Trials of Valor has improved a lot since the trailer release.
I've gathered a lot of feedback and ideas from different people through social media and playtest sessions.
I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to all the all the those people! You guys are the best!!! 😀
Let's go over what's new.
Fighting mechanics ⚔️
Added “hitstop effects” of various lengths.
More prominent hit animations.
The character model “bounces” when hit.
Added lots of particle effects when dealing or taking damage.
Improved pop-up texts in fights with better fonts and colors.
Added many new text types that can pop up during a fight.
Made the game more challenging by tweaking rules and values.
Improved the knockback effect to make the characters “slide” less.
Improved many animations to reduce the “slide” effect mentioned above.
Added a slow-motion effect that triggers when you die or finish an enemy in a stylish fashion 💃.
The enemies have been balanced and use cooler abilities.
The sceen flashes when taking damage (a subtle effect).
Damaged effect that triggers when very low on health, with a heartbeat sound effect.
And here are some fight pictures if you prefer!
As you can see, a lot of focus has been put into making the fights feel and look epic. They have more visual elements going on now and hitting an enemy with your weapon / spells feels more powerful.
UI improvements
General improvements to the fight UI, better art, better colors.
Improved the UI player/enemy buff items to be more readable.
Added the enemies abilities to be visible on the UI, similar to how you see your own abilities.
Added a loading screen.
Added a notification for when the game is saved.
Here are some pictures explaining the Fight UI
General fixes
More content! (new enemy types, new abilities, charms, equipment, potions)
Bug fixes
Quality of life improvements in pretty much all areas.
Improved the forest map with props/buildings, vegetation and new paths you can take (work in progress).
Help section
The help section can be used to read more in-depth information about the different mechanics of the game.
Potions
The shops offer potions for sale! Any obtained potions stay in your inventory. You can use them before a fight to gain a buff to your stats or heal.
Here are some examples of potions, there a several more variants in the game! 😎
This is just the tip of the iceberg for what's added.
I will show more progress in the future!
Thank you for checking out this post, I hope you have a nice day! :)