October 2023 Playtest
Hello again, it’s been a while! We at Snow Leaf Studios are proud to announce our THIRD playtest for the Brew community! Last playtest was all the way back in March, and many things have been tweaked and added to the game! In this devlog we will be writing a little bit about the new features you will encounter.
THE MOUSE
New Mouse model besides the Old Mouse model
The mouse has gotten a complete redesign! The old model was one of the first assets we had produced for the game. And while he served his purpose quite well, it was time to say goodbye.
We are extremely happy with the new model and I hope you guys enjoy playing Brew as him!
NPCS
We have been working on a dialogue system and NPCs to go in hand with it! So far we have Newt the fox, Belladonna the bat and Marcel the kiwi!
In the final game, you will be able to talk to them between rogue-lite runs and be able to deepen your friendships and get to know the characters better! Right now, they serve as shops for the different progression systems and you are able to talk to them a bit to see what their personalities will be like!
Oh! And there’s a secret fourth student… I wonder where they went though.
PROGRESSION
We have added currencies to the game, these currencies allow you to unlock upgrades for your character in and out of session! With these, the rogue-lite gameplay loop is closer to what we want it to be in the future!
These menus are still quite work in progress so please give feedback during the playtest! The names of the currencies and shops are subject to change as well.
Currently we have three shops:
The potion bookshop, which will allow you to learn new potions and upgrade your recipes! As you play the game, you will get experience that will level up the main character. Each time you level up, you will receive currency to learn new potion recipes.
Once you purchase the first potion book of any element, you will be able to craft the base potion and find ingredients of that element in the world. Next time you purchase an upgrade, you will unlock the ability to find these upgrades inside The Tower. Once you defeat a boss, you will receive a special currency that lets you permanently unlock any potion upgrades of your choice.
During your attempts at The Tower you will receive study coins, which you will take with you to the Tower’s Entrance. These can be swapped with permanent character upgrades in Marcel’s shop.
These upgrades are more character focused than the potions, with things like extra bag space or extra health!
And finally, as you explore The Tower, you will receive Scrap, which can be traded with Newt inside The Tower for things like healing or new relics!
AKILAH
We have mentioned Akilah many times over our social media accounts, but she is finally ready for you guys to try! If you get far enough in your runs, you will encounter her as the first boss of the game!
She might be one of your teachers, but if you want to pass The Tower, you will have to defeat her in battle!
WEAPONS
If you talk to Newt within The Tower’s Entrance, you will be able to swap your potion gun to a couple of new weapons. These are currently in development and very work in progress, but they are here in case you want to play around with them and give us feedback!
As a little side note, If you had feedback last playtest and see that it's not implemented yet, know that it's not forgotten. We still keep it, and we still plan on implementing a lot of it.
And that’s about it! There' have been many changes to the game that you will discover as you play, we really hope you are as excited as us! Please remember to wishlist Brew on Steam and hope you have loads of fun!