Hi everyone!
We can hardly believe it’s been over 5 months since the end of the Kickstarter campaign. The whole team is busier than ever!
We’re really excited to be able to bring you more news about things that have been going on behind the scenes since our last update.
Kickstarter backers can check out even more info over in the latest Kickstarter update, but here’s a little sneak peek that everyone can enjoy!
Development Update
We’ve been working hard to build up and flesh out further levels in the game, as there will be plenty more areas for you to explore than just the castle corridors and library that you’ve seen before!
In an early portion of the game, as you make your way to Braer Castle (home to the nefarious vampire lord and his minions), you may find yourself stumbling upon a group of bandits who are intent on destroying a camp. They’re not going to go down without a fight, so it’ll be up to you to stop them from plundering and burning down any more tents!
In the above screenshot, you can not only see some combat against those pesky bandits, but you can also get a glimpse of the look of one of the new environments we’re working on. We hope you’re looking forward to seeing more spooky, atmospheric places like this!
We’re also working on even more enemies!
You may have seen quite a bit of the castle so far, but there are still more areas within it that are still being worked on. An example of this is the creepy dungeon lurking below the stone walls of the castle, home to a necromancing boss who prefers their minions to be of the living dead variety. Here’s some spooky concept art of one of those minions – a skeletal bowman:
We hope you enjoy facing off against this fearsome foe!
Future Interviews
It was also great to see how so many of you liked our interview with our Narrative Lead, Brian Mitsoda.
We, of course, want to keep content coming that genuinely interests you, so if you have any suggestions for future interviews, like specific topics and aspects of game development that you’d like to read more about, please let us know in the comments and we’ll do our best to make it happen!
And that’s a wrap for today’s post!
If you have any questions or suggestions for things you’d like to see in the next update, please let us know in the comments or over on our Discord.
You can also further support us by telling a friend about Mandragora and following us on our social media pages if you haven’t already!
Thank you, and see you next time! 👋