Balrum - Release Date: December 14

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The open world RPG tactical combat Balrum will be released on December 14:
The last year for us was a huge challenge. We never posted about the problems and struggles we had during development because those have nothing to do with Balrum. We have been working pretty much non-stop even on the weekends for ten months now. It is great to see the game near complete. Balrum ended up being a huge game!

You can expect a massive update to the Kickstarter version of the game at the same day when Balrum will be available on Steam. The update will have almost as many changes like the previous mega updates. Content wise you will finally be able to play all five chapters! During the beta you were only able to play chapter one. Some of the big new features are:

Character Creation
Intro
Difficulty Settings (on the hardest mode monsters will be smarter not just tougher)
Tutorial text pop ups
Simple executables with a bundled JRE on all platforms

All of your suggestions have been added to the game (the ones that were reasonable and compatible with the game, pretty much 99% of them). Some of the more extreme ones turned out to be great additions!

The whole game has been redesigned and rewritten completely over a dozen times. Balrum is our first project and we quickly learned that if something is not working or requires a lot of “hacking” to get somewhat working, that means that a part of the engine needs to be rewritten.

We think that its only fair if we tell you what could not fit in the game. The only thing that we could not get into the game are portraits. There are almost 200 NPCs in the game that would have needed portraits.

Most of you sent us your designs regarding NPC/Monster design. Those of you who have not can still send them and they will be included in a patch. (Kickstarter goodies will be included in the final version)

Without your help none of this would have happened. We are truly grateful for your support and you can count on our continued support for Balrum in the future!

We uploaded a new trailer that showcases a few brand new parts of the world. If you are interested you can check it out!

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balrum + underrail = december just got some love :lol:

Though im interested what is the price for balrum, couldnt find anywhere
 
Looks like eschalon with a bunch of new ideas thrown in. I didn't back it at the beginning but i will definitely buy it now.
 
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Wow ... amazing how much I have forgotten about this game since backing it :) Definitely looking forward to it!
 
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TBH, getting bored of all this determinedly retro stuff.
 
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It lost me at "build your own home" and "care for your livestock".

Not the sort of things I like to do in games so this ones probably not for me.
 
My wishlist is quickly growing :p
 
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Never gave to the Kickstarter because what they were wanting to do seemed too ambitious for what they were asking ($50K). Looks like it may have turned out pretty well though, the videos remind me of a Spiderweb game except with reasonable graphics and UI, and no party. (Or maybe Eschalon as someone already said, although I only played the demo for that..)
 
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Got me some apples. How about DEM apples?!

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sakichop said:
It lost me at "build your own home" and "care for your livestock".

Not the sort of things I like to do in games so this ones probably not for me.
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Protect your home from Ninja Squirrels. Devs from my country and I sent a large gaming site list to market Balrum on and tips.
 
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Even if I hadn't been a backer, the first paragraph alone would have made me want to own this. No whining, no complaining, just workin and getting 'er done. Will be playing this for sure!
 
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