Work on the dungeon generator begins. First step is creating a level blueprint editor to control flow and pacing. This idea is taken from how Enter The Gungeon generates its dungeons.

Spatial node system approach I have been using for many years (since The Fruit). It gives AI some guidance based on their ideal range, flanking desire, and line of sight requirements.

Pesky archers now reposition to keep distance, and I guess friendly fire also works.

Work begins on the zombie archer.

Wandbo Combo

Remember, switching to your firebolt is always faster than reloading.

Bow animations have been reworked to fit with the new spell casting system.

Spell casting with a shield equipped.

You can now quick cast spells while wielding whatever weapons you like. Spellblades rejoice.

Poison daggers and a kick to the teeth.

Added a glow effect to magical weapons that roll elemental damage.

New Hud is shaping up. Nothing says Diablo more than a couple of orbs filled with magic juice.

The boys are back in t̶o̶w̶n̶ dungeon

Shiny drops for maximum dopamine.

This seems balanced.

I added a poisoned effect for the player.

I just realised I can change the damage type of my kicks if I want to... Leather Boots of Lightning Kick?

One moment please... Booting up the AI

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Positioning will be key when fighting groups of monsters.

The smell of death surrounds me.

Babies first steps

Hair cards? Nah sack cloth cards.

Mum said its my turn on the xbox

Divine Wrath - This spell staggers your foes allowing you to close in with your mace.

First heavy spell done. What should I call it?

Lightning bolt Lightning bolt Lightning bolt

First pass on some wizard robes. Should I do pointy hat or nah?

Back to the shadows!

Hours of dev time are lost each day with my constant desire to dress up my little mans.

Starting work on catalysts today (offhand casting items), the first of which will be the clerics holy symbol.

Wands will be themed to their damage type such as the dark wand being a small scythe.

Multiplayer? No just some fakery... for now.

FromSoft made me dig mages that use bucklers.

👿 Dark Damage 👿 can roll on any weapon but may also be wielded through unholy prayers.

I love when games let you stack ☠️ Poison Damage ☠️

It just feels right to roll ✝️ holy damage ✝️ on a mace.

Wouldn't be an ARPG without fire damage now would it 🔥

❌ Zweihander ✅ Lightning Zweihander

The torch is now an offhand item giving the player a lighting alternative until they can aquire a belt lantern.

The best part about adding a pants slot is now you can do a shirtless build.

UI and Shader work, starting to really nail that D1 aesthetic.

Tooltips, derrived attribute highlighting, and leveling up. Never underestimate the amount of UI work that goes into a RPG.

Another UI pass and some new attributes. Starting to look more final.

I love visual progression in gear based games so here is a level 1 warrior starting with the humble sackcloth.

Started a pass on the more class specific gear such as the rogues cowl.

Did a basic pass on materials over the last few days, no more runescape vibes sorry.

He was just eating the cork in the last potion animation so I added a little cork flip (very cool)

glug, glug, glug

Throwing torches into the dark will be an invaluable tactic for illuminating what lurks in the shadows.