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Open The Gates into the Realms of Madness!
Realms of Madness is now available! "Dear Knights and Dames, It is an honour and privilege to welcome you to our once great kingdom of Gyldor! The king invites you to embark on an unforgettable quest into Realms beyond…
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Realms of Madness
Dear Knights and Dames, After two years of quiet creation, I am thrilled to invite you into a new adventure— Realms of Madness, a mysterious fantasy castlebuilder that pushes beyond the familiar into strange and untamed…
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Open The Gates into the Realms of Madness!
Dear Knights and Dames, As some of you may have seen, I have been working on a new game called "Realms of Madness". Similar to 'Open The Gates!', it is a sidescroller castlebuilder RTS but this time it will contain more…
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Open The Gates to the Realms of Madness!
Dear Knights and Dames, Word has reached us from another kingdom far away. Portals from strange dimensions have opened and they are looking for someone to enter... Foolish if you ask me! But if you are up to the challen…
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Strategy Fest Discount
Dear Knights and Dames, Many have embarked on this quest since October 16th. However, many more are needed to vanguish the evil bastards once and for all! That's why the emperor, and I, have decided to reduce the recrui…
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What are you all thinking about the game?
The King is looking for your thoughts on this quest. Dear Knights and Dames, The king has requested a kingdom wide audit of all noble warriors recruited to recapture the kingdom. The noble king is curious how many of yo…
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Balance Patch 2
Second balance patch adressing some more balance related issues. As well as some smaller improvements. Reduced frequency of attacks in level 4 of world 2. Attacks in level 4 of world 2 will now no longer occur just as t…
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Balance Patch 1
This will be the first in a series of balance patches to address the sometimes crazy balance in the game :) Flying enemy units will now die instead of pile-up near the enemy castle. Should help make long matches more fa…
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Update! Preview Enemy Army
Preview Enemy Army! This update adds a new button that allows you to see what enemy army is about to attack you. This should allow you to more easily anticipate the next attack. This feature can be turned off in the opt…
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Minor Update 1.0.11
Hey, here is another small update while I am working on a major update. Made level 19 more fair. The game will now try to accomodate players who aren't as quick with building an outpost on another island. Fixed a crash…
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Minor Update 1.0.10
Right clicking to cancel placement of structure no longer moves selected units. Left clicking to place structure no longer de-selects units. Slightly changed siege timings in level 1 world 3. (This is minor but makes th…
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Minor Update 1.0.9
Update addresses issues related to balancing brought up by players. I appreciate their feedback enormously! Balanced level 5 of world 2. This should now be much easier on 'very easy', 'easy' and 'normal' while remaining…
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Hotfix
Timings in world 3 and world 4 were quite difficult on normal mode. These have been adjusted so it should be a more 'relaxed' experience.
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Hotfix
Level 4 was insanely difficult on hard mode due to a mistake in timings,
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Minor Update 1.0.8
Update aims to address balancing issues. Practically, this update makes the game easier across the board. Difficulty setting now effects the duration between attacks. On easy modes you will have more time to prepare and…
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Minor Update 1.0.7
Minor Update 1.0.7 Fixed a crash reported by a user. I am currently working on Battle Mode. This will include random world generation and a whole new villain! This is going to be a great addition.
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