Rob Koska

@rob-in-mn.bsky.social

Game Designer and software engineer. Creating Revenge of the Firstborn, a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics like SSI's gold box games, and Baldur's Gate. wishlist at https://cutt.ly/ve7SRGjZ

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Pushed out the fourth of my biweekly bugfix/new features resulting from beta testing. Huge shoutout to the beta testers helping to make the game better! If you want to help beta test, please let me know!

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Hired a few voice actors to do those "what do you need" and "I'm on my way" barks you hear when you have a character do something in an isometric RPG. Was surprisingly economical using r/Voicework. And results have been really good.

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I thought I’d change things up a bit and talk about one of the backend systems in Revenge of the Firstborn, the AI system. utility AI, each action that an agent can take is given a “utility” score where utility refers to how happy the actor would be if it took the given action.

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In Revenge of the Firstborn, armor class is specific to damage types, so full plate protects better against slashing damage than bludgeoning and leather armor protects better against bludgeoning than piercing. This is one of several optional rules in the game. #screenshotsaturday

a screenshot showing the different types of armor classes for different types of damage.
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In addition to a full, hand-crafted campaign, Revenge of the Firstborn has a roguelike mode called the "Endless Dungeon" complete with randomly generated layouts, loot and monsters. In addition, small quests to challenge you are sprinkled throughout the dungeon to up the ante. #screenshotsaturday

The entrance to the endless dungeon in Revenge of the Firstborn.
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Pretty cool development for Revenge of the Firstborn this week. Zappastuff, the modder behind the unfinished business mod for Solasta reached out to me about modding my game. He's got early access to the game now and I can't wait to see what he creates to expand the experience!

Already over 150 games and content creators have applied to be part of our upcoming festival! 🎉 Keep them coming, this will be a big one! RPGs, roguelikes, city builders, deck builders, 4X and strategy games... so much variety in turn-based games. #GamingNews #GameDev #Steam

Lair of the Leviathan, by @oliverjoyce.bsky.socialPathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, by @owlcatgames.bsky.socialStellar Monarch 2, by Silver Lemur GamesYVY, by @eligdgames.bsky.social
#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases@turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · 2y ago

Join us for the 3rd #TurnBasedThursdayFest on June 5-9! An event packed with excellent games 🎮 a content creator showcase 😎 and a massive Steam sale 🥳 Devs and creators sign up here 👇 forms.gle/eNx1UNYL96nd... Help us share and spread the word ❤️🔃 Now it's your turn!

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This feels surreal to say, but all features for Revenge of the Firstborn are complete. All spells, all monsters, all (non-unique) equipment. Onto the content creation-focused phase!