http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=735497482 "... The power to thwart fate ... the end of the undefeated ... the great surpriser ... he is Murmuroth" -- Ancient script of Ekzerra v0.8.9 [NEW] Dungeon: the acid pyramid [NEW] Boss: Murmuroth, thwarter of fate [NEW] Jib can pick up diamonds and keys [NEW] Jib accelerates a little faster when human controlled [NEW] Jib can scan repeatedly when holding the button [NEW] Enemies: the scorpion, the acid Virlocke [NEW] Items obtained show above the hero's head [NEW] Dungeons can have dark rooms [NEW] Dungeons can open walls [NEW] Dungeons can have multiple floors [NEW] Dungeons can restrict themselves to certain shapes [NEW] Dungeons can have / not-have a Virlocke, boss switch, before boss doors, boss room and/or goal room [NEW] Options for the HUD: auto-hide, always on and minimal (just teeth) [NEW] Exit: in-game pause menu item that quits to desktop [NEW] Particles when a hero gets hurt [+++] Dungeon 1 doesn't have a boss switch (player is introduced to one mechanic at a time) [+++] Using an unmapped or unbound button or key will ping the HUD [+++] Using the cactus repeatedly has a diminished effect (prevent cactus abuse) [+++] Cannot use the right arrow to accidentally select the "Erase" menu item [+++] Dead Zurrubs look different than live Zurrubs [FIX] Fixed a bug causing the game to always prompt to bind the Xbox 360 Controller when going to the menu [FIX] Jib doesn't get stuck behind locking doors [FIX] Fire dungeon boss room has heat damage [FIX] Fixed Zero engaging right after dungeon 2 [FIX] Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the bio detector location to be at the wrong spot [FIX] Fixed a bug that could cause pause menu items to show when starting a new game [FIX] Achievement and leaderboard menus now aligned properly [FIX] Push pillars in swordless dungeon puzzles can be pushed again if returning to the area

[ 2016-08-01 06:53:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Songbringer: Procedural Action Adventure

Explore 308 million procedurally-generated worlds. Take the nanosword, awaken sleeping evil and quell the nightmare before it happens.

You play the role of protagonist and accidental hero, Roq Epimetheos. With a propensity for partying and making music, he cruises the galaxy with his skybot Jib aboard the ship Songbringer, searching for verdant planets absent the presence of galactic police.

When Roq finds the nanosword hidden in a cave on Ekzerra, he unwittingly awakens an ancient evil. The sword is pretty fraggin' sweet though. It... hums.

Jib, the Skybot

Jib's story is quite long. He began life as a human boy on the skycity planet Yuerder. Growing up, he took an interest in programming artificial intelligence, eventually making a career for himself. On his deathbed, he illegally transferred his consciousness into a skybot, destroying the consciousness link thereby preventing overwrite.

7500 years later our story begins...

Jib scans the bodies of your fallen foes, sometimes uncovering valuable loot. He can also gain the ability to stun foes. Jib is automatically controlled by AI, or player two can play Jib in local co-op mode.

Lacking the ability to grow one as a human, Jib is obsessed with mustaches.

Procedural

You choose a 6-letter world seed when beginning a quest. This seed is used to procedurally generate the planet, overworld, secrets and dungeons.

Entering the same world seed will always generate the same world. Thus lore and competition can be shared with others.

Play a new seed and surprise yourself with a new world. Or enter a seed you are familiar with for a speed run.

Open / Non-linear

The generated overworld is open and non-linear. Head in any compass direction you like or play dungeons out of order.

Of the nine dungeons Roq and Jib can uncover in each world:

• Some are thematic, containing puzzles and items integral to completing the world.
  
• Some are secret, hidden side quests in which abilities can be gained.
  
• Some are tough as nails with overwhelmingly difficult foes, mobs and bosses.

Secrets of the Cacti

Everywhere one looks, there is much that is not seen. Concealed treasures abound. By eating cacti, Roq gains psychedelic powers and is able to perceive the secrets that lurk in plain sight.

Some items Roq discovers can be combined to create distinct artifacts. Find a blink orb and a fire cube? Take these to the droidsmith aboard Songbringer to craft a fire orb enabling Roq to teleport forward a few steps while turning into a fireball.

Being a Zelda-inspired game, Songbringer features no experience points (no XP). Progress is made by crushing mobs, vanquishing bosses and claiming lost technological devices.

Leaderboard

On completing a quest, several factors are quantified to produce an overall score:

• Time to complete
  
• Percentage of map uncovered
  
• Percentage of items obtained
  
• Game mode: regular vs permadeath

Your score can be saved to a global leaderboard sorted by world seed. This leaderboard cycles through seeds by popularity and freshness. You can manually override to view a particular seed.

Links

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Official Website
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