Underworld Ascendant Pre-Alpha Released :: rpg codex

As promised last week, OtherSide released the Underworld Ascendant pre-alpha to eligible backers today. Turns out it's not just for backers at the $75 tier but also for anybody who may have paid just $5 for the prototype back in 2015, which is pretty cool. As for the pre-alpha itself, its physics are a bit wonky and the textures look half-baked, but it's finally a real game, not just a tech demo with skeletons. Our resident Underworld watcher Nekot-The-Brave had some fun with it. Watch him run around killing Lizardmen and smashing crates while listening to the ominous intonations of Stephen Russell:

Here are some partial release notes:

The Pre-Alpha Build is meant to highlight:

The game’s visual bar and core tenets of combat, stealth, and magic.
The world as an interactive toybox full of interesting opportunities for the player to experiment with and areas that provide unique opportunities and challenges.
Interactive elements that the player can combine with skills, spells, and each other, such as:
- Physics-based traps that can be manipulated and exploited.
- Spreading fire that can be weaponized.
- Caches of useful items.
- “Glue bulbs” that can stick to objects.
An initial implementation of rewarding the player for creativity.

The Pre-Alpha Build is not representative of the final product.

The implementation of skills, combat, stealth, and spells is all still preliminary work. We will be refining and honing how they work, adding functionality, and polishing usability.
You may encounter bugs and it lacks the full range of weapons, skills, magic, and meta elements such as quest selection and player growth.
Check the build notes for further details.

What next for Underworld Ascendant? Hopefully it won't take another two years for it to reach alpha.

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