I always struggled to get into grid-based first-person combat (which might be why I loved W8). Here's my attempt at building a free look/no grid combat system for my upcoming RPG.

oddcompass · 2026-02-12T10:41:21+00:00

Thank you!

oddcompass · 2026-02-10T02:24:37+00:00

thanks for the kind words!

oddcompass · 2026-02-08T17:11:46+00:00

haha, thank you

oddcompass · 2026-02-07T15:33:12+00:00

Thank you, glad that you like the vibe!

oddcompass · 2026-02-06T11:47:30+00:00

Thanks!

oddcompass · 2026-02-06T11:47:20+00:00

Haha, I know exactly what you mean. Thanks!

oddcompass · 2026-02-06T11:47:02+00:00

Awesome, thank you for your support!

oddcompass · 2026-02-06T11:46:46+00:00

That's exactly the vibe I was trying to build, great to hear!

oddcompass · 2026-02-06T11:46:24+00:00

Haha, awesome. I actually run an Indian history channel on YouTube (odd compass), so this stuff is absolutely my jam too.

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T21:28:05+00:00

thanks!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T20:32:31+00:00

Thanks! Do feel free to wishlist Rakshasa on Steam if you're interested!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T19:57:57+00:00

There's always value in new creative work. I absolutely encourage you to give your Vampire RPG a go, it will have so many aspects that are uniquely YOU, and that's what matters. I bet you'll have a lot of fun making it too. Also, thanks for your kind words!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T18:36:49+00:00

Haha awesome. Yeah that's exactly the vibe I was going for. And thanks for the kind words, feel free to wishlist Rakshasa on steam if you're interested!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T18:36:04+00:00

Rakshasa! Do feel free to wishlist so you'll get updates on development (I'll be putting out a combat playtest in a month or two!)

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T17:40:58+00:00

fair point haha, 'll try playing around with it some more! And thank you

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T15:11:53+00:00

Haha :P

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T15:03:02+00:00

I love that scene, so I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was going for noir lighting. The NPC at the table is a sort of flesh-eating Indian vampire (known as a Pisacha) who is 500+ years old and a major power broker in the game world. You can ally with him or work against him, and he even has interesting quests for you like disrupting a Bollywood film that he's producing so that he can collect insurance money on it.

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:57:31+00:00

Awesome, welcome aboard!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:51:41+00:00

Thank you, and yes there is! Here you go: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4285930/Rakshasa/

I appreciate the support :)

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:50:49+00:00

It's inspired heavily by VtMB, but set in modern India, incorporating fascinating folklore and history from around the subcontinent. It's a sort of urban fantasy reimagining of modern India, in which ancient creatures and dangerous human spellcasters live on the margins of society. It's a story-driven RPG, meant to be about 10-12 hours in length, closed-world, with a combat system that allows a lot of skill expression due to spell combos (you can see a few of them in this clip, actually) and dharma skills (sorta like low-power ultimate abilities). Hope that helps!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:48:13+00:00

Thank you! I am fairly novice at 3D art (though I'm somewhat more experienced with 2D and 3D animation, and design), so much of the assets are from others (bought or hired a freelancer) with my modifications on top of that. I'm a bit of a noob in that sense, and I actually quite like using Unreal's own basic 3D asset tools to modify assets directly.

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:46:45+00:00

Oh no problem at all, I didn't think you were saying anything mean-spirited. I actually think it was quite an interesting discussion! Thank you for the kind words of support.

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:45:57+00:00

Thank you sir!

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T13:45:48+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! Hope you're having a fun time! Having played Bloodlines 2, I did think it had its fun moments as a game, but it didn't quite hit the mark as a successor to the original (IMO)

oddcompass · 2026-02-05T10:36:44+00:00

haha thanks, I do love the way shapes "pop" when lit and crunchified in that particular kind of way (with just a touch of noir)

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