Hey there, folks! Welcome to Arcadian Updates, where we share super cool updates for Arcadian Atlas that the Twin Otter team are working on, including new maps, classes, mechanics, and much more! We'll have more to share as time goes on, so follow along and check it out!

Thank You!

Before we jump into all the good stuff, we just wanted to thank everyone who came out to PAX West and played the Arcadian Atlas demo! We have been reviewing all of the player feedback and are working on making every possible improvement to the game as we approach our Summer 2023 release date.

Advanced Skills

Fire Trap (Hunter Skill) The Fire Trap skill is reserved for the Hunter Class. Using your owl companion, lay flame traps on the battlefield that persist for 3 turns, burning foes and allies that stop or start their turn on them. Additionally, the Hunters owl companion attacks an enemy whenever the Hunter attacks, making them both cute AND deadly.
Second Skin (Reaver Skill) The Reaver has the ability to generate a Second Skin. Create a shadowy skin for yourself, bestowing temporary HP for 5 turns that absorbs blows until depleted. This is a great defensive skill that can extend a Reavers time on the battlefield.
Blade Blossom (Ronin Skill) The Ronin has skills that are deadly and others that are restorative, like Blade Blossom. Cherry blossoms blanket the battlefield, bestowing Regen status on all allies and healing them a small amount while delivering slow healing over time for 3 turns. This skill is perfect when you find yourself in a pinch and your allies are low on health.
Skill Tree (Ronin) Each Advanced Class will have two branching skill trees to allow for increased strategic customization of units. The Ronin features the Wandering Soul tree and the Trance Arts tree. Under the Wandering Soul tree, Ronin units can harness the spirits of their warrior ancestors and bestow healing on their allies while crippling their foes. The Trance Arts tree focuses the rage of fallen warriors into powerful attacks and modifiers. We can't wait to show off more Arcadian Atlas content in October! Stay tuned for more on our socials! Twin Otter: Game Website Twitter Discord Serenity Forge: Website Store Page Twitter Facebook Discord

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Arcadian Atlas is a 2D isometric tactical role playing game about the choices people make in pursuit of the things they love, and the havoc it wreaks on a kingdom.



Watch your footing and mind the strategic vantage points as you traverse the richly detailed pixel art world of Arcadia -- A single misstep on the battlefield could cost you a friend’s life. Let the moody jazz soundtrack carry you through a thought provoking & ruthless story of love, deceit, murder, companionship and war. Meant to be a fresh take on the classic strategy RPG style, Arcadian Atlas was designed from the ground up to incorporate more challenging battle strategies, new & balanced job classes, and more cutthroat plot twists that'll leave these complex characters' lives hanging in the balance.

Featuring dynamic job classes, a rich character driven narrative, strategic grid-based battles and a jazz infused soundtrack, Arcadian Atlas is a lushly handcrafted 2D isometric tactical RPG that takes the rich history of the genre and makes it fresh.

Gameplay

The core philosophy behind Arcadian Atlas is simple: Challenging strategic battles with unique classes that make every fight a different experience. That means terrain that affects your movement, cover that can hinder the best laid plans, and skills that are never wasted.



Investment matters, and in a tactical RPG your biggest investment is your character class. So we want them to be purposeful, which is why classes in Arcadian Atlas have several core builds that your characters develop over the course of the game. That means no class hopping, but instead class evolution.



Customize your character at the start with their preferred class build, and when the time comes you can specialize that build through branching evolved classes with entire skill trees all their own.



Ranger - the master of area control, a Ranger’s projectile attacks and crowd control skills revolve around traversal and using terrain to their advantage.

Apothecary - a chemist of extraordinary skill, the Apothecary’s potent brews and experimental arts can heal or wreck devastating damage on the battlefield.



Rogue - sneaky, sneaky; stabby, stabby. The Rogue isn’t interested in manners - why bother when slashing an achilles heel or a surprise attack does the job faster?

Warmancer - adept at brute force and powerful magics, the warmancer specializes in harnessing latent energies for devastating area of affect spells.


And that's just the beginning! Outside those and other core classes, we also have two Advanced Classes for each Base class! At a certain job level, you'll open up two advanced classes to choose from that further specialize your troops!





Start by molding each of your characters with your preferred stats to make that rogue a tiny bit stronger so backstab damage finishes foes off in one swoop, or quicker to get in and out of a conflict in a pinch.



And skills, our favorite part of any tactical RPG. Nothing wasted, everything with a purpose: that's our skill philosophy, so our skill system consists of branching specializations for each class.



Start out with your choice of weapon mastery skills which dictate how you want that class to play. Want your Ranger to master the wider range and faster movement skills of a bow, or the sheer power and crippling attacks from a crossbow? Choose based on your style and watch as new branches open with more powerful and unique abilities to compliment that style.




Arcadia is a sprawling continent divided by immense mountains, with landscapes as varied as the inhabitants. We’re looking forward to bringing those ecosystems into the battle system by creating a breathtaking pixel world that is as treacherous as it is gorgeous.



Thick snowfall, dense forests, rushing rivers, tiered cities - every map affects the way you approach a fight and alters your strategy. Make use of trees to protect yourself from that line of rangers ahead, or place your apothecary opposite an enemy knight with rushing rapids between them while you wear away his armor with acid bottles.

Who Is Twin Otter Studios?

Established in 2015, Twin Otter Studios is an independent game studio helmed by Becca and Taylor Bair, a brother and sister duo based in Texas. We grew up entrenched in the golden age of SNES and Playstation masterpieces, eventually carving our own game development path by crafting the 15+ hour RPG title Genesis.

Arcadian Atlas is a passion project birthed from a love of pixel masterpieces in the 90’s and a longing to make a fresh tactical RPG with roots firmly planted in the genre’s classics. Our team’s experience spans games like Vidar, Fort Meow, Lugdunon, Dreamblazers, Solar Crusaders, and Genesis, with over 18 years in the industry, so we know how to manage talent, finances, and time to create wonderful game experiences.