Draconia: The Reckoning

Draconia: The Reckoning. A cozy gothic RPG in the making. Warm lamps, cold moon, a real room behind every window. Work in progress by Ashen Crown Studios.

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Dead in the Churchyard.

The innkeeper has a job. The rogue crosses Raven Hollow, the graves split, three risen climb out.

Shroud, Spine Knife, Noxious Vial, Coffin Nail.

Which would you open with?

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@ChucklefishLTD @LocoMotiveGame Touch controls feel made for this one; that little station interior reads beautifully at handheld size.

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@BL99_9 Thank you! Twenty classes and online 2v2, all in Godot, is a lot of game, and that neon MORTUS title looks sharp.

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Evening #IndieDevHour! We're Ashen Crown Studios, making Draconia: The Reckoning, a gothic RPG in Godot. Tonight: our rogue's first contract, three risen in the churchyard. What are you building?

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Dead in the Churchyard.

The innkeeper has a job. The rogue crosses Raven Hollow, the graves split, three risen climb out.

Shroud, Spine Knife, Noxious Vial, Coffin Nail.

Which would you open with?

#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine

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@FostHope1 Thanks for asking! Each villager keeps a daily routine: work, lunch, an evening at the inn. They walk the town's paths to whatever fits the hour, a bench, a market stall, a stool at the tankard table.

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Dusk in Raven Hollow.

The innkeeper makes her rounds, the smith banks his fire, the lamps are lit. Eleven villagers, each with somewhere to be.

A first look at Draconia: The Reckoning. Work in progress.

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@DadduDev Curse Master. That red eclipse over the blue tiles already sold us on the darker path.

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@RPGPaperMaker Nice addition. Can the sun direction be animated over a day, or is it set per map? Curious how it plays with those wooden interiors.

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@wintercatsgames The mist over the lake and the pines does so much here; the little lit village feels warm inside all that grey. Does the fog change with the time of day?

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@resortfulgame Ha, the retirees closing the bar at sunrise are the guests we'd most like to meet.

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@matt__makes Thank you, Matt! The lit windows are our favourite part of the nights too.

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How the light is made: one colour script with keys for dawn, noon, golden hour, dusk, night and storm; each hour's look is read from it. After dusk the lamps and the windows carry the light.

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The Ember Hearth at dawn, dusk and night.
Three hours on the game's own clock: 07:20, 18:41, 23:05.
Which hour would you walk in at?

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@1ManTripleA Thank you! Glad the village reads as cozy, even with the graves splitting open. And a robot bar run with friends sounds like a great night in. Good luck with it!

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@holofortgame Watching them go up, every time. That cyan beam printing the walls from the bottom is satisfying. Maybe offer a skip once players have seen it a few dozen times?

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@_HorizonGames_ Congrats on the launch! Restoring a forgotten ski resort is a lovely goal for a cozy game, and the snow on those red pines looks great. How long did the two of you work on it?

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@RedMorphoGames Lil D riding the lift up into that pink sky is a lovely shot. Did you move the platform with an AnimatableBody3D, or tween it by hand?

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@MesaandMoon Lamps coming on at dusk make a place feel lived in, and that brick path by the pier looks lovely at night. Is the day cycle tied to an in-game clock?

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How it is made:
- Recorded in the game itself: the normal play camera and the real HUD; the tracker counts each kill.
- The risen are the quest's own encounter, called when you reach the yard.
- Every move is one of the rogue's own abilities.

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Dead in the Churchyard.

The innkeeper has a job. The rogue crosses Raven Hollow, the graves split, three risen climb out.

Shroud, Spine Knife, Noxious Vial, Coffin Nail.

Which would you open with?

#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine

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How it is made:
- Every window has a real room behind it, drawn inside the glass shader.
- The ten houses at the green are built by code in 1.2 seconds.
- The ground is painted by the terrain shader, worn where people stand.