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In a world where a robot revolution failed, the last humans search for a way to survive and escape. Beacon of Neyda is a side-scroller strategy game where you have to survive waves of enemies while creating and upgrading your base. Build where you want - Defend what you can.

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Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #12

Mar 16

I'm back with possibly the last dev diary before launch... Christian here, and you can't imagine how long I waited to say this.

Development Status

Since the last post, there have been some changes that made the process of finishing the game slower. The reality of being an indie game can be complicated at times, but we've reached the stage where we're starting to add final translations to the game while doing the necessary revisions to make sure everything is running smoothly.

We're fine-tuning mechanics, fixing bugs, and making some changes to the game art. This allows us to move on to the next stage, which is inviting you to fill out the form HERE[forms.gle] for a closed test (we will select about 20 or 30 people only). We hope it will be one of the last tests before launch. I have to warn you that people who support us or supported us at some point on Patreon have a separate reservation for the test and will receive a key via DM on Patreon. So there is no need to fill out any forms for them.

But that's not all. When we launch this closed test in the coming weeks, we'll also be updating the demo, which remains free for everyone. As I mentioned in the previous post, this will be the final update to the demo, but it will include all the changes and adjustments we've made so far.

We hope that the feedback we receive during testing will be enough to make the final adjustments and announce a concrete release date.

It's been a long road, and we're finally reaching the end.

And after the launch... what?

So, what are our plans after launch? Several ideas and content have been left out due to a lack of funding. Our plan is to continue adding content through continuous updates, for example, by adding more gameplay options and modes. Also, possible story DLCs, with mechanics or content not included in the initial launch version.

So there will be more content after the launch. We're also already thinking about what future project to pursue next. We have several options: finishing projects we've started and prototypes that exist, or starting a completely new project. We're not sure yet, so I invite you to follow us on our social media to stay up-to-date.

And that's all for this dev diary. Remember to join our patreon or buy our minigames if you want to help us with the development.

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I like the art, but the rest needs a lot of work. 1.Tutorial is quite bad. You should give player more info on how to build and upgrades. 2.Strucs lack explanation. What does each each type of drone do? How to control them and make them follow or sign tasks? Tooltip? 3.No save feature. 4.Cannot sprint. 5.It takes way too much time running from one side of defence to another to fix things. I have the parts, can't I make a vehicle or some sort? 6.Explain different type of ammunition, and your UI really hel...

hints

Dec 4, 2024 @ 6:52pm

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Beacon of Neyda - Demo update

Dec 6, 2024

As we announced earlier this week here is the new Demo update.

Gameplay:
- Improved upgrade menu, UI changes for better understanding when an item is purchased.
- added improvement to the recycling menu, now it can be opened at any time and automatically takes the building that needs to be recycled.
- Improved player and drone repair time.
- Adjusted +4% chance of scrap drop from enemies.
- Added immediate objective notifications for better player guidance.
- Added loading screen tips in multiple languages.

Minor visual updates:
- Minor general adjustments.
- Innocent robots have the on-hit effect now.
- Improved fusion core explosion.
- General animation timing adjustments.
- More subtle creation and destruction transitions.

Experimental:
- Added Italian and Turkish as selectable languages.

Sounds:
- General sound balancing.

Bugs:
- Fixed possible crash when using the roof cannon.
- Fixed drones not positioning correctly.
- Fixed power line connection glitch.
- Fixed phantom grab of an object.
- Minor performance bugs.

And that's all for this demo update.

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Beacon of Neyda Dev Diary #11

Dec 2, 2024

After a couple of months, I'm back with a new development diary. My name is Christian, and I'm here to share the latest updates and a special announcement at the end.

Last Months of Development

That's right, we’re finally in the last stage of development. This means we are focused on balancing the game, testing the different levels and mechanics. We're also fine-tuning various art assets and working on a small introductory animation for the game.

This was reflected in our participation in LevelUY and CONAVI, an event in Uruguay where we reached the finals in several categories.

The Demo
As we mentioned in the previous development diary, the demo is not a priority since all our efforts are directed at finishing the main game.
The demo will receive two more updates: the first one will happen this week to integrate some visual and translation adjustments already present in the main game.
The second update will include the game's introductory animation, making the demo complete. Outside of these two scheduled updates, the demo will not receive further support, at least until the game’s release.

Introductory Animation

What are we showing in this intro?
The beginning of all the problems, the passage of time, and the call to save humanity. Yes, quite a lot, but we can sum it up with focused art, smooth transitions, and a voice-over.
The game's lore is important to us, but we want players to discover it on their own if they're truly interested and willing to explore. If they simply want to play without worrying about the story, we want them to have that option. For this reason, we believe a light intro is the best solution.

Below, you can see a couple of screenshots of what you’ll be able to see once it’s finished.

Key Giveaways and Contests

The year is almost over, and you can feel it. Months of continuous work, lots of stress, good and bad things have happened, but we’re now in the final stretch of development. Two final announcements:
First, don’t forget to follow us on social media, especially on our Discord server. During Christmas, we’ll be giving away some keys for our mini-games and Beacon of Neyda. That’s right, winners will have their keys reserved for delivery on launch day.
Second, we’re participating in the IndieDB Top 100 Indie Games of the Year event, and your support would mean a lot! If you visit this link, you can vote for Beacon of Neyda to be part of the list. You can vote until Tuesday, December 10.

[patreon.com]And that's all for this dev diary. Remember to join our patreon or buy our minigames if you want to help us with the development.

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wasd = uninstall

rebind keys is a must.

Ygdrasil5

Jul 31, 2024 @ 2:00pm

General Discussions

Demo Test

It could use better informational feedback, there is a constant lack of understanding what needs to be done and what hotkeys to use. It's overwhelming and complicated. The first cogwheel in the game is already hard to pick up, and it's not clear how putting an item into a machine is a good or bad decison or will lock out of progress. So then the tutorial says "oh look, enemies will come from the left" and we are like "I don't even understand how to build anything, why are you attacking me when nothing is...

PHOBIE

Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:49pm

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Cannot load save

I created a save point but I was unable to load the save point and had to start at the last checkpoint which was the beginning. Am I doing something wrong.

BANANALORIAN

Feb 23 @ 9:49am

General Discussions

Good potential, but more onboarding, sense of direction?

I feel like the mood's getting there, with a strong opening, but then suddenly the explanations seem to halt. I was able to find my way to the save system, and figure out that the drones probably operate only on the energized bits, but it would help to have more tutorials about the system, or a menu where you could find more explanations. Expand the energy field, but up defense, a wall and a drone to maintain during attack. Once you expand a bit, running between the things does become a bit tedious, even w...

Core Flux

Oct 19, 2024 @ 10:28pm

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