CodeSpells

Released: Sep 18, 2015
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 05:02 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

01 Aug 2017Developer post
Nightly Build - Version .912a
Hi All, This nightly build opens up some really fun possibilities for you. We've created a spawnPrefab function, which can be called on orbs at any time. It takes a name, finds the prefab with that name, and spawns it at the location of the orb. For example: orb.spawnPrefab("TDSi
01 Aug 2017Developer post
Nightly Build - Version .912a
Hi All, This nightly build opens up some really fun possibilities for you. We've created a spawnPrefab function, which can be called on orbs at any time. It takes a name, finds the prefab with that name, and spawns it at the location of the orb. For example: orb.spawnPrefab("TDSi
26 Jul 2017Developer post
Nightly build out -- version 0.912
Hi all, We've put together another nightly build with some cool improvements. Survival 1) The ways that spawns would show up at night was annoying. They would show up behind you sometimes, and seemed too random and unexpected. Now meteors come from mysterious location, and crash
26 Jul 2017Developer post
Nightly build out -- version 0.912
Hi all, We've put together another nightly build with some cool improvements. Survival 1) The ways that spawns would show up at night was annoying. They would show up behind you sometimes, and seemed too random and unexpected. Now meteors come from mysterious location, and crash
18 Jul 2017Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.911 -- Nightly Branch
Hi All! We've been working hard on a fun and challenging single-player experience, and we ended up settling on a survival-game-meets-tower-defense sort of experience, where towers can cast spells. A big question we've gotten is if towers can be made to cast any spell. Currently,
18 Jul 2017Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.911 -- Nightly Branch
Hi All! We've been working hard on a fun and challenging single-player experience, and we ended up settling on a survival-game-meets-tower-defense sort of experience, where towers can cast spells. A big question we've gotten is if towers can be made to cast any spell. Currently,
14 Apr 2017Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.904 -- Nightly/Default Branch
This version rebases both the nightly, or default branches of CodeSpells. At this version they are on in the same. In this version we are taking a step back with multiplayer. One of the things we did was changing out the ui engine to make development easier in the long run. In do
14 Apr 2017Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.904 -- Nightly/Default Branch
This version rebases both the nightly, or default branches of CodeSpells. At this version they are on in the same. In this version we are taking a step back with multiplayer. One of the things we did was changing out the ui engine to make development easier in the long run. In do
01 Sep 2016Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.903 -- Nightly Branch
To use this version you must go to CodeSpells > Properties > Betas and select 'nightly'. This is an unstable release and contains features that are not yet complete. You can switch back to the released stable version of CodeSpells by going through the same process and selec
To use this version you must go to CodeSpells > Properties > Betas and select 'nightly'. This is an unstable release and contains features that are not yet complete. You can switch back to the released stable version of CodeSpells by going through the same process and selecting 'NONE'.

New Creature System (ALPHA)

New creatures roaming in the world with rewritten AI system
Creatures will now interact with each other and perform more interesting behaviors
Creatures can now cast spells
Next Steps: Add more creatures + better pathfinding + more interesting interactions, player altering creature behavior

New areas generated in Sandbox

Sandbox contains more interesting regions now with different structures

Arena Creation (ALPHA)

Players can now create their own arenas with the rebuilt system and level editor
This is in an early state
Next Steps: Triggers, Documentation, Placing Creatures

Multiplayer Hosting

Players can now have their games hosted using our new system
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01 Sep 2016Developer post
CodeSpells Version 0.903 -- Nightly Branch
To use this version you must go to CodeSpells > Properties > Betas and select 'nightly'. This is an unstable release and contains features that are not yet complete. You can switch back to the released stable version of CodeSpells by going through the same process and selec
To use this version you must go to CodeSpells > Properties > Betas and select 'nightly'. This is an unstable release and contains features that are not yet complete. You can switch back to the released stable version of CodeSpells by going through the same process and selecting 'NONE'.

New Creature System (ALPHA)

New creatures roaming in the world with rewritten AI system
Creatures will now interact with each other and perform more interesting behaviors
Creatures can now cast spells
Next Steps: Add more creatures + better pathfinding + more interesting interactions, player altering creature behavior

New areas generated in Sandbox

Sandbox contains more interesting regions now with different structures

Arena Creation (ALPHA)

Players can now create their own arenas with the rebuilt system and level editor
This is in an early state
Next Steps: Triggers, Documentation, Placing Creatures

Multiplayer Hosting

Players can now have their games hosted using our new system
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25 Jul 2016Developer post
1st CodeSpells Tournament Results
We were so excited to hold our first ever 1v1 Wizard Tournament earlier this month! In case you missed it, here are the results: 1st Place: @HalfBloodPrince 2nd Place: @egpimp 3rd Place: @fdervb As winner of the tournament, HalfBloodPrince has chosen a spell to be included in the
25 Jul 2016Developer post
1st CodeSpells Tournament Results
We were so excited to hold our first ever 1v1 Wizard Tournament earlier this month! In case you missed it, here are the results: 1st Place: @HalfBloodPrince 2nd Place: @egpimp 3rd Place: @fdervb As winner of the tournament, HalfBloodPrince has chosen a spell to be included in the
07 Jul 2016Developer post
Tournament Entry Closes Today!
Hello players! This is just a friendly reminder that the Official CodeSpells Wizard Cup registration closes tonight @ 11:59 PM CDT. Here are the entry forms: 1 v 1 Entry Form 2 v 2 Entry Form 3 v 3 Entry Form Spell Submission Form Required for all participants The Spell Submissio
Hello players! This is just a friendly reminder that the Official CodeSpells Wizard Cup registration closes tonight @ 11:59 PM CDT.
Here are the entry forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. I hope to see many of you there! Comment on this post for any questions or concerns. Also, for those looking to enter the CodeSpells tournament as a team, feel free to use our Community Discord server to help find teammates. A lot of people have been using this to find teammates and we're a very friendly community =) Download Discord CodeSpells Community Discord Server Invite
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07 Jul 2016Developer post
Tournament Entry Closes Today!
Hello players! This is just a friendly reminder that the Official CodeSpells Wizard Cup registration closes tonight @ 11:59 PM CDT. Here are the entry forms: 1 v 1 Entry Form 2 v 2 Entry Form 3 v 3 Entry Form Spell Submission Form Required for all participants The Spell Submissio
Hello players! This is just a friendly reminder that the Official CodeSpells Wizard Cup registration closes tonight @ 11:59 PM CDT.
Here are the entry forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. I hope to see many of you there! Comment on this post for any questions or concerns. Also, for those looking to enter the CodeSpells tournament as a team, feel free to use our Community Discord server to help find teammates. A lot of people have been using this to find teammates and we're a very friendly community =) Download Discord CodeSpells Community Discord Server Invite
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05 Jul 2016Developer post
Tournament Entry Ends in 2 Days!
Hello my fellow wizards and witches! I just wanted to inform everyone planning on entering the CodeSpells Wizard Cup that there are only 2 days left to enter the tournament . Entry officially closes this Thursday (7/7/16) @ 11:59 PM CDT. Here are the entry forms: 1 v 1 Entry Form
Hello my fellow wizards and witches! I just wanted to inform everyone planning on entering the CodeSpells Wizard Cup that there are only 2 days left to enter the tournament. Entry officially closes this Thursday (7/7/16) @ 11:59 PM CDT.
Here are the entry forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. Likewise, if you want more information about the tournament, here is a previous post that outlines everything you need to know. Good luck to everyone entering. And happy spell-crafting! =)
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05 Jul 2016Developer post
Tournament Entry Ends in 2 Days!
Hello my fellow wizards and witches! I just wanted to inform everyone planning on entering the CodeSpells Wizard Cup that there are only 2 days left to enter the tournament . Entry officially closes this Thursday (7/7/16) @ 11:59 PM CDT. Here are the entry forms: 1 v 1 Entry Form
Hello my fellow wizards and witches! I just wanted to inform everyone planning on entering the CodeSpells Wizard Cup that there are only 2 days left to enter the tournament. Entry officially closes this Thursday (7/7/16) @ 11:59 PM CDT.
Here are the entry forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. Likewise, if you want more information about the tournament, here is a previous post that outlines everything you need to know. Good luck to everyone entering. And happy spell-crafting! =)
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23 Jun 2016Developer post
CodeSpells Wizard Cup!
Hello felow wizards and witches! I would like to personally invite you all to participate in the first official CodeSpells Wizard Cup! This is a Player vs Player tournament that will take place on the StoneStrike Arena map. Participants may enter into the following brackets: 1 v
Hello felow wizards and witches! I would like to personally invite you all to participate in the first official
CodeSpells Wizard Cup!
This is a Player vs Player tournament that will take place on the StoneStrike Arena map. Participants may enter into the following brackets:

1 v 1
2 v 2
3 v 3
You are more than welcome to enter into multiple brackets. However, brackets with not enough entries will be canceled. The map or setting of the match will be determined the day of. The tournament will be start on July 8th. You will have until July 7th @ 11:59 PM to enter your team and submit your spells. The tournament could span span into another weekend depending on how many entries we get. Our goal is to get all the matches done in the first weekend.
Rules:

Each player will be allowed a maximum of 2 Spell-Wheels.
Eval spells (Black Magic) is strictly prohibited. A team caught using these spells will be disqualified.
Each spell within your 2 respective spell-wheels must be submitted prior to the match and moderators of the matches will check your spells again right before the match starts. This is to prevent anyone from sneaking in prohibited spells.
Each Spell within your Spell-Wheel(s) MUST have a descriptive name. This is to easily identify which spell you are using in your match. By identifying which spells you are using easily, it allows us to prevent people from cheating an using spells not presented in their 2 spell-wheels.
Any kind of spell that can crash the server, or crash players, is prohibited. An example of this is an infinite loop. If we find any of this in your spells you will be asked to resubmit/modify your spell(s).
After entering into the tournament, you MUST submit another form containing your Spell-Wheels. These links will be provided in this thread.
Currently, we are deciding on how many lives each wizard should have in a match. I will update this thread with the judges and I select. Currently, we are thinking 2 or 3 lives per wizard. The amount of lives will be determined prior to your match.

Prizes:
First Place:

Choose one spell that you or your team created, and it will be added into the CodeSpells game as a default spell that comes with the game!
CodeSpells key(s) to give to your friends.
Send us your picture and bio for us to include in the newsletter.
Second Place:

CodeSpells key(s) to give to your friends!
The prizes are the same across all brackets. If you are on a team, each player gets the prizes. We are hoping to livestream and record these events. If you guys are interested in helping moderate these matches, or livestream, please contact me and we can work something out. I also need some people who are very skilled with Eval, if this is you PLEASE contact me!
Entry Forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. We're SUPER excited to see all of you fight it out with your creativity and cleverness with code! Feel free to invite people who aren't in the community already to join the tournament. You will have a little over two weeks to prepare which should be a good enough time for some people! For faster updates and more information about this tournament, check out this forum post here. Happy spell-crafting and good luck to all of those who enter!
Original post
23 Jun 2016Developer post
CodeSpells Wizard Cup!
Hello felow wizards and witches! I would like to personally invite you all to participate in the first official CodeSpells Wizard Cup! This is a Player vs Player tournament that will take place on the StoneStrike Arena map. Participants may enter into the following brackets: 1 v
Hello felow wizards and witches! I would like to personally invite you all to participate in the first official
CodeSpells Wizard Cup!
This is a Player vs Player tournament that will take place on the StoneStrike Arena map. Participants may enter into the following brackets:

1 v 1
2 v 2
3 v 3
You are more than welcome to enter into multiple brackets. However, brackets with not enough entries will be canceled. The map or setting of the match will be determined the day of. The tournament will be start on July 8th. You will have until July 7th @ 11:59 PM to enter your team and submit your spells. The tournament could span span into another weekend depending on how many entries we get. Our goal is to get all the matches done in the first weekend.
Rules:

Each player will be allowed a maximum of 2 Spell-Wheels.
Eval spells (Black Magic) is strictly prohibited. A team caught using these spells will be disqualified.
Each spell within your 2 respective spell-wheels must be submitted prior to the match and moderators of the matches will check your spells again right before the match starts. This is to prevent anyone from sneaking in prohibited spells.
Each Spell within your Spell-Wheel(s) MUST have a descriptive name. This is to easily identify which spell you are using in your match. By identifying which spells you are using easily, it allows us to prevent people from cheating an using spells not presented in their 2 spell-wheels.
Any kind of spell that can crash the server, or crash players, is prohibited. An example of this is an infinite loop. If we find any of this in your spells you will be asked to resubmit/modify your spell(s).
After entering into the tournament, you MUST submit another form containing your Spell-Wheels. These links will be provided in this thread.
Currently, we are deciding on how many lives each wizard should have in a match. I will update this thread with the judges and I select. Currently, we are thinking 2 or 3 lives per wizard. The amount of lives will be determined prior to your match.

Prizes:
First Place:

Choose one spell that you or your team created, and it will be added into the CodeSpells game as a default spell that comes with the game!
CodeSpells key(s) to give to your friends.
Send us your picture and bio for us to include in the newsletter.
Second Place:

CodeSpells key(s) to give to your friends!
The prizes are the same across all brackets. If you are on a team, each player gets the prizes. We are hoping to livestream and record these events. If you guys are interested in helping moderate these matches, or livestream, please contact me and we can work something out. I also need some people who are very skilled with Eval, if this is you PLEASE contact me!
Entry Forms:

1 v 1 Entry Form
2 v 2 Entry Form
3 v 3 Entry Form
Spell Submission Form Required for all participants
The Spell Submission Form MUST be completed prior to your match. If not, you will not be able to compete with your team. We're SUPER excited to see all of you fight it out with your creativity and cleverness with code! Feel free to invite people who aren't in the community already to join the tournament. You will have a little over two weeks to prepare which should be a good enough time for some people! For faster updates and more information about this tournament, check out this forum post here. Happy spell-crafting and good luck to all of those who enter!
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16 Jun 2016Developer post
Update 0.815
Early Access 0.815 is a minor update mainly with fixes to temples and menu items. Also, players can now jump much higher and temporarily hover by holding Space. Players can now hold jump (Space) for higher jumps and minor hovering ability Temple Fixes: Collider fixes Lights for a
Early Access 0.815 is a minor update mainly with fixes to temples and menu items. Also, players can now jump much higher and temporarily hover by holding Space.

Players can now hold jump (Space) for higher jumps and minor hovering ability
Temple Fixes:

Collider fixes
Lights for activated temple teleporters
Rocks and trees will no longer be placed inside of temples

Fixed visual issues before starting levels
Miscellaneous visual fixes
Original post
16 Jun 2016Developer post
Update 0.815
Early Access 0.815 is a minor update mainly with fixes to temples and menu items. Also, players can now jump much higher and temporarily hover by holding Space. Players can now hold jump (Space) for higher jumps and minor hovering ability Temple Fixes: Collider fixes Lights for a
Early Access 0.815 is a minor update mainly with fixes to temples and menu items. Also, players can now jump much higher and temporarily hover by holding Space.

Players can now hold jump (Space) for higher jumps and minor hovering ability
Temple Fixes:

Collider fixes
Lights for activated temple teleporters
Rocks and trees will no longer be placed inside of temples

Fixed visual issues before starting levels
Miscellaneous visual fixes
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Updates & announcements

Here are the entry forms:

Here are the entry forms:

Here are the entry forms:

Here are the entry forms:

CodeSpells Wizard Cup!

Rules:

Prizes:

Entry Forms:

CodeSpells Wizard Cup!

Rules:

Prizes:

Entry Forms: