STRONGHOLD 2 GAME LENGTH UPDATE

While the RPG part of this game is complex, I’d say that the plot part is not easy either! So I am first planning everything before I jump into writing scenes that maybe I have to discard later on, because I didn’t consider this path or this variable or this plot hole and so on. and last but not least, some more branching scenes depending on the choices.

using the non-combat skills to solve the missions in various/different ways.the possibility to continue an existing romance, or start a new one (either with old/new characters).the fact that you can begin the game either as loyal or rebel.The main difficulty is that I’ll have to deal with a lot of things plot-wise: Now my goal is to get the isometric map working so that I can playtest myself all the missions (and side-missions) of the whole first chapter.Ĭurrently the plan is to have the game divided into 4 chapters (not all of same length!) and have the game demo end at the end of 1st chapter with one of my usual cliffhanger scenes 😉 I think in general the RPG part of the game it’s at good point, of course I’ll do a lot of tweaks and updates like I did for my past RPGs during beta, however the base/core system is there. It’s slightly outdated since I’ve changed a few things on my side already, but of course if you find more bugs or have suggestions feel free to let me know. In case you missed it, you can still try the prototype here:

It was very useful since I already added some tweaks/features. Last month I ran a short alpha-testing in my forums (though it was open, everyone could try the prototype) to get some early feedback on the combat.

STRONGHOLD 2 GAME LENGTH UPDATE

Time for an update on the RPG I’m currently working on (personally, I have other writers working on other games right now, like Volleyball Heaven and other “secret stuff”). In the screenshot above: like the old times, fighting malfunctioning Roboant in the tutorial battle!

Stronghold 2 game length