Private Alpha September Release

WeeRPG private alpha v0.9 is live on Steam now! You can sign up for the WeeRPG private alpha here , we are issuing keys as we expand the alpha program.

Version 0.9 focuses on major improvements to map content. Previous versions had a "home" map where all vendors were crammed into a tiny space for testing. This update adds an overworld village with individual homes for each vendor and the player party. But there's a LOT more than that in this update! Read on to find out all we've added for this build.

With all of these big updates, the game UI is a bit clunky now. Our next milestone will focus on updating and improving the UI based on alpha player feedback!

New Features

• Game now has an overworld village map with new art and entities like lamps, fireflies, and more

• Vendors now have their own houses

• Player now has their own house

• Dungeon entrance is a real dungeon entrance now

• Dungeon maps are smaller and more linear

• Dungeon maps have been overhauled, game currently has 5 dungeon maps that are served randomly and scale to the players' level but many more are planned

• A play through of multiple dungeon rooms is now called a Venture

• New Dungeon Master NPC allows players to choose dungeon depth up to the maximum level they have reached.

• The same dungeon map should no longer load twice in a row

• Game now has half-height stairs so dungeons can have more layered levels.

• Chest location can be randomized

• New art added and color variations for existing assets

• No more loading screen - loading times have been improved and game does a quick fade to black between areas

• Mouse control has been changed - Mouse control was originally classic ARPG style similar to games like Diablo. This did not translate well to WeeRPG's more skill-based and active combat. Mouse controls are now more similar to RTS games. See the Controls button on the title screen for details.

• Added a Controls diagram to the title screen

• Vendors now properly face the player (not tested in coop)

Bug Fixes

• Interaction prompt is no longer obscured by level geometry

• Interaction prompts and areas have been improved

• Mouse control has been improved but still needs work, see details in the New Features section above.

• Major improvements to loading speed and map loading efficiency

• Fixed some rare game crashes

• Fixed some minor art issues

Known Issues

• Game can sometimes crash when buying/selling items from vendor

• Creating characters and joining the game is not intuitive

• Lots of UI improvement is needed - we're working on this next

• Cheater character performance is bad due to the number of items

Thanks for testing, we'd love your feedback in the Steam community hub!