Hot on the heels of the Mischief release, we're preparing to release Hero #4 - Muldorf - onto the beta branch! Muldorf is a necromancer that summons skeletons to do his bidding and fight for him.
Read on to learn about how Muldorf works in Krumit's Tale, and when he'll be available.
Howdy, Neighbor!
Before he known as 'Muldorf Necrodude', he was known as Mulford. Mulford was a fine hero that slay enemies and protected the weak. During one quest, Mulford came across a chest with a bottle labeled 'Finest Dry Gin'. He looked both ways to make sure no one was looking, and then brought bottle to his lips.
His eyes grew wide immediately. This was no ordinary bottle of gin. As the potent liquid poured down his throat, Mulford heard the laugh of mischievous djinn cackling in his head. He'd been possessed by a dark djinn - one obsessed with necromancy and blood magic.
Mulford was never quite the same after that. In fact, his mind wasn't the only thing that been in scrambled - he forgot even his own name. On that day he was reborn - as Mulford Necrodude!
As it turns out, Muldorf is quite friendly. He lives in a bustling town and greets his neighbors each morning. Although he dabbles in dark rituals and raising the dead, he's often the life of the party.
How do minions work?
One of the trickiest parts about the development of Muldorf was figuring out how minions would work. We went through multiple designs before settling on the current design. The key is Muldorf's starting perk, called 'Necrodude'.
Whenever Muldorf slays an enemy, they leave behind a Tombstone. You can pay 3 health to remove the Tombstone from the board and 'summon' a Skeleton minion, which is added to your inventory like an item or ability.
The basic Skeleton minion you can summon has 2 attack and 5 health, and can defeat many basic enemies on it's own. When you select a minion, it swaps places with your hero in battle. It deals damage just like your hero, and takes damage in place of your hero. Experienced necromancers will recognize the value of sending it a poor skeleton to take a big hit in their place!
Although most of the minions you summon are basic Skeletons, you can also summon Ancient Skeletons and Garbage Golems. It's also possible to buff the attack and health of your minions to make them stronger or more resilient.
When will Muldorf be available?
We're finishing up some internal playtesting of Muldorf and plan to release him on the beta branch in the next couple weeks. Anyone that owns Krumit's Tale can easily opt-in to the beta and try him out immediately. We anticipate he'll be on the beta branch for a few weeks so that we can tweak him before releasing to the main branch.
Fan Art!
I wanted to feature some fanart as well - I love seeing artists drawing some of the characters of Meteorfall
This super cute Mischief was drawn by noe @ /r/PortraitProphecies and shared in our Discord.
A few months ago, FragdPeas [Instagram] posted these great character designs in /r/Meteorfall - such great characters in the style of Evgeny Viitman!
If you have any fan art you'd like to share, please let me know on Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitter - wherever - and I'd be glad to share it with the community!
Price Increase
Like with Mischief, we're planning to increase the price of Krumit's Tale as we add new content, and that includes Muldorf. Once Muldorf leaves beta and gets added to the main branch, the price will be increasing again. We'll probably do a small sale right before we raise the price. We anticipate Muldorf will be on the beta branch for a few weeks before merging to the main branch.
Thank you!
Thanks again to all the fans and supporters who've submitted countless pieces of feedback and bug reports - Krumit's Tale wouldn't be where it is today without the support of the community. We can't wait to share Muldorf with you in the coming weeks, and we hope you're excited as we are to check him out!