Reworked Ascensions Gameplay & Community Skins
Welcome to the second Soulstone Survivors devlog of 2025! While we continue to work on some HUGE features in the background, we are also fine-tuning some of the ascensions that youve given feedback on. Back in devlog #11 we shared some early work-in-progress preview on it and today we are happy to share a sneak peak of a much more polished iteration of the new ascension gameplay.
Weve mentioned before that we wanted to make Hound Masters dogs a main part of his ascension, making it more visually interesting and exciting to play with. Weve already shared some screenshots and details on how that would look like in game. Today, we are ready to share some actual footage of its new and improved gameplay: [previewyoutube=eo3iVnDM7U0;full][/previewyoutube] As you can see, the doggies are now MUCH more expressive in showing their power. They now grow in size quite a bit and also glow in different colors when they gain a new level. While it gets harder and harder to maintain their power level with each upgrade, their buffs get exponentially stronger, so they can truly destroy everything. It continues to be a relatively low-effort ascension, but now with possibly huge rewards! In the end we were able to honor the memory of our very own doggo, Zippie, in a very cool way. Rest in Peace, Zippie.
In a very similar fashion, we previously discussed how and why we were going to change the Legionnaires Ascension. While we liked its idea, it always lacked some punch. Now instead of building catapults, through your bravery in battle, you can be promoted to Centurion, calling the full support of your legion with powerful bonuses! Heres how that looks like in game: [previewyoutube=XiToK_iM6S8;full][/previewyoutube] Once you have patched up your fellow wounded soldiers, they will fight by your side until the bitter end. If you manage to save enough soldiers to have yourself a small army, the powers of a true spartan leader show, turning the skies blood-red, tinted with the rage of your legions. While active, your legion becomes a force to be reckoned with!
Weve recently announced an early access to our new Community Skins feature! Its been out for a couple of weeks now and weve already got over two dozen awesome skins of all kinds, from wizards to legendary medieval warriors, from dual-pistols to a pear-on-a-fork (thats right!), crafted by our community. Check them out in our mod.io page You can play with them right now by switching to the communityskins branch here on Steam. Follow the info on this post for how to get started. You may recall from the announcement post that wed be running a competition to award the most up-voted skins over the following couple of weeks. That competition has now finished and we are very happy with how it turned out. Well contact the winners over the coming days and prepare a showcase of the winning line-up! If you fancy creating your very own weapons or characters to share with the community (or even to just for yourself), weve prepared some cool guides on how to get started: Creating a Character Skin Guide | Creating a Weapon Skin. Sounds like something thatd be super hard, but its actually quite easy, barely an inconvenience! Hey, you might even get a chance to participate in one of the Community Skins competition in the future!
We are very excited to get these and other massive changes we have been secretly working on your hands. We are also excited to seeing you play and receiving your feedback! Let us know what you think about these changes in the comments below, and keep an eye out, we barely scratched the surface of what is to come We hope you have a lovely day or night,
~ The Soulstone Team
[ 2025-02-28 20:29:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings, Void Hunters!
Welcome to the second Soulstone Survivors devlog of 2025! While we continue to work on some HUGE features in the background, we are also fine-tuning some of the ascensions that youve given feedback on. Back in devlog #11 we shared some early work-in-progress preview on it and today we are happy to share a sneak peak of a much more polished iteration of the new ascension gameplay.
Hound Masters Ascension
Weve mentioned before that we wanted to make Hound Masters dogs a main part of his ascension, making it more visually interesting and exciting to play with. Weve already shared some screenshots and details on how that would look like in game. Today, we are ready to share some actual footage of its new and improved gameplay: [previewyoutube=eo3iVnDM7U0;full][/previewyoutube] As you can see, the doggies are now MUCH more expressive in showing their power. They now grow in size quite a bit and also glow in different colors when they gain a new level. While it gets harder and harder to maintain their power level with each upgrade, their buffs get exponentially stronger, so they can truly destroy everything. It continues to be a relatively low-effort ascension, but now with possibly huge rewards! In the end we were able to honor the memory of our very own doggo, Zippie, in a very cool way. Rest in Peace, Zippie.
Legionnaires Ascension
In a very similar fashion, we previously discussed how and why we were going to change the Legionnaires Ascension. While we liked its idea, it always lacked some punch. Now instead of building catapults, through your bravery in battle, you can be promoted to Centurion, calling the full support of your legion with powerful bonuses! Heres how that looks like in game: [previewyoutube=XiToK_iM6S8;full][/previewyoutube] Once you have patched up your fellow wounded soldiers, they will fight by your side until the bitter end. If you manage to save enough soldiers to have yourself a small army, the powers of a true spartan leader show, turning the skies blood-red, tinted with the rage of your legions. While active, your legion becomes a force to be reckoned with!
Community Skins
Weve recently announced an early access to our new Community Skins feature! Its been out for a couple of weeks now and weve already got over two dozen awesome skins of all kinds, from wizards to legendary medieval warriors, from dual-pistols to a pear-on-a-fork (thats right!), crafted by our community. Check them out in our mod.io page You can play with them right now by switching to the communityskins branch here on Steam. Follow the info on this post for how to get started. You may recall from the announcement post that wed be running a competition to award the most up-voted skins over the following couple of weeks. That competition has now finished and we are very happy with how it turned out. Well contact the winners over the coming days and prepare a showcase of the winning line-up! If you fancy creating your very own weapons or characters to share with the community (or even to just for yourself), weve prepared some cool guides on how to get started: Creating a Character Skin Guide | Creating a Weapon Skin. Sounds like something thatd be super hard, but its actually quite easy, barely an inconvenience! Hey, you might even get a chance to participate in one of the Community Skins competition in the future!
Closing Thoughts
We are very excited to get these and other massive changes we have been secretly working on your hands. We are also excited to seeing you play and receiving your feedback! Let us know what you think about these changes in the comments below, and keep an eye out, we barely scratched the surface of what is to come We hope you have a lovely day or night,
~ The Soulstone Team
[ 2025-02-28 20:29:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Soulstone Survivors is an action roguelite where you slay hordes of foes and face titanic bosses while learning powerful skills to enhance your character. Play as a Void Hunter, and with the spoils of every match craft weapons, unlock new characters, upgrade your skill tree and equip new runes, all in your quest for godlike powers.
With deep RPG mechanics intertwined with Roguelite elements, Soulstone Survivors offers a condensed, yet deep Action RPG experience:
We have prepared the roadmap below which outlines what to expect as the game evolves:
We are a tiny team that chose to stay independent and continue developing a game we love and would like to thank you very much for your attention and interest, and to all our existing community for all the help so far, we wouldn't be here without you!
With deep RPG mechanics intertwined with Roguelite elements, Soulstone Survivors offers a condensed, yet deep Action RPG experience:
- Explore almost 150 unique Active Skills (and growing!);
- Unlock and play with 14 Characters, with many more to come;
- Experiment with hundreds of Passive Skills and Runes to customize your characters;
- Progress through the Skill Tree with your Soulstones;
- Face and defeat powerful Bosses;
- Choose Curses that increase your challenge in interesting ways;
- Overcome extreme challenges to craft legendary weapons;
- Complete dozens of achievements and unlock new powers;
We have prepared the roadmap below which outlines what to expect as the game evolves:
We are a tiny team that chose to stay independent and continue developing a game we love and would like to thank you very much for your attention and interest, and to all our existing community for all the help so far, we wouldn't be here without you!
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