Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale

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   05 Jul 2022Developer post

   We'll be focusing on development

   SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! We’ve made a decision to focus on our development and slow down marketing for Mictlan , publishing only important advances of gameplay and upcoming trailers. You won’t be seeing many updates from us as you have seen before, but rest assured from here to 2025

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   27 Jun 2022Developer post

   Nightly Penitence

   Today, we’ll show you the WIP of this quest marker , for which we used this figure drawn in the Codex Borbonicus. This figure represents the night as an eye star surrounded by darkness, above two bloody thorns which represented self-sacrifice and penitence. This icon could be int

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   26 Jun 2022Developer post

   Mictecas

   The mictecas were the first inhabitants of Mictlan , the most loyal lieutenants of the lord of the dead. The look of this one honors his master, he devours the dead on their way to the nine regions of Mictlan. The mictecas were the ones who seek the departure of Quetzalcoatl with

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4. 25 Jun 2022Developer post

   Mythical creatures of Mictlan: a preview

   Tzinacan|Camazotz Mictecah Mictecah boss Yohualtepuztli Tlacanexquimilli Our recent mythical creatures straight from the codex into our videogame, only in Mictlan ! Please, keep supporting Mictlan: an Ancient Mythical Tale . We rely on your help and feedback to keep working on ou

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   24 Jun 2022Developer post

   NPCs: a boy from the Uxmal community

   We are up to date with our game development goals, so we wanted to show you something we have been working on for quite some time. Bringing the pre-Columbian world to life is a humongous task, and we are taking special care on the NPCs the player will interact with. This is why w

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   23 Jun 2022Developer post

   The Ceiba tree

   Greetings, dear Mictecs ! Today we want to show you this 3D rendering of a monument built by the Secretary of Arts and Culture of Merida, Yucatan, honoring Ceiba , the world tree. For pre-Columbian societies, the ceiba tree held the universe in place , which was why the gods plan

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   22 Jun 2022Developer post

   Tzinacan: a video

   Tzinacan , Camazotz Bat God, as never seen before in a video game or animated series, from the codex to the console, exclusively in Mictlan ! If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickst

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   21 Jun 2022Developer post

   UI elements: three important symbols

   Greetings travelers! Today we want to show you these three items you will be able to find scattered around the underworld. First, a pumpkin , an important element of the pre-Columbian society diet, usually toasted or ground before consumption. Second, a maize container , the main

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   20 Jun 2022Developer post

   Tribute Roll as reference for UI elements

   Hello friends! During our never-ending effort to include as many pre-Columbian symbols as part of the game's icons, we have taken the Tribute Roll as a reference, where all the objects offered by the conquered nations as a tribute to the Mexica Empire are on display; these object

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    14 Jun 2022Developer post

    UI icons

    Hello, dear Mictecs ! Here are some different new icons for items you will be able to find on your journey through Mictlan . Their designs are based on the depictions of these objects on different codicies. These type of documents made by indigenous people were commonly used to p

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    13 Jun 2022Developer post

    Calendar reading: a concept art

    What is the meaning of life ? The unavoidable question that dives into the uncertainty of the future; but pre-Columbian civilization had the certainty that the will of the gods could manifest itself to us through nature . Their worldview marked the time they lived in, and guided

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    12 Jun 2022Developer post

    UI elements: give us your feedback!

    Greetings, noble warriors! These are some of the proposals for the graphic display for your weapons, health and consumables. They vary in transparency, colors, backdrop and shapes. Remember, warriors: this game is for you, so we are always eager to know your opinion. Which of the

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    11 Jun 2022Developer post

    Camazotz

    Traveling through Xibalba is no easy task, especially if you come face to face with the terrible god of bats . With a humanoid aspect and a underworldly aura, he represents death , night and sacrifice . Camazotz was worshiped by the ancient Maya and Zapotecs, and they believed he

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    10 Jun 2022Developer post

    Mictlan's new logo

    This post is dedicated to our most loyal warriors . Brave Mictlan 's dwellers! Just as our ancestors did, we know that life can only be understood by observing movement: the changing patterns in the world, real or fantastical, are something we want to capture to the smallest deta

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    08 Jun 2022Developer post

    "Cueitl" and "Hornettes"

    Today we will show you this concept art on different dresses and hairstyles inspired by historical evidence as well as contemporary communities. The base of the common everyday clothes of pre-Columbian people was a cueitl , a long rectangular cloak held at the waist with a nelpil

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    07 Jun 2022Developer post

    Photogrammetry

    Greetings, warriors! In this special post, we will show you our team getting to work, led by our creative director Guillermo Alarcón . As you already know, one of the graphic techniques used for creating the look and feel of Micltan is photogrammetry ; with this method, we can ca

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    06 Jun 2022Developer post

    Tonalpohualli

    Hello, Mictlan gang! Today we will show you this WIP, which depicts a reading of the Tonalpohualli to children. During pre-Columbian times, it was believed that a person’s fate and character were determined by the day of their birth in the Tonalpohualli, the sacred 260-day calend

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    27 May 2022Developer post

    UI elements in the making 2

    Today we want to show you the design of some icons you will find in your game interface , such as the health bar, your consumables and your weapons . We are currently testing numerous types of UI icons that are representative to our Mexican culture , we want to implement somethin

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    26 May 2022Developer post

    UI elements in the making

    Greetings, wanderers of Mictlan ! Today we’ll show you the icons of several characters you’ll be able to see in the UI of the game . We’re experimenting to see which icons fit better. We have simple yet recognizable symbols, and drawings taken from the Codices as well. Here are s

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    21 May 2022Developer post

    Yohualtepuztli

    Dear dwellers of Mictlan , we have a special guest today. Out of all the terrible and mysterious creatures that haunt the nights of Ancient Mexico, the most terrifying of all was Yohualtepuztli , or "night ax". Encountering it was an omen of disgrace , but also of unexpected fort

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