Feeling Better | Patreon Weekly #188

Hey Patrons, in this weekly I’m going to share a few various details on the Duelist, and some rough plans for when v2.0.0 will be ready for release.

Also, there’s a poll running this week! Just like last poll, I’m gathering some opinions on the concepts I currently have for Duelist armor abilities!

Duelist Progress

With my illness now mostly behind me, I’m finally getting back to work proper on v2.0.0 and the Duelist, though unfortunately things have been delayed a bit. Currently the base Duelist class (including talents and weapon abilities) is complete, subclasses are about half implemented, and armor abilities are fully concepted. Here are a few more weapon abilities that I’ve added:

• Quarterstaff gets an ability called defensive stance, which grants the duelist +100% evasion for 6 turns at the cost of 2 weapon charges. This ability is instant, unlike guarding with a shield, so it’s easier to use in a pinch.
• The Crossbow currently has empowered shot, which applies on-hit effects to all enemies in a 5x5 AOE around the primary dart target. I’m still a little iffy on this one, as I want it to make tipped darts more useful but I expect it will mostly be used for enchantments.
• The Greataxe gets an ability called retribution, which deals a massive +50% damage and is guaranteed to hit but can only be used at or below 25% health. I really like the risk-reward this poses, but it might be a bit extreme in its current state.
• The ring of force gets an ability too! Called brawler’s stance, this toggleable ability lets the duelist’s regular attacks use her ring of force even with a weapon equipped, and the ring benefits from the weapon’s enchantments and augmentations! Each strike in this stance uses up 1/4 of a weapon charge.

I’ve also spent some time on the visuals for the Duelist herself! The splash art is now finished and added to the game:

And I’ve also started work on the Duelist’s sprite. Getting the skin tone right was a bit tricky but I think this current iteration is getting there. I haven’t added her hair yet though, the baldness is only temporary:

I’m going to see if I can get the Champion and one armor ability finished soon-ish so that I can start looking to begin an alpha for v2.0.0, and then a beta after that. If possible, I want to try and get the Duelist content-complete around the end of the month.