The Druid

About this game

STORY

Long ago, the Celts and their culture ruled much of the land. But various natural disasters and invasions by other peoples decimated their population and brought their culture to the brink of extinction. Before this, the Celtic gods were devastated but accepted the fate that had been imposed on them. All except the evil Morrigan, who decided to corrupt the much-revered land of the Celts to prevent that fate.

The Druid is a roguelike 2D platform game where we play as a druid, created from Dagda, whose mission is to stop Morrigan and free the land of its corruption.

KEY FEATURES

• A modular generation system to offer a great experience in different levels of the game.
  
• Up to 54 available upgrades to combine with our character and obtain new abilities.
  
• The game will feature three playable areas that will be full of enemies, from the simplest to bosses that will make a difference in combat.
  
• The Celtic god Dagda asks for help to defeat the evil Morrigan and stop the corruption she is spreading through the world.

Project made for the B.A. in Interactive Product Design of U-tad, University of Technology, Arts and Design.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·8 Jul 2023Official

  Hotfix #8 (July 8th 2023) - Dream Hack Special Part 3

  So, we're back at it again, folks. Hopefully, this is the last patch we have to release reagarding bug fixing (who am I kidding? Of course not, the journey of game development is never over :3). Enough talking, here are the patch notes: Fixed a bug where the platform leading to the top at the end of the Tutorial appeared before the player triggered the Cauldron explanation, allowing him to skip that dialogue. We've patched an upgrade (Air Spirit - Slot Head) that caused the player to permanently lose move speed when overriding such upgrade under certain circumstances. Fixed an oversee that caused the Crow to not fly away when finishing a dialogue with it. We've changed an upgrade (Dark Essenece - Slot Arm) to now heal a %5 of the damage dealt by the last attack, instead of a 5% of the total target HP, due to an internal missbehave, causing targets not to properly register being killed. It was also a bit imbalanced when facing bosses :3 Fixed a bug that caused an upgrade (Water Essence - Chest) to not heal the player properly. It was supposed to heal a 25% of your total HP. Fixed a bug where the player could get soft-locked inside a Dark Portal containing Dark Flyer enemies if they ran far away from the player, being unable to detect him. Fixed some issues regarding the enemies' AI logic On a side note, looking forward, we'd love to bring support to both MacOS and Linux and it's something we've been working and testing for a few weeks already, but we're still wroking on it so it performs just as we expect. We'd also love to bring to life some of our early scrapped content from the initial stages of development, but that's something on the long road. Having said that, have a great afternoon. Cheers.
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• Patch Notes·7 Jul 2023Official

  Hotfix #7 (July 7th 2023) - Dream Hack Special - Part 2

  Hey, folks. We're over here once again today (you all may be tired about all of the spam :3) We're now bringing you a couple more fixes we've found and certain issues have been addressed. Hopefully, the part 2 is better than the part 1 (as it should be, am I right?). Anyway, here are the patch notes: Fixed an inconsistent crash that happened when switching levels. Fixed a string that was using the wrong Localization parameters and was displaying wrong data. We've re-enabled the Options sub-menu inside the Pause menu as the previous errors seem to have ben addressed Fixed a bug where the player could skip the Tutorial exit by Dashing over the detection point and fail to load the next level. We've addressed the previous issue regarding settings not being saved (it was a visual bug regarding the rebidings not updating to show the custom ones made by the player) That's all from us (hopefully, this is the last hotfix we have to release today :3) We hope you all have a nice day and enjoy while you play. Cheers.
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• Patch Notes·7 Jul 2023Official

  Hotfix #6 (July 7th 2023) - Dream Hack Special

  Hey, folks. While we were at Dream Hack Valencia, we discovered some minor issues with the game and we're rushing this little patch to fix those. We hope you enjoy playing the game and if any of you is nearby, come pay us a visit. Fixed a bug where the player could still move when he was dead. We've enabled a Tutorial button inside the Options sub-menu from the Main menu, that way, you can all still experience the Tutorial once you've completed it. We've temporarily disabled the ability to modify the Options while in game via the Pause Menu while we investigate some issues regarding that menu. You can still perform such actions via the Options sub-menu from the Main menu. We're aware of some issues regarding some settings not being saved under certain circumstances and we are performing further investigation. And that's all from us. We'll be releasing more hotfixes along the day as we investigate and fix those mentions. Cheers.
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• Patch Notes·7 Jul 2023Official

  The Druid - Hotfix #5 (July 7th 2023)

  Hey folks, we're releasing a new patch in order to prepare ourselves for the upcoming event that is being hosted in Valencia. I'm talking about the Dream Hack. We'll be attending and we hope everyone enjoys the game over there. Here, we present you with the upcoming fixes we've introduced with this update: Fixed a bug where, if an NPC where to spawn nearby a Point of Interest (Dagda's Cauldrons, Healing Trees or Upgrade Stones) and the player where to interact with it, the game wouldn't respond properly to the player actions. Fixed a bug where the player was able to perform certain actions while being in a dialogue that disabled its movement. Fixed a bug where the selection arrows weren't properly aligned in the credits screen Fixed a bug regarding an enemy where player could get soft-locked when facing it inside a Dark Portal. Fixed a bug that cuased the game to freeze if the player attempted to purchase an upgrade while not having enough currency. Fixed a bug where the achievements regarding beating each zone and the game without taking damage weren't being tracked if the player restarted a level manually via de Pause Menu. Last but not least, we've finally made available for any of you the ability to rebind your controls. It's a feature many of you have asked us about and we've made it with our latest addition to the team, who is especialised in User Experience and UI. And that's all folks, we hope you enjoy the game.
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• Patch Notes·22 Jun 2023Official

  The Druid - Hotfix #4 (June 22nd 2023)

  We've fixed a small but annoying (and quite game-breaking) bug that slipped under our sight in previous patch notes. Fixed a bug where, under certain circumstances (the player didn't have enough currency), the game froze upon "purchasing" a Dagda's Cauldron. Now, it also displays a text pop up telling you the outcome. We're aware of some other "unintended features" and we are investigating them, so expect a new hotfix in the coming days. Have fun and enjoy your playthroughts :3
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