Dungelot [dungeon crawler] [IOS, ANDROID]

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Dungelot is a fun casual roguelike that plays almost like a strategic Advent Calendar. Flip over tiles to reveal amazing treasures or deadly monsters in your search for the key to exit the level. While your eventual demise is all but guaranteed, you can use your loot from previous runs to build up your characters and ensure each run can be at least a little deeper.

Patch Log

Version 1.1

[*]"Speed" stat removed. Monsters always strike first. Exception: using a magic scroll "first strike".

[*]Blue and yellow gems removed.

[*]Balance changed. (Monsters became stronger)

[*]Player can buy swords and hearts in game.

[*]Attack animation speed increased.

[*]In game weapon shop removed.

[*]Heroes description added.

[*]Magic scrolls can be used on enemy archers.

WOAHHOOO!;-) After ~4 months of developing we finally made it...well not quite as I thought and of course a lot of updates are coming but it's playable and soon will be on IOS devices.


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Looking nice!
Just have to ask, why Maggi? : p

 

Ahah...;-)) Well, the first idea was to make game ONLY about mages, kinda mage simulator...and maggi was OK name for that...but in the end when i've finished up design document and we've made some arts and programming stuff it became a dungeon crawler..Im not good at making great game stories ( or lets say I didn t do any for this game yet ) and I really dont know how to name game right now.

 

Why not, its easy to remember ; )

 

Nah, dont know about maggi...Agree that its easy to remember but it doest show game idea/topic.
I think it will be better to name something like "dungeon looter")

 

Dungeon looter is generic as it gets. I wouldn't go with that, but nice game.

 

This is pretty cool, what software are you using to animate the character?

 

Tnx;-), Standart unity animation editor

 

Skeletons work in progress;-)

 

Yes! zelda is my favorite game series. I would love to see a zelda like game created with unity. nice skeletons you have in progress, they fit your game well.
And is that a blue rupee and 4-heart container I see in the first pic?

Keep up the good work.

 

Hehe...yes they are;-) There ll be few type of crystals_aka_rupees, you ll have to mine them like ore, then you will be able to sale them to huckster goblins, but prices on crystals wont be fixed.

About hearts...you will also have "shields" of different types, each of them hold different amount of damage. Wooden - 1 hp, Iron - 2 hp and so on.

 

I just noticed that you had a demo up and played it and I must say it is very good, even though there really isnt anything to do in the demo, the game looks and feels right. Btw, the music is fantastic and fits a dungeon like setting really well. I wanna see more progress on this one.

 

Well, we are working hard on it...so hard that I even quit my job for it haha;-))) ( Hope worth it )

The next update will be pretty big, I ll add a combat system. The idea that you have to press right button combinations to make a hit, if you get wrong enemy strikes you.


Adding little pic to show combat mode buttons;-) They appears when you start fighting.

 

huckster goblin!!!
He is your best friend on your path through dangerous and dark dungeons;-) He and his twin brothers own a pawn shop where you can sell your loot or even get valuable things;-) Also goblin will gladly buy crystals from you.

 

Okay..i've added a battle prototype, will be glad to hear some feedbacks

To start battle "move" on enemy. A bar with pointer will appear at the bottom of the screen, press "space" to stop pointer. You need to stop it in green area to make a hit, in other case monster will hit you. There are no animations right now, but you'll be able to see enemy hp's near him.

I dont know yet about this system and will it be good for players...so ask for feedbacks;-)

Public preAlpha version can be played from Here

 

Hi, I have tested your preAlpha version and I have found it quite difficult. In my opinion pointer moves quite fast or green area is too small, because my health got empty quickly. For example, you could make, the stronger is the enemy , the faster goes the pointer . But this is only my opinion. Good luck !!!

 

Yes, this is question of balance;-) But the point is I dont know if this mechanic interesting for players.

 

ahh great a new version with enemy action. I just played your new alpha, I wasnt expecting this kind of combat. Its very unique with the movable bar. I agree though with augas, it is a bit difficult to land an attack on an enemy. but with a little improvement I think this can be a great mechanic. Its a very good idea for a combat system. keep up the good work.

 

eh( actually I failed to create true zeldish action game ( too much resources to do ), the good part that i've managed to rebuild game making it easy for playing and picking up and adopt it to mobile platforms. I'll soon add a new build to play and right now I'll share some screens;-)







The dwarf guy in last pic is a new game character;-) There will be 5 of em. Paladin, dwarf ( he kills everyone with hit mug ), vampire, bard(clown), mage.

 

And...I also started to paint kinda promo pic for game;-) Well, I'm not good artist and doing this stuff after programming part but...
Here ya go;-)

 

Just.....wow.

Don't give up on this!

Already from the art style, This would be a must buy for me! I love it!

 

We will do our best! Btw you can look at sorta gameplay on youtube now

Behold!! One of player classes;-) JOKER!



If you like gameplay idea from video plz thumbs up!;-)

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So how do you find basic gameplay from video?)

 

This looks amazing! I love the art. I've started a game with a similar art style, great minds think a like haha

Also, are you planning a PC release? With a bit of work I think you could get it on Steam and that would be a buy for me since I don't have an IOS device.

 

Tnx;-) I dont really know about pricing model yet. I think game will be free to get more players..
About PC...of course there will be versions for PC/MAC;-) Even web. Maybe If I could afford it I'll convert to flash version too.

 

This looks amazing pixeye. My first impression was an advanced and fun version of Minesweeper but I realize there's much more to it than that. Gameplay looks promising, easy to understand and rewarding. Graphics are enjoyable and fun. Well done so far, can't wait to play it later!

 

Dude, you totally undersell yourself. I wish I could draw half that well.

 

Zeldish? Guess that's Zelda-ish...?
I need to pull out my tablet and start using it. Nice dusty box in the corner, never opened.

Like the music, perfect fit for a dungeon

 

Tnx;-) your words give us strength to keep up working;-)

Yes...Zelda-ish;-) My poor english eh. Actually, there is nothing more zelda-ish in game...at first I wanted to make some classic gameplay, but in process it transformed in to this Minesweeper-o-rpg;-)

I will release web demo at the end of august. ( hope so ).
Huge "visual" issue for our team is that we dont know how to figure out placing player character in game. It will be much cooler if player can see his character right in battle. We using an icon ( in top-left corner ), but thats not the best solution.

 

Well, it will not be named Maggi for sure, that's a name copyrighted by Nestle.

 

No, it wont;-) We are still thinking about game name. Really can't figure out how to name it.

 

New mob and joker class ;-)

 

Okay.... we've decided to name our game.....DUNGELOT !;-)))

 

This looks kinda cool and diffrent.

I like the title design but im still not sure about the name Dung"e"lot ( S*** e lot? hahaha ) I can see what your trying to do with it, with the E and Lot, but when Dung is seperated it just puts a smile on my face.

I also don't think the fool character works, or looks as good as the other characters.

And I'll finish by saying that you have great color choice! really enjoy looking at the art all together.

 

Tnx for the feedback) Well;( We wanted to make something like dungeon + lot / dungeon + camelot. Eh.
About fool character, we'll change his weapon to throwing cards.

 

Dungelot...Doesn't roll off the tongue but better name.
The jester could have a staff or something. I forget what the jester stick is called.

 

Ok;-) Many people said that they didn't understand what's happening on field so I've added in our next build direct character control. Now everyone can "see" a hero.

 

+1 for alpha being too difficult, i died too on the first monster. Maybe make it so that there is a larger area where you hit the monster, and a small area inside, that deals critical hit when you hit exactly that. So it is easy for regular players, but pro-s can try to do the criticals, so it stays interesting to them too.

 

Well, previous alpha is not relevant no more. Gameplay "slightly" changed and you can look at it in video.

 

Behold! Dark master of doom and fear! Vampire;-)

 

Looks really good. I like it. Do you plan on making the hero move to the location instead of teleport?

 

ive browsed through this and tbh i like the idea...like i have honestly been looking for a casual type of dungeon crawler game for my android

 

No, instead I'm showing footsteps path. It will be very frustrating to wait while hero moves from one corner to another. A game session is fast paced and you will often open opposite tiles.

Tnx;-)) We will do our best.


Btw, right now there are already two mobs in dungeon


Right now trying to figure out how to minimize gui elements. Dont want people to see tons of numbers on screen, but still they must understand whats happening;-)

 

Vampire is one of the playable heroes. It can drain life from monsters to heal himself but suffers in battle against undead. (undead sympathy)

 

Paladins vs ZombieCows

 

Ok) new gui at last! I wanted to make it really easy and flexible..and I think warcraft gui system fit's perfectly.

 

Main menu with some statistics;-))

 

great art. great idea. keep up the hard work.

 

• Finished hero choosing menu + upgrade system for passive skills. Each hero has 3 passive skills.
• Finished making save data system. Now all progress saved and game can be balanced.
• Made some localization packs.
• Added new font ( can be seen in skill info text )

Right now 2 heroes got abilities:
Paladin:
-Holy Strike
Damage bonus against undead.
-Holy Shield
Absorbes damage
-Resurrection
Little chance to resurrect after death.

Vampire:
-Blood draining
Steal health from enemies
-Sympathy for the undead
weakens enemies. But can't fight well against undead mates (damage penalty for attacking undead)
-Batman
AOE skill that summons swarm of bats on enemies.

My first experience in drawing icons;-)

 

Wow, this is looking really awesome. Great work!