Next Fest update: camp sieges, walking around & improved tutorial

New to Manala: Equinox War?

Manala is a videogame about live-action roleplay (LARP). The swords are fake, the hits don't count and the monster is just a guy in a mask.

The full demo of Manala is now ready for Next Fest, featuring camp sieges and updated movement mechanics. 2 of the 6 playable factions, 2 of the 5 playable classes, 2 camps and the trail between them are all open for exploration, questing and doing battle.

With Next Fest kicking off on October 19th, there is also a PvP tournament planned:

This tournament will run through October 20th and 21st and the most successful fighter earns a custom title in the full game.

The previous area conquest system has been taken out of the demo. The siege mechanic feels more like a real LARP and will be the main way to battle the opposing side in the full game as well.

Camp sieges

It's now possible to break down the gates of the enemy camp, get inside and loot what your heart desires. Here are the mechanics:

• When you walk up to an enemy camp, you cannot enter it by default. In order to break the gate, you need to blow the battle horn, calling your faction to siege the enemy camp
• After that, you can challenge whoever is inside the camp to a duel. With enough successful duel victories, the gates are bashed down and you can now enter the camp
• Defenders are able to sign up to defend the gates. If no player signs up for defence, the siegers battle the camp NPCs instead
• Once the gate is down, the camp is open for 20 minutes. Every defender or guard you bring down gives you a Loot sack, on top of the usual loot. Take it home and hand it in: it fills your camp's food and wood
• The strength of the camp and how much is needed to break it depends on two resources - food and wood. Running low on food in the camp reduces the Hit Points of defending NPCs; running low on wood reduces the number of duels the attacker needs to win to break down the gates

Log in to the demo during Next Fest week, bash down the gates and make your camp glorious!

Walking around & NPE

To make the game world feel more alive, it's now possible to walk around within rooms. Navigation within the camps is still done through buttons. When you head out into the wilds, you navigate inside rooms and between them by pointing where you want to go and clicking there. Happy exploration!

The new player tutorial now also helps you quickly get started with the basic commands of the game, as well as pointing the way to first tasks to be completed.

Wishlisting the game tells me the work is worth continuing

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