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Hello everyone, It has been a while since our last development update, so we wanted to share what we have been working on and why things have been quiet. Much of our recent work has been focused on foundational world systems. These are not always the most exciting features to sho
Just a quick update to say thanks to everyone who signed up for the Stormbane playtest, and to those who have already jumped in and tried it. It has been good to see the response, but the more useful part is what people say once they actually get in and play it. One of the first
Stormbane playtest is now live. This is the first fully playable build, with core systems running in a live environment — including our custom AI, rebuilt UI, and online systems. We’ve already hit (and fixed) real issues in the live build, which is exactly why this phase matters.
Stormbane Public Playtest Incoming We’re preparing the first public playtest for Stormbane . This will be a focused early test centered on one core system: melee combat . Over the past six weeks we’ve been developing Stormbane’s combat and enemy behavior systems, and we’re now re
Stormbane Development Update This week marked an important milestone for Stormbane as we completed the AI test battle framework and brought it to a playtest-ready state. AI vs AI Test Battles Complete Autonomous AI groups can now engage, resolve combat, and transition states with
This week focused heavily on AI-driven combat and large-scale encounter behaviour. Team AI Battles Continued development of coordinated AI vs AI engagements Improved how squads evaluate targets during multi-actor fights Refined behaviour during flanking and pressure scenarios The
Stormbane – Weekly Development Update This week has been focused on AI stability, faction correctness, and large-scale combat reliability . A lot of the work happened under the hood, but it directly improves how battles feel and how systems behave under pressure. AI vs AI Combat
Combat, AI, and Core Systems This week was focused on tightening melee combat, refining AI behaviour, and strengthening the core systems that support moment-to-moment gameplay. Much of the work was foundational rather than flashy, but it directly impacts how responsive, predictab
While testing melee combat, we ran into a fun little edge case. An enemy hit its death animation… but never quite got the memo that it was supposed to stop thinking. Result: a technically dead AI, still fully committed to the fight. This was a clean example of why animation state
Development Progress Update This is the first in a series of development updates for Stormbane , sharing progress as core systems come together and the game takes shape. Recent work has focused on stabilising and unifying the foundations of the game — particularly combat and AI b