Maru Island

Devlog

• Prototype #57 - Ally AI upgrades
  April 12, 2024 by Fanfare Games

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  This update brings a swatch of behind-the-scenes changes to AI that make them move more smoothly, react more responsively to the human player's actions, and generally make better decisions. There are... Continue reading
• Prototype #56 - Item Drops!
  March 21, 2024 by Fanfare Games

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  Relatively minor update. Some enemies now have a chance of dropping item chests. And I fixed a slew of minor bugs, most related to making things display correctly on the web version. As far as I can t... Continue reading
• Quick Fix
  March 16, 2024 by Fanfare Games

  Previous upload had a typo that caused a crash, should be fixed now... Continue reading
• Prototype #55 - Now with (placeholder) hair and clothing!
  March 16, 2024 by Fanfare Games

  This update brings some basic (placeholder) hair and clothing to our heroes , along with several minor fixes... Continue reading
• Prototype #53 - Credits, Platform-Specific Fixes
  November 18, 2023 by Fanfare Games

  This is more of a bug-fixing patch than a content patch, but there is still something new to see. First, the fixes. There have been minor improvements for Steam Deck as a platform and significant fixe... Continue reading
• New: Play Maru Island in browser on GX.games
  November 15, 2023 by Fanfare Games

  Now you can play Maru Island in your web browser without downloading anything! Just go to https://gx.games/games/axprhn/maru-island/ I'll be updating both builds at the same time from now on, too!... Continue reading

  
• Prototype #52 - Visual upgrades
  November 15, 2023 by Fanfare Games

  I told you all updates would start coming faster now :3 This is a small but shiny update. It adds lighting and post-processing visual effects to give the prototype a little more visual polish and help... Continue reading

  
• Prototype #51 has launched!
  November 12, 2023 by Fanfare Games

  Wow, it's been a while since I've written one of these, huh? I'm glad to announce a new version of the Maru Island prototype is now available for download. So why has it been so long? For those of you... Continue reading

  
• It's been a while...some updates!
  November 02, 2023 by Fanfare Games

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  So it's been a few months since I posted anything. In that time I've been hard at work trying to convert Maru Island into a 2D/3D hybrid in engines like Unity, UE, and Godot. Long story short, I'm mov... Continue reading
• Prototype #50 and big news
  June 09, 2023 by Fanfare Games

  Prototype #50 is here and with it comes big news....this will be the final update to this version of Maru Island made using GameMaker. I'm restarting the project in Unity and making some fundamental c... Continue reading
• Prototype #49 - Sound Test and Music update!
  January 27, 2023 by Fanfare Games

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  Prototype #49 is here and it brings higher quality music, more music, and a shiny new sound test menu to hear it in. If you like the soundtrack, remember it's available as a free download at https://f... Continue reading
• Prototype 48 - Experience Points!
  December 07, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Prototype #48 is here and with it comes exp and levelling! Right now, the whole party shares exp and levels as a group when enough is collected, raising everyone's max HP. I have plans to make it a de... Continue reading
• Prototype 47 and OST Now Available!
  December 02, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  The Maru Island OST is now available at https://fanfaregames.bandcamp.com/ including two bonus tracks not included in the game! Please check it out if you would like to support the project. Also, prot... Continue reading
• Prototype 46 - finally fixing cutscene jitter
  November 09, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  I think this is the last bug I know about fixed! Which means that while I'm working on new content going forward, you all need to find the bugs I missed somewhere so I can fix them too lol. Please giv... Continue reading
• Prototype 45 - Bugfixes
  November 03, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  More cleanup and bug fixes. Solved a text display issue on steam deck, corrected a set of trees that were the wrong color, that sort of thing... Continue reading
• Prototype 44 - Minor updates
  November 02, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  I'm excited to be back to work on this project! This is a relatively small update but expect to see more coming in the future. Minor engine updates, pressing the cancel button now closes the shop menu... Continue reading
• Maru Island is working on Steam Deck!
  November 01, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  Having it run on dedicated gaming hardware is really inspiring and I've already gotten to work making some updates. Expect a new prototype version before too long!... Continue reading

  
• Prototype 42 - Under the hood improvements
  July 17, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  Mostly an "invisible" update in that the biggest changes are internal updates to how things work to prepare for collaborating with a team. But we've got big things coming so stay tuned!... Continue reading
• Prototype 41 - Better tutorialization
  July 07, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  This update brings in a few new rooms at the beginning to better teach the controls. There's also a lot of "under-the-hood" type changes to start preparing for working with a team! Speaking of which,... Continue reading
• Prototype 40 - Archery!
  June 28, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  Archery is finally here! This update to Maru Island mostly contains bow and arrow combat for both players and AI. The AI isn't quite where I'd like it to be yet, but it's not bad for a first pass. Ple... Continue reading
• Prototype 39 - The beginnings of character customization
  June 23, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  It's update time! A couple of changes this time around. First off all HP and damage values have been scaled up by 5 then tweaked to attempt to improve game balance. There was little reason not to just... Continue reading
• Prototype 38 - Items!!!
  June 19, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Prototype 38 is here and it brings exciting new features! Monsters now have a chance to drop gold which can be exchanged for consumable healing items at a new shop. While there are only three items av... Continue reading
• Prototype 37 - small new features
  June 15, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  New build time! This adds a title menu, the ability to SAVE and LOAD your game, and exposes some basic settings that were hidden behind debug controls such as window size and volume controls. You can... Continue reading

  
• Prototype 35 - Major graphical update!
  June 10, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  It's time for a big graphical update! Every room in the demo has been redesigned with a more detailed tileset. There's also a new backdrop on the title screen. New promotional screenshots and video wi... Continue reading
• Prototype 34
  June 08, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  More engine updates - the depreciated function instance_change() has now been completely removed... Continue reading
• Prototype 33
  June 08, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  This one is an engine update so no new features to describe. Might be new bugs though, had to change a lot of code to remove a depreciated function. Please let me know if you encounter anything strang... Continue reading
• Prototype 32
  June 06, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Small update. Documented character switching on most controllers. Changed how player to player interaction works so that players no longer block and push each other but instead walk freely through eac... Continue reading
• Prototype 31
  June 05, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Updated build to prototype 31 - this reworks the music engine for better song looping and includes updated versions of the game songs... Continue reading
• MInor Update
  May 29, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Added the ability to cycle characters with the SELECT button or equivalent (D on keyboard)... Continue reading
• Outlines Fix
  March 05, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Cosmetic update - fixes character outlines... Continue reading
• Minor musical update
  February 28, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Version 0.0.0.29 - made some fixes to various songs and musical systems... Continue reading
• Another update (version 0.0.0.28)
  February 26, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  Updated again! Just a couple small upgrades and fixes, no significant content changes yet... Continue reading
• Small update - alpha 27
  February 25, 2022 by Fanfare Games

  This update adds various menu and text sounds, screen transitions, and a new graphics effect. Also bullets no longer collide with dead players... Continue reading
• First upload! Playtesters wanted.
  February 22, 2022 by Fanfare Games

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  I'm happy to post my first project demo, the work in progress action RPG "Maru Island". I'm still very early in the development process, but I would love to hear what you think so far!... Continue reading