Vilya's Workblog

Patch Time & Merry Christmas!

posted by Vilyaon Friday, December 18, 2020

This post is extremely late, but things have been a bit hectic right before the holidays, so many apologies for that! Right before we went on some christmas holidays (which will continue once more after this post: the blog should be back around the 4th of January) however, we managed to finish up another patch for frontline, featuring a bunch of new side content for Story Mode! If you haven't checked it out already, go ahead and do so - to see the full patch notes, check here!
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Game Design Secrets of Grindea1

A New Mini Game

posted by Vilyaon Thursday, December 17, 2020

So, in the next patch, which will be available any day now (and is already if you're on the Meatshield version of the beta - that is, the version that gets the super early, barely tested stuff), there will be a bunch of different new stuff, but among my favourites is this new mini game!
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Pre-Patch Mixed Bag

posted by Vilyaon Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The next patch is drawing ever nearer, so here's a bunch of small fixes and addition from me, featuring a vine bridge and some new drop appearances:

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GIFs Portraits Secrets of Grindea0

Portrait of a Conference Room Collector #2

posted by Vilyaon Tuesday, December 15, 2020

and here's the second:

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GIFs Portraits Secrets of Grindea0

Portrait of a Conference Room Collector #1

posted by Vilyaon Monday, December 14, 2020

This week we'll start with more portraits, featuring a bunch of collectors you'll find in the conference room of the HQ! Here's the first:

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Fred's Friday: More Quest Stuff!

posted by Vilyaon Friday, December 11, 2020

In Fred's department, he's finishing up a bunch of stuff for the next bunch of quest stuff, mainly the Slime Altar one, but also some sound devices you'll get as a reward for a fun new mini-game we'll take a look at next week:

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A Slime Altar

posted by Vilyaon Thursday, December 10, 2020

Next up, another background change! In place of the puzzle tower, which we're putting on hold for now, there will be... a strange slime altar? How peculiar..!

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The Conference Room

posted by Vilyaon Wednesday, December 09, 2020

As mentioned before, we're transforming the Memory room where you could battle previous bosses into a conference room where people are making decisions on the upcoming quests and plans for the Collectors!So, time to take care of the background:

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GIFs Portraits Secrets of Grindea0

Portrait of a New Ghost

posted by Vilyaon Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Next, a new ghostlike figure! This one actually has ties to your family, and can be found on the ghost ship in the near future!

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GIFs Portraits Secrets of Grindea0

Portrait of a Sleepy Collector

posted by Vilyaon Monday, December 07, 2020

This week we'll start off with another portrait, featuring the sleepy collector Fred made last week:

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Fred's Friday: Hugs & Sleep Deprivation

posted by Vilyaon Friday, December 04, 2020

Fred, meanwhile, has continued working on a bunch of NPC animations, some of which can be seen here:

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Another Mixed Bag

posted by Vilyaon Thursday, December 03, 2020

And now, another mixed bag of stuff, some expressions, a new decor for one of the rocky parts in the Dragonbone Dunes, a new icon for the arena boss rebattles, and a couple new drops:

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