Due to vacation I'm only doing some minor code optimizations this week and next week. 🌴
But after that I will be back to work on exciting new things! 😃
By the way: Thank you so much for over 300 followers! ♥️
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Six years ago, on the 4th of July 2015, I created a prototype that would later become Kingdom-Heroes! ❤️
Time runs so fast! 🎉
Developing this game is my favourite hobby and I still have so many plans for it! 🙏
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The intro sequence of chapter 3 is done! 💪
It was a lot of work and looks very cool, but at the moment I can't show you a picture from the intro. 🤫
There would be too much of a spoiler regarding the story.
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The work on campaign chapter 3 has begun!
It doesn't have a name yet but it will focus on base building.🙂
Kingdom-Heroes will also be 10% off during the Steam Summer Sale, so check it out if you haven't already!👍
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Been busy watching E3 streams this week! 😁
Therefore not much new to share this week, but I managed to publish a small update containing the new button design I was talking about last week. 🎨
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All the buttons now have a new look! 🙂
Here is a side by side comparasion:
Old look (left side) vs. New look (right side)
I also tried to improve the readability of the text on the buttons. 👍
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Until now I always released only big updates once every few months.😀
For the second half of this year I will try to release smaller updates, but more frequently! 👍
Next up: Visual improvements for the GUI.
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Kingdom-Heroes major update 4 is now live! 🙏
It is called the "Secrets" update and contains 3 new buildings, an overhaul and extension to the tutorial, 3 new achievements and many more secrets! 🤫
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All is set and done! 💪
The last thing I did was implementing the new buildings into the map editor, so you can choose where they will spawn on your custom map. 🗺️
The major update will release next week! 🙂
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I managed to fix most of the bugs on my list and the polishing of the new content is also making good progress! 🙂
Feeling confident to release the major update in the next few weeks or so. 👍
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The next major update for Kingdom-Heroes is now feature complete! 💪
Last thing to do before release is fixing bugs and polishing everything.
I already compiled a big list of all the things to fix and to polish. 📋
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Almost finished with the rework of the tutorial 💪
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I'm currently implementing the newest gameplay features into the tutorial. 🙂
For example the mercenary camp, the resource warehouse or the market which will all be available with the next major update! 👍
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The tutorial rework is coming along nicely!🙂
I think the game will be ready for the next major update in May. (If nothing goes horribly wrong😅)
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The last big thing to do before the major update is to expand and rework the tutorial. 🎮
There have been so many additions and changes to the game that the current tutorial is very much outdated. 🙃
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I took some time off this week, so I only did a bit of playtesting and bug fixing.🐞
But the good news is: We are getting close to the release of the next major update which includes some big gameplay additions!🤫
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This is a screenshot of the new savannah map. 🍂
It used to be the desert map, but I decided to transform and rework it for various reasons.
One of them being a better graphical style. 🎨
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This week I worked on the connection between the 3 new buildings and the 3 enemies.
Now they can also use / attack those 3 new buildings! ⚔️
To be honest: this was very much work, but it certainly was worth it. 🙂
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This is the final prototype of the trade overlay.💪
It features trades that are randomly generated at the beginning of every match! (Only in a certain range as you could otherwise exploit it for unlimited resources)
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Here is the second prototype for the trading overlay! 🔁
It's not final yet but slowly taking shape. 🙂
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