Driftmoon: Enchanted Edition Available
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Driftmoon, an Adventure RPG from Instant Kingdom that launched back in 2013, is a bit of a cult classic. I know for a fact that at least some people find it extremely charming. And if you’re one of them, you’ll be pleased to learn that thanks to the so-called Enchanted Edition, the game can now be played on a number of new platforms, including assorted Android and iOS devices.
On top of that, the Enchanted Edition also introduces a graphics update, UI improvements, new content, and more. Here’s a quick feature trailer:
And some additional information:
Hi! This is Ville and Anne, the developers of Driftmoon. The time for releasing Driftmoon - the Enchanted edition - on multiple platforms is finally here, yay!
We've had a ton of requests about getting Driftmoon on more platforms. Initially we started work on the Enchanted version right back in 2013 when the first version of Driftmoon was released, until life put a temporary stop to our plans (kids, illnesses, money issues, etc). But we never gave up on our dream of finishing the Enchanted version of Driftmoon. Finally, a year ago we had a chance to resume work on Driftmoon again, and we've worked nonstop ever since. For seven years you've been sending us countless encouraging messages, and also tips on how to improve Driftmoon, so happily we haven't run out of encouragement, or of ideas on what to do. Thanks everyone!
What's new compared to the old Driftmoon?For the techinally minded among us, we've ported the old C++ Driftmoon to C# on the Unity platform. We think it was a good choice, although it was a huge amount of work.
- Driftmoon now runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.
- We've added the Mystery Box, full of surprises for both you and your friends!
- Major graphics update: better textures to look better on modern screens, lightmapped shadows, the lot!
- User interface scales better: from your smallest screen to your living room TV. (still including the possibility to adjust text size)
- Updated user interface, easier to use and looks better.
- New characters, items and skills (through the Mystery Box and elsewhere too)
- Tons of bugfixes, dialogue fixes, quest fixes and improvements.
- Improved music, with an extra melody. All music by Gareth Meek - Thank you again, Gareth!
- Gameplay enhancements: quest reminders, Silver feather counter (very useful!), and more.
- The possibility to recover from a broken save (not that likely, but if your disk was full or something).
- And more surprises! Because we most probably forgot to mention everything.
What's next for Ville and Anne? Now that Driftmoon is finished, we're hoping to make enough money from it to finally get the chance to focus full-time on making our own games. We already have a list of game ideas some 500 ideas long, but we've narrowed our next pick to two top candidates that sound the most tempting.
We really hope you have fun playing! If you find any problems, please tell us. The easiest way to give us feedback is through the feedback button in the game menu. And most of all, we want to wish all of you good physical and mental health amidst this strange corona struggle that the world is currently going through. Stay safe!
