Hello rabbits, happy new year! Since the last blog post, I've been chipping away at making content for the game. The playable classes are 100% done, the items are 100% done, the trinkets are 100% done, and the game is feeling more complete by the day! What remains is the story dialog and the actual battles you'll fight along the way. Those have been coming along more or less at the pace I expected. Of the work I had remaining at the beginning of the year, I've finished a little under half of it, which puts me on pace for my target of mid-March. ...That doesn't mean the game is coming out mid-March though! Far from it; after all that's done I still need to have the game translated, make a trailer, do some more marketing things, bug test the game thoroughly, and make a lot of smaller adjustments. In fact, I've got a two page list of random things I'd like to do to improve the game (many based off the demo's feedback). Anyway, please enjoy a random selection of some stuff I've been working on! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/40419be5a649e662c96c8c1f6ef9bd3b2c55d362.png[/img] For those who like fighting up-close and dealing big damage, introducing the Bruiser Rabbit! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/d618b12ff7e4c6a069399c113e67572892a9a5d1.gif[/img] The Bruiser Rabbit has [b]higher base damage than every other class in the game[/b], but she's limited by her short range, horizontal hitboxes, and restrictive Defensive. The balance of where her damage comes from is also weird compared to other characters, making her item choices somewhat interesting. Her Primary is the core of her entire moveset. A powerful blow in a horizontal line in front of her, with a very, very long GCD. Her other moves Charge this move in one way or another (up to 4 times), making her strikes even more powerful. Her Secondary is a short-range jab that has a chance to Charge your Primary. It's generally what you'll be using as filler, since its DPS is higher than an uncharged Primary on average. The problem is that its range is VERY short; so be sure to get close to use it! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/a5bbc11a9649a8d3fac23269f08ca32c808099ac.gif[/img] Then comes her Special... which is a unique one. It does a pitiful 100 damage to all enemies, Charges your Primary twice, and gives you an extremely powerful buff: Berserk. Berserk boosts your movement speed and reduces all your GCDs to 0.8 seconds, including your Primary. So time to take all those Charged Primaries, and [b]unleash some RAGE[/b]. Your buff lasts slightly longer than 4 Primaries though... we need more Charge! [b]More RAGE.[/b] Luckily, your Defensive also gives you one Charge to your Primary each use, so you can use that during Berserk to eek out more damage. However, her Defensive is a bit awkward to use compared to some other characters, as it shifts her position horizontally in the direction of her target. So, don't get too distracted while wailing on your opponent, or you might jump right into an enemy attack! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/e7f76b2b8ed60982798c5ff3ab6a144349ed7f47.gif[/img] And that's the punchy-angry rabbit in a nutshell! While straightforward to play, her close-range limitaitons means she has a pretty high skill ceiling. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/4f72c62769c2ab057d7729d9530c35fd71a07cd1.png[/img] Let's take a quick look at some two-target fights! The only one in the demo is against the two mice in the outskirts, but there are far more in the full game. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/4de9abddefdfd641bae229c6aade14a2b6c96f2a.gif[/img] These two dragons are Pi and Kuu! They have a calm demeanor, but explosive attacks. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/7eb97a9de2dc39963ce1ce4b9f3e775bed4b0514.png[/img] In Lunar Mode, their fight might turn into a frantic runaround, dodging non-stop explosions. Make sure to stick together and run as fast as you can! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/f4fb86bb70e480146905b8a5e87d512784053273.gif[/img] Lette and Jay are a singing frog duet. Jay's beats will keep you moving, and Lette will make you stand still for her melody! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/c4ce4cb1153f77bbc27e0bd1e0c30615037ef36d.png[/img] They'll politely take turns in Normal Mode, but in Lunar you'll have to carefully dance to both their songs. Look carefully, and deal with things in order from top to bottom. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43296890/08f6f8425864ede50d2e6974e79692b719ccc53b.png[/img] Hopefully you've enjoyed this little preview! I mostly wrote it as proof I am still, in fact, alive. I've been hard at work making enemy attacks, and my social media went quiet for a bit. I'll continue to be a bit sparse with updates for the next month or so, but after that I'll be putting more effort into showing the game around as it gets closer to release. When is rabbit game releasing? Uh... before... other games. Preferably well before other games; so that people who plan on playing other games when they come out have time to play Rabbit & Steel first. That's the goal, and a pretty ambitious one considering what's left. So, I need to get back to work! See you next time!