Hey Adventurers, did you know that Black Dragon Mage is a solo indie effort from Germany?
The enchanted Black Forest, Spätzle with plenty of cheese, Tannenzäpfle Beer - yup, the South-West of Deutschland, actually. I grew up around this area and spent more than a couple decades here.
I’m thrilled to announce that Black Dragon Mage has been selected to participate in the "Games Baked in Germany 2024" event by Games+Germany. As one of the upcoming titles, you can dive into a playable demo if you haven't played it yet.
🛠️From the Forge of the Magi: Latest development news
Lots of things are cooking in the full version of the game - note that the demo does not have these in-development features and updates at this moment.
🔥 Boss AI Upgrades: I’m almost done building the "brains" for boss enemies, hoping for juicy and varied boss fights! Next, I'll be sequencing and assembling all of the various offensive, defensive, and surprise moves I've built over the past month or so.
💀 Reaper AI Enhancements: The Reaper will also learn some new tricks, borrowed from the new boss logic, to keep you on your toes.
✨ Spell & Synergy Updates: Spells are another major focus area. Stay tuned for more in an upcoming update.
🎨 Visual Effects: Completed work on a new visual effect system, allowing for more flexible combinations of cool pixel art FX.
💖Thanks to community feedback:
Too many changes to list since the last update, but here are a few highlights:
Enhanced Visual Clarity: Dashing enemies now have clear visual indicators to help you strategically evade or counterattack.
UI Improvements: Based on your feedback, I’ve rearranged parts of the UI. The mana bar, essential for summoning your dragon, is now closer to the dragon icon for easy access. The round timer is now smaller and located in the top-right corner.
New Round Progress Indicator: A new indicator at the top of the screen shows round progress and when special encounters happen, like elite enemies and bosses. Your mage travels along this progress bar during a run, from left to right.
Can't wait! - so when can we finally play the full version?!?
I know you’re all eager to experience the full adventure with more spells, more action, and all the epic boss fights and areas unlocked.
I’m working tirelessly (but also taking care to not drain my batteries) to bring Black Dragon Mage to you as soon as possible. The game is still on track for a 2024 release based on the current development pace.
Make sure to wishlist & follow so you’ll be notified about updates and the official release!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207230/Black_Dragon_Mage/