Difference between revisions of "Demon Tactic"

Demon Tactic
Developer	Anohin Denis
Theme	Fantasy
Influences	Adom, Drakefire Chasm
Status	playable alpha
Released	2014-07-08
Updated	v.0.39 on 2016-04-08
Licensing	Freeware, Closed Source
P. Language	PHP, Javascript
Platforms	Browser
Interface	Hexagonal, Tile-based
Game Length	~3-5 hours
	Official site of Demon Tactic

Latest revision as of 15:19, 8 April 2016

Theme

A fantasy themed turn-based roguelike with skillful demon warlord as playable character. Being trapped in infinite dungeon, he can achieve one of game goals - become a king of any faction, escape from dungeon or become a god. Some tiles were borrowed from Battle For Wesnoth game. Game can be played only via internet using browser on http://demon-tactic.com/. Unfortunately, current english translation is poorly made, hope you will enjoy Demon Tactics, despite this sad fact.

Features

Your moral decisions makes difference - some factions will aid you or become your mortal enemies.
Hard tactical battles with minimum of random influence.
Combination of random and pre-created scenarios and maps.
You are not omnipowered killing machine - retreat is a wise option sometimes, play cautiously and outsmart your foes.

Monster abilities

There are wide variety of monsters abilities in the game.

Some of them are "classical":

Poison damage over time.
Stunning and confusing attacks.
Ally summoning and etc.

Some are rarely used (and maybe unique in some way):

Explosion of fire or water after death.
Idiot (unit is always confused).
Return (like weeping angels from "Doctor Who").
And many others.

Races and factions

There are 20 races and factions that have their own goals, allies and enemies. Hero can become ally with any of them by fighting by their side. There are > 400 monsters that share > 60 different skills and abilities.

Which side do you want to join? Choose wisely from:

New order
Holy church
Vampires
Orc Legion
Free farmers
Saurians
Dwarves
Antiquum Cult
Demons
Devils
Neutrals
Dark Legion
Necromancers
Dark elves
Fiends
Steel hive
Mages Guild
Hexapod Swarm
Evil
Hero army

History of development

Development diaries for all versions can be found in Demon Tactic Dev reports Youtube playlist

Game development parts.

1. Sneaky development:

0.01 - 17 Mar 2014 - very first version of game; 0.02 - 23 Mar 2014; 0.03 - 28 Mar 2014; 0.04 - 31 Mar 2014; 0.05 - 03 Apr 2014; 0.06 - 07 Apr 2014; 0.07 - 10 Apr 2014; 0.08 - 12 Apr 2014; 0.09 - 22 Apr 2014; 0.10 - 30 Apr 2014; 0.11 - 08 May 2014; 0.12 - 22 May 2014; 0.13 - 01 Jun 2014; 0.14 - 06 Jun 2014; 0.15 - 10 Jun 2014; 0.16 - 21 Jun 2014; 0.17 - 24 Jun 2014; 0.18 - 28 Jun 2014;

2. Alpha version (playable but not fully winnable):

0.19 - 08 Jul 2014 (first released online alpha); 0.20 - 16 Jul 2014; 0.21 - 02 Aug 2014; 0.22 - 17 Aug 2014; 0.23 - 07 Sep 2014; 0.24 - 12 Sep 2014; 0.25 - 05 Jan 2015; 0.26 - 09 Jan 2015; 0.27 - 27 Jan 2015; 0.28 - 20 Feb 2015; 0.29 - 22 Mar 2015; 0.30 - 05 May 2015; 0.31 - 06 Jun 2015; 0.32 - 23 Jun 2015; 0.33 - 01 Sep 2015 (cities and slavery added); 0.34 - 06 Sep 2015; 0.35 - 25 Oct 2015; 0.36 - 14 Nov 2015; 0.37 - 06 Dec 2015; 0.38 - 13 Mar 2016; 0.39 - 08 April 2016;

Screenshots

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 {{gameinfo| name = Demon Tactic
 |developer = Anohin Denis
-|theme = Fantasy
+|theme = [[Fantasy]]
 |influences = [[Adom]], [[Drakefire Chasm]]
-|status = worked alpha
+|status = playable alpha
+|started = 2014-03-17
 |released = 2014-07-08
-|updated = v.0.27 on 2015-01-27
+|updated = v.0.39 on 2016-04-08
-|licensing = freeware Closed Source
+|licensing = [[Freeware]], [[Closed Source]]
-|language = PHP javascript
+|language = [[PHP]], [[Javascript]]
-|platforms = Playable only online via browser.
+|languages = english, russian
-|interface = Tile-based
+|platforms = [[Browser]]
+|interface = Hexagonal, Tile-based
 |length = ~3-5 hours
 |site = http://demon-tactic.com/
@@ Line 21: / Line 23: @@
 Being trapped in infinite dungeon, he can achieve one of game goals - become a king of any faction, escape from dungeon or become a god.
 Some tiles were borrowed from [http://wesnoth.org/ Battle For Wesnoth game].
-Game can be played only via internet using browser here: [http://demon-tactic.com/ http://demon-tactic.com/].
+'''Game can be played only via internet using browser on [http://demon-tactic.com/ http://demon-tactic.com/].'''
 Unfortunately, current english translation is poorly made, hope you will enjoy Demon Tactics, despite this sad fact.
@@ Line 32: / Line 34: @@
 == Monster abilities ==
 There are wide variety of monsters abilities in the game.
-Some a "classical":
+Some of them are "classical":
 * Poison damage over time.
 * Stunning and confusing attacks.
-* Ally summoning.
+* Ally summoning and etc.
 Some are rarely used (and maybe unique in some way):
 * Explosion of fire or water after death.
@@ Line 42: / Line 45: @@
 * And many others.
-== Races / factions ==
+== Races and factions ==
-There are 20 races that have their own goals, allies and enemies with each other. Hero can become ally with any of them by helping them and fighting with their enemies.
+There are 20 races and factions that have their own goals, allies and enemies. Hero can become ally with any of them by fighting by their side. There are > 400 monsters that share > 60 different skills and abilities.
-* New order;
-* Holy church;
+Which side do you want to join? Choose wisely from:
-* Vampires;
+* New order
-* Orc Legion;
+* Holy church
-* Free farmers;
+* Vampires
-* Saurians;
+* Orc Legion
-* Dwarves;
+* Free farmers
-* Antiquum Cult;
+* Saurians
-* Demons;
+* Dwarves
-* Devils;
+* Antiquum Cult
-* Neutrals;
+* Demons
-* Dark Legion;
+* Devils
-* Necromancers;
+* Neutrals
-* Dark elves;
+* Dark Legion
-* Fiends;
+* Necromancers
-* Steel hive;
+* Dark elves
-* Mages Guild;
+* Fiends
-* Hexapod Swarm;
+* Steel hive
-* Evil;
+* Mages Guild
-* Hero army.
+* Hexapod Swarm
+* Evil
+* Hero army
 == History of development ==
-Video logs about updates (all versions): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpAf-PX-NgmKXoCA1Ai4ey_QoTiCKNJW9
+Development diaries for all versions can be found in [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpAf-PX-NgmKXoCA1Ai4ey_QoTiCKNJW9 Demon Tactic Dev reports Youtube playlist]
-* 0.01 - 17 Mar 2014 - very first version of game;
-* 0.02 - 23 Mar 2014;
+Game development parts.
-* 0.03 - 28 Mar 2014;
-* 0.04 - 31 Mar 2014;
+. Sneaky development:
-* 0.05 - 03 Apr 2014;
+* 0.01 - 17 Mar 2014 - very first version of game; 0.02 - 23 Mar 2014; 0.03 - 28 Mar 2014; 0.04 - 31 Mar 2014; 0.05 - 03 Apr 2014; 0.06 - 07 Apr 2014; 0.07 - 10 Apr 2014; 0.08 - 12 Apr 2014; 0.09 - 22 Apr 2014; 0.10 - 30 Apr 2014; 0.11 - 08 May 2014; 0.12 - 22 May 2014; 0.13 - 01 Jun 2014; 0.14 - 06 Jun 2014; 0.15 - 10 Jun 2014; 0.16 - 21 Jun 2014; 0.17 - 24 Jun 2014; 0.18 - 28 Jun 2014;
-* 0.06 - 07 Apr 2014;
-* 0.07 - 10 Apr 2014;
+. Alpha version (playable but not fully winnable):
-* 0.08 - 12 Apr 2014;
+* 0.19 - 08 Jul 2014 (first released online alpha); 0.20 - 16 Jul 2014; 0.21 - 02 Aug 2014; 0.22 - 17 Aug 2014; 0.23 - 07 Sep 2014; 0.24 - 12 Sep 2014; 0.25 - 05 Jan 2015; 0.26 - 09 Jan 2015; 0.27 - 27 Jan 2015; 0.28 - 20 Feb 2015; 0.29 - 22 Mar 2015; 0.30 - 05 May 2015; 0.31 - 06 Jun 2015; 0.32 - 23 Jun 2015; 0.33 - 01 Sep 2015 (cities and slavery added); 0.34 - 06 Sep 2015; 0.35 - 25 Oct 2015; 0.36 - 14 Nov 2015; 0.37 - 06 Dec 2015; 0.38 - 13 Mar 2016; 0.39 - 08 April 2016;
-* 0.09 - 22 Apr 2014;
-* 0.10 - 30 Apr 2014;
-* 0.11 - 08 May 2014;
-* 0.12 - 22 May 2014;
-* 0.13 - 01 Jun 2014;
-* 0.14 - 06 Jun 2014;
-* 0.15 - 10 Jun 2014;
-* 0.16 - 21 Jun 2014;
-* 0.17 - 24 Jun 2014;
-* 0.18 - 28 Jun 2014;
-* 0.19 - 08 Jul 2014 - first released online alpha;
-* 0.20 - 16 Jul 2014;
-* 0.21 - 02 Aug 2014;
-* 0.22 - 17 Aug 2014;
-* 0.23 - 07 Sep 2014;
-* 0.24 - 12 Sep 2014;
-* 0.25 - 05 Jan 2015;
-* 0.26 - 09 Jan 2015;
-* 0.27 - 27 Jan 2015;
-== Some screenshots: ==
+== Screenshots ==
 http://demon-tactic.com/img/screens/002.png
 http://demon-tactic.com/img/screens/006.png
 http://demon-tactic.com/img/screens/010.png
 http://demon-tactic.com/img/screens/014.png