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Quick update: New screenshots released in advance of the Kickstarter, which is going out on 6th June





What do you think so far?

That's something I think hasn't really been explored in games before - losing a battle without dying. Captivity is one way about it, losing all your stuff/getting robbed is another, having to recover from serious injury etc would all be more interesting than just 'die and reload'.

Yes, exactly. As long as the story is continued in a interesting or challenging way, people hopefully won't die-reload too much. Losing might actually make you better or be useful, too.

Good to hear, it's nice to know it's a bit different than just standard RPG + different health system.

One thing I'd say, and a particular bugbear of mine is the 'floating message log' - please, please, please put it in a proper docked UI window. It's pretty hard to read and it looks like it'll be vital to gameplay.

The GUI is only a prototype right now: don't worry, I'll make sure that it's easy enough to read, and to go back to earlier messages should you need to. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for spotting the typo - fixed

The game will alternative between visiting particular locations and longer travel via the map view (a concept of which is shown), which will take a realistic amount of (speeded-up) time to move between places. Time is a resource in this game, and the history will keep on generating as you play the game (unlike Sol Trader, where history was only generated before the game's start). If you spend months travelling around, time will pass, characters will live and die and opportunities will come and go...

Hey all,

EDIT: Ealdorlight didn't hit its funding goal and development is paused for the moment - see this update for details.

Here's the campaign page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrismdp/ealdorlight

Thought I'd mention Ealdorlight as it may well appeal to DF fans...

Some detail: single player RPG set in a medieval kingdom where magic is rare and mysterious. The game has turn-based combat with a realistic damage system that models bones, muscles and organs. It also procedurally generates a new kingdom history, society and people every game. Each time you play you'll meet different characters with different backstories.

You discover at the beginning of the game that you were found lost as a small child, and the identity of your real family is unknown. Soon after, you meet the Ealdorlight, a legendary supernatural being not seen for centuries, who tells of darkness in the kingdom and invites you to take the King's place. You must leave your adopted home and travel the land, gaining connections, title and influence in order to discover your real family, and to win the throne: through honour, intrigue, or force, or a combination!




Some concept images:

Posted a bit more information about the upcoming 1.2 Sol Trader update:

http://steamcommunity.com/games/soltrader/announcements/detail/991181536968783133?tscn=1476193128

TL:DR; hidden professions, opening airlocks, job salaries, transit, achievements, GUI fixes and more...

I've just written a 1.2 development update, and put the game on sale for the first time since release.

It's currently 33% off on Steam for EGX: http://store.steampowered.com/app/396680