I'msuper excited to announce that Mythscroll will officially release on Monday, August 11th at 9AM PT / 4PM UTC! Prepare to explore the vast open-world of Mythscroll; afantasy RPG where your choices shape the journey.

In the meantime, help shape the future of Mythscroll!

Theres just one week left to vote in anofficial community poll to decide the next creature to be added to the game! The contenders are:

• Basilisk

• Cursed Armor

• Mandrake

• Valkyrie

• Wendigo

Join the discussion and vote now in theDiscord server

Thanks for all your support! Launch day is almost here!

[ 2025-07-15 13:38:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Major New Feature: The Compendium

• TheCompendium has been made availableto provide information on key game elements:

  • The Attributes and Skills tabs are pre-filled with information about the attributes and skills in the game.

  • The Locations, Creatures, and Factions tabs will populate automatically as your character discovers them.

  • Note for existing saves: Locations you've already discovered will appear in the compendium upon loading your save file after updating the game, but creatures will not.That data wasn't tracked prior to this update, so all players will start with an empty creature log.

World & Gameplay Changes

• Cities are now safe zones. Creatures in cities now have a minimum morality set to 'neutral', ensuring players wont be attacked in safe areas, unless your character has very low morality, in which case 'righteous' morality creatures (e.g. knights, guards, angels) will still target you.

Quality of Life & Bug Fixes

• New Keyboard Shortcut: Press F1 to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode.This can be used to resolve rare cases where the game launches to a black screen in fullscreen.

• Level-Up Screen Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where base stats were incorrectly displayed on the level-up screen.

  • Added a Real-Time Stats toggle on the level-up screen to allow you toswitch between viewing your base stats and your current stats (with accessory and temporary bonuses applied).

Now Available on Linux!

• Mythscroll now supports Linux! A Linux build is available alongside Windows. If youre playing on Linux, Id love to hear your feedback and reports on performance or issues.

Whats Next?

This will likely be the final update for the demo, as I shift focus toward completing the full version of Mythscroll for release. Please continue to share your feedback and bug reports; it is still very helpful. Thank you so much to everyone whos played, shared feedback, and helped shape the game so far!

If you havent already, dont forget to join the Discord to follow development and share your thoughts. I will soon be launching another poll to allow players to vote on the next creature added to the game!

[ 2025-07-01 16:15:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

New Features

• Steam Cloud Saves are now enabled for the demo! Your progress will sync across devices automatically.

World & Encounter Changes

• Creatures now display a power descriptor upon initial encounter based on level difference:

  • +5 levels: "a strong (creature)"

  • +10 levels: "a powerful (creature)"

  • +20 levels: "a very powerful (creature)"

• Certain areas can no longer be discovered via signposts; youll need to find them the old-fashioned way.

Gameplay & UX Enhancements

• If you finish a quest while in a city, youll no longer need to travel again to access city options; they now appear immediately after the quest ends.

• During encounters, if a stat check is required for a choice, the relevant stat is now highlighted in your attributes or skills panel when hovering over that option button.

Inventory & Item Info Improvements

• Armor and clothing now display additional information in your inventory:

  • Armor Type (e.g. Type: Heavy Armor, Type: Clothing)

• Weapons now display additional information in your inventory:

  • Weapon Style (e.g. Weapon Style: One Handed)

  • Damage Type(s) (e.g. Damage Type: Bash, Damage Types: Stab, Slash)

• Jewelry that grants traits now displays the stat modifiers included with those traits.

  • Example: +Bookworm Trait (+1 Int, -1 Str)

• These changes will only impact new items added to the inventory, this update will not affect items already in your character's inventory

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where accepting any job on a job board always assigned the first job on the board, regardless of which one was selected.

• Fixed a bug where some inventory items were unclickable due to UI overlap with the Disabled Compendium button.

• Patched an exploit where players could gain infinite XP by repeatedly bartering at city shops. You now must leave and re-enter the shop to attempt bartering again, making the exploit much slower and less viable.

[ 2025-06-23 20:23:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

This small patch includes a couple of bug fixes and some balance adjustments based on player feedback.

Gameplay Improvements

• Level-Up Improvement: Your character's health and mana now fully refill when you level up.

• Attribute Health/Mana Scaling Adjustments:

  • Intelligence and Constitution now begin to increase your max mana and health earlier than before, starting at attribute levels 5 instead of 6.

  • The impact of these attributes on max health and mana has increased 20%.

UI & Visual Updates

• Ocean Visibility: Increased the size of wave lines in ocean to make it clearer which areas are water.

• Default Screen Mode Change:

  • The default screen mode has been changed from fullscreen to windowed. This is a temporary workaround for a rare issue some players are experiencing where the game launches to a black screen in fullscreen.

  • This change will affect all new and returning players when first launching the game after the update, but you can simply switch back to fullscreen mode in Settings once, and it will remember your preference.

Bug Fixes

• Health/Mana Display Bug: Fixed an issue where increases to max health or mana from leveling Intelligence or Constitution didnt display correctly until restarting the game.

• Language Merchant Fix: Resolved a bug where convincing or threatening the language merchant would show \[insert language here] instead of the actual language and fail to teach it.

[ 2025-06-13 17:24:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

[img src="https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/45603763/fa363b019ad83cfb02f00b71d97c7bb2bd9af103.png"][/img]This demo update brings a mix of quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, mechanical reworks, and new content! Here's everything that's new or changed:

Gameplay Improvements

Refined Combat Mechanics:

• Armor and armor skills are now more effective at reducing damage.

• Balanced enemy health and attack values.

• Character Speed, Creature Speed, and Weapon Speed now play a greater role in combat turn order, with possible missed attacks or follow up attacks.

• Signature weapon bonus reduced from +20% to +10% damage.

• Constitution and Intelligence now restore health or mana when leveling up. (e.g. 80/100 HP +20 max now 100/120 HP).

Luck Stat Rework: Luck has a chance togive you a second chance on failed checks.

Health & Mana Bars: Now show numerical values (e.g. 50 / 100).

Enemy HUD: Added a toggleable setting to show enemy level and health bars. This is enabled by default.

Windowed / Fullscreen Toggle: You can now switch between windowed and fullscreen mode from the settings menu.

Exploration & World Updates

Map Enhancements:

• Added a compass and distance scale (in kilometers).

• The river line on the map now starts hidden and becomes visible when discovered (like other locations).

Travel & Waiting Tweaks:

• Increased success chance when resting by +10%, even on failed Stealth and Luck checks.

• Increased chances of nothing happening when waiting or traveling by +5%.

• Greatly reduced odds of the language merchant running off without teaching the language.

Tutorials & Onboarding

• Character Creator Tutorial: Brief guide added to walk players through character creation.

• New Game Tutorial: Added a short tutorial that runs on starting a new game or loading a save file for the first time after updating. Returning playerscan choose to skip it.

Stat-Boosting Meals

Some food and drinks purchased at taverns and inns now grant temporary stat bonuses:

• Beer, cider, or wine: +1 Charisma for 10 minutes

• Beef stew: +1 Strength for 10 minutes

• And more!

Stat Check Rebalancing

• Stat checks now cap at 2% (minimum) and 99% (maximum);there are no longer guaranteed successes or failures based purely on stats.

• Increased stat check success threshold by 5%

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where undiscovered nearby locations were incorrectly marked as discovered when loading a save.

• Fixed an issue where fullscreen mode wouldnt activate properly on startup.

• Fixed an issue where damage from divine curses (e.g., from failing a Religion check or underpaying at shrines) would reduce the player to 0 HP but not kill them.

Morality System Adjustments

• Reduced negative morality penalties for certain actions.

New Content

• Added several new encounters and quests across the world, including a few jobs on the job board at the tavern in Capital City. Keep exploring, you might just stumble into something new!

Thanks everyone, hope you enjoy the update! Please report any issues to the #bug-reports channel in the Discord!

[ 2025-06-10 03:31:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! With Mythscroll's demo now live, I'm hard at work polishing, expanding, and preparing for the full release on August 12th. Here's what you can expect in the coming months:

June Demo Update - Polish, Depth, and More Content

I'm planning a demo update in June to add more mechanical depth and player guidance, while giving you a better feel for the full game's systems. No exact date just yet, but heres whats on the way:

Stat-Boosting Meals

The food sold at inns and taverns will temporarily boost/alter your stats.

Refined Combat Mechanics

Speed and weapon speed will have a more noticeable impact. Expect more missed attacks from slower enemies, and maybe even a chance to strike twice if you're fast enough!

Tutorial

A light tutorial is coming to ease new players in and explain core mechanics without getting in the way of exploration.

More Encounters

I'm adding additional environmental and creature encounters to make exploration more dynamic and surprising.

Quests & Job Board Tasks

The demo will include a few early quests and job board jobs to introduce task-based progression.

Full Game - Launching August 12, 2025

The full version of Mythscroll is set to release on August 12th and will massively expand the world, systems, and possibilities. Here's a peek at what's coming:

New Creatures

A couple of new monster types will join the pool. Consider joining the Discord for the opportunity to participate in polls to decide what creatures get added.

100+ New Encounters

Diverse and region-specific events will make every journey feel unique, with expanded use of skills and branching outcomes.

40+ Quests and Jobs

From narrative-rich quests to quick job board contracts, you'll have no shortage of tasks to take on.

New Spells

Healing spells and unique utility or support abilities will add variety to your magic options beyond just damage-dealing.

Sound Polish

Additional sound effects will bring the world and combat to life more vividly.

Expanded Creature Behavior

Creatures will respond more intelligently to your morality. Some may flee if you're too powerful, or if you've earned a ruthless reputation.

Achievements

In-game achievements to track your progress and reward exploration, experimentation, and mastery.

In-Game Compendium

A growing in-game reference filled with useful information about the world, creatures, and regions of Mythscroll. The compendium expands as you explore and encounter new places, people, and monsters.

Fast Travel

Once you've fully explored the world, fast travel will become available to make backtracking easier. I'm super excited about whats ahead and cant wait to share more as development continues. Thanks so much for playing, testing, and supporting Mythscroll. Feel free to drop feedback, bug reports, or just say hi in Seedbornes Workshop on Discord!

[ 2025-05-28 16:56:45 CET ] [ Original post ]