Every enemy fights its own way Each enemy type now builds its deck around one way of fighting. Some poison you and wait. Some stun and keep you from answering. Some stand in front of the ones behind them. Enemies with the same health no longer play the same fight. Group fights show what everyone is doing When someone fighting beside you acts, their damage appears on your screen as it lands. The…
Fallen enemies leave shades Defeated bodies now gather in their own corner of the room, and a fully looted corpse rises as a pale shade that drifts through the room and mutters as it goes. You can see what combat does Poison, plague and armor damage now appear at the target the moment they land, and enemies that strike first play their opening attacks on screen before your turn. Item descriptio…
One thing to correct. The guide walks through the Smith's class cards and I forgot the Boulder while recording, which is the most interesting of the three. So, all three properly: · Boulder . 3 damage at 80%. It ignores the armor pool completely, so it lands on health no matter what the target is wearing. It needs no weapon, which means it works with empty hands. And it cannot kill - it floors…
If you have not seen it before, this is how it works. Your equipment decides your deck Every card belongs to your character from the moment you create it. What decides which ones you can actually play is the gear on your body. Buy a shield and Block, Guard Stance and Shield Bash become playable. Hold a one-handed sword and the Attack card does 3 damage at 80% accuracy; hold a two-hander and the…
The warrior has no special cards. That is the point. Every other class in Manala leans on one signature move. The mage has spells, the healer has the touch, the smith has his hands, the alchemist has his powders. The warrior brought a sword and the confidence to stand in front of you with it. What it has instead of a trick: · The highest base damage of the five. The hardest honest swing in the…
Breaking the rules is now a card in your deck Last week, I attended a local game development meet-up and showed my game. I left with a crucial new idea: that I should pick one thing that defines the game and make that deeper, not trying to build everything out all at once. The idea i took away was to double down on the LARP, honor and cheating mecahnics. I've updated the game so that every card…
"It's rough being stuck on 5 HP: does my character ever get stronger?" Fair question. In Manala your health bar doesn't level up. You don't out-tank the fight - you out-play it. I'll be doing class guides for every one of the five classes, starting with the hardest one to keep alive: the Mage. Your mana IS your armor. The Mage wears cloth only Your Mana Shield absorbs damage as mana instead of…
First devlog is up. Manala is a 2D MMORPG built on Finno-Ugric mythology, driven by card combat. This is the story of where it came from. Three influences, three pillars: · LARP (10 years): the faction war. Fun over winning. · MUME, the text MUD I started 25 years ago: under the graphical coat, Manala is still a MUD at heart. Room to room, one persistent world. · Slay the Spire: the card combat…
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