Farflame spotted a development update for The Way of the Wrath:

The Way of Wrath - Development Update and New Screenshots!

Hello Warchiefs!

We have a quick update on the progress and many new screenshots!

The Road So Far: Development Update
In the last update, we received a great question about the game's overall progress, and we thought it would be a good topic to cover in this update.

We are about 75% - 80% finished with development. All the features have been implemented, and we are now in the bug-fixing/polishing phase.

We're about 95% finished with the prologue campaign, which will serve as a demo and beta test campaign for the game.

We also have a good head start on the main campaign, with the story, skills, and game design well planned.

Next Steps: Polishing Features & Prologue Completion
First, we'll finish polishing all the features and complete the prologue campaign. Then, we'll split our time between finishing the main campaign and supporting beta playtests.

The game is coming along nicely. Everything has been upgraded—from gameplay to story to graphics. We've implemented all the features we planned and discussed during the Kickstarter campaign and added some extra surprises.

Lots of exciting stuff to come! ^^

We've also started posting more regular updates on our Discord Server. Everyone is welcome to drop by!

Upcoming Playtests
Playtest feedback is essential to us, and we're super excited about the upcoming playtests. After years of development, we can't wait to get to that point. So, we are working very hard to make it happen soon. We believe that player feedback-driven development gives games that extra edge to become truly special, and we hope you'll join us in the upcoming betas!

Release Plans
We only have a few months of development before we finish all the game content. However, player feedback from the upcoming beta tests will weigh heavily on our release plans. We want to ensure we release a well-polished game that’s exciting, engaging, atmospheric, and something you will all enjoy—and hopefully love. We'll take in all the feedback from the beta tests and allocate enough time to polish and improve the areas that need more work. We'll post a dedicated update as soon as everything is ready, and we can set a specific release date.

Screenshots and Gifs

We've updated our store page with new screenshots and GIFs that reflect our progress since the last update to the store. We have a lot of new images to share with you!

(An updated trailer will be recorded after the prologue is finished.)

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Thanks Couchpotato!

Couchpotato spotted a development update for The Way of the Wrath:

The Way of Wrath - Development Update!

Hearty Greetings Warchiefs!

The year is nearly done and it's been a while since our last development update, so we wanted to share a bit about what we've been working on these past few months.

In every game's development cycle, there comes a time of reckoning!

A time when every developer has to stare into the eyes of all their ambitions and pay a price for each and every one of them. The time of slaying bugs and the toil of polishing. "The dreaded last 10% that is really the 90%".

And so, this time has arrived for us, and what a glorious ordeal it has been! Menus upon menus, features upon features, systems upon systems! Sleeves have been rolled up times beyond counting. To-do lists compiled on scraps of paper, digitally etched in apps, and sinfully heaped upon sleazy back alleys of Discord chats. Devlogs have swelled with entries to such an extent that if written on a piece of paper, they would comically unfurl onto the ground and keep rolling into the far horizons.

But finally, FINALLY! There is a light at the end of this long tunnel. What was once an ocean of work has now dwindled to a mere handful of puddles. In just 2 or 3 weeks, we will complete all the features planned for the game.

Once we are done with improvements and our tests are blissfully free of bugs and our features start to gleam with a well-polished sheen and sparkle, we can move on to the next stage of development.

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The Way of Wrath is 100% funded on Kickstarter:

WE DID IT TOGETHER! From the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU! Our game is 100% funded!

Dear Players, 

YOU HAVE MADE OUR DREAM COME TRUE!

Thank You!

It's impossible to put into words how excited and grateful we are to have your support and to share this game development journey with you. You are amazing! And we are so lucky to have you on board for this adventure. 

You made it possible for us to stay true to our vision and create The Way of Wrath the way we always hoped.  A fully-fledged, interactive, and innovative RPG designed with an amazing community of RPG players. 

Let's make a kickass game together! 

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Congratulations!

With 16 days to go the story-driven, open-world, tactical RPG The Way of the Wrath has reached 75% of the Kickstarter funding goal:

The Way of Wrath

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-> Kickstarter updates

-> RPGWatch thread

After one week the Kickstarter campaign for The Way of Wrath has reached more than 55% of the funding goal.

About Factions

The factions have an internal social structure and hierarchy. And different relationships with different factions. Some you can recruit as allies, others are your sworn enemies. Each has its own personality, the shared values, and traditions that bind them together.

Your choices and Reputation will change how factions think about you and your ragged group of survivors.

Learn more about the internal faction dynamic and you will have a great advantage when dealing with them. You can play enemy factions against each other and weaken their unity. Or solve differences between allies to bring them together as a stronger whole.

When you join a faction to your cause, their people will move into your fort and you will gain access to their warriors, builders, hunters, healers. This will make your life both simpler and harder at the same time.

The Way of Wrath - a story-driven, open-world, tactical RPG - is now on Kickstarter:

 The Way of Wrath

A story-driven, open-world, tactical RPG set in a pre-historic shamanistic world. Inspired by Baldur's Gate, Gothic, & Legend of Zelda. 

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The Way of Wrath is a story-driven, open-world, tactical RPG set in a pre-historic shamanistic world. Inspired by Baldur's Gate, Gothic, & The Legend of Zelda.

Discover exciting secrets and explore beautiful but deadly landscapes with many unique areas, each offering distinct challenges.

Discover animal lairs and hunt vicious predators, drill holes in a frozen lake to catch fish, and scour the land for rare herbs and minerals. Use what you find to craft weapons, armor, medicine, and special empowering incenses to inhale at shaman altars.

Discover factions full of complex characters in believable communities that live and breathe the rich lore of the game.

Combat is fast, dynamic, and lethal. Use clever tactics, chain party skills into combos, and master the art of war.

Customize your character’s appearance and choose from 8 very distinct story origins. Freely mix 100+ skills and craft your own playstyle with the classless RPG system.

Recruit 8 unique story companions that you can befriend, antagonize, or romance. Or craft a completely new party of custom characters.

Command your own fort as your home base. Get to know your allies over the campfire, share food & drinks, and play mini-games. Rule over your people and oversee the construction and rebuilding of defenses.

The Way of Wrath is a story-driven, open-world, tactical RPG that takes you on a harrowing journey through a shamanistic world inspired by the ancient earth.

In a world of shamans, curses, and dark rituals you are a new chieftain of the Thein - the nomadic, tribal people of the north. And you have one goal - to lead your people through one hell of a siege launched by your enemies. 

In The Way of Wrath we combined elements from masterpieces we love, like Baldur's Gate, Gothic and Zelda, with new ideas creating a reactive, rich, story-driven game where every challenge can be overcome in many ways and players are always rewarded for experimentation.

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Thanks Yemeth!

@Gamasutra The Way of Wrath will be coming to Kickstarter Q1 2021.

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Tbilisi, Georgia -- November 9th, 2020 -- Independent developer Animmal today invites players to sign up for their new Kickstarter page for the upcoming narrative-driven turn-based RPG, The Way of Wrath, ahead of the crowdfunding campaign in Q1 2021. The Way of Wrath takes you on a harrowing journey through a shamanistic world full of mystery and danger that will make you fall in love with roleplaying games all over again. 

Sign up today and be notified when the campaign goes live: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/animmal/the-way-of-wrath-rpg

Prior to the Kickstarter launch, Animmal will be hosting a range of community events, offering a chance to win exciting The Way of Wrath merchandise and the opportunity to get involved in important game design decisions. The developer has planned a number of streaming sessions, during which they will work with the community to design in-game assets, including easter eggs, characters, weapons and even a quest. The community will also be able to vote which Kickstarter stretch goals should become a priority. Known for active community engagement, Animmal also has a number of update videos and sneak peeks into the development lined up, as well as rewards throughout the whole Kickstarter campaign.

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TheGG reports that The Way of Wrath has a demo available to try on Steam until June 22 as part of the Steam Game Festival.

Tbilisi, Georgia — June 16th 2020 — Independent developer Animmal today announced that the story-rich tactical RPG, “The Way of Wrath“, has released a free beta demo via Steam as part of the Steam Game Festival.

From today until June 22nd players can experience this unique medley of classic turn-based roleplaying, survival and base management in a world ridden with myths and dark rituals.

In an ancient world where gods, curses, and shaman powers reign over human lives, a gruesome decade-long war has come to a bitter end for the Thein faction. Fleeing in desperation for their lives, the Thein tribesmen return to the unforgiving Northern lands to lick their wounds. But their escape is cut short by the large enemy force on their tail.

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Thanks Farflame!

The two devs of The Way of Wrath explain the character creation of the game and a preview:

The Way of Wrath - Developers Diary 02: Character Creation

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The Way of Wrath: "Eshma" Quest preview and new dialogue mode.

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The Way of Wrath is a story-driven survival RPG with turn based combat and strategy management.

The Way of Wrath is a story-driven, turn-based, tactical RPG. Take charge of a ragged group of soldiers and hold a rundown fort against a merciless onslaught of an overwhelming enemy force. You will need to be ruthless, fearless, and cunning to survive what is to come.

COMMAND THE RESISTANCE

Become a leader who can guide your people through hell. Rekindle the fighting spirit of your warriors and turn the old, ruined fort into a formidable bastion against a merciless onslaught of the overpowering enemy.

EXPLORE. ADAPT. SURVIVE.

Immerse yourself in a world of mystery, superstitions, and dark rituals. Brave the cold, unforgiving no man’s land between your fort and enemy encampment. Hunt for food. Harvest materials to rebuild your fort. Recruit allies, and battle vicious enemies in brutal combat encounters.

MASTER THE ART OF WAR

Tests your tactical skills against battle-hardened veterans of a decade long brutal war in a fast-paced, lethal turn-based combat. Fight in handcrafted combat encounters against unique characters equipped with their own favored AI tactics, gear, and skills.

MAKE CHOICES, FACE CONSEQUENCES

Experience a dynamic, non-linear story. Each character, friend or foe, pursues their own agendas and reacts to actions of others. Alliances will be forged and Broken. Survivors will grieve the death of their kin and settle scores with their enemies.

• Create your own character. Customize appearance, origin, and reputation. Freely choose among dozens of skills and perks in an unrestrictive, classless system. Pick your party from a colorful cast of characters, or build your companions from scratch.
• Explore open world map to hunt, fish, harvest valuable materials, perform mystical rituals. Survive the cold, harsh landscape and its many environmental hazards.
• Repair defenses. Build traps and siege equipment. Craft weapons, armor, and tools of war. Cook food, brew alcohol and prepare the medicine.
• Your every action will be judged, and the consequences of your choices will be felt constantly as the story is reshaped to a new reality. Will you end up a respected leader, a feared tyrant, or a hated despot swinging on a rope from the tower of your own fort?
• Lead your people and maintain morale. Deal with their disagreements, superstitions, and self-destructive habits. Ignore them at your peril. Desperate people will be tempted by their worst instincts. Eager to escape hopeless reality in alcohol, drugs, petty squabbles, and comforting promises of the mystical rituals.
• Experience a new kind of interactive story. Each in-game day the map will update with new encounters, and character story-lines will move forward.