A quiet village morning. Dirt underfoot, smoke from a hearth, the old well still doing its job. #CallOfSaregnar #ScreenshotSaturday

📜 Character lore: Sam Morden Born under ill omens and raised by a priest, Sam grew into a quick-witted rogue with luck clinging to his heels. A charmer and gambler with trouble never far behind, he lives for the moment and never looks back. #CallOfSaregnar #RPG

Betrayal at Krondor left a bigger mark on me than most games. Big enough that Saregnar owes its existence to it. #CallOfSaregnar #RetroGaming

New year, new work. Starting on a proper road-placement tool. #CallOfSaregnar

I really need medieval-ish road textures now... should probably go on a road trip.

A sincere thank you to Dave and Isaac for their support of Call of Saregnar. It helps keep the work moving forward.

Clean water, a moment's rest, and birdsong telling you it's safe to linger. #ScreenshotSaturday

Back to work. Plenty to do. #CallOfSaregnar

Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone following Saregnar, and especially to the patrons who help keep this work moving forward. More to come, slowly and properly. #CallOfSaregnar

I want the world to feel like it exists whether the player is there or not. #CallOfSaregnar

Some texture material fights back. #CallOfSaregnar

There was comfort in seeing the lamps lit for the night. #CallOfSaregnar #ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG

This is why I look down a lot. #CallOfSaregnar

There’s still a lot to do, but the foundations are solid now. That makes everything else easier. #CallOfSaregnar

Wishing you a few calm days, decent food, and some time away from screens. Happy holidays. #CallOfSaregnar

Looking into starting the overhauled roads over the festivities. The terrain overlay experiment paid off, which means: A) better visuals B) faster progress Win-win for a micro-sized team.

Due to popular demand, I’m removing all AI from my game. The downside is you’ll also have to move the enemies in combat. Fair’s fair.

Evening settles over Avanmoor. #CallOfSaregnar

Most terrain tiles are now renamed and cleaned up. Roads are next. I added the first terrain overlay as well – a simple farmable field. It’s the basis for how roads will work too, with skirts, free rotation, and faster level building. #CallOfSaregnar #GameDev

📜 Character lore: Hewan Teomar Youngest son of a noble house, Hewan chose forests and quiet study over titles and courtly games. Gifted in magic and guided by the gods, he seeks understanding over power. #CallOfSaregnar

I’m not building Saregnar to be fast. It’s meant to be explored at your own pace, with time to notice things. #CallOfSaregnar

Saregnar is coming together slowly because people supported it early and gave me the time to build it properly. If you enjoy what you’re seeing and want to help, you can do so here: patreon.com/CallOfSaregnar Thank you. #CallOfSaregnar

Not every path is marked. Some you only spot if you stop and look. #CallOfSaregnar

This is the setup I use while working on Saregnar. I’ve been tuning it over the years to make long dev sessions a bit easier. Show me your battlestations. What does your workspace look like? What makes your gamedev time smoother?

Older RPGs didn’t need to signal maturity. They assumed it. Depth came from consequence and restraint, from trusting the player. Not from shock value. Seriousness doesn’t always need to announce itself.

📜 Lore snippet: Merrentar diverts an unusually large portion of state funds into its intelligence service. They call themselves the Owls, reporting through Talons to a single hidden master known only as the Owl.

I have been working on several parts of the game this month, and a chunk of that time went into reviewing the ongoing UI overhaul. Here is a small teaser of the updated direction. Full breakdown for patrons on December 27. #CallOfSaregnar #IndieGameDev #RPG

Sheltering inside a small cave, listening to the rain outside.

Call of Saregnar is built thanks to the people who believe in it. If you’ve been enjoying the world and the journey so far, you can support the game on Patreon: patreon.com/CallOfSaregnar Thank you for helping bring this world to life. #CallOfSaregnar #IndieGameDev #RPG

Same location, two eras. The 2018 shot has real “Lo-Fi demake” potential, not gonna lie. #CallOfSaregnar

📜Lore snippet: Noble houses in Merrentar often have a small decorated “spirit door” above the entrance. The wealthier the family, the more elaborate the door.

Old stones, rain, and a chest someone left behind. #CallOfSaregnar

If I could live in a fantasy inn, it would be the Yew Tree Inn. Here’s a moment from the inside. #CallOfSaregnar

🔓 Devlog #167 Now Public – Grasslands & Progress + Sneak Peek! Covers grass generation, progress on the gameplay area and a sneak peek at some UI in progress! www.patreon.com/posts/142163... #devlog #gamedev

📜Lore snippet: Agnosh, The Ruler of The Day Dovea Lusii, samaïi dovea t’kai, Tii brani tanige, ti bran amasi. Phanei brener amane t’kai, Tii gamai svelike abo, symbel t’lude. Am lase branei, inu samaï eve yeamai… — A chant from the Book of the Gods #CallOfSaregnar

Putting together the first unnamed village back in 2017. Wild to look back now. #CallOfSaregnar

An uneventful night shift for the guards… or is it? #CallOfSaregnar #gamedev #indiedev #crpg

Testing out warmer color grading in the world. Which one do you prefer? (left = current / right = warmer) #CallOfSaregnar #gamedev #indiedev

One more farmhouse for the roads between the villages. #CallOfSaregnar

An unsettling wind moves through Avanmoor tonight. The town is holding its breath, waiting for something. #CallOfSaregnar #CRPG #ScreenshotSunday

This is where I post from 🌳 #CallOfSaregnar #amwriting #rpgs

🎬 Behind the Scenes From greenscreen to in-game sprite. Every character in Call of Saregnar begins with a real actor filmed on greenscreen, then turned frame by frame into an in-game sprite. #CallOfSaregnar #CRPG #BehindTheScenes

📜Lore snippet: Branurr, The Father of Life Also called The Father of Life, Branurr is the god of fire and vitality, venerated above all others. He is ever depicted as an oak crowned with silver-and-gold leaves. #CallOfSaregnar #CRPG #GameLore #IndieGame

Romar, 2017 → Now. It's all hand-crafted, piece by piece. I can't believe it's been almost a decade since I begun this journey...

🔓 Devlog #166 Now Public – Modular Buildings Continued Covers the expansion of the modular buildings model to allow for even more variations. www.patreon.com/posts/devlog... #devlog #gamedev

One day, the full game will be in my grubby little hands. I will pay $60 for this badass game. Dont care. I want it.

Improved grass now includes the generation of dead/dry leaves 🍂 #screenshotsaturday

It's been a while since I've done a #screenshotsaturday, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share how the new grass system looks (including four new textures I took today!).