Elements

July Update! Light, Fire, Nature and Level Design
about 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 07:06:57 AM

Hey everyone!! Thank you so much for your patience. We have been hard at work and have some updates for you. Here is what we have been working on for the past month.

Squirrel and Rabbit NPC - We have got some new textures for the Squirrel and Rabbit NPCs.  They will be in the Air, Ice, Light, and Nature biome. Not all creatures will be in each biome. If you see a creature or NPC type that you have already seen in another biome, their behavior and characteristics will be different. Every creature in Elemythia needs and wants something different, it's up to you to help them find that on your journey.

Fox NPC - We just finished the Fox NPC. Originally, we had planned on a more "cute" fox. But we settled on the Fox being more of a "Warrior". Not every character in this story will be sweet and innocent. Each NPC race will have their own characteristics and motivations. Some will get along with others and some will not. 

Level Design - We have been working on the level design for some of the environments and villages in the Light, Fire, and Nature biomes. For most biomes there will be 3 major villages or towns with multiple smaller villages throughout the biome. 

Squirrel Village - Some work in progress of the Squirrel Village in the Nature Biome.

Light Village - This village is abandoned. It's up to you to find out why and help the villagers return home. Once you do this will unlock new quests, vendors and merchants you can interact with.

Mayan Village - This Mayan inspired village is still very much a work in progress. We are happy with the layout, but still need to add many things to bring this area to life. We also need an NPC type here. Some suggestions we had so far were; Red Pandas, Gorillas, and Lizards. Let us know if you have any suggestions!

Fire Guardian - The Fire Guardian model is now finished and rigged. We are super happy with how it turned out. We will now be working on some custom animations. We are thinking the movement will end up being more like a Salamander or Komodo Dragon. We are open to hear your ideas on attacks for this Guardian!

Light Armor - The Rare version of the Light armor is almost finished. It has some Egyptian and Roman inspirations. Let us know what you think.

That's all for now. Our next update will dive deeper into the Dialogue System and the Building/Planting System. Looking forward to your feedback! Thanks again for all the support! Have an amazing weekend ❤️

Big Update - UE5 and lots more :)
about 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:43:17 AM

Hey everyone! I wanted to update you on the project. We have been a little more quiet since the campaign has ended, but we wanted to say we are hard at work and we wanted to let you know what it is we have been working on.

UE5 

First off, we switched to UE5! This was a big decision. It took a couple weeks, but we have already seen huge improvements in development speed just by using Level Instancing, Nanite, and World Partition. 

Katana - We added Katanas. Right now we just have one stance, but we are looking at the possibility of having multiple stances for some weapons.

Custom Orcs - Our Custom Orc models are done.. We are super happy with how they turned out. The rigging is being worked on right now. Can't wait to start giving them personality with sounds and animations.

Fire Armor - We finished the first rarity of the Fire Armor. I think this is going to be one of my favorite sets. I love all of the little details in this set. And this is the Rare version!

 
Fire Guardian - We have had some progress on the modeling of the Fire Guardian. We are super happy with how it is turning out. This boss will guard the Fire Stone and ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

 
Water Weapons - We started working on some weapons for the Water Biome. We took some Polynesian and Atlantean influences and came up with a unique aesthetic.

Mythical Pets - We now have our first Mythical Pet. We think he is pretty cute. We will be rigging and animating him soon. And he still needs a name :)

Language - Elements now has its own language. I didn't realize how complicated making a language was but we connected with a professional. We will share more about the language later, but for now here are the number symbols.

There is lots more we are working on, but we will save that for the next update. Please let us know what you think about the things we are working on and what you are most excited about. Thank you for all the support ❤️

Locking Orders and Processing Payments
over 3 years ago – Tue, May 02, 2023 at 05:23:07 AM

Hi Everyone! We have 89% of the surveys completed, thank you to everyone who has filled out their survey. Please reach out if you haven't received yours or if you email has changed. You can also go here https://elements-rpg.backerkit.com/ to try and recover your survey.

We will be locking orders for those who have filled out their surveys and charging cards for any add-ons, by the end of the day. If you choose credit card as your method of payment, you can expect a charge today or tomorrow. 

Thank you all for the support. We have got some big updates to share very soon. Have an amazing week! ❤️

Custom Orc Update / Survey End Date May 1st
over 3 years ago – Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:54:37 AM

Thank you to the 82% of Backers who have submitted their survey. It's exciting to read all of the cool weapons, gear names, and village names. And to see what biomes you picked for your monuments.  Thank you to everyone who has purchased add-ons. If you chose PayPal you would have been charged right away. If you chose credit card then you will be billed on May 2nd. If you haven't filled out the survey or can't find the email please head https://elements-rpg.backerkit.com/ to have it re-sent. If you changed your email or used an apple email then you can message us to change the email address where you will receive the survey. We are hoping to have all the responses by May 1st.

We have been busy working on one of the Stretch Goals already. The Custom Orcs are currently in production. There will be five variants, Nature, Light, Ice, Fire, and Earth. And five types; Tank (Female), Tank (Male), Melee, Ranged, and Mage. Below is some concept art and an update on the modeling process. Which is your favorite?

Have an amazing weekend. Thank you all for the support ♥

Surveys Incoming!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 06:08:14 PM

Hey you amazing people! Thank you for your patience. We just started sending out some surveys, so you should expect them soon. 

Because of all our awesome custom rewards it took a little longer than expected to figure out the best questions to ask. For example, the Blacksmith tier (a custom weapon or piece of armor), there were 720 possible options. We can't wait to see what you pick! 

And we can't wait to see what you name your gear, or your village, or your magic spell. If you need some name ideas, there are lots of name fantasy name generators online that could give you some ideas. But we love originality!

Some people have asked about upgrading their pledge. If you would like to upgrade your pledge, please reach out at [email protected]

Also please reach out if your Kickstarter email is different from the email you use day-to-day. We want to make sure you get your survey.

Now with all the admin stuff out of the way you can expect some big game updates coming soon. Thank you all for the amazing support ♥