Yes, as promised, the new alpha is out for your enjoyment – released as part of the 2012 Annual Roguelike Release Party (ARRP). There was tons of changes in this version – hopefully this is the final stretches before getting a solid “beta” version out. Some things you will love in this version (without spoiling it too much):
- Treasure hunting
- Iron-based crafts
- New soundtrack by Austin Dhillon
- 40+ new items
- Monster loot tables
Special shout-outs to Jeff, Silloe, and Jarkko for all the bug testing for this release.
Also, a very huge (and special) shout-out to Austin Dhillon who composed the complete Wayward soundtrack. Four brilliantly moody and atmospheric tracks with the right touches of modern and retro.
Play it now:
http://www.unlok.ca/wayward/
Although Chrome and Firefox have both stopped supporting the local sound/music playing (via Flash), you can grab the (silent) downloadable version here: http://www.unlok.ca/wayward_alpha1.5.zip
Hello! I just discovered the game today, poking around on Roguebasin trying to find something new to try and run on my kindle. Instead I ran into this, and fell in love with it pretty quickly.
The only issue I’ve noticed that I couldn’t find any comment on was the saving- if I save a game and then start it again, it’s as if I’ve started over, but kept my inventory and skills. That’s a bit depressing if you’ve just spent ages carving yourself out a little safe spot in the side of a hill, Dwarf-Fortress style.
Is that intended to happen, or did the game glitch up on me? Or even worse, did I just fail to realize I was in a different spot in the same world?
Hello there,
It’s not a bug, just a limitation of the current version, everything currently saves, except for the world itself – this will be worked on the next version. It’s easily the most requested thing left to do. Thanks for playing.
Thanks for the reply.
Glad to hear it, and sorry if that information was already available elsewhere- I hadn’t been able to find it. I’ve got a few friends playing the game now and I’ll definitely be following it.
One of the best games i’ve played in a while 10/10 would play again