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Yeah, Fred made that piece and that was my first comment as well. I really like it though, definitely a striking visual for the fast travel stations!
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Hey everyone, Kandria got nominated for the GDWC fan favourite! It'd be great if you could vote for it: https://thegdwc.com/pages/game.php?game_guid=f9c7ff16-dd18-4624-8744-bd607f93eab7 I hope everyone's already having, or going to have a great winter holidays, too! Ours have started now, and I hope I can really lay back in these two weeks.
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I hope everyone's having a good new year's! I wrote a lengthy roundup of the most important points of the development this year: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/404 Given the track record of previous years I'm not going to be so bashful as to wish for a great new year, but I'm nonetheless going to hope for one that's at the very least better than 2020 or 2021 were. Thanks a lot to everyone here that's been following the development!
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Im keeping an eye on this. Can’t wait to see the full deal.
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Cool, thanks! We're currently in the planning phases for a Kickstarter. Hopefully have more to announce on that in a week or so!
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Another month gone by and this time I have a big announcement to make, namely that there'll be a Kickstarter campaign for Kandria in June, together with the Steam Next Fest. We're still planning things out, but should have a 'coming soon' page for it soon!
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There'll be a public demo on Steam next Tuesday! You can wishlist it here, should notify you when that goes live: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1918910
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Good luck!
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Thanks! Here's hoping we'll catch some attention with it.
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Alright, and the demo is now live!
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We've been getting some good feedback from the demo, which has been really heartwarming to see!  The demo will remain up for the remainder of the month! After that we'll pull it off again in preparation for the new demo for the next fest in June. Meantime, here's another monthly roundup post: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/407
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Just played the demo for a bit. I really dig the art and ambient music. The line art of portraits you've posted in the thread always looked a bit aliased to me, but the lineart of the ingame portraits is smooth. The combat controls are a bit floaty, and I guess the keyboard control layout seems to be very one-handed. I've noticed that I've got some very old muscle memory for such controls, so I've adjusted to it after a minute or two. I desperately need a panic button for menus. ESC doesn't seem to always get me out of menus, just... sometimes? And I always like "yes, i'm a traitor"-options in dialogues.
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Yeah the combat still needs work. Haven't found the time to tweak it in a while, and it takes forever to make meaningful changes to how it feels. I'll try to put in some time for the next demo though. Re controls: Yeah, the keyboard kinda blows. It works much better on controller. Though I would recommend playing with arrow keys for movement and Shift/Control/z/x/c/v/space for the rest to make it more of a two-handed thing, if you don't have access to a gamepad. Hmm. ESC should work always, I think. I know there's a bug where the quick menu doesn't react anymore in some cases, which I've been unsuccessful in hunting down so far. Maybe it was that? Glad you've enjoyed the demo overall though!
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It was the where I should pick some health item. I'm not completly sure, would that be the "quick menu"? Wipfmetz fucked around with this message at 09:38 on Mar 13, 2022 |
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Yeah that's the one. I think I've fixed the issue now, but since it's been very inconsistent to trigger, I'm not 100% sure still.
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This looks neat. I put it on my steam wishlist. I hope it will turn out well!
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cant cook creole bream posted:This looks neat. I put it on my steam wishlist. I hope it will turn out well! Thanks! Development has been going pretty well according to schedule so far. Sorry for the general quietness in this thread, we've been extraordinarily busy recently dealing with the feedback from the Steam demo last month, preparing for the upcoming Kickstarter in June, and also handling a ton of admin stuff in the back dealing with the Digital Dragons Accelerator and a publishing offer. Regardless though, the game is coming along and the new demo for the Next Fest in June is mostly complete, just needs some more polish now. Here's a monthly update with some more info on what's going on: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/408 Specifically though I'd like to ask for all of your help with the Kickstarter! If you know anyone else, or some other community, please share the preview page with them and sign up for notifications: https://kandria.com/kickstarter Maybe this can be turned into one of those elusive goon success stories after all. 
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Aw man. Time is really flying by right now. Another month gone by already, so here's another monthly update with a bit of a peek at a boss fight late in the game: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/409 I'll also be at the Digital Dragons conference in Krakow, May 16/17, and will be staying in Krakow until the 20th. In the slim chance that there's any goons in the area at the time, let me know and I'd be happy to grab a drink and chat!
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Oh, and Kandria is part of the Digital Dragons Indie Showcase, so the demo is available again for free today and tomorrow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1261430/Kandria/ You can also vote for Kandria here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=IaRfuBEfy0miKOrheADcp3BwmTnJznlJgNTOymCSXCBUN0RHSldVRllITEFIRTQ1RzlUTlhETEY1RS4u
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Alright, this month is the big month! The Steam Next Fest launches in a week, as does our Kickstarter! As always, more detailed info in our monthly update: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/411
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The next fest is now live, and with it is the new demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1261430/Kandria/ Let me know if you have any feedback!
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Hello everybody! In lieu of the usual monthly development roundup, I've written an overview of the development process behind Kandria this time. It's a technical article, but quite surface-level. If you're interested in that stuff, check it out: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/413 I also wanted to post a reminder that the Kickstarter campaign is still running and will close on Thursday the 14th, 12:00 CEST. We already reached two stretch goals, so if you want to pitch in and ensure we reach the next one (modding support!) head on over: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shinmera/kandria/
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So. Uh. You're kinda building your own ecosystem of game libraries, right?
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Yeah, need all sorts of support stuff to make a game after all.
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Alright, a new month has rolled around, and with that a new monthly update: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/414 There's some news about the Kickstarter, a reminder about Gamescom, and the plan for the following development.
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Since you seem to be in the final months before release: Any idea about your expected playtime?
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We're only now starting full playthrough tests, so no concrete data yet. A good estimate is 6-10 hours, I'd say, depending on how you play.
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Okey, got the first playtest in. Without sidequests, it took about 7 hours. Still a very hazy figure, could take a lot longer or shorter depending on how quickly people find their way or how much they spend exploring, etc. We'll get more data in the coming weeks, I'm sure.
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Another month gone by, so here's another monthly roundup! This time we have an important announcement to share as well, so please read on: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/415
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This is the day where I learn that the Gamescom isn't in Leipzig anymore.
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It hasn't been in Leipzig since like 2009.
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I feel old now, thanks. Congratulations on your progress! Wipfmetz fucked around with this message at 18:09 on Sep 9, 2022 |
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Alright, another month gone by. We're still polishing things, but things are looking to be on track and according to plan, so that's great! This month's update includes a new roadmap that also lists things to do after the release in January. Check it out: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/416
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Alright, this month I'm pleased to announce the final release date for the game: January 11, 2023! We have a new trailer to celebrate the occasion, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usc0Znm-gbA As well as the release of a single from the soundtrack, along with other announcements. Have a read on the blog: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/417
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Well, here we are, it's that time of the year again. The end of it! I wrote a lengthy yearly roundup for Kandria, which you can check out here: https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/419 We are now  less than two weeks from release!
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Only 25 hours left, y'all! Kandria launches tomorrow, on Wednesday the 11th, at 15:00 CET / 9:00 EST! There'll be a launch stream for the occasion as well. It'll be live on Twitch! I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have about the game, and hope to see you there!
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This is really exciting! Congratulations on the launch!
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Well, game's out now and I've been so busy taking care of everything I forgot to post here. My bad! Another goon success story for the books.
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Congrats on the release, I had that game on my wishlist for a while now. Looking forward to playing it next week when I have some vacation time.
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