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Upcoming Content: Endless Mode & Quality of Life

Hi everyone! After we released the game demo in a relatively early state, we have been getting some valuable feedback and data. In this post, we will go other some of the upcoming content that we have been planning for the game.

Endless Mode

Endless mode is the biggest thing coming with the next demo update. This will likely be the last large content patch we will be putting into the demo before we move to work on finalising and releasing the full game. Endless mode has several new features, and will work in the following ways:

In endless mode, the waves are calculated algorithmically using a seeded random. This means that you will have the same waves as everyone else, and each level will be consistent every time you play.
You will only start with some basic cards unlocked, further cards need to be unlocked through the mid-wave shop.
Between each wave, a shop will open which allows you to purchase upgrades. This includes new cards, upgrades to your characters and global upgrades such as increased damage which will allow you to survive longer.
In the demo, you will be limited in how long you can play for before being forced to restart.

Other features that we are thinking about but haven't finalised:

Global & Friend leaderboards

We hope that this content will improve the replayability of the demo, and provide a preview of deck-building mechanics in a small vertical slice of the game.

Quality of Life Improvements

Pause Menu

We will be introducing a pause menu that allows you to configure your settings mid-game.

Manual Wave Progression

Currently, after each wave you have about 5 seconds to setup your characters before the next wave appears. We plan to change this so that the player has to manually progress to the next wave, allowing you to have time to customise your defense between waves.

Improved Tooltips

We will be expanding where we use tooltips to include the spells assigned to a character. Currently players are forced to remember what each spell does, which can be daunting for a new player. With tooltips, it will be much easier to analyse a character and determine how to improve their combat effectiveness.

[ 2025-01-17 09:23:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Vespia: Shield of Aberration

Hourglass Games Developer

Hourglass Games Publisher

April 2025 Release

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

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The zone-excursion programme introduced to fill the void left behind by our late-heroes is the sole option remaining for your continued studies, an exceptionally dangerous venture where only the strongest return.

Your journey cannot be completed alone, each new student joining your party will bring something new to the table with unique abilities, spells and upgrade trees.

Each character that you befriend grants:

A unique skill tree for that character
Upgradable active abilities
Character-specific cards to enhance your deck

During battle, each student can be given modifier cards that bring them closer to mastering the anomalous and becoming an unstoppable force.

Spells interact with other spells, creating an expansive range of combinations
Modifier spells modify the fired projectiles with effects like swift-cast and freeze-shot.
Cast spells change how your spells are triggered with effects like multi-shot and burst.
Projectile spells spawn projectiles that can damage anomalous threats.

Between each battle, perform research to gain new cards which unlock an exponential number of formidable combinations.

New cards unlock powerful and interesting new spells
Cards are designed with interesting effects in mind, some may upgrade your characters, others may grant some great boon at the cost of sacrificing something else

Each battle requires a different set of skills. Each card provides something unique, from cards which enhance a student's powers to ones that sacrifice or enhance the cards in your deck.

As you venture deeper and deeper towards the core of the zone, the world beings to distort and the threats become greater. You feel like something is waiting for you...

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