It's been a while, but Alvora Tactics finally gets the 'grid-free movement' treatment! Like Voidspire Tactics, Alvora had its movement locked to the grid - but now I've brought over the movement system from Horizon's Gate that makes walking much smoother. 1.1.02 Greatly improved
It's been a while, but Alvora Tactics finally gets the 'grid-free movement' treatment! Like Voidspire Tactics, Alvora had its movement locked to the grid - but now I've brought over the movement system from Horizon's Gate that makes walking much smoother.
1.1.02
Greatly improved player movement system so that it is no longer locked to the grid
Fixed some secondary effects of certain status effects (such as Itchy) not being applied correctly.
Increased 'Meditative' and 'Defensive' passives' bonus from +2 -> +3 defense
Scholar's 'Elementary' passive now only makes positive elemental statuses last +50% longer
Horizon's Gate is finally out, and with a 10% launch discount! If you enjoyed the combat of Alvora Tactics, please check out the bigger and better psuedo-sequel! Horizon's Gate also has an official discord ! Come hang out and discuss the game.
Horizon's Gate is finally out, and with a 10% launch discount!
Horizon's Gate shares the same combat mechanics and setting as Voidspire Tactics and Alvora Tactics, but also features a vast overworld to explore, fleet building, tactical naval combat, and more. Explore the world in your ship, then disembark to explore dungeons with your crew C
Horizon's Gate shares the same combat mechanics and setting as Voidspire Tactics and Alvora Tactics, but also features a vast overworld to explore, fleet building, tactical naval combat, and more.
Explore the world in your ship, then disembark to explore dungeons with your crew
Create crew from 8 playable races, unlock 34 classes, learn & upgrade 150+ abilities, and equip 100+ passive abilities
Build a devastating combat fleet of Ice Reavers and Sea Serpents – or sail past trouble with a small but swift fleet
Serve under one of three factions, amass wealth as a trader, or become a reviled pirate
Please take a look at the Steam page and wishlist if it interests you!
New patch, this time with some economy changes alongside the bugfixes and balance changes. 1.0.9 Minor tooltip fixes. Reduced price of Mythril items from 200 -> 125. All items sold by Lorim are now discounted 50%. Fixed Rasmen flanking evasion bonus not working. Brawler's 'Tho
New patch, this time with some economy changes alongside the bugfixes and balance changes.
1.0.9
Minor tooltip fixes.
Reduced price of Mythril items from 200 -> 125.
All items sold by Lorim are now discounted 50%.
Fixed Rasmen flanking evasion bonus not working.
Brawler's 'Thousand Fists' now works when completely unarmed.
Mechanist devices now initiate combat when you throw one within explosion range of an enemy
Scout's 'Throw Stone' now uses your highest ranged skill instead of adding both together.
Defiler's 'Brainshock' Disable duration reduced by 6.
Fixed Zyla face #5 texture not loading.
Disabled AI use of 'Drain' due to buggy behavior.
Prevent double autosaving when moving between areas in town. (New games only.)
Finally fixed a persistent quickslot bug! And a few other small fixes. 1.0.8 Fixed rare instance of duplicate abilities being added to the quickslot bar. Fixed camera not being centered on loading a new zone/save. Fixed Shellworm Plate mistakenly giving 4% Phys. Evasion on weapon
Finally fixed a persistent quickslot bug! And a few other small fixes.
1.0.8
Fixed rare instance of duplicate abilities being added to the quickslot bar.
Fixed camera not being centered on loading a new zone/save.
Fixed Shellworm Plate mistakenly giving 4% Phys. Evasion on weapons instead of 5%.
Gate: Onslaught weapon damage reduced from 80% to 60%
Finally fixed a persistent quickslot bug! And a few other small fixes. 1.0.8 Fixed rare instance of duplicate abilities being added to the quickslot bar. Fixed camera not being centered on loading a new zone/save. Fixed Shellworm Plate mistakenly giving 4% Phys. Evasion on weapon
Finally fixed a persistent quickslot bug! And a few other small fixes.
1.0.8
Fixed rare instance of duplicate abilities being added to the quickslot bar.
Fixed camera not being centered on loading a new zone/save.
Fixed Shellworm Plate mistakenly giving 4% Phys. Evasion on weapons instead of 5%.
Gate: Onslaught weapon damage reduced from 80% to 60%
Time for a big patch! This one has so many changes I had to split it up into sections. The biggest changes are the new pathing indicator (never get surprised by walking into fire again!) and new journal entries with details for each status effect. 1.0.7 VISUAL Added indicators of
Time for a big patch! This one has so many changes I had to split it up into sections. The biggest changes are the new pathing indicator (never get surprised by walking into fire again!) and new journal entries with details for each status effect.
1.0.7
VISUAL
Added indicators of what path you'll take during movement
Facing arrows now highlight on mouseover
Reorganized Skill stats on the character stats window
Added journal entries for status effects
Added slight pulse effect on selecting a tile for attacking or moving
Damage numbers are bigger and flashier when dealing high damage
Added extra shake to 'getting hit' animation
Zyla now have visible shoulder spines
Newly encountered Aphest, Crub, Wilderi, and Vinemen now have unique arm sprites that show under their class gear. (Pre-existing ones will keep their current arms.)
In-depth item descriptions now always show for items on the ground when using a controller
Fixed display issues with portraits of incapped characters
Fixed flickering of character portraits in the save menu
BALANCE
Berserker's 'Frenzy' MP cost decreased from 1 to 0
Breaker's 'Quake' MP cost increased from 2 to 3
Guardian's 'Rally' MP cost increased from 0 to 1
Blade's 'Flash Cut' damage increased from 60% to 70%
Fixed Blade's 'Double-Edge' self-damage using an incorrect formula that inflicted too much self-damage
Made Brawler's 'Thousand Fists' passive compatible with punch daggers
Breaker's 'Break Arms' duration reduced by 15@
Shiftcloak's 'Shift Stab' now does +20% damage
'Chilled' and 'Frozen' status now amplify Ice damage by 1.3x instead of 1.1x
GAMEPLAY
Sorcerer's 'Fire Whirl' can now be summoned on top of regular fire
'Burn' status no longer lights ground underneath you on fire
Lifebead Necklace fixed to only increase healing received instead of all positive effects
Fixed most buffs and cooldowns getting removed at the start of combat
Fixed AI using buffs on themselves that they are immune to
Fixed unintended path to a previous boss battle showing up rarely in one of the final areas
Timed items (ex: Lit Bomb) no longer reset their timer when you leave the zone
The gamepad now only requires 1 button press to loot bodies
Now you can look at character stats in combat after acting when using the gamepad
Time for a big patch! This one has so many changes I had to split it up into sections. The biggest changes are the new pathing indicator (never get surprised by walking into fire again!) and new journal entries with details for each status effect. 1.0.7 VISUAL Added indicators of
Time for a big patch! This one has so many changes I had to split it up into sections. The biggest changes are the new pathing indicator (never get surprised by walking into fire again!) and new journal entries with details for each status effect.
1.0.7
VISUAL
Added indicators of what path you'll take during movement
Facing arrows now highlight on mouseover
Reorganized Skill stats on the character stats window
Added journal entries for status effects
Added slight pulse effect on selecting a tile for attacking or moving
Damage numbers are bigger and flashier when dealing high damage
Added extra shake to 'getting hit' animation
Zyla now have visible shoulder spines
Newly encountered Aphest, Crub, Wilderi, and Vinemen now have unique arm sprites that show under their class gear. (Pre-existing ones will keep their current arms.)
In-depth item descriptions now always show for items on the ground when using a controller
Fixed display issues with portraits of incapped characters
Fixed flickering of character portraits in the save menu
BALANCE
Berserker's 'Frenzy' MP cost decreased from 1 to 0
Breaker's 'Quake' MP cost increased from 2 to 3
Guardian's 'Rally' MP cost increased from 0 to 1
Blade's 'Flash Cut' damage increased from 60% to 70%
Fixed Blade's 'Double-Edge' self-damage using an incorrect formula that inflicted too much self-damage
Made Brawler's 'Thousand Fists' passive compatible with punch daggers
Breaker's 'Break Arms' duration reduced by 15@
Shiftcloak's 'Shift Stab' now does +20% damage
'Chilled' and 'Frozen' status now amplify Ice damage by 1.3x instead of 1.1x
GAMEPLAY
Sorcerer's 'Fire Whirl' can now be summoned on top of regular fire
'Burn' status no longer lights ground underneath you on fire
Lifebead Necklace fixed to only increase healing received instead of all positive effects
Fixed most buffs and cooldowns getting removed at the start of combat
Fixed AI using buffs on themselves that they are immune to
Fixed unintended path to a previous boss battle showing up rarely in one of the final areas
Timed items (ex: Lit Bomb) no longer reset their timer when you leave the zone
The gamepad now only requires 1 button press to loot bodies
Now you can look at character stats in combat after acting when using the gamepad
Another patch with lots of visual and controller improvements! Also a handful of balance changes - most prominently, getting KO'd a bunch in one fight is no longer so punishing. 1.0.6 Characters now only lose Max HP the first time they are KO'd in battle, instead of every time Fi
Another patch with lots of visual and controller improvements! Also a handful of balance changes - most prominently, getting KO'd a bunch in one fight is no longer so punishing.
1.0.6
Characters now only lose Max HP the first time they are KO'd in battle, instead of every time
Fixed shop tooltips getting stuck in the top left corner of the screen
Trying to buy an item while your inventory is full will now notify you instead of dumping it beneath you where you can't see it
Shellworm now has more HP and is immune to Poison, Burn, and Decay
Sage's 'Revive' now heals more HP baseline, and scales less severely with stats and ranks
Increased Breaker's 'Break Armor' accuracy by 5%
Warrior's 'Counter' now deals 90% damage.
Improved animation of Brawler's 'Hurricane Kick'
Improved animation of Warrior's 'Shove' and Guardian's 'Hold the Line'
Splitworms now only spawn against parties above a certain power level
Entrailers encounter zone now only spawns against parties above a certain power level
Crafting Kits purchased from vendors in town are now automatically added to the Smithy instead of your inventory
Added number display to character editor to make customization easier
AI now strongly dislikes staying on the north and south edges of the zone (they don't like being obscured by the UI)
Character stats window now maximizes when highlighting the player with the gamepad
Fixed touching enemies using the controller counting as a combat action
Another patch with lots of visual and controller improvements! Also a handful of balance changes - most prominently, getting KO'd a bunch in one fight is no longer so punishing. 1.0.6 Characters now only lose Max HP the first time they are KO'd in battle, instead of every time Fi
Another patch with lots of visual and controller improvements! Also a handful of balance changes - most prominently, getting KO'd a bunch in one fight is no longer so punishing.
1.0.6
Characters now only lose Max HP the first time they are KO'd in battle, instead of every time
Fixed shop tooltips getting stuck in the top left corner of the screen
Trying to buy an item while your inventory is full will now notify you instead of dumping it beneath you where you can't see it
Shellworm now has more HP and is immune to Poison, Burn, and Decay
Sage's 'Revive' now heals more HP baseline, and scales less severely with stats and ranks
Increased Breaker's 'Break Armor' accuracy by 5%
Warrior's 'Counter' now deals 90% damage.
Improved animation of Brawler's 'Hurricane Kick'
Improved animation of Warrior's 'Shove' and Guardian's 'Hold the Line'
Splitworms now only spawn against parties above a certain power level
Entrailers encounter zone now only spawns against parties above a certain power level
Crafting Kits purchased from vendors in town are now automatically added to the Smithy instead of your inventory
Added number display to character editor to make customization easier
AI now strongly dislikes staying on the north and south edges of the zone (they don't like being obscured by the UI)
Character stats window now maximizes when highlighting the player with the gamepad
Fixed touching enemies using the controller counting as a combat action
New patch! This time lots of bugfixes, some minor visual improvements, and additional refinement of controller support. 1.0.5 Critical Destroy no longer triggers on death Screen now goes to 2x scale at resolution width of 960 instead of at 900 Fixed bug where having Keyboard Cont
New patch! This time lots of bugfixes, some minor visual improvements, and additional refinement of controller support.
1.0.5
Critical Destroy no longer triggers on death
Screen now goes to 2x scale at resolution width of 960 instead of at 900
Fixed bug where having Keyboard Control enabled would prevent text input fields from working
Improved navigation around corners and 1-tile-wide tunnels
Fixed camera positioning bug.
Gavin can now recruit races that are unlocked after beating the game
Fixed Viral rarely inflicting permanent status effects
Added minor animation and sound to opening most menus and windows
Fixed crash when setting both Music and Master volume to maximum
Added volume sliders
Added sound effect on selecting a target tile
Support abilities that add attack effects (ex: Thousand Fists) now show their icon in the action evaluation window
Improved Unmaker's 'Drain' visual effects
Controller bindings now show instead of keyboard hotkeys when using a controller
Mouse no longer highlights objects when using a controller
Tutorial dialog now gives gamepad-specific instructions when using a controller
New patch! This time lots of bugfixes, some minor visual improvements, and additional refinement of controller support. 1.0.5 Critical Destroy no longer triggers on death Screen now goes to 2x scale at resolution width of 960 instead of at 900 Fixed bug where having Keyboard Cont
New patch! This time lots of bugfixes, some minor visual improvements, and additional refinement of controller support.
1.0.5
Critical Destroy no longer triggers on death
Screen now goes to 2x scale at resolution width of 960 instead of at 900
Fixed bug where having Keyboard Control enabled would prevent text input fields from working
Improved navigation around corners and 1-tile-wide tunnels
Fixed camera positioning bug.
Gavin can now recruit races that are unlocked after beating the game
Fixed Viral rarely inflicting permanent status effects
Added minor animation and sound to opening most menus and windows
Fixed crash when setting both Music and Master volume to maximum
Added volume sliders
Added sound effect on selecting a target tile
Support abilities that add attack effects (ex: Thousand Fists) now show their icon in the action evaluation window
Improved Unmaker's 'Drain' visual effects
Controller bindings now show instead of keyboard hotkeys when using a controller
Mouse no longer highlights objects when using a controller
Tutorial dialog now gives gamepad-specific instructions when using a controller
More bugfixes, and a big change this time - controller support! This has taken me a while to put together, and it's not 100% complete. There are some minor issues, listed after the patch notes, but I wanted to get it out there and get some testing done on it. Let me know how it w
More bugfixes, and a big change this time - controller support! This has taken me a while to put together, and it's not 100% complete. There are some minor issues, listed after the patch notes, but I wanted to get it out there and get some testing done on it. Let me know how it works for you!
1.0.4
Added 'BETA' controller support! It's a little rough around the edges, but you should be able to play the entire game with just a controller now. Feedback and bug reports welcome!
Added "Keyboard Control" option. When enabled, uses keyboard-specific methods of control so you can theoretically play the entire game with only the keyboard.
Modified default keybinds to remove some awkward overlap (Ex: Space as both Confirm and End Turn)
Improved keyboard tile selection (can now reach any tile with WASD)
The AoE & icon of upcoming actions now show on the battlefield while selecting movement
Fixed hardcore mode autosaving during zone transitions to handcrafted side areas
Fixed Preserve so it actually works (something in v1.03 broke it)
Amnitorsk is less overprotective of its gem
Reduced Skill-based scaling of duration of Brainshock & Wither
Fixed edge cases where Zoar Bat could still eliminate party members when disappearing
Passives can now only trigger once per turn/ability
Nerfed turtles
Increased Spidest resistance to debilitating status effects
1.0.4a
Fixed crash when advancing certain dialog using Spacebar
Fixed rare case where status effects stay permanently
KNOWN ISSUES:
Prompts, hints, and tutorials do not show Gamepad keybindings.
Can't select dialog options while Buying/Selling.
Can't delete saves without using the mouse.
Picking up a corpse with the gamepad counts as a combat action even if you don't move it.
More bugfixes, and a big change this time - controller support! This has taken me a while to put together, and it's not 100% complete. There are some minor issues, listed after the patch notes, but I wanted to get it out there and get some testing done on it. Let me know how it w
More bugfixes, and a big change this time - controller support! This has taken me a while to put together, and it's not 100% complete. There are some minor issues, listed after the patch notes, but I wanted to get it out there and get some testing done on it. Let me know how it works for you!
1.0.4
Added 'BETA' controller support! It's a little rough around the edges, but you should be able to play the entire game with just a controller now. Feedback and bug reports welcome!
Added "Keyboard Control" option. When enabled, uses keyboard-specific methods of control so you can theoretically play the entire game with only the keyboard.
Modified default keybinds to remove some awkward overlap (Ex: Space as both Confirm and End Turn)
Improved keyboard tile selection (can now reach any tile with WASD)
The AoE & icon of upcoming actions now show on the battlefield while selecting movement
Fixed hardcore mode autosaving during zone transitions to handcrafted side areas
Fixed Preserve so it actually works (something in v1.03 broke it)
Amnitorsk is less overprotective of its gem
Reduced Skill-based scaling of duration of Brainshock & Wither
Fixed edge cases where Zoar Bat could still eliminate party members when disappearing
Passives can now only trigger once per turn/ability
Nerfed turtles
Increased Spidest resistance to debilitating status effects
1.0.4a
Fixed crash when advancing certain dialog using Spacebar
Fixed rare case where status effects stay permanently
KNOWN ISSUES:
Prompts, hints, and tutorials do not show Gamepad keybindings.
Can't select dialog options while Buying/Selling.
Can't delete saves without using the mouse.
Picking up a corpse with the gamepad counts as a combat action even if you don't move it.
Time for the first post-Steam patch! An important save bug was fixed in this one. People with corrupted saves should now be able to load those saves. 1.0.3 Fixed crashes / save corruption caused by certain items in the town stash Fixed Krask journal entry not showing when looked
Time for the first post-Steam patch! An important save bug was fixed in this one. People with corrupted saves should now be able to load those saves.
1.0.3
Fixed crashes / save corruption caused by certain items in the town stash
Fixed Krask journal entry not showing when looked at
Prayer has higher base MP recovery but greatly reduced Skill & Magic Attack scaling
Life Mirror now only reflects HALF your Life skill
Critical passives (such as Critical Recovery, Critical Preserve, etc.) no longer happen when the user is unable to act (Stunned, Disabled, etc.)
Gemhides can no longer flee while Silenced
Burning Wave range reduced by 1
Amnitorsk is more protective of its gem
Gate: Onslaught now deals 80% weapon damage instead of 100%
Zoar Bats that fade out can no longer take your party members with them if you happen to be walking through them at that exact moment
Time for the first post-Steam patch! An important save bug was fixed in this one. People with corrupted saves should now be able to load those saves. 1.0.3 Fixed crashes / save corruption caused by certain items in the town stash Fixed Krask journal entry not showing when looked
Time for the first post-Steam patch! An important save bug was fixed in this one. People with corrupted saves should now be able to load those saves.
1.0.3
Fixed crashes / save corruption caused by certain items in the town stash
Fixed Krask journal entry not showing when looked at
Prayer has higher base MP recovery but greatly reduced Skill & Magic Attack scaling
Life Mirror now only reflects HALF your Life skill
Critical passives (such as Critical Recovery, Critical Preserve, etc.) no longer happen when the user is unable to act (Stunned, Disabled, etc.)
Gemhides can no longer flee while Silenced
Burning Wave range reduced by 1
Amnitorsk is more protective of its gem
Gate: Onslaught now deals 80% weapon damage instead of 100%
Zoar Bats that fade out can no longer take your party members with them if you happen to be walking through them at that exact moment
