Oray Studios) used our own Goblins and our Orc, D'Orc Slayer, in a party scene. We love the finished product - what do you think?
Development Update Ross has been populating all the cards for multi-player for our Early Access release. He's also been adding some polishing, VFX and sound FX (some really weird, scary, and fun sounds coming out of his office!). It's looking phenomenal ;D
Happy Saturday!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 15, 2018, 12:49:41 PM
Are you feeling relaxed and inspired this Sunday? Our Wizard is!
Here is some new finished card art for the spell Meditate. About this card:
MEDITATE > Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) card > Generate 3 mana. You may not move or attack until the end of your next turn.
Have a great Sunday!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 16, 2018, 12:58:23 PM
Beasts of the Sky Dragons have always been important to Ross; in fact, I'm in his office and can count 8 dragons right now that I can see between dragon art on the wall, statues, even a giant decorative fan over the desk with two dragons on it:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/IMG_20180416_134734.jpg) Fan above Ross's computer monitor
That being said, when developing Summoners Fate, we both knew we had to find a way to incorporate dragons into the game - preferably more than 1. That took some work with our art team to get the right size; after all, with our top-down perspective and square grids, we needed to find a way to convey large size while also having the dragon fit onto the board without being too cumbersome. The wings, especially, were tricky to not block all characters next to the dragon.
Once we got that figured out, we went to town creating our Dragons. As of the press of this release, we have 11 finished Summoners Fate dragons to add to your deck. Here are a few new ones:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Dragons.png) Good-looking group
At this point we are going back-and-forth on naming the dragons after their obvious color (e.g.: Purple Dragon, Green Dragon, Blue Dragon) or after jewels, given dragons inclination towards hoarding treasure (e.g.: Amethyst Dragon, Jade Dragon, Sapphire Dragon). What are your thoughts?
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Post by: Scribe on April 16, 2018, 02:00:34 PM
Jewels!
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 16, 2018, 04:34:34 PM
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 17, 2018, 08:43:47 AM
Golden Dragon Oooh...shiny.
Continuing with our Dragon race (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg404#msg404), here is our elusive Golden Dragon in all its glory. This playable character is quite vicious on the battlefield.
It is not for all to behold; this character was available only on our successful Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=356254&token=bc2b7682) last year.
Druid Deck We are currently working on our Druid's (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407) deck. This deck is about summoning small forest animals, then using the power of Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) magic to mutate them into powerful beasts of battle! Here's some fun things you can do:
> Launch Squirrels at your opponent > Transform a rabbit into a terrifying mutant-Easter-bunny > Strap an explosive satchel charge to a tiny forest creature and send them running at your enemies
...and much more! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 18, 2018, 09:36:18 AM
Void Magic Void Spells are a balance of fear and hope: fear that eternity is without meaning or purpose, forever alone in despair, and hope that within lies the potential to be something that is great and loved.
Learn more about Void Magic (https://ow.ly/n6dc30jyA6J) of Summoners Fate. (Characters pictured: Dark Elf Assassin, Skeleton Captain, Banshee & Flesh Golem, a favorite from our first game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com))
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 19, 2018, 02:43:14 PM
Character Animation The ultimate bodyguard - meet Flesh Golem!
After our last post, we had much interest in our Flesh Golem, a carryover from our first game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com). For those of you that don't know, the Flesh Golem is built from the remains of rotting corpses that have been diabolically stitched together. They are bound by blood to protect the life of their masters - meaning it will take all damage dealt to its master until it perishes. It also has a sweet mace 8)
Ross Surgery Update Our day today was mostly spent going to several doctors and surgeons. He's had some complications from his surgery 8 weeks ago (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg329#msg329), so hopefully we'll get those all squared away and he'll be good as new very soon. He's still working, of course, and we've had lots of great game discussions today during our much time together in the car. He's working diligently on the multi-player early access release.
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 20, 2018, 12:16:41 PM
Royalty Enters Summoners Fate We're so excited to reveal our newest and most royal members of Summoners Fate, Emperor Cosme and Empress Camille:
We took great care in creating the look for these two important characters. As the name "Summoners Fate" implies, themes of fate vs. free will is found throughout, especially the single-player campaign. We are still writing the story, but read the origins of Emperor Cosme in our first game, Hero Mages, here (https://heromages.com/gameInfo/backgroundStory.html).
There are many nods to these themes in their looks. For example, both of their pendants are important. Emperor Cosme's incorporates a pair of scissors, a nod to the the Fates of Greek mythology, especially Atropos, who cuts the Thread of Life. Similarly, with Empress Camille, surrounding the orange gem in the middle is the Rota Fortunae, or Wheel of Fortune, that is found throughout history, and signifies the fickle nature of fate.
Can you find other symbolism in these characters? Do you think they have good or malicious intentions in Summoners Fate?
Kickstarter Update Kickstarter Backers! Make sure to check your inboxes as Kickstarter Update #17 went out today, and has FAQs for the Early Access backers.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 21, 2018, 11:00:29 AM
Which Faction? Here are 4 of many different playable factions/races in Summoners Fate. Which would you choose to play and why? ???
Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Rats This Celestial (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) faction turns the "dirty rats" game trope on its head. Now, meet our civilized and top-hatted faction that specialize in time spells (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg398#msg398)!
The Withered's This Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) faction consists of dried-out husks of once thriving individuals that have been afflicted by blight. While the Withered's (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg245#msg245) are technically alive, their physical form and spiritual energy has been depleted to the point of exhaustion, resulting in their wrinkled appearance. They are virtually blind and are driven to their targets by an innate hunger that can detect positive energy to absorb and sustain their being.
The Vampires Joining the Withered's as a Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) race, these blue-skinned undead are blood-thirsty, angry, and equipped with ancient bejeweled swords. They are fated to roam the Summoners Fate world and seek to add to their team with yours...
The Satyrs New! These humanoid beasts - the Satyrs* - will be a Neutral faction (we will go into more detail soon about this faction). Here we have, from left to right, our Warrior Satyr, our Archer Satyr, and our Champion Satyr. Our goat creatures are our take on the ancient Greek and Roman mythologies surrounding these wildlings.
What do you think? Which would you like to play as?
*This race was first introduced as the Exclusive Sneak Peek from our monthly newsletter. Sign up for Volume #20 coming out May 2nd here (https://summonersfate.com).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 22, 2018, 10:09:04 AM
Sunday Squirrels! Here's a clip showing our Druid (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407) in action. Sylvia has the power to hurl squirrels at her opponents and use Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) magic to transform them into formidable mutant creatures. She can also call upon the trees to fight for her, making short work of these poor Goblins (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=52.0).
Shout-out to Digital Blacksmith for conceiving this fantastic "Squirrel Deck (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/photos/a.1827774674118651.1073741828.1807421659487286/1923310227898428/?type=3&theater)." ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 23, 2018, 09:07:12 AM
Nature Magic In honor of Earth Day yesterday, today I'm doing a feature on our Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spells. (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/NatureMagic.png)
Nature magic is associated with the life energy of plants and animals, evolution and survival of the fittest. Druids, elf mages, and orc shamans alike draw upon nature magic in various ways: sometimes calling upon the earth and vegetation itself and sometimes from their inner life force to augment natural fighting abilities to superior status. Nature spells include abilities to buff units power and life, mutate and transform beings into other creatures, animate and multiply life and heal and restore balance.
Here's a link (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg413#msg413) to the video I posted yesterday with our Druid using the Nature deck to defeat the Goblins.
Characters pictured: Botanical Sage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg342#msg342), Ant Warrior, and Giant Stag Beetle (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 24, 2018, 09:37:03 AM
Sneak Peak - Menu Here's a sneak peak at some of the work-in-progress items at the "campfire site menu" we are developing for Summoners Fate: (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Menu.png)
The armor your see here belongs to 2 of our characters - can you guess which ones? ;D
Ross explains more about the campfire menu in his DevLog here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322)
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 25, 2018, 09:02:32 AM
Squirrel Hurlin' Watch our Druid in action using her Squirrel attack power :o
This is part of a longer video that involves casting Animal Growth card on the Squirrel - watch that video here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg413#msg413).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 26, 2018, 12:31:54 PM
There is no Darkness without Light We've discussed the dark and fear-based magic of the Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) and the life energy of plants and animals with the Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spells. Now, let's visit our Celestial magic.
Celestial Magic (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) is associated with divine order, light, love, spiritual energy and the dimension of time. This magical energy is drawn from celestial beings and the existential ether that shapes and forms the basis of reality. Celestial spells include powerful healing and protection abilities, light energy that can banish demons of the Void and repel the destructive forces of Chaos, and the ability to control time itself.
Characters pictured: High Elf Warrior, Cleric, and Angel Warrior. Did you vote on her weapon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.0) in our vote a few months back? We plan for this sword to be a fire sword in game.
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 27, 2018, 12:55:16 PM
More Factions! Even more (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg412#msg412) factions! Factions Friday? ::) Let's get started:
Elves You've met our summoner, Albirich the Fighter Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg282#msg282) - a favorite from our first game Hero Mages (https://heromages.com). Now meet the new High Elf Wizard (left) and the High Elf Warrior (center). Read more about the Warrior's armor design here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg312#msg312).
Demons The stuff of nightmares! Meet our Demons, including our Demon Lord (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg24#msg24) - with his mighty war hammer - as well as our Succubus and Incubus (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg318#msg318) - with their crescent blade and double shotels, repectively.
Insectoids They're creepy, crawly, and...actually, pretty cool! The Insectoid faction (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0) is comprised of many insect-humanoid hybrids that will bug your opponent on the battlefield. We've been creating some weapons for them as well, making them extra fierce on the battlefield. Here we have our Scorpion Wasp, Preying Mantis, and Bi-Ped Ant.
Have a great weekend!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 28, 2018, 01:33:26 PM
Progress on Campfire Menu We recently featured (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg415#msg415) some work-in-progress components of our campfire menu. Ross is continuing to work hard on creating the dynamic and unique menu experience for Summoners Fate:
Ross has been envisioning the menu for 2 years now. Since players in many games like this spend time in the menu building their teams, selecting campaigns, etc., he wanted to swap the traditional, by-the-book menu for something more charming and natural. The feeling of being part of a team that is coming together at a fire pit in a campsite really spoke to the adventurous atmosphere we're creating for Summoners Fate.
Once we have the art in place, animation and sound effects will be added.
Read more of Ross's DevLog on the campfire menu design here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322).
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 29, 2018, 11:55:00 AM
Screenshot! Here's a screenshot I took during some gaming with Ross last night. He was playing the deck called the Mindgamers (all Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) characters that use the psychic and gravity spells) while I was playing the Skeleton Legion deck (chock-full of undead Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) goodies!).
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/LogoScreenshot Game Ross 4.28.png)
...and this would be just about the moment that things were definitely not looking good for Ross after casting "Skeleton Legion" 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 30, 2018, 10:47:08 AM
Newsletter Sign-Up It's that time again!
Our monthly newsletter is going out on Wednesday, May 2nd. If you haven't already, do sign up now. You can click here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe) to sign up directly or by visiting SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com).
The Exclusive First Look in this issue will be one you won't want to miss ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 01, 2018, 12:14:52 PM
Fire Examples Here are some variations on our lingering fire that hits after fireball blast where we are attempting to improve the feel of particles and better match the more cartoon-like visual style of the game:
OoOoh, firey ~said in Homer Simpson's voice
Polishing is something we are constantly keeping an eye on as we develop Summoners Fate, but much of the "wow!" polishing will be coming as we get closer to launch 8)
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Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 02, 2018, 10:24:10 AM
New Character - Cockatrice We are excited to unveil a new mythical character, the Cockatrice (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.msg423#msg423). While this creature is lesser known than some of our other mythical units (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.0), we love it and had to include it as a playable character for Summoners Fate.
For those not familiar with the Cockatrice, it is said to have the body of a dragon (or sometimes a serpent) and the head of a rooster. Our Cockatrice will have the ability to fly over obstacles and characters, a strategic maneuver that can mean the difference between winning and losing a battle.
Newsletter Sent Out Volume 20: Mastering Magic was sent out today. Make sure to check your Inboxes (including your Junk folder - even my copy goes there!) to see your newsletter and the exclusive first look video.
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Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 03, 2018, 09:57:38 AM
New Video - Double Treant Combo This clip is an example of how you can use Bonus Attacks to your advantage in game. Bonus Attacks trigger when an enemy unit is knocked into an ally. In this instance, since the Treants (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/photos/a.1827774674118651.1073741828.1807421659487286/1919475861615198/?type=3&theater) have Super Knockback - an ability that sends a character flying across the board up to 5 spaces - this fun game of "toss the Orc (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=60.msg313#msg313)" is possible:
Little Orc hot potato...
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Throwback Thursday! Ross dug up some old photos from the year 2000 of when he and I built a castle for our miniatures using cardboard, textured paint, and balsa wood. These miniatures were from Warhammer and Warhammer 40K and were all hand-painted by us. We do still have all our miniatures (plus many more we added to our collection), but sadly not the castle. (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/TBT.png) Any one else have collections of Warhammer, Reaper, or other miniatures? We'd love to see pictures! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 04, 2018, 01:07:20 PM
Manipulate the Fabric of Existence We've brought you Celestial (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112), Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88), and Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) magic features. Now let's deep dive into our Arcane magic, a favorite of those who enjoy mind games:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/ArcaneMagic.png) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaX6_QF675k) Characters pictured: Zenon the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg399#msg399), Arcane Giant, and Ice Queen
Arcane magic (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) is associated with the fundamental forces that define reality including gravity, materialization, and psychic energy. Long ago, an ancient race left relics of ancient texts and technology scattered across the world. Many of these relics were collected by the wizards of the Academy of Arcane Arts, where they study and use them to manipulate the fabric of existence. Arcane spells include abilities such as the manipulation of gravity, creation of forcefields, psychic attacks, and control of positioning on the board.
Who else is an Arcane fan? When you play against Ross, he will likely be holding this deck in his hands! ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 05, 2018, 01:39:31 PM
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 06, 2018, 09:21:47 AM
Level Making This weekend we've been making different maps to play for the soon-to-be-released early access multiplayer version of Summoners Fate. Here's Ross with our son last night creating some with Ross's editor tool:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1525623031496.png) Don't be fooled by his age; our little guy is quite the strategist and loves using game editors, such as in Geometry Dash and Battleblock Theater. I wonder where he gets it from... ???
We're then spending our evenings playtesting and learning when it comes to fun gameplay, "less is more;" meaning, while some blockades and traps are fun, too much is a hindrance.
Have a great Sunday!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 07, 2018, 09:53:26 AM
New Map Here's a new Swamp Map that we created. I took a quick snapshot playing the level just as the opponent Dark Elf Witch was flying over my Dwarf Warrior to attack Nova the Sorceress, my summoner:
What do you think so far? We will be adding more FX later, including mist and/or rain.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 08, 2018, 08:06:35 AM
Sweet Dreams are Made of These... We introduced (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg360#msg360) this Horror creature, the Shadow (part of the Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) deck); now see it animated!
We've had the question posed to us about where the idea of this creature came from. Ross and I have both had trouble sleeping over the years, and have some varying ideas about nightmares and "sleep demons." We've done research on some of the theories of the causes of sleep paralysis, such as the Pisadeira, the "old hag", sleep goblins, the succubus, etc., and we knew we wanted to include some sort of cryptid-type creature in Summoners Fate that represented nightmares and the fears that creep in your brain as your eyes start to close.
We're still deciding on this creatures powers in game; what ideas do you have? ???
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 09, 2018, 09:04:16 AM
Red Dragon Screenshot Here's a screenshot we took recently during a game with Li the Pyromancer and her Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) deck vs. Sylvia the Druid (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407) and her Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) deck:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/ScreenShot 2018-04-30 at 9.54.58 PM.png)
Couple things I want to point out to give context:
In case you did not know, yes, we have playable Dragons (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg404#msg404) in game and they are awesome!
The blue button in the upper left-hand corner is an Undo button. Undoing is available only within your turn, not whenever you want during the game. We'll do a post in the future explaining this mechanic.
See the heavily armored red Dreadnought (upper left)? We've implemented a separate "armor bar" for characters with heavy armor that will need to be destroyed before any damage to the character's health is affected. We'll talk more about this in a future post as well.
The dead tree in the upper left and the scorched area are as a result of two cast spells, Dragons Breath and Fireball. Many of our spells have a dynamic quality where the terrain will actually be affected by the actions of the characters, such as cutting down trees blocking your view. Learn more about these two spells:
I'll be featuring Chaos (aka: Fire Spells!) spells soon - check back ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 10, 2018, 03:17:48 PM
Brown Ant Animation Bugs. Insects. INSECTOIDS (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0)!
We get it; insects are not necessarily everyone's thing. However, for those who secretly wanted to be an entomologist (like my 5-year-old daughter does) or who loved games like SimAnt (like Ross did) or who had an ant farm and a pet praying mantis (also Ross), we have the playable faction for you! Here's the Brown Ant's animation. You'll see we've added a weapon for it:
What do you think? ;D
Hero Mages Currently Down We are currently migrating from one website to another - for the better! - and our Hero Mages server is currently down. We apologize for the inconvenience, and should have it up soon. Thanks for your patience!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 11, 2018, 01:05:43 PM
Casting Bunnies in a Cave, as you do...
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/CaveBunnyScreen Shot 2018-04-16 at 4.04.37 PM.png)
Here's a recent Screenshot from an epic game of Albirich the Fighter Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg282#msg282) and his Celestial (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) deck (pictured) vs. Sylvia the Druid (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407) and her Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) deck in a cave environment. As you can see, Ross was being overrun with summoned Killer Bunnies, who then were mutated (as you see in the two surrounding Albirich) to become super bunnies! A few things to note:
The white nests you see on the board are spider nests. We realized after seeing this screenshot that there were too big, so we have since shrunk them down. They don't currently do anything, but will likely spawn baby spiders on the board
See the red upside down triangles? That notes the opponent. See the red rightside up triangles inside? We added this for our colorblind players since we used the green/red colors to notate yourself/enemy, respectively
The 3rd card in the deck showing is different from the other two. That is because these cards are neutral - what we are calling "Free Will" cards - that any summoner can use. This will also include some characters that will be Free Will. Here's the card: (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Bloodlust.png)
Here are the cards used to mutate those Killer Bunnies:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 12, 2018, 10:13:38 AM
Oni Smash! Watch our Summoners Fate Oni demon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=19.msg256#msg256):
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For those of you not familiar with this mythical creature, in Japanese mythology Onis are generally male demonic creatures that resemble ogres or demons. They are huge, strong, and very frightening. Their appearances can vary, but they most often have blue or red skin, wild hair, claws, horns, and carry a kanabō, a spiked and extremely heavy war club.
We aimed to stay close to the traditional description and depiction of Onis, and added some of our own uniqueness. What do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 13, 2018, 09:14:43 AM
Mother's Day Happy Mother's Day to all our mother & soon-to-be-mother players! ;D
(Character pictured left to right: Botanical Sage, Fairy Queen, Empress Camille (upper), Conjurer, Ironclad Solider (upper), Tribal Warrior, Angel Warrior, Dark Elf Witch, Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper Warrior, Orc Huntress)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 14, 2018, 09:18:03 AM
Dwarves! In Summoners Fate, we have our fair amount of creepy (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg24#msg24), huge (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg338#msg338), cute (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg296#msg296), and unique (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg311#msg311) characters your can play as. We also have many beloved traditional (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg29#msg29) characters that make RPGs instantly recognizable, such as...
I'm so excited to share this screenshot with you guys. This map we created is the Gladiator Pit. All the spikes on the walls and on the map itself are interactive - meaning yes, you can damage your opponent by knocking them into the spikes!
The pink orb glow around Zenon the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg399#msg399) is a spell he cast on himself is Forcefield. Here's (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg427#msg427) a video we recently posted that showcases this Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell. Also here's the card art to take a closer look:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 16, 2018, 08:41:06 AM
We Bring You...Chaos! So far we've done features on 4 out of the 6 card classes - Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg409#msg409), Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg414#msg414), Celestial (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg417#msg417), and Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg426#msg426) magic. Now is the time for havoc and destruction...
CHAOS (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147)! When chaos energy flares into the physical world, its manifestations are unstable and cause potent destructive force. While destructive, Chaos is not inherently evil, and many good and innocent individuals are gifted (or cursed as some say) with the power to channel Chaos Magic. For example, Nova the Sorceress, is a notable Chaos sorceress. At a young age, she unintentionally destroyed her village with fire when her born powers were first triggered, though she herself is not malicious like the Dreadnoughts - evil inclined beings motivated by the desire to destroy the world.
In Summoners Fate, Chaos spells grant powerful destructive abilities and have the highest damage output per cost of any other magic group.
Some of the cards we've shown here may look familiar to you. With the first card, top left - Cleansing Fire - we held a vote (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg362#msg362) on which sketch art we should go with and chose the winning vote. With the second card - Spoil the Surprise - we showed sketch art (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg402#msg402) along the way to developing the final look of this important card. Finally in the Gate of Fate card, you may recognize the outline of the shadowy figure as our own Anthropod Walker (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg185#msg185), the nightmarish insectoid-crab-humanoid hybrid character.
Who's our Chaos fans? ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 17, 2018, 10:16:57 AM
Recent Card Icons We received very positive feedback from yesterday's Chaos post (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg441#msg441) - it seems many of you are very excited about that fiery destructive class - and I don't blame you! ;D
Today I will be showcasing some art we are finishing up for Card Icons:
MANA SURGE > Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell > Generate 2 mana.
YOUR SOUL IS MINE > Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) spell > Give target enemy Death Trigger: Return to the board under your control.
CLEANSE > Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell > Remove all Status Effects, traps, and surprises from the board.
MATING SEASON > Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell > Draw up to 3 Insectoid cards from your deck and add them to your hand.
Bug Reporting Ross is currently working on implementing a Bug Reporting system to go out with the Early Access version. The way this will work is when the game generates an error or the user finds a bug, a report is automatically created where the user can add their notes to be sent right to us. This will be efficient for us to fix inevitable bugs/errors that will occur, especially in the early access stages, and we can squash those bugs!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 18, 2018, 11:45:16 AM
Early Access We are plugging away at getting the Early Access multiplayer experience finished and sent out. If you were an Early Access (and above) backer during our successful Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=356254&token=bc2b7682), we'll be getting those out very soon! We are so excited to get it in your hands to start playing and hearing your feedback on our hard work so far.
Here's us doing some gaming recently. Sorry for the blurriness; it was our 5-year-old's first time taking a picture!
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Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 19, 2018, 01:17:20 PM
More WIP Menu Development We are working on the layout and design for the main menu of Summoners Fate. We recently featured some other WIP menu items (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg415#msg415) - now see our latest:
Fun, right? Ross had a vision that one of the menu options - Cards where, as you might guess, you can select the cards and decks you want to play - should be on something different from a typical wooden table. Then :BAM: he had a vision of an animated giant tortoise whose back would be used as the table.
What do you think so far? We're planning to make the spell books bigger and add some other details, such as possibly a mana potion and a mortar and pestle. The tortoise won't walk away, but likely his head will animate a bit, maybe his tail, too.
Read more about Ross's development of the Campfire Menu here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 20, 2018, 11:04:42 AM
Screenshot Classic battle - Skeletons (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446) vs. Emperor Cosme (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg411#msg411) and his soldiers, the Ironclads (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=7.msg13#msg13)
Skeleton Reaver A lethal mix of skeleton & demon, the Reaver can deliver a devastating death blow with his morning star. His brittle old bones are easily turned to dust - luckily, he is protected by his massive shield. (In game powers: High damage, low life, Shield - Blocks the next attack)
Skeleton Warrior He is the basic infantry of the skeleton army. Make no mistake, however - he is a formidable opponent who can use his shield to block incoming attacks. In greater numbers, Warriors can surround enemies in an unbreakable formation of shields and whittle their enemy down to the bones. (In game powers: Shield - Blocks the next attack)
Necromancer A powerful wizard, she was doomed to a life of eternal war. The Necromancer harnesses the dark arts to summon Skeleton Warriors whenever she attacks. Quite quickly, the battlefield is filled with her undead minions storming her enemies.
Skeleton Breaker Horrifying & dominating, the Skeleton Breaker is the elite guard of the skeleton army. He wields a massive two-handed cleaver that “breaks” the enemy, knocking them back & preventing counter attacks. He's unfeeling, unrelenting, and unforgettable on the battlefield.
Skeleton Archer Using his steadfast bow that has joined him in the afterlife, the Skeleton Archer can terrorize his foes with his steady arrows & his uncanny presence. When defended by Warriors, the Archer uses his long, bony fingers to unleash an endless shower of arrows upon his enemies. (In game powers: Ranged Attack)
Liche King Somewhere between Withered and Skeleton lies the summoner Liche King. His horrifying appearance is matched by his horrifying ability on the battlefield - with each damage he does to his opponent, he heals himself equally - literally sucking the life out of his enemies and getting stronger...
Skeleton Captain Fearsome and cruel, he cackles with delight at the terror of his enemies on the battlefield, especially when he surprises them with a lunge attack using his trusty spear. When this skeletal leader is around, his allies are granted a stat boost. (In game powers: He can attack diagonally with his spear (Lunge) and has a Shield.)
We also have a few other members of the Skeleton race including the Dragon, Giant, and the Hound. Check them out here on our new Skeleton feature page (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446) in our Characters, Spells & Art (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=6.0) section of our Forums.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 22, 2018, 10:07:49 AM
Any Device You Want, You Got It Did you know that our mobile Summoners Fate version will be available in Portrait and Landscape mode? I show a lot of screenshots in the traditional Landscape mode, but we first set out to design a game that could be easily played with one hand on Portrait mode, something we felt was definitely missing from the mobile gaming world. Here's an example of a Portrait screenshot (fans of our Skeleton race (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446), rejoice!):
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2018-03-21 at 7.21.09 PM.png)
Did you also know that Summoners Fate will be a cross-platform game? It will be available to play on PC, Mac, and any number of mobile devices. While this gives us much more challenges insofar as programming, graphics, each platform having different design rules, etc., we are committed to providing a unique and easily accessible game experience that takes into account the device you want to play on, color-blindness, handedness - that is left- vs right-handedness, and much more.
Here a video where Ross showcases these features:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 23, 2018, 12:22:06 PM
Finished Spell Art As you know, we have a very developed playable race of Insectoids (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg71#msg71) in Summoners Fate. Within this eclectic group is several choices in Ants with both biped vs. quadruped options, as well as various colors. This led to the idea of the Nature (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) spell "Ants at a Picnic" which summons Ant Soldiers on all spaces surrounding target enemy. They each attack, then vanish from battlefield; the idea being that they are a easy to defeat, but still quite annoying, such as ants at a picnic ;D
We showed the sketch (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg374#msg374) of this spell back in March. Now see the finished spell icon:
Notice in this post I included a shot of a quadruped ant (top left) and a biped one (bottom right). Also notice that we used art of actual Summoners Fate characters being carried off the picnic tablecloth. Can you guess who these annoyed-looking characters are?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 24, 2018, 01:24:38 PM
Throwback Thursday (and a NEW Video!) My how far we've come! We were looking at some old screenshots of when we were first starting to create Summoners Fate. This first screenshot uses art from our first strategy game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com).
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/TBT2.png)
What a difference, right? And it's just getting better each day of polish ;)
For more "Throwback Thursday" fun, here's an old animation GIF from 2016 vs. one we recorded yesterday (new video!). Take a look at the incredible difference:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/OldSchoolPropheciesLoop.gif) Old school
And now!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 25, 2018, 01:38:36 PM
Exciting Announcement for Early Access Folks (and a New Raw Gameplay Video!) Great news! If you were part of the "Early Access Elite" rewards or higher during our Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven?ref=356254&token=bc2b7682), we will be releasing Summoners Fate Early Access next week!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Animated GIF-source.gif) Our 'dancing' Rock Golem is excited for the Early Access Elites
We will let you know more details next week. Make sure you've got your Backer Survey completed and sent back.
To celebrate, here's a 3-minute raw gameplay video with Ross! Note: he is playing both characters.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 26, 2018, 02:47:25 PM
Screenshot Saturday Sylvia the Druid (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407): I'll just go ahead and drop this Fireball right here...
I don't know about you, but that Infest one really stays with me after looking at it! :-[ ;) Let's learn more about these cards:
INFEST > Nature spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88) > Deal 3 damage and give Death Trigger: Summon a random Insectoid (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0).
SWIFT STRIKE > Celestial spell (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112) > Surprise (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg350#msg350): When target unit is attacked, they strike the enemy first. Note: this card uses art inspired by our own Samurai (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg29#msg29) playable character
What do you think? Who's excited to see these in color?!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 28, 2018, 10:23:07 AM
Animation Feature - Li the Pyromancer Check out the animations for one of our Chaos summoners - Li, our Pyromancer (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg455#msg455):
For our fans of Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) spells (fire!), this Summoner will be one of your favorites.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 29, 2018, 10:17:44 AM
Desert Skirmish Gameplay Video & Some Breakdowns In the harsh desert environment, two Summoners meet to do PvP battle. Zenon the Arch Mage controls the arcane powers of gravity manipulation and mind control. Sylvia the Druid has the almighty power of throwing squirrels. Who. Will. Triumph?
There are MANY fun and tactical moments in this video insofar as gaming rules of Summoners Fate, such as backstabbing bonuses, counterattacks, characters' special abilities, and more. I'm going to break down three interesting moments and explain them more in depth here:
1. Taunt Soul Reaver has a special ability called Taunt. Taunt will force adjacent enemies to attack her first. Because we utilize auto counterattacks (which can be countered with shields or by attacking from the rear - backstabbing), this power is...well, quite powerful! You will see this visibly displayed in the video by the aura emanating around her during this video. Watch the Squirrel try to attack a different character before being forced to attack her, and its ultimate demise:
2. Making Characters into Bombs In this video, watch Sylvia the Druid use Detonate, a Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.0) spell, on the Squirrel she hurled (her attack) at Zenon the Arch Mage. That does some damage, then she takes it a step further by turning the Squirrel into a bomb. When the Squirrel attacks Zenon, he automatically attacks back (counter-attack), which is fine by Sylvia because by defeating the Squirrel, Zenon has caused much trouble for himself! Take a look at this sweet combo and clever use of counter-attack:
3. Maximizing Backstabbing Bonuses Towards the end of the original video, Zenon uses his Arcane deck to pull off a beautiful and wonderfully manipulative combo. As you'll see in this clip, he first casts Teleport to transport across the board to attack Sylvia from behind, thus eliminating her ability to counter-attack. He takes it a step farther by then casting Off Sides, an Arcane (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.0) spell (created by one of our players for his Kickstarter reward!) that swaps the position of your Summoner with any unit. He swaps position with the mighty Arcane Giant, who does 5 damage against both Sylvia and her adjacent guardian, the Rogue, with his mighty crescent blade. Watch the fun unfold:
There are many more awesome moments at play here, and we'll continue to point them out in videos to come! What were some of your favorite moments in this desert skirmish?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 30, 2018, 09:29:18 AM
Game Dev Update Today Ross is adding in a Chat feature for multiplayer games. We want players to have the ability to talk to each other and know who they are playing against when playing against another human player vs. AI.
Or should we add an AI chat? That could get interesting really fast... ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 31, 2018, 09:52:45 AM
Hello all!
Exciting news is coming today 8)
Check back, we'll be posting about it soon
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 01, 2018, 01:15:53 PM
Announcement! The wait is finally over! Kickstarter Early Access build for is ready for you to enjoy 🎮
Read all about it here (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven/posts/2202787) (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Early Access.png) (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven/posts/2202787)
See you on the Summoners Fate battlefield...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 02, 2018, 02:52:30 PM
Gaming! Our first night with our Kickstarter Early Access (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg462#msg462) build was a success! What a fun night. I know Ross and our son Wesley had a blast playing with many of you.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/wordswag_1527970754092.png) No filter needed
Thank you for the feedback so far!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 03, 2018, 02:38:30 PM
Landscape or Portrait? Summoners Fate will be available on PC, Mac, and mobile devices.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Portrait or Landscape2.png)
With the mobile version, you will have the option of playing in Portrait and Landscape mode at any time during the game. If you flip your phone, the cards and players will adjust. The other player - whether human or AI - will not be affected. The above picture showcases the same game shot, 2 different ways.
So go ahead; flip away!
Happy Sunday ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 04, 2018, 08:42:17 AM
Summoners Fate Monthly Newsletter Sign-Up It's that time again! Make sure you don't miss fun Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter. It's free and easy; just click here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe) to sign up directly or visit our webpage (https://summonersfate.com) to sign up.
Character pictured: Celestial Steampunk Timekeeper. Learn more about this unique race here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=58.msg278#msg278).
GameDev Update Thanks to your diligent bug reporting and feedback, Ross is hard at work on the next build for the Elites, including the iOS build. Our goal is to get that out as soon as possible.
Also, we've had many people inquire about when the build will be released beyond the Elite group. We will be announcing opportunities for additional playtesters; stay tuned!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 05, 2018, 01:05:03 PM
Get Out and Enjoy Nature... Here's a recent screenshot from gaming with a Kickstarter Elite gamer:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/LogovsTlarkSquirrels.png) (Name cropped out at top for privacy)
The Nature deck (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88), with its various animal and plant summons as well as "squirrel hurling" (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg416#msg416) and cards such as Animal Growth:
is becoming a favorite among the Kickstarter Elites. Let me point out some fun things of note in this screenshot. 1. Physical representation of explosion on the board
As you can see here, there had been a previous spell cast that caused an explosion. That explosion not only left behind charred Earth, but also burned up a previously-green-and-healthy tree. To note here, the environment of Summoners Fate battlefields on not just for artistic sake, they serve purposes and are dynamic.
Did you notice this strange beast in the initial screenshot? This is the result of casting the Animal Growth card (shown earlier in the post) on a Squirrel. Now it is equipped with a...beatin' stick! ;D More importantly, it becomes a formidable 4/4 character (possibly more if other effects are on it) playing on your side.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 06, 2018, 11:01:08 AM
Liche King Makes His Own Friends Liche King summons skeletal buddies to his side and doubles his team size. Watch:
Take THAT, Bear!
This clip is from a longer gameplay video. Watch the complete video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrU_b-5hrc).
Newsletter is Out Summoners Fate Newsletter Volume 21: Gaming Freedom went out today; make sure to check your Inbox and Junk Mail folders. Did you enjoy the Newsletter exclusive first look? ;D
To subscribe for July's issue, sign up here. (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 07, 2018, 01:54:24 PM
A Classic Pairing Angels vs. demons, light vs. dark, good vs. evil...Let's Battle!
Characters pictured - Demons: Incubus, Demon Lord, Red Imp and Hellhound
Characters pictured - Angels: Golden Dragon, Angel Warrior, and Cleric
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 08, 2018, 01:58:12 PM
Feature: Titus, the Gladiator One character we are hearing a lot about in early access testing is Titus, our Gladiator:
Titus (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg234#msg234) is a unique character in that he has the ability to throw his harpoon at an opponent (which causes Damage), pull the opponent toward him, and then cause further melee damage. Yes, DOUBLE the damage! This attack can be further satisfying by adding opponents adjacent to where the harpooned character is pulled:
This video features the "move and shoot" control for special characters like the gladiator, and allows you to release to select designated move and then select a new target to attack at range. As I discussed earlier, this ability allows for some interesting team work combos, such as here as the Gladiator and Giant Skeleton work together to take down a goblin archer.
Can you see why Titus is quickly becoming a favorite? ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 09, 2018, 03:34:24 PM
Screenshot Saturday It's always fun when our grinning Air Elemental makes its appearance:
Learn more about the Air Elemental and some other Elementals of Summoners Fate here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=9.msg15#msg15).
Wondering what that orange aura emanating from our Soul Reaver is? It is the animated physical representation of her Taunt ability. I discuss Taunt and show it in action in a video here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg458#msg458).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 10, 2018, 02:28:25 PM
Spells & Characters Some of the art featured on our spell cards are inspired directly from our 200+ characters themselves. Take a look at a few featured here: (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Spells&Art.png)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 11, 2018, 07:54:29 AM
Vote Now Which of these characters would you like to meet next? (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/WhoMeetNext.png)
Vote now by clicking here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=80.0)
The winning character will be revealed on Tuesday.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 12, 2018, 04:12:49 PM
Meet the... The votes are in (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg515#msg515) and tallied from yesterday. Thank you to all of you who passionately cast your vote, you rock 8) The winning character to be revealed is...
What do you think of the newest Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.0) character? This scavenger character will have some interesting abilities on the battlefield unlike any other...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 13, 2018, 06:59:26 PM
GameDev Update Ross is busy working on the rasterizer that will improve textures for iOS and improve gameplay all around.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 14, 2018, 05:24:27 PM
Watch Out for This Sucker Somewhere between Withered (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg245#msg245) and Skeleton (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446) lies the summoner Liche King...
His horrifying appearance is matched by his horrifying ability on the battlefield - with each damage he does to his opponent, he heals himself equally - literally sucking the life out of his enemies and getting stronger...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 15, 2018, 03:49:21 PM
...I won. 8) Beating a Yeti in its own snowy environment - so much fun.
Have a great Friday night! Hope you all are doing some fun gaming.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 16, 2018, 04:45:26 PM
GameDev Saturday Game run quality is very important to Ross and me. To get Summoners Fate to run beautifully on PC, Mac, and various mobile devices, Ross must do a lot of optimization and adaptations. He's been working hard on that today and finishing up the technical design to get the iOS build completed.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 17, 2018, 02:37:44 PM
Happy Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to all our father & soon-to-be-father players! Here's some of our "father and child" characters ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 18, 2018, 07:33:48 PM
GameDev Update Today Ross and our animator Peter discussed some exciting directions for the single-player campaigns. As you know, Summoners Fate will not only be cross-platform but also encompass a rich single-player experience, asynchronous, real-time and on-demand, "desynchronous" cross-platform multiplayer. Of course, you will also play how you want with support for both landscape and portrait modes.
Have some ideas for single-player you'd love to share? We have a board for that (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=4.0)! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 19, 2018, 07:36:13 PM
Horrors on Parade A gathering of ghouls and creatures, what a sight! From your D20 Friends Have a good night! ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 20, 2018, 10:16:18 AM
Fixing Bugs Like a Boss With our Early Access players, one of their tasks is letting us know about bugs in our game. While we wish they weren't there, with any early game play, it is inevitable as it is difficult to foresee all fringe cases. Ross created a streamlined and automated process for bug reports that requires less effort on our players' part and provides clear details to him about what the bug specifically is and why it occurred. He created a video to show how he's leveraging the player community and in-game telemetry and automated reporting system to find and fix bugs like a boss. 8) Watch:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 21, 2018, 06:45:25 PM
Bugs!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/ForumScorption.gif) Scorpion Wasp...watch out for that stinger!
Today Ross has been working on bug fixes that have been reported through our system (see the video (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg528#msg528) we posted yesterday) during our Early Access. This is great for both EA players and future players as the more inevitable bugs 'caught' now, the better our released version will be!
Early Access Folks To our Early Access Elites - do make sure you are checking the main page for the early access closed beta forum updates. Better yet, make sure you subscribe to the board so you never miss a post.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 22, 2018, 02:28:45 PM
Who are Our Archer Fans? While often melee and magical attacks get a lot of glory - not to mention the rip of giant claws of, say, a mighty Dragon or a gruesome Troll! - ranged attacks are quite powerful and often an underestimated strategic advantage. These units can stay in the shadows and protect against melee attacks, and are usually only limited by line of sight. Meet some of the Archers of Summoners Fate:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 23, 2018, 10:37:09 AM
Blue Cave Screenshot One of my favorite settings for Summoners Fate (and there are many of them) is the Blue Cave. The crystal-filled room has an eerie and otherworldly quality to it, and is the perfect home to various spiders and supernatural beings...
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/BlueCave2.png)In this game, Nova the Sorceress just smacked my Dark Elf Scorpion with her staff.
Fun Fact: Did you wonder why the life bar above Nova has a shaded look vs. all red? This was added for our color-blind players to distinguish between enemy health bars and their own characters.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 24, 2018, 05:27:52 PM
Throw Back Sunday Step right up, test our our latest strategy game...
Here was me in 2009 at Gen Con in Indianapolis, all ready to do some gaming with attendees! This was a booth for our first game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com), and we met so many awesome future players of our game.
Ross and I will be planning our future 'cons' and events to attend to spread the word about Summoners Fate soon, and we can't wait to hit the road and get gamers PUMPED!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 25, 2018, 05:01:22 PM
Updates to Campfire Menu We've made some updates, thanks to our amazing animator Peter, to our campfire menu. Check out the PVP flags waving in the wind:
What do you think so far?
To learn more about the campfire menu, read Ross's devlog here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg322#msg322)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 26, 2018, 05:00:55 PM
Gate of Fate The gate is placed igniting the portal What will next emerge- Undead, monster or mortal?
Today we are featuring this fun Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) spell - and chaotic it is! By using this spell, you place a physical gateway on the board that will summon whatever is the next available unit in your hand.
This card features the silhouette of our Anthropod Walker (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg279#msg279), seen here:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 27, 2018, 07:17:29 PM
GameDev & Biking Update!
Ross has been hard at work finishing up bug fixes and planning our single-player missions.
On a separate note, Ross has been working a bit each evening to teach our little guy how to ride a bike, and tonight he got it for the first time! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 28, 2018, 05:57:47 PM
Animating a Tortoise We are working with our animator on making our campfire menu more dynamic. Earlier this week I showed you this video (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg540#msg540) showcasing the flags of PVP moving. Now see the animation for the Tortoise Table, where you will create your decks for your battles:
What do you think so far?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 29, 2018, 07:13:44 PM
Combo! Summoners Fate features a combo mechanic that's triggered when an enemy is pushed into an ally via an attack with knockback. In this video, I've added some VFX and SFX to emphasize the combos being triggered as well as the "Overkill" mechanic where the unit has been defeated by damage greater than its remaining life.
*Note: This is work in progress ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: Scribe on June 30, 2018, 01:33:18 AM
Sorry to say, but I'm not a big fan of these additions. Too intrusive imho.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 30, 2018, 07:34:12 PM
Saturday Fun Today we took a bit of a break and watched a great new sci-fi show on Netflix called "Dark Matter." Has anyone else watched this? We really enjoyed it.
Have a great Saturday night! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 01, 2018, 12:26:31 PM
Sunday Sketch-to-Finished Here is the development of the Abysmal End card art from sketch through to finished:
Destroy an ally unit and deal damage equal to its power to all enemy units.
Card art features one of our playable Dragon characters!
Future Replies to Daily Updates We've created a topic over on our Game Discussions (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?board=3.0) board where you can post your questions, opinions, and feedback to these daily updates. Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=86.0) to interact with us, and make sure to subscribe to the board.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 02, 2018, 03:58:00 PM
Newsletter Time! Make sure you don't miss any Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
It's free and easy; just click here (https://ow.ly/kWyS30kkuJU) to sign up directly or visit SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 03, 2018, 05:28:46 PM
Thank You! We've had an influx of new players to our Forum community! To all those who are new to joining and visiting our forums - welcome! We invite feedback, quips, conversation, and ideas for game aspects always. Also, I recommend your Subscribe to our Daily Updates so you don't miss any. Here are the instructions. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=29.msg55#msg55)
To our current gamers here - you guys ROCK! 8) Thanks for continuing to support us and building a fun community.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 04, 2018, 09:12:59 AM
Independence Day Happy 4th of July from our Red, White (Frost) and Blue Dragons!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/RWB.png)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 05, 2018, 04:21:01 PM
Listening to Early Access Feedback on Spike Rules Early Access (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg462#msg462) players have expressed confusion on the triggering of spike traps. One concern has to do with knockback. Players expect a character with knockback to cause a unit to take damage when being hit into a spike (makes sense right?) but the issue with the game was that the spikes wouldn't actually trigger damage unless the unit changed position during the knockback (ex: a character was knocked back to a new position that was next to a spike).
The second issue players had was confusion over spikes triggering damage when a character was pushed on a space next to spikes, but not directionally into the spikes. This was happening because the game trigger only checked for "enter position next to spikes". Ross has addressed the feedback by adding calculations to determine the force angle. Now, spikes will only deal damage if the unit is pushed directionally into the spikes.
Here's an older video that contains some of the old ways of spike damage. We'll update with a new one soon!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 06, 2018, 07:19:43 PM
Dog Day of Summer (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/e918f04c8ade210c81bace506ed3769e_original.gif)
It has been quite HOT here in Utah the past week, and so I thought I'd bring our our resident "dog day of summer" - our Hellhound Puppy! 8)
Have a great Friday night, and hopefully you all have some fun gaming tonight!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 07, 2018, 05:16:43 PM
Shocking! One of my favorite Elementals is our Lightning Elemental:
Learn more about it, as well as some of our other Elementals and Golems here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=9.msg15#msg15).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 09, 2018, 01:45:02 PM
Choose Wisely Where should the Skeleton Warrior move? Make your choice... ;D
Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=86.0) to let us know where YOU think it should go!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 10, 2018, 07:44:19 PM
Ice Bomb/Spike Block/Crystal Golem Combo! Fun action sequence from a recent game played. This sequence was possible because the Ice Bomb (which currently has fire placeholder art ;)) spell cast by Zenon the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg399#msg399) has Knockback, causing Li the Pyromancer (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg456#msg456) to go flying into the spikes:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 11, 2018, 07:03:11 PM
GameDev Update From Ross: Rounding out the fixes in version 0.25.1, I'm responding to player feedback regarding the undead's ability to steal life from their opponent. Previously, the Liche King would steal life equal to the damage dealt (in this case three) regardless of the target's remaining life. Players felt it was hard to conceive how the Liche King could steal 3 life from a 1/1 squirrel (point taken) and that it was especially out of context for effect to steal life when damaging armor. I wanted to address these concerns without our undead fans feeling the Liche King was being nerfed. The answer: I made him more powerful (albeit in a different way) while removing the perceived exploits and keeping him within context of his abilities. First, I made it so that life steal can only drain up to the maximum power of the attack or remaining life of the victim (whichever is smaller). Then, to address the armor, I gave him the Pierce ability which has a twofold effect of depleting all armor AND disarming block. So, instead of stealing life from the armor, the Liche King now cuts through it, getting to taste the sweet sweet lifeforce within.
See both changes in action within this video. Also notice that I have added a separate smaller blue number indicator to distinguish damage to armor from damage to life.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 12, 2018, 07:53:22 PM
Take THAT, Skeleton Legion! Check out how Li the Pyromancer levels the playing field against the Skeleton horde with the Conflagration spell!
(Note: those were MY skeletons ???)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 13, 2018, 03:33:05 PM
Prepare for Battle, Early Access iOS Players! We are excited to announce the rollout of v0.25.1 for Summoners Fate early access players. In this second release of our Early Access Build, we've added support for iOS, addressed nearly all of the received player feedback, and fixed all known app crashes and reported bugs.
Read more about this rollout in our latest Kickstarter update (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven/posts/2237443).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 14, 2018, 07:52:05 PM
Druid & Her Animal Army Here's a recent screenshot during a battle with an early access gamer (name removed for privacy). As you can see, the Chat feature adds to the fun 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 16, 2018, 09:19:38 AM
Engage Hyperspeed! Watch as Albirich the Fighter Mage casts "Hyperspeed" on the Bard, enabling her to double her move distance and take out Zenon the Arch Mage:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 17, 2018, 02:19:57 PM
New! Dev Log 5 Available to Read We’ve discussed and shared a lot about the characters, cards and tactical gameplay aspects of Summoners Fate. Now, I’d like to share more about our single player and metagame experience and how our approach sets us apart from other tactics card game and RPG experiences.
Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg580#msg580) to continue reading Ross's newest Dev Log about the metagame of Summoners Fate!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 18, 2018, 06:28:41 PM
Discord Are you looking for more real-time interaction? Make sure you join our Summoners Fate Discord here (https://discordapp.com/invite/6rZkzAx)! Ross has been sharing some updates there, check it out and chat with the game creator. 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 19, 2018, 01:46:49 PM
Single Player Update Today's single player development update: Ross got the game to dynamically configure and store procedurally generated levels as data that can be loaded/restored in future session.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 20, 2018, 05:07:07 PM
Game Dev Update Today, Ross did some more work on the single player campaign procedural level generation system. First, he created a encounters table that, so far, allow him to create monster groups that players will appear in procedurally generated levels. He's also created a procedural dungeon system that will create a multi-stage dungeon by combining rooms from a randomly selected set of levels.
Anyone gaming tonight? ;) Happy Friday!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 21, 2018, 08:07:18 PM
Screenshot Saturday Husband vs. wife. Skeletons (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446) vs. Skeletons. Let's do this. 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 22, 2018, 03:12:47 PM
Angry Amphibians Green. Tribal. Savagely wicked. Meet our Frog Demon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=18.msg590#msg590)! This creature is giant in stature, brandishes a two-handed axe, and will not calmly hop away onto a lily pad! What do you think?
We will have a whole host of various demons to join Summoners Fate; we can't wait to introduce them all! This Frog Demon was first revealed in Volume 21 of our monthly newsletter. Volume 23 comes out next week - make sure you have signed up here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 23, 2018, 08:26:38 PM
Visual Representation of Procedurally Generated Map Here's a WIP algorithm Ross wrote for creating a procedurally generated branching saga map for Summoners Fate. Each numbered node represents a playable level. Starting from left to right, the player can choose a path of 10 levels out of possible 20 to complete the sequence. In this example, Ross hard coded the first, 9th, and 10th tiers to a fixed number of nodes. The algorithm can be customized with any number of nodes and tiers, creating limitless combinations of potential paths for players to choose. Ultimately, nodes will be customizable with symbols representing meaningful choices in types of level and monsters that may be encountered within the environment (trees for forests, skulls for dungeons, buildings for towns, etc.):
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 24, 2018, 06:48:31 PM
Squirrel Overrun! The humiliation of being defeated by beefed-up squirrels....
Learn more about Sylvia the Druid here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg407#msg407).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 26, 2018, 06:14:02 PM
Procedurally Generated Map Progress Earlier this week, we showed you the procedurally-generated map that we are working on for our single-player campaign. Check it out here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg592#msg592).
Here is some icons taking the place of numbers. Ross is really moving along on having many options for the single-player campaign so that it is replayable, strategic, and fun! We can't wait to show you more.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 27, 2018, 03:47:39 PM
Card Feature Earlier this month, we received great feedback from our Abysmal End (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg558#msg558) card first look. Now, take a look at Necrotic Blast. This card features our Black Dragon character in the card art.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/NecroticBlast.png) About this card:
> Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) spell > Units in target cone receive -1/-1
What do you think? Let us know here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=86.0)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 28, 2018, 06:40:24 PM
Future Summoners Fate Character? We took a small break from technology to visit some ancient friends outdoors...
Got us thinking...addition to our Reptis race - dinosaurs? :o
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 29, 2018, 05:38:00 PM
Gameplay Sunday From Ross: Sometimes, the AI I wrote for Summoners Fate delightfully impresses me. In this video, watch as the Fighter Mage powers up for a massive attack against my Summoner and makes a clever move of using the Gladiator to pull the Fire Elemental out of the way, and using the bard to inspire before chopping out half of my remaining health.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 30, 2018, 01:44:46 PM
Newsletter Sign Up Make sure you don't miss any Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
It's free and easy; just click here (https://ow.ly/kWyS30kkuJU) to sign up directly or visit SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com)
Character pictured: Marauder Metalist designed by player Chris Sides. Learn more about this character here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg347#msg347).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 31, 2018, 04:28:31 PM
Progression Tracking Today's progress report: Ross has implemented Progression Tracking for single player campaigns. The prophecy map will now save your progress in the map as well as control access to levels based on the path player chooses. Additionally, your hero stats and spells will carry over from level to level.
Characters pictured left to right: Bramble Elemental, Carniflower (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg311#msg311), Botanical Sage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg342#msg342), Frog Demon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg591#msg591), Water Dragon, Albirich the Fighter Mage, Bard (upper), and Ninja (lower)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 02, 2018, 12:35:24 PM
TBT I saw that GenCon started today, and it reminded me of 9 (yes, NINE!) years ago, when we presented our first CCG game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com), there all weekend. We met so many fantastic people, played a lot of games, learned about the awesome cosplay culture, and unveiled Ross's first indie game to all the GenCon attendants. It was an awesome weekend, and we look forward to future Cons with Summoners Fate. 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 03, 2018, 05:14:34 PM
GameDev Update Today Ross is working on the deck builder flow layout. This involves designing a clean and modern UI that helps you to select your characters and build your deck. The tricky part is not only providing space because there are so many character and card choices, but also - for our mobile version - making this UI readable and easy to use in both landscape and portrait. We definitely loaded the work on by making sure our game is available for PC and mobile, portrait and landscape - but we know and believe it will be worth it when you, the player, have diverse options.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/deckBuilderFlowLayoutLandscape.png) Landscape version
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/deckBuilderFlowLayoutPortrait.png) Portrait version
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 04, 2018, 06:26:53 PM
Meet our Necromancer View her card and stats within Summoners Fate. A wonderful addition to any Skeleton deck, indeed.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 06, 2018, 06:44:05 PM
Oh, Were You Working? Cats like to let you know when it's time for a break ;D
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 07, 2018, 06:54:41 PM
Combo! Check out this gameplay video with an awesome combo ending. Lining up those combos and utilizing your characters' auto counter attacks makes for some great strategic victories! Watch:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 08, 2018, 06:11:10 PM
Today, I was continuing work on the deck builder UI and realized I needed a better starting point to access the actual deck builder interface and a way to separate other card related functions. Keeping with the theme of immersing the game menu within the game engine itself, I thought it would be interesting to try a sub-menu where the map zooms in to the respective component (in this case the card tortoise) and create simple contextual buttons to access specific items. Here's how it might look. Keep in mind that the last image is just a quick placeholder mockup I spliced in, and we'll have an appropriate art driven UI for the final as well as the tortoise continuing to animate. Let me know what you think!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 09, 2018, 07:02:06 PM
Hey guys - Today I got the deck editor interface hooked up in the game and had some fun making some rather interesting custom decks. New functionality includes the ability to create new custom decks, delete custom decks, and select custom deck as your playable team.
Here's a screenshot of the WIP:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2018-08-09 at 7.57.48 PM.png)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 10, 2018, 09:29:22 AM
We're excited to announce that Summoners Fate has been selected to showcase at Pax West 2018 in Seattle with IndieMEGABOOTH! Another chapter begins in our indie development journey:
Check out our IndieMEGABOOTH page here: https://indiemegabooth.com/project/summoners-fate/
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 11, 2018, 05:49:03 PM
Thank You! Thank you for the outpouring of support and thumbs up from our gamers about our announcement (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg609#msg609) yesterday. We are getting things prepared to unveil Summoners Fate at PAX West, and hope to meet some of you in person. More details to come! :D
GameDev Today Ross worked on the deck builder. Check out some progress posts here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg603#msg603), here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg607#msg607) and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg608#msg608).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 13, 2018, 07:04:26 PM
Giant Stag Beetle in Action It's no secret that the Insectoids (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.0) are one of my favorite races of Summoners Fate. We may be adding some exciting changes to this race to make them even more unique. In the meantime, check out the animation feature for one of my favorites, the Giant Stag Beetle:
Learn more about this creepy crawler here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg279#msg279).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 14, 2018, 07:10:07 PM
Fight! All the remains after the bloody battle is the Orc Chief (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=60.msg313#msg313) versus the Dreadnought Titan (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=13.msg19#msg19). Who shall emerge victorious?...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 15, 2018, 07:37:42 PM
Today's development update: Continued progress on the deck builder system. It never ceases to amaze me just how much work it takes to get these user interface components just right, especially when overloading the controls for multiple functions. For example: swiping right/left flips through your pages of cards, but there's also a gesture to drag the card to your deck. Fine tuning these things so they feel intuitive and flow with the user's intentions is a delicate art of micro tweaks, rebuilding, and testing constantly. Considerations for desktop must also be made: more precision sensitivity, additional next page/prev page controls. Finally, one very interesting observation I've made is the need to change the layout of the portrait controls. While it's intuitive to place navigation at the top (when you're on a desktop or playing in landscape), it's incredibly difficult to build decks with one hand with essential controls at the top of device. I aim to solve that tomorrow and show some screenshots and a possible video.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 16, 2018, 07:52:41 PM
Progress on Summoners Fate deck builder continues, I should be ready to put that video demo together tomorrow.
For today, I'd like to share a fellow RPG tactics indie developer's game that just released on Steam Early Access called Fell Seal, Arbiter's Mask. Like us, 6EyesStudio is a husband and wife team, also ex-EA, and also creating a tactical RPG... crazy, right?! Their game is shaping up quite nicely and as we're all tactics fans here, you should definitely check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 17, 2018, 07:24:43 PM
IndieMEGABOOTH just launched the montage trailer for PAXWest18. We'll be showcasing Summoners Fate with a group of over 75 indie games and developers across 17 different countries.
Here's our spot in the montage, replay to see the other awesome games we'll be with!
We'll be showcasing on Sunday September 2nd and Monday September 3rd from 10AM-6PM in the MINIBOOTH. If you're in Seattle, stop by and meet with us!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 20, 2018, 12:22:56 PM
Here's the video I promised showing the development progress on the deck builder interface:
What's unique about our Deck Builder interface is how we support multiple platforms in both landscape and portrait mode orientations. One of the more interesting discoveries I made while play testing on device was the need to reposition the navigation UI in portrait mode. Traditionally, navigation UI appears at the top of screen, but, when using your device with one hand, it's impossible to navigate effectively because the thumb cannot reach the top.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 24, 2018, 11:18:19 AM
Curious about what goes into preparing a game to show at a convention?
Learn how we're preparing to showcase Summoners Fate at PAX with Indie MEGABOOTH in my latest devlog: https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg618;boardseen#new
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 26, 2018, 02:21:16 PM
Sunday Spell Today's featured card is Gravity Well:
With this card, you can pull all enemies towards target space anywhere on the board. As you can imagine, this can be used in combination with something like a fireball card that can do maximum damage when all the enemies are close together. It can also keep a scared opponent from running away ;)
Learn more about other Arcane deck spells here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=36.msg88#msg88).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 28, 2018, 05:32:00 PM
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 04, 2018, 07:54:36 PM
Newsletter Sign Up Make sure you don't miss any Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
It's free and easy; just click here (https://ow.ly/kWyS30kkuJU) to sign up directly or visit SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com)
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Knight2NewsletterThis.png) Character pictured: Knight
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 05, 2018, 02:30:13 PM
Today our monthly newsletter went out with all kinds of exciting things! If you haven't signed up yet, be sure to do so. In the coming months, we'll begin extending invitations to join our closed pre-release playtesting. Subscribers will get priority picks ;)
Ross is back and excited to share his adventures at PAX West 2018 in the Indie MEGABOOTH with you! Check out his latest Dev Log 7: My experience at PAX West with Indie MEGABOOTH and why it was totally worth it. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg626#new)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 11, 2018, 06:52:53 PM
Indie MEGABOOTH posted their recap of the PAX West event today and it's our pleasure to share this with you: https://indiemegabooth.com/pax-west-2018-recap/
Special thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors that made this event possible. Welcome to all the new and existing D20Studios fans that got to meet Ross in person and play Summoners Fate. We are honored to be a part of this!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on September 13, 2018, 05:57:59 PM
Behold the new and improved Sperl Squirrel!
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending our local Utah Indie Game Developer night meet-up and get some great feedback from fellow developers on the latest Summoners Fate build. The top fix that came out of this was a major improvement to the drag controls - players had discovered a bug that would prevent a seamless drag when selecting a character at the edge of its standing space with the mouse. As a result of the feedback, our controls are now a whole notch better!
I'm also pleased to share a major upgrade to our visual effects thanks to our friend Daniel Sperl, creator of the Starling framework, who just released an update to his particle extension. In situations where CPU bottlenecked and created low-frame rate, VFX would appear "staggered" instead of seamless. Several players recognized this effect in our early access (particularly with the conflagration spell). I'm happy to say, the new and improved "Sperl Squirrel" is ready to go!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on September 19, 2018, 08:16:16 PM
Father vs. Son - a Tale of Two Dragons! (Skeleton dragons, that is!)
Greetings community!
I'm pleased to announce our latest pre-release build shall be launching soon. We're in the queue waiting for Apple review as I post. In celebration I'd like to take a moment to spotlight my son, Wesley, who helped out in testing and fixing bugs in preparation for the release.
Here's a replay of one of our father/son battles where Wesley managed to unleash his "master plan" of capturing my Skeleton dragon while controlling one of his own (Two dragons?!). It was a good fight, but dad didn't go easy on him and was able to use some clever maneuvering to take down the monstrous duo. It's a great example of the kind of exiting things that can happen during gameplay: the bonding between players, the outrageous and seemingly overpowered plays, and the depth of tactics that can be leveraged to overcome even the most dire situations.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 21, 2018, 02:45:42 PM
TGIF! Sorry that we've been a bit quiet this week. I was out in Virginia for the week while Ross has been hard at work with meetings, programming, and handling everything else at the homefront. It was all going smoothly until Wednesday...
Our son was injured at school and it turned out he has a broken wrist. The last two day Ross was busy with doctor's visits, hospital visits, and surgery for our little guy. He's in pain, but he's healing now! It was also extra hard for our son and Ross since I was on the other side of the country and could not help them. :'(
On the gamefront, here's a fun screenshot of the Liche King completely surrounded by a myriad of squirrels! Think he'll make it?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 04, 2018, 12:09:14 PM
With Halloween coming at the end of this month, we are featuring just some of our factions within our Horror race. Here you will meet our bloodied husks of humans, the Withereds. We also have our undead Mummies seeking vengeance. Finally, the stuff of night terrors and the reason you fear closing your eyes - some Nightmare creatures. Learn more about these and more here.
When battling Skeletons in the rain, don't be afraid to send your squirrel missile to smite your enemy. ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 08, 2018, 01:22:16 PM
Deck Building on a Monday Ross is back to developing the deck builder today. He's currently working on designing the sort options/filter modal. This is with all of the options toggled on. Here's a quick WIP snapshot:
For opportunities to join the Elites, subscribe to our Newsletter (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on October 20, 2018, 08:42:43 AM
Deck Builder Update: Arorbus
Our next major feature release will include the deck builder. Yesterday, I worked on a concept called the "Arorbus", which is a UI element added to Summoner cards that indicates which of the 6 magic types you can field in your deck if you choose this character.
Please disregard the art - this is all engineer placeholder art that I needed to verify my filters were working correctly. The original idea of the concept was to show all magic types within their existential creation order (in fact, all the magic types are designed to represent an aspect of existence) with the types the Summoner can command shown in an activated state. So in these examples, a Liche King can field Void and Arcane magic, Li can command Chaos and Celestial, and the Druid can command Chaos and Nature. We hadn't intended this, but the use of combinations also gives rise to potential for a "rainbow" Summoner - maybe our Occuloid would be a good fit? He can command everything but at a severe weakness.
We shared this with our early access playtesters and got unanimous feedback to condense the layout of the design. So, our next iteration will include only icons for the magic types actually controlled and these will appear in the upper left, where the mana icon would normally go. Each of the magic types will also have unique symbols associated to distinguish them for colorblind users.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 22, 2018, 06:29:58 AM
Halloween is almost here! Help us vote for the best costumes for some of our Summoners Fate fan-favorite characters and see the winners displayed on October 31st.
This is part 1 of 3 of our Halloween costume contest. Which costume is best for Antarus the Battle Mage? Vote 1, 2, or 3 now by visiting our official voting page: https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=96.0
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 26, 2018, 06:22:01 AM
Sylvia the Druid (or Necromancer or Fairy Queen or Timekeeper Rat) 5 more days until Halloween! Help us vote for the best costumes for some of our Summoners Fate fan-favorite characters and see the winners displayed on October 31st. Thank you for all that participated on Monday for Antarus's costume (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=96.0).
This is part 2 of 3 of our Halloween costume contest. Which costume is best for Sylvia the Druid? Vote 1, 2, or 3 now by visiting our official voting page: https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=97.0 (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=97.0)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 27, 2018, 09:05:13 AM
Here is a recent screenshot from an epic game Ross played with an elite player (name removed at the top for privacy). Some interesting things to note are the scorch mark under the Squirrel from a previous Squirrel explosion, the Forcefield surrounding the Arch Mage in the upper left corner (learn more about Forcefield here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg427#msg427)), and the snow in the shot - in actual gameplay, this snow is animated and adds really interesting effects to the gameplay.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 28, 2018, 09:20:14 AM
Deck Builder Update Here is our latest deck builder update (read some of our past ones here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg650#msg650), here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg652#msg652) and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg658#msg658)) Per player feedback, Ross has changed the icons from showing all magic groups on the upper right to just showing those applicable to that summoner in the upper right. Again, please note this is not final art, just a placeholder representing the intended layout and functionality.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 29, 2018, 06:21:48 AM
Last Costume Vote Halloween is just around the corner! Help us vote for the best costumes for some of our Summoners Fate fan-favorite characters and see the winners displayed on October 31st.
This is the last part of our Halloween costume contest. Which costume is best for our Demon Lord? (man, it took A LOT to get him to participate! ;D) Vote 1, 2, or 3 now by visiting our official voting page: https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=98.0
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 30, 2018, 05:55:03 AM
Announcement: D20Studios is Headed to Dreamhack Atlanta! We are pleased to announce that Summoners Fate has been awarded “Best Early Access” game at Dreamhack Atlanta 2018. To celebrate, we’ll be showcasing Summoners Fate within their Indie Playground at booth I-30 (https://dreamhack.com/atlanta/participate/indie-zone/indie-playground/) and we’ll be up on the Indie Stage on Friday November 16th at 2:30PM talking about the game.
Attendees visiting the Summoners Fate booth at Dreamhack (https://dreamhack.com/atlanta/) will receive an exclusive early-access invitation that will allow you to play our unique CCG meets top-down tactics multiplayer PvP during the event. Keys will be awarded first come, first serve until they run out, so be sure to stop by and check us out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 31, 2018, 09:11:09 AM
Happy Halloween! They've been voted on and tallied...the winning costumes for Antarus the Battle Mage, Sylvia the Druid, and Demon Lord (hmm...I feel like he needs a name...) are:
See all the costumes here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg660#msg660), here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg663#msg663), and here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg667#msg667)!
Happy Halloween (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRNDNYfvbHk) from your friends at D20Studios 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 02, 2018, 11:11:12 AM
New Card Raise your hands if you are a Dragon fan! ;D
Learn about DRAGON HATCHER: > Chaos (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147) spell > Summon a Dragon Egg. When the egg is destroyed, summon a Dragon Whelp under your control.
It's no secret that we have a love of dragons. View some of our other dragons of Summoners Fate here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=40.msg133#msg133).
*Note: This card was revealed last month as the Newsletter Exclusive. Sign up now (https://ow.ly/6n9u30moJ6m) to make sure you don't miss the upcoming "first looks."
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 03, 2018, 02:56:03 PM
Two Summoners
Here is a recent screenshot from a game Ross played with an elite player (name removed at the top for privacy):
When you're down to just the Summoners - both of whom happened to be Li the Pyromancer (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg455#msg455)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 04, 2018, 10:13:02 AM
If applicable where you live, did you remember to change your clocks back for the end of Daylight Savings Time?
Time - the manipulation of it and characters who can control it - are one of the unique elements Summoners Fate brings to the turn-based CCG world. Learn more about some of our time spellsand those who would dare exploit it here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.msg112#msg112).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 05, 2018, 11:27:26 AM
Newsletter Sign Up Make sure you don't miss any Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
It's free and easy; just click here (https://ow.ly/kWyS30kkuJU) to sign up directly or visit SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 12, 2018, 02:17:25 PM
Practice Makes Perfect We are preparing to attend Dreamhack Atlanta 2018 (https://dreamhack.com/atlanta/) this coming weekend, and Ross is busy finishing his presentation and practicing. His speech is great - full of passion and excitement pitching why investors should back our amazing game. We'll upload a video of it soon! ;D
Click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg668#msg668) to read more about D20Studios heading to Dreamhack.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 17, 2018, 02:45:54 PM
Dreamhack - Updates from the Homebound Wife 8) Greetings! I wanted to give you a bit of an update from my perspective. I am sure Ross will do a wonderful write-up about his trip to Dreamhack Atlanta 2018 (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg668#msg668), but I wanted to share a few pictures I've seen so far and the updates that I have.
With two small children, I could not accompany D20Studios to Dreamhack - but we definitely helped where we could. Here are the kiddos and me putting promo labels on 300 Summoners Fate postcards the night before Ross left:
Ross and our wonderful animator Peter headed to Dreamhack Atlanta with high hopes and promoting a fantastic game. I have not had a lot of time to talk with Ross with the 2 hour time difference and their being incredibly busy. However, Ross did an amazing job presenting on Friday for the Indie Playground Stage yesterday that aired live on Twitch. Thank you to all who joined us for that.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Live Armored Squirrels.png) Thanks to Peter for creating our Summoners Fate mascot!
Check back for more updates from Dreamhack! Also, do make sure to visit our Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/d20studios) to join the live conversations.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 17, 2018, 05:09:11 PM
Support Ross! Watch his Pitch on Twitch We are in the FINAL 5 of Pitch at Dreamhack Atlanta! We go on 7:15PM EST on the Indie Stage. Watch it live at https://m.twitch.tv/dreamhackindies (https://m.twitch.tv/dreamhackindies)
Recovered from his excursions to Atlanta and a refreshing holiday weekend, Ross has put together a write-up regaling his and Peter's adventures showcasing Summoners Fate at Dreamhack Atlanta 2018. Read it here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg687).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 01, 2018, 10:21:21 AM
An Angel in a Cave Screenshot Happy Saturday! Here's a recent screenshot for Screenshot Saturday:
One of the characters here, the Angel Warrior, might seem a bit strange to find in a mystical cave setting. To delve more into this character, the Angel Warrior is a summoned character using this card:
The Guardian Angel card is part of the Celestial Spells (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=39.0). This card is a Surprise (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg350#msg350) spell, and will appear as a protector when an enemy targets one of your allies that you previously cast the spell on. She emerges from the heavens with her sword and shield to protect your team (and adds to your overall defenders on the board, thwarting your opponent's plan to defeat that ally)!
Fun Fact: Did you know we held a fan contest to choose the Angel's weapons? Learn more here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=41.0)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 02, 2018, 05:22:45 PM
Live tonight on Twitch founder Ross Przybylski to appear as guest of the Twitch Crew to discuss indie game developer and streamer marketing collaborations among other interesting topics. Check it out (https://www.twitch.tv/twitchcrewcommunity) at 5:30pm MT!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on December 03, 2018, 05:12:32 PM
Miss our live stream last night? Catch the video here
Watch Crew Talk 11/21/18 from twitchcrewcommunity on www.twitch.tv Last night I joined Twitch Crew's Duke and Noodles for their video pod cast and discussed my background getting into games, the community driven development philosophy of Summoners Fate, and the power of "Give to Grow" when networking among many other exciting topics. I had a great time and you will too listening to the stories, so be sure to check it out.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 04, 2018, 08:52:01 PM
Newsletter Going Out Tomorrow It's monthly Summoners Fate newsletter time again - every 1st Wednesday of the month! Make sure you don't miss any Summoners Fate content - including our Newsletter 1st Look Exclusive! - by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
It's free and easy; just click here (https://d20studios.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6458e2e95afe953ac79725710&id=679d8a7efe) to sign up directly or visit SummonersFate.com (https://Summonersfate.com)
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 05, 2018, 02:50:05 PM
Meet our Summoners Streamers!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/summonersStreamers.png) Please welcome Mike (MCN_Mike (https://www.twitch.tv/MCN_Mike)), Liz (Alizigator (https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator)), and Ethan (thefuzzydwarf (https://www.twitch.tv/thefuzzydwarf)) to our community.
Sign-up to watch streams in our new calendar (https://teamup.com/kspgvrr8cvr73tpbf1).
We’re excited to announce the first Summoners Fate streams on Twitch! We’re partnering with enthusiastic, up-and-coming streamers to be the first to play our game for viewers worldwide. Mike kicked us off today with an in-depth play of our current build. Liz aims to keep you entertained each week with Summoners Sundays. Ethan aspires to compete when we grow to become a fan-favorite eSport.
MCN_Mike plays Summoners Fate and battles the creator in a series of two epic battles: Mind Gamers vs. Squirrel Hurlers. Will Ross survive the onslaught of mutant killer bunnies? Find out below...
If you want to see the chat banter On Twitch, click here (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/345031543?t=00h06m25s)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 08, 2018, 02:42:08 PM
Screenshot Saturday Can't win 'em all...
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2018-10-19 at 1.57.04 PM.png)
Our chat feature allows you to talk with your teammate and show your ability to lose with dignity.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 09, 2018, 07:00:28 PM
Summoner Streamer Sunday with Alizigator Join us NOW on Summoners Fate Streamer Alizigator's Twitch page: https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator (https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator).
This fun map provides lots of trees to hide behind (or transform into Treants (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg425#msg425) to slap your enemies on the battlefield!). Also a snake - never turn your back on the snake.
(Name removed at the top for privacy)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 16, 2018, 02:16:22 PM
Show Your Support! Come on out tonight at 7pm MT and support Alizigator on Twitch as she streams Summoners Fate again! Last Sunday was a blast ;D https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator
Want to see what timezone that is for you? Click here (https://teamup.com/ks7cy6g4n6rf49wt86/events/247787781) to view our handy Summoners Fate streaming calendar. See you there!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 19, 2018, 02:17:03 PM
Projectile Impact
While working on new cards for the upcoming build release, Ross made a change to improve projectile impact and make it feel more authentic. By having the projectile track the point of impact, it appears to "stick" in the body when the take damage animation is played.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 22, 2018, 01:38:42 PM
Now THAT'S How You Make An Entrance
The next build of Summoners Fate will introduce a new faction called the Cold Hearteds. It's a mashup of an Ice Queen Summoner paired with a team of bandits and assassins (with an equally interesting backstory). In this video, the Bandit Cutthroat makes her daring entrance throwing a knife into the belly of the Skeleton Giant.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 23, 2018, 04:28:00 PM
It's a "Cold Hearted" Christmas...And your presents have arrived!
I'm stoked to announce that our much anticipated Deck Editor feature for Summoners Fate will launch tonight to coincide with Liz (Alizigators) "Summoners Sunday" live stream tonight on Twitch. The event starts on Twitch at 7PM MT on Liz's channel here (https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator). Since everyone is in different timezones, you can sign-up in advance (https://teamup.com/kspgvrr8cvr73tpbf1/events/247789130) using our handy calendar which should present the event in our local time zone. Let us know you're coming.
If you would like to play the build with us during the Stream, join our Discord (https://discord.gg/d20studios) and send a message to me (@RossD20Studios) so I can provide you with download instructions.
For tonight's event, we're playing exclusively on PC so I can patch in the event of any issues. Per popular demand, we're rolling this build out early knowing that we couldn't test every possible card combinations' impact to build stability, though we have done a thorough smoke test and fixed everything we can to ensure a smooth experience. For those already participating in our early access, I will have a full list of change notes available shortly.
Meet the Cold Hearteds Jump right into battle with our new faction: the "Cold Hearteds (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=103.msg714#msg714)". They are a gang of bandits and assassins led by Cora the Ice Queen, a summoner with the power to command the cold. Joining her in battle is the Assassin, who introduces tension building stealth mechanics to combat, and the Bandit Leader, who uses her seasoned experience to bolster your forces and her own fighting ability alike. An arsenal of appropriately "cold and cruel" spells compliments this new faction with abilities that will surprise and decimate your opponents.
A small taste of what you can expect from this eclectic group!
Just how awesome will deck building be? Very awesome! So awesome that your mind will explode contemplating the numerous teams you can assemble, the synergies of the cards, and the most satisfying and creative ways to win. If you're familiar with my design style, you know I don't waste time with filler. If a card isn't amazing, I go back to the drawing board until I find that special place where it puts a smile on my face to see it draw from the deck into my hand.
The deck builder design itself is the culmination of many restless hours, and quite possibility, it's the only one of its kind in existence that seamlessly supports both portrait and landscape modes. The user interface can be handled with just one hand, if need be, for those inopportune moments when creativity strikes you.
I'm particularly proud of our Deck Editor's ability to let you see and edit your entire deck at a glance without having to scroll. Then, for the more detail oriented folks that like to "spread out their cards on the mattress" to consider what needs to be taken out or put in, there is an inspect mode that lets you see the cards laid out in a nice, sortable interface where you can see the full cards.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 24, 2018, 10:30:26 AM
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on December 27, 2018, 06:33:21 PM
Hello friends!
My little Christmas vacation with the family was quite enjoyable. We had a memorable time with our kids at home watching them open their gifts and spent the day watching movies, playing games, and building a ~700 piece Halo aircraft out of legos. I hope all of our play testers have been enjoying the deck editor update.
The past couple days I've been doing some audio work for Summoners Fate including support for musical transitions, ambient environment, and the audio mixer so players can control all their preferences in the options. Behold this oh-so-glorious screenshot of the new fully functional (with engineer art) audio mixer:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 29, 2018, 11:51:12 AM
Screenshot Saturday! Shot for a recent great game between Ross and littleLionMan. Did you know Summoners Fate can be played in Portrait mode as well? ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 30, 2018, 06:50:44 PM
Summoners Streaming Soon! In about 15 minutes, Alizigator will be doing her weekly stream of Summoners Fate! Come out and support her and us >> https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator
Want to see what timezone that is for you? Click here (https://teamup.com/ks7cy6g4n6rf49wt86/events/247787781) to view our handy Summoners Fate streaming calendar. See you there!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 01, 2019, 07:16:15 AM
2018 saw a lot of amazing progress in Summoners Fate, and so much of that is because of your support. We are so excited for all the plans we have to for 2019. Here's to a fantastic new year!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 05, 2019, 05:34:16 PM
Amazing AI Turn Summoners Fate has an amazing AI that allows it to determine the tactical value of complex cards that can change unit positions and create devastating combos. Here's an example of a stellar AI turn where Zenon the Arch Mage (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg399#msg399) chains together several such moves:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on January 06, 2019, 12:27:20 PM
Greetings Summoners Fate fans!
Some exciting announcements today. First up, we've got another super-fun Summoners Sunday stream tonight at 7PM with our friend Liz (Alizigator) that you can watch on her Twitch stream (https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator).
Second, taking inspiration from our community, I've decided to host a developer stream on Wednesday this week and give you all a chance to see first-hand the editor tools we've created for building content and take part in a LIVE design/develop session and implement your card ideas within the game during the stream. You won't want to miss it!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 08, 2019, 01:54:36 PM
Summoners Fate Battle Music by Albert Fernández Ventura
You may recall Albert from our Kickstarter campaign. He composed the winning track of our trailer music competition (https://d20studios.com/announcing-the-winner-of-our-game-music-competition/) for the Kickstarter campaign and we're excited to share his latest track for our in-game battle music.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 09, 2019, 10:19:54 AM
Ross Streaming Live NOW Founder of D20Studios, Ross Przybylski, is streaming live NOW: > https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) <
Take part in a LIVE design/develop session & apply your card ideas within Summoners Fate during the stream. Don't miss it! ;) Show your support and your creativity. Join the stream (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) now.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 12, 2019, 07:14:37 PM
Skeletons! ;D This shot was from a recent game Ross played with che420. After summoning all these skeletons, he was certain he would win.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2019-01-12 at 12.58.24 AM.png)
...he lost!
che420 was able to summon 2 Yetis and defeat him in a combo-riddled battle. The lesson - it ain't over until it's over. ;)
We'll be releasing a video of that defeat soon, check back later this week!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 15, 2019, 09:06:59 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 2 Streaming Live on Twitch tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16 at 9AM-11:30AM MT
Last week, Ross took our "community driven development" philosophy to the next level with the kick-off of his first developer stream where he implemented player-suggested card ideas LIVE for viewers. Join him again tomorrow for Episode 2 where he'll be implementing several more cards for the upcoming prerelease build and would love to get your input on the process. You can sign up for the event here (https://teamup.com/kspgvrr8cvr73tpbf1/events/268331268) and you'll be able to watch it LIVE on our Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studio) tomorrow here.
Here's a few highlight clips from last week's developer stream:
One of our stream viewers suggested that our Acolyte character scream "Witness me!" upon his death to buff his allies. I was happy to oblige and implement this effect live during my first developer Twitch stream.
Yes, I occasionally do my own audio work. In this example, I record the sound effects for our Acolyte saying "Witness me!" upon his defeat.
Never one to shy from a challenge, I accepted one of our Twitch stream viewers proposal to construct a chain lightning spell card - one of the most complex card mechanics I've attempted. In consideration of the potential pitfalls (such as infinite recursion with the chains) I enthusiastically suggest we go ahead and try that so we can see and learn from what happens.
With the implementation work complete, we have some fun testing the capabilities of our latest spell card: Chain Lightning. As the lightning chains from one target to the next closest visible enemy at the impact point, it turns out this ability can allow you to "chain" to hit enemies hiding behind walls (assuming you can connect the dots).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 16, 2019, 09:00:08 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 2: Let's make some more cards!
From Ross: I am streaming live NOW: > https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) <
For those joining my development stream on Wednesday January 16th (9AM-11:30AM MT) on our Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) I've put together this sampling of cards I plan to implement. If you've got other ideas you'd like me to try during the stream, feel welcome to post them here. (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=110.msg738#msg738) (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/gateOfFate.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/demonicProjection.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/crumble.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/giantMeteor.png) (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/skeletonHound.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/darkTemptation.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/tricksterFox.png).(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/cards/cure.png)
Don't miss it! ;) Show your support and your creativity. Join the stream (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) now.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 23, 2019, 09:00:15 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 3: Player Ideas Brought to Life!
I am streaming live NOW: > https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) <
For those joining my development stream on Wednesday January 23th (9AM-11:30AM MT) on our Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) here are the cards I plan to implement during the stream. These cards were inspired by player ideas that we discussed the past week on our Discord channel (https://discord.gg/d20studios).
Skeletons! ;D This shot was from a recent game Ross played with che420. After summoning all these skeletons, he was certain he would win.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2019-01-12 at 12.58.24 AM.png)
...he lost!
che420 was able to summon 2 Yetis and defeat him in a combo-riddled battle. The lesson - it ain't over until it's over. ;)
And now the conclusion...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 28, 2019, 12:08:37 PM
Character Feature: Acheri You've seen her (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q5HJz9V5Qs) in action; now learn more about this powerful creature because if you are building a Void deck, you're definitely going to want her on your team (and her teddy bear, too).
About Acheri: > Void (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144) spell > Taunt: Adjacent enemies must attack taunters first. > Downfall: Triggers effect when defeated. - Her Downfall is she transforms into a 5/7 screaming Banshee! With that transformation, she gains: > Flying: May move over units and traps. > Warcry: Triggers effect when entering the battlefield. - In the Banshee's case, all enemies will get Power -2 until the end of next turn.
Acheri will be selectable as a guardian (protector of your Summoner that begins gameplay on the board). Her taunt ability makes her effective early on as a protector for your Summoner or other units you may wish to draw enemy attacks away from. Then, after being defeated, the Banshee emerges to cripple your opponents attack power and leave them vulnerable for counter attack.
*Fun fact: The lovely scream you hear in the video of the Banshee was provided by yours truly ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on January 30, 2019, 10:00:55 AM
I am streaming live NOW: > https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) <
Join the Summoners Fate Dev Stream now going until 12:30am PT on our Twitch channel. Show your support, listen as I share game dev tips, and suggest new content!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 01, 2019, 04:58:24 PM
Summoners Fate Prerelease Available on February 6th, 2019 (https://summonersfate.com/images/promos/summonersFatePrerelease.png)
With great passion and excitement:
The Summoners Fate prerelease will be available for purchase on our game’s website (https://summonersfate.com) onWednesday, February 6th.
The price will be $29.99 and includes access to the game on all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, iOS and Android). Currently supported features include deck building with over 170 implemented cards and real-time turn-based combat versus player and AI. Our ever-changing single player adventures are still being developed and will be added in a future update. Prerelease players will receive access to all game content as its being developed as well as entitlements to the full release content when the game launches officially.
I’m sure you have many questions, so I’ve put together this handy FAQ (https://prerelease.summonersfate.com) about the prerelease. Please let me know if you have other questions I can answer. I look forward to seeing you on the battlefield with me next week!
~Ross
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 05, 2019, 01:40:53 PM
D20Studios Developer Spotlight on A-Tech Gaming
I hope you're all excited as I am for the prerelease launch of Summoners Fate tomorrow. Certainly, our new friend Mike Lane at A-Tech Gaming is, and it's my pleasure to share his recent write-up about us on his website here (https://atechgaming.com/developer-spotlight-d20-studios-and-summoners-fate/). I met Mike last year at Dreamhack Atlanta and had the honor of speaking with him about our game and his amazing community of gamers at A-Tech who play games to support charity.
Special Stream Event - A-Tech and Ross from D20Studios I have plans to join Mike's stream this Friday at 7PM MT where I'll talk about the game as he plays through. Details and sign-up for the Stream here (https://teamup.com/kspgvrr8cvr73tpbf1/events/280772547).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 06, 2019, 09:11:01 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 08, 2019, 07:09:55 PM
Streaming Live with A-Tech Gaming Come join us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/atechgaming)!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 13, 2019, 08:59:30 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 6 Incorporating Player Gameplay Balance Feedback
In today's develop stream, we're addressing gameplay balance feedback from our prerelease player community. Watch the stream live on Twitch here (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
Interested in playing the game before the release? Prerelease Available Here (https://summonersfate.com)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 14, 2019, 10:53:12 AM
Community Spotlight: Maltross
Today it's our pleasure to share this player-created introduction to Summoners Fate created by one of our community members, Maltross. Maltross has been a D20Studios fan since our first game, Hero Mages (https://heromages.com). He regularly engages in our development discussions and likes to stream Summoners Fate on his Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/maltross). Lately, Maltross has been experimenting with our deckbuilder and creating some pretty interesting synergies that take advantage of our Downfall mechanic.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 15, 2019, 01:30:03 PM
D20Studios to showcase at UDEN #21 Hosted by Game Tyrant Gaming Center in North Salt Lake, UT
As a proud Utah-based game developer, I'm excited to share I'll be showcasing Summoners Fate at the next UDEN meeting on February 27th (https://www.utahden.org/uden_21). UDEN is a trade group dedicated to supporting digital entertainment industry in Utah and is head up by some truly exceptional individuals I have the honor of knowing: Jon Dean and Jeff Peters. When I do talks about the game industry, I'll speak about a philosophy of "Give to Grow" as the spirit of entrepreneurial success. Well, these two individuals embody that spirit like no other, giving so much of their time and energy to supporting others through mentorship and creating opportunities for networking and collaboration with UDEN.
If you're a fellow resident of Utah and haven't yet had the pleasure of attending a UDEN meeting, I highly encourage you check this out. It's the perfect place to make a connection in the industry. I'll be there showcasing Summoners Fate and would love to meet you.
Details and RSVP information available here (https://www.utahden.org/uden_21).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 20, 2019, 09:00:08 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 26, 2019, 06:08:49 PM
New Build, Lots 'O Changes and New Summoners on the Docket for Tomorrows Develop with Ross
Hi everyone!
Big update today: Build v0.30.1 is now live on all platforms! In this build, I focused on addressing all of the player feedback we've received so far during our prerelease including numerous bug fixes, balance changes and added some new cards. For the full details, click here to read the release notes (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=115.0).
Second big update: On tomorrow's episode of Develop with Ross (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios), I'll be making new Summoners - our signature character types that represent the foundation for your creative deck building. These are among the hardest characters to design for that reason. I've got my current concept ideas posted here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=116) for you to check out here and I'm looking forward to you joining me on the stream to collaborate on the designs and get them implemented. Added bonus: I aim to deliver these to the game during the stream in what I hope will be our first successful OTA update and maybe play a game or two with you to test them out.
Third thing: Peter and I will be showcasing Summoners Fate at UDEN#21. If you're local in Utah, join us 6PM at Game Tyrant in North Salt Lake. Details here (https://www.utahden.org/uden_21).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 27, 2019, 09:02:25 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In today's episode, we're designing new Summoners and attempting to deliver new game content OTA. Should be a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 28, 2019, 12:08:36 PM
UDEN #21 Showcase
Last night Peter and I showcased at UDEN#21 at Game Tyrant in North Salt Lake. Utah is an awesome place to work in the game industry because we've got great community and support from groups like UDEN that hooked us up with a free expo at this amazing venue. Check out some of our highlights.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/dragonStatue.jpg)(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/peterUDEN21.jpg) This incredible dragon statue and Peter posing in front of our signage.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/jonDeanUDEN21.jpg) Jon Dean, former EA GM and head chairmen of UDEN talking up the excellent prospects of Utah's digital industry.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/newFans2UDEN21.jpg) Attendees playing the game
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/newFansUDEN21.jpg) New fans!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/uden21/rossAtUDEN21.jpg) And me, excited to meet so many awesome people!
Learn more about the event and UDEN here (https://www.utahden.org/uden_21).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 03, 2019, 01:27:18 PM
Play as a Valkyrie. Or a Fennec Fox. We like choices.
Visit https://SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com) to learn more.
Meet Clik'Clik, a praying mantis inspired Summoner that we added to our prerelease last week on our Develop with Ross Twitch stream (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). Insectoids are among our many weird and interesting playable characters in the game. We like weird. Interested in playing the game before it's released? Head to our website to purchase the game (https://summonersfate.com) and join our amazing community.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 05, 2019, 02:12:26 PM
Tonight Ross will be appearing as a guest on Alizigator's weekly Summoners Fate stream. Join us starting 7PM MT on Twitch on Liz's channel here (https://www.twitch.tv/alizigator).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 06, 2019, 09:00:10 AM
Develop with Ross Episode 9 - Single Player FIRST LOOK (https://summonersfate.com/images/promos/developWithRossSinglePlayerFirstLook.png)
Hey everyone! We're going live on Twitch now with episode 9. Today, I'll be creating and adding new cards to the game, making a few balance tweaks, and, for the first time, showing off our single player development.
Watch LIVE on Twitch here. (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Here's a recap of last week's episode:
We completed 6 new Summoners and successfully added them to the game with an OTA DLC update:
We like weird. Buy Summoners Fate prerelease now on SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 13, 2019, 04:28:35 PM
NEW DLC NOW LIVE (v0.31.3)
Greetings everyone!
Today I did not 1, but 2 developer streams! Well, I had to because I left my first attempt on a cliffhanger, and I really wanted to deliver some new cards to our prerelease players today. That being said, new DLC is now LIVE (v0.31.3) - just boot up the game and you'll discover some new cards waiting for you including:
Dark Elf Sorcerer (New Summoner) <- A necromancer that can drain life and heal allies Antarus, Battle Mage (New Summoner) <- He can make all damage spells cause knockback! Your Soul Is Mine <- A pre-emptive necromancy spell Celestial Barrier <- Equipment that lets you block magical projectiles, matrix style!
Plus a whole bunch of balance changes, read details here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=115.0).
The episode recordings are up on our YouTube channel, or just watch below!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 15, 2019, 10:04:45 AM
Summoners Fate is Going to PAX East!
We're an official selection of the Indie MEGABOOTH! We'll be showcasing on Saturday and Sunday 10AM-6PM in the MINIBOOTH. Come and meet us, play our PAX demo and have an awesome time!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 18, 2019, 02:05:46 PM
Single Player Update
Wanted to share a concept I'm exploring for our single player everchanging adventures - the dungeon minimap! Initially, I'd considered linear-only dungeons, but I'm seeing the potential for a lot of added value being able to explore a dungeon room-by-room, particularly when coupled with calculated decisions to avoid major threats and find alternative paths to achieving an objective.
We like weird. We've also been exploring new ways to help get attention on our on-going prerelease efforts. Kelly and I came up with this concept of "We like weird" and have been exploring ways to showcase how the characters and mechanics you encounter in Summoners Fate will be unique and stand-out from other games. Here's our latest creation, what do you think?
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 19, 2019, 06:42:59 PM
Develop with Ross - Episode 11: 8 Awesome Cards to Make
I've got another developer stream planned for tomorrow Wednesday March 20th (9AM-11:30AM MT) on our Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) Our community Discord helped me decided the following agenda of cards for tomorrow. Maybe I went ahead and threw in a few I wanted as well ;)
Streaming game development of Summoners Fate NOW on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). Today I'll be programming the Dragon Hatcher card along with several other exciting selections from our Discord community.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on March 27, 2019, 07:57:45 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 12
Staring our development stream NOW on our Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios) Today I'll be making another DLC update before I head off to PAX East. Here's the cards I'll be working on:
Have you ordered the prerelease yet? Check it out at SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 30, 2019, 09:10:07 AM
Before & After (Demo HYDRA!) - Booth Setup at PAXEast 2019
Hey everyone! Ross and Peter are at PAXEast in Boston this weekend, spreading the good word about Summoners Fate.
Check out the booth setup turning this:
...into DEMO HYDRA! :o
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 31, 2019, 07:51:02 AM
Fun Collage - Day 1 of PAXEast 2019
Here's a quick collage of D20Studios' Day 1 at PAXEast 2019 ;D
Demo Hydra is a complete success!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on April 03, 2019, 11:40:02 AM
Summoners Fate: Player Reactions at PAX East 2019
Our PAX East showcase was a blast! My favorite part was meeting new people and witnessing the joy and excitement you had playing Summoners Fate. Here's what players had to say about their experience ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on April 04, 2019, 11:44:11 AM
“Go all in” to Succeed as an Indie Dev at PAX East 2019 (https://summonersfate.com/images/articles/sfPaxEast2019Banner.jpg) PAX East was a lot of fun and I'm excited to share our experience showcasing as indie devs within the Indie MEGABOTH.
Check out Dev Log #9 (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg788#msg788) for the full writeup! This was also a featured article today on Gamastura (https://gamasutra.com/blogs/RossPrzybylski/20190404/340048/Go_all_in_to_Succeed_as_an_Indie_Dev_at_PAX_East_2019.php).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 06, 2019, 03:43:53 PM
Steampunk timekeeper rats (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=58.msg278#msg278) are weird. We like weird. :o
Play with us now. Purchase the prerelease: SummonersFate.com (https://summonersfate.com)
Summoners Fate -more fun to play than a goblin birthday. ;D
(Art from one of our 400+ cards called "Spoil the Surprise." Learn more about our surprise mechanics here (https://ow.ly/7KSX50pNewV).)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on April 17, 2019, 08:02:00 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In today's episode, I'll be sharing a recap of our Pax East experience and doing some work on our tools and our upcoming client release.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 20, 2019, 10:11:33 AM
Did you know we had a naming contest last year for our Arch Mage? Click here (https://bit.ly/2VVkQCw) to see what our players chose.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on April 21, 2019, 04:39:33 PM
In honor of Easter, here's a screenshot of a game of Summoners Fate with player che420 that involves some bunnies...killer & mutated ones, albeit. Eh, close enough to the Easter spirit.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/Screen Shot 2019-01-11 at 11.43.42 PM.png)
Happy Easter!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on April 24, 2019, 07:53:57 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In this Episode: Last week, I failed to achieve my intended outcome of creating nested definitions within our game editor. I don't stage or plan the streams; it's just me working and encountering unique challenges each time. While it isn't fun to fail (especially for an audience) it is one of the best ways to learn and grow. That failure helped me discover new and better ways to achieve me desired outcome, and today I'm going to share that.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on May 01, 2019, 08:02:26 AM
Prerelease NOW AVAILABLE!
Buy it here (https://summonersfate.com)
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE NOW on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/promos/developWithRossPlayWithFire.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In this Episode:
PLAY WITH FIRE!
Today's episode is going to be HOT (literally) as we'll be playing with FIRE as we create several new fire-themed creatures and implementing a ridiculous fire VFX that takes the hilarity of playing with fire in Summoners Fate to a whole new level.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 04, 2019, 11:13:48 AM
Have you tried playing Summoners Fate on your TV yet? It's Ross's favorite way to play - here it is, just as crisp on our 70-inch TV as on a mobile device.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on May 08, 2019, 08:01:32 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 16: Walk on the Wild Side
In today's episode, I'll be unleashing the force of nature as I make cards including Savage Transformation (that lets you transform into a bear), Hydra (an ever-growing super beast), and the poisonous Green Dragon. Join us on now on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Interested in playing Summoners Fate before it's out? Check out our Prerelease (https://summonersfate.com/prerelease.html).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 14, 2019, 11:31:47 AM
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/treantsAreWeird.jpg) I met a Treant in Las Vegas!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on May 15, 2019, 07:51:05 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 17: A Touch of Divine
And we're kicking off the fun with another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE at 9AM MT on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In this Episode: Last week, we walked on the wild side and ended without successfully completely the "Savage Transformation" card that turns you into a bear. After some more time debugging, I got it working and saw how the Limbo effect created could be used for Time spells. This week, we'll show that off, then get to work making some new Celestial themed spells.
Interested in playing Summoners Fate before it's out? Check out our Prerelease (https://summonersfate.com/prerelease.html).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 27, 2019, 08:34:36 AM
Goblins don't like fire.
Our Meteor Shower spell is getting kicked up a notch in the next build. Barrage a massive AOE and take delight in devastating the battlefield and your unfortunate victims. Turn up the volume on this one to hear the little goblin screams.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on May 31, 2019, 02:30:02 PM
Ross is presenting at Dreamhack Dallas at 4:30pm CT: https://www.twitch.tv/dreamhackindies (https://www.twitch.tv/dreamhackindies)
Check it out - we'd definitely appreciate your support ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 02, 2019, 04:11:38 PM
Here's some player feedback that Ross & Peter compiled from their visit to Dreamhack Dallas 2019! We are psyched that so many people really responded with our graphics, our diversity, and our...weird! ;D :o 8)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 06, 2019, 05:11:15 PM
Live NOW: Faxxius - Greek God of Streaming @Faxxius - an awesome streamer we met at #dreamhackdallas is streaming #summonersfate now on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/faxxius (https://www.twitch.tv/faxxius) Come enjoy some #turnbased #strategy #tacticalrpg #ccg #deckbuilder
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 08, 2019, 12:15:16 PM
Hello everyone ! I've got some great news to share about our upcoming build. Our release has been held up due to a series of bugs that vastly increased the loading time of the build (particularly on iOS) - I was seeing upwards of 2 minutes to boot the tutorial after logging in (over 2x the delay from last build, which was also completely unacceptable boot time). Peter and I have been working around the clock, even while at Dreamhack in the hotel trying to debug and resolve the issue. Finally, after multiple tests this morning reverting back older versions, I tracked down the cause and made an incredible discovery. The cause was creation of "defs" that ultimately define all object attributes. Well, I had wrongly assumed these were trivial to create, but after our big data model update (with nested/recursion) this doubled our load time. So, I ran a quick test to object pool definitions so they'd only ever be created once, and BAM! Cold boot time dropped to 20 seconds. That's 2.5 faster than previous build. I'm certain with some more optimization, I can get that into the optimal boot of < 7 seconds. Of course, there's still a bunch of work to fix all the bugs this optimization now causes, but it's incredibly encouraging to have found the cause and we can now work quickly towards a solution. Thanks so much for your patience and being there to support us on our journey together!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 12, 2019, 07:54:08 AM
Develop with Ross - Episode 18: Test with Wes
We're back from Dreamhack Dallas and excited to kick off another Develop with Ross episode, LIVE at 9AM MT on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios). (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/developWithRossLiveNow.png) (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
In this Episode: We're one bug fix away from releasing the next client build. Today, I'll be inviting my son, Wesley, to join the stream and help playtest and track down the bug. You'll get to see some of the exciting new cards and features in the upcoming build. We'll also talk about some of our breakthroughs in the single player campaign design. And, if we've got time to spare, I'll be creating a couple new floor trap cards.
Interested in playing Summoners Fate before it's out? Check out our Prerelease (https://summonersfate.com/prerelease.html).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 13, 2019, 02:42:14 PM
Summoners Fate Build v0.32.1 Now Available on PC, Mac, Android and iOS!
Hey everyone! I'm excited to announce that our latest client build is now available for download for all prerelease players. This is a MASSIVE update that includes over 30 new cards and characters, several new player requested features, tons of bug and gameplay fixes, and more!
Haven't purchased the prerelease yet? Now is a great time to pick up the game and join our growing player community. I'd love to get your feedback and hear what you think as we make the final push for procedural single player and WW release.
Interested in playing Summoners Fate before it's out? Check out our Prerelease (https://summonersfate.com/prerelease.html).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 17, 2019, 01:24:57 PM
Originality and Choice: Design Insights We Learned at Dreamhack Dallas 2019
We discovered some awesome ways to improve our single player campaign for Summoners Fate at Dreamhack Dallas. Read about it in our featured Gamasutra blog here (https://gamasutra.com/blogs/RossPrzybylski/20190617/344839/Originality_and_Choice_Design_Insights_We_Learned_at_Dreamhack_Dallas_2019.php).
Also featured on our Summoners Fate dev log here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg815#new).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 18, 2019, 03:43:33 PM
Peter and I were just discussing how we will incorporate choice dialogs as a way to add more role-playing in the single player so it's not all just combat. Here's an example:
Bandits threaten you on the road, demanding you pay a toll of 50 gold. What do you decide?
A) Pay them (Lose 50 gold) - Choice unavailable if you do not have enough gold. B) Intimidate them (Roll 13 or higher on a 1D20 + Your Power) If roll fails, they attack you and get first turn. C) Attack! You get first turn.
Peter's hilarious response: There's a great pay-to-win option right there. ;D In all seriousness, we're excited to add meaningful choice (without the real-life pay-to-win, Peter 8))
Today I vamped up the tools for our Encounter system and got it so that we can test individual encounters directly within our level editor. Tomorrow, I'm hoping to get a first iteration of our card-choosing mechanic functional.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 19, 2019, 08:39:46 AM
Kicking off a Developer Stream NOW! (https://summonersfate.com/images/promos/developWithRossLiveNowBugsWeird.jpg)
Today, I create new starter decks that will become new AI opponents players will be able to battle following our DLC update during the stream. Watch it here: https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 26, 2019, 08:29:38 AM
Our team's animator/art lead Peter Jones joins me on our development stream today. We'll be making some new cards, pushing out another DLC update, and discussing updates to our single player design. We welcome the community to participate, share your ideas, and shape the development of Summoners Fate!
Watch it here: https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on June 29, 2019, 04:00:27 PM
Check it out - we're live at 5:00pm MT on https://www.twitch.tv/streamslc (https://www.twitch.tv/streamslc) playing #SummonersFate with the awesome folks at StreamSLC (https://www.facebook.com/streamslc)!
We'd love your support! Let's do some squirrel-hurling ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 01, 2019, 03:34:43 PM
Hey guys! I'm excited to share that we'll be featured on tomorrow's episode of the Kat & Kermit show at 3PM PT Tuesday July 2nd (approximately 23.5 hours from now) You'll be able to watch us on Twitch and Mixer on their channels https://mixer.com/TurboPlay (https://mixer.com/TurboPlay) and https://www.twitch.tv/turboplaylive (https://www.twitch.tv/turboplaylive) respectively. Special thanks to our friends @kat Snow and @Kermit . They'll be doing a developer interview with me and playing some multiplayer games. Who shall triumph? Find out tomorrow ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 03, 2019, 08:26:09 AM
Develop with Ross Episode 21: Let's Make New Levels! Going LIVE with Episode 21 Develop with Ross on Twitch. In today's episode, we're making some new levels: seemingly easy, yet harder than you might think. Join us and share your ideas, then play our new levels after the stream.
Watch on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 03, 2019, 04:59:16 PM
When Aquaman plays your game, you know you've got something good 8)
Picture taken at the recent Salt Lake Gaming Convention we attended- what a great crowd! They really loved Summoners Fate.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 05, 2019, 09:37:30 AM
Did you enjoy our Aquaman picture (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg829#msg829) yesterday from our showcasing at the Salt Lake Gaming Con? Here's some more pictures from the convention:
Develop with Ross Episode 22: Can we deliver Single Player Campaigns with DLC? Our players are restless to experience our up-and-coming single player adventures, so in today's 22nd episode of Develop with Ross, we're going to make the bold attempt to deliver new single player campaigns via our DLC content pipeline. Peter joins me to discuss our level design objectives and what we hope to accomplish in our early access play testing with this new release.
Watch on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 17, 2019, 08:28:54 AM
Develop with Ross Episode 23: Let's Make Gold Today I'll be expanding on our design pillar of strategic resource management by adding gold and shop systems to our single player campaigns in Summoners Fate.
Watch on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 20, 2019, 04:39:57 PM
What he lacks in soul, he makes up for in evilness...
Learn more about Liche King here (https://bit.ly/2JRNdg0).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 21, 2019, 06:23:58 PM
Develop with Ross Episode 24: Level Progression System Level progression systems define the pacing through which a player grows to acquire new skills and the escalation of difficulty such that they face challenges well-matched to their ability and timing within the game experience. Creating a properly tuned level progression is one of the most important faculties of game design. Join us today to learn how we're tackling the development.
Watch on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
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Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 25, 2019, 04:52:12 PM
Red Dragon. So majestic, so hungry...
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 31, 2019, 08:12:34 AM
Develop with Ross Episode 25: Designing Expandable Campaign Maps With our next client release on the horizon, we are aiming to lock down a way to deliver new single player content to players via DLC updates. Enter the campaign map, your portal to exploring new levels within the world of Summoners Fate. Join as we discuss the the design challenges of creating an ever-changing world and develop this key game system together.
Watch on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios (https://www.twitch.tv/d20studios).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on August 18, 2019, 11:01:35 AM
Happy Sunday everyone ! I am excited to announce that Arrustar, a welcome new player in our D20 community and a member of local StreamSLC community will be streaming Summoners Fate this afternoon from 1PM to 5PM MT. You'll be able to watch the stream from his channel here starting in just an hour from now: https://twitch.tv/arrustar (https://twitch.tv/arrustar)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 28, 2019, 02:55:33 PM
Analysis paralysis on what creature to summon next?
Use the Gate of Fate card from Summoners Fate & let destiny decide.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 14, 2019, 09:57:10 AM
Hello!
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/rkhw2019.jpg) Fun at Halloween
It's been a while! :) Ross has been working VERY hard on the the single-player campaign for Summoners Fate, and taken a step back from social media to give it 100% his focus. It is looking amazing so far, and he's adding so many unique, fun, weird ('cuz we like weird!) and strategic elements for a killer experience.
I wanted to share that Summoners Fate was nominated for "Game of the Year" at the Utah Game Developers Choice Awards 2019! We will be attending tonight, and we're so excited to be nominated with so many other awesome games. I'll post pics of the event! Read more about it here (https://www.igda.org/blogpost/1019132/334374/Utah-Game-Developers-Choice-Awards-2019--Nominees?tag=igda+utah).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 15, 2019, 09:25:06 AM
Yesterday we attended the Utah Game Developers Choice Awards 2019 (https://www.igda.org/blogpost/1019132/334374/Utah-Game-Developers-Choice-Awards-2019--Nominees?tag=igda+utah) graciously put on by the SLC IGDA. We were nominated for Game of the Year, along with such amazing other game titles.
We are still in shock this morning! Our D20Studios team is so grateful and so excited about this win. We will share more photos and videos later of the fantastic evening celebrating this achievement. ;D Thank you all for believing in us!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 17, 2019, 10:18:01 AM
As promised (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg852#msg852), here are some more photos of our D20Studios team from our big win of Game of the Year at the Utah Game Developers Choice Awards 2019:
Also, here is a clip (https://clips.twitch.tv/AbstruseDignifiedDumplingsPogChamp) of the video of our acceptance speech.
It was truly an honor just being counted amongst so much amazing talent here in Utah. So many fantastic games created this year. Also, the winner of the lifetime achievement award who followed us on stage, Donald Mustard - Co-founder of Chair Interactive, is creator of the Infinity Blade series and Shadow Complex, and now developing a game you may have heard of called "Fortnite". Thanks again to @everyone here for supporting us! We've got a killer update coming soon to our single player experience and we can't wait to share our progress with you soon.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 26, 2019, 10:08:18 AM
Learn more about Chaos Magic here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=43.msg147#msg147). Character pictured: Acolyte
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 09, 2019, 10:56:07 AM
The Void is a balance of fear and hope: fear that eternity is without meaning or purpose, forever alone in despair, and hope that within lies the potential to be something that is great and loved...
Learn more about Void Magic here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=42.msg144#msg144). Character pictured: Skeleton Captain (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.msg446#msg446)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on December 24, 2019, 09:54:50 AM
Merry Christmas Eve from us at D20Studios!
We've got some exciting updates coming in the next release of Summoners Fate early next year. In the meantime, I wanted to share that our friend Tom Larkworthy just launched his indie game, Corepox (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=larkworthy.corepox) for Android where you can engineer your own spaceships and engage in autonomous multiplayer battles. Check it out and chat all about it with Tom on our #gamedevchats channel on Discord (https://discord.gg/d20studios).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 25, 2019, 09:03:17 AM
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 31, 2019, 09:52:01 AM
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/OrcDoesNotLikeNYEParties.png) Happy New Year's from your friends at D20Studios!
Card art: "Spoil the Surprise." (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=27.msg402#msg402) Learn more about Surprise mechanics in Summoners Fate here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg350#msg350).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 14, 2020, 04:56:21 PM
To view our past Dragon/Pitchfork comics, visit our Facebook page here (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/photos/a.1827774674118651/1976376409258476/?type=3&theater) and here (https://www.facebook.com/D20Studios/photos/a.1827774674118651/1996868330542617/?type=3&theater).
Happy Valentine's Day!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on February 26, 2020, 07:57:35 AM
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/PAX East 2020.png)
We're getting ready for PAX East, and we will be there all 4 days. Play our latest demo for Summoners Fate & meet our D20Studios team in the PAX Rising exhibitor area. Come hurl a squirrel with us!
Characters pictured: Gladiator (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg233#msg233) and Ironclad Soldier (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=7.msg13#msg13)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on March 11, 2020, 03:32:41 PM
PAX East 2020 marks my indie team’s sixth major showcase of Summoners Fate, and each time, we do a write up to help ourselves and others learn how we can improve our marketing skills. This event was our most successful show to date, breaking our previous best show’s record (the SLC Game Con) in the first two days alone. In this article, we’ll explore the data, our experience and my key-takeaway for this show: gratitude... To read more about Ross and Peter's experience showcasing Summoners Fate at PAX East, click here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg864#msg864) for the the write-up on our Forum Dev Log (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.0). This article was also featured on GamaSutra (https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RossPrzybylski/20200311/359372/PAX_Rising__Our_Data_Experience_and_Gratitude.php).
In my Kickstarter updates (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1181148431/summoners-fate-fast-and-fun-tactical-rpg-ccg-adven/posts/2808686), I've talked about two key elements I felt the single player needed to achieve the experience I envisioned for single player: fluidity in moment-to-moment interactions and overarching strategic planning - the sense of solving a grand puzzle. To this end, I've overhauled our game engine and transformed Summoners Fate into the first game of its kind to combine card mechanics, tactical battles, and seamless open world exploration. I passionately believe the end results will be worth the development time.
Here's a video showcasing the system in action:
How it Works:
Worlds will be procedurally generated with hand-crafted elements, providing unique adventures every time you play.
Worlds are persistent for the duration of your adventure(s) with your Summoner. This means any environment destroyed, shop keepers killed, etc. will be permanent until you start a new adventure.
Adventures are designed to be episodic: rather than commit 80+ hours to the same character, the idea is that an adventure can be completed within about 1-4 hours (depending on the size of the world) and completion will unlock new characters/adventures to engage your creativity.
Battles are played turn-based on a tactical grid that can be of variety of sizes and dynamically created from anywhere in the over world (which is a massive grid itself).
After battle, the game switches to "explore mode" and you can roam freely throughout the world by tapping or clicking (depending on your platform) where you want your Summoner to go.
Other characters within your party will automatically follow your Summoner while exploring.
While exploring, you can switch to tactical mode at anytime to directly control any of your units. You can also cast spells directly from your deck. This enables strategic preparation.
You can retreat from battles - an innovation I devised to curb the randomness of procedural and grant more control to the player. This allows you to circumvent or better prepare for difficult battles (perhaps attacking from a different side of the map or with different party members).
Retreat and resurrection (retry after defeat) will cost resources that vary based on the level of difficulty you're playing at. This makes it approachable for casual players and very challenging for hard-core rogue-like fans.
Worlds have exterior and interior locations and you can seamlessly travel between them. There is freedom to explore off the beaten path and find hidden dungeons and treasure.
Presently, I am working on completing our procedural world generator and finalizing the other single player systems. These updates will be included with the next build release that I aim to make available in the next several weeks.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on May 22, 2020, 07:17:52 AM
Fate Encounters
D20 Dice are back in Summoners Fate!
While I removed the dice rolls from the tactical combat in favor of more strategic control to the player, I always wanted to work them back into the game. After-all, we are "D20" Studios ;)
This video shows an example of a "Fate encounter" within Summoners Fate. Fate Encounters are mini-RPG sequences where the player encounters a situation and makes choices. The outcome of many decisions are governed by "fate" represented by the roll of a twenty sided die. During your adventures, you'll acquire dice - which you can then use to increase your odds of a successful fate encounter outcome.
Here's what happens if the bear is angered:
And when the bear runs away:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on September 14, 2020, 01:57:27 PM
Fluidity and Seamless Openworld
Hi D20Studios fans - I just posted a new dev blog discussing how I'm using "fluidity" to improve gameplay experience in Summoners Fate. Check out out some of the new features coming in our next update and more here (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=56.msg868#msg868).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on January 11, 2021, 10:16:12 AM
Let's Talk Tactics Game Design Today I'll be making a guest appearance on Keith Burgun's game design show to discuss Summoners Fate and game design. Keith is a fellow tactics developer currently working on Gem Wizards Tactics (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360270/Gem_Wizards_Tactics/).
Should be a lot of fun - join us at 12PM MT at Keith's twitch channel: https://m.twitch.tv/keithburgun/profile (https://m.twitch.tv/keithburgun/profile)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on January 27, 2021, 01:28:00 PM
How Randomness Contributes to Strategic Thinking
Today on Gamasutra, I argue in favor of randomness in strategy games and explain how randomness contributes to the development of strategic thinking. Wanted to share and also thank my community here for all the input over the years on why things like the dice are so important in our games.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on February 02, 2021, 10:26:23 AM
And so the prophecy foretold, a future generation of D20Studios developers would rise up and do great things... Ross's son Wesley and Peter's son Michael create a game together in their first game jam!
Ancient Blade (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/ancientBladeGameplay.gif)
For those who aren't familiar, a game jam is an event where participants are challenged to create an entire game over a short period of time (in this case 48 hours) that meets a particular theme. For this year's Global Game Jam, the theme was "Lost and Found". My son Wesley pitched, designed and programmed "Ancient Blade". He worked remotely with a team member (Peter's son Michael) who created artwork for the game per the asset list defined in his game design document. Throughout the event, he took feedback from industry professionals and applied this to improve his game with each iteration.
I was in awe to see how fast his young mind works and how passionately he embraced the challenges he encountered to make his game the best he could. While it's no secret Wesley looks up to me and wants to be a game developer like his daddy, in these moments watching him, he was my inspiration and role-model to aspire to.
Play Ancient Blade at: https://globalgamejam.org/2021/games/ancient-blade-3 (https://globalgamejam.org/2021/games/ancient-blade-3)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on May 19, 2021, 01:12:37 PM
Summoners Fate Wins Big in the Big Indie Pitch Competition First off, thank you all for being so kind, patient and supportive during our development process. It means so much to get your personal messages of encouragement and know that you're still behind me in this journey we're on together. I hope this update brings a smile and some joy to your day.
Check Out Our Award-Winning Pitch I'm pleased to share that Summoners Fate just won third place in the Big Indie Pitch competition! Not only did we get a chance to validate our game with veteran game journalists and publishers, we also take away a $3000 prize package in marketing and exposure with Pocket Gamer and 148Apps.
Here's a video of the winning pitch I delivered:
But, the build Ross, what about the build?! As ecstatic as I am about our recent victory, I am absolutely thrilled to announce the release details for our long-anticipated single-player build.
When to Expect the New Build:
We plan to release the new build to prerelease players next month (June). I've just completed all the content planned for this release, and now it's just a matter of fixing known issues and optimizing the experience. I don't have an exact date. The timing will depend on final testing as well as review process for the Apple submission. My goal is ASAP, and I will commit to delivering before the end of June, whatever state it's in.
What To Expect in the New Build:
The next release of Summoners Fate is all about the single player experience. When you first login, you'll be transported to the forest realm where you'll once again help Sylvia, the Druid save the forest - only this time it will introduce our free-roam, open world mechanics including campsites, lore and fate encounters.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/newPlayscreen.png) The Cosmic Tortoise invites you to relax by the fire and play Summoners Fate.
Upon completing this mission, you'll be presented with our new Play menu featuring the fan-favorite tortoise who has evolved into a key character within the game, carrying the burden of your growing card collection as well as opening portals to new worlds. From the play menu, you'll be able to choose the new Adventure mode or Battle mode (the gameplay mode you know and love from our earlier builds).
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/adventureOrBattle.png) Adventure or Battle? Choose Your Fate
Adventures have three chapters, each featuring a different world. You'll choose a starting Summoner and begin your quest to defeat the three bosses. Worlds are populated with a combination of hand-crafted battles, fate encounters, shops, treasure and camp sites, selected through procedural curation to ensure you'll have a unique experience each time you play.
Note: For the sake of getting this build out to you sooner, there will be 3 different world biomes (dungeon, forest and desert), surfaced in a linear order, and with fixed bosses. For full release, I have plans for at least 2 additional biomes as well as up to 3 potential bosses per biome. For future builds, the biome order will also become dynamic (rather than linear) with the enemies scaling in difficulty according to the number of chapter the world is played on.
Another great feature in the upcoming build: You'll be able to switch between single player and multiplayer/battle mode at will. Battles and deckbuilding for multiplayer can be accessed directly from the settings menu, and upon battle completion, you'll return seamlessly to your current single player world. And with our new asset caching, load times between battles have been virtually eliminated.
Lore - Our Unique Way of Telling Stories Battles in Summoners Fate are complimented by story presented through fate encounters and lore. In a previous update, I discussed how Fate Encounters will use D20 dice to determine the outcome of light RPG scenarios (ex: freeing a caged bear) to deliver story, activate events and unlock new characters. Lore is a new mechanic to Summoners Fate that I designed to help bridge the gap between these encounters and the story of the world and its characters.
Scrolls containing lore can be dropped by defeated enemies and discovered while searching objects. The text in these scrolls can:
Identify and provide flavor and depth to characters you encounter in the current world you are exploring Reveal the identify of the world boss and tactics useful for defeating them Reveal interesting insights about the world of Summoners Fate (this is called "universal lore") We've found that lore can foster emergent story telling due to the random timings of its reveals with the encounters in the world. I think lore will also help further connect you to the characters you so diligently command in battle.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/whyDoWeLookUp.png) If nothing else, lore should ease any concerns you may have about the characters looking up at you
Until Next Time I know you're all super excited to get your hands on the new build, and believe me, I am too! I can't wait to see our Discord and forums ignite with your feedback and ideas for new fate encounters and lore. I have a strong feeling the new adventure mode is going to spark some amazing creativity in our community.
See you next month for the release of Summoners Fate adventures!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 03, 2021, 10:43:36 AM
Hey, friends! ;)
Thanks to our player feedback, Summoners Fate now has new UI optimized for PC. Check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 04, 2021, 11:15:29 AM
Happy 4th of July!
Whether you are shooting fireworks or having toasted marshmallows with your friends (even if your friend is a Bear ;)), we at D20Studios hope you have a great day.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 05, 2021, 08:37:36 AM
Good news! Summoners Fate is now on Steam as Coming Soon. We invite you to Wishlist it now (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/) and help us spread the word.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 12, 2021, 04:34:37 PM
We are beginning a Guide to Summoners Fate on our new Steam page. There we will be doing a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 1 of the Guide is called "Why Do We Look Up?"
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976299991819349698) to check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 14, 2021, 08:32:07 AM
Check out this awesome preview article (https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/087324/summoners-fate-hurling-squirrels-in-a-roguelike-deck-builder/) from Pocket Gamer on Summoners Fate!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on July 17, 2021, 07:42:56 AM
Who needs sleep? ;D Been streaming Summoners Fate all night for PAX Online!
Come check it out: https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198096395883
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 18, 2021, 11:26:11 AM
Have you checked out our Summoners Fate Guide Part 1: Why Do We Look Up (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976299991819349698)? on our Steam page yet? We'd love you to visit, and give us a Thumbs Up if you liked it ;)
Part 2: Exploration is coming out tomorrow. In this section, we deep dive into our Mists of Mayhem, Fate Encounters, Lore, Difficulty & more. Here's a a preview GIF:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 19, 2021, 05:12:23 PM
New! Part 2 of our Summoners Fate Guide on Steam is live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 2 of the Guide is called "Exploration," where we delve into our Mists of Mayhem, Fate Encounters, Lore & more.
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976300444264645274) to check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 21, 2021, 11:09:00 AM
Lore - Our Unique Way of Telling Stories
Summoners Fate has a unique approach to storytelling. There are no complex names, politics or locations to burden your memory. There is no character dialog to scroll through. What remains is a personalized and emergent story experience that unfolds through your interactions in the game. This is accomplished by our signature lore mechanic.....Keep reading on our Steam page.Part 2: Exploration (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976300444264645274) of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/loreSkeletonDragons.jpg) (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976300444264645274) Lore certainly paints a picture, doesn't it? If you see this lore, a Skeleton Dragon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=68.0) inhabits your world.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 24, 2021, 07:33:11 AM
Choose Your Difficulty
Difficulty determines your number of lives (or continues), enemy health and the kinds of monsters you’ll face in battles. Casual mode is designed to help players who are new to the genre learn how to play, while Hardcore mode offers a roguelike experience with permadeath. The standard difficulty is balanced for those seasoned in turn-based tactics and deckbuilding games and new to the unique mechanics of Summoners Fate... Keep reading on our Steam page.Part 2: Exploration (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2976300444264645274) of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 24, 2021, 12:26:51 PM
Live Streaming Tonight - 7PM - 1AM MT & New DEMO
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/RossStreaming.jpg) (https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198096395883) Click on this image between 7PM - 1AM MT tonight to view our live stream on our Steam page
We're excited to announce that Summoners Fate has been featured in the Dreamhack Beyond Event on Steam that runs from Saturday July 24th-July 31st.
To celebrate, we're offering a free demo (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/) of Summoners Fate on our store page that will be available during the Dreamhack Event. The demo features the Prelude chapter that will introduce you to combat and exploration and challenges you to fight one of the many powerful bosses at the end, should you dare...
We'll also be streaming our full adventures mode and battle mode throughout this week so you can get a sneak peak of the gameplay in store for you in the upcoming full version. Ross will be live tonight broadcasting on Steam between 7PM-1AM MT. Be sure to check it out and share your questions and comments in the chat - click here for the Live Stream (https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198096395883) between 7PM - 1AM MT.
We look forward to seeing you there! ;D
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on July 30, 2021, 06:04:01 AM
We are now offering a free demo (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/) of Summoners Fate on our store page that will be available during the Dreamhack Event, ending Saturday, 7/31. The demo features the Prelude chapter that will introduce you to combat and exploration and challenges you to fight one of the many powerful bosses at the end, should you dare... :o
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 02, 2021, 04:11:47 PM
New! Part 3 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live on our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/). This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 3 of the Guide is called "Strategic Resource Management," where we cover managing your resources including your Summoner, your hero companions, your deck of cards, lives, gold, dice, and… marshmallows? :o
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2977426980067398050) to check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 04, 2021, 06:23:11 AM
"Want to impress a fairy with your smooching skills? Spend some dice." :-*
Summoners Fate Guide Part 3: Strategic Resource Management is now live on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2977426980067398050).
Learn more by reading our Summoners Fate Guide Part 3: Strategic Resource Management on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2977426980067398050).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 09, 2021, 05:22:59 PM
New! Part 4 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live on our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/). This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 4 of the Guide is called Turn-Based Tactics, where we cover how, through player-driven development, we designed intuitive mechanics that make combat easy to pick-up and play without sacrificing the desired deep strategy.
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2977427885069252700) to check it out!
While you're reading our guide, do be sure to click the Wishlist button, if you haven't already ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 14, 2021, 08:02:26 AM
There are no submenus or ability buttons in Summoners Fate. Instead, characters automatically perform the appropriate action for the target you select. For example, Paladins have a melee attack and a healing ability. If you want to attack, drag to an enemy unit. If you want to heal, drag to an injured ally.
In this video below, Cleric (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=23.msg282#msg282) can attack the Skeleton Breaker or heal the injured Fighter Mage. She heals her injured ally. Read more - Summoners Fate Guide Part 4: Turn-Based Tactics is now live on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2977427885069252700).
While you're reading our guide, don't forget to click the Wishlist button, if you haven't already ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 16, 2021, 04:38:31 PM
New! Part 5 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 5 of the Guide is called Team and Deckbuilding, where we cover topics such as card collecting, balance, synergy, factions, and more.
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2971798819109628799) to check it out!
While on our Steam page, do be sure to click the Wishlist button, if you haven't already ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 19, 2021, 10:11:09 AM
You hurl a squirrel at an Orc (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=60.0). With a satisfying thud, it donks the orc and jumps to the ground. What do you do next? A) Mutate it into the Super Human Hulk Squirrel B) Turn it into a furry suicide bomber C) Breed it into an army of ankle biter rodents
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 21, 2021, 04:53:46 PM
From the mighty dragon (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=40.0) to the humble squirrel, every card in Summoners Fate provides tactical value.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 23, 2021, 11:18:06 AM
New! Part 6 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 6 of the Guide is called Meaningful Environment, where we'll discuss why our compelling turn-based tactics game has meaningful environment.
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2971798819109630325) to check it out
Pyromancer casts Conflagration to burn down the forest. Burnt trees still block movement, but not line of sight, leaving the Insectoids (https://summonersfate.com/forums/index.php?topic=31.msg177#msg177) exposed.
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on August 31, 2021, 06:34:40 AM
We're taking Summoners Fate on the road & heading to PAX West (https://west.paxsite.com/) this Friday. Check out our devlog on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2958289941745279119) to learn more!
We're heading to PAX West (https://west.paxsite.com/) this Friday to showcase Summoners Fate! To celebrate, we have our Demo up on our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/) once again. We'd love you to check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 03, 2021, 03:32:35 PM
Ross is at PAX West
Ross saying Hello, Summoners Fate players! from Seattle!
PAX West has just begun, and though Ross has been incredibly busy with showcasing Summoners Fate to some awesome gamers, he's had a chance to share some pictures:
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/IMG_20210903_085644.jpg) Here is our set-up - we've got 4 IPads set up on tripods as well as 2 laptops
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/IMG_20210903_085658.jpg) Step right up! 8)
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/IMG_20210903_101052.jpg) (https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/IMG_20210903_104434 (1).jpg) The booth has been quite busy, and Ross has heard some great excitement from fellow gamers looking for a turn-based tactics deckbuilder, or those who are now new converted fans of the genre!
If you are at PAX West, definitely stop by the PAX10 area, he'd love to meet you in person :)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 06, 2021, 12:12:30 PM
New! Part 7 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate. Part 7 of the Guide is called Advanced Tactics. Here we'll talk about how our advanced mechanics take turn-based tactics to the next level...of awesome 8)
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5147038099500681950) to check it out
Here, Marauder will counter attack if targeted from the front, knocking Insectoid into spikes. By backstabbing, he avoids a counter attack.
We take a deeper dive in our latest Steam Devlog here (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5147038099500681950).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 11, 2021, 01:34:11 PM
One of the most common questions is around our decision to make Summoners Fate top down. The top down perspective was purposively chosen to ensure that the characters' directional facing has tactical significance. A quick glance at the battlefield provides instant information on which characters pose a counter attack threat and which could potentially be backstabbed. This dimension of directional facing powers advanced tactics that clever players can leverage to outwit even the most steadfast of opponents.
We take a deeper dive in our latest Steam Devlog here (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5147038099500681950).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 13, 2021, 11:31:27 AM
PAX West Recap
New! Read our latest Steam devlog PAX West 2021 Recap: An Amazing Expo! (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/2959417019564374806)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 17, 2021, 06:28:22 AM
Ross was interviewed by Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone (here are their Twitter handles: @satinephoenix and @StoneJamison) during PAX West on their Twitch channel, check it out (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1137914641?t=05h09m35s).
(Ross says sorry about the mask slipping at the beginning!)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 20, 2021, 12:42:17 PM
New! Part 8 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate.
For the next several weeks, the Summoners Fate Guide will focus on the five primal magic types. Each represent an emanation of the creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe:
- Void - Chaos - Celestial - Arcane - Nature
In Part 8 of our Guide to Summoners Fate, we'll begin by examining the first primal magic: Void.
Head over to our Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5201084465218281541) to check it out!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on September 27, 2021, 12:20:12 PM
New! Part 9 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate.
For the next several weeks, the Summoners Fate Guide will focus on the five primal magic types. Each represent an emanation of the creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 04, 2021, 05:35:18 PM
New! Part 10 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate.
For the next several weeks, the Summoners Fate Guide will focus on the five primal magic types. Each represent an emanation of the creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe:
Read more in our latest Steam Devlog here (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5201084465218779771).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 09, 2021, 10:53:59 AM
You Asked, We Delivered! Ross has been working hard to incorporate the much-requested Fast Travel on our Summoners Fate map. What do you think?
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/WhoNeedsLegs.gif) (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/) Who needs legs? ;)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 12, 2021, 05:56:08 PM
New! Part 11 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate.
We have been focusing on the five primal magic types. Each represent an emanation of the creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 15, 2021, 06:48:08 AM
Arcane magic in Summoners Fate offers players the greatest control over their cards and the battlefield. It takes special finesse to play these spells effectively.
Read more in our latest Steam Devlog here (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5201084465218887029).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 18, 2021, 01:27:41 PM
New! Part 12 of our Summoners Fate Guide is now live. This is a series of posts on dedicated to introducing you to the lore, characters and mechanics of Summoners Fate.
We have been focusing on the five primal magic types. Each represent an emanation of the creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe:
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 21, 2021, 06:18:35 PM
Nature magic is associated with the life energy of plants and animals, evolution and survival of the fittest. Druids, elf mages, and orc shamans alike draw upon nature magic in various ways: sometimes calling upon the earth and vegetation itself and sometimes from their inner life force to augment natural fighting abilities to superior status.
(https://summonersfate.com/images/forum/natureSpells2.png) (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5201084465218989165) Nature magic definitely has some humor built into it ;)
Read more in our latest Steam Devlog here (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1681840/view/5201084465218989165).
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on October 22, 2021, 03:36:53 PM
Join us! Ross, creator of Summoners Fate, is streaming now as featured in the Steam Digital Table Fest RPG Edition & available to watch, Wishlist & demo on our Steam page here. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/)
We are so please, grateful, and still in shock over our WIN at the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) Season V during the NG21 Autumn online conference. On Friday, November 5th, Ross went 4 rounds with 2 other finalists, answering questions on the fly about topics such as game design and our business plan from judges at Tencent, Xsolla, and WhisperGames - all LIVE on Twitch! It was intense, and ultimately Summoners Fate emerged the winner! ;D
You can read more about it here (https://nordicgame.com/ngdc-season-v-game-of-the-year-and-peoples-choice-revealed/). Thank you to all of you who came out to support Ross!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on November 15, 2021, 05:36:29 PM
Go behind the scenes at D20Studios to see a glimpse of the humorous yet surprisingly accurate reality of our day-to-day making Summoners Fate here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csYJgCZSjZo)
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: KellyD20Studios on December 06, 2021, 02:46:04 PM
(WIP) Exploring new heights and new depths in Summoners Fate: Introducing forest caves!
Title: Re: Daily Updates
Post by: RossD20Studios on June 18, 2022, 10:02:39 AM
After six years in development, we're excited to announce that...
Summoners Fate will be available on Steam Monday June 20th (Early Access)
Demo available on our store page here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681840/Summoners_Fate/).
If you're curious to see just how far along the game has come, check out these great videos from some of my favorite content creators, Wanderbots and Retromation:
"This is a solid deck builder roguelike. It’s got a lot of features that I love. It plays completely differently from a lot of other ones on the market [closer to Hearthstone or MtG]. It is a ton of fun." - Wanderbots
"I’m impressed… I’m pleasantly surprised. This is not like anything I’ve ever played…while being a little like everything I’ve ever played" - Retromation