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July 22, 2012 

Legend of the Void 2 – Coming this week!

I wanted to make one final update post before Legend of the Void 2 is released just to share some of my thoughts and give thanks to all of the people that helped make the game what it is today.

First I want to thank the flash game community at large because without you guys Legend of the Void 2 would have never been made. All of the plays, comments, beta requests, etc really showed me that I had something special with LOTV 1 worth pursuing further. I also want to give a special thanks to the Legend of the Void Forum community for all of your ideas and support. The following people played an integral part in the making of LOTV2 either through work, beta testing, ideas, or donations:

  • Jonas Planck (William Francus) – Without your amazing artwork LOTV2 wouldn’t be anywhere near as awesome as it is today.
  • SoymasterYos (Vincent Popp) – You’ve been there since the beginning. Thanks for your phenomenal testing and feedback.
  • MasterDoom (Keith Peterston) – The statistician, tester, organizer, admin, and more!
  • Debirlfan (Deb Drake) – Great feedback from a woman’s perspective :)
  • IAmAStegohSorus – Thanks for your testing and forum activity.
  • Daedrion (Alex Camerons) – Thanks for your testing and activity too.
  • Omnion – Forum Admin and tester.
  • oOverlordOo – Forum Admin and tester.
  • Dekheziel (Evan Arnoldi) – Tester.
  • Rylith – Tester.
  • Cobath (Isaac Bavido) – Tester.
  • Failcard – Tester.
  • Firefly – Tester.
  • gundark – Tester.
  • Ilyath (Olivia Prosia) – Tester.
  • omeagfire17 – Tester.
  • Kaliven – Donator.
  • Quassa – Donator.
  • SilencedColt – Donator.

I also want to give a big thanks to Dan McNeely of ArmorGames.com for your interest in sponsoring Legend of the Void 2. Working with you has been amazing and I hope we can continue to work together in the future! If you’re not a member of ArmorGames.com please go and join now so you’ll be able to play Legend of the Void 2 when it goes live this week! Also, they get 90% of the best games before anyone else so make them your #1 stop for flash games :)

Lastly, I want to give a big shout-out to determination and hard work. Just go back and look at my games from when I started developing (2 years ago) and compare them to what I’m making now. Pretty drastic improvement, right? Major changes are possible in life, it just takes time and hard work to make them happen. You really can do (almost) anything if you’re determined enough.

Okay that’s all for this post! Be sure to keep an eye out on ArmorGames.com for Legend of the Void 2′s release! I hope you have a great time playing once it’s out!

June 5, 2012 

Legend of the Void 2 – Beta 2 Release

After much sickness (and much work) Legend of the Void 2 Beta 2 is ready! Here is a detailed list of things included in this release:

  • Saving/loading characters
  • Character creator
  • Class selection
  • Sound effects
  • 3 of 5 music tracks
  • Introduction story
  • Map art and effects
  • “Interaction objects”
  • The Hexopus!
  • Improved inventory sorting
  • Male/female & skin colors
  • New dialogue system
  • Quests
  • Shops
  • Fast-traveling (Ruins)
  • Map system
  • Party system

And probably a lot more! Sorry it took so long to get out, I just kept finding new things to add/fix and I wanted this release to be as sexy as possible :)

Head on over to the Legend of the Void forums and sign up for beta testing if you haven’t yet. I’m probably going to go add 20 or so new testers at random (and a few according to their forum participation) so there’s a 1/5 chance you could be one now! And I’ll be adding more testers in the future with beta 3/4/5… So get on the forum and participate!

May 20, 2012 

Legend of the Void 2 – Beta 2 coming this week

This is sort of a personal deadline I’m setting for myself but I’m going to be working hard to ensure I get another beta up hopefully mid-week with a lot more game features added. Things it will include:

  • Quest(s) – I’ve coded a new quest system which needs testing so I’ll be sure to add at least one.
  • Interaction(s) – New to Legend of the Void 2 are what I call “interactions”, basically buttons or other things in the environment you can interact with for puzzles, doors, etc.
  • Class Choosing – All 3 classes will be available for you to play with.
  • The Face Creator – You’ll be able to fool around and see what kinds of faces you can come up with.
  • Adventure Particles – Brand new particle effects for the top down Adventure mode.

Previous beta testers will also be able to see all of their suggestions fixed in this update.

Finally, you will get a sneak peak at the story behind Legend of the Void Chapter 2: The Ancient Tomes! This is something I’m working extra hard on to make sure the story lives up to the amazing art and combat surrounding it. I hope it surpasses your expectations and really helps bring the world of Calderia to life.

On another topic, I am not sure yet about what to do with imported characters. So much has changed from Legend of the Void Chapter 1: Journey to the Black Gate that I don’t know how to elegantly transition players will full stats/armor sets into the new story. Not to mention faces, totally new items, new and altered skill trees, a new saving system, etc. I may end up simply providing the player with similar looking armor, approximating the face, and weighing their skill trees to figure out which new tree to favor from the start.

Okay that’s all for now, I’ll put up another post when the next beta is released. If you haven’t yet done so, please sign up for the beta to secure your chance to participate: Official Legend of the Void Forums

April 7, 2012 

BlakeKimball.com version 10

Version 10 is up and it’s been a long time coming! I’m unveiling a new theme for my abandoned site so you have something slick to look at between years of inactivity. If you want to keep somewhat more up to date with what I’m doing then check out Obelisk Games. And if you really want to keep an eye on me then Legend of the Void is my day-to-day grind.

But seriously I will try and make an effort to put something here on occasion. If you have any questions or topics you’d like me to cover just leave them in a comment and I’ll consider writing about it.