Hello all, thank you for your interest in Lichenvale. Finally you'll be able to see for yourself what it's going to look like, or more precisely, what it looks like in alpha state. Should be very stable, but as always, you're testing at your own risk. This public alpha demo is gonna be available for a limited time only, from Feb the 1st to 15th, so act now, download, play and don't forget to leave feedback. I am really looking forward to your thoughts and opinions. Yes, you're allowed to stream or record videos for your YouTube channel, just please post a link in the feedback thread as I'd love to see it too.
Since the first closed alpha build I've been working hard at making the second level and improving general feel and mechanics. Enemies were overhauled completely as I dropped the usage of free Paragon assets in favor of licensed ones that are more fit to my vision. Second level, the Old Ruins, features new enemies, secrets, some light puzzling and new power-ups to help you fend off the nightmarish fiends. During the closed testing I have balanced out the combat and made some improvements. You now wield your sword in your right hand and spells in your left hand, which allows for more fluid and fun combat. Some of the new enemies have some special trick to them, such as Knightmare which is invulnerable to damage while not attacking. Monsters now have a chance to start infighting if they are not careful and get into friendly fire a bit too much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O65aSHYaXEY
For this public event, I've added a short tutorial that should help inexperienced melee players with the basic commands. You can skip it, but it's not recommended and trust me, it's very short so you won't spend more than a few minutes there. Also, if you reach the 2nd level, your progress will be autosaved and you'll be able to use the continue feature from the main menu later, to continue from the beginning of that level.
I hope you have fun and don't forget to let me know how you liked it. Thanks for your time!