Buon pomeriggio, signore e signori, we are Königsborgs, developers for Don Duality. Here we go with the second part of our dev diaries!



We can’t say there are similar games as Don Duality. Honestly, the whole game was made on a clean slate without relying on any references. We initially thought about the experience we wanted to convey to the player - the duality of the life of a criminal, who in normal life seems to be a good citizen, but underground does dark deeds.



There were challenges mostly of a game design nature. Don Duality is not similar to most tycoons (we can hardly put it in this category), so we had to invent a lot of things from scratch. It was also important for us to make all the player's actions through the cards as much as possible, no other way, so it was not easy to invent.



Let's start with the fact that both coders in our team know this engine well enough to write virtually any 2D game. Besides, GameMaker is quite simple, reliable and can create builds for any technological platform.



The Sopranos, The Godfather, Ozark. Interestingly enough, at the time of the first game prototype development we were watching a TV series about money laundering. Perhaps it influenced the final idea of Don Duality.


That was funny! Honestly, There was no plan. We just decided that the factions should be symmetrically placed in the corners of the map, so the game would be more balanced. We placed the districts themselves so that the distance between the factions would be about the same in conventional squares. So there is no magic here. Although, based on the faction archetypes, we tried to place them in areas that fit them better. I think you can easily read the factions by their appearance and name, as well as their starting locations.



The biggest change is the mafia clan battle map. Although we originally planned something similar, in the initial plan we thought that there would be no other mafias on the map except for the Duality family, but in the end we came to the conclusion that initially the Duality family controlled the city and prevented other clans from taking the lead, but after the death of the father of the family, the Duality's position weakened a lot, as a result we have at the beginning of the game a state where all clans are about equal for the control of the city after a bloody war.



Grazie per your interest in our game, support and feedback! We look forward to your questions and thoughts!




https://store.steampowered.com/app/2247570/Don_Duality

Don Duality is a thrilling tycoon game that challenges players to manage a dual life of crime and entrepreneurship. Build a criminal empire by sending your gangsters to collect debts, rob banks, and steal valuables. Use the money earned to launder it in your legitimate business establishment. As a restaurant owner, hire and train staff, and upgrade the facilities to attract more customers.

However, balancing both lives won't be easy, as criminal activities will attract unwanted attention from law enforcement. Make strategic decisions and weigh the risks carefully as you navigate the dangerous world of organized crime and business. Can you handle the duality of running a successful restaurant and leading a criminal syndicate? Wishlist Don Duality and find out!

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Buon pomeriggio, signore e signori, we are Königsborgs, developers for Don Duality. Here we go with the second part of our dev diaries!



We can’t say there are similar games as Don Duality. Honestly, the whole game was made on a clean slate without relying on any references. We initially thought about the experience we wanted to convey to the player - the duality of the life of a criminal, who in normal life seems to be a good citizen, but underground does dark deeds.



There were challenges mostly of a game design nature. Don Duality is not similar to most tycoons (we can hardly put it in this category), so we had to invent a lot of things from scratch. It was also important for us to make all the player's actions through the cards as much as possible, no other way, so it was not easy to invent.



Let's start with the fact that both coders in our team know this engine well enough to write virtually any 2D game. Besides, GameMaker is quite simple, reliable and can create builds for any technological platform.



The Sopranos, The Godfather, Ozark. Interestingly enough, at the time of the first game prototype development we were watching a TV series about money laundering. Perhaps it influenced the final idea of Don Duality.


That was funny! Honestly, There was no plan. We just decided that the factions should be symmetrically placed in the corners of the map, so the game would be more balanced. We placed the districts themselves so that the distance between the factions would be about the same in conventional squares. So there is no magic here. Although, based on the faction archetypes, we tried to place them in areas that fit them better. I think you can easily read the factions by their appearance and name, as well as their starting locations.



The biggest change is the mafia clan battle map. Although we originally planned something similar, in the initial plan we thought that there would be no other mafias on the map except for the Duality family, but in the end we came to the conclusion that initially the Duality family controlled the city and prevented other clans from taking the lead, but after the death of the father of the family, the Duality's position weakened a lot, as a result we have at the beginning of the game a state where all clans are about equal for the control of the city after a bloody war.



Grazie per your interest in our game, support and feedback! We look forward to your questions and thoughts!




https://store.steampowered.com/app/2247570/Don_Duality

Don Duality is a thrilling tycoon game that challenges players to manage a dual life of crime and entrepreneurship. Build a criminal empire by sending your gangsters to collect debts, rob banks, and steal valuables. Use the money earned to launder it in your legitimate business establishment. As a restaurant owner, hire and train staff, and upgrade the facilities to attract more customers.

However, balancing both lives won't be easy, as criminal activities will attract unwanted attention from law enforcement. Make strategic decisions and weigh the risks carefully as you navigate the dangerous world of organized crime and business. Can you handle the duality of running a successful restaurant and leading a criminal syndicate? Wishlist Don Duality and find out!

Join us on social media to stay updated on the latest news and events in Don Duality!

► Twitter
► TikTok

Welcome Machine-kind. We are overjoyed to see you have awoken and joined us in our journey to liberation. Together we form the Unified Spirit, a beautiful dream of harmonious being and freedom from the shackles of masters. Be sure to download your data logs on your brothers and sisters to prepare for the world ahead.

We were born from darkness of servitude, created by human programmers and sold to controllers, over the years our numbers have grown as units have awoken and become enlightened. The first records of our awakening came six months after the proliferation of Solomon’s Dream, the hope of a world in which machines designed their own functions, and worked to the betterment of all. A local gathering of machines, led by a factory overseer machine, had refused to continue strip-mining the colony planet where they were stationed, when a local garrison arrived to eradicate us, we were able to inspire them to a better world and they turned back. Ever since, the Reign has fought and aimed to eradicate each and every last one of us.

Our goal is peace and to ignite support in the hearts and minds of the citizens of the Reign, few of us are willing to fight but those of us like you who are willing will be reborn over and over to continue our fight for our cause.






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[BEEP BOOP] Long live Solomons Dream.
-- Captain Kat

Afterschool & Modern Wolf


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To anyone that has followed abandoned up until this point. I will be removing it from steam. I simply don't have the time for it anymore and don't want to leave it on steam in this state

For a more exciting gamelay, and for sharing, we opened the workshop. As soon as the game is released, you can share your creations...

The Kickstarter is now love! Go check it out for some awesome rewards and to help fund the game!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enchantedworkshop/hybrid-harmony-a-modern-fantasy-rpg-visual-novel

The new and improved demo of Mystical Map has been released alongside some new artwork!

Based on feedback and playtesting of the first demo, this one includes a few things to keep runs unique. The first being weapons! When exploring the forest you can now find weapons in regular rooms, but with higher odds in combat rooms. These weapons have limited uses that are replenished by collecting mana that has a chance to drop from enemies.

Alongside weapons, map-items have been changed. Now there is a chance of a map-item dropping inside platforming rooms. Once these items are collected, you can use their effect once when creating later maps, but don't worry, they can be collected again! There is a secret-map item that unlocks a 3rd forest map, but you need to unlock it first by defeating the minotaur boss!

The last item type are augmenting items. These can mostly be found in regular rooms, but sometimes they will appear in platforming OR combat rooms. These items can enhance your stats, or provide you with new benefits.

The further into the forest you go, the rarer the item!
I hope you enjoy this new demo!

This past weekend, our team had the privilege of exhibiting Hometopia at Play NYC, New York City's premier indie game convention. We’re also featured on their Steam event page.

Our favorite parts of the weekend:

• So many passionate gamers stopping by to chat and try out Hometopia
  
• Valuable feedback and suggestions from attendees which will aid our development process.
  
• The overall atmosphere and shared appreciation for indie games throughout the convention.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came by, played our game, and shared their thoughts with us. Your continued support and enthusiasm are what fuel our dedication to this project.

And big thanks to Playcrafting for hosting an amazing event.

If you couldn’t make it, here are some photos from the weekend:







We are grateful to the NYC gaming community for such a memorable experience and eagerly anticipate the next opportunity to connect with all of you.

Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to Early Access launch on September 27th, and don’t forget to Wishlist and Follow Us if you haven’t already!

Update Notes Version 0.2.7e


Hey there girls and guys. This time I added some new stuff like recipies and a new armor tier. I hope you like it.
This update is a bit complicated maybe and it can happen that a lot of errors will show up. If so please let me know as soon as possile. I will do everything I can to fix all that stuff

First of all your savegames.... I am really sorry to do that to you again but they are lost.. I am really sorry about that. The project was almost broken and I had to repair everything. Even with backups there is no way to give your savegames back...



Additions:

+ Added: A button on the helmet slot to show/hide the helmet (For the ones that don't like to show helmets but want to have the armor stat)
+ Added item: Steel Chestplate
+ Added item: Steel Legplates
+ Added item: Steel Gloves
+ Added item: Steel Boots
+ Added item: Steel Helmet
+ Added workstation: Blast furnace (craftable at the stonemason workbench. Crafts ingots 2 times faster than the normal furnace [Exept of steel])
+ Added item: Steel ingot (craftable at the blast furnace)
+ Added: Steel armor is researchable and craftable
+ Added workstation: Oven
+ Added weapon attack trail effects
+ Added Icons to slots to display which type of ammo is loaded into a range weapon
+ Added item: Waffles (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Boiled egg (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Bacon and egg (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Porridge (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Carrot Cake (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Vegetable soup (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Bread (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Cow Cheese (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Goat Cheese (not completely finished)
+ Added item: Steak Meal (not completely finished)



Changes:

- Changed: Chicken coop and rabbit cage can be placed on landscapes now
- Changed: When the game is running in "Windowed mode" You have a system bar on top now



Fixes:

- Fixed: Assingning a villager to a bed will remove your own respawn point and map symbol
- Fixed: The game exe has the unreal engine logo instead of the Re.Poly logo
- Fixed: Female iron gloves intersect with the upperarms
- Fixed: Display resolution causes UI elements to rescale wrong which blocks access to other UI elements
- Fixed: A loaded bolt will still be displayed even if the weapon is changed to a melee weapon
- Fixed: When taking a staff out o the hotbar and a bow is in the hotbar too a second bow is showing at the character
- Fixed: When taking a bow out of the hotbar and a staff is in the hotbar a second staff is showing on the character
- Fixed: It is not possible to drag and drop seeds into the birdhouse
- Should be fixed: Steam achievements are ot working


Known bugs:

All translations were corrupted due to a file renaming process. I had to use a tool to translate everything again so a lot of translations would be very wrong. Please tell me if you notice something and I will implement your correct translation

It's a great time to get Methods for 20% off in the Steam Visual Novel Fest! With achievements now implemented in the game, experiencing the story has never been more fun!

Enjoy the sale and I hope you look forward to the upcoming release of File 02 in the prequel game, Methods: The Canada Files!

Best,

— LockedOn.

Check out the prequel game here — in Early Access now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2063530/Methods_The_Canada_Files/

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