Alec Smith · Milo Games
Added option to disable visual noise. Added option to auto restart boss fights on death. Trio boss now stays in slow-motion after right click. Child is now vulnerable during skull swarm. Child heads have a little less HP.
- Remembrance I Berserk Arrows do not immediately damage player on spawn
- Remembrance I Berserk Arrows do not immediately damage player on spawn
Time to vague post my patch notes. Dialogue no longer happens when starting that particular fight. The Hand no longer improves your cooking forever. Achievements no longer automatically unlock when reenabling achievements after defeating bosses. One Hit mode can now unlock "progr
Time to vague post my patch notes.
View game page MINI-DEAD: TAROT IS OUT NOW It took a long time but that's only on a human scale. In the scale of the universe it took no time at all. The base game will update automatically. The menu will show version 4.0.0.0 Here's a hint: Join the Discord It's buzzing right now
It took a long time but that's only on a human scale. In the scale of the universe it took no time at all.
The base game will update automatically. The menu will show version 4.0.0.0
It's buzzing right now as everyone discovers the secrets of the game. If you need help on how to progress you can ask the lovely folks here
You Asked For This As soon as I spoke about Accessibility in Mini-Dead: Tarot, users on the Discord immediately ask for options that did the opposite. They wanted settings that made the game harder. Okay. Yeah. Sure. I want that too. So here you go. Once you've completed Tarot yo
As soon as I spoke about Accessibility in Mini-Dead: Tarot, users on the Discord immediately ask for options that did the opposite. They wanted settings that made the game harder.
Okay. Yeah. Sure.
I want that too. So here you go.
Once you've completed Tarot you will unlock the Remembrances in the options menu.
Enabling a remembrance will spawn additional attacks at random times.
This is not recommended.
You can pick which attacks spawn in or enable everything at once.
Will spawn attacks from Fetus, Iris and Berserker. Fetus's rotating beam will span the arena, Iris' wall will slide across and four Berserker arrows criss cross the screen in quick succession.
Will spawn attacks from The Abandoned Child, The Sun and the Moon and The Entertainer. The child's skeleton spine thingy will spawn in, The Sun and the Moon make a very small sun that wraps around the screen and the Entertainer will try to hang you with nooses.
They even work on the base game bosses. That's neat. That's kinda neat honestly.
You only unlock these additional difficulty options once you have defeated the final boss of Tarot.
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An Actual Easy Mode? For those of you that have played my other game, Dead, will know that Easy Mode is big fat lie, but should there be an actual easy mode for Dead and Mini-Dead? The topic of whether or not Dark Souls should have an easy mode is very divisive. My answer is yes,
For those of you that have played my other game, Dead, will know that Easy Mode is big fat lie, but should there be an actual easy mode for Dead and Mini-Dead? The topic of whether or not Dark Souls should have an easy mode is very divisive. My answer is yes, so let's go over what the options are and why.
Optional settings for those who require them. Completing Mini-Dead with these settings is a valid playthrough.
Every three seconds you heal a hit point. In Mini-Dead you get four hits and you're out. There is no way to get health points back but with this mode you can heal over time. Self explanatory and yet I explained it anyway because I'm a silly little guy.
The game will run at half speed. During play testing, I often observed players running the game at half speed anyway due to a bug (or their bad PCs.) When I'd tell them the game is actually meant to run twice as fast they seemed surprised. "You're telling me THIS is slow?"
Yeah I am. Anyway, for those that don't have the reaction speed of a teenager you can play the game at a pace that doesn't compromise on the damage you deal. In other words, everything is slow but not you or your damage.
The game will not grant achievements while this is active. For those that just want to practice the game using the other modes but don't want to unlock achievements, then this option allows you to do this. However, there are gamers who will need these options and I think they deserve to unlock achievements and display their progress.
For most players, you won't need or use these options. It saddens me to think some games won't be experienced because players assume it's too hard for them. Some players are disabled or have particular afflictions that make games inaccessible and I think they should have as much access as possible to games. I wish my Dad could experience Dark Souls and I don't think an easy mode would remove the experience from other players.
These options will be released as part of the base game on the 20th!
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HELLO! It took a long time and I could spend another six years tinkering but at some point you just have to say it's good enough. You've all waited far too long but the wait is finally coming to an end on June 20th. Until then, I'll be posting more updates and snippets and thingi
It took a long time and I could spend another six years tinkering but at some point you just have to say it's good enough. You've all waited far too long but the wait is finally coming to an end on June 20th.
Until then, I'll be posting more updates and snippets and thingies leading up to the big day so don't bloody go anywhere!
See you then!
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It's been a while. TL;DR 2025 release Look, I've got good news! No bad news either, just good. I know I haven't been as communicative as I should but long story short, Tarot is closer to release. I'm wrapping up the sound design of Tarot now and it's been enlightening. The Mini-D
It's been a while.
Look, I've got good news! No bad news either, just good.
I know I haven't been as communicative as I should but long story short, Tarot is closer to release. I'm wrapping up the sound design of Tarot now and it's been enlightening. The Mini-Dead base game has about 20 or so audio files. That includes sounds for posses, UI and music. Tarot has over 175 audio files! Bosses are more distinct have more complex move sets. There's also lots of secret things that need audio too. It's all getting a big overhaul and it's been a lot of work!
Hats off to sound designers. I have discovered that sound design is tough. Fun...but tough.
As for feedback and testing, look I'm gonna be honest. No one has played it. I've let one or two people have a go at the game but they didn't play the original. I've done my best to not make the game stupid hard but I'm sure there's gonna be some balance patches after release. For the most part, I've worked long enough and you've waited long enough for this game to not be delayed any further and since it's not Skyrim 3, I think I'm allowed to take it easy on play testing. I wonder if I'll learn to regret this.
Thank you for your patience and time! As I've always said, the game WILL come out and now that reality is closer than ever.
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GETTING THERE Good news. Even though the last update was nearly a year ago, I am happy to update you all on what's been going on and where we are now. If you're not on the Milo Games discord server, I hang out there every hour and post updates quite frequently. A big milestone wa
Good news. Even though the last update was nearly a year ago, I am happy to update you all on what's been going on and where we are now.
If you're not on the Milo Games discord server, I hang out there every hour and post updates quite frequently.
A big milestone was completed this evening: Transitions and cut scenes.
Up to now, going from boss to menu was just a simple transition from one screen to another. Not very exciting and not very rewarding when you spend 3 hours on a boss only for a default windows "YOU COMPLETED" to flash up.
Well now, it's all slick 'n stuff. When you kill a boss and when you do certain actions I can't talk about, it's all cool and animated. This stuff took some time but it's there.
Now you may notice I haven't ticked off "cut scenes." I still have one more to go, but it's sort of a bonus one and doesn't really count as a standard transition.
The game is fun. That's for sure.
Is the game balanced? It's certainly hard but all developers tend to make games much harder than what the audience actually needs. I found myself tweaking values here and there to make the game easier. At first it feels so wrong but then I play it and it still feels totally fun to play.
If you're hoping for a challenge, you'll find one. For those who struggle with these sorts of games, I will be adding options for you too.
I will be adding options to make the game easier. I think we can move on from the Dark Souls era of "get gud" and "you're not a true gamer unless you play in hard mode" mentality. It doesn't help anyone.
Some people just do not have fast reflexes. Some people don't have time commitments. Some people are more interested in story.
So, for those that want it, there'll be options for slower time speed and regenerating health. There will also be an option to disable achievements, so if you want to earn them on the intended difficulty, you can.
I've learnt my lesson. Never speculate on a release date because it'll only be pushed back.
That said, I'm gonna take a risk here and say it's looking like Tarot will be released this year for sure.
Thanks to everyone who's still keeping an eye on this. Your patience and support means so much to me. I really hope you like Tarot when it comes out.
Cheers,
Als
Hi everyone, Alec here. This is the biggest part of the development is complete! The game play is 100% finished and no more creative decisions need to be made and I’m finally happy with how the bosses play. Making a game that feels fun takes a lot of work and getting to the point
Hi everyone, Alec here.
This is the biggest part of the development is complete! The game play is 100% finished and no more creative decisions need to be made and I’m finally happy with how the bosses play. Making a game that feels fun takes a lot of work and getting to the point where, at minimum, everything is playable is a big achievement!
With this in mind we're looking at a 2022 release date for sure and possibly Autumn. Who really know at this point? I wish I was better at time perception but it's just so hard to quantify this stuff.
Stay tuned, things will be kicking off in the coming weeks.
A preview of the OST for the upcoming Mini-Dead: Tarot with music from the lovely Mudeth. Mudeth's Twitter: Mudeth's Bandcamp: Join the discord for the latest updates:
A preview of the OST for the upcoming Mini-Dead: Tarot with music from the lovely Mudeth.
Mudeth's Twitter: https://twitter.com/htedum
Mudeth's Bandcamp: https://mudeth.bandcamp.com/
Join the discord for the latest updates: https://discord.gg/3RvHuvh
Hi everyone, It's been a long time and I don't update you frequently enough. I'm very active over on the Milo Games discord server which you can join with the link below: Release Date It's looking very likely it'll be this year. I can't give a month yet, but progress is steady en
Hi everyone,
It's been a long time and I don't update you frequently enough. I'm very active over on the Milo Games discord server which you can join with the link below:
https://discord.gg/3RvHuvh
It's looking very likely it'll be this year. I can't give a month yet, but progress is steady enough that it should be sometime in 2022.
My personal life is very busy so working on the game is not a regular thing. However, I've not given up on it since it's conception in 2016 so I won't stop now.
Three bosses are fully playable. The secret boss has turned into something far, far more ambitious than I anticipated. It has taken, by far, the most time out of any individual thing so far. It's the most complex and asset heavy boss fight I've ever done across Mini-Dead and Dead.
Once the secret boss is complete the game will then be the minimum viable product. Meaning you could fight the bosses and complete the game.
After that, all that's left is sound, polish, menus and bug testing which doesn't take very long at all.
In order to release the game I have had to remove a quality of life feature. When Tarot is released, the 60 fps option will be removed. It's always been a confusing option, so let me clarify what it is and why it's going.
The game is made in Game Maker, which ties the time to the frame rate. Mini-Dead runs at 144fps but if your PC can only run it at 60fps the game essentially runs in slow motion.
To compensate, I put in a feature that doubled the speed of the game. If you chose to run the game 60fps, it would half the frame-rate but double the game creating the same experience.
This takes far too much time to implement so I'm scrapping the feature. Now, if your PC can't handle the frame rate, it will run in slow motion. This is the only way I can release the game and keep my sanity at the same time.
To caveat this, the game runs on some sort of special DLL that does something fancy with the time. It might help, it might not. Mini-Dead is a very light game though so I imagine most PCs will handle it.
If you want to ask me questions or see the crazy theories people have about the lore of these games then join the discord: https://discord.gg/3RvHuvh
~ Alec
Mini-Dead is now fast Mini-Dead is now on v2.0.0.6. This solves an issue which must have existed for months now in which the game actually runs at half the speed. This has now been fixed, so I recommend trying the game again at the true intended difficulty. Other changes include:
Mini-Dead is now on v2.0.0.6. This solves an issue which must have existed for months now in which the game actually runs at half the speed.
This has now been fixed, so I recommend trying the game again at the true intended difficulty.
Other changes include:
This should make menus feel more responsive.
Now, when a fight begins, Ember cannot be damaged. You are free to watch the bosses perform their attacks in total safety. Once you click, you become vulnerable. This is a good quality of life update to ensure you don't spawn in taking damage, but more importantly, helps you learn what the boss will do. Critical for the upcoming DLC.
A lot of the times you may die in Mini-Dead and not know why. Now, when you die, the screen freezes for one second. Again, just a nice bit of polish so that your death is noticeable as opposed to being thrown into the warp screen.
You can now middle-click to produce a thought bubble! There's 3% chance of getting a rare thought such as dogs or something else.
Life is very busy for me. These coming months are especially difficult. In edition, 2020 was a really bad year for my mental health so working on projects was a struggle.
The DLC is at a good spot. One boss in particular is very hard to design for right now but I've made progress lately. It's important that each boss is fun and feels good. Every boss is done except for the last two.
All the music is complete thanks to wonderful mudeth. Check him out here:
https://soundcloud.com/mudeth
https://mudeth.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/mudeth
The soundtrack is absolutely spectacular and so, so good. I couldn't be happier with it and I can't wait for you to listen. It might be larger than you expect.
In summary, the DLC isn't dead. I'm aiming for a Halloween release but, as usual, it'll be done when it's done.
Cheers!
If you wanna chat about Mini-Dead or Dead then pop on down to the discord server:
https://discord.gg/3RvHuvh
The community is super nice and I hang out there basically 24/7 if you wanna ask questions or call me a dick or anything.
Hello! Alec here. ːdeadhuskyː Let's talk about Mini-Dead: Tarot and it's progress. Not Dead Firstly, it's alive and still in development. Summer 2020 was the original goal and, you may have noticed, that didn't happen. Last year was eventful and it wasn't easy for me to work on t
Hello!
Alec here. ːdeadhuskyː
Let's talk about Mini-Dead: Tarot and it's progress.
Firstly, it's alive and still in development.
Summer 2020 was the original goal and, you may have noticed, that didn't happen. Last year was eventful and it wasn't easy for me to work on the game. I have real life things to do that eat up my time, plus developing a game that's fun is hard.
It's hard to say. This is why I don't usually announce release dates because I'm very likely to miss it. I assume it'll come out this year.
The game is currently...well lets put it like this.
There are ten parts to the game. What that means exactly is spoilers, but, there are ten, large parts that need developing. Once those are done, the rest of the development is sound effects and polish. Out of those ten parts, seven are complete. One of those parts, in particular, is using up a lot load of time.
It needs to be amazing.
Yeah, honestly. It's really fun so far. Playing the game and testing it, it's kinda good frankly. I really like it.
So, for the time being the cards remain docile.
I will let you all know when big things happen.
ːdeadlabː
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Really happy to share this with you. Mini-Dead: Tarot has some amazing music and here's just one track from a surprisingly long list of tracks. Big thanks to mudeth for taking on this job. He's doing amazing work and really bringing the game to life. Give him some love! Mudeth's
Really happy to share this with you. Mini-Dead: Tarot has some amazing music and here's just one track from a surprisingly long list of tracks.
Big thanks to mudeth for taking on this job. He's doing amazing work and really bringing the game to life. Give him some love!
Mudeth's Twitter: https://twitter.com/htedum
Mudeth's Bandcamp: https://mudeth.bandcamp.com/
Mini-Dead: Tarot is an expansion for Mini-Dead introducing more bosses, more original music, more achievements and more secrets. Incredibly excited to finally show something tangible for this next instalment. Check out the storepage below and add it to your wish list so you don't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5TRbilK8WY
Mini-Dead: Tarot is an expansion for Mini-Dead introducing more bosses, more original music, more achievements and more secrets.
Incredibly excited to finally show something tangible for this next instalment. Check out the storepage below and add it to your wish list so you don't miss out.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199310/MiniDead_Tarot/
I'll be talking about it more openly and frequently now.
Lately, I've been working on the trailer for what is currently known as "Mini-Dead DLC." This trailer will reveal the bosses you'll be fighting and the official name of DLC. It will also mark the cross over-point to a project I can start talking about more openly, including what
Lately, I've been working on the trailer for what is currently known as "Mini-Dead DLC."
This trailer will reveal the bosses you'll be fighting and the official name of DLC. It will also mark the cross over-point to a project I can start talking about more openly, including what progress I'm making specifically.
Keep an eye out!
DLC will be out in 2020. I couldn't tell you which month but, 2020.
Alec here. ːdeadhuskyː I spend a lot of my time on the Milo Games discord channel and not enough here on the Steam community so here is the official stance on the DLC. You can join the discord here: DLC is happening! I don't know when it will be released but I will reveal more in
Alec here. ːdeadhuskyː
I spend a lot of my time on the Milo Games discord channel and not enough here on the Steam community so here is the official stance on the DLC.
You can join the discord here: https://discord.gg/nrP9zmM
DLC is happening!
I don't know when it will be released but I will reveal more information when the game is further along. I think it will be sometime this year, if not early next year.
What's in the DLC?
Three more bosses with lots of secrets. I think it will be a really good challenge. There are technically more than three but for now let's all pretend there's three. There will be new achievements so for those that have 100%'d Mini-Dead be prepared to re-earn your title.
How much will the DLC be?
About $5. Maybe more. It's really good content and so far I'm really happy with it. The bosses are way more complicated than the three currently in the game.
Is the secret another combination of all three bosses?
No. The secrets in the Mini-Dead DLC are better than that.
What's the name of the DLC?
I will reveal that when the trailers begin to drop. I hope you like it!
Is this the first of many Mini-Dead DLCs?
No. This will be the only DLC for Mini-Dead. After this I will be moving on to other projects.
See that guy? You will end up hating that guy.
INVITE LINK: We have a Discord Server now! I'll be posting all progress on future projects (including Mini-Dead DLC.) This will be the place if you want see secret things, beta test our games or talk about dumb stuff. If you want secrets this is the place.
We have a Discord Server now! I'll be posting all progress on future projects (including Mini-Dead DLC.) This will be the place if you want see secret things, beta test our games or talk about dumb stuff.
If you want secrets this is the place.