Greetings soldiers of Genua! June was an amazing month for Aegis Force as the team made incredible progress on Chapter 1 & the upcoming expanded demo, and we attended our first in-person game conference in Edmonton, Canada!
Technical Updates
If you're not already on our Discord or newsletter, join today to get access to our Game Con conference build! We've made it available to our growing community so we can get firsthand player feedback on the new area and combat system before releasing the expanded demo next month. We also:
Added Ruiners Pass cutscenes and story events
Set up cathedral interior integrations
Made items functional in combat (potions!)
Implemented new animations and character poses
Added Enter interactions for houses in Ruiners Pass
Added new exploration music
Added destructible objects with loot
Adjusted combat camera views to hide obstructing foliage
Check out our gameplay video on Youtube to see what Ruiners Pass is like!
What's coming up this month?
Polishing Chapter 1 gameplay, narrative, etc.
Continue developing the city and new interior areas to explore
Adding more cutscenes
Investigating translation options for the demo
Art Corner
Our artists have spent a lot of time creating new assets, characters, and animations that make the world of Ianua feel so much more alive! Here's a few new screenshots and character portraits you might come across soon...
Social Space
Our first in-person game conference was a massive success! Three of our team members (plus a few family members along for the ride) had the incredible opportunity to showcase Aegis Force in the Innovation Zone at GCC. Connecting with fellow fans of pixel art turn-based RPGs was an absolute highlight. The excitement from everyone who visited our booth was inspiring, and we’re already incorporating your feedback and creative ideas into the next phase of development!
Oh and we ate a lot of amazing Canadian food :)
What's Coming
Get ready for a brand new demo and game trailer for Aegis Force: The Scorian War, arriving between July and August. Your feedback from the February 2025 demo and all the feedback from our beta testers and conference attendees helped shape this next phase, and we think you’re going to love what’s in store. From new teammates and fierce new enemies to an all-new playable zone steeped in mysterious lore—it’s time to dive even deeper into the world of Ianua.
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Until next time, FOR GENUA!