📣The surveys for custom NPCs, statues, and portraits are out!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 10:53:42 PM

Greetings once more, friends!

We mentioned in the last update that we'll be sending out the surveys for the custom NPCs soonTM. 👀

Well, I hope you're ready, because I'm here to let you know that the wait is now over! Not just for the custom NPCs, but also custom statues and portraits too! ✨

The custom content survey should have reached your inbox already!🎉

...or your Updates folder. Or Social. Or even Spam.

Make sure to check the email address linked to your Kickstarter account and fill in the form(s). 

Everything is straight forward, nothing too complicated or time consuming - get your descriptions and images ready and let's roll! ╰(*°▽°*)╯

We shared Ves Triamri with you to see the result of what a custom NPC may look like. Today, I brought along lovely Nettle and their adorable fluffy companion - Nettle marks the beginning of the (expectedly long) process of creating all of your backer NPCs! ❤

Development updates

Now that we addressed the great news, let's take a look at what else we have been doing.

As I'm typing this, the internet burns with the GTA VI leak and oh, boy, some people are angry. I obviously won't go into details about how a product is unfinished before being finished, but I want to use this opportunity to show you what a bit of polishing looks like in Rising Spire.

Yes, we've been doing some of it. :D

•  One of the first walks into Dohan, as we were just setting up the place. A few NPCs dropped by early to check it out. 

•  Dohan after a bit of polishing. Note: This is not the final version and we still have work to do for the tiny village. 

We talked NPCs, we talked maps. How about...enemies? Or, even better! How about another boss showcase?⚔️

Ursura is bound to be a true challenge for Atlas and the gang! I flirted a bit with the idea of showcasing more than just the idle and basic attack but...some things are worth waiting for. We don't want to spoil all the surprises!😉

That said, we'll keep updating you on the progress and sharing shiny 🌟visuals🌟 both here and on our social channels. Meanwhile, can't wait to hear from you and your personalized NPCs!

Take it easy, stay cheesy! 

❤

Backer NPC surveys to be sent out soon 👀
over 3 years ago – Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 01:33:41 AM

Hey, folks! 

It’s been a short while since our last Kickstarter update aaand we have some news! 😁
 

🙌 Backer NPC surveys will be sent out soonTM

We’ve been hard at work building the base of Rising Spire as a game and we’re excited to let you know that we’ll soon be able to start working on your custom NPCs! Keep an eye on your inbox in the near future as we’ll send out more details on the NPCs of Rising Spire and a survey to get more details from you. 😊

  To get an early idea, here’s Ves Triamri - a custom NPC created for the winner of our first Discord NPC giveaway! 🎉

If you haven’t already, join our Discord server! 😎

It's a lovely community of JRPG fans and overall awesome people! Not only do we have random discussions about…well, everything…but you’ll also get to participate in special events such as giveaways and dev chats.  Click here to join us! ^^

Development updates

As mentioned before, our main focus was to create the base of Rising Spire and, right now, we’re working on getting a beta test ready. Until then, here's a quick look at a couple of the newest areas in the game. 

Quick run through the Abandoned Village

🙌This is all for today! We'll keep sharing development updates and, of course, any major news! Meanwhile, don't forget that you can find us on Discord at any time. :D

Take care and have an awesome one!  ❤

Development update - how we doin'? 👀
almost 4 years ago – Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 01:07:27 AM

Hi everyone! 👋

Back with yet another update on Rising Spire and the shenanigans of the Lonely Final Boss! 

What have we been up to? Short story - game development. Long story? …also game development. 

Let's not drag this on forever, wanted to show some new cool stuff. ^^

Disclaimer before we start: Kickstarter is known for being a video quality vampire. So it was either low quality videos or low quality gifs. Decided to go for videos so that we don't kill the loading time of the whole page. Quality wise? I will cry.

Maps! So many maps!

What we had shown before was strictly the Dohan forest, where the story of Atlas begins. But we needed to get his Nephilim butt out of the comfort zone of the perpetual green so, of course, we spent a lot of time designing, building, and developing the world of Malus. Not only that, but the whole Dohan forest as it was seen in the Prelude also got a glow up. Here are a few bits.

• The greenery got a glow up and we redesigned the maps so that they're smaller, more intuitive and easier to navigate.  

• Dohan forest by night

• The road to Dohan, as you can see from the changing colors - rest stops are important

•  Kickstarter-exclusive premiere! A first glimpse into Zendalia - the cultural hub of the area, created over the years by the waves of refugees coming from the Northern areas. Is it a floating city? Yes, yes it is. 

The battle system

Not as flashy as the visual aspects of the game since it’s mostly numbers, but we put lots of work into backend stuff such as tweaking and balancing party members’ abilities and overall playstyle. The goal is to create characters that don’t just have a battle kit, but they have a battle kit that makes sense for who they are.

• Pike using his Devastate ability next to Atlas' Shieldbreaker

Atlas will get to wield a wide range of weapons and he will be able to switch between two of them for each battle. Working on the battle system means we’ve done lots of balancing and synergy checks between sets of weapons to make sure they, again, make sense.

NPCs and enemies

Of course we aren't just building an empty world - each new area comes with secrets and challenges for Atlas to overcome. Whether this means learning how to socialize properly or, you know, wrecking some local enemies.

Our goal right now is to make sure we have the key players in their spots. Once we the base is built (aka the characters integral to the main story), then we can focus on the random merchant who yells at you if you try to say good morning or the child that laughs a little to loudly.

We have the key characters of Rising Spire already mapped out. All the people that Atlas will meet, people who will contribute to the main journey have a past, a back story, a personality, goals, strengths, and weaknesses. 

That said, here are a couple new faces who’ll leave a mark on Atlas’ story. 

And, of course, some new enemies! What’s a new area without new enemies? What's a JRPG without an army of creatures that just can't wait to be deleted from the map?

That's it for today! We'll be back with more news, updates and exciting things to share! Meanwhile, you can find us on Discord - chat us up, ask us questions, nerd out with us. XD

Hope you have an amazing rest of the week!

Get your headset ready for this EPIC update! 🎧
almost 4 years ago – Mon, May 09, 2022 at 09:44:03 PM

Hey, friends! ❤️

The time has come to share with you an extremely exciting piece of news! Grab your headset and your beverage of choice and get ready for the goosebumps. 

We're absolutely delighted to announce that we've teamed up with the incredible and insanely talented Richi (@RichardSMusic_) to deliver the soundtrack of Rising Spire! 🌟

In the spirit of the great Lonely Final Boss, Richi is also a massive JRPG n̶e̶r̶d̶ fan and he just gets it! And creates it. And makes you want to embark on an adventure and throw ultimate attacks left and right. 

You don't have to take my word for it, though. Stay Awhile and Listen.

This is but a taste test for what's to come! Hope you enjoy the new musical direction. 😊

And, if the titles of the tracks caught your attention, you won't have to wait for long! We've been so silent here because all of our time was poured into the game development and it's just *chef's kiss* 👌

That said, stay tuned because we'll be back very soon with a big update to show you what we've been working on and all the (other) exciting things happening in the world of Malus. I mean, we're talking maps, environment, gameplay mechanics and all the good stuff. You don't want to miss it! ⚔️

Hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Don't let Monday bring you down! 

🔔 Reminder to fill in your backer survey! 🔔
almost 4 years ago – Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 05:00:35 AM

Hi again, you amazing people!

Dropping by with a brief reminder to fill in your Backerkit survey for the Kickstarter rewards! 🖤

If you haven’t answered your survey yet, make sure to check your inbox (or Updates folder, or Promotions or even Spam) for your Backerkit survey, on the email that's linked to your Kickstarter account. In case you cannot find your email anywhere, reach out to us in a DM on Kickstarter and we'll get you your survey link ASAP! 💪

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page HERE.

THANK YOU!

Thank you all again for being so responsive to answering our BackerKit survey—you have no idea how tremendously helpful this has been for us when trying to keep track of all 642 of you!

Thanks everyone for your support! 🤗