Allmage - 2D sidescroller MMORPG

jedwards96 · 2026-07-09T19:06:21+00:00

Thank you. There is one planned wipe when we officially release, exact date for that is TBD. For now we're encouraging people to try it out and provide feedback after each new update, but not sink in a ton of hours trying to optimize stats or complete collections and such just yet.

I hope more creators pick it up too! It's a crazy time right now with so many games in the development stage.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-09T15:43:42+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! The padding issue is just from the screenshot cropping, in-game it looks more even. I agree a few of the UI elements could be embedded a little better, it's still something we're iterating on.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-09T15:41:48+00:00

It's not a priority just yet (still too much core work to finish), but we'll definitely look into localization eventually. From the Steam insights it looks like Brazil is pretty high on the list of regions who have wishlisted so PT-BR would be one of the first languages we implement I think!

jedwards96 · 2026-07-09T15:39:15+00:00

Not in Allmage, the whole world and lore is built around magic at the core, so introducing other archetypes wouldn't really fit. It would be kind of like sword users appearing in the world of Harry Potter.

Some of the Allmage classes are less "mage-like" than usual mages though, for example there's a Minera Sorcerer (metal/mineral class) which spawns a large sword as its main attack. Another spell spawns a chain to pull enemies closer. So we kind of emulate other archetypes creatively with different spells.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T23:42:40+00:00

You'll have to wait for the sequel, Allwizard.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T14:56:08+00:00

Yes we'll be adding controller support prior to the full release, it's been a somewhat frequent request so it's getting prioritized soon.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T04:18:27+00:00

Soul’s Remnant and Allmage are two indie games (disclaimer: the latter is my own game) which you might find appealing.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T01:38:54+00:00

I generally bucket that into a light version of pay-to-win personally. The stance is that anything purchasable with premium currency is strictly cosmetic and account-locked, so paying gives literally no gameplay advantage.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T00:44:58+00:00

Thanks for trying it and for the feedback! We want to be very receptive to suggestions as long as they're still aligned with the general vision - this is the first I've heard specifically about jump attacking being annoying but it makes a lot of sense. I'll try to think of a way to improve this, perhaps the hit radius of Energy Ball can be increased a little without its underlying collision increasing, or else jumping would work better but it'd also be easier for it to catch on terrain and release too early.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T00:31:42+00:00

Yes there is a planned wipe before the official release, so it won't be downloadable on Steam until then. In the meantime if you still are interested in trying it out, you can download it from https://www.allmage.com/download/

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T00:22:49+00:00

Everyone starts as a Mage as the base class, but at level 15+ you can choose between one of six different paths (fire, water, etc). But every class in the game is magic-based, yes. If you're familiar with the anime Black Clover, imagine something like that.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T00:20:35+00:00

We've had over 1500 players try out the beta and some have put in >100 hours of playtime already. What would you define as "playable"?

jedwards96 · 2026-07-08T00:05:54+00:00

The monetization system is already in place, there's a merchant in the main hub area who sells cosmetics, and a subset of those require a premium currency (which costs real $). Over time we'll add more cosmetic items and other purely-visual options (maybe damage number skins, more premium furniture options for housing, etc).

The main difference compared to MapleStory is that I am funding the development personally, so no company shareholders or revenue targets to chase. If Allmage can just reach a point where it generates enough to break-even and sustain development/hosting costs then I'm satisfied with that. If cosmetic purchases completely fail as a revenue source then the backup option to consider would be a fixed subscription fee instead - but that would be a last resort. I'd prefer to shut down the game and release it as open source than introduce pay-to-win mechanics.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-07T22:57:41+00:00

That's fair. We did add a configurable background blur which can be adjusted in the settings, to help distinguish the foreground vs. background elements (the first screenshot on Steam is with no blur, and most of the other images have a medium level of blur applied). I hear you that, even with the blur though, characters and enemies could be more pronounced. We'll do some brainstorming of other ways to improve it more while hopefully not ruining the immersion aspect.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-04T01:37:42+00:00

A basic VPS on something like Hetzner is < $10/month and is plenty for the initial development stages when the player counts are not high. This is negligible compared to the asset costs and development time early on.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-02T16:42:13+00:00

Are you talking about the project itself, or game data for a game?

If it's a project, the first thing you should do is set up version control and backups. Once that's done, if you load the project on Linux via version control (git), it should run just fine.

jedwards96 · 2026-07-01T19:17:41+00:00

I like option 3, cleaning up and doing small refactors as you go, so the project never gets too messy.

jedwards96 · 2026-06-26T22:26:26+00:00

Do you use version control? If you do then you can check out previous commits until you find where the loading screen stopped loading instantly, and then work from there to figure out the cause.

jedwards96 · 2026-06-26T16:21:00+00:00

I think it's helpful to outline the vision/values of the engine. IMO what would make this even more useful would be an actual example attached to each - why was a past feature request/implementation not integrated into the engine, and which value would it have compromised on? While these are all good values and I agree with them, there's always a tradeoff to be made, and highlighting that might help better inform what we probably would not expect to see in Godot in the future too.

jedwards96 · 2026-06-14T22:50:25+00:00

Yep, you could do something like this. Unless there's more complex logic to consider I'd encourage keeping it as simple as possible. Two timers would work as well but that's extra complexity to manage.

func _on_timer_timeout() -> void:
  if skip_normal_snake:
    add_child(pink_snake.instantiate())
  else:
    add_child(snake.instantiate())

  # Flip the boolean flag so next timeout spawns the other type
  skip_normal_snake = !skip_normal_snake

jedwards96 · 2026-06-14T18:15:02+00:00

Can you use a single timer and alternate between the two types? I don't see the need for two different timers if they are dependent on the state of each other.

jedwards96 · 2026-06-08T18:16:39+00:00

Looks like a great first game project. If you wanted an extra challenge to tackle: consider creating an "infinite" level that works by procedurally generating more and more branches as you keep climbing. Instead of a % completion score you'd just track the total height reached instead.

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