Mydhilde

A survival action-RPG with dark secrets and colorful characters in a post-medieval celtic world. This blog is everything about that game.

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Where is Mydhilde?

So, progress on Mydhilde has been silent for a while. Things have been a little bumpy the past few months, while Nick and William have been planning their next moves. Progress is still happening, and more features are being developed.

The funny thing is, our Kickstarter campaign was originally scheduled to happen throughout October. However, we couldn’t afford to crunch the work so quickly in time, and William had to use a portion of October to move to Texas. That sets us back quite a bit because now it’s the Christmas season, and Kickstarter is going to be a no-go for a while. However, it provides us time to relax and focus a little on the rest of our lives.

Now we’re shooting for a campaign as early as First or Second Quarter of 2017. This isn’t a promise, as Nick plans to go full-time at his day job to raise personal funds in order to afford the nicer things in life. But that gives a lot of time to polish up the Alpha build in time for a Kickstarter Demo. We prefer not to rush this build, because this one should heavily define what the final product will feel like.

As for public updates, you won’t be hearing much about Mydhilde for a while. We’d like to re-assess our marketing plans and come back in full power, with a new and exciting way to present Mydhilde and its features. We also want to make sure that any further content that’s (re-)announced is finished and already in-game. However, Nick will make a small post detailing some cool content he’s programmed since the last time.

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Featurette Hiatus

Hey all, Nick here!

Mydhilde Saturday Featurettes will be on hold until further notice, for John and I will be busy getting things ready for the Mydhilde Kickstarter!

Not only do we have a LOT of people to talk to, business stuff to set up, and a whole new Kickstarter Demo to build, I’d like to prepare a bundle of special featurettes to be announced during the Kickstarter.

But don’t worry! We’ll still post occasional Mydhilde-related content here and on Nick’s blog.

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The latest Tweets from Eily Angluinn (@MydhildeEily). A little birdy told me to join so I did. My name is Eily, I am 21 years old and I have been living in the woods for about 10 now. I am resourceful and strong. Mydhilde

Eily found a little “Twitter” bird, Now she will share her stories with Twitter. I wonder what kind of adventures our hero of Mydhilde will find herself in.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet the Fachen”

Hidden away in deep forests and grottos, you may stumble across small camps home to a more unstable kind of fae.

Fachen are cruel and brutish, and profound in the arts of battle. Due to only having two limbs and a tail supporting them, they’ll use special tactics for combat -- when performing melee attacks, fachen use their strong leg to launch into the air, and use their weight to apply more force to their attacks. Otherwise, they may resort to using long-ranged throwing weapons, such as spears or rocks.

A fachen’s body is a mystery of nature. For having a small body mostly occupied by a gaping mouth, it seems to have a bottomless stomach, and its limbs can rotate around most of its body.

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Mydhilde CATurday Featurette: “Meet the Cait-Si”

Another common fae that lives amongst people is the cat-like Cait-Si. These wild and unpredictable felines are usually up to no good, but may be more behaved in human settlements. Sometimes they may even domesticate themselves and live in human homes as “pets”, taking advantage of the cozy lifestyle and free food. However, a Cait-Si is never truly owned, and may randomly disappear without reason or notice.

Besides in human towns and cities, Cait-Si can be found in the Highlands, their natural habitat. They’re victims of uncontrollable urges, and will go crazy for a nibble of Catnip.   

They always come in black fur, with any variety of white markings on their body, and a single white marking on their forehead. The marking is said to determine their name and status in the Cait-Si clans. Though, rumors run about Mydhilde that there exists a one-eyed Cait-Si with all white fur.

Cait-Si get along well with some fae, like Leprechauns, Goblins, Fairies, and Fachen, but dislike most other fae, and have particularly bad blood with the Cuth-Si. Cait-Si also love the company of Wecks, almost as much as humans.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet the Leprechauns”

Found in the fields, forests, and weaved into the human settlements are the perky Leprechauns. These finely-dressed fae love the color red, collecting gold, taking care of nature, gossipping, and comically sized glasses of alcohol. They like to dress fancy, usually in red jackets and neckties made of leaves. Each leprechaun is seen wearing a single gold button, which is made of pure gold and uniquely engraved.

Often, one may return to a familiar location to find that plants have been replanted, rocks moved, and trees grown back. This is commonly known to be the doing of the leprechauns.

They don’t have pots at the end of rainbows, but they enjoy hoarding gold, and placing them in secret spots.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet Merienne”

A long time ago, it was royally decreed to prohibit women from participating in certain tasks, like adventuring, wielding weapons, hunting, politics, etc.

And shortly after, a group was formed, where women would train to become warriors. This group acted in secret, and hid itself well from the king and his subjects. They were known only through whispers. Just the rumors that this order existed rattled the king in his very throne, and drove him mad.

Eventually, the king’s enforcers found the group, and nearly destroyed them all. Only one proud warrior remains, the last of her clan. She rests in the old ruins where her ancestors gathered, waiting and looking for a new apprentice...

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The knick fan art 

http://the-knick.deviantart.com/

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Look at this! Mydhilde fanart!

Such amazing work, thank you so much!

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Meet the Wecks

Added a link on the blog which briefly describes each of the wecks.

http://mydhilde.tumblr.com/wecks

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette “Meet the Raven Men”

When it comes to modern medicine in Mydhilde, there’s no one more well-versed in the subject than the men cloaked as ravens. The mysterious guild of medicine men go by no official name, but are known as many names by the common folk, like the Midnight Doctors, Dark Clerics, or Raven Men.

Raven Men are cloaked in heavy robes, preventing themselves from contracting deadly diseases from their patients. They decorate themselves in medicinal items such as mintvine and ambergris. Tied at the bottom of their cloaks are rose petals, which are said to caress and bless the ground, spreading the good fortune of healing and the prevention of future disease.

This enigmatic group holds quarters in the old city of Midnight Town, which has incurred a terrible curse as of lately...

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 Mydhilde ♦SPECIAL♦ Featurette “Unveiling Bee Eily & Rocket Rascal Collaboration!”

The first featurette to unveil an outfit in Mydhilde! I haven’t done so until this point because most of the outfit designs and concepts have been rapidly changing since the beginning. However! We’re coming to a point where outfit concept are being set in stone and proper revelations can be made!

By donning their stripes and luxurious mane, Eily becomes one with the bees. The Honey Dress mimics the appearance of a female Mydhildian bee, making it easier for Eily to interact with bees. It provides a boost in Agility and Focus, and just in case, is decorated in fine fur to protect against Piercing attacks.

Mydhildian bees are an important and revered creature in Mydhilde, providing valuable resources such as honey and beeswax. These bees are much larger, intelligent, and dangerous than your average bee. They’re also good friends with forest fae, and are even glorified as celestial beings by religious groups.

Also announcing; Bee Eily will be a playable character in the upcoming game by @bdsowers, Rocket Rascal! Check it out, because it’s the best thing you’ll ever see!

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet the (Future) Master Fisherman”

Line Toraigh was an entertainer in Cirino City for a long time, living a cushy lifestyle built on fame and fortune. In his youth, he was raised by his father, a master fisherman who held high value in hard work and dedication. Upon his father’s deathbed, Line decided to honor his father’s wishes and return to his roots as a fisherman.

Line packed his bags, and poured most of his savings into the most expensive fishing gear, and a tiny shack in the Torra Dell. There, he moved in with his wife, Ceidha, and began his quest to catch the legendary King Carp and become a Master Fisherman.

Line’s quest should be a rather notable side quest in Mydhilde, as you progress in getting better at fishing, so will Line.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet the Marsh Weck”

Lurking in the watery swamplands of Mydhilde, the mire-drenched Marsh Wecks harvest unusual ingredients for their bizarre concoctions.

Marsh wecks enjoy submerging themselves in swamp water, and sampling poisonous mushrooms that grow in the Wetwood. They’re immune to the poison’s damage, but subject them to a dizzy, drunk-like state, and causes them to become addicted to the poison.

Their knowledge about the effects of mushrooms and other poisonous flora and fauna aids their skill in brewing powerful potions. They’ll use special brews for retaliating against foes, which consist of growing special mushrooms that deal a variety of attacks. Some mushrooms will spit spores before evaporating, some may explode on contact, and others may cause negative conditions, such as rashes or drunkenness.

The Marsh Weck makes her clothes from various plants in the swamps. She decorates her head with a large lily, and cloaks herself in a dress made of moss. Their body and clothes absorb water easily, keeping them wet and invulnerable to fire. Their diet also makes them invulnerable to nearly any negative conditions.

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Mydhilde Saturday Sunday Featurette Meet Fionne

At the Abhainne Town library, during open hours, you can find a sweet face toiling away at her books, in her pursuit to supply free and expansive knowledge to her neighbors. Though, every once in a while, Fionne likes to disappear from the village to walk in the Yold Forest, sometimes carrying her famous, homemade Mint Pie.

A close friend since their childhood, they have still kept a connection even since Eily ran away from home. Once every few days, Eily and Fionne meet in the middle of Yold Forest, often to exchange goods. Fionne assists Eily with various needs, like clothing, books, and of course, delicious mint pie, in exchange for Eily providing goods that can only be found in the deeper, dangerous parts of Yold.

Fionne is tempered, quiet, and timid. She wouldn’t dare cause commotions or tackle deadly monsters... but still, she has a profound respect for Eily’s lifestyle, and admires her bravery and expressiveness. In a world that shuts down people like Eily, Fionne is one of the few people who support her, and is the only person that Eily outright trusts or respects, considering that Fionne has supported her from the beginning.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: “Meet the Revenants”

Ghosts of the ill past walking in their old, rotted bodies. Haunting the living as they breathe their guilts and trespasses. Bodies that refuse to sleep, perturbed by their days of living.

Their rotting, blood-soaked flesh clings tightly to their bones, and a surge of living energy empties from their orifices.

Revenants are straight out of Celtic lore, and they aren’t an unusual thing to come across in Mydhilde. Disturbed souls that witnessed an unjust end, often rise again as revenants not too long after their assumed passing, striving for vengeance even in death. A revenant isn’t a slow, shambling corpse, but a powerful entity brimming with fierce agility and strength. They also carry with them faint memories and skills from their previous life. Mydhildians will take care to contain their dead for several days before laying them in the soft dirt, in case the corpse wills itself back to life.

But what IS unusual are the iron-clad corpses patrolling old ruins from the dark ages of mydhilde. Remnants of Dead Kingdoms stand fortified, protecting their buried lords and crumbling walls. These entities stray not far from their respective ruins, and defend their halls from any living being who dares trespass. The strange, armored revenants pose no threat to commoners so long as they keep from the old castles.

As a bonus, here are sketches of two other castle-bound Revenants:

Footnote: I strayed away from the typical zombie/skeleton for a long time, but I feel like revenants are a good way to go about this niche of creature. I’ll figure out other ways to keep their encounters fresh and exciting.

Also note that Revenants are neither Weck, Fomor, or Beast, but their own sect of creatures.

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Mydhilde Saturday Featurette: Advanced Weck Biology

By William J. Goodwater II

Hello, Nick informed me that he has nothing planned for this update. figured now would be the best time for me to tell you the chemical workings of the Weck’s Biology. 

Weck’s were first created by the Druidic race during the early life of the world of Mydhilde, even before Humans. The Druids wanted a creature that could manipulate the elements and evolve quickly to make sure the world keeps a balance. To allow a Natural creature to perform such feats they needed to change the way Elements and even particles behaved.

They formed particles that were in tune with the magic of the world, this would later be known as Mutron (Magic Electrons). these Mutrons acted like Electrons in many the same ways Except for two interesting properties: 

1. To an Electron, a Mutron is invisible and does not interact with Elections.

2. The body that contains Mutrons can channel the energy into the environment around them (like a powerful static discharge but with elemental effects.)

This Mutrons would end up forming to make a new Element; Carmium (Carbon Helium) 

Carmium (car-me-um) Has the basic structure of Helium but the binding forces that are exactly like Carbon, allowing for a whole lifeform to be produced under a new element. following similar structures like carbon based life.

But the Mutrons had one fatal problem. Since they are synthetic particles, they suffer from decay. To remedy this, the Weck needs to consume Estrogen (or even Testosterone in some cases). the Estrogen gets surrounded by a mass of the Wecks Mutrons to create new Mutrons. Ergo a large Supply of Estrogen creates stronger, longer living Wecks and supports for Weck procreation.

This leaves us with our final part. If a Weck spends too much of their Mutrons (by the overuse of magic spells.) This will leave them with too few Mutrons to support Estrogen Fission. this will convert Carmium atoms into regular Helium atoms.

Death is Instant for them.

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Mydhilde Pre-Alpha 0.3a

“The Combat Update”

Mydhilde’s BIGGEST update yet! Packed full of new features, and several hours of gameplay by itself!

Tackle our new crafting system and attempt to survive and thrive in our new maps! Fend off new enemies and conquer new obstacles with new tools! Harness the power of fire to smelt metals, construct tools and trinkets, and cook delicious food! 

This update ended up being a lot bigger than I expected, but it also became a really important one. For the first time, many aspects of the game’s overall design (map structures, tool / stat / material spawn / enemy balancing) have been idealized, and I got the chance to figure those things out, and fully expressing Mydhilde’s gameplay loop.

This update is a huge milestone of Mydhilde’s development, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy it.

~Nick.

Download! Update Log! New Rightstick Studios Website!

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