Hello Vampires!

In the last devlog, we announced planned changes in the game mechanics based on your surveys. Since then, we have managed to implement most of them.

The world is open; the player is limited only by the enemies in a given area, but they are not artificially strengthened when the player's level is too low. The enemies' power increases with the player's actions. When the player kills people in an area, the area is fortified, bringing in more substantial defenders. After a few such strengthenings, vampire hunters appear in the area, who roam the area in search of vampires.

The controls are now WASD-based, and the player can freely rotate the camera and zoom in and out. The controls in Chronostasis remain unchanged. We are still working on improving the animations.
We added a dash ability, which allows us to dodge incoming attacks; when the player dodges the attack at the perfect moment, a speed buff is applied.

We've made some huge changes to the combat system. Chronostasis is now a powerful secondary mode, but fighting without it will still be possible and satisfying.
We've changed the basic attack. Now, attacking doesn't block the character; instead, the movement of the controlled vampire slows down, but it can still be controlled while attacking. Some other skills can also be used while the character is moving.

Aiming some skills, mainly projectiles (e.g., Blood Ball), ends when the skill starts flying toward the enemy (previously, the possibility of aiming ended when the casting started).

We implemented more complex statistics to balance the fights better. There are different damage types, defenses, and resistances. Enemies are more vulnerable to some damage types than others; for example, heavily armored vampire hunters will block much physical damage but will be susceptible to mind control. The player can now prepare the vampires' team for different journeys based on the enemies in the given area.

Also, there is more damage feedback, including new sounds, physics, blood, VFX, and animations.

Aggressive enemies have dynamic detection cones. When the vampire is in the detection range, the cone fills. If the fill field reaches the vampire, detection is finished, and the enemies start fighting. The detection speed depends on the enemy's statistics (better-trained enemies such as Gendarmes detect faster), the vampire's current behavior (destroying things and using skills attracts more attention), and the crimes that vampires have committed before in the given area.

We deleted unnecessary story parts from the game to allow the player to make his own story. There will be no more walking with NPCs or too-long dialogues. We deleted the mechanics' limitations based on the story's progress. There will be hints in the Castle instead of the quests, and quests in the World won't be mandatory. You will be able to choose which quest you are willing to accomplish.
The dialogues are no longer linear. The player can now choose the answers and thus influence the game world.

If you have any questions or ideas, please let us know in the comments or on our Discord Channel[discord.gg].

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Hello Vampires! Thank you for taking part in the Vampire Clans Playtest.

The numerous surveys we received allowed us to make decisions regarding the game's further development.


In Playtest, the world was very limited; it came down to a tutorial that told the player what to do. Now, we are preparing an open world where each vampire lord can do whatever they want. The player will be able to explore the world on their own or with the help of quests from other vampires and influential characters.

The world will react to the player's actions; each location will have awareness system that enhances vampire threat level. Suppose the player is constantly killing people in an area. In that case, it will be reinforced with additional patrols of Gendarmes and Vampire Hunters, civilians will hide in their houses, and the atmosphere will become darker and darker, new encouters will be bloodier and more difficult.


Many of you wanted to enable camera rotation and let the player zoom in, so we did that. We will also enable keyboard controls, limiting the need for point-and-click to Chronostasis mode.
We also plan to develop movement animations to make them more smooth.


The feedback on combat was mixed, with many surveys indicating that Chronostasis mode was difficult to use but overpowered once learned. We will make it easier to use and limit its capabilities so that it is not too powerful.

We will make combat without Chronostasis more dynamic; we aim to implement more audiovisual feedback, introduce the ability to dodge attacks and make enemy attack animations more predictable.
The combat in Playtest was sometimes difficult (especially with Gendarmes), but combat in Vampire Clans is intended to be challenging. Some areas of the world will be filled with formidable enemies, so you can return to them after upgrading your equipment and vampires' abilities.

The death of one vampire during combat will not interrupt the game; other vampires will be able to resurrect him after the combat is over. When all vampires die during expeditions, they can respawn at the base or a previously activated cemetery.

We will also refine the boss fights so that each is unique and presents some different mechanics.


The stealth mode in Playtest was in the early stages of development. Enemies detect the player only after a moment, which is not represented graphically and is confusing. We will develop the stealth mode to make the player more aware of what is happening with a precise cone of detection consisting of different levels of detection. Enemies will react to bodies and pools of blood, and the player's role will be to hide bodies and avoid bloodshed, perform bloodless kills, and distract enemies.


We will limit the story and unnecessary dialogues but allow players to choose their answers. Each quest will be available to complete in the player's own way, avoiding limiting the player with the story and tasks.


Base building was limited by tasks in Playtest. In the full game, players can do whatever they want in the base, including destroying rooms and speeding up time. The player can leave the base every night, so in practice, they can do it whenever they want. Day in the base will still exist, but it can be sped up/skipped.


We will do our best to make character customization as advanced as possible. The main vampire, the clan leader, will not be predefined.



If you have any questions or ideas, please let us know in the comments or on our Discord Channel[discord.gg].

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