Realms & Ruins: Abencor

Devlog

• December 2024! Light at the end of the tunnel (for the MQ!), New Art, bug fixes and more!
  December 06, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro

  New art assets have been added to Itch and Steam! These were always placeholders and I still may do some tweaking but I like how they came out. I'm nearly finished with the Main Quest, just one dungeo... Continue reading

  
• November 2024! Footsteps, more heat, new assets, fast travel beginnings
  November 13, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro

  Hello everybody! Another update for the past 30 days or so -Created global sound system for player steps. Each step, depending on the surface will play one of many sounds per surface -Added 21 new sou... Continue reading

  
• October 2024 - Burn baby burn!
  October 06, 2024 by Realms&Ruins#Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro, #Dungeon Crawler, #RPG, #RPG in a Box

  I hope everyone impacted by the hurricane is safe and doing well. As for this month's update, I continue to grind away at the southern region/volcano dungeon. Here's what I've worked on and continue t... Continue reading

  
• September 2024: Volcanoes and fire!
  September 03, 2024 by Realms&Ruins#Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro, #RPG

  Summer is coming to an end but things are hot as I've started building out the 'southern' island region of Realms & Ruins. Volcanos, lava and more! The list is short but it contains a lot of content... Continue reading

  
• August 2024 - Crits, snow and bears! Oh my!
  August 05, 2024 by Realms&Ruins#Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro

  Another month in the books and summer is nearly over. A good bit of my work involved merging my demo build with the main build, making sure everything connected and worked correctly. I finished buildi... Continue reading

  
• July 2024 - Game Convention and more!
  July 09, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #grid-based, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro

  Things were busy in the last month! In addition to some updates to the primary game, Realms & Ruins: Abencor was accepted to an indie developer contest at a local retro gaming convention. I only had a... Continue reading

  
• June 2024 Update! Things are going swimmingly
  June 08, 2024 by Realms&Ruins#Dungeon Crawler, #RPG, #Fantasy, #Pixel, #Retro, #Grid-Based

  Hey everybody! Here's my update for the past month! Lot's of work done, lots more to do! Created a new tile Built out Sea Cave, including unique dungeon mechanic. Walls/ceilings are still needed Compl... Continue reading

  
• May 2024! Post DC2024 Jam - Balance fixes, monsters, new dungeon
  May 02, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  Hey everybody! Here with another update! Last month I spent a bit of time doing some post-dcjam2024 fixes to Escaping the Cosmic Abyss, of which I placed 10th out of 167 entries! I'm very proud of my... Continue reading

  
• April 2024! Final pass on "mid-way" point, playtests, dungeon crawler jam 2024
  April 07, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #fantasy, #rpg, #dungeon crawler, #indie, #rpginabox, #pixel art, #retro

  Hey everyone! Spring is in the air and it's starting to get warm around me. I don't have a ton of updates this time around, I mostly have been cleaning up the "mid-way" point of the game which I'm cal... Continue reading

  
• March 2024! Skill system, UI enhancements and more!
  March 10, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #RPG, #RPG in a Box, #Retro, #realms&ruins, #realmsandruins

  Big updates this month! Skill System Milestone: The skill system is a major milestone for Realms & Ruins. I've successfully completed the UI elements and code for granting skills to the skill menu and... Continue reading

  
• February 2024! I'm sailing away!
  February 06, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #dungeon crawler, #fantasy, #first-person, #indie, #pixel art, #retro, #RPG

  Hey folks! Another update here with a quick update on what's been going down in February: Diving into the Second Half: Been hard at work expanding the second half of the game. Writing up new storyline... Continue reading

  
• January 2024 Update: Happy New Year!
  January 08, 2024 by Realms&Ruins

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  #dungeon crawler, #fantasy, #first-person, #indie, #pixel art, #retro, #rpg

  Happy New Year, everyone! A short update due to the holidays! Over the last month I focused on resolving bugs, expanding critical path quest dialogue, and scripting. I'm currently working on completin... Continue reading

  
• December 2023 Update - World Map, Dungeon Updates
  December 04, 2023 by Realms&Ruins#Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Retro, #rpginabox

  The year is winding down, but our journey through Realms & Ruins Abencor is far from over. Here's what has happened over the last month: Dungeon Delve: Nearly There! The end of the tunnel is in sight... Continue reading

  
• November Update - More death! Splitting Slimes!
  November 03, 2023 by Realms&Ruins#dungeon crawler, #fantasy, #first-person, #indie, #pixel art, #retro, #RPG in a Box

  Greetings, adventurers! I'm back with another update for Realms & Ruins: Abencor. This month has seen significant progress in various aspects of the game, bringing us inches closer to the finish line!... Continue reading

  
• October update: Death animations!
  October 12, 2023 by Realms&Ruins

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  #rpginabox, #pixelart, #retro, #rpg, #realms&ruins, #realmsandruins

  Hello everyone! Time for the October update! Here are some of the key highlights: 1. Character Model Death Animations: I've been working hard on adding death animations to the 30+ monsters so far that... Continue reading

  
• September Update! More progress, new systems!
  September 11, 2023 by Realms&Ruins

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  Greetings Adventurers, It's time for our September update for Realms & Ruins Abencor! Here's a rundown of the progress I've made: 1. Cityscapes Complete: The foundations of the world has been laid! Al... Continue reading
• August Update: More cities and asset building!
  August 11, 2023 by Realms&Ruins

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  #Dungeon Crawler, #Fantasy, #First-Person, #Pixel Art, #Retro, #RPG

  🎮 Realms & Ruins Update - August 2023 🎮 I'm happy bring you the latest update on the development of Realms & Ruins! The journey continues to unfold, and here's what's been happening: 1. Smoother... Continue reading

  
• July Update! Working on building cities
  July 07, 2023 by Realms&Ruins

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  Hi everyone! Just a quick update regarding Realms & Ruins: Abencor. I took a short break from my initial announcement and I'm back to working on the game. After finishing up some scripting, I'm curren... Continue reading

  
• Realms & Ruins Announced!
  June 21, 2023 by Realms&Ruins

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  Hello everybody, I'm happy to officially announce my game, Realms & Ruins: Abencor. After a private demo and feedback, I decided to launch a Itch and Steam page to garner more interest in the project... Continue reading