Blade Ballad

Devlog

• The Colosseum
  December 23, 2024 by khiemgluong#devlog, #melee, #update, #kinematics, #gladiator, #colosseum, #dialogue, #mission, #combat

  VERSION 0.4.0 Combat V3 Flow and balance is crucial for engaging combat; to feel a sense of uninterrupted movement and power that you can pressure onto your opponent, while they can do the same to you... Continue reading

  
• Overhauled IK Combat & Design
  September 06, 2024 by khiemgluong#devlog, #combat, #character, #inventory

  After six months of solo development, there’s a lot to cover beyond just the combat system. I’ll go over the various improvements to the combat, code, and designs that have shaped Blade Ballad int... Continue reading

  
• Blade Ballad 0.2.1 - Procedural NPC Moveset
  March 14, 2024 by khiemgluong#combat, #melee, #procedural

  This post will go over several improvements to the current state of Blade Ballad, starting with manual weapon rotation, NPC combat movement, and inventory, in that order. The manual weapon rotation ha... Continue reading

  
• Blade Ballad 0.2.0 - Placeables V2
  March 02, 2024 by khiemgluong#basebuilding, #update, #early access, #demo

  This devlog marks the first public release of Blade Ballad, but still just as an early access demo. I’ve bumped up the versioning from 0.1.x which were just prototype versions til now, signifying th... Continue reading

  
• Blade Ballad 0.1.2 - Placeables; Kinematics Improvement
  February 06, 2024 by khiemgluong

  This is just an interim devlog that is just going over the current state of Blade Ballad. A big portion of work that was being done in this version was towards the Placeables system, or the triangular... Continue reading
• 0.0.7 release notes
  November 05, 2023 by khiemgluong

  0.0.7 establishes the core mechanics of Blade Ballad. Basic systems pertaining to combat and AI outlined below has been implemented, although there are some minor bugs. A UI settings menu has been add... Continue reading
• 0.0.5 Projected Changes
  October 05, 2023 by khiemgluong

  Bugs to fix: Blood particles show if the blade hits the enemy, even if you haven’t swung. NPCs sometimes get stuck on the last animation attack phase Projected features: Dynamic target soft locking... Continue reading
• 0.0.3 Projected Changes
  September 28, 2023 by khiemgluong

  Current suggestions for 0.0.3: Restrict weapon angle between 270 and 300 degrees (eliminate downward vertical attacks) Rebind weapon angle manipulation to the scroll wheel, rather than mouse position... Continue reading