Archvale Devlog #17 - Making Stuff Better 

This just looks better and better each devlog

Any day can be a good day if an Archvale devlog comes out

As soon as I notice a NEW Archvale Devlog, I stop whatever im doing and watch it! I can't wait for this game to be released! Stay lit!

I feel like nikkis themes sound more relaxed and upbeat and Gojis sounds more combat like in my opinion

I feel like ore could be used not just for crafting tools, but also to use as cover, where enemy bullets actually break it the more they hit. This could be used for more strategy in fights and also not having to actually “mine” the ore, rather using your opponents

I know this video was made 5 months ago and right before the final devlog premier, but I just keep on coming back to hear the glade theme! There's just something about it that I can't get enough of

Gosh, I love those tooltips! Nothing like a well designed and aesthetically pleasing tooltip that gets me going! I know it's an odd thing to get hung up on, but man does it matter a lot. I've bought games based on UI design before. You guys are nailing this!

Archvale is one of the only dev logs of a game that actually looks like a game and still actually be ready in a reasonable timeframe. Well done guys

I can't get over how absolutely BEAUTIFUL this game is!

Your mechanical analysis is so brilliant and refreshing. I've loved following Archvale, and I love how well you spell out the design decisions you're making as and when they come up.

It’s funny how peaceful the forest theme is.

The bullet styles and patterns give me realm of the mad god vibes and im loving it

Man this game looks amazing! I really enjoy watching these devlogs! I would love to see more content explaining the more techinical side of the game but it is awesome to see a new devlog regardless!

Maybe a good way of getting around that weird kill enemies/mine ores dicotomy is for the ores to "explode" and drop the parts only after you've killed all the enemies in the room. With that, you'll always have a reason to kill enemies when entering a room for the first time. You could still let the ore drops just on the floor and not automatically come to the player, so that they have the sense of "cleaning" the room themselves. Anyways, just a suggestion. Loving the devlogs :) Cheers! EDIT: And just to be clear, the ores only appear on the FIRST time you enter a room. With that, you don't incentivize players to just keep grinding rooms for ore.

GUY THIS HAS TAKEN 2 YEARS TO GET HERE THE DEDICATION

Finally...desperately in need of an archvale devlog loving them....

This is such a great project. I've been loving checking in your your progress from time to time! Thank-you for the constant inspiration :)

the new melee enemies seem like great fun

Well, someon became a professianal! You really seem to be understanding marketing and game desing stuff, and just seeing your videos are a huge motivational boost for me, so thanks! Looking forward the day archvale comes out! Keep up. ;)

Looks so GOOD! Been following channel for years now keep up the great work!

I love keeping up with these devlogs!

I'm loving the music. Music in games is top for me. When done well, it brings me right into the world of the game. Great stuff!

Dude the game looks better and better with every video! Congrats to the team! The resolution looks amazing. I certainly can't wait to play it! I love dungeon games and I am certain I will love this one!

OHHHHHHHH THIS GAME LOOKS SO INTERESTING OH MY THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HEARING BOUTT THIS WHAAAAAT THIS NEEDS TO BE MORE POPULAR AHHHH

Literally made my day thank you. Can't wait for the game to come out.

Yay i love these devlogs, the game is turning out great

I can’t believe I’ve been watching this stuff for 2 years

love your devlogs!

The game becomes better and better with each devlog. Cant wait to but it, when is comes out.

Wow awesome stuff! Can't wait to listen to the soundtrack on repeat!

This game looks absolutely incredible

just got to know this game, really liked how it looks and seems pretty fun to play to, I'll be waiting the next dev logs!

one of the best looking and appealing game among a lot of devlog that i'm watching,

One of the ways to deal with mining is to make ores in a type of enemy. And harder ore-enemies would require better gear, so it's workaround pickaxe system.

Man this game is beautiful

SOOOOOOOOO hyped! Keep working, you guys doing AMAZING! :D

Great updates, looks like the play testers feedbacks really gonna help the pacing of the game. 👍

I was eagerly waiting for a new devlog!

Really enjoy listening to the design changes and the reasoning behind them :D Also I can't wait for the release or at least being able to whishlist it. Hopefully that's all happening before 2021 ends

ITS COMING TOGETHER🌟🤙🏻

I just can't wait for this to come out!!!!

If you don't want to remove mining completely, you could space out mining spots more and make them give more ores, making it less of a chore and more a rewards. By carefully adjusting how often ores room happens, you could make this mining moment a welcomed and rewarding break from combat as well. Cheers

You've gone a long way. This looking very nice. I started posting my DevLogs about 2 months ago but haven't gotten that much views yet. My game is starting to look good and playable for the most part but still a long way to go.

Wow! It looks great, it sounds great! Good work!

Nice game! You've also got a great community, good luck with the project!

I am so excited for this game!

This thing is really coming along.

I really like the weapon comparison feature

I’ve seen a lotta devlogs recently, and archvale is the first game I’ve seen in a devlog that I actually want to buy

I just came across this video in my recommended, I am a big fan of your art style!

keep up the good work. i've stumbled across your little game.. well done, really :) subbed

Your game reminds me so much of Soul knight! This video got recommended to me and seeing your progress going well is amazing, keep up the good work!

Good work, a lot of attention to detail I am seeing here

BROO I CANT WAIT FOR THIS GAME, It looks SO GOOD. I wish I could play it right now.

I want to comment on how much I LOVE the weapon comparison system, It's really small but it's such a nice quality of life feature. Also a quick suggestion, I'm sure its already come up but it might be nice to have the toad merchant offer upgrades to your flasks, since your max health is increasing at regular intervals it might be helpful to make it so your health potions are also increasing at regular intervals.

Awesome! Waiting for the release!

The cobalt sword looks amazing

This is really starting to look very polished! I like the idea of enemies dropping ore but it would also be cool to have additional places to get ore to encourage exploration.

This project looks fun and the music sounds good too! Subscribed :) I'll probably get this if you end up releasing it :D

Oh my god I've just discovered this game and I just fell in love with it.

The potion thing makes so much sense. (Not only gameplay wise, but lore wise) I mean if there are magical fountains in the world that produce water that can heal you, why wouldn’t the residents of that world bottle up that water?

I think that instead of having the enemies directly drop the ore it might be better if they drop a resource needed to perform the crafting, like using lapis in Minecraft enchanting. For example, the shell armor would require both shell and slime, or iron armor would require iron and some sort of hot object, etc. that way mining the area can still provide some loot to make maybe smaller items like weapons and what not while bigger objects will require enemy drops and mined loot, or perhaps vice versa. I think leaving mining in is worthwhile as you could enter a new area and you might not be able to beat the enemies but could quickly harvest some mined goods that could lead to helping you establish a foothold in the new area.

Finally another devlog (:

Great OST 10/10

Wow! I'm blown away by your music! Your composers are very skilled! The desert theme especially reminds me of the desert from paper Mario 64

omg i love the music ~

Just gonna say WOW!!

cant wait

Ore drops to enemies would be great, sounds like it would really work with the gameplay

beautiful

How do they do it... How do they make a game looking this good! Love every little detail! Keep it up!!!

Also maybe add a speed run toggle in the settings that's unlocked after beating the game that switches the inventory system to the old one for people that want to go fast. I love watching speedruns and managing inventory and swapping weapons as fast as you can get them in the rooms would just add an extra touch

RU-vid Recommendations has not failed me once and this is proof

As somebody who watched a video about this game for the first time, my suggestion would be to add bonuses to tools or items that wouldnt otherwise be used. Make the pickaxe result in more ore compared to other items used to break them? Maybe ores could drop xyz rare items only when pickaxe has been used (or again, it adds a bonus %).

Those tooltips look so good now, I love that you can compare weapons right there. Maybe instead of ore drops, enemies drop an item specific to their type that could be used in some way. They could be ingredients for the frog chef to make other potions that apply a buff to your character or a weapon of your choice?

A lot of progress! keep it up!

Maybe a way to make ore more exciting would be to give it a random chance of dropping exclusive items, like certain skill badges, very occasionally, meaning there is something unique you can only get from mining to balance out enemies dropping ores

wow just found this looks so awesome:) waiting for more I have subbed

looks very nice

About mining. I'm not sure you'll see this comment, as video is fairly old, but In a tabletop game Munchkin if the room doesn't contain enemy encounter, you can loot the room. So, my first thought when you said about slow-paced ore collecting was - add some caches, hidden loot or stuff. Just so the room cleaning is a bit more fun and interacting. Perhaps, something that would require you to use your brain.

I’m a big fan of the desert theme.

I'm really enjoying these devlogs. Mine aren't hardly as high quality lol. It's nice to see them done right. :P

this game looks amazing I cant wait for a chance to get to play it lol.

i'm truly looking forward to this game. Looks like Realm of the Mad God single player with more to do

love the music :)

it looks and feels like a game I've seen before, Forger. The item drops also look like how they would drop in that game, Forger.

Its looking good man! I did a pixel art bat tutorial last week that would look cool in the game. :)

This gives me a "higher quality Realm of the Mad God" vibe

Great game gratz !

That's really cool

BETTER? POG!

The job you're doing is awesome! I'm also trying to make some devlogs in my channel, about my C++ 2D Game Engine. Keep up that great job, I'm glad to learn more about the game!

Ores can be used as destructible terrain so the player can decide to spam destroy them amidst combat or use it as a tool during combat. Would add more dynamics to the ore system.

yoo Jamie it's connor from school your vid just came up on my yt feed, fair play to you bro it's crazy how far you've progressed with the game making I rate it

the ui looks amazing. and do you plan to add mod support

I pretty much binged on all of these and subbed in the last week or so and the game looks awesome! Although recently I've been watching and wondering if you've played Zelda games? Because seeing the progression of UI and mechanic changes sometimes (a big one is the HP bar to hearts) you kind of arrive at the solution different Zelda games have :P

aye nice progress

nuclear throne meets moonlighter

I like eating rocks

insane!!