Development Update — Combat System
Hey Delucas!
Wanted to show off what I’ve actually been building, the battle system I mentioned last time.
Here’s how it works. You have a deck of cards. Each card costs energy to play, and you get a set amount of energy each turn. Simple foundation, but there’s a lot built on top of it.
Your team matters. Luna, Gracie, Joey and Eiza each have their own cards that reflect who they are. Joey has stealth and trap cards, Luna has aggressive high-risk moves, Gracie is analytical and defensive, and Eiza is precise and lethal. Who you bring into a fight changes how you play. Certain team setups also give passive HP bonuses.
Cards aren’t just numbers either. There are instants, combos, multi-hits, scout cards (peek at upcoming draws and pick what you want), and cards that get stronger the more you play in a single turn. Some cards unlock through specific story moments too, you don’t grind for them, you earn them.
What’s left is polish, story integration, and making sure saves behave. For players who want nothing to do with this, the skip option is still happening.
And I want to be clear about something, because I know most of you are here for the story and the adult content, not card gameplay. The combat is not meant to take over the game. The story is still the main focus and always will be. The reason I want this system finished and stable is so it doesn’t get in the way. Once it’s done, it mostly runs itself. Adding new cards and enemies is simple and won’t eat into time spent on the core content.
Progress wise things are looking good, and I’m still on track for the next release. I had planned to include some new Lucania events in this update and got decently far with them, but I decided not to hold the release back for that.
My focus after this is Season 2, Luna, Cordia, the main story. That’s the priority. Lucania content will come, but it shouldn’t delay getting back to that.
So the plan is to finish combat, integrate it properly, polish, and ship. Then we keep going from there.
Also, quick question. Do you want the monthly poll back? The one where we pick a setting and a girl and I make a single 4K render. I kind of miss doing those, but it depends if there’s still interest.
Let me know.
More soon.
-HG
Comments (34)
we are literally about to get GTA6 before DeLuca season 2
Nah whose want to wait this one suck a wasted ton of time so get another one to support I'm done waiting this shit
We are still wait btw bro please tell us if u not gonna give us season 2 or what
Why would he, if he admitted it's not happing then monthly subscribers would pull out
Bro so like when are we getting season 2
Greetings. Please tell me, should we expect any further updates to the game from you at all? It’s already been 5 months since your last post, and there’s been no word from you(((
Probably not. The dev is a total scammer; go support other devs.
You're coding gta 6 like you are just doing it to milk people's money you are no different from a scammer... we didn't wait this long for gta 6. the money i parked with you for 6 months back in the pandemic while waiting with excitement even before the combat system came to you, i hope it brings you no good my heart still hurts i wish i supported someone else instead
We've been waiting so long for this and still nothing new ? I mean saying anything will be helpful to us because we're confused whether you're continuing or not 😔 please consider at the very least telling us and thank you ✨
Any new info?
It can be necessary to said we been fool like 5 months and still this craps sincerely died we waste time for nothing so get real this game isn't going to release
Nice, Have been wanting more of this game , so good to see you are back =D. Just wanted to say that you might want to update the steampage too, since I see alot of review saying this game is abandoned. I made a review that said you are back, but I dont think it will be noticed =P
Esse é meu jogo favorito.
I mean two posts after disappearing for a few years almost, i'm suprised you people are that easy to gaslight, as well as the hundred plus people still paying monthly into this scam lol.
Can I get to play the full version before I die?
A total waste of energy and time that could have been used to improve the characters and animations; :/
Dropped
Sanka ya dead?
Hi I'm a Chinese player. It's my great honor to play such an amazing game.th is such amazing and wonderful news. I honestly thought this game would never get updated again. I’m also really glad I managed to find the original creator. I started playing your game right when I first got into this genre, and it’s absolutely stunning—I have nothing but praise for it. You have no idea how much joy and emotion your fantastic game has brought me. I still have screenshots saved on my phone of those moments that touched me deeply. That was back in 2021, and it’s already been such a long time, hasn’t it?😂 Unfortunately, I’ve lost contact with the person who translated the game into Chinese; they’ve probably left the community long ago. It was an excellent localization that let players truly experience all the wonderful storylines in your game. I’d love to hear about the progress of any new game updates. Wishing you all the best in life!
I don't want to said but been 2 months and I still not see new information about the new update and I want to see it now
Last post said roughly 1-2 months it’s been 3 months, an update would be highly appreciated at least!
“Hey guys still working on it here’s a sneak peek” like bro 😭
When is it coming out? I love this style of turn-based game with beautiful animations.
Never. The dev added a combat/card system that NOBODY asked for.
Great work looking forward to it so happy you back working on it.
as for me too, great job
I am just glad this game didn't end up going into the "will never be continued on" pile ... thank you XD
well...
I really like the sound of the new card system for combat. Looking forward to it. I would vote to bring the poll back. I really liked that, and I think it will help spread the word that your amazing game is back and bring in even more support. Thank you so much.
Would love to see the monthly polls come back.
Your idea sounds really interesting with the card system. And I love how you always keep in mind some people prefer to skip those systems, so adding the skip button is great. Bring the poll back I would say. All those things will help people be back into this amazing game you are developing and give more reasons to support
Sweet! This means more fun for us. And yes the renders will be great! Can't wait 😀
Still interested in the renders. Combat just gives me more reason to replay season 1 for the 4th time.
I couldnt agree more. Plus the town events give even more time together with the characters we have come to love, so i say let him go wild!