Some big news this weekend:
- We have a Kickstarter start date -> March 8th!
Follow the project here for a notification the instance it starts. Which will help get one of the cheaper early bird copies .
- Also demo 2.1 has been released over on Itch!
- And the Steam review process has been initiated, so expect the demo on Steam soon as well!

More details can be read over in this Itch blog post:
https://hornofbalance.itch.io/horn-of-balance-pre-ks-demo/devlog/668213/10-demo-update-and-kickstarter-launch-date

Ah. How long has it been in progress?
I'd love to wait on the full game.

I started development in 2005/2006 lol. Last update was in 2017.

Yikes. I have a long wait ahead then.

Someone actually uploaded a playthrough of the entire demo on YouTube 6 years ago, that I enjoyed a lot.

https://youtu.be/j_qnKcEqbjU?si=xydS20o3PDBv2Wxx

Ah. How long has it been in progress?
I'd love to wait on the full game.

I started development in 2005/2006 lol. Last update was in 2017.

Ah. How long has it been in progress?
I'd love to wait on the full game.

I really should check this one out. No idea how complete it is though.

2 out of 8 dungeons are finished. You can play through the story up until the end of the second dungeon/boss.

I really should check this one out. No idea how complete it is though.

Progress report:

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v0.28.020 (15 januari 2024)
* Fixed minor coloring irregularity within demo boss fight
* Tweaked boss atk values ever so slightly
* Fixed collision issues after hitting an enemy with the atk boost if it does not kill the enemy
* Fixed a placeholder sprite showing up in the demo dungeon mountain range

v0.28.021 (18 januari 2024)
* Fixed masking issue in the cave to the big demo dungeon
* Reviewed new music demos

v0.28.022 (19 januari 2024)
* Temporarily disabled french language for the next demo
* Added extra language debug function
* Default character name is set to Linden
* Expanded screen resolution options
* Made smaller pushable statues easier to distinguish

v0.28.023 (20 januari 2024)
* Re-enabled french language in the options
* Replaced the upslash sound effect with the actual custom sound made for it. (Can't believe I forgot to actually apply it) :S
* Prepared next sound effect commission package

v0.28.024 (21 januari 2024)
* Added new visuals for floor grates
* Fixed small tiling issue in dungeon A04
* Added new visuals for magical blocks
* Created and added new (dis)appear animation for magical blocks
* Fixed small oversight between magic blocks and enemy collisions
* Made hero immune while a little into performing the 360 attack

Very nice! Still love seeing these mockups, noticed the blurry background was using actual background tiles

...anyone still checking this one out?