Dwarven Monster Slayers - Indie Game Update

[MoCo]

Dwarven Monster Slayers Indie Game Update

Hey everyone, we wanted to give you a quick update on our indie game project Dwarven Monster Slayers. Some of you might know, that this project originally started as a Warcraft III custom map with the same name, as a hosted project on Hiveworkshop. Basically, Dwarven Monster Slayers is a coop 1-5 player multiplayer game that blends old school role-playing gameplay with survival and stealth mechanics. The game features tactical and team-based combat, exploration of a huge immersive underground world, a comprehensive background story, character development, loot hunting, sandbox-elements and much more. All together, the game aims at creating a fluid gameplay that feels fresh and familiar at the same time. Last week, we have attended the Quo Vadis 2017 game developers conference in Berlin. On this conference, we have presented an early prototype of our game to a public audience for the first time. We really had a great time, met very nice people, received a lot of feedback and had a lot of inspiring conversations. BTW, we have just released the game's intro cinematic for public - you can check it out below:

Maybe you are a developer yourself? We are always looking for talented freelancing 3D artists and level designers. If we have catched your interest, you will find more information about the game on the dedicated website. If you want, you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. As it regards our next steps, we want to make our project known to a bigger audience so that more people even know that this project exists. We are thankful for any kind of feedback and support. Cheers, Moritz

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

So awesome to see more WC3 maps getting out there in the world. Thumbs up modding community!

 

[UmbraUnda]

Oh wow! I played the wc3 map a while ago - very well done mate!

I'm digging that intro! So well made... quality everything! You got a whole studio working on this or something?

Can't wait to play this game.

 

[YetAnotherYoutuber]

Seems graphically leaning towards hand of fate which is by no means a problem
hoping you'll find those that will skyrocket the development speed (and quality as well) of your game

 

[aeman]

Warcraft 3, giving birth to a new indie game since 2003

 

[Rufus]

Awesome man, good luck!

 

[Chaosy]

Looks cool not gonna lie.
If the gameplay is as good as the cinematic I will probably give it a go.

 

[Misha]

very very fancy

 

[Chaosy]

Oh wow! I played the wc3 map a while ago - very well done mate!

I'm digging that intro! So well made... quality everything! You got a whole studio working on this or something?

Can't wait to play this game.

Only 2 people according to their website.

 

[aeman]

so this game will be released at?

 

[Chaosy]

When is this game released?
Maybe still in 2018, but 2019 seems to be a more realistic date.
Quality is our primary goal and we will take the time it needs to achieve this goal.

Just check their website :-/

 

[MoCo]

Hey, glad to see that you guys like it.

As Chaosy has mentioned, we are currently working on this project with 2 people, next to normal fulltime jobs; myself (programming, leveldesign) and a friend of mine (storywriting).
Basically, that's why it takes time to make progress. However, if we can manage to get some additional people onto the project in future, we might be able to speed things up.

 

[Exarch]

I remember when you guys first share the project on HIVE.. I was so impressed and i am more now with that cinematic ^^
Maan, that'd be sooo cool to work with you guys. Will you always be looking for 3D Artists? Cause i might get myself a setup to begin modeling again (hopefully soon).
Thumbs up and up for the project! Great job Guys!

 

[aeman]

Just check their website :-/

I spoke it wrong, lemme correct it
Where this game will be released?

 

[Deleted member 247165]

Are you using Cryengine for the graphics?

 

[Bribe]

Where would a small team find the time to develop those landscapes, facial features, plantlife and detail? Did your team need to craft everything by hand or were there some pre-packaged landscape tools you had access to?

 

[MoCo]

We use the Unity engine. As it regards content (3d models and such), we actually try to use plenty of stuff from the unity asset store + some freelancing work (we don't do any modeling ourselves).

You can also check out our FAQ section on the website. It provides answers to those and some other questions:
FAQ – Dwarven Monster Slayers

 

[Eagle XI]

Too much bloom.

 

[Jumbo]

Personally I like the amount of bloom effect used.

I would suggest improving your website a bit: Add pictures for every monster type and to the Game & Features tab

 

[MoCo]

I agree that the website can be improved. Right now it's not our top priority but we actually have it on our todo list.

 

[Sirmarkis29]

Good luck with this indie game !

 

[MoCo]

Thanks!

BTW, I'll probably post a status update at the end of this year..