STORY
You are the heir of a powerful house, who built their reputation as artificers of the rare and prized stellar metal, Aretium. Many and wondrous are the works of Aretium - from inspiring architecture, sculpture, and functional devices such as the famous dueling automatons... to deadly weapons.
All was well until suddenly the Sovereign declared your family traitors and had them arrested, seizing everything they had as property of the state. You managed to evade capture and disappear into town, bringing only what you could grab in haste.
Starting only with your basic skills and an unfinished prototype automaton (which you have designed to represent a Dragon, a legendary creature lost to time), you will forge a new path, pursue the truth and find a way to clear your family of wrongdoing. Learn the origin of the blighted countryside known as The Scar, the history of how the Dragons were banished, and why the Sovereign wants all the Aretium. The Sovereign is rarely seen in public, but they will attend the first of the newly announced championship Automaton Games, which takes place in five years... you must prepare to win, as only the best will compete.
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DUNGEONS
Classic CRPG style dungeon crawling with real-time combat. Gain experience, level up your character, improve your stats, choose custom perks, and specialize in the skills you prefer. A broad skill system provides many different ways to play - mix melee, stealth, magic, and adventuring skills the way you like.
Delve deep into dungeons (and catacombs, towers and other monster infested places...) that make it dangerous to travel into the countryside. Dungeons are entered at will from the outside world wherein the main story takes place, featuring map exploration, role playing, towns & other points of interest. In dungeons you will also find the rare resources you will need to design and power up your Dragon automaton.
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TACTICAL BATTLES
New sections of the map and story progression are unlocked through tactical battles, using not your character but your Dragon automaton, a technological and magical device that you build and customize over the course of the game. Appearance and abilities will depend on how you build it. Improve it in both form and ability to become the most feared fighter in the arenas! Witness the fury you have unleashed in turn-based, retro style tactical automaton battles.
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FEATURES / DETAILS
You must repair and improve the Dragon automaton over the course of the game using resources obtained in dungeon game play.
Dungeons are built on demand by Quinquennial's algorithms (non-AI, just procedural) according to their style.
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NOTE ABOUT AI
No AI-generated assets are used in this game! Every model, texture, artwork, SFX, VFX, et al, is either original hand-crafted work by ABCodeworld, or a licensed asset made by another human artist. I am not anti-AI, but until we find better ways to use AI in game development, I don't plan to use AI-generated assets in my games.
