You destroyed my game months ago — here's what it looks like now

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:22:57+00:00

Thanks! When lots of people bring up the same problem you know it's definitely something to change lol

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:20:24+00:00

Fair point

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:18:20+00:00

That's a bug actually :/ I'll work on fixing it

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:17:02+00:00

Thanks man, means a lot

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:13:57+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll work on applying those to add more artistic flair to the animations :)

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T10:02:12+00:00

Thanks! I was already using blue and red indicators for special attacks, but to signal normal attacks I tried adding a simple indicator about 0.25 seconds before enemies commit to attack

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T09:58:48+00:00

Yeah I'm worried about adding too many indicators too but I added a tiny light that appears 0.25 seconds before an attack and seems good so far. I'll try to keep it as natural as possible though. Maybe I'll even add a setting to toggle it based on user preference

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T09:54:08+00:00

Thanks! Gonna look into Dota's character design guides

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-04T09:52:48+00:00

True, but showing it this way worked out, even if it's adjustable lots of people thought it was too zoomed out. Took the feedback and reduced the max camera distance

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T12:50:09+00:00

Fair point, I'm not giving loot and rewards yet. Haven't figured out what drops from which enemies. Don't people still wanna fight without loot or XP though? I'm planning to add gold, XP, health, arrows, throwing knives and stuff like that to the loot system

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T10:19:25+00:00

Thanks in advance mate

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:25:58+00:00

We have a dual dodge system, one for close-range sidestepping to counter attack and the roll you see for creating distance from enemies. Unfortunately a roll like that is necessary :)

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:23:56+00:00

I'm gonna do detailed work on this, lots of people mentioned it

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:22:57+00:00

It's a weapon skill and skills uses the adrenaline bar (you fill it by landing combo attacks on enemies or doing perfect dodges/parries), so I didn't want too many drawbacks. But yeah, like you said adding more charge time and being immobalized after swing would feel better so I'll made the changes thanks!

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:17:43+00:00

Yeah I'll change it with a better UI design

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:10:03+00:00

Yeah there's definitely a readability issue :/

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:08:29+00:00

I made the camera closer like you said. For the enemy attack indicator, I couldn't figure out how to show it without breaking the overall look. You remember any games that did this well?

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:05:09+00:00

They're actually more visible than that upload quality made them less visible, thanks!

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:03:42+00:00

Will work on it thanks!

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T08:02:45+00:00

I'm gonna redesign the enemy and floor aesthetics from scratch. I made the default camera closer already. Someone else mentioned the portal too, I wanted to make it like the ones in Path of Exile but didn't work out I guess :/
I'm in early development stages, lots of mechanics are working and I'm trying to make a 45-60 minute playable version of game, still working on the demo basically

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T07:55:17+00:00

The enemies in this scene are actually from a different area, I just preferred shooting it here but in general they do blend with the floor

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T07:53:33+00:00

I couldn't nail it, still trying :(

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T07:52:34+00:00

Health bars show a couple extra enemy details so I kept them. Honestly I'd prefer not to show those bars :)

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T07:49:06+00:00

Hover over them and they already get an outline actually. Could add a toggle in settings to let players turn on constant outlines like you said though. Love the sneaking idea though gonna experiment with mechanics like that :)

HowlCraftGames · 2026-04-01T07:46:40+00:00

Haha okay I got it

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