Dreams of Joy Departed

Devlog

• Going forward, going backwards.
  November 17, 2024 by horbror

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  So, my laptop died and could not be saved, at that point I hoped that the memory could be saved. It could not be. Turns out windows 11 automatically puts a bitlocker on your drive, a bitlocker that, f... Continue reading
• /v3 Update
  June 22, 2024 by horbror

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  Polishing commences. Fixed and updated the computer in the hunting tower, the computer in the Motel now also have content. Friendly wolf added and can be found by being a cool secret guy. Crabs added... Continue reading

  
• Polishing continues...
  May 24, 2024 by horbror

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  Content-wise all of chapter 1 is in there, I am now focusing on polishing, updating assets and fixing bugs. The game has received a big visual overhaul at this point concerning almost all maps, some c... Continue reading
• DD Update - Haterun in, Punisher ending in, visual updates for act 2.
  May 04, 2024 by horbror

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  All endings are in though the Punisher ending is a bit rushed, will be adding more to it later. You could probably clear the entire chapter now, if you go haterun and punisher. Normal ending and Savio... Continue reading
• Haterun ACT 3 is in
  March 26, 2024 by horbror

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  The alternative version of ACT 3 is in and can be played by using the cheating room. It should be able to be reached natively too, but I have not had time to test this properly yet. If you do, please... Continue reading

  
• DD Demo is up, more haterun content added.
  February 29, 2024 by horbror

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  DD - UPDATELOG: Since last DD Normal Ending has been finished and can be reached from the cheating room. Act1 has went through some fresh polish , received a coat of paint and the boss has been revamp... Continue reading

  
• Updated act 1 with some additional polish.
  February 24, 2024 by horbror

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  Some environments have been completely redone, some have been updated with additional details. The Hallowed Mother boss, her intro, and the introduction video for Anatea has been reworked, so have a l... Continue reading

  
• Normal Ending is in
  February 14, 2024 by horbror

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  The normal ending is mostly finished and accessible from the cheating room! Some details will be added in the future, for one thing a new ladder sequence... as well as things connected to gameplay mec... Continue reading

  
• Demo4 featuring the Saviour Ending is up
  January 04, 2024 by horbror

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  The first out of the three Chapter 1 Endings is now pretty much done! It can unfortunately not yet be achieved natively by progressing through the game, to access it you will have to use the cheating... Continue reading

  
• ACT4 INTRO CUTSCENES
  December 15, 2023 by horbror

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  Work on ACT4, namely the endings of chapter one is progressing. There will be three "main" iterations with some other individual differences. Each iteration gets a intro video introducing the final ad... Continue reading
• Demo3.1.4 Updatelog
  November 07, 2023 by horbror

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  Update log: 8 directional movement added, I hate it, but so many people wanted it so it is in. Quick imagery for introspection-skill unlocks added. Act 2 skipping options added to the cheating room. T... Continue reading
• dd53build
  November 02, 2023 by horbror

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  DD53: Information Updates: Act3 is up and adds about 2 hours and 40 minutes of new content. Act3 contains a bunch of new stuff, music, story, enemies, areas, bosses… Cheating room is up but far from... Continue reading

  
• ACT3 v1 is out, read this to get info on how to skip ahead.
  October 23, 2023 by horbror

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  This is an early build of ACT3 meaning that while it is possible to complete it there may be unfinished content or game breaking bugs I have not noticed. I would really appreciate it if you commented... Continue reading

  
• ACT3 - 2/3 parts done
  October 06, 2023 by horbror

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  Work on ACT3 is continuing. I would estimate I have about 30% more content and story to add before this can be released early for testing. Once that is done I will begin improving the different aspect... Continue reading

  
• ACT3 VIDEO - FIRST 40 minutes, feedback wanted.
  September 22, 2023 by horbror

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  This video contains the first 40 min of ACT3, although it is not finished work. It does contain spoilers albeit minor ones since it is the beginning. It covers about 25% of the entire act I would say... Continue reading

  
• ACT3 is in full production
  September 15, 2023 by horbror

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  Just a little update post. I am currently working hard on creating ACT3. About 2/5 parts of the entire act are finished but once all the assets are created and all the new combat stuff is done the las... Continue reading

  
• 2.01 Changelog
  September 04, 2023 by horbror

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  Changelog: Changed UI-choice color and transparency Tweaked fog Fixed some sprites Added keyboard options, you can enable WASD. Pressing space in combat speeds up the animations, you can turn this on/... Continue reading
• Demo2 is done, but at this point its more "early access" than demo.
  August 30, 2023 by horbror

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  This is a big update and you can now play and complete the entirety of act 1 and 2. There first part about the story about Sarah and her dad Billy can be finished here. Act 3 and 4 are almost like sea... Continue reading

  
• Demo2 will soon be done, new trailer!
  August 25, 2023 by horbror

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  I am almost done with DEMO2 and a lot of problems have been fixed: - Autosave now supposedly work - No pixelpopups on map when dashing - Most enemies act more often - All sprite gets exchanged with th... Continue reading

  
• 1.6
  August 20, 2023 by horbror

  Took a knife to the filesize, a bit more pleasant now. Also fixed 2 bugs. Also watered the sturgeon... Continue reading

  
• Demo 1.5 out, a whole buncha shit added/changed.
  August 18, 2023 by horbror

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  #rpgmaker, #dreamsofjoydeparted

  UPDATE 1.5 - Made it easier to click on objects and characters. - Updated music in combat. - Nerfed enemies - Added scanlines and glitcheffect to combat. - Added (...) bubbles to indicate what moves t... Continue reading