FLAMBERGE

Released: Mar 25, 2015
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 00:19 GMT

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04 May 2019Developer post
The Multiplayer Beta
TL/DR - Join the multiplayer beta via the Discord server: Hi all, msb here! It's here! It's unfinished! It's probably a /little/ broken. (I've tried my best) I've been crunching for a few months on the design of a working multiplayer system, and the beginnings of it are finally s
13 Sep 2018Developer post
Patch Notes 9-13-18, Beta Opt-In
Hey all! Some quick patch notes, and then instructions for folks who'd like to opt in to our beta branch on Steam. Resolved Issues: Resolution options reset/do not keep. Shops do not show items properly Doubling effect on party menu sprites Added: Interaction effects on ability b
Hey all! Some quick patch notes, and then instructions for folks who'd like to opt in to our beta branch on Steam.
Resolved Issues:

Resolution options reset/do not keep.
Shops do not show items properly
Doubling effect on party menu sprites

Added:

Interaction effects on ability buttons.
Now for those beta branch instructions! Right click FLAMBERGE in your Steam library -> Click properties. Click on the BETAS tab. Choose the beta branch. You will now receive FLAMBERGE builds more frequently, but with less stable gameplay. As always, thank you so much for your continued support. Please drop us a comment if you have any questions! ~Ben
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29 Aug 2018Developer post
Patch Notes 8-29-18
Hey y'all! Small patch today; here are the latest notes. New Features: Vulneraries can now be used to heal others, as well as its owner. Resolved Issues: Obtaining party members causes the party menu to bug out and lose the new character. Nochwood guy who gives you money resets o
Hey y'all! Small patch today; here are the latest notes.
New Features:

Vulneraries can now be used to heal others, as well as its owner.

Resolved Issues:

Obtaining party members causes the party menu to bug out and lose the new character.
Nochwood guy who gives you money resets on each visit
ESC menu accessible on skip tutorial screen
Interceptor attacks don’t cross gaps during aiming
Some abilities show 0 damage on promotion
Chosen party members reset to the first 5 available at the start of every battle
Execute button available during aiming confirmation
Thank you so much for your continued play and support! Please let us know if you're running into any new problems. ~Ben
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22 Aug 2018Developer post
Patch Notes 8-22-18
Hope you like your elbows protected, 'cause it's time for some patches! Michael's got the deets for you below; thanks again for all your feedback! ~Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all
Hope you like your elbows protected, 'cause it's time for some patches! Michael's got the deets for you below; thanks again for all your feedback! ~Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all! Michael here. I’ve prioritized some of the higher-priority bugs for this patch. I’ll be continuing on to the lower-priority bug fixes and other general improvements in the next patch.
Resolved Issues:

Currency/skill point overlay shows up in places it shouldn’t.
Mouse goes beneath currency/skill point overlay.
Cannot select units around/behind interactable objects and the interact button.
Crazy bug where the sprites go away on several menus/dialogue screens.
Numbers on party menu character buttons don’t match character’s level.
Enemies spot friendly units even when hidden in darkness.
Some enemy torches have two layers of light, while some only have one.
Roland joins party but it doesn’t update on the party menu until a scene load.
Enemy health is visible in fog/when enemy is invisible.
Players can exit Uhr during party scene.
Players can revisit Uhr and trigger party scene again.
Items stolen from enemies do not get added to inventory after battle.
Collider missing on Capital Passage.
Exit on Meepthos Peak is difficulty to find.
Restarting levels where allies are gained allows you to gain them infinite times.
Volley attack reticle doesn’t go over gaps (but the attack does). Interceptor may still have this glitch. I’m still working on it.
Peaceful avatar has very large collider.
Middle mouse on tutorial is sometimes called “Mouse 3”.

Known Issues:

Some Mac users are experiencing difficulties launching FLAMBERGE. If you are one of these affected users, please let us know in the comments. Reinstalling the game usually gets things working again, but we obviously want to squash this bug for good.
Enemies sometimes improperly indicate actions.
Some abilities listed on promotion menu falsely indicate that they deal 0 damage.
Sound sliders in options menu still a bit buggy.
Like the Greek hydra, I’m sure dozens of bugs will arise to replace the ones I’ve just knocked out; please let us know if any of the problems listed are still cropping up during play. As for known issues, we are addressing many smaller problems we've not included on this list. Thanks so much to the folks who send so much feedback every day (shoutout to Kons and Navarth). Progress on fixes has been sped up considerably because of the help. ~msb
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19 Aug 2018Developer post
Orlando iX 2018; Upcoming Patch
Hello everyone! It's been just five days since pushing FLAMBERGE's latest build, and we've been thrilled with your reception so far! Feedback and Forums We're very pleased that y'all have taken our in-game feedback forms so seriously; we've received over 70 submissions that are h
14 Aug 2018Developer post
GAMEPLAY UPDATE - August, 2018
It's time, everyone. Chapter 3 is officially live! We've got tons of revamped features coming your way. Michael's detailed the scope of the update below; read on to learn about our latest build from the man himself. ~Ben -----------------------------------------------------------
It's time, everyone. Chapter 3 is officially live! We've got tons of revamped features coming your way. Michael's detailed the scope of the update below; read on to learn about our latest build from the man himself. ~Ben --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey all! Michael here. I'm proud to present our newest version of Flamberge! Thanks for the wait- we're back in business! ~msb This update contains a new, smaller chapter, but is mainly a giant overhaul to the UI and presentation of the game. Future updates will contain much more content than this one; we recommend playing the game from the beginning to experience all of the cool new stuff.
Content

One new chapter of mainly story-focused content.
Minor changes to chapter one.
Totem powers, new abilities that can be unlocked after finishing chapter one. There are 7 available in the current version.
These are unlocked by spending skill points, which are earned after each battle.

Presentation/User Interface

Entirely new title menu.
New cinematic intro when starting a new game.
New settings menu allows toggling of various features, setting of resolution and audio levels.
Yes, this means the Unity dialogue on startup is goooone.

Entirely new battle UI.
More visible ability details, including damage and cooldowns.
Better sound feedback on everything.

Refurbished party menu.
Everything should feel a bit more satisfying.

New tip system
More direct than the previous tutorial window. This system will be used to introduce players to any new mechanics that need explanation.

Gameplay

New controls in peaceful areas
Pathfinding was creating problems, so peaceful areas just use directional movement now.

Partial joystick support!
You can play 90% of the game with a joystick now, aside from any typing.
So far, I’ve only tested this with an Xbox 360 controller. Other controllers may not work.

Units now ‘bleed’ points from their total health if they aren’t healed quickly.
This is to make the medic/healing items more desirable on the frontline.

Scoring after each battle. Players will be scored based on three things:
Red Score: % of enemies defeated, and how quickly
Gold Score: Health of the party, avoidance of damage
Blue Score: Stealth (based on how many turns your team remained spotted)
Blue scoring is much, much kinder on levels where stealth isn’t an option (e.g. bosses)

These scores will earn red/gold/blue skill points, which can be spent on totem powers.

Slightly reworked promotion abilities.
Various balances to early abilities. Some examples:
Archer ‘shoot’ can no longer use auto firing mode.
Swordsman ‘lunge’ can now pierce multiple enemies (in a small line).

Feedback Menu
A feedback menu is available from the system menu (ESC). It can be opened pretty much anywhere in the game. I’d like to get people’s thoughts in the moment of using a feature/playing a level. Does the new totem menu feel unwieldy? Was a level fun, but you know just the thing that would improve it? Let me know! You can send a message directly from the menu, without ever tabbing out of the game.
Feedback I’m looking for:

Bug reports (as always!)
Usability of the new UI
Balancing/usability of the new totem powers
Fairness of the battle scoring
Overall improvements that could be made to battles

Analytics
Starting now, I’m focusing very hard on making sure the battle progression in Flamberge makes sense and has a proper difficulty curve. As I start making content for chapter four, I’d like to keep revisiting and reworking the battles for chapters one through three. In order to help improve these earlier levels, Flamberge will send me small amounts of battle performance data. This can be turned off in the new settings menu. This data will contain no identifying information. What I receive on my end looks kinda like this: “Victory: Nochwood – Red Score: 80, Gold Score: 50, Blue Score: 77 – Hommel Death (217,48) (Turn 6) – Vulnerary Used (400, 250) (Turn 7) – Party: Logan, Hommel, Arberine” “Defeat: Hilt – Hommel Death (155, 55) (Turn 3) – Logan Death (188, 33) (Turn 3) – Arberine Death (222,15) (Turn 4)”
Features I’m working on:
In the interest of time, I opted not to add some of these features to the current build. They’re well within the works, so expect them soon.
Visions. These will be optional side quests involving other characters who are not in your party.
Regular side-quests are still being planned.
The vision menu will also allow players to replay battles (this feature will take a lot longer to set up, though).

Player-influenced stat progression. Every 5 level-ups or so, I’d like to give players the choice of which stat point to give to their party member.
First, though, I need to make sure that each stat is balanced (VIT, STR, DEF, SPD, RNG). Right now, DEF (defense) is way better than all the rest. I’ll be changing this soon.

Visible ability formulae.
When stats change, they change various things in each ability. Some abilities even change based on defense/vitality! I want to make this information visible. Not sure how- maybe a guidebook of some sort where I can put a lot of extra words.

Fixing up the challenge editor
I had planned on making changes to the challenge editor for this build, but it’s still a bit old and clanky. I’ll be touching it up soon.

Difficulty modes

Long-haul content/features I’ve started working on:

Chapter four. This chapter will be a long arduous journey up into the mountains. I’m still brainstorming what kinds of mechanics will be introduced there, but it’ll probably get pretty interesting.
Side-content intermittent throughout the current chapters.
Heavy improvement to current stages/levels.
Difficulty balancing
More interesting variation/mechanics (instead of just easy enemies -> harder enemies)
Beautification

Support score/conversations
As allies cooperate closely, I want to start fleshing out their personalities one-on-one. This will involve skits between one-on-one pairs, as well as a ‘support/coordination’ score of some sort, which if earned, may improve their abilities when used closely with each other.
This will involve writing hundreds of conversations. I’ll put some in the game once I have a good first batch.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for reading, everyone! As always, please sound off in the comments or on our discussion page. We love hearing your feedback, and couldn't be doing any of this without you!
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01 Jul 2018Developer post
Community Update 7-1-2018
Hey y'all! Lots of new stuff coming your way, so it's time for another community update! We're nearing completion of Chapter 3, and have decided to push it as a standalone update rather than paired with Chapter 4; I think we're all tired of waiting! As mentioned in the last commu
13 May 2018Developer post
Community Update 5-13-2018
Hello, all! We've been getting very helpful feedback from the community when it comes to keeping everyone up-to-date with progress on the game. Since we can't push full game updates as often as we'd like to, we have decided to pull back the curtain and show off some of the new fe
06 Jan 2018Developer post
A Good Year, A Long Year
*originally posted Dec 24, 2017 in the Flamberge Community Discussions* Happy Holidays, everyone! We know it's been a while since our last update, and we owe our players an explanation. One of our major goals in the development of Flamberge is transparency with you, our community
06 Jan 2018Developer post
A Good Year, A Long Year
*originally posted Dec 24, 2017 in the Flamberge Community Discussions* Happy Holidays, everyone! We know it's been a while since our last update, and we owe our players an explanation. One of our major goals in the development of Flamberge is transparency with you, our community
18 Feb 2017Developer post
Update [2/18/17] - Challenge Editor, Stealth Changes, Boss 2 Changes
Disclaimer: If anyone encounters a game breaking bug, please email me ASAP ([email protected]) - our ability to QA test is very minimal, so bugs will slip through the cracks often. Hey all - I've just pushed a new update for the game, here's the rough changelog: Challenge edit
Disclaimer: If anyone encounters a game breaking bug, please email me ASAP ([email protected]) - our ability to QA test is very minimal, so bugs will slip through the cracks often. Hey all - I've just pushed a new update for the game, here's the rough changelog:

Challenge editor - Available in the singleplayer menu, the challenge editor lets you create custom challenges by placing units in existing levels. Eventually, this may become a full level editor, but for now I'm sticking to these basic features.
Note - challenges are stored as .flch files and can be shared like any other file.
Major change to vision - woolbrush no longer "blocks" enemy vision. Only standing inside woolbrush will hide your units. Standing behind woolbrush will not.
Felina (boss 2) has been changed in a number of different ways. Give us feedback! What is fun about the fight/what isn't?
Run in peaceful mode by double-clicking
Slight changes to stats (characters may be slightly slower - let us know if this causes any issues)
Prettier promotion screen (still WIP)
Slight enemy placement changes (to accommodate new stealth)
Let me know if you have any questions! School is rough lately, but I have some free time this weekend to work/do hotfixes if needed. -msb
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18 Feb 2017Developer post
Update [2/18/17] - Challenge Editor, Stealth Changes, Boss 2 Changes
Disclaimer: If anyone encounters a game breaking bug, please email me ASAP ([email protected]) - our ability to QA test is very minimal, so bugs will slip through the cracks often. Hey all - I've just pushed a new update for the game, here's the rough changelog: Challenge edit
Disclaimer: If anyone encounters a game breaking bug, please email me ASAP ([email protected]) - our ability to QA test is very minimal, so bugs will slip through the cracks often. Hey all - I've just pushed a new update for the game, here's the rough changelog:

Challenge editor - Available in the singleplayer menu, the challenge editor lets you create custom challenges by placing units in existing levels. Eventually, this may become a full level editor, but for now I'm sticking to these basic features.
Note - challenges are stored as .flch files and can be shared like any other file.
Major change to vision - woolbrush no longer "blocks" enemy vision. Only standing inside woolbrush will hide your units. Standing behind woolbrush will not.
Felina (boss 2) has been changed in a number of different ways. Give us feedback! What is fun about the fight/what isn't?
Run in peaceful mode by double-clicking
Slight changes to stats (characters may be slightly slower - let us know if this causes any issues)
Prettier promotion screen (still WIP)
Slight enemy placement changes (to accommodate new stealth)
Let me know if you have any questions! School is rough lately, but I have some free time this weekend to work/do hotfixes if needed. -msb
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22 Jan 2017Developer post
Demo Update
Hey folks - the demo's been finally updated to reflect the current style/features of the game. It's basically a run-through of the first 3 missions of the main game. Tell your friends (or not) - but yes, we are finally rid of that old old old (ancient) piece of software I called
22 Jan 2017Developer post
Demo Update
Hey folks - the demo's been finally updated to reflect the current style/features of the game. It's basically a run-through of the first 3 missions of the main game. Tell your friends (or not) - but yes, we are finally rid of that old old old (ancient) piece of software I called
10 Jan 2017Developer post
Flamberge Update - January 2017
Hello, everyone! My name is Ben, the other half of team Hydezeke, and I’m here to deliver some exciting news for you all: We are thrilled to announce that we’ve just pushed out a huge new update to our Early Access users, with an estimated 3 hours of playable content leading up t
10 Jan 2017Developer post
Flamberge Update - January 2017
Hello, everyone! My name is Ben, the other half of team Hydezeke, and I’m here to deliver some exciting news for you all: We are thrilled to announce that we’ve just pushed out a huge new update to our Early Access users, with an estimated 3 hours of playable content leading up t
22 Feb 2016Developer post
State of Flamberge + New Update
Hi Steam! Quick note right off the bat: as you all know, I am super, super bad at replying to Steam discussions. This is because I am one person, and a full-time student at that, haha. Please email me ([email protected]) or contact me on Twitter ( ) if you want a response! Fee
Hi Steam! Quick note right off the bat: as you all know, I am super, super bad at replying to Steam discussions. This is because I am one person, and a full-time student at that, haha. Please email me ([email protected]) or contact me on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/hydezeke ) if you want a response! Feel free to leave feedback on here for other Steam users, but also please come talk to me on a personal level! Please email me especially if Flamberge is freezing or doing something incredibly game-breaking, so that I can see the issue as soon as possible. I apologize for the lack of content for the past semester. Flamberge has been going through a systematic overhaul, and it has been a nightmare balancing act for me between school and this game. Just remember, Flamberge is my passion project, and I will finish it even if it kills me in the process. It just might take a very long time to finally finish it, haha. For this new build, I have put Flamberge through a major overhaul in terms of programming and also game design. Here are the 2 drawbacks:

I have pulled the plains levels temporarily. They simply were not where they should have been gameplay-wise. I hope to be spending a fair amount of time creating a second chapter that feels much more fulfilling gameplay-wise.
Multiplayer is disabled (very temporarily). The new systems broke it, but I'll be looking into fixing it asap.
If you own the game, and want a DRM-free copy of the previous version (because you miss the plains levels, or want to play multiplayer, feel free to actually email me for a copy. I'd be happy to send you a link. (again, my email is [email protected]) Anyway- on to the fun stuff in this new build.

Flamberge has a completely new damage system! All numbers have been simplified, so that in-game math has become very easy.
There's a new, polished UI!
A new, polished tutorial! Mission 1 is now a tutorial, and the feedback we've received suggests that it explains the game well.
The forest chapter has been redesigned and revised. We've taken out a couple levels and added 3 new ones.
Bugfixes are everywhere.
Enemy AI has been rewritten, and hovering/clicking on enemies should feel way more informative.
More music available on the title screen! The title track is still in development, so I've put the music player on autoplay on the main screen. Feel free to give a listen to over 30 songs from the soundtrack.
I hope you can all enjoy/accept the new update. After debuting this build at MAGFest, I felt like I couldn't keep the old unpolished Steam version any longer. I feel like the game is finally in a place where it is naturally fun, and I don't have to go back and tweak things anymore. If you have any questions or comments you want a direct response to, please let me know via email ([email protected]) or Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/hydezeke ) Thanks much! -hydezeke (the two of us from a great MAGFest showcase!)
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22 Feb 2016Developer post
State of Flamberge + New Update
Hi Steam! Quick note right off the bat: as you all know, I am super, super bad at replying to Steam discussions. This is because I am one person, and a full-time student at that, haha. Please email me ([email protected]) or contact me on Twitter ( ) if you want a response! Fee
Hi Steam! Quick note right off the bat: as you all know, I am super, super bad at replying to Steam discussions. This is because I am one person, and a full-time student at that, haha. Please email me ([email protected]) or contact me on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/hydezeke ) if you want a response! Feel free to leave feedback on here for other Steam users, but also please come talk to me on a personal level! Please email me especially if Flamberge is freezing or doing something incredibly game-breaking, so that I can see the issue as soon as possible. I apologize for the lack of content for the past semester. Flamberge has been going through a systematic overhaul, and it has been a nightmare balancing act for me between school and this game. Just remember, Flamberge is my passion project, and I will finish it even if it kills me in the process. It just might take a very long time to finally finish it, haha. For this new build, I have put Flamberge through a major overhaul in terms of programming and also game design. Here are the 2 drawbacks:

I have pulled the plains levels temporarily. They simply were not where they should have been gameplay-wise. I hope to be spending a fair amount of time creating a second chapter that feels much more fulfilling gameplay-wise.
Multiplayer is disabled (very temporarily). The new systems broke it, but I'll be looking into fixing it asap.
If you own the game, and want a DRM-free copy of the previous version (because you miss the plains levels, or want to play multiplayer, feel free to actually email me for a copy. I'd be happy to send you a link. (again, my email is [email protected]) Anyway- on to the fun stuff in this new build.

Flamberge has a completely new damage system! All numbers have been simplified, so that in-game math has become very easy.
There's a new, polished UI!
A new, polished tutorial! Mission 1 is now a tutorial, and the feedback we've received suggests that it explains the game well.
The forest chapter has been redesigned and revised. We've taken out a couple levels and added 3 new ones.
Bugfixes are everywhere.
Enemy AI has been rewritten, and hovering/clicking on enemies should feel way more informative.
More music available on the title screen! The title track is still in development, so I've put the music player on autoplay on the main screen. Feel free to give a listen to over 30 songs from the soundtrack.
I hope you can all enjoy/accept the new update. After debuting this build at MAGFest, I felt like I couldn't keep the old unpolished Steam version any longer. I feel like the game is finally in a place where it is naturally fun, and I don't have to go back and tweak things anymore. If you have any questions or comments you want a direct response to, please let me know via email ([email protected]) or Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/hydezeke ) Thanks much! -hydezeke (the two of us from a great MAGFest showcase!)
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17 Sep 2015Developer post
Status Update 9/17/2015
Hey everyone! I apologize for the lack of updates through the summer. I went to LA to help with Girls Make Games, a camp to teach girls basic game development skills. After that, I've moved and gone back to uni, so I've been really busy. I'm 3 weeks in to the semester, now, so I'
17 Sep 2015Developer post
Status Update 9/17/2015
Hey everyone! I apologize for the lack of updates through the summer. I went to LA to help with Girls Make Games, a camp to teach girls basic game development skills. After that, I've moved and gone back to uni, so I've been really busy. I'm 3 weeks in to the semester, now, so I'

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