If you've been following the game for a while now, or if you've looked at the previous announcement posts that were made, you'll know that a little while back I set up a Kickstarter to try and get additional funding for the game. It wasn't successful, and I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't somewhat disappointed. Still, as much as it pains me to admit it, it shows that the game is lacking something, and that lack is making it harder to reach the audience I'd like.

It's been several weeks now, and after doing extensive market research and looking into feedback from our players at PAX, I've realised that for the game to be sustainable, it has to change. It needs to leave behind its pulpy chrysalis and emerge as the beautiful moth that I want it to become. Luckily, I know the exact direction that the game needs to go in: the characters need to change, and what better way to change them than to make all of them Victoria?

Yes, after going through feedback from PAX and playtesters, the data is clear - Victoria is the most popular character. With this in mind, it seems clear to me that people want more of her, and that there's no way that adding in more of her will dilute her character or lead to overexposure whatsoever. You've spoken, people, and I'm listening! Here's a few of the changes you can expect in the final version of the game:

• The game's name will be changed to The Many Victorias of Lily Kosen.
  
• The plot will have you playing as Victoria throughout the entire thing
  
• All other characters will be removed from the game, and replaced with alternative versions of Victoria. This includes the titular character Lily.
  
• All choices will be removed from the game, so as to allow the player the authentic experience of playing as Victoria

Some of these changes have already started to be made in the game - just check out some of the awesome screenshots we've got below!





As you can imagine, this is all very exciting for us to be working on and developing, and we're very keen to scrap all of the previous progress and work towards what the market wants! Thank you so much for you continued support - we appreciate it all!

Hiya! This is Alan taking the helm of writing this time around. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to write an update, so here goes.
Steam Chronicle #12 is here! Now that we’re out of March Madness, there are milestones we’ve finally cleared and more to go over.

First, progress on updating the NPC sprites and various art assets in our demo to better match the quality of the new art for the heroes is basically finished! Below are just a couple examples of the numerous updated NPC sprites. Check ‘em out!


Before and after of Mala, Rio's friend since childhood


The Hiroshi Bros have never looked more macho! 💪


We are happy to announce that almost all of the environment art assets to build each area in the game are complete, thanks to the hard work of the many artists we’ve had the honor of working with. Jamie (@MagicaI_Girl), Glen (@Glentgm), Tim (@pixelgroover), and Justin (@JustinM56576532) all worked hard and the results are fantastic! There are a few miscellaneous assets that still need done, but for the most part we are ready to build out the remainder of the world of Ardemia. Other than a few odds and ends, it’s full steam ahead working on the art needed for enemies and bosses now!

Speaking of environments, the layout isn't final but we’re happy to show off a new environment! Take a look.


I wonder what mysterious place this is?


It’s been a minute since we’ve shouted out other cool projects. Here's a couple that are live right now (as of posting this update) on Kickstarter.
First up is:
If you like top-down pixel art games, check out The Golden Eyed Ghosts on Kickstarter! It's a dark fantasy Zelda-like game with metroidvania progression. The solo dev has been hard at work on it since 2020, and is finally releasing the game this year. Any support on the Kickstarter would be very helpful to them. They share the same publisher as us, but we've had our eye on their project since before we realized that.



You can support them and help them get funded at the link below! 👇
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegoldeneyedghosts/the-golden-eyed-ghosts

SELINI is a nonlinear exploration platformer about dark and corrupted replicants, alternated gravity, an old spaceship, a deserted fishing boat, replicas of worlds into other worlds, secret tribes and much more... Get the control of the last replicant and figure out what has happened! Perhaps most interestingly, Selini is an adventure with no traditional text! 😮 It communicates through symbols, so you can play it no matter what language you speak.





SELINI is already funded, but there is an awesome Companion stretch goal and a secret goal! Check out the campaign and support it here 👇
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cymban/selini

This concludes Steam Chronicle #12. We deeply appreciate you sticking with us. Hope you enjoy the newer art we’ve changed for the demo thus far!

Be seeing you soon,

Alan

FEATURES
You can now hide equipped inventory items using cosmetic slots.

CHANGES
Changed Desert Plain map music.



If you want to know more about the future of the game, here's the 2023 roadmap.

Join us for our weekly dev stream!

Last week we showed off our first Boss Battle! We've made some enhancements to it we need to test out this week!

We'll be interacting with the chat so feel free to come chat with us and share any questions or suggestions you might have about the game.

We stream Super Dungeon Designer every Friday at 8:30pm ET on Twitch and to our Steam page.

Give us a follow on Twitch to get notifications when we're live:

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Wishlist from our store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172920/Super_Dungeon_Designer/

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Dear Players,

We're back with a minor update to further enhance your Game Master Engine experience.

Here's what we've included in version v0.8.0.1:


We've made some tweaks to the atmosphere lighting, so you can now create an even more immersive environment for your tabletop sessions.


To give you more control over your game's ambiance, we've added a "Temperature Slider" under the Atmosphere Menu. Customize the atmosphere to suit your game's setting or mood with ease.


We heard your feedback and have added the camera height slider back into the game. Now you can once again adjust your camera height to your preference.


We've reintroduced the Damage/Heal application buttons under the dice roll widgets. This should make tracking your characters' health and applying damage/healing during gameplay even more convenient.


We've removed the restriction on the player camera's vertical movement. Feel free to gaze up at the sky or down at the depths below, giving you a more immersive experience in the game world.


To keep the action moving, we've sped up the 3D dice rolls. Now you can enjoy faster-paced gameplay without compromising the thrill of rolling your dice.

As always, your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. Please share your thoughts on this update in the Steam forums or through our dedicated support channels. Happy gaming!

SEX × HEX is now live and 20% off on launch week!

Fulfill your yandere fantasies with these three witches who can’t get enough of their precious prince~

A cum crazed coven has a craving and you’re the only source that will satisfy their sexual desires. They have jinxes that will make you jizz, curses to make you cum and most devious a sex hex that’ll give you an outer body orgasm you wouldn’t believe!

Doomed to DICK DOWN delicious witches for the rest of your days!? That’s a cummy curse that might cripple a man if you’re not careful!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2354300/SEX__HEX/

Made changes to the code behind respawning. Fixed some overlapping actors in Crystal Caves.

Sorry had to get that out. PHEW. This was an actual honest to God workout. That was 16 months of pure pain, but hopefully now I'll have my footing and we can push forward with some real legit progress. I'm gonna immediately start working on bolstering the level count and run length by implementing Act 2 levels hopefully within the month. Then, it's straight sprint for the finish line.

Anyway, thank you all for being so patient and understanding with me. I realize I don't always get it right, but through this process you have been incredibly kind and considerate, and I cannot overstate my appreciation and gratitude. With that being said, let's just uhhhh list some stuff I guess. Sure, here we go.

Oh also join the Discord / Newsletter I beg of you

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NEWSLETTER

Reworked Character Controller
Far smoother and more responsive movement
Improved camera control
Improved air control
Improved wallrunning
Improved clambering
Improved dashing
Improved sliding
Improved crouching
Improved swimming
Added wall kicking
Added wall orientation switching
Added moving platform support

Reworked Weapon Controller
Added support for any variety or combination of reload animations
Added functional inspect and interaction animations
Overall, just a huge expansion of animation systems with regards to weapons and interactivity
Added charge, hold, and release states to weapon system
Added stage based weapon modes for uncapped weapon creation

Reworked enemy lineup
All enemies have their own strengths, weaknesses, and behaviors in combat
Reworked Blade Sentinel arena and fight
Added Legion Sentinel event fights
Added the “Drake” enemy
Added the “Golem” enemy
Added the “Cinder Hound” enemy
Added the “Nest” enemy
Added the “Strider” enemy
Reworked enemy energy shields and status effects
Reworked enemy staggering and impact damage
Reworked all enemy damage and projectiles

Reworked level line up
Added “Ashwood Thicket” as a stage 1 level
Added “Amber Vale” as a stage 1 level
Reworked “Forged Pass” as a stage 2 level
Added “Timber Husk” as a stage 2 level
Added “Hollow Valley” as a stage 3 level
Added “Elder Isle” as a stage 3 level
Added “Slumbering Spring” as a bonus stage 3 level
Added “The Blade Sentinel” as a stage 4 level

Loads of new mechanics
A fully persistent player upgrades system
An attunement system for gameplay modifications
A card pack and equipment system
A curses system
A blessings system
A key and HUB system
A fully functioning training mode / area
Dungeons and room by room based arena progression
A redesigned rewards system for playing the game
New menu layout and options
New Tactical and Lethal equipment slots
New Weapon Wheel swapping mechanics and labels
New loot system with a focus on in world interactive objects
New heat based AI manager for adjusting difficulty and pacing depending on player skill
New difficulty selection system
Multiple secrets hidden throughout the game
Reworked weapon upgrades and management system
Weapon and item crafting
Mid-run player upgrades system
Reworked obliterate and loop mechanics

Entirely new soundtrack
11 new tracks composed
Tracks can now transition from opening segments to looping and ending segments with optional stingers

Reworked artstyle
Kinda focused on being less terrible to look at, really
Overall a softer, more focus and directed art style
Day and night cycle with varying settings for daytime and nighttime fog, skybox, and atmosphere to keep areas looking unique as you play through them
Added fishing
Removed fishing
Readded fishing
Reremoved fishing
Stop asking for fishing
I mean it, do not ask me to add fishing
The next person who asks me to add fishing gets sold on the black market, and the money made from it will be reinvested into terrible video game TV show adaptations on Netflix
This is a joke I'll add fishing back in soon

Reworked HUD, menus, and UI
New HUD is simplified and more advanced looking
New UI is simple and cleaner, as well as being more screen centered
Much higher variety in menus, each with improved visuals over previous iterations