Ananias 2.2 released!
A new version is available, it comes with important fixes and gameplay changes, as well as mostly complete keyboard support. Following is the changelog:
Last week I was at San Francisco at the GDC Expo, where I was able to join 11 other Colombian companies in the ProColombia booth and show Ananias to developers from all around the world.
I got some important feedback for the game and made some good contacts for potential future work. We also had a small roguelike developers meetup where I could share the current status of Ananias to other fellow developers and friends including Glenn Wichman, one of the original developers of Rogue, Tarn Adams of Bay12Games/Dwarf Fortress and Jim Shepard of Dungeonmans.
I also got to meet these people I have never seen in person:
I also had the chance to attend the Ultima Dragons 25th Anniversary Bash, four awesome days full of cool Ultima geekness including having Lord British play the game. He said it was fun!
We keep doing well in Steam and iOS but we need more reviews! Please post a review there if you like the game, it’s really important in order for more people to notice the game.
A limited run of boxed editions was done and some lucky individuals got to get their hands on them during my trip to California! there were two variants with one of them containing actual diskettes. Due to logistic issues I couldn't get enough diskettes nor save the light Ananias edition on them.
[ 2017-03-09 06:27:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 2.2
A new version is available, it comes with important fixes and gameplay changes, as well as mostly complete keyboard support. Following is the changelog:
Gameplay
- Make pets always obey commands.
- Make enemies check if player is waiting at the other side of the room before walking into it.
- Remove penalty for damage for ranged weapons and wands when low on ammo / charges.
- Reduce power up for boost elemental magic.
- Change MP cost of elemental spells
User Experience
- Remove force sound disable from mobile, make it an option on the launcher
- Preserve preselected layout on mobile if game saved
- Prevent casting spells when character has no magic power.
- Make Portrait be the default mobile mode for browser (Instead of Chibi)
Major fixes
- Prevent extremely long generation times for levels with twisted corridors
- Prevent inconsistent HP value when casting spells with no magic power
Keyboard UX
- Ranged attacks using spacebar
- Using, throwing and dropping items from inventory
- Mixing reagents on the inventory panel
- Scroll entity panel and book panel with arrows
- Use enter key to advance conversation or close dialogs
- Use ESC key to close entity panel, book panel and inventory
- Changing tactics and pet command with keyboard
Ananias at the GDC Expo 2017 in San Francisco
Last week I was at San Francisco at the GDC Expo, where I was able to join 11 other Colombian companies in the ProColombia booth and show Ananias to developers from all around the world.
I got some important feedback for the game and made some good contacts for potential future work. We also had a small roguelike developers meetup where I could share the current status of Ananias to other fellow developers and friends including Glenn Wichman, one of the original developers of Rogue, Tarn Adams of Bay12Games/Dwarf Fortress and Jim Shepard of Dungeonmans.
I also got to meet these people I have never seen in person:
- Kornel Kisielewicz: Developer of DoomRL and Jupiter Hell, and a great inspiration for all my roguelike projects.
- Ashton Morris: the composer of the soundtrack for Ananias
- Björn Ritzl: a long time collaborator for roguelike projects.
- Kike Fuentes: Teravision Games mastermind, lots of gamedev industry experience.
Lord British plays Ananias
I also had the chance to attend the Ultima Dragons 25th Anniversary Bash, four awesome days full of cool Ultima geekness including having Lord British play the game. He said it was fun!
First month on Steam and iOS
We keep doing well in Steam and iOS but we need more reviews! Please post a review there if you like the game, it’s really important in order for more people to notice the game.
Upcoming Features
- Full Keyboard support: We are almost there, following are the pending things which will be tackled in priority order
- Using multiple selection dialogs
- Checking player and pet stats
- Navigating thru menus
- Steam Achievements
- Detailed GFX for weapons and armor.
- Adding more plot and may be even random stories.
First Boxed Edition
A limited run of boxed editions was done and some lucky individuals got to get their hands on them during my trip to California! there were two variants with one of them containing actual diskettes. Due to logistic issues I couldn't get enough diskettes nor save the light Ananias edition on them.
[ 2017-03-09 06:27:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Ananias Roguelike
Slashware Interactive
Developer
Slashware Interactive
Publisher
2017-02-09
Release
Game News Posts:
28
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Positive
(35 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:
- Ananias Roguelike Linux [140.95 M]
Explore five different worlds, fight their monstrous inhabitants and try to survive and find an ancient artifact to save the world from destruction.
For every game session, the game will create new environments full of challenges and surprises, populated with monsters and ancient magical artifacts.
There are eight different player classes, each one designed with a unique playing style. Some of them are combat-focused, others have access to magic spells in 4 different schools of magic while others must rely on their special martial skills to survive.
As you advance through the game, you will find over 40 different types of monsters with distinct skills and abilities, you will be able to charm them using magic spells and make them join your quest. By using some of the ancient magic found in the dungeon, you can unlock more advanced forms of their powers and skills.
The game keeps track of your adventures on its online server, sharing the in-game events with your friends in real time, maintaining a leaderboard of the most successful heroes as well as a graveyard of memorable characters which you can share in social media.
Ananias is a classic turn-based "roguelike" adapted for modern media, it removes the cumbersome movement and complex commands while keeping all the features from the genre that make the games fun and enjoyable: turn-based combat, random level generation, and long term item strategy. These are among the things that make every adventure into the game unforgettable.
For every game session, the game will create new environments full of challenges and surprises, populated with monsters and ancient magical artifacts.
There are eight different player classes, each one designed with a unique playing style. Some of them are combat-focused, others have access to magic spells in 4 different schools of magic while others must rely on their special martial skills to survive.
As you advance through the game, you will find over 40 different types of monsters with distinct skills and abilities, you will be able to charm them using magic spells and make them join your quest. By using some of the ancient magic found in the dungeon, you can unlock more advanced forms of their powers and skills.
The game keeps track of your adventures on its online server, sharing the in-game events with your friends in real time, maintaining a leaderboard of the most successful heroes as well as a graveyard of memorable characters which you can share in social media.
Ananias is a classic turn-based "roguelike" adapted for modern media, it removes the cumbersome movement and complex commands while keeping all the features from the genre that make the games fun and enjoyable: turn-based combat, random level generation, and long term item strategy. These are among the things that make every adventure into the game unforgettable.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Processor: Core 2 Duo / Athlon 64Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: None
- Storage: 150 MB available space
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