This text is also available on Discord in the #closed-playtesting-announcements channel, so if you followed the instructions and read it there already, you're good to go!
Thank you for signing up to be part of the Hexaquest Demo playtest! We’ve been working so hard and we’re all super excited to show off what we’ve been cooking.
The purpose of this playtest is to gather feedback and make sure the Demo works as well as possible before we release it to the public.
This build is not final and there is still content and features missing, and little bugs everywhere. We kindly ask that you do not stream, record, screenshot, or otherwise discuss this build outside of the Closed Playtesting Discord channels.
Major Known Issues (IMPORTANT TO READ)
- The settings menu is not currently in the build, and will be added later. If your machine does not run this build well, you may have to wait for this to be added first.
- There is currently no way to reset your save in-game. To reset your save, go to
C:\Users[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Hexaquest\Saved\SaveGames
and delete or renameUnnamed save.sav
- After unlocking the ability to stack spells, if you want to change the stack you must unequip all the spells in the stack before equipping more. If you don’t do this, you will cause some funny bugs and probably crash the game.
Controls
- Use WASD to move.
- Press X to open the spell inventory when you are standing on a checkpoint, after resetting or respawning.
- Press Q to activate triggerable abilities.
- Press E to interact.
- Press alt-enter to toggle fullscreen.
In the spell menu:
- Click on a spell on the left to select it
- When a spell is selected, you can click on a die face on the right to equip it to that face.
- To unequip a spell, click on the equipped spell on the right and it will be moved back to your inventory.
Spells
Cut
Level 1 Standard
Bump: Deal 1 damage.
Dust Bomb
Level 1 Special
Trigger: Summon a dust bomb on your next step. After 2 steps it will explode, dealing 2 damage to all enemies within 1 space of it. After being used, you cannot use this spell again until your next checkpoint.
Shield
Level 1 Standard
Ignore all damage this step. Upon blocking damage, the shield breaks and must be cast again to be repaired.
Chop
Level 1 Standard
Deal 1 damage 1 space ahead of you.
Sage’s Stasis
Level 1 Special
Bump: Inflict Freeze for 2 turns.
- BUG - Sage's Stasis can currently be stacked with other spells despite being a Special spell.
Splinter
Level 1 Standard
Deal 1 damage to adjacent parallel spaces.
- BUG - Splinter currently does not hit enemies on wall edges consistently.
Far Shot
Level 1 Standard
Hurl a projectile 4 spaces ahead that deals 1 damage.
Dash
Level 1 Standard
Move an additional space.
Crush
Level 1 Upgrade for Cut
Your Cut deals +1 damage and you crush enemies in your way.
- BUG - Crush currently has a major movement bug when equipped on a face other than 1.
Superior Shield
Level 1 Upgrade for Shield
Your Shield cannot break. Additionally, when you block damage, your next spell deals +1 damage.
- BUG - Superior Shield currently does not boost the damage of all spells correctly.
Champion’s Lance
Level 1 Upgrade for Chop
Your Chop becomes a lance that deals +1 damage and reaches 1 space further.
Shroud of Scorn
Level 2 Special
Summon a shroud of dust that clings to you.
While shrouded, you deal 1 damage to a random target within 1 space every time you step.
If you roll this face again, the shroud vanishes and cannot be resummoned until the next checkpoint.
- BUG - Shroud of Scorn can currently be equipped even if a spell face does not have 2 available levels.
- BUG - Shroud of Scorn can currently be stacked with other spells despite being a Special spell.
- BUG - Shroud of Scorn sometimes just doesn't work at all
Leveling Up
When you find a Shard of Reflection, you will be able to level-up one of your faces. An upgraded face can host higher-level spells, or stacks of multiple spells equal to its level.
Spells have different rules on how they can be stacked.
- Standard spells can always be stacked.
- Upgrade spells can only be stacked on top of their specified spell.
- Special spells cannot be stacked at all, but this is not working right now.
Challenge Obelisks
Challenge Obelisks are intended to work similar to the mini-demos, with a ‘move counter’ allowing you to track your moves and find an optimal route in a puzzle where you’re given a set loadout. Unfortunately, these features are currently missing.
Feedback
Once you've had some time with the Demo, we’ve love to hear your feedback! We’ve made a survey here:
Feedback survey
You can also chat with us in the #closed-playtesting channel on Discord! We’d love to talk Hexaquest with you :)
If you have any issues, you can also let us know in #closed-playtesting.