Beleen
Ahoy, adventurers! Talk Like a Pirate Day is nearly here, which means we are legally obligated to ask: ARRR ye ready for another Battleon Briefing? It be time to hoist the mainsail, grab yer favorite bevvy, ‘nd prepare yer finest pirate voice because there be a whole shipload o’ news to cover, mateys!
Artix
Greetings heroes! We are excited to celebrate Aranx’s birthday today with a special release... that spans both Infinity & the original AQWorlds. Yes, this is our first simultaneous release. (We probably messed it up. Be gentle :D) Log into either version of the game to obtain 4 new fully animated manticore pets.
Obtain the four Manticore pets by talking to Aranx in Battleon, he will take you to the Celestial Nexus, where the Manticores have escaped into. Aid him in taming them to earn their loyalty.
The manticore is a boss monsters & a pet. Kudos to Nulgath for the killer animation in both games.
Artix
Immortal Founders... Re-generate your Statues!
Spider & I worked on improving the statue colors today. The 1st gen statues were very dark and a little washed out. To fix this, we changed the export process. It now normalizes the colors around a nice stone-gray. When you re-generate your statue, it will now be brighter, have more contrast, and have more authentic stone look. In the screenshot below you can see the difference between mine, and the previously converted Sanaee and Mog Lin ones.
Beleen
Hello heroes! The Battleon Briefing arrived a day late this week because Monday was Labor Day, which is, kind of a weird holiday because… nobody works on Labor Day 👀 Honestly, Talk Like a Pirate Day makes way more sense. At least then we KNOW what we're supposed to be doing! Anyway… the team is back, the meeting just happened, my coffee’s refilled, and I have emerged with news. And puns 😈
Artix
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! (Posting this without context. Story to follow another time.)
Artix
We do not always use charts & graphs... but when we do, it is because we are tracking the progress of something important! Take the progress of our 82 Custom Backers for instance. Alina made this chart straight from the spreadsheet we use to track the progress of the customs. It has been fun and we are learning a lot. You can see how everyone is moving through the process. Once the existing 82 customs are complete, we will improve the process so it is faster and smoother for all the eager players on the waiting list.
Artix
Nope. Those are NOT pets. PineOak took that feature that allows NPCs to move and follow you to an entirely new level.... now NPCs (like these chickens) can follow you around a map, and even to O_O other maps! This is amazing and hilarious. Escort quests are going to be so much fun.
Artix
J# (artist) completed the surrounding gardens of the Founder's Sanctuary. This is a special tribute area to all of those who supported this game project. The area features Kickstarter rewards, the book of credits, special quests, and in the center there is a giant tower filled with backer statues. (The garden features statues too). After finishing the maps for the Invasion of Swordhaven, J# returned to working on the interior of the tower. he has redesigned it a few times now. Sharing the latest concept sketch of the entry.
Artix
Here is a sneak-peek-screenshot from the Undead Invasion of Swordhaven cut-scenes that Ghost is working on. While many of the shots will be a 1:1 exact match of the original game, new scenes are being introduced to (un-)flesh it out. Ghost famously did many memorable cut-scenes from DragonFable... and he is bringing that energy to kick off AQWorlds: Infinity's story. This level of quality requires time though. So we need to invest more of those Kickstarter funds into additional animators and content preppers to assist Ghost.
Beleen
Howdy heroes and hello September! Another week and another peek behind the curtains at what the team has been working on. There’s a lot happening right now, from shiny new systems and inventory improvements to some very piratey progress that we’re hoping to get into your hands soon. So let’s set sail for adventure, shall we?
Artix
While our focus is on the main story, I wanted to share this fun new feature that was developed while making a side quest. Here, you can see the clickable chickens are actively attempting to run away from the player. The player needs to get close to them in order to click on them. It is a cute little mechanic... but the "NPC movement brain" that does this can also be used for escort quests, patrolling guards and stealth quests, and we could even build a small moving snail that slowly stalks you in a map and kills you if you ever let it touch you.
Artix
Beleen LOVES horses. So, when PineOak asked Beleen for 5 random horse sayings when you click on the horse... she sent him back a list of 85. EIGHTY FIVE! Do you think we should add a quest to pet the horse eighty five times now? Also.... Nulgath's animation continues to be top tier.
Artix
We updated the Android client! You can now get the latest version of the Android Alpha test on our official AQWorlds Infinity Android Download Page.
Artix
Nulgath's animation have been dead-on! I am really digging (up) this Giant Skeleton's lurch animation.
Beleen
Hiya heroes! Wow, last week was a HUGE win, and we want to give a massive round of applause to our amazing community + YouTubers like Korey, Ahiz, and Camarguets + ofc the entire team for making it happen 👏 👏 👏 AQWorlds: Infinity's Alpha is now on Android with our first-ever Alpha APK build. So let’s dive on in with what’s happening behind the scenes this week in our latest Battleon Briefing!
Artix
A huge thank you to all of the Kickstarter Backers who made this possible. Today, we are excited to begin our 1st Alpha Test of the Android Version of the game. This test will be for the most tech savvy of our backers... because it requires you to manually "side-load" an APK file of the game onto your Android Device. This is also how you will install updates during the Alpha. If this is not something you are comfortable doing, do not worry... this is just for this early testing phase. The game will ultimately be released on the official App Stores for you.
Beleen
This Battleon Briefing is gonna be a bit brief because during the team meeting, ya bois Artix and Dage were live-streaming the construction of a SPECTACULAR GIFT that arrived from Japan. It is a one-of-a-kind and just wait until you see it. Now we’re back to building something even more spectacular… AQWorlds Infinity!
Beleen
The Infinity Hero Class has arrived... but mastering its power is an adventure all its own! Our newest Class Guide breaks down everything you need to know: skills, aspects, combat strategies, and tips to help you unleash your inner Hero like never before. If you're ready to become an Infinity legend, dive into the full Infinity Hero Class Guide on the Design Notes and discover the secrets behind AQW's most ambitious Class ever!
Artix
I was transforming so hard... that my ears & hair detached, and I caught Yulgar on fire.
Artix
In the next version of AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity, you will be able to toggle on/off mini health bars under the players and monsters names.
