Hi guys, this is Mike aka JandiMan,
We’ve been very quiet and haven’t updated you on the game development side for some time, aside from a few images posted on Facebook.
Lunar New Year-year of the rat-has come and we want to take this opportunity to shed some light on our current progress, giving you a sneak-peek of what we’ve been working on. We plan to post this sort of dev letter more often so stay around!
The addition of Dawn
Dawn is your character’s other self, that was separated from you after you were cursed by Demon. He/she accompanies your journey and plays a key role in regaining your memory. Still in early production but we are quite excited about all different possibilities we can get out of with the addition of Dawn.
Renovating the 1st chapter
In the last alpha, we focused more on giving each map unique personalities to it in terms of stories, looks, mood, and people living in them. However, they had little relation to your journey to regain your memory. The new version we are working on right now will focus more on that early in the game. This was also the main reason why the next Alpha test was pushed back.
Butterfly of Abyss
Remember how time-consuming it was to travel back to a town in the last alpha test? That’s why we came up with the idea of Butterfly of Abyss. On it, you can fly to a specific location, usually a town. The bar for Butterfly of Abyss is filled by killing monsters. When it’s full, you can open the map and select a location to travel, usually near a town. It makes traveling in Mad World a lot more efficient.
Pet system
Pets in Mad World mean more than just your ride, instead, they will feel more like your companion. How you train yours will determine what kind of a pet it will grow up to be from a pub to a full-grown.
More facial expressions
To better convey the emotions linked with your character’s action, and the circumstance it’s in, we’ve decided to add more facial expressions. You can expect to see them, when you talk to NPCs, perform skills or do character poses. We are quite excited about this and can’t wait to show them in-game!
In closing...
That’s it for today’s letter, guys. Before we go we want to thank you for your continuous support and let you know that we are working hard for the next alpha, with a goal to release the game in 2020. Thank you for your patience and Happy Lunar New Year!
New Year’s messages from the Jandisoft staff
[Game Design - System]
-I hope for your health and wish only good things would happen to you this year.
This will be a very special year for Mad World.
-Thank you for the support and interest you’ve given us all throughout this year.
We will work hard to see you again this year with a better version of Mad World.
Thank you for the kindness you’ve given us this year. Happy New Year!
-It’s 2020! Stay tuned for the day you will meet Mad World!
-We are working hard again today to make this year a bit more special than the last.
[UI]
-2019 is behind us, during which we had only looked forward without rest.
We will continue to do so for the fans who’ve given us warm support, which has never changed since day one. Thank you so much.
[Animation]
-Happy New Year! For the launch of the game!!!
[Program - Client]
-We put lots of effort to make Mad World more fun. I hope you guys enjoy it when it launches this year. Let’s ship it this year baby!
-One more year until release. Please stay with us.
-Thank you for your continuous support.
[QA]
-Thank you for the support you’ve given us last year. We will continue to work hard in 2020 to make it all worth your support.
[Program - Server]
-We understand that it may feel the development is going slow. We feel you. We now have a bigger team, and we will be sprinting toward launch at full speed this year. Our efforts to make a good game will not halt in 2020.
-The new year will be the mad world’s year.
-2020 will be the year where everyone can play Mad World together.
[Scenario]
-Hello, 2020-the year of rat-is about to begin.
We are doing our best to build a solid foundation for the setting to present you with a living breathing world. Take care of your health this year, and I hope to see you again at launch.
[Game Design - Content Team]
-Day and night, we are working hard to make Mad World. A world where you have to be mad to stay above the water, that’s Mad World. Stay tuned!
-We are working hard putting a unique and interesting touch to the story of Mad World.
We hope you guys try the game when the game releases. A happy lunar new year and enjoy the holiday!
-Happy New Year, everyone! My name is Merk and I design monster combat of Mad World. Thank you for your support. We are working hard to create many unique monsters for this netherworld that has gone mad. I can't wait to show you this year what Mad World has to offer, and I hope everyone's wish comes true this year. I hope you hang around!
[Sound]
Happy New Year!
[Art Character/Level]
The year 2020 will be the year of Mad World. We will always be striving to express unique and exceptional ideas through our artwork. Thank you for your support!
[Business]
Thank you for sticking around. We’ll be seeing you guys around more often!
