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[Shane]

Seeing that it's been a month since I began this project (looks like I didn't make the initial deadline) I decided to make an update showing off some of the first dungeon I am making, especially now that it's halfway complete. Spellbound Temple... you may have seen some previews floating around (screenshot thread, project page, etc.) but I would like to show some updated and new screenshots.

Note I will not be revealing the main mechanic of this dungeon. And to anyone I showed it too, don't spoil plz. And with that said, without further ado, here's a list of screenshots.
(Haven't selected enemies yet.)


Entering the dungeon!


Books? What are books doing here?


It's dark! ... Another book?


Help.


Just beat the mini-boss!


What's inside?
 

(Once again, using cheats. Sue me.)

 

Despite this project taking longer than anticipated, I am still as committed as I was when I begun this project. There will be nine dungeons (four main, one final and the rest are bonus dungeons) so hopefully each dungeon takes only a few days to make (without rushing them, of course; I want these to be as good as they can!). So yeah, I hope you all enjoyed that short little update, and it's back to dungeon making for me!

[Eddy]

Nice to see some updates on the dungeon! I'll be sure not to spoil the gimmick, so don't worry about that

[CyberGamer1539]

I wonder if the gimmick has to do with books...

[Matthew]

I wonder if the book gimmick will be like the portal sphere from IoR? Hmm... we'll see! In the meantime, fantastic work, Shane!

[Sephiroth]

I guess all we can do is read about the temple in this thread and wait... ...

[Shane]

Thanks for the kind words. It may very well be something to do with the books, but that's all I will say. In other news, Level 1 is nearing completion (75% as of this post). At least, the design of it. I will be adding the gameplay after the design is done (and yes, someone told me this mechanic is doable).

 

Have another screenshot:

 

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What's in that chest??

[Matthew]

I have to say, I really enjoy the simple yet elegant style of the dungeon. I especially like both of those torch combos.

[Soma C.]

Probably stating the super-obvious here, but sounds like some kind of library level?     teehee

[Shane]

It started out as one, but I guess you can still consider it one if you want since there's books and whatnot.

 

In any case, the temple is done! ... At least in the design department. I am going to set up the gameplay (basically some scripts) up, the bosses (mini-boss and boss) can wait until late development. This should be the easiest and quickest part however.

 

Edit: Got all the scripts needed to finish off this dungeon for good! Thanks Avataro!

 

[Shane]

Some good news and some bad news:

The good news is that I polished the temple some more and now I personally think it's at its best. The bad news however is that when I implemented a global script (namely the shutter script) the script showcased above this post broke, and now I am at a loss as to what to do. I decided to go back to using a backup file but until I learn how to properly add scripts without breaking my entire quest, I am afraid I won't be making much progress.

Edit: For God's sake I'm an idiot. It wasn't the scripts, it was just a matter of me accidentally moving some crucial combos on the combo list to different locations without knowing.

In other news, I planned a really neat sidequest, it will really add to the exploration of this quest. I hope to add this into the final product as I think it would be a neat addition.