Swords and Spells

Devlog

• Progression update 23-10-2024
  October 23, 2024 by QTKittE

  It has been a very hot minute since I wrote a update. At the moment I am working on migrating the code from the MonoGame setup to a more Unity approach. And while doing so I have added some more extra... Continue reading

  
• WIP A0.7.X+
  March 06, 2024 by QTKittE

  After the last update I wrote, things have been chaotic. My day job was getting busier and things in general (health and mental health) went down. This all meant that development slowed down as well... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 0.7.0
  January 02, 2024 by QTKittE

  This post is way over due. In September 2023 I switched game engine (which was a very interesting experience) from MonoGame to Unity. This change however went without a progression post, and I haven't... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.6.15
  July 10, 2023 by QTKittE

  After a week or so off and the heat I finally am able to announce alpha 0.6.15. This build includes several improvements to the game as well as new elements. Not all elements can be used immediately l... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.6.14 Release
  May 22, 2023 by QTKittE

  Alpha release 0.6.14 is here! And this build includes several new items as well as some changes. Added: Quest mechanic - With this quest can be accepted and completed. The only thing needed to do is a... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.6.11
  April 20, 2023 by QTKittE

  This build includes a minor change to the party creation, as it will now randomly select a character name. It also includes a fix where encounters where not properly generated and breaking the game... Continue reading
• Hotfix for 0.6.10
  April 10, 2023 by QTKittE

  When looking to make a video of the progress, a bug was found and as it was game breaking enough, I decided to patch it out as well as the issue with the time not showing correctly... Continue reading
• Update 0.6.10 and road map for upcoming releases!
  April 09, 2023 by QTKittE

  Lets first start off with the changes made to the new release 0.6.10: An effect can be applied which may or may not inflict a condition to the party member. If a condition is applied, that condition a... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.69 (Nice!)
  March 14, 2023 by QTKittE

  While Alpha 0.68 was released without a proper change log, so it will be summarized in this post. Several things have changed in the underlying code, which is not directly visible, but there are some... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.67
  December 30, 2022 by QTKittE

  With the 0.67 update enchantments are back in the game. Right now it is possible to enchant a weapon or armour with one specific enchantment (namely the enchantment "Sharp"), but this marked a milesto... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.66
  December 12, 2022 by QTKittE

  This small update fixed the following issues: Inventory can be viewed again, and is saved. Armour and weapons can be equipped again, it doesn't persist through saves. Add a preset party for quicker te... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.65
  November 16, 2022 by QTKittE

  With the projected amount of work still left, the decision was made to release Swords and Spells alpha 0.65 instead of 0.7. This gives me some time to fix some of the database parts while it is in a p... Continue reading
• WIP Update: Bug fixes and more
  November 07, 2022 by QTKittE

  After several months of work, it is now getting close to a new alpha release. But to get there a repeat of alpha 6 would be preferably avoided. During a test (2 months after that release) it was found... Continue reading

  
• WIP: Party system and more!
  September 23, 2022 by QTKittE

  After a month of development there is still a lot of stuff to do in regards to the changes that are being made. With the SQL database to store all kinds of data, it is made possible relatively easy to... Continue reading
• WIP Update and future content
  August 22, 2022 by QTKittE

  After a few weeks of hot weather and working on a lower pace, I want to announce some future content and current progress. Right now I am in the process of rewriting the whole database part so it uses... Continue reading
• Alpha v06: Resting and conditions
  July 11, 2022 by QTKittE

  In this update a new mechanic is introduced. Travelling and and not resting will impact the character, so one needs to rest from time to time. To incorporate this, game time was also added as well as... Continue reading
• WIP update for new features
  June 19, 2022 by QTKittE

  So the last few weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster for due to me have a vacation and a drop in motivation. That doesn't mean I have been sitting idle and not working on this project. The next u... Continue reading
• Alpha v05 release: Special Effects!!
  May 04, 2022 by QTKittE

  So for a change (and I should be doing that more) I kept track of all the things I have changed and fixed since the last version. This "Special Effects" release brings the mechanics for effects on the... Continue reading
• Alpha v04 HOTFIX
  April 17, 2022 by QTKittE

  A hotfix for alpha v04 as due to a setting while publishing was turned on, which made it impossible to run the game. That is now fixed... Continue reading
• Alpha v04
  April 10, 2022 by QTKittE

  A new update with some changes under the hood again. With update alpha v04, a next step in creating a party system has been taken. Which means all milestones for a party system have been cleared, and... Continue reading
• Alpha v03
  March 15, 2022 by QTKittE

  So after a long silence from my side, which was due to some technical issues, I have decided to finally release alpha 03. For windows it can be used as is, but for linux extra instalments have to be d... Continue reading
• Pre-Valentine devlog
  February 13, 2022 by QTKittE

  Now the game has been released in alpha for two weeks now (time really flies), I would like to post an update of the development. After the release I received several game breaking bug reports, and I... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.02 HOTFIX 2
  January 29, 2022 by QTKittE

  During development all testing was done through the IDE and a check on a folder was overlooked. The folder for save files will now be created on first launch and won't crash the game anymore... Continue reading
• alpha 0.02 HOTFIX
  January 28, 2022 by QTKittE

  The hotfix fixes an issue with loading files. It is possible that old files might not be able to load. This only applies to non-autosave files... Continue reading
• Alpha 0.02 release
  January 28, 2022 by QTKittE#alpha, #first release

  The release alpha 0.02 is intended to be a concept release which should showcase the current mechanics. In this version there is a long list of already implemented mechanics such as but not limited to... Continue reading