Howdy there, GRIT Community! We have some great news - we’re going open up playtests to be EVERY WEEK on Thursday and Friday, starting this coming week:

Thursdays: 6am - 10pm Pacific Time (2pm - 6am BST)
Fridays: 6am - 10pm Pacific Time (2pm - 6am BST)



The game has come a long way since our first playtest, and we reckon that ya’ll helped us get there. And we’re very excited that GRIT is in such a good place that we can open up more regular playtests. We truly appreciate your support, feedback, and patience while we work to build a better Sunrise County.

Moving to weekly tests means that our beloved GRIT Community has more regular playtest times. We are making it a priority to give our Community more time in the saddle — more shootin’ and lootin’, with more frequent, smaller updates. You might find the patch notes a bit shorter, but it feels like a fair trade.

Come join us and ride every Thursday and Friday! We’ll see you there!!
https://discord.gg/FightWithGrit

Howdy there, GRIT Community! We have some great news - we’re going open up playtests to be EVERY WEEK on Thursday and Friday, starting this coming week:

Thursdays: 6am - 10pm Pacific Time (2pm - 6am BST)
Fridays: 6am - 10pm Pacific Time (2pm - 6am BST)



The game has come a long way since our first playtest, and we reckon that ya’ll helped us get there. And we’re very excited that GRIT is in such a good place that we can open up more regular playtests. We truly appreciate your support, feedback, and patience while we work to build a better Sunrise County.

Moving to weekly tests means that our beloved GRIT Community has more regular playtest times. We are making it a priority to give our Community more time in the saddle — more shootin’ and lootin’, with more frequent, smaller updates. You might find the patch notes a bit shorter, but it feels like a fair trade.

Come join us and ride every Thursday and Friday! We’ll see you there!!
https://discord.gg/FightWithGrit

The last ~ year I've been working on a game - Tooru!
Now you can play the fruit of my work - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547350/Toru/?beta=0
Toru is a bullet-hell platformer where absolutely everything that falls into your hands becomes a weapon! Boxes, crystals, bombs and even the enemies themselves! Your success depends only on your skill!

The last ~ year I've been working on a game - Tooru!
Now you can play the fruit of my work - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547350/Toru/?beta=0

Toru is a bullet-hell platformer where absolutely everything that falls into your hands becomes a weapon! Boxes, crystals, bombs and even the enemies themselves! Your success depends only on your skill!

Hello again!

We have a lot of exciting stuff to share with you! Our team has been working full speed to get Open Beta out as soon as possible. Testers have had a lot of fun with our new mechanics and we can't wait to show you what we have been working on. But first, a word from our Lead Developer.




I cannot believe another month has passed. Time flies when you work all the time. ːsteamfacepalmː We just put out a small update to the Exclusive Beta that is live on the beta branch currently which is an extension of the holiday free play event. The update included survival mechanics such as starvation and dehydration, animation tweaks, AI to kill and eat, and many other things. We're still working on bug fixes, polish and finishing the Shadow Scale, but everything is coming together nicely, including the new physics-based flight system. Parrot and I were playing on the server yesterday and nested in a few lucky players as Shadow Scales and they were able to learn to fly, which was very amusing for those of us watching. Flight does have a learning curve, but after about 10 minutes, you'll have the hang of it, though it will probably take hours before you master it. It's a unique and fun mechanic that I know you will all love. I spent a lot of time on it especially the networking part to make it as smooth as possible and those animations will make you feel like a dragon.

Open Beta is getting close, we have 2 more test branch updates to push out before we can update the beta branch. Once ready, we'll announce the update to everyone and if everything works well, we'll release the dedicated server to the public and server communities will be able to begin hosting their own servers. We have a lot of server options to choose from including PvP/PvE, Player Cap, Admin/Friends/Ban lists, Nametags, MOTD, and even Discord links. The full list of server config options can be found in our Discord and we'll post them to our Steam page as well once the server is released. Our friends at Nodecraft have already begun setting up their server panels so all the options will be available to you in the server host panel.

By the way, this is the Dragon game you have all been waiting for, you'll see ːsteammockingː

I look forward to watching you all fly in the upcoming Open Beta targeted for Summer 2021. I know I will be there flying as a Shadow Scale. ːsteamhappyː Be sure to hop in the beta server if you can, if you catch us online Parrot or I might take you for your first flight on a Dragon. \o/

- Jonathan Slabaugh
Lead Developer of Day of Dragons



Now its time for the rest of the blog!





Status icons and the effects they represent are now in game on the Test Branch. Hunger and Thirst now show up as a meat (for carnivores) and water drop icons you reach 50% hunger/thirst. Reach 100% of either, and you will begin taking damage until the percentage is lowered.

Other effects are also currently being tested, including Bleed, Poison, and Decay. Bleed reduces your health as long as it is active. It is recommended to lay down or sleep when bleeding, as your healing will increase per tick. Decay, caused by the Acid Spitter's Decaying Bite, eats away at the dragon's stamina and armor. This can ground flying dragons and make them more vulnerable to the drake's attacks.

Poison is currently caused by eating Thornbacked Crawlers and increases your Sickness the more you eat. While the poison itself does no damage, you will want to keep a close eye on your Sickness level. You can sleep off the effects of Poison, or just wait it out.



So what is Sickness? Well, after some testing, we decided that we did not like the Torpor mechanic and decided to replace it with Sickness, instead.



Now, instead of making you fall asleep, Sickness distorts your vision and can cause damage. The only way to decrease your sickness is to sleep it off or wait and hope for the best.




We have a bunch of new in-game mechanics this month, including the Status Effects! Jao has been hard at work coding and has created some beawesome new additions to the game, including the one most have been looking forward to...




Flight v2.0 is now being tested on the Dev Branch! Our new flight system is physics based and unlike any other survival game at the moment. Players will have to manage their velocity and momentum to stay airborne, making AFK flying a thing of the past.



Players will also now be able to swoop close to the ground, but be careful. Crashing is another mechanic in the works and will cause a great deal of damage depending on your velocity.

We've also made a change to flight for babies. While they won't be able to achieve full flight, they will be able to glide if jumping from high places or being dropped in the air.

We still have a few more things to add, like a take-off and landing animation, before flight is ready for Open Beta. However, we are getting closer and soon we will be soaring the skies with you!





Probably the cutest mechanic yet, Hatchling Carry v2.0 is currently being tested in our Testing Branch. Unlike in the Alpha, any proper sized adult (group member or not) can pick up and carry a baby. However, babies will be able to break free from the adult's grasp by struggling. Struggling also reduces the adult's stamina, making it harder to chase after the baby again.

Hatchlings will automatically be dropped if they grow too large and can be carried while flying.




Our team is working full speed to prepare for the Open Beta. Check out what our other departments have done this month.


Flicker has been a busy bird this month. She has been working on several projects at once, including the Flame Stalker's Heat Sense, the Shimmer skin Texture, and the Shadow Scale's Cloaking ability.



The Flame Stalker's Heat Sense is getting some much needed love. The effect will now resemble real life infrared cameras and players can use foliage to hide themselves from a Stalker.



Exclusive skins, like the Kickstarter and Patreon skins, will have an extra effect to them, known as a Shimmer. This effect will give the dragon's scales an iridescent shine that can be passed down to the dragon's offspring.



The Shadow Scale's Cloaking ability will also get a fresh look in Genesis.


While Hao is continuing work at prepping some more models for future updates, Brigade is working on environmental assets for Genesis.



She is creating a generic drake carcass, which will be used for corpses that are nearly emptied. The carcass will have options for varying levels of gore for our squeamish and hardcore fans.

Brigade is also working on some undisclosed projects... but we will leave you guessing for now ;)


Burt, our newest animator, has been working hard on the Magma Elemental. He is finishing up on all of the Elemental's attacks and then moving onto some more of his actions animations. Check out a few of the completed animations!


Magma Elemental Bile Attack


Magma Elemental Swipe Attack

Karly is continuing work on the Shadow Scale. She has created some new adult animations to polish the flight system as well as creating the baby and juvenile versions of all the current animations.


Shadow Scale Take Off


Baby Shadow Scale Hover




What a busy month and we aren't slowing down! We will see you at the end of next month for our next blog post. As always, thank for reading and for your support!





Our next Q&A livestream has not yet scheduled. Stay tuned and watch for updates to find out when the next one will be!





Each blog post, we pick some of our favorite screenshots and artwork posted by the community to showcase here. Want a chance for your submission to be showcased on our next blog? Post it in the appropriate channels on our discord!



by Zenora#2649


by Synder#2521


by Neist_Sakimichi#1785





by ProwlerPaws#1414


by Draka#5202


by mickeyrose97#3400



~The Day of Dragons Development Team



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The last ~ year I've been working on a game - Tooru!
Now you can play the fruit of my work - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547350/Toru/?beta=0

Toru is a bullet-hell platformer where absolutely everything that falls into your hands becomes a weapon! Boxes, crystals, bombs and even the enemies themselves! Your success depends only on your skill!

Hello all,
This new release synchronizes the no-ads purchase on mobile with desktop. So, if you bought the no-ads damage boost on mobile, you'll still have your 50% damage bonus here. Later, I'll add a new in app purchase to buy that here for those who only play on desktop.

I also got promo codes added. I used to do giveaways all the time on the discord, but I stopped because it was a huge pain to juggle keys from Google or iOS. Now though, a promo code will work on any device. I'll be starting up giveaways again, so check out the discord if you are interested in that.

Feel free to reach me at support@wafflestackstudio.com, or through discord for any issues or concerns.

Check out the full change log here : https://towerball.wafflestackstudio.com/home/change-log

Thanks,
Justin

The last ~ year I've been working on a game - Tooru!
Now you can play the fruit of my work - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547350?beta=0

Toru is a bullet-hell platformer where absolutely everything that falls into your hands becomes a weapon! Boxes, crystals, bombs and even the enemies themselves! Your success depends only on your skill!

- Added : Fairey Albacore to GB.
- Added : BV 138B, Hs 123, Do 215, Do 217, He 115 to Germany.
- Added : Do 17, Ju 88, Fokker C.X, Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV, BT-42, BT-7, T-26, FIAT G.50 Freccia, Westland Lysander Mk. I, Brewster B-239, Curtiss H 75 A, Renault FT 17 8 mm, Vickers 6 ton Mark E to Finland.
- Added : You can now UNfield units ! You can do so from the order of battle. There will be a little bin button. Click on it and you will be issued a refund of unit’s cost, and it will be removed from the board. It will be sent back to your reserve. From there, you can choose to deploy it somewhere else, or to delete it completely.
- Added : Sea Hurricane Mk. I, Mk. II B and C, Blenheim Mk. I, Avro Manchester, Fairey Battle Mk. I, Fairey Fulmar Mk. I and II, Supermarine Seafire Mk. I, II, II, XV, XVII, Vickers Wellington Mk. I and Mk. II, Mosquito FB Mk. VI to GB.

- Change : Operation Bagration changes.
- Change : PaK 40 Finland graphics.
- Change : bf 109 F, T and E, Bf 110 C graphics.
- Change : All Bf-110 have been moved to the tactical bomber category. Same for the Me 410 and 210.
- Change : At turn = 0, so when starting a scenario, all units will get a level 3 of entrenchment.
- Change : When deleting a unit to get a refund, you will get a refund scaled on the unit’s HP. Basically, if your unit is at 5HP, if you unfield it, and if you ask for a refund, instead of getting a full refund which could be used as an exploit, you will only get as much as the unit has HP. So, if the unit has 15% HP, you will get 15% of the unit’s worth.
- Change : Numerous changes to various units stats.
- Change : Hawker Hurricane Mk. IV and IID have been moved to the ground attack planes category.
- Change : SIG 33 15cm graphics.

- Fix : Aichi D3A1 was supposed to be carrier based.

My new game "Universe Generator: The Golden Sword" will be released for free on June 8th. The game is a pure FMV game made almost entirely out of old film, documentary, and home video footage:

Universe Generator: The Golden Sword is a short FMV puzzle game about the search for a powerful sword through the manipulation of dreamscapes.

The player takes on the role of the practitioner; a master of lucid dreaming tasked with ending the Dark Age through the acquisition of the anti-telluric Golden Sword. The player must mix and match various dreams and soundscapes to solve puzzles, acquire clues, and create the Dreamworld of the Golden Sword.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646410/Universe_Generator_The_Golden_Sword/