Jun 1, 2021

Maiden and Spell - minnouu

Hello maidens! It's almost halfway through the year now. I hope that news doesn't bring you dread!

If you're the kind of person who would click into this announcement, you might be aware that the Maiden & Spell Discord has been doing a bit of a balance thingamajig.

That has now ended; thanks everyone for your feedback!
I think we've gotten the game to a place where it's pretty okay. There are still a few difficult matchups here and there, but characters got some desperately needed buffs and nerfs.

Also, thanks to a very generous member of the Discord (thank you Alec!), the game has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese.

First, patch notes! Then some other things.

--------------------------------------------------------

Wide Attack
-Number of bullets 22 > 20
-Attack lock 425ms > 550ms
-Takes an additional 75ms to gain a hitbox
-Added a visual effect to indicate direction of bullets

Basic Attack
-Unfocused bullet speed 12 > 10

Wide Attack
-Movespeed Mult x.85 > x.75
-Movespeed Mult duration 800ms > 1100ms
-Attacklock duration 700ms > 1000ms
-Time bullets are active 750ms > 650ms
-Range decreased

Stun Wave
-Stun time increased 1200ms > 1400ms

Basic Attack
-Spell lock decreased by 300ms (previously went from 700ms > 400ms based on charge, now goes from 400ms > 100ms)
-Angle now decreases from 90 > 4 (was previously 90 > 10)
-Movespeed Mult while casting .3 > .5

Knife Throw
-Focused move color adjusted
-Focus knives now fan at an angle of 9 degrees between each shot (36 total)

Basic Attack
-Hitbox linger time 600ms > 850ms
-Spawns 10% faster when focused

Wide Attack
-Attack lock reduced by 100ms (before it was 1000ms > 300ms based on charge, now it is 900ms > 200ms)
-Spell lock reduced by 100ms (same as attack lock)
-Time until hitbox is active is now a flat 500ms (up from 400ms-500ms based on charge)

Offensive Special
-Number of bullets on tap 24 > 28
-Attack lock reduced by 100ms (before it was 1000ms > 300ms based on charge, now it is 900ms > 200ms)
-Spell lock reduced by 100ms (same as attack lock)
-Cooldown reduced 5s > 4.5s
-Movespeed mult on tap increased 1.2x > 1.3x

Wide Attack
-Spawn delay increases 600ms > 700ms > 800ms with combo (was previously a flat 600ms)

Basic Attack
-Speed increased from 3.5 > 3.75
-Rate at which size increases matches speed increase

Time Stop
-Cast time reduced 550ms > 475ms

Basic Attack
-Bullet speed at maximum charge decreased 6.5 > 4.5

Wide Attack
-Order in which bullets appear has been reversed (shallower angle appears first now)

--------------------------------------------------------

Now that's out of the way...

How have you all been spending your year so far?
I've been working hard on my next game.

...Uh, I know that I said I would be doing extra character costumes for Maiden & Spell in the past but, unfortunately, I'm not sure that's happening anymore. Maybe in the sequel (my next game is not a Maiden & Spell sequel).

If I'm being honest, I've not done a great job of managing my time and priorities this past year. It's caused me to fall behind on a lot of things, the care and maintenance of Maiden & Spell just being one of them.

It's been over a year since I launched Maiden & Spell, and after a number of game prototypes that I threw out, a personal break that went on a bit longer than it should have, and some Switch port troubles, I have only just semi-recently cobbled together a solid direction and plan for the next game.

It's a roguelike! Featuring cute girls. Cute rabbit-y girls. Also the gameplay is pretty unique, if I do say so myself.

I'm not quite ready to show the game to the world. I'll put out an official announcement a bit closer to when it's actually ready to play this time around. Maybe around 6-8 months out from launch or so!

If I've at all piqued your interest, consider joining either my mailing list or the Maiden & Spell Discord. You'll get a notification one way or another (and maybe a sneak preview or two...?). And the Maiden & Spell Discord is still the best place to find a great community and battle people online! In case you need something to pass the time.

Hope to see you again soon!

Jun 1, 2021

ON SALE THIS WEEK THRU SUNDAY, JUNE 6th 2021

Fantasy Grounds Classic - The Simple DM

ON SALE THIS WEEK THRU SUNDAY, 6TH OF JUNE 2021

D&D Tomb of Annihilation (5E)
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
System: D&D fifth edition
Type: Adventure
https://store.steampowered.com/app/695000

D&D Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
System: D&D fifth edition
Type: Adventure
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003870

D&D Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
System: D&D fifth edition
Type: Setting
https://store.steampowered.com/app/415570

D&D Tales from the Yawning Portal (5E)
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
System: D&D fifth edition
Type: Adventure
https://store.steampowered.com/app/605540

Pathfinder RPG - Bestiary 1 Pack
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder RPG and D&D 3.5/ OGL
Type: Core Rules
https://store.steampowered.com/app/597420

Pathfinder RPG - Bestiary 2 Pack
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder RPG and D&D 3.5/ OGL
Type: Core Rules
https://store.steampowered.com/app/696830

Pathfinder RPG - Bestiary 3 Pack
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder RPG and D&D 3.5/ OGL
Type: Core Rules
https://store.steampowered.com/app/810490

Pathfinder RPG - Bestiary 4 Pack
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder RPG and D&D 3.5/ OGL
Type: Core Rules
https://store.steampowered.com/app/654360

Pathfinder 2 RPG - Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Pathfinder 2.0
Type: Accessory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146460

Starfinder RPG - Alien Archive 4
Publisher: Paizo Inc.
System: Starfinder
Type: Core Rules
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1481920

Demon Cults & Secret Societies
Publisher: Kobold Press
System: 5E Compatible
Type: Accessory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/698840

Prepared 2: A Dozen One Shot Adventures for 5th Edition
Publisher: Kobold Press
System: 5E Compatible
Type: Accessory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/752990

The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic
Publisher: Chaosium
System: Call of Cthulhu 7E
Type: Accessory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/766310

Occult Secrets of the Underworld
Publisher: AAW Games
System: 5E Compatible
Type: Accessory
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1117230

Jun 1, 2021

ON SALE THIS WEEK THRU SUNDAY, JUNE 6th 2021

Fantasy Grounds VTT - The Simple DM

Jun 1, 2021

One Week Until Release of BoneTown: The Second Coming Edition

BoneTown: The Second Coming Edition - D-Dub Software

We're one week away from release! BoneTown: The Second Coming Edition is out on June 8th.

To celebrate, we'll be doing a drunken gameplay broadcast on release day. Think the drunken commentary on Blu-Rays, but instead, it'll be the developers playing the game, drinking, and talking about development and all things BoneTown. Keep an eye on this page for an exact time.

We hope you'll be playing right along with us on release day, so to help you get your copy right away, we'll be running a 15% launch discount for the first week of sales.

In addition, we will be doing a giveaway of games to newsletter subscribers. Information about how to enter will go out in a couple days, so if you haven't yet, sign up for our newsletter.

Check back here in the coming week for more release day shenanigans, and be sure to stick around after release, because we have plenty of announcements about new DLC content and additions of things like Steamworks.