Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Crusader Skill Tree and Publishing

Earlier in the week, I was focused on getting enough testers to meet the Play Store requirements to be able to finally publish the game for everyone. That involved making calls to friends and calling in favours, but I can happily say that in the end, I got the numbers needed - so that's progressing. I think I have a week and a bit left on that timeline before I can request to apply for production.

Now... with all that time up my sleeve, it was of course time to get wokring on something in the game again. I decided to start filling out the skill trees a bit more, as it doesn't take an eternity to do. It's not super super quick, but it's not too bad either.

The Crusader skill tree is the second one in the Fighter class. There's two branches initially to this tree, with Blessings and Curses, both either simple ways to buff yourself, or make your opponent weaker. Next up, Zealous Strike is a strong attack that you can use against an enemy. Righteous Protection is a passive skill, giving the character added defence and armor. Rousing Rally can be used to revive not only the Crusader, but also potentially their allies. The final skill on this side is Final Stand, which the character can use to grant divine protection, making them almost impervious to attacks.

That leaves the other side - Curses will give the crusader a slight advantage, making their opponents weaker or more vulnerable to attacks. Hateful Strike is a strong attack. Principled Ablation is a strong debuff that the Crusader can use against foes, while Energising Fury gives the Crusader and their companions a boost in battle when they need it. That leaves For Whom the Bell Tolls at the top of this branch, a wide debuff against the foes of the Crusader.

Lastly, I went through and fixed a few glitches and bugs - like a new menu allowing characters to learn abilities they didn't have the skills to support, or after I fixed that part, happily still deleting items from inventory even if you weren't able to use them, which I've also fixed. So, the right abilities and the right items. 

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Crusader Skill Tree and Publishing

Earlier in the week, I was focused on getting enough testers to meet the Play Store requirements to be able to finally publish the game for ...