I have been silently working on Avadon 3: The Warborn for a few months now. I'm old and slow, so the work is not brisk. Still, I am optimistic about a mid-2016 release of the final game in the trilogy.
I think Avadon 2: The Corruption was a worthy game in many ways. However, in some ways, it was underbaked. Some flaws in the engine should have been addressed, but weren't. I am making major improvements for the final game in the trilogy.
I'm still working things out, so I am posting this to let people know how things are going and to welcome random feedback.
Here are some of the current changes/ares of debate:
* Sounds and Spell Effects
Will all get a massive overhaul.
* Quick Use and Ability Preset Buttons
I am strongly considering changing to 3 Quick Use buttons and 5 Ability Preset buttons. Feedback welcome.
* Difficulty
My games have long dealt with difficulty by making foes have more health and do more damage. I want to handle this in a smarter way.
I am strongly considering having area of effect spells do friendly fire damage on Hard and Torment level. I want combat positioning in my games to make a difference, and this will be a key part of that. I will also make the more nasty foe abilities (like charm and fear) be more common on higher difficulties.
Feedback welcome.
* Skill Tree
Will be completely redone. There will be three separate trees instead of three inter-connected trees, and skill prerequisites will be massively cut back. This will allow a lot more freedom in character builds and less spending skill points on things you don't want.
I am also massively tweaking abilities for all classes and adding new abilities. If a particular ability has proved to be utterly useless or way overpowered, I'd like to know.
* Tinkermage Balance
I don't usually care too much about balancing character classes against each other. This isn't a PVP game. If shamans are tougher than shadowwalkers, or whatever, that isn't a big deal.
However, it is a problem when one class is so much tougher than the others that it makes it impossible to balance the game. In this spirit, tinkermages will be getting a mild nerfing.
* Right-Clicking
I will be implementing better right-click functionality and making it work on Macs too.
I won't be posting much in this thread, because that's how I am, but I will be sure to read everything in it as long as it is stickied.
- Jeff Vogel
I am TOTALLY gonna buy this game! Based upon Avadon: Black Fortress and Avadon 2, I recommend this! So excited!
Avadon 3: The Warborn, Changes and Discussion
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I am TOTALLY gonna buy this game! Based upon Avadon: Black Fortress and Avadon 2, I recommend this! So excited!