Combat March 14, 2025 5 min read
Rethinking the Combat System — Why We Started Over
Six months ago we had a working combat system. Last month we deleted it. Here's why that was the right call and what we built instead.
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Devlog
Honest updates from the development of Crown of Ash. The breakthroughs, the setbacks, and everything in between.
Worldbuilding February 2, 2025 8 min read
Building Vaelthorn — The Kingdom That Wasn't Always Broken
Every ruin in Crown of Ash was something beautiful once. This is how we designed a world that tells its own history through its destruction.
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Year One in Review — What We Learned Building an RPG as a Team of Four
One year in. Three major pivots. One cancelled feature we still mourn. An honest look at what it actually takes to build something this ambitious with a tiny team.
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