Silversword - RPG (Bard's Tale '85 homage)

[Nikademus]

Absolutely fantastic game - I can't write a review good enough to do it justice!

One of the few real rpg games on the rpg app store. Real depth, a good level of challenge - you can tell the amount of effort and passion the developer has for this amazing production. There has already been an update with a few improvements. I can't wait for future expansions or releases.

Mario is also fantastic at giving very rapid help and support on the forum.

A real shame this has descended into another "in app purchases are the invention of the devil!" discussions. You really don't need them to complete the game. Personally I bought the compemdium and a couple of money bags - not as they were necesarry, but because I wanted to support the developer amd really hoped this would be a commercial success.

I've played well over 60 hours. Having completed it, I'm still going strong, creating a party of god like archmages!

Fantastic work Mario - this game is a real credit to you!

[icetear]

Finally, the new update is live! This will not only remove the annoying forest map bug, but it will also bring new features to you.

Here is the list of the changes:

- Better introductory help screen overlay when starting a new game
- Show map performance increased
- Show stats on a new tab, just use the left arrow on your character screen
- Block Movement when showing Continue / Lore, so that you won't accidently dismiss the dialogue
- Curing NUTS bug resolved
- Changed mitre to make it more usable
- Frequently used spells now being shown on top of the spell list when casting

In addition, the PDF engine was exchanged so that it consumes less memory. More performance and memory tweaks (crash issues) will be addressed with the next update (already in the works).

I will continue tweaking the user interface to make it more usable - although it will stay in the intended Bard's Tale style.

Regards
Mario

[icetear]

Maybe you want to give this game a try now.
The new update has just been released and I have implemented some of the feature wishes from the community...

- Compendium: Repeated table header on each page in the item and creature list
- New bank feature! You can now deposit items and money in the bank and simply go shopping without the need to carry the money with you. It will be drawn from your account automatically. Beware of robbers *jk*

There will be a huge improvement in map loading with the next update, after that it's time to focus on the first real extension.

Regards
Mario

[Dave in the basement]

Price drop to $1.99, so I'll be grabbing this tonight. I cut my teeth on the Bard's Tale II, so I can't wait to see how this plays.

Dave

[icetear]

Hello dear friends,

while collecting ideas for extending Silversword, I plan on working on a new title.
Silversword 2 - "Götterdämmerung" will become a full-blown 3D fantasy role-playing game in the style of Wizardry VII(I), in terms of ruleset and visualization.
Because I live in germany, I cannot start this on kickstarter.com
The german equivalent is startnext.de - a crowdfunding platform which I will use to get the necessary licenses for the 3D environment (Unity3D).

Please help me bring this to live. The first step is to collect 100 fans (no obligations).
You can visit the project page here: http://www.startnext.de/silversword2
I have tried to translate everything to english, and have added subtitles to the promotion video.

Become a fan and get this project started! As soon as there are 100 fans, the fundraising will begin. It will cover 90 days - after that, the target of 15000 Euro has to be reached, or else no funding will take place at all.

Thank you very much in advance
Yours faithfully
Mario

[Artfoundry]

Sounds cool - I signed up.

[Dave in the basement]

If I leave a character spot open, do wandering monsters have the potential to join the party?

[Captive]

Originally Posted by Dave in the basement

If I leave a character spot open, do wandering monsters have the potential to join the party?

Yes Dave they do

[Dave in the basement]

Originally Posted by Captive

Yes Dave they do

Too cool! Thanks for the help.

Dave

[icetear]

If you think that Silversword does not fetch the spirit of the original, you may now switch to The Bard's Tale and try playing part 1 - inXile has released it as a new feature within the game.

Regards
Mario