WizardChess

Devlog

• WizardChess v0.5.7
  January 17, 2023 by Two PM

  Welcome to WizardChess 0.5.7! We've totally reworked progression and difficulty, but it's better now! Every contestant (including The Bard) has a rank and will gain experience the more time you win. T... Continue reading
• WizardChess v0.5.5
  December 09, 2022 by Two PM

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• Build 134 is live!
  September 22, 2022 by Two PM

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  This patch is about refinement. We've added new units and content but we've focused on refining the game into a replayable, challenging, varied loop. Oh, and we also changed the name - watch the devlo... Continue reading

  
• Build 133 is live!
  July 17, 2022 by Two PM

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  This patch is a bit of a variety pack, we've expanded the Fae Forest biome with some zany new enemies and the ability to get a "Werehorse" unit. You can also reroll your starting party for much, MUCH... Continue reading

  
• Build 132 is live!
  June 18, 2022 by Two PM

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  You can officially make it through an entire run of SoTF! With the caveat that the final boss is still a placeholder... For now. This build has a LOT of changes and represents a solid step forward tow... Continue reading

  
• Build 131 is live!
  May 15, 2022 by Two PM

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  NEW Added Cleric Unit NEW Added Hunter Unit NEW Added Stat Upgrade items NEW Added upgrade shops NEW Added upgrade shops You can now randomly encounter shops selling stat upgrade and traits, as well a... Continue reading

  
• Build 130 is live!
  April 05, 2022 by Two PM

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  This is a pretty chunky update that reworks how bossfights work in general to be much more interesting. Check out the devlog video for more details & a demonstration of the changes! CHANGED Add SKL to... Continue reading

  
• Build 129 is live!
  March 12, 2022 by Two PM

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  This patch changes a lot but the major focus was redesigning LCK completely and introducing a sense of progression over the course of a run. The game feels very different now, facing Skelems with 12 D... Continue reading

  
• Build 128 is live!
  February 07, 2022 by Two PM

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  Thanks for all your patience, I know we haven't shipped a build in a while but if you've been following the update videos you'll know there's good reason! This build has a bunch of changes in it and I... Continue reading
• January Update
  February 06, 2022 by Two PM

  Hey everyone, to tide you over until the next build is out (very soon!) we've just released a roundup of all the work done in January: Stay tuned!... Continue reading
• Build 127 is live!
  December 12, 2021 by Two PM

  CHANGED Updated shop art Units are now locked inside prison cells The shopkeeper (a.k.a. jailer) has appeared CHANGED Update mountain biome base maps Design changed for improved visual clarity while p... Continue reading

  
• Build 126 is live!
  November 21, 2021 by Two PM

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  Hey everyone, this is another smallish patch while we continue work on the new biome. We've reworked the rewards and punishment UI and expanded the possible options, hopefully this will make runs a li... Continue reading

  
• Build 125 is live!
  November 04, 2021 by Two PM

  FIXED Sometimes enemies were spawned in the wrong biome FIXED All traits are now available as rewards or punishments FIXED Correct use of colour to indicate trait valence (i.e. positive / negative) in... Continue reading
• Build 124 is live!
  October 17, 2021 by Two PM

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  NEW Added two swamp biome maps NEW Introduced 8 new unit traits Xenophobe: gain +1 ATK for each friendly unit of the same class deployed Guarded: gain +1 DEF for each friendly unit of the same class d... Continue reading
• Build 123 is live!
  October 11, 2021 by Two PM

  FIX - help UI prompt was in the wrong location CHANGE - map data parser / generator can mix and match map components even if they are of differing dimensions This expands the scope of the generator an... Continue reading
• Build 122 is live!
  October 06, 2021 by Two PM

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• Build 121 is live!
  October 03, 2021 by Two PM

  NEW add in-game help menu (accessible with `F1`) Thanks to Bertez (on our Discord) for their feedback on the event log! CHANGE increased the number of items visible in the event log CHANGE Increased t... Continue reading
• ​🎉 Opening the floodgates
  October 01, 2021 by Two PM#announcement

  🎉 we did it! The Song of The Fae (SoTF) is officially in Early Access . Phew. (up to this point the only way to play the game was to back us on Patreon, thanks to all of you who choose to support u... Continue reading

  
• build 0.0.119 is live
  September 20, 2021 by Two PM

  Buy the game or support us on Patreon to play this build: https://www.patreon.com/twopm Changes: Remove bard autoselect feature (it was annoying) Fix options menu on title screen Add credits menu Fix... Continue reading
• build 0.0.118 is live
  September 15, 2021 by Two PM

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  Buy the game or support us on Patreon to play this build: https://www.patreon.com/twopm Changes: Add Abandon Run button Improve snake boss AI Fix soft-lock bug after defeating boss Add new arena for s... Continue reading
• build 0.0.117 is live
  September 08, 2021 by Two PM

  Buy the game or support us on Patreon to play this build: https://www.patreon.com/twopm Changes: Upgrade to Unity 2020.3.17f2 (LTS version) Added run summary stats on defeat/victory Introduce new base... Continue reading
• September Update
  September 02, 2021 by Two PM

  We just published our September update newsletter, check it out and subscribe for future updates! September Update - The Song of The Fae Read on Substack... Continue reading
• build 0.0.116 is live
  August 18, 2021 by Two PM

  Support us on Patreon to play this build: https://www.patreon.com/twopm Changes: Implement sending units off to get reinforcements Upgrade to Unity 2020.3.15f1 (LTS version) Adds support for Apple Sil... Continue reading

  
• July Update
  August 03, 2021 by Two PM#newsletter

  We just published our July update newsletter, check it out and subscribe for future updates! July Update - The Song of The Fae Read on Substack... Continue reading

  
• build 0.0.115 is live
  July 26, 2021 by Two PM

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  Support us on Patreon to play this build: https://www.patreon.com/twopm Changes: Fix units getting stuck between grid cells Autoselect the bard when there are no other selectable units Only play the M... Continue reading
• build 0.0.114 is live
  July 21, 2021 by Two PM

  Fixes: snake boss can actually die tutorial end popup wording updated removed mention of "undo" from tutorial as it is off by default Support the game on Patreon to play this build... Continue reading
• And We're Live!
  July 21, 2021 by Two PM

  In our last newsletter update I mentioned the Patreon and our plans for Early Access on The Song of The Fae. Well, our plans have come to fruition. I'll cut to the chase, as of right now anyone who su... Continue reading

  
• Time is running out...
  February 04, 2021 by Two PM

  Hello friends, hope the year is off to a good start for you. It took us a few weeks but we’re picking the momentum back up on The Song of The Fae (SoTF) and we’ve got a special announcement… SoT... Continue reading

  
• Iteration & Motivation
  December 09, 2020 by Two PM

  A wild video appears! This time I'm talking about the iterative design process and the emotional rollercoaster that is making games... Continue reading
• I'm an influencer now
  November 28, 2020 by Two PM#tactics, #roguelite, #video

  I may have been slightly neglecting this devlog... But that's for good reason! We're started recording devlog videos explaining aspects of the game and the process we're going through to develop it. W... Continue reading
• The WizardChess Update - available now!
  October 30, 2020 by Two PM

  It's been a while since our first demo (back in April!) and somehow between the pandemic and our day-jobs Ricky and I have managed to make a lot of progress. SoTF is already a complex game (by virtue... Continue reading

  
• devlog 3: puzzles & pictures
  September 02, 2020 by Two PM

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  We're back. Ricky and I have both been starved for free time lately, so we did what anyone else would do... Take on an intern! To be honest Cypress has been more of a creative collaborator than an int... Continue reading

  
• devlog 2: putting it together
  August 09, 2020 by Two PM

  I like to think of the process of making a game in terms of nested game loops. We started development with the base loop: turn by turn tactics gameplay, then added a series of encounters together with... Continue reading

  
• devlog 1: taking our sweet time
  July 22, 2020 by Two PM

  At some point this year I quietly changed the TwoPM tagline to Thoughtful videogames, built patiently. I can't be sure how long we'll stick with this but it's a nice way to sum up our thinking as of l... Continue reading

  
• devlog 0: the story so far
  June 24, 2020 by Two PM

  Testing, testing. I'm testing out the devlog feature. We recently changed our minds about the macro-game of SoTF. We weren't happy with how it was coming together and decided to go back to basics. Aft... Continue reading