Tinon

What features and content should I work on coming spring?

While I finish up the current content update, I thought I'd ask you all what major thing you'd like to see me working on afterwards.

Player trading The ability to open a trade window with another player, which allows you to trade and give each other items of any sort.

Item stash A container in your room where you can store items for later. These items will also be accessible after you reroll a character.

Banter Conversation ...

Name Changing Shenanigans

The first proper mind alteration spell is done, yay!

The next update will feature settings, where you can control certain aspects of the GUI but also your game experience, such as updating your content filter. Being able to rename your character seems like an obvious fit for the same update, and it can be used for so much more than just customizing your character!

The spell can...

Old WIP screenshots

I found some old work in progress screenshots in a folder and thought I'd share it with you. The files are still named after the date and time they were taken, so you can get an idea of the game's progress over time.

This year has been a very productive one, and I couldn't have done it without your help and support. It means the world to me and I love you all.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays,

Tinon

Yule has come to Battle Mage Royal!

The holiday event is now live! During this event, you will be able to find gifts that hold exclusive holiday-themed items. The event will last until December 30th, and will return each year and whenever the in-game calendar is between December 1st and December 30th.

By using dyes on a gift, you will be able to force it to hold a particular crafting recipe, if you haven't already learned it. This can be very useful in getting the recipes you are missing by using dyes instead of gifts. 2019-12-09 01:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Happt 1st of December!

Happy 1st of December everyone! I have finally taken care of all the critical errors and the mess they left behind so I can continue development of new content without having to worry about things getting even messier!

I will be working on the Yule event in the coming week, and hope to have it done no later than December 15th. I have made my list of things to go in the update from your votes, and I am really excited to make this event!

The cam avatar for Lacey is also coming along...

Lacey showcasing her outfits for the animated model

I landed another freelance contract today that grants me work until March. Which is great because it gives me time to work on the game instead of chasing jobs :D

This weekend and some of next week I will be working on the Yule event and some hotfixes for the game, then hopefully, we will have something that can go live when December comes around. :)

Christmas Event Ideas and Suggestions

Unfortunately, because I have been chasing some every evasive and critical bugs, I haven't been able to make much progress on the next update. However, I want a Christmas event this year! So I am pushing in a Christmas update before the planned update comes out.

The school isn't Christian, however, and celebrates Yule instead, which is a similar pagan tradition that does not involve the church. And that's a reveal, cause it means you don't have to be nice ;)

Yule will take place t...

Sketch for Live2D Model of Lacey

A few weeks ago I started a conversation for commissioning a Live2D Model for Lacey as part of the $250 goal, and here's the first draft of her design. The model will have two outfits; her original outfit and the more cosy one you see here. She will also have a pose holding her signature wineglass. :)

I am very excited to see how the final model turns out and they think it can be done by the end of the year! Hopefully, it will be ready by the time the $250 goal is reached. 

T...

What's coming for Christmas?

The reception for the recent update was incredible, with player retention seeing a much larger increase than usual! It's great to see that a lot of players enjoy the new and overhauled content. :)

This update has also seen a lot more hotfixes than usual. This is mainly in preparation for the next update. I have been pushing cleaning up the project, and it shows in the form of bugs and errors.

The next update will feature an overhaul to encounters and how players are connected with...

Content update 0.7 has been released!

The new update is live, and with it the game has received an overhaul to transgeder and sissification content in addition to the many things shared with you here over the last two months.

The game now has two spells, one for feminine and one for masculine qualities, which are dedicated to transgender and sissification content, and they have five new qualities they can cause on characters that alter their gender appearance in less drastic ways than changing their gender abruptly

New Inanimate Spells Ready for Release!

I just finished up the last effects of the new inanimate-themed spells today!

There are three spells in the set:

A spell that turns the target character into latex, starting with smooth skin and ending with them being a latex doll of a heavier variety.

A spell that turns the target character into fabric, starting with soft skin and ending with their skin having become indistinguishable from silk fabric.

And finally, an inflation spell that can be used to inflate breast...

A preview of new clothes

I have managed to finish the graphics for all the clothes that will be added with the next update.

They are loosely themed around school uniforms, with the introduction of a school uniform and a plaid skirt and tie to match, so you can explore campus and attend classes with style!

The update also features a shirt and t-shirt made for women, and Oxford shoes that I found in my graphics col...

Auditorium background sketch

Ink has been working on the background for the auditorium. They have had a lot to see to over the summer, so progress has been sparse, but I have a great sketch I can share with you!

I've had a few busy weeks myself, but this weekend I have some time to work on Battle Mage Royal. I expect I will be able to implement the spell for changing the appearance of items, and maybe even a new item or two. :)

Changes to enchantments and how to get new clothes with the next update

With the next update items will be able to hold two magical properties at once, crafting recipes have more options depending on the context, and the power of different magical properties have been adjusted to make the gab from magic and occult to blessed smaller. Properties have been divided into two sets, one for either slot, in order to make it more difficult but also less neccessary to make specialist builds.

I have also been working on a new item, the Oculus Talisman that allows you...

What should go into the next update?

I have started working on the next update and I am already realizing that I will have to split it, in order to hopefully have an update out sometime next month.

Underneath is a list of things that I have either started working on or planned to work on for this update. Please let me know what you like to see in September and I will do my very best to make it happen!

The list reflects a wish to have more mind spells, social notifications, more and improved wardrobe customization, be...

We got emotes!

We now have our first five custom emotes for the Discord channel. From the left: Cop, resolve, cheer, love, and dom.

I'm looking forward to see the response from the community and hope you are as satisfied with the result as I am. :)

I will likely commission more emotes from Mana in the future and would love to hear which emotes you would like to see added.

Mana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Manananna19...

$200 goal reached!

Thanks to everyone who supports Battle Mage Royal, we have now reached the second goal of the campaign! With the campaign now raising more money than is necessary to run the services, I can begin to comission things for the game without having to pull it from my own pocket. Having the game being economically independent means I can begin to consider what the game needs over what I can afford.

The most expensive and limiting factor for content in the game is the need for visual illustrat...

Content update 0.6 has been released!

The new update is now released on the live server, introducing Merrill, the enchantments course and skill, two new classes, and various spells, character qualities, and things to discover!

With the new update you will be able to give yourself and other players a subset of animal traits and change the magical properties of items in a more predictable way using two new spells.

Th...

What clothing would you like to see added to the game?

Update 0.6 has unfortunately been delayed due to a critical error that showed up while making the last preparations for the test-to-live-server transfer. I will try to get it out there ASAP, but while you wait I have another poll ready for you.

More clothing is highly anticipated and Content update 0.7 is planned to add more clothes to the game.

The question is, what clothes would supporters like to see added first?

Emote sketches

We are nearing the $200 stretch goal for emotes, so I have been in contact with an artist to make some nice emotes for the Discord server and potentially Twitch in the future. :D

Here are some sketches she sent me yesterday that I wanted to share with you. I think she has made an adorable style for Lacey!

On another note, the new update will go out this week, and I will put the notes for it up in the Discord server imminently!

Finished gym backgrounds

Ink finished the backgrounds for the gym location today, and they look fantastic! We now have backgrounds for half of the locations currently in the game :D

I am always amazed by how the backgrounds turn out, so I am always looking forward to the next one! I believe the next location will be the auditorium. :)

2019-06-24 22:38:55 +0000 UTC View Post

What would you most like to see added to the game?

It's time for a new poll!

Lately I have put a lot of work into the item aspect of the game, and I hope you find the result of my hard work enjoyable. :)

There are a bunch of other features that still needs to be added to the game, and I have been given all sorts of great suggetions by the community in the past few months! But seeing as I can only work on one thing at a time, I would like to hear your opinions on what should take the highest priority in getting into the game.

Content Update 0.5 Live

Players are now able to customize their wardrobe with enchantments, new colors, and ornamental accessories such as chains and ribbons. With the introduction of these features we have crossed off more dependencies for full transformation!

A total of 36 enchantments, 21 color varieties, and 21 accessory varieties have been added to the game, in addition to an overhauled loot system, 7 ...

Upcoming Teacher: Merrill

Merrill may look cute with her innocent demeanor and pink colors, but she is far from pure! She is the first cunning teacher and a wolf in sheep's clothing, using her wooly attire to disguise her horns as a goat-like quality while in fact they are a symbol of her infernal descendancy.

Yes, Merrill is a demon, and she will be teaching Enchantments and Hexes at the workshop. Exatcly what her descendancy entails, you will have to uncover in-game.

Merrill will be one of the focus poin...

Dev Log

Today I finished the system for stackable items, which turned out to be more troublesome than I had initially expected. Unstacking needed to create a new item id for the new stack, and that introduced some nasty cases where if players moved items in their inventory while the item was being created by the database, they would corrupt their inventory and potentially lose items! Hopefully players will never have to experience this when it goes life in a few weeks!

Ink has also been working...

Issue with getting in-game and on-site rewards

An issue that caused some Patreon supporters to not get their rewards properly after linking their accounts have been resolved.

After the list of current and past supporters reached a certain length, it was cut short when my backend asked Patreon for the full list. It has now been made an iterative process that asks for the list in parts until the whole list has been received. I would have wished that the Patreon API documentation had stated this...

I deeply apologize for the inco...

Enchantment Mods & Tiers

I have been toying around with enchantments for the game recently, and I am now at a point in the game's development that I can tell a little about how powerful enchantments will be, and how they influence your character's stats and abilities.

From the above image you can see how modifiers are grouped. Some of this you may be familiar with from the game, as the tooltip for strength tells you that it is a measurement of your physical constitution and grants body health and actions, and l...

Which full transformations would you like to see first?

With the introduction of item varieties in 0.5, we will be coming to close having conjuration, enchantment, and hex spells in the game.

Before then, I would like to know which sort of full transformation supporters would like to see first, as most of them will need different features.

Absorption: Getting turned into a sensual body part of another player. Body parts will be able to perform certain actions for as long as the transformation is temporary. A pair of bo...

Plan for Content Patch 0.5

0.5 will again have a focus on items, and together with 0.4 it is blazing a trail for two new courses: Enchantment and conjuration.

Items currently have some hidden stats that allow for base items of the same type to have numerous varieties.

Size variety: Clothing will have a size variety that affects how well it fits your character. Having small breasts may for instance cause a bra to hang lose, or huge breasts cause a bra to squeeze them tight. While a magical i...

Content Update 0.4 Live

Three new item types have been added to the game with ten items split between them.

Usable items are items with unique uses, consumable items are items which grant your character some effect when eaten, and materials are items used in spellcasting.

The update also introduces four backgrounds for the arboretum by Ink, two new qualities with graphics by Cameroo, and a scene w...