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- Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel
About the Demo
With Early Access approaching on 10 September, I wanted to give everyone a quick update on the current demo. The demo available today is based on an older development build. Since it was released, Under a Desert Sun has…
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Under a Desert Sun - Development Update – The Daunting Final Stretch
Lately, development has been a strange mix of excitement and exhaustion. I’ve been recording footage for the upcoming release trailer, but every full run also turns into another extensive testing session. Roughly every…
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The prologue of ARPG Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel
The prologue of the upcoming ARPG Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel: A 1930s pulp adventure action RPG inspired by classic ARPGs, ancient curses, forgotten gods, cursed vessels, and the kind of old-school…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - Small dev update
Small development update I’m currently doing a cleanup pass on the area maps in Under a Desert Sun. Until now, many of them were still temporary maps based on literal top-down screenshots from the editor, with a shader…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel
Just a small update on the Early Access timing for Under a Desert Sun. I know a few people are wondering when exactly Early Access will open, so I want to be clear on where things stand. The good news is: the base game…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - Early Access release soon!
Alright, with release coming closer, I think it’s wise to start repeating what the initial Early Access release will contain, and what will come later. What will be there: The main goal for release is that the entirety…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the cursed Vessel - Home stretch!
Alright, quick update. As you know, Early Access is planned once Act 1 is fully playable and at least 2 of the 4, hopefully 6, classes are ready. Local 4-player co-op is, of course, a must. The good news is that both cl…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel
Alright! Now that the demo build has been updated, I’m free to continue working on finishing the story and questline of Act 1. Just as a reminder, the plan is to release Under a Desert Sun into Early Access once Act 1 i…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - Major update demo and beta
Hey everyone! All recent updates — both technology improvements and content additions — have now been pushed to the demo build as well. This means the demo now reflects the current direction of the game much more closel…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the cursed Vessel: Beta Update
🚀 Performance First — Preparing for Early Access As many of you know, I’ve been focusing heavily on performance improvements before moving further into new story content and major gameplay additions. My approach is sim…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - Beta update 4.10
Quick note before the details: As you may have noticed, I’m now fully focusing on beta branch updates. The demo will remain available and stable, but from this point onward it will only receive major bug fixes. All new…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - News update
Hey everyone, Quick heads-up about how builds will be handled going forward for Under a Desert Sun. I’m moving toward a clear separation between the public Demo and the active Beta / Early Access builds. Right now, the…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel: News update!
In this update, I wanted to highlight further progress on populating the dungeon and increasing overall visual fidelity. The spaces are steadily becoming more lived-in, with more props, set dressing, and environmental d…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel - Patch Beta 4.03
Hi there! As many of you know, I’m working hard toward getting the Early Access release ready for Q1, with new content, new story beats, and a fully playable Act One featuring two classes. If you’ve been following the r…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel
For this update, I want to start with something new that’s been taking shape behind the scenes: the dungeon boss. I’ve begun active work on the boss you’ll encounter at a certain point in the Dweller dungeon. Designing…
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Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel, progress update
I’ve started active work on content beyond the demo, beginning with the Dweller dungeon — the immediate next part of the story right after where the demo ends. I previously shared a short video showing an early look at…
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