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Making the very traditional RPG Lair of the Leviathan https://t.co/9DmaakaUmd https://t.co/C3kSK9TcSG

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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
5 months
People often ask how I draw the world map for the game and the answer is - pixel by pixel. Over the weekend I have been going over the starting area of the map improving things and adding a little more colour and detail.
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RT @turnbasedlovers: Top 20 Tactical RPGs Coming in 2025–2026 You Need on Your Wishlist.. #turnbased #TRPG #RPG #in….
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
5 days
This week I thought I would challenge myself by drawing some larger npc portraits starting with Bartholomew, the 'Master of Cheese'.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
10 days
At the moment we have 8 different base types of player sprites all with hand drawn animations. All of them have a bunch of different parts so hopefully everyone will be able to create the exact visuals they want for their party members and we can represent most of the basic DnD
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
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RT @oliver_joyce: Latest updates from the Lair- we have a Monster Editor!. #gameDev #rpg #turnbased.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
So that's kind of the mini story how things started and where they are now. We are getting closer to the demo and it's really looking like the game I always dreamed of making. I still kind of can't believe I have somehow managed to get to this stage but I'm so happy there are
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
It was almost like a 'destiny' type of moment. Since then Oliver has reworked things into a true Goldbox inspired game I was always wanted and I have been able to spend more time trying to improve my art. Things have been shaping up better than I could have hoped.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
We had a lot in common, both having children the same age with similar issues and both of us wanting to make essentially the same game. With my skill level being far below what I needed to make my true 'dream' game we discussed things further and decided to team up!
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
The initial first months were a little slow but eventually, posting on social media. somehow things caught on and wishlists and visits started to do pretty well! It was during that time that Oliver had also contacted me and we started talking.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
Then finally 2 years ago I had enough of my game done to start my Steam page. It wasn't the exact version of the game I wanted to make but it was close enough and basic enough I felt I could accomplish it. It was more of a static jrpg than a full blow western style rpg.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
Eventually I decided on replicating the SSI Goldbox DnD games from the 80s and 90s which were a huge part of my childhood. Not only did they introduce me to DnD but also to Rpgs in general. I think I played through Pool of Radiance non stop for a year after getting it!
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
It was pretty rough at first but eventually I slowly started to get the hang of it. Over the next few years I continued to slowly study and then start to plan out the idea for my game, the art and what I wanted it to be.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
I had no background in either so I would wake up at 3am, 7 days a week, studying. It wasn't always easy but I was determined to make it work as I missed the older style western rpgs which were a bit of an endangered species.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
I originally started studying pixelart and programming a few years ago while staying at home raising my first child. I had volunteered to stay at home and stopped working but I was looking for something new to do.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
18 days
There isn't much interesting to show off this week and as it is the 1 year anniversary of Oliver and I starting to work together I thought I would post a little bit about the story of Lair and how it came about. Warning! Potentially long and boring! I'll post a lot of progress
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
24 days
Cleave! .With Oliver moving on to the combat engine soon I have been going back to working on player sprite combat animations. This is the one for the 'two handed fighter' type.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
25 days
RT @oliver_joyce: Today - a big update post on Lair of the Leviathan. Find out what's been going on in the project and what's next!. https:….
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
1 month
This week I have mainly been working on redoing some of the human male portrait hairstyles and facial hair and adding in some more body models.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
1 month
Oliver did another great video showing off some of the dungeon stuff he is working on. We should be able to easily create some really cool dungeons very quickly with the new system. Things are really moving along now!.
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David - Nostalgic Realms - Lair of the Leviathan
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RT @ringlas: Hi, #PitchYaGame . An ancient evil returns. A sword lost to legend. A party bound by fate. Forge your legacy in a story-rich R….
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RT @oliver_joyce: Hi #pitchYaGame. Lair of the Leviathan is an RPG in the tradition of the '90s Gold Box era & Darklands. ⚔️Turn based D&D….
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