Bug busters... assemble!

Every adventure has its monsters... and sometimes those monsters are bugs. Aaand I'm not just talking those low level Forest Spiders you see scurrying around Greenguard; those guys are just doing their job. What I’m actually talking about are the game-breaking bugs that crawl out of the code and cause chaos in the worst kind of way.

Every bug report helps us track down these digital monstrosities and make the game better for everyone. Well... everyone except the bugs -- they had a good run. Now it's time to meet our very own QA Lead Aelious who put together an easy guide explaining EXACTLY what happens when you report a bug, what information helps the team the most, and how your report goes from "uh oh..." to "totally fixed." Check out Aelious on X Twitter for the full guide, or continue reading this post to learn more! 

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Stealth Release

Greetings friends! We just rolled a stealth release (is it really a stealth release if I am posting about it here?) of the Infinity Hero Class, Extended Graveyard, and Monster Walk Feature. If you are brave, please help test and report bugs so we can fix everything before we make the official announcement post everywhere. Battle on!

Side Quested

When our team members get side tracked by an urgent bug, phone call, computer problem, or their bladder meter getting too full... we called it getting "Side Quested". It happens a lot when you work from home. In fact, I got side quested 3 times just trying to write that last sentence. Ironically, we were literally working on Side Quests today. So getting constantly side-quested while working on Side Quests is a level of meta that only a true gamer like you would find hilarious. We made a change to side quests in this week's upcoming release. They will no longer auto-manically pop up getting in the way when you try to talk to an NPC.  

Battleon Briefing Vol. 2 "Infinity Hero Class"

Hello heroes! We’ve got a super exciting week ahead for Infinity, so let's skip the small talk and jump right in. Because if the promo pic is ~any~ indication of what's coming... then yeah, y'all are about to ascend into a whole new level of hype. Save me a seat up there! And although I am legally obligated to tell you to remain calm… I am also legally obligated to admit that I absolutely won't be following my own advice.

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New Kickstarter Update Post!

Alpha version 0.0248 just dropped for PC & Mac on Steam.

Read about the new update, the Pledge Manager Issues, and the Guild Halls concept in this brand new Kickstarter Update Post.  Meanwhile, to handle the current Kickstarter issue, I stayed up until 1am last night contacting each backer who completed the Pledge Manager manually to send their reward links. Will be doing this daily until the issue is resolved. 

Dage's Monsterous Bonus Backer Pet

During the live stream with Despair and Dage... this monstrosity was concepted. It is gloriously monsterous. Axeros just flashed it it. How about we make this into a monster?  Then we can add an NPC with a backer-only quest to let you earn your backer-only pet version of it. 

You sponsored the DEFAULT STAFF!?

First sneak peek at sponsored item credits! Now, if an item has been sponsored, it has a golden star icon. Clicking it to see who sponsored the (a list if it is multiple people). We went above and beyond by adding links to their character page and house. Because if they sponsored an item, their armor and house are probably worth checking out too! The first and only sponsored item I have seen so far... and I was SHOCKED... was the Default Staff, LOL! You are crazy Mythrandia. :D When the item is sponsored, we will fully convert it, re-creating the animation by hand in Unity. Once fully converted, the "Art Partially converted" text will simply go away. Tutulio, Diogon, and Warlic did a great job on this interface. It is very prominent, tasteful, and very significant without being cluttery or awkward.  This will go live with this week's release.

Neat little chat feature!

After finishing his other projects, Tutulio added this slick little feature to chat. When you get near the limit of letters... the text starts turning red to warn you. Check it out. 

Kickstarter Pledge Manager Problem

Greetings all! There is an issue on our Kickstarter page where the Peldge Manager option is not working at all. This has prevented backers from sending Despair and I messages to get their codes. We contacted Kickstarter about the issue and are eager for their help. Captain Rhubarb emailed out the latest round of codes to backers this morning. If you are waiting on your codes, please check your email (and spam folders). We will send the next wave in 2 days. If you are a backer and do not have your codes yet because of any issue preventing you from getting the email, please hold tight for a few days while Kickstarter is solving this issue. No matter what, we will get you your codes so you can join us in game. Promise.

We have a new release coming to the AQWorlds: Infinity Alpha this week... along with an exciting new Kickstarter update post. 

Battleon Briefing, Vol. 1

Hello heroes! Beleen here. Now that I’ve officially been blessed with Infinity posting powers, I am absolutely going to abuse them for the greater good and start posting aplenty. For starters: weekly wrap-up recaps like this one!

Every week our amazing dev team makes new things, fixes bugs, adds features, accidentally creates brand new bug species, squashes those bugs, and somehow still has enough energy to launch a brand-new AQW release. So here's a sneak peek behind the scenes at what the team has been working on... featuring only the things I’m like 72% sure I’m allowed to publicly tell you about.

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One of the first custom weapons!

Happy Friday! Hope you had a good week. The team and I have had our noses to the grindstone all week on Android, Statues, Founder's Sanctuary, Item Sponsor Credits, other features, spell stones, the extended intro, training up two new people on the maps project, and the 83 custom backers. Feels like we have a bit too many things happening here all at once. but progress is progress! ...and look at that sword. Dshark was amongst the first to complete their forms and be assigned an artist. Dominik (artist / animator) just posted this in the Infinity channel. Lae created a concept of Dshark's vision for this weapon. Then it was flashed and animated by Dominik. Beaaaautiful! There are now quite a few custom items in the pipeline. I want to thank all the custom backers for their support, enthusiasm, and patience now that the process has officially begun. 83 does not sound like a lot... but a lot of heart and energy has gone into each design doc and we are really making sure to give each proper attention. It really takes a long time to read through these amazing design docs and to respond. So if you have filled out your design doc and not gotten a speedy response, do not worry. We are still carefully reading through them and will get to yours soon. If you have something urgent on your doc, please send me a private message through Kickstarter. 

Share your Infinity Alpha Screenshots on Discord

Hello heroes! We absolutely love seeing all the screenshots you're sharing on socials, so we thought... why not attempt the impossible and put them all in one place? :D Share your favorite AQW Infinity Alpha screenshots on the

✨-infinity-alpha-screenshots Discord Channel!

We wanna see epic battles, awesome outfits, memes-in-the-making, goofy GIFs, heroic victories, hilarious glitches, and ofc just hanging out with your friends, too. Time to show the AQWorld your Infinity Alpha adventures!

Special shoutout to Discord user Phantom for sending over this MP4! I attempted to transform it into a small GIF... and after a completely unreasonable amount of time spent wrestling with technology, here it is. Featuring players Zidge, Jccc, Sovereign of Shadows, Nicolai, Kathee, Sharingy, U_L, and the tippy top of Panzol's head!

Unlimited Classes?

There are just over 100 classes in the original AQWorlds. But Inventory space is limited which forces players to choose... or to stash classes away in their bank. But what if we stored classes separately, allowing you to have all of them? It gets trickier when you consider that any major overhaul like this needs to happen in both games at the same time. This morning, on the dev server, Spider tried moved classes into their own category. A class button was added to the top menu to test this. 

I REALLY like classes being in their own category. But it is weird having everything separated... house items are another example of this issue. It would be ideal to access ALL of of your items (including house, class, and gem items) from my main inventory. So during a casual talk about it I sketched this up. Do not mind my bad lines or sideways icons... this was just a super rough "What if?"

Another thought.... it is a possible to add additional boxes to the button of inventory that could explain what things are, and offer quick links to take you to useful places... like your house, class trainers, and maybe shops or adding an "equip best" button. 

In unrelated news, we are ramping up our content production team. Building our maps and items for Infinity can be a pretty complicated process. So the last few days have been a lot of training. Cross your fingers for us! 

AQW Infinity Alpha is now on Mac... and apparently treadmills?!

The prophecy has been fulfilled. The day has finally come where you can play AQW Infinity on a Mac and... while walking on a treadmill.

(Please do not ask who tested this first. Please do not ask how many monsters were defeated per mile. Please do not ask how many steps it took to reach Level 4. We are still collecting important scientific data while a certain someone is absolutely NOT still walking on the treadmill.)

And thanks to WASD support, you can now freely control your hero while keeping your right hand available for the most important gamer resource of all: coffee. Priorities, people!!

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Statue Generation

Thanks to Spider & Captain Rhubarb's hard work, I was able to talk to an NPC in AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity and press a button to generate my first statue! Wish I had remembered to smile. :D The image below is not a screenshot, it is the actual image generated. It uses the Flash art so the lines are super smooth at any output size. I would like to work on the colors a bit, but boy this is looking good. The ability to re-generate your statue at will is going to be a way better experience. Especially since we add cool new stuff to the game every week. I flew my Grandfather up North this past weekend, and while visiting my Great-Uncle (is that a thing) had a brilliant suggestion. The bottom tower of the Founder's Santuary should randomly choose different statues to be displayed. This will give all Immortal Founders and above a change to be featured on the 1st floor. 

We have not published for Android in a while... so you can only imagine how hard we laughed when we published the game for Android and it booted up like this. >_> Eh.... good enough. Ship it! 

BOOOOOOM!

Immortal Joe & I were messing around with the upcoming Infinity Hero Class today. The AOE (area of effect) skills were pulling the entire room and kicking our plate-covered rears. But... OMG that Ultimate Attack is WICKED!!!!!!! Given that the level cap is currently 5, but our new scrolling maps can have an INSANE number of monsters... How many monsters should you be realistically tanking in the early game? 

Controller Support

Read the latest Kickstarter Update Post for details. 

Backer Name Plates

Read the latest Kickstarter Update Post for details. 

Available now on Mac!

"I am a Mac... and I am a PC!" AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity has officially officially available to Alpha Testers on our SECOND platform! (You are gonna need a newer model than the one in the image... sorry, when am I ever going to get a chance to make a silly nostalgic image like that again?) We just released a major new update of the game with controller support, name plates, combat improvements, the release of the Apple Mac version on Steam, and more. Writing up a Kickstarter update post for you with full details... should have it up for you tomorrow. :D In the mean time, let us know on Discord if you find any bugs or urgent issues. Mac on!

Playing with Fire

The 4th of July fireworks are not the only thing blazing with fiery explosiveness this weekend. Nulgath showed the process of how his mixes his hand drawn art with particle FX to create the evolving style of AQWorlds: Infinity new skills, spells, and special FX. 

Side by side, you can see the hand drawn sprite sheet of fire (right) and the particle system (left).

Here you can see the individually drawn frames that make up the fire animation. When you see the sheer amount of animation in both AQWorlds original & Infinity, it is easy to not realize how much effort goes into every single piece. Fun to look behind the scenes to see how the team is blending our traditional techniques with the new features that are now available to us to make the game even better.