Runehaven v0.2.5 - Runic Magic


Hello everyone!

In this update, I've been working on a new rune magic system that is inspired by Ultima and Arx Fatalis. The basic idea is that you create spells using runes. Runes can be found throughout the dungeons by smashing crates and other things or they can be droppd by enemies. To create the spells, you need to draw the rune sign on a magic grid (that is opened by holding the left control button by default). Some spells will only require you to draw one rune, but others require you to combine several runes. That is what I found most interesting about this system because it encourages experimentation. It might be difficult to create spells in the heat of a battle so I added the possibility to stack up to four spells at the same time. So far there are not too many runes and spells but I will defintely add more runes and spells in the future! I have a bunch of them already planned. I am not going into detail about what spells there are or the meaning behind the runes. I will leave that for you to discover! :)


Apart from the rune system, I have also made some improvements to the dungeon generator. The robustness has improved which means that it is possible to generate larger dungeons and more challenging puzzles. I have also added stairways which adds some verticality to the maps. Rooms can now be stacked on top of another!

Try out the demo here and let me know what you think!

Files

underworld_quest_demo_win64.zip 87 MB
3 days ago

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