Kalia and The Fire Staff Pre-Alpha

Devlog

• KatFS Alpha Devlog #4 (October 2024)
  October 30, 2024 by gdn001

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  #alpha update

  Hello all! This is the fourth alpha devlog for KatFS. SOCIAL MEDIA WOES In the last devlog, I mentioned the Twitter blockade in Brazil and how I've been moving my operations to BlueSky. Since then, Tw... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Alpha Devlog #3 (September 2024)
  September 30, 2024 by gdn001

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  #alpha update

  Hello all! Time for the third monthly alpha devlog on the Kalia project. First, let's talk about the Twitter elephant in the room. Since August 28th, Twitter has been blocked in Brazil, meaning I have... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Alpha Devlog #2 (August 2024)
  August 29, 2024 by gdn001

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  #alpha update

  Hello everyone! This is the second of the now-monthly general devlogs for the KatFS alpha development. So, what did the month of August bring us? THE HARVEST IS BOUNTIFUL THIS YEAR Last month I shared... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Alpha: The New Balance Philosophy
  August 16, 2024 by gdn001

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  #alpha update

  Hello all! I'm breaking the monthly general devlog pattern for my game, Kalia and the Fire Staff, for a topic that warranted a more in-depth analysis. For those that may be unfamiliar with the project... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Alpha Devlog #1 (July 2024)
  July 31, 2024 by gdn001

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  #alpha update

  Hello everyone! Starting with this post, I want to experiment with monthly update devlogs on the KatFS project. The reason for it is two-fold: First, I want to keep whoever has been following the proj... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Cutscenes (and some more stuff)
  July 13, 2024 by gdn001#Development

  Hello all! Today I bring a new devlog about a new development in the Kalia project: in-game cutscene scripting! And while that is meant to be the main topic of this post, I've decided to also hijack i... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Narrative
  May 20, 2024 by gdn001

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  #Narrative, #Alpha

  Hello all! Today I wanted to bring another detailed update on KatFS's alpha development. In the last devlog, I discussed some of the tech upgrades that the game's systems would be receiving, most of w... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Move to Alpha
  April 10, 2024 by gdn001#Development, #Alpha

  Hello everyone! It's been a while since I last made a long-form devlog about the development process of Kalia and the Fire Staff. With the pre-alpha demo for the game reaching its final state, it has... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.3.2 is out!
  March 14, 2024 by gdn001

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  #Update

  Hello all! It's KatFS update day! Today I bring what will likely be the penultimate update to the KatFS Pre-Alpha demo. This is not to say Kalia's adventures will soon be over, in fact that's just the... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.3.1 is out!
  January 24, 2024 by gdn001

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  #Update

  Hello everyone! Here's the first update for the KatFS Pre-Alpha demo of 2024! It adresses a major issue found in chapter 3, but also fits in some nice eye-candy and new gameplay feature. First and for... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and 2024
  January 09, 2024 by gdn001

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  #future updates

  First of all, happy late New Year's everyone! Let's hope 2024 is a better year for all of us (or failing that, let us all have the strength to handle it)! With a new year, comes new resolutions, and i... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Fire Staff Chapter 3 is now available!
  December 15, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the third chapter of the KatFS pre-alpha demo is now available for download! Escaping the spider-infested mines after the battle with the spider queen,... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Goblin Landship (Chapter 3 dev update)
  October 30, 2023 by gdn001

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  #Update

  Hello all! It's been over two months since my last devlog, so I felt it was time for another update on the development of the KatFS demo chapter 3. I want to begin by saying that development seems to... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Ancient City (Chapter 3 Dev Update)
  August 24, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! I realized it's been a while since my last devlog. Work in chapter 3 of the demo has been progressing, and I figured I should show you all what's been on the works. Those who follow th... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Goblin AI
  July 10, 2023 by gdn001

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  #technical

  Hello all! Today I wanted to get into detail on recent implementations for the third chapter of the KatFS demo regarding enemy AI. For those out of the loop, the first two chapter of the demo featured... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Sprite Sorting Order
  June 26, 2023 by gdn001

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  Hello all! Today I would like to get into a topic that has been very important to the development of Kalia and the Fire Staff since the beginning, and that is very important to pretty much any game bu... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Goblins
  June 17, 2023 by gdn001

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  Hello all! It's been a while since the last KatFS devlog, but I will assure you that development has been ongoing on chapter 3 of the demo! In fact, I wanted to share an important aspect of this new c... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Charged Attack (and Why Input Design is Important!)
  May 03, 2023 by gdn001

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  #design

  Hello all! Today I felt like sharing a little insight into a recent implementation in KatFS and how it can be a simple example of interaction/input design in your games. "But what's the need for this... Continue reading

  
• Kalia, Burgers and Cultural Inspiration
  April 28, 2023 by gdn001

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  #lore

  Hello all! For those who have not yet been introduced, I'm "GDN", the solo developer of "Kalia and the Fire Staff" which is the game where my character Kalia will make her debut. I say "debut" because... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.2.4 is out!
  April 19, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! I bring a small update to the KatFS demo today. Well, small in the short term as it doesn't bring many obvious changes over 0.2.3, but this should be an important update in the long ru... Continue reading

  
• KatFS 0.2.3 Now Available!
  April 05, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! Today is update day for Kalia, and while this is another "minor update", it does bring a rather significant change! But before we get into that, let's go through the other changes in t... Continue reading

  
• KatFS 0.2.2 - Expanded Controller Support
  March 22, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! It's update day for Kalia and the Fire Staff. Version 0.2.2 brings expanded controller support to the demo, as you probably have just seen in the title. But what does that mean? For on... Continue reading

  
• Color Accessibility in KatFS
  March 12, 2023 by gdn001

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  #accessibility

  Hello everyone! Smaller devlog today, but I would like to briefly share some insights in my initial experiments with making KatFS more accessible to those who are colorblind. I'm sure the vast majorit... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.2.1 is out!
  March 01, 2023 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! The second chapter of the Kalia demo has just gotten its first update! Nothing too major, but a few small and fancy additions: New Item Drop Sprites: Fun fact: up until now, KatFS had... Continue reading

  
• Kalia and the Fire Staff Chapter 2 is now available!
  February 18, 2023 by gdn001

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  #major update

  Hello everyone! I'm glad to announce that the second chapter of the Kalia and The Fire Staff pre-alpha is now available for download! After venturing through the ruins, Kalia finds herself within an a... Continue reading

  
• KatFS: Sound Effects for Beginners
  January 22, 2023 by gdn001

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  #tutorial, #audio

  Hello and happy 2023 everyone! Due to the holidays and some other circumstances, the KatFS demo chapter 2 had to be delayed. But that gave me the opportunity to revisit the game's sound effects. While... Continue reading

  
• The KatFS Demo Chapter 2 is Almost Done!
  December 11, 2022 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! It's been far too long since my last devlog. Development on chapter 2 just went on steadily and I haven't shared many updates here on itch, so time to catch up! First up, a showcase of... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha: The Second Chapter
  November 04, 2022 by gdn001

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  #upcoming

  Hello everyone! It's been nearly a month since the last KatFS update/devlog. However, work on the project has been ongoing still (with small tidbits frequently shared on my Twitter while the site stil... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.1.4 is out!
  October 07, 2022 by gdn001

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  #patch notes

  Hello everyone! Got a little update for the demo. This update includes a few changes based on feedback from the aptly named Feedback Jam, which KatFS was submitted to. Appreciate everyone that gave me... Continue reading
• KatFS Cave Spiders - Simple But Effective AI Design
  October 03, 2022 by gdn001

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  #gamedesign, #ai

  Hello everyone! It's been a while since my last devlog, but development on the game has been going steadily. Initially, I intended for my next devlog to be about future expectations for the project, b... Continue reading
• KatFS 0.1.3b and Feedback Fest Jam Entry
  September 14, 2022 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! I got a smaller update for the KatFS pre-alpha, and a more substantial news update. First, on to what's new in version 0.1.3b: An issue that many players were having with the demo was... Continue reading

  
• KatFS v0.1.3 Upcoming Changes
  September 05, 2022 by gdn001

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  #patch notes

  Hello everyone! Brief update on the state of the demo and its next patch, which should be coming this week. (possibly maintaining my streak of updates every two weeks so far!) If you're in a rush, her... Continue reading

  
• The KatFS Pre-Alpha State
  August 26, 2022 by gdn001

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  #future update

  Hello everyone! Now that KatFS 0.1.2 has been out for a week, I feel that it's time for another update on what's next for the project. The AI rework was a major step for the pre-alpha, and I believe t... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.1.2 is out!
  August 17, 2022 by gdn001

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  #update

  Hello everyone! It's update day! The pre-alpha 0.1.2 version brings improved AI for all the non-boss enemies in the game, specially the skeletons. Not only does it add more variety and challenge to th... Continue reading
• Kalia and the Artificial Intelligence
  August 06, 2022 by gdn001

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  #future updates, #behind the scenes, #ai

  Hello again! Hope you've all had a good weekend so far! For this week's devlog, I wanted to present and discuss the upcoming AI changes in KatFS. This week has proven quite productive in that departme... Continue reading

  
• KatFS Pre-Alpha v0.1.1 is out!
  July 27, 2022 by gdn001

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  #update

  Kalia and the Fire Staff Pre-Alpha v0.1.1 is now available! You can check the changelog in this previous devlog post , but the short version is that you can now rebind keys for keyboard and mouse, the... Continue reading

  
• Changes in KatFS Pre-Alpha 0.1.1
  July 24, 2022 by gdn001

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  #update, #changelog

  Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce that Kalia will be getting her first update this week! It is a small one, addressing some of the immediate feedback points that I received from playtesters of ver... Continue reading
• What's Next for the KatFS Pre-Alpha?
  July 16, 2022 by gdn001#future updates

  Hello all! Hope you've been having a good weekend so far! Since publishing the KatFS pre-alpha demo, I've received some good pieces of feedback, which I've proceeded to convert into tasks and begin wo... Continue reading

  
• The Kalia and the Fire Staff Pre-Alpha is Live!
  July 13, 2022 by gdn001

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  #pre-alpha, #release

  The first major milestone for this project is finally here, its first playable public release! But I'm getting ahead of myself. For those who are not yet familiar with Kalia and the Fire Staff (or Kat... Continue reading