Lost viking somewhere in Byzantine Empire

Hi ! / skål ! / Ahoj! /Hola

My game  tribute and old, classy games, but in same time I am trying to bring something new. It is something more like "hero simulator" in alternative history with real gods presence. Main story is around one person, palace for training heroes and mighty viking artefact (fiction).

Recommended resolution 1920x1080 !  Windows only for now !

 If you choose chicken difficulty you might finish on first try...but on godlike... hardly....main problem is lack of food so player must be fast.

Right now it takes to PRO gamers I guess like 25 minutes (full 3 level lenght ).....Let me know your times :) (go check times in leaderboard devlog)

Moving of hero might look slow on beginning (because there will be character leveling system and on beginning is hero low level, but you can increase speed and agility by increasing character levels and skill perks).

Now is avaible only Demo, but I keep work on it daily and try add something new. As bonus, You can be part of story/game. I already put into game some  tributes for those who donated or at least tried game...check more on Patreon, or inside game (premium button) if you interested. New objects avaible are marked with "for sale"+ ID (now only unfinished PUB ID:4 + Arena ID:5) Buy it will be avaible on patreon page soon.

I hope my game get viral somehow one day, or it becomes to be my silent tombstone :)  Oddin live eternally ! Skål ! 

Short story description:

It is about second son of viking chief (titul Jarl), who was send to Oddin's most distance palace on Earth(Midgard) to gain hero abilities. It is kind of mixed parallel universe of true Earth except there is presence of gods pretty visible. Pagan culture is in this parallel presence the most powerfull. Because of their strong gods and warrirors their conquered most of know world. the most distance place is in Byzantine empire captured by vikings warriors. This captured pearl of Mighty viking conquest is equipped by Valknut - Oddin's most powerfull artefact. Valknut can locally resurrect any living creature, consuming gold for it. Heroes challenging mystical palace can get new try if got enough gold.

Funny facts: 

• Worms has sound (voice cover by my 10 months old son  saint "george"  :) 

What is new in  Version 2.6.4 (+ 2.6.3)

• Improved score board - symbols of finished status Dead/alive +level in which player left or die in palace
• Fixed depleating stamina during run
• New "hero Exhausted" feature (for now used only in code, no graphic display yet)
• "Take item" animation faster (extremly slow now) - now hero takes items +40% faster
• First person look (some bugs needs to be fix inhigher versions, but main feature is working comletly now)
• Hint in level II..... with acces through falling plank - plank is shaking now at least
• I Updated Help screen
• Added sound of flying arrow nearby player
• New monster - Jottun at level III - basic combat skills, walking, deadth + AI of Jottun (basics) good enough for now
• Edit credits, add new developer member, scrolling bar
• Add content to level III (new ridlle , in next update i add something new again)
• Potion as Item + new take Item system (Helmet done also)
• Add content to level II (new world map)
• Fix some jump distant bug + skill optimalization
• Huge optimalization phase I- enemies (worm) - Low poly 
• Huge optimalization phase II - enemies (goblins warriors) - Low poly 
• Huge optimalization phase III - enemies (goblins archer) - Low poly 
• Camera script extension + Fix postion of camera FPM
• FPS Display feature 
• improved autoballance for hero (turned off respawn now)
• Goblin archer improving animation "no ammo" ," swearing"
• Overall effect gloom now active in Level I, II, III
• Extend level III (100 % of lenght done, content like 15% done)
• Improving AI of gob. archer (good for now)
• Improving AI of worm (bug about gravity fixed. good enough for now)
• Add first end to level III (backround pictures missing, but basic story done"
• add Pause info (now it has graphic visibility)

What is already working from previous versions:

1.  Options - music, sound , blood working (first load must be set on in option)
2. Level 1,2 full lenght ( but there will be updates - content is like 80% finished )
3. Hero correctly respawn if fall on becks, ect.   
4. Hero resurect in checkpoint position if he dies (and he still has lifes)
5. Health, stamina, experience, kills,secrets rate stats working.
6. game can count score and time (+ score leadeboard table)
7. game can load /save in checkpoints ( start is checkpoint and one is in level)
8. New main hero modell
9.  Combat mode.  (3 kinds of attack)
10. Credits and "premium"
11. 3 kinds of difficulty
12. Healing potions 
13. Some basic inventory system + gold collecting
14. 4 kinds of enemies ( will be more in next levels)
15. Skill tree for upgrade of hero (avaible climb, run skill later will be more.... magic, better combat ect.)
    
16. Help display pressing "H" , game also has Pause by pressing "P"
17. Sign name of hero for story,score table (before first checkpoint)
    
18. Food + hunger  feature
    

I hope you support me by donating :) , but ofc you can play for free . Donating will has influence on my future plans and aslo I try tribute my donators by putting some graphic elemnts directly into game ( Roxy = Roxy's hall  in level I, Suzzane goblin bridge at level II beginning. I also planning do her as chief of gobllins, Pajaaaas obelix at level II )

I got big plans what add in future:

1. Better hero - now game has midle concept of main character
2. active smart enemies (AI ) also responding to each other
3. more deadly traps ( now only 4 kinds)
4. Of course more levels , more graphic content, more beasts
5. compettetive score ledger shared with other registered players
6. I might do in very distant future second game real time  strategy something between age of empires and warcraft II. It will be continue of this game....hero return and war with his brother to gain the throne.
7. Beasts book 
8. research feature in game

Short story  about hero ect....... :) (unfinished)

Jarl Has tough choice. He is feeling his bones are getting old, health is getting worse and even he is still not in bad condition, he should to elect ,who will be his succesor. He has Two sons. One is strong, brave, clan warriors respect him but also fear him. But his personality becomes terrible, just ruthless, sadistic. His firstborn(Ivar) sacrifised his own first wife to gods because he suspected her from worshiping christianity. Also there is rumor he poisoned his father's second wife (Ivar is son of first wife). Also he act very sadistic against enemies sometimes even to own people. His second son is much less brave. Till age 13, when his mother died he was spoiled and controlled by mother. In that age 13 his brother Ivar already succesfully return from his first raid where he first time killed men. Our hero was long time without father influence because first son looks like ideal succesor and father was blind for some time about  personality deviation of firstborn. Our hero is pagan too, but has some kind of understanding for other religions which is in best chief warriors consider as big weakness. He Was on couple raids but much later and killed few men only in self defence. His biggest passion is food and beer. He love feasts, stories about gods and mighty heroes. Also he likes music and art. Jarl likes his son for his personality but he knows nobody respect him and after chief dies, Ivar would kill his brother. Jarl knows it. So, rather let her son die by Ivar's hand, he give him opportunity become true warrior and send him in distant palace which is bastion of Oddins power of world where vikings pagan worshipers conquered distant lands. (our world is fiction no such palace existed, but truth is vikings warriors were in biggest glory of their age hired by Byzantine ruler as personal guards because they were considered as best warrior of those times. Also their viking warriors and scouts reached Constantinopole by exploring lands and seas) Jarl hopes if his son died in this palace in brave battle at least he claim chair in Oddins hall in valhalla. Or he return as succesfull graduate and Jarl announce his as next Jarl. He will be enough skilled to defeat Ivar after he try to reclaim his firstborne right for ruling. Also he will gain respect of mens which are fear or respect Ivar much more even he is sometimes sadistic to own people and sacrifised his own wife. He gave him 3 years for return, after it ,he will announce his follower. Jarl paid huge amount of gold to Oddins priests which in special ritual convert this gold into power which can use Oddin in his pallace for jarl's son resurrections. (pure fantasy here) This power is Oddin willing to use through his artefact of resurrection located in this palace. There is explanation about 3 kind of difficulty. 1]Jarl is very, rich, 2]not so rich. 2]+Ivar stole part of this gold to give his brother chance, so Ivar knows about this deal. His father Threat him, that if his brother (our hero)die, before he reach this palace, he will give claim his brother, ruler of another kingdoom. He send group of best soldiers and priest as witnesses to this palace. They dont need to go all that distance. In our world partly fantasy you can travel through roots, branches of yggdrassil (three of life) which is acording pagan mytology connect another worlds, locations. And one of this dimesion doors is near palace (next is inside their kingdoom). About palace is also short story. but this all for now

I leave here mark, on this magical place. I am 41 and started creating game for my upcomming twins sons :) Yes you hear right...two boys (Josef & Jiří) . One day they discover this message here :) I love you both already !