Xaviant announces their game is now called Lichdom: Battlemage, and that it will be available on Steam Early Access March 19th. Here are the details on Steam.
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Lichdom: Battlemage - Steam Early Access
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I forgot to include The Developer Q&A. So here it is for anyone interested.
While I'm not a huge fan of Early Access I understand why developers use it.
What the developers say:
“If you love the idea of wielding unlimited magic power with none of the usual mana bars and cool-downs, then join us in Early Access to help perfect Lichdom: Battlemage.
For the latest info about our Early Access program, please join us on the forums: http://steamcommunity.com/app/261760/discussions/0/540736320116622050/
We have ferociously embraced the Early Access philosophy and we are inviting community feedback throughout the final months of development. We plan four major Early Access updates and meaningful changes based on community response. The schedule is:
Pre-Alpha 1 / March 19 / $19.99
Note: All features and assets are in a pre-alpha state and are therefore subject to change through iteration and community feedback. At this stage in development there are a fair number of bugs and balance issues. The code and content are not fully optimized, so minimum system specs are higher than what we expect for the final product.
· The game's core feature set, minus a handful of significant pieces
· 2 Levels of the game
· 8 Enemy types
· 4 of our 8 types of Magic
· 1 Boss battle
· Story content (without voiceover or final animations)
Pre-Alpha 2 / April 28 / $19.99
Alpha / June 9 / $24.99
Beta / July 21 / $29.99
Launch / August 26 / $39.99
Buying in at any stage means that all subsequent releases (including the final version) are included in your purchase.
Join us if you are ready to play hard, but be warned – this game is not for the timid. Unlimited power will not be enough to claim victory. Lightning reflexes and brilliant strategic spell-crafting are required to become a true Battlemage!”
“If you love the idea of wielding unlimited magic power with none of the usual mana bars and cool-downs, then join us in Early Access to help perfect Lichdom: Battlemage.
For the latest info about our Early Access program, please join us on the forums: http://steamcommunity.com/app/261760/discussions/0/540736320116622050/
We have ferociously embraced the Early Access philosophy and we are inviting community feedback throughout the final months of development. We plan four major Early Access updates and meaningful changes based on community response. The schedule is:
Pre-Alpha 1 / March 19 / $19.99
Note: All features and assets are in a pre-alpha state and are therefore subject to change through iteration and community feedback. At this stage in development there are a fair number of bugs and balance issues. The code and content are not fully optimized, so minimum system specs are higher than what we expect for the final product.
· The game's core feature set, minus a handful of significant pieces
· 2 Levels of the game
· 8 Enemy types
· 4 of our 8 types of Magic
· 1 Boss battle
· Story content (without voiceover or final animations)
Pre-Alpha 2 / April 28 / $19.99
Alpha / June 9 / $24.99
Beta / July 21 / $29.99
Launch / August 26 / $39.99
Buying in at any stage means that all subsequent releases (including the final version) are included in your purchase.
Join us if you are ready to play hard, but be warned – this game is not for the timid. Unlimited power will not be enough to claim victory. Lightning reflexes and brilliant strategic spell-crafting are required to become a true Battlemage!”
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JonNik
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Hmm, I used to enjoy Heretic/Hexen very much back in the day (I recall playing it while blasting My Dying Bride and Moonspell from the stereo, for hours on end 
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One of the few shooters I've actually enjoyed in my life (Along with Realms of the haunting and Clive Barker's Undying)
I wonder if this kind of game still appeals to me enough to dig in at this point… (Also, not made out of time these days and there are boatloads of, hopefully, quality RPGs coming in the near future, hopefully ) 19.99$ seems as much as I would be willing to give for it (Tops)… Or I can wait for a far distant sale…
Hmmm…
).One of the few shooters I've actually enjoyed in my life
(Along with Realms of the haunting and Clive Barker's Undying)I wonder if this kind of game still appeals to me enough to dig in at this point… (Also, not made out of time these days and there are boatloads of, hopefully, quality RPGs coming in the near future, hopefully
) 19.99$ seems as much as I would be willing to give for it (Tops)… Or I can wait for a far distant sale… Hmmm…
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I think it's a good price, and this is the first Early Access that I'm going to purchase. The release price will apparently be $40 which makes this a deal for anyone who's interested.
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there is no aiming in this game.. just point in general direction
apparently its more about choosing and timing different spells
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The more I see of this game it looks more like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Not necessarily a bad thing , and I shall keep an eye on this one.