Blade Symphony (tuxdb.com)

The Harmonious Prelude update is delayed

I am posting this sad news on the behalf of urinal-cake who I hope is getting some well-needed sleep. I feel it is better to do it this way than for me to produce my own version of the newspost. I’m typing this out after two days of no sleep, so please excuse if my stream of consciousness is not very well formed. The Harmonious Prelude update is the pre-cursor to Blade Symphony going free-to-play. It is intended to be an update that will transition the existing game toward the goals of the free-to-play release, by including a Mac and Linux version, more translations, a separate SDK, management of all items through the Steam Inventory service, and many new features that will strengthen the release. Unfortunately, it will not be coming out today. I won’t make excuses and state that this is the result of somebody else’s work or lack of it. This is my fault. I have not done a good enough job at prioritizing my work and those that work with me. I have not hired a large enough team to reach this ambitious milestone in a timely manner. I became involved in feature-creep. I became complacent with our progress. I underestimated our remaining work. This is an extremely embarrassing blow for not just me, but this entire company. In my 9 years of helming this studio, we have never had to delay a significant release in this matter. This is also something that is demotivating and depressing, but I am going to do my best to not let you down. Over the next three weeks, we will set out to accomplish our original goals as we had put them together, by doing the following:

Finding an additional programmer to assist with source development.
Having a release quality candidate available on the Blade Symphony Beta;
Windows 32-bit game, dedicated server and SDK, 64-bit game SDK, OSX 64-bit game, and Linux 64-bit game and dedicated server.
Open up the testing of this release quality candidate to a wider audience. Those active in our Discord and on our forums.
Completely re-compile shaders and solve crashes preventing full re-compiles.
Finishing the summary screen (end round,) to a degree that matches the original concept and offers a positive experience.
Recompiling all maps and fixing brush related issues.
Fixing sword, character and item materials that were broke due to the engine migration.
Integrating the proper translations for the game.
Transitioning the workshop into a vote-based system for item curation.
Transition specific quality workshop items to curated items.
Implementing item pictures for color items, emblems and unseen character masks.
Properly testing the free-to-play API and backend.
Properly testing the Win/Linux dedicated server and shipped tools.
Properly testing the game client across all platforms.
Complete the Harmonious Update release trailer.
Finish the Discord RIch PResence integration.
Properly market this update.

While I am ashamed to admit that this has been a colossal failure on my part, I am committed to releasing this update and seeing its success. Please join us on our Discord over the next three weeks as we work to tackle these issues. On or before three weeks from today, we will know when the release date for Harmonious Prelude is.

[ 2018-04-12 19:26:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blade Symphony

Puny Human Developer

Puny Human Publisher

2014-05-07 Release

Indie Multiplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 44

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Mixed (4698 reviews)

http://www.blade-symphony.com/

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Blade Symphony | Linux/SteamOS Client [164.25 M]

Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman in Blade Symphony: a slash-em-up featuring a highly detailed and in-depth sword fighting system. Face down other players in tactical swordplay, 2 versus 2 team duels, sandbox FFA, or the Control Points game mode!

Choose your fighting style

Each of the four characters have a unique fighting style suited to how you want to play.

Phalanx, a fencer gladiator hybrid, attacks with long range stabs and a versatile array of side attacks
Judgement, a knight crossed with a samurai, uses hard hitting forward attacks and wide strafing attacks
Ryoku, a vagrant street ninja, attacks with break dance moves and a signature reverse blade style
Pure, an acrobatic wushu style assassin that attacks with flips, cartwheels, extremely mobile
Vanguard, a quick-footed champion that uses leaning plunges to push opponents into her blade

Each character has four combat stances and over forty different attacks.

Choose Your Sword

Pair your character up with a sword type to completely change your way of approaching combat.

Katana, cause massive damage when parrying your opponents
Longsword, a well-balanced, hard hitting and adaptable sword
Rapier, a piercing, high damage forward thrusting weapon great for parrying
Scimitar, a weapon based on turning and performing as many cuts as possible
Jian, an agile, responsive weapon great for combos

Tactical Sword Fighting

There are no unlockable advantages in Blade Symphony. All unlockables are cosmetic. You care about proving your skill and so should your game.

Every attack has openings that are determined in real-time and efficacy is entirely up to you. Did you start an attack too early? Turn away and end the attack in a safe location. Did your opponent stupidly use a lighter stance? Go in and punish him! By switching stances mid-combo you can chain attacks into your own flurry of death.

The fighting system is open for your exploration, you can dash, jump, do an air attack, land, swing sideways with a heavy stance, parry with a light stance, and then roll away.

Every attack flows from your blade in true three dimensional space. As does your opponents! Swords collide in mid-air and you will need good timing and aim to defeat your opponent.

Advanced Character Customization

Customize your character with skins, masks, swords, and multiple attachments streamed directly from Steam Workshop.

Fight as a Team

Play in the new Control Points game mode and participate in team-based sword fighting.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Debian. Ubuntu. Linuxmint or other common distributions
Processor: 3.0 Ghz P4(+). Dual Core 2.0(+) or AMD64X2(+)Memory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DX9.0c Compatible 256MB VRAM. NVIDIA Geforce 7600 Series / ATI x1600 SeriesDirectX: 9.0cHard Drive: 5 GB HD spaceSound: DirectX 9.0c CompatibleOther Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

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