"There are already several modders on Nexus Mods who have created new classes, subclasses, and ancestries for Solasta," says Zhang. On the flip side, it's not currently possible to create monsters, items, or props outside what's in the game, though Solasta includes a robust bestiary and magic item database, and has several planned tilesets. Instead of people spending two days to understand the tool and then maybe making a dungeon, the barrier to entry is low enough that everyone can have fun making dungeons right away." "Keeping it simple has been a core pillar of the Dungeon Maker design. "We could've implemented full modding tools and SDK, but it was so complex that few people would use it," says Zhang.
"That being said, we're looking at adding more verticality, like pits and platforms, or staircases to elevate entire rooms."Īccessibility has been an important mantra for the Dungeon Maker through its implementation. "I went for a flat interface for the Dungeon Maker because when you go 3D, you lose 50% of the audience, and I wanted the editor to be open to as many people as possible," says Girard. With the attractive and intuitive UI (which fans of Amplitude Studios' Endless series will quickly recognize), it's easy to label a door as locked, or secret, or trapped (or all three), and use a sliding bar to determine the skill levels it takes to detect any traps and pick locks.Īlthough the main campaign frequently features levels and locations with sharp elevation changes, including cliffs, towers, and bridges, the Dungeon Maker is keeping things old-school with a 2D top-down visualization that resembles classic pen-and-paper graph paper dungeons. Rooms are available in several different sizes and shapes, and include pre-furnished blueprints, as well as empty rooms ready to be filled with decorative props, as well as monsters, traps, and treasure.Įach room features a number of openings that can instantly become doorways when another room is placed beside it. Like using Lego blocks and pieces to construct your dungeon."ĭuring a private demo, I watch Emile Zhang, community manager for Tactical Adventures, throw together a quick series of rooms using the Necropolis tileset, which looks like a standard crypt. "We wanted to have a tool that's even simpler than Neverwinter Nights' creator, something more like LittleBigPlanet.
"Not everyone is a game developer-it's a full-time job," says Girard.
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