V Rising 𖣘 Legacy of C A S T L E V A N I A 𖣘
Awaken as a Vampire after centuries of slumber into a world that has forgotten you. Starved and withered, reclaim your power and rise to greatness in V Rising on this 2024, May 8th.
Update: Made a huge improvement to the way the player character is lit in dark areas. 💡
Self-shadowing was far too extreme to have enabled when using a spotlight from top-down view, as large hats would result in the player's body being nearly unlit.
I've also updated cloth and skin materials so now the model is more evenly lit no matter how you spin the camera, even if there are no other lights in the environment illuminating the player.
Besides looking better aesthetically, this enhancement was also an improvement to gameplay because it's easier to read your character's animations now that they're never fully obscured by shadows.
Another bonus is that this is more efficient than the previous system with more shadows that looked worse.
Today we're showcasing a turn-based tactical spell-casting roguelite called Spellmasons by Octavia Blue. We had much fun figuring out spell combos to defeat enemies and levels.