One of the last features has been implemented: Turrets. Turrets make up immovable objects that can attack, such as a Ballista. Currently, the idea is to enable units to ‘take over’ a turret that’s on the map, after which it will automatically attack their enemies. The enemy CPU can also do this, so you might
The latest updates include a revamped weapon sprite system and the ability to properly dual wield weapons. When a unit equips a weapon, you’ll actually see it on the character sprite. This goes for both weapons and shields. Each weapon type has a default sprite, which some weapons having their own unique sprite. The update
I remember back in 2018 thinking that I’d have a public release demo out way before 2025. Well it’s 2025 and we’re getting pretty damn close. There’s way more cleanup going on than I would have ever imagined. So many things to wrap up and take care of, especially as a solo-developer. – Dusk Tactics
There’s a lot of things that I’d like to add to the game, some are outside of the scope while some are just very difficult or impossible to get working and have them look how I want them to. One of these things is map rotation. It’s a downside to going to 2D isometric route,
As we get closer to a wider alpha demo release of the early version of Dusk Tactics, I will be conducting various tests to see the best methods for handling things like screen resolution. This is the toughest part because there are so many different resolutions, and then you have OS DPI magnification, etc. Since
Recently I decided to tackle flying-based movement. If you’re familiar with games like Tactics Ogre, you may recall everyone’s favorite hawkman: Canopus. There’s also the elusive Divine Knight class. What these have in common is they are winged humanoids and thus can both fly and walk. What I always found fascinating was how winged units
So far this month we have already smoothed out dozens of gameplay features and cleaned up several bugs. This includes visual things like small tweaks to sprite animation problems (animations not playing properly) and proper placement/size of 2D shadows. Both of these have made gameplay look a lot better. Below we can see how the
In the last few months of 2023 we had our first closed alpha testing of Dusk Tactics. It was on a very small scale, but it has already provided a lot of helpful feedback. Some of the goals for 2024 are to expand the scope of the alpha testing, focus on getting a solid stat-growth
Yet another year has gone by and we got a lot done! In early 2024 we will be expanding the alpha testing to include more people as we continue to iron out all the bugs and start balancing various mechanics! I hope you’ve all had a great holiday and stay tuned for more updates as
So this site will be similar to the last one, sort of a mix between a development log and a game website. The side menu will have multiple categories that (when finished) should provide up-to-date information about the different features of the game. So far I’ve completed the Attributes section and laid out the Features
