Hello Aspiring Druids and Leaf-Casters! Here we are with your Druid of Hungwood Update for September!
Do you feel the chill in the air? The smell of pumpkin spice and visions of white girls in ugg boots? Whamageddon is nearly upon us!
It's getting colder...and the same goes for our characters. We're working on Level 4, the mountain level, and the party will struggle to keep warm as they ascend to the peak! Maybe a friendly troll can snuggle some warmth into you?
At the same time we start to get to the bottom of all these weird coincidences that brought our group together. Maybe we'll finally find out why all the Elementals are chasing after Dorik?
Dopq is really inspired lately and working like crazy. There's even a rumor level 4 could be ready by October! But I'm not holding him to that. Level 4 will probably be ready for testers in November.
We made the side-quest more interactive for level 3 (including a boss fight!) and added a new story feature that you encounter right before the level ending boss. This includes the enemy event and special art event.
The Dark Elemental has 2 Forms
For level 4, as we're nearing the conclusion, things will get more eventful, and level 5 brings you back full-circle to the beginning, before things get REALLY WEIRD for level 6. (I mean, when you have an enemy who's trying to resist fate by breaking reality, it's gonna get weird.)
Basically, hang in there. There's hot loving all through the maps as per usual, and now that you've picked your love interest you're getting to see those relationships develop (with replayability depending on who you pick) and special scenes with your party members too.
Keep in mind:
If you date Dorik = Gildrath/Murag get together
If you date Murag = Then Gildrath/Clint get together
If you date Gildrath = Then Clint/Murag get together
If you date Clint = Then Gildrath/Dorik get together
If you date Everyone = They you still unlock some LI/LI scenes (not all) and will get to watch a threesome too.
When you finish your main play through we'll make it easy for you to start over to see the other routes. Basically, you'll stay leveled to the max when you restart so you can one-punch through battles and fast forward through the repeat stuff.
Of course, we want your feedback to tell us what's lacking. We're ahead of schedule (at least by the Kickstarter deadline) and we will take time to improve things. This is our biggest game so far, and we're going to get it right!
As always, the best way to give feedback and keep up with all the game teases is to join our Discord. It's not just a game server, it's a safe space for LGBTQIA people to hang out, chat, and share jokes and cute pet pictures.
In Other News...Dragon Riders Crowdfunding!
Welp...we're doing it...please help?
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Q. Can you date the Sentient Dragons?
A. Yes. That's what it's all about. And there are a few furry Dragon Riders as well.
Q. Is it NSFW?
A. The base game is SFW and there will be a NSFW Patch.
Q. Yeah but...do you DATE the dragons? That dragon looks huge.
A. You can become a dragon yourself, and be with your dragon. In the artwork it shows you as a human attaining a relative size to your dragon. It's a complicated game mechanic, and you should read the Steam Page (and Wishlist while you're there) for the full explanation.
Customizable Love Interests
Q. Is this Bara or BL?
A. You can pick beefy/musclely Love Interest sprites, or pretty/handsome Love Interest sprites. It's the same character, just two different appearances. It gives you twice the sprites and twice the pin-up CGs. You can switch back and forth in the settings so you don't miss anything.
Q. What do you mean by gacha gayme?
A. It's 'ethical gacha' like Balatro or Dragon Sword Awakening. No microtransactions. One price for the game covers everything. No need to grind. The story flow decides odds.
You must use strategy and customize your team/deck to keep ahead of the enemies.
When you unlock a new dragon/rider you unlock their visual novel story episodes. When you read them you get credits for the gacha. When you play the gacha you win new riders/dragons, and cards for your battle deck. When you play the card battler you earn more credits for the gacha to win more dragons, riders, and cards.
Each base rider has up to 25 unique cards, and the non-love interest riders each have their own unique special attack.
Q. What's the story even about?
A. That's the best thing about this game and it will make you OBSESSED!! It's a Game of Thrones level epic spanning multiple nations, class stratifications, and dragon species.
You learn it all through our hapless MC who barely survived as a runaway factory slave in the slums. Now he's a Dragon Rider, one of the few who could bond with a dragon. His life changes completely...but he's starting to realize...its not necessarily for the better.
Fortunately, his beloved Dragon Nightscale is always with him. His other half. His soul-bond.
Q. Anything else I shoud know?
A. Yes! This game has Live2D animated sprites like Dear Monster did, AND Live2D animated CG images! It's beautiful!
Rough sketch we're giving to the animator.
🫶🥹 So please, could you Wishlist Dragon Riders on Steam, and Follow our Crowdfunding? 🫶🥹