Realms and Ruins: Abencor

Released: Jul 28, 2026
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 15:48 GMT

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16 Aug 2026Developer post
v1.03 - Engine Stability information -- Bugfixes/improvements
Bad News: The Engine I'm using seems to randomly cause crashes that happen inconsistently - that is I cannot replicate them even if you send me a save file right before the issue occurs. Even during my own testing on 2 desktops, 2 laptops (one Windows, one bazzite) a steam deck a
31 Jul 2026Developer post
Hotfix v1.02
• Fixed an issue with some equip/unequip event scripts where item stats were not applying properly
31 Jul 2026Developer post
v1.01 bug fixes and start improvements
Based on player feedback, I added some new things to improve the new player experience. Changes below: • Added an option for the player to pick a background (Warrior, Scout, Apprentice) at start up with some starting equipment, with a brief explanation of how skills work • Added
28 Jul 2026Developer post
Realms & Ruins: Abencor is OUT NOW! Take advantage of the launch discount!
If you enjoy classic first-person dungeon crawlers inspired by games like Wizardry , Might & Magic , and Legend of Grimrock , I hope you'll give it a try. -Handcrafted world -Solve puzzles and uncover ancient secrets -Recover powerful artifacts before an ancient evil awakens
05 Jul 2026Developer post
July 2026 - Launch day in 23 days
Not much to share, NextFest went great and the game is finished, tested, uploaded, and ready to go on Steam. All that's left is one final click: Submit on July 28th . Launch price will be $11.99 USD with a slight discount for launch. See you on launch day! Wishlist on Steam View
03 Jun 2026Developer post
June 2026: Official Release Date, Next Fest, Final Polish Pass
Steam Next Fest is nearly upon us! The demo has been out for a little bit now and is ready for Next Fest which is a couple weeks away. This month I'd like to officially announce: Realms & Ruins: Abencor will release on July 28th, 2026. In a little under 2 months! The final g
Steam Next Fest is nearly upon us! The demo has been out for a little bit now and is ready for Next Fest which is a couple weeks away. This month I'd like to officially announce:

Realms & Ruins: Abencor will release on July 28th, 2026. In a little under 2 months!
The final gameplay and polish passes are underway, but the game is largely ready to go and should be good for July 28th.
Here's what I've done over the past month or so:
Disabled the terminal window that appeared when launching the game.
Removed coin pickup items and now award gold directly when opening treasure chests.
Added a popup explaining how to interact with NPCs.
Fixed itch.io app compatibility so the game can now be launched directly through the itch app.
Updated Steam store screenshots.
Fixed several saving/loading issues that could occasionally softlock the player.
Fixed enemy spawning issues.
Fixed a player movement speed bug when disembarking from ships.
Fixed navigation and collision issues in the Snowy Fields and Volcano Dungeon.
Fixed an issue preventing the end-game sequence from triggering correctly.
Fixed multiple skill, spell, and equipment scripting errors.
Fixed item equip behavior that could accidentally drop items on the ground.
Fixed various quest, dialogue, projectile, animation, and sound-related bugs throughout the game.
Performed a complete weapon sound and animation pass, replacing placeholder effects.
Added missing sounds to more than 30 monsters and creatures.
Fixed creature attack animations and visual effects.
Completed a full animation review of NPCs, monsters, and interactive objects across the game world.
Added new rewards and treasure content for existing encounters.
Expanded the demo ending teaser into a full boss encounter for the main game.
Continued balancing and refining skills, spells, and combat systems.
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04 May 2026Developer post
Demo v1.1 Live
I've updated the demo with the following: • Disabled terminal window when launching the game • Removed coin "items" and grant currency upon opening chests • Added a popup regarding how to interact with NPC's
02 May 2026Developer post
May 2026 - Steam Demo is Live!! Nextfest, release date etc...
The Realms & Ruins: Abencor Steam demo is finally live! It's a small slice of the game to give you an idea of what to expect before I launch the full game. It contains a small area, the Listless Swamp and two mini dungeons with some monsters, traps, treasures and quests to do
07 Mar 2026Developer post
March 2026: Demo is complete! Testers needed!
Hello everyone, The demo for Realms & Ruins is complete! I've since launched a closed test for it if you would like to participate or check out a peak of R&R: Abencor a bit early. All you have to do is join the Discord and I can add you to the tester role which gets you
01 Feb 2026Developer post
February 2026: Beta Phase! Upcoming Demo and more!
Over the last development stretch, Realms & Ruins crossed a major milestone. WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN BETA! All core content is in and R&R is feature complete. From here on it’s heavy playtesting, balancing, polish passes (enemies, items, skills, quests, animations), bug fi
Over the last development stretch, Realms & Ruins crossed a major milestone. WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN BETA! All core content is in and R&R is feature complete. From here on it’s heavy playtesting, balancing, polish passes (enemies, items, skills, quests, animations), bug fixing, new demo prep and some release/marketing prep.
So when will Realms & Ruins: Abencor release?
While I think I could release in a fairly short timeframe, I want to get a really solid public demo out, get plenty of time to make the above polish/bugfix/balancing passes and participate in June Next fest (and maybe some others), then release shortly after that after some feedback. June 2026 will be the 3 year anniversary of starting development on this game and with a nice demo and some feedback from next fest, it feels like around that time should be a good time for releasing. I'll have a more info on the demo and release as we get closer.
Highlights from the last update
Completed all remaining dungeons, including Wizard Tower, Naga’s Gauntlet, Firevein Shrine, Trial of Stone, and Frostrest
Completed all remaining skill scripting, items, and acquisition quests
Finished skills and questlines for Channel Arcana, Swift Throw, Cleaving Throw, Berserker Rage, Keen Intellect, and Healing
Implemented magic book systems tied to Channel Arcana
Added safety checks to prevent potential soft locks in some areas
Fixed a quest-breaking bug related to the Bandit Leader guard quest
Fixed multiple Shield skill issues, including offhand restrictions and a scripting typo
All core content implemented and progression paths finalized
Project has officially entered beta, with development now focused on playtesting, balancing, polish, bug fixing, demo prep, and release planning
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08 Jan 2026Developer post
January 2026 - Happy new year! Road to release!
Just a quick update, only a few bullet points but a major milestone has been completed. Updated several item descriptions Added 18 new items to the game Added 8 new skills , with all skills now functionally complete pending final code polishing and testing Refactored some skills
Just a quick update, only a few bullet points but a major milestone has been completed.
Updated several item descriptions
Added 18 new items to the game
Added 8 new skills, with all skills now functionally complete pending final code polishing and testing
Refactored some skills to be dynamic based on your equipment. For example, the "Channel Arcana" skill casts a different spell based on the magic book you have equipped. This will also be the base for other skills, like throwing weapons (different thrown weapons have different effects). This also doubles as a "dual wield" type mechanic, where your offhand equipment isn't just for shields, but magic books or thrown weapons and your primary weapon is still used for the default attack.
After I finish some of the QA on skills I have to implement quests/dungeons on where those skills and items will be gained and then I do final playtesting for release. Depending on how much I get done in the next 30 days I may be ready to have a release date.
As always thanks for following development. Join me on discord, wishlist on steam and follow me on blue sky and itch!
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12 Dec 2025Developer post
December 2025: New Trailer, Release Timeline, Some Updates
Happy holidays! I hope everyone is staying warm. This update focuses on refining core combat systems, improving status effect behavior, and tightening up map design. I’ve also put together a new gameplay trailer! Check it out: View game page At this point, Realms & Ruins: Abe
Happy holidays! I hope everyone is staying warm. This update focuses on refining core combat systems, improving status effect behavior, and tightening up map design. I’ve also put together a new gameplay trailer! Check it out: View game page
At this point, Realms & Ruins: Abencor is functionally complete. I’m currently waiting on an upcoming RPG in a Box engine update to address a few remaining game-breaking issues before release and do some refining in the meantime. If all goes well, I’m aiming for a Q1 2026 release.
Updates specifics here:
Refactored the shield block skill to dynamically reduce damage based on the equipped shield’s stats
Fixed the blind condition so it correctly clears after its timer expires
Refactored the poison condition with a custom script to prevent infinite stacking
Adjusted antidote potion behavior to account for the poison changes
Scripted 4 additional player skills
Reduced the scope of several maps that were overly large but didn't offer anything compelling in that large space
Thanks again for following development. Join me on discord, wishlist on steam and follow me on blue sky and itch!

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10 Oct 2025Developer post
October 2025 - Polish and Performance enhancements
This month’s update focuses on a lot of polish and performance tweaks in addition to some things I had been procrastinating on while working on other tasks. I did an entire playthrough, recorded footage and came out with some tighter boss fights, smoother dungeons, better enemies
This month’s update focuses on a lot of polish and performance tweaks in addition to some things I had been procrastinating on while working on other tasks. I did an entire playthrough, recorded footage and came out with some tighter boss fights, smoother dungeons, better enemies, and a some other needed updates and improvements. From fresh traps to refined systems, things are really coming together.
Recorded several hours of gameplay for an updated trailer (which I need to re-record at a higher resolution whoops)
Balanced the lava dungeon boss’s HP and reworked boss mechanics to prevent scripting errors
Added mana recovery when resting
Configured enemy spawns, loot, and behaviors in the Volcano dungeon, Northlands, and final dungeon
Added a new puzzle to the Bastion of the Prism
Fixed and optimized navigation lines, tiles, and collisions across multiple maps (Ship Graveyard, Sunken Galleon, and others)
Fixed z-fighting issues and a broken container in the Orc Lair
Fixed a missing animation on the Orc Axe
Refactored the weather system to prevent disappearing effects and improve performance
Optimized three maps to reduce load times and improve FPS
Fixed collision issues on grass/snow tiles that caused camera shakes
Created, scripted, and tested a new trap type for use in several dungeons
Refactored portal stones scripts for more consistent function and to prevent edge-case errors
Fixed missing roof and wall tiles in several maps
As always, if you like what you see don't forget to wishlist join the discord to hang out or follow me on bluesky/itch!
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10 Sep 2025Developer post
September 2025: The Treasure Update!
Another month in the books! This update includes me filling out the world with treasures and quests, along with some bug fixes, new systems, stats, some puzzles and expanding some of the existing areas of the game to make exploration more meaningful. Before I list the bullet poin
Another month in the books! This update includes me filling out the world with treasures and quests, along with some bug fixes, new systems, stats, some puzzles and expanding some of the existing areas of the game to make exploration more meaningful.

Before I list the bullet points, I had a great interview with Josh Bycer of Game Wisdom where we talk Realms & Ruins: Abencor, my indie development journey, Dungeon Crawlers and more. Check out the interview below:
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I also created a new website and reword my press kit for R&R. You can see it here:
Bonedude Games Studios
Alright here's all the stuff I got done this past month:
Added new creature attack type
Added player status effect: blindness
Added potion to cure blindness
Added new stats: perception, dodge, and crit (crit split from Dexterity into its own stat, but still interacts with Dex)
Completed final systems and scripts related to the perception system
Created new puzzle/quest to fill in a traversal map
Added a puzzle/minidungeon that grants a new ability
Added quest NPCs with quests/rewards in the volcano, ocean, and northlands areas
Added new puzzles to the volcano dungeon
Finished a major side quest line with world-state changes in the Frozen Keep
Added 45+ new treasures/equipment across the world, some tied to quests
Completed placing all current treasure/items in the game
Completed over 100 weapon scripts and mapped them to items
Updated descriptions for all equipment
Rebalanced the fireball wand and another magic weapon
Added a starter weapon that auto-equips at game start
Swapped out old weapon animations on early game weapons with new system
Added secret areas tied to the perception stat
Fixed missing tiles in a handful of maps
Optimized Ivywood Forest tiles for faster load times
Fixed/adjusted navigation lines across several maps
Updated tiles to have proper step sounds
Fixed UI alignment issue when using portal magic
Added a “miss” sound effect
Added new tags to enemies for weaknesses/resistances systems
Fixed issue where some weapons could kill essential NPCs (causing softlocks)
Added a new merchant
Sourced and added music to the Frozen Keep dungeon
Had an interview with Josh Bycer (Game Wisdom) discussing dungeon crawlers and indie dev
Reworked press kit and launched a new website to cut costs from AWS hosting
If you like what you see, don't forget to wishlist, join the discord to hang out or follow me on bluesky!
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05 Aug 2025Developer post
August 2025 - Animations and UI Improvements!
Summer is nearly over but I've been hard at work. Here’s a rundown of what’s been worked on over the last 30 days or so: Refactored the boat launch script to prevent an exploit that permanently increased player movement speed Adjusted water tile tags and movement modifiers to ali
Summer is nearly over but I've been hard at work. Here’s a rundown of what’s been worked on over the last 30 days or so:
Refactored the boat launch script to prevent an exploit that permanently increased player movement speed
Adjusted water tile tags and movement modifiers to align with the updated boat fixes
Fixed navigation issues in several desert maps
Added 5 new treasures to discover in the world
Implemented portal rune locations, scripts, and items. The portal system is now complete (barring new areas)
Resolved a performance issue caused by turret projectile spam
Updated trap projectiles to only trigger sound effects on player hit. The sounds were firing off globally when the projectiles despawned which was unbearable.
Added number popups to show damage dealt to enemies
Fixed missing roof in Bastion of the Prism
Animations:
One of my goals for the last month was to complete all the remaining creature animations. I originally was making them as I imported monster models, but eventually just got the creatures made with no animations to complete the critical path. I'm happy to have finished animations sets (idle, walk, hit, attack, death) for around 45 monsters, including:
The final boss and key late-game enemies
A full set of spider-type monsters
A group of snow and frost-themed enemies
A variety of merfolk and underwater monsters
Multiple fiery enemies for the lava zones
Phew!

UI Improvements
I decided to go back and take another look at the UI in Realms & Ruins. I had something for a while now that has served as a nice placeholder, but ultimately wasn't very great to look at. I went back and reworked some UI (while currently keeping layouts etc the same) to be a bit nicer to look at. These aren't entirely finalized and I may go in and do a full rework of inventory/character sheet etc but that's to be determined. For now, it looks a bit cleaner. Check out the screenshots and comment if you have any feedback!
As always if you like what you see make sure to follow and wishlist on steam, check me out on Bluesky and join the R&R discord too!
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05 Jul 2025Developer post
July 2025: Full playthrough, tons of fixes!
Happy July! It's been scorching hot this month but this update is hot with lots of little fixes and tweaks. Like I've mentioned before, my goals for R&R going forward are finalizing a few systems, adding treasures, filling in missing dialogue and lots of bug fixes and playtes
Happy July! It's been scorching hot this month but this update is hot with lots of little fixes and tweaks. Like I've mentioned before, my goals for R&R going forward are finalizing a few systems, adding treasures, filling in missing dialogue and lots of bug fixes and playtesting. These past few weeks I've completed a full playthrough of Realms & Ruins: Abencor from start to finish. I took notes, squashed bugs, tweaked things and made dozens of small improvements across the game. It's starting to feel like a more complete experience but there's still some work to be done. Here's a list of all the things I've done:
Added dialogue to all the NPC's in Mandora, including guards.
Some minor quests have been added to Mandora area
Refactored a main quest script on how the player receives a quest item to avoid conflicts if the player has a full inventory
Removed debug text from bandage ability
Added log message when using bandage ability
Added a rounding function to the bandage ability
Modified an animation on an NPC in Ivywood to look less stiff
Added a check to prevent issues entering the catacombs cave from the back side
Added a check to prevent the player from accidentally leaving the catacombs cave without getting a quest item
Added some missing door sounds to doors in the catacombs
Ivywood shop was missing a purchase button for torch
Corrected listed price for torch in Ivywood shop
Corrected list price for arrows across all shop UI's
Added sound effect when selling
Reported an engine bug causing spawns to not be hostile
Reported an engine bug causing put_entity function to cause entities to not be hostile or move
Replaced some invisible walls with objects
Made some erroneously wandering guards stationary.
Added a walking animation to a gray elf model that didn't have one
Fixed a transition in Mandora that placed the player on the wrong tile
Removed some unused navigation paths in Mandora
Added a missing ceiling to the Mandora Throne Room
Added a missing wall block near the Orcish Blacksmith
Added a log message when stepping in acid
Adjusted the stats of the "Dune Crusher" weapon to make it actually worth buying
Adjusted the lantern quest item to be looted from a container rather than an enemy, to avoid full inventory conflicts
Adjusted the Dredgemoth quest item to be looted from a container rather than an enemy, to avoid full inventory conflicts
Added appropriate enemy behavior to the Flaming Skeletons in the Sandstorm Temple event
Added a sound effect to doors in the Sandstorm Temple
Added a sound effect to the boss door unlocking in the Sandstorm Temple
Adjusted loot drop rate on enemies in the Dune Tunnels
Adjusted some dialogue from the Ogres in the Orc dungeons to make more sense with what is occurring
Fixed a transition to the mandora Bank where the playing was facing the wrong way upon entering
Removed a duplicate switch in Bastion of the Prism
Added some missing ceiling tiles in Bastion of the Prism
Fixed a missing navigation tile in Bastion of the Prism
Added a missing skybox to the Chasm and Bastion of the Prism outside maps
Adjusted fog color in the above to fit better with the newly added skybox
Added a check to various dungeons to prevent player from entering the boss room if they are not at the appropriate place in the main quest to prevent story continuity issues
Added tags to many tiles to appropriately play step sounds.
Changed some interactive doors in the Chasm/Orc camp to prevent the player/camera from turning in confusing ways
Added a sign to storage/bank buildings
Added bank + appropriate scripting to the underwater city
Chickens now cluck
Cows now moo
Camels now....make whatever noises camels make
Adjusted spawn rates to make Ivywood forest less crowded
Added tags to all enemies in the game, categorizing them in ways that allow resistances and weaknesses.
Changed the reward for the Dredgemoth quest to be a unique weapon rather than a mundane sword
Wrote the script for special properties of the Dune Crusher weapon
Wrote the script for special properties of the Beastthorn weapon
Fixed some broken navigation in the Sandstorm Sanctum
Changed some interactive doors in the Sandstorm Sanctum to prevent the player/camera from turning in confusing ways
Added some environmental props to Sandstorm Sanctum to account for new navigation
Fixed offset placement of 2 doors in Sandstorm Sanctum
Added music to the Dune Tunnels dungeon
Fixed a transition issue where the player would face the wrong direction going from the sea to the Culceth Port
Added a navigation POI/Landmarks to make it easier to navigate the open sea (eg a nearby port being seen on the horizon)
Added a check to merchant sell scripts to prevent players from selling quest items that cannot be replaced
The script for slimes splitting on death has been fixed to account for areas where a slime couldn't split (walls, null space etc)
Fixed behavior of splitting slimes to be appropriately aggressive
Fixed a transition issue both to and from the Sea to the Kelp Forest. Added new effect to be a better indicator for transition points to each side
Fixed a transition where there was no way to actually get to the Ship Graveyard
Fixed a transition in the Ship Graveyard which was erroneously going to the Kelp Forest instead of the Coral Cave
Fixed a transition to and from the sunken galleon dungeon
Made some non-combat NPC's in the sunken galleon passable to avoid the player getting stuck if the NPC moves in a compromising osition
Fixed a typo in a transition from the Abyss which was throwing an error on map load
Made the jellyfish, ocean fish and lionfish billboard sprites to be congruent with other creatures
Fixed an animation for the jellyfish that got stuck in a loop when attacking
Added a heal, bind and level up point to the underwater city
Fixed broken transitions into and out of the Auga Royal Chamber
Updated death/respawn script to account for Auga respawn point
Corrected the bg music in the Auga Royal Chamber
Corrected gold price display on Auga Merchant
Added a roof to the sunken galleon dungeon
Reduced the size of some oversized characters
Added a light source to a set piece in Auga
Corrected an incorrect offset to a prop in Auga which was causing some zfighting
Fixed some erroneous sounds playing in the frost cave on certain tiles, a relic of migration from a previous build
Fixed a missing sound file for the frost cave beast, a relic of migration from a previous build
Phew! That's a lot. I think I'm on a good path to be done by my hopeful release timeline of later this year. There's still more work to do, but I'll keep grinding away.
If you like what you see make sure to follow and wishlist on steam, check me out on Bluesky and itch and join the R&R discord too!
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12 Jun 2025Developer post
June 2025 - 2 years in! 500 wishlist milestone! New dungeon complete, timeline a
Happy summer! This month marks 2 years since I officially announced Realms & Ruins: Abencor. I've been staying busy post DCjam2025. After the jam, R&R reached over 500 wishlists and still growing! This is awesome and I never thought it this many people would be interested
Happy summer! This month marks 2 years since I officially announced Realms & Ruins: Abencor. I've been staying busy post DCjam2025. After the jam, R&R reached over 500 wishlists and still growing! This is awesome and I never thought it this many people would be interested in my little dungeon crawler. I've been working hard on finishing up the game, see below for the details of the last month or so:
Frost keep and maps leading to it have been connected, including map states related to the quest
Frost Keep questline has been scripted and completed
Completed the Frost Keep dungeon
9 new monsters and NPC's added
Various objects and weather effects have been created related to the Frost Keep
Fixed an issue with the portal stone not accounting for world states
Fixed an issue with respawning not accounting for world states
Updated development documentation
While a short list, there's a lot of content here and I'm happy with how the Frost Keep dungeon and related Quest has turned out.

Here's the current state of Realms & Ruins: Abencor:
Over 100 maps including 5 cities, overland areas & 13 dungeons
200+ NPC's & monster
100+ items & treasures
So I've filled out the core of the world with some optional dungeons and quests. So what's next? Primarily my goals in the coming months won't be anymore dungeons (for now). It will be adding some NPC dialogue, adding some smaller quests, adding more treasure and loot, completing unfinished creature/NPC animations, enhancing all of my weapon animations, adding final teleport stones/portals, adding the final skills to the game and then my final goal will be to do lots and lots of playtesting and balancing. My plan is to complete and have the game release before the holidays this year (TENTATIVE!). That's all for now.
If you like what you see make sure to follow and wishlist, check me out on Bluesky and Itch and join the discord too!

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07 Apr 2025Developer post
April 2025 - Dungeons, DCJam2025 and more!
Hello everybody! Lots of work done this month, even if the bullet list is a bit short. 2 dungeons completed and another one started, fast travel system and more implemented! This month, I'll be trying to wrap up the castle dungeon, but also Dungeon Crawl Jam 2025 is coming up and
Hello everybody! Lots of work done this month, even if the bullet list is a bit short. 2 dungeons completed and another one started, fast travel system and more implemented! This month, I'll be trying to wrap up the castle dungeon, but also Dungeon Crawl Jam 2025 is coming up and I'll be participating. It's likely to be a slow month for R&R due to that but it will be a nice break for me to try out new things in the engine and play some sweet dungeon crawlers, then get back at it. Check out the R&R updates below:

Fast travel system has been created. You'll have to discover the ability to use this magic first and through exploring you'll find runes that allow you to teleport to different areas. I'm thinking I might even add some secret one, that will teleport you to difficult and or optional dungeons or areas.
Completed the sunken ship dungeon
Completed a spider dungeon
New spell/related quest added to the game
Expanded snowfields map
Began work on a side dungeon related to the Northlands
added some props and environmental decorations to older areas to spruce them up a bit
Adjusted item drop rates for better balance
Fixed up some monster animations to look a bit better
Several new props/decorations created for dungeons/maps completed in this update
Multiple enemies created and animated related to completed maps in this update
Here is the current state oft Realms & Ruins: Abencor:

89 maps w/ 4 cities, overland areas & 11 dungeons
180+ NPC's & monsters
100+ items & treasures
Completed main storyline + sidequests (and more to come!)
As always, if you like what you see make sure to follow on itch and wishlist on steam, check me out on Bluesky and join the discord too!
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03 Mar 2025Developer post
March 2025, Main Quest Complete! New engine update and more!
The main quest is finally complete! So it's official, the main quest for Realms & Ruins: Abencor is playable from start to finish! I wrapped up some of the final boss area scripting and the credits roll at the end! That is to say, some areas of the game are a bit barebones, s
The main quest is finally complete! So it's official, the main quest for Realms & Ruins: Abencor is playable from start to finish! I wrapped up some of the final boss area scripting and the credits roll at the end! That is to say, some areas of the game are a bit barebones, so my focus turns to fleshing out side quests, optional dungeons, itemization etc in the final areas of the game and playtesting for balancing. There was also an engine update so I did a full playthrough last night to see if anything broke and everything is good.
Don't forget you can join my discord here to discuss the game (and future projects) here: https://discord.gg/BRGAEkHxh4
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Here's the updates since last month:

The final boss model has been created and animated
Final boss arena map has been created
The final boss encounter, scripting etc is all complete. The game is officially playable from start to finish
Updated R&R project tracker to be up to current build of the game
Updated internal docs for tracking items and global variables
Fixed a door in frost dungeon that wasn't properly transitioning the player
Fixed front dungeon boss door that was transitioning the player to the wrong map
Fixed interaction with boss room door in the front dungeon
Added new loot and bhavior to frost cave
Created 6 new monsters
4 new items added to the game
4 new decorations/props added
Shop UI and dialogue scripted for underwater city shopkeeper. You can shop in Agua now!
Appropriately removed a quest item during quest dialogue related to the sea cave
Fixed navigation in the sandstorm temple
Fixed multiple doors in volcano dungeon to place player in the correct location/map
Fixed various nav lines in volcano dungeon
Fixed an attack sound on ice beast that was not playing correctly
Changed a frost cave monster item drop to be stackable
Changed a sea cave monster item drop to be stackable
Changed a volcano cave monster item drop to be stackable
fix boss room door to appropriately check quest items
Added a dive spots to get to the underwater areas
Began work on sunken ship dungeon
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14 Feb 2025Developer post
February 2025 - Final dungeon complete (mostly)! Discord, new skill, bug fixes,
Hello everybody! I'm a bit late this month but I wanted to push through completing the 2 sub-dungeons for the final area of the game. So that means the actual building/scripting for the final dungeon is complete but I still need to complete the final encounter and wrap up the sto
Hello everybody! I'm a bit late this month but I wanted to push through completing the 2 sub-dungeons for the final area of the game. So that means the actual building/scripting for the final dungeon is complete but I still need to complete the final encounter and wrap up the story. I also added moving platforms, new skills, and made tons of bug fixes and optimizations to keep up on things I notice as I test. On top of that, I launched a Discord server for the game, so if you want to chat, give feedback, or just hang out, come join in! Exciting times ahead as I get closer to the finish line! You can join here: https://discord.gg/BRGAEkHxh4
Here's the updates since last month:

Completed, scripted events, added spawns and monsters to sub-dungeon 1 of the final dungeon
Completed, scripted events, added spawns and monsters to sub-dungeon 2 of the final dungeon
You can now level to 20
Adjusted stats gained (not spendable points) at each level
Fixed various item descriptions
Fixed various item prices
Fixed some shop UI displaying erroneous data
Normalized volume of shopkeeper music
Normalized volume of menu sounds
Selling items now accounts for stack size. You no longer have to sell an item stack individually
Added a "current gold" indicator on buy and sell screens
Began producing a game manual
Completed first draft of game manual (20+ pages!)
Completed first draft of current world map (may add more later??)
Fixed typo and some grammar in the intro game text
Sourced multiple components for a physical edition
Fixed skybox seams on several maps
Received manual, physical map and doodads for physical edition. Physical box is proofed, but company is waiting until after chinese new year to print and ship
optimized some maps to improve performance
fixed some weather that wasn't pre-rendering on map load
Moving platforms are now a thing
Potions now appear on the quick slot bar on game startup
Added a new magic skill and associated scripting (how to acquire still being worked out)
Added more consistent environmental assets to the snow zones
Updated media kit assets to match the recent art updates
Updated startup dialogue
Began work on final encounter/end of main story
I press forward and hope to have the final encounter completed by next month. If you like what you see wishlist the game and you can also follow me on itch: https://realmsruins.itch.io/realmsandruinsabencor
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