Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #8: Faces, Wounds, Altars, Travel, Diseases

September 9, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Hello everyone! Big gameplay progress this week and a whole ton of worldbuilding stuff too alongside the usual suite of bugs and minor issues resolved, so let’s get right into it. Firstly here’s the current status of 0.11’s development, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop … Read More

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #4: Buried Treasure

May 11, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Hello everyone, welcome back! This fortnight’s update is entirely about some huge developments on hunting down treasure in the game. First though, here’s where things currently stand on 0.11 development, with BLUE items being things which are finished and GREEN items being those that are partly developed. As you can see, things are cracking along nicely: ITEM INTERACTIONS … Read More

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #3

April 1, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Hello everyone! Welcome back – I do hope you’re all enjoying these regular updates :). I certainly am. To begin with here’s the latest update on progress, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop items You can pick items up You can use items (whatever that … Read More

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #1

February 25, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first update for Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11. Whereas 0.10 was a small release focused primarily on fixing a lot of bugs, optimising a huge amount of code, and adding in a few new features such as plant generation, survival, death, some new items, and bookmarks and fast travel, 0.11 is … Read More

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.10 Released!

February 12, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.10 Released! This is a smaller release with a focus on polishing and optimizing many game systems, as well as implementing a handful of new features that will stand the game in good stead going forward. Specifically: MAJOR FEATURES: Fast travel and bookmarks: you can now fast-travel to specific locations within any … Read More

Ultima Ratio Regum 0.10 Update #8

February 4, 2023Game Design, Ultima Ratio Regum, Updates

Well, I think we’re basically done! I have three extremely minor bugs to fix and aside from that I’m just playtesting. I was hoping to release today but we’re just not quite there – it is now going to be next week, but 0.10 is essentially finished. I’m just playing and playing and testing and testing … Read More