Hey guys,
It has been nearly two months since our last update. At that time, we revealed two new characters: Wrastor and Kragg. We don’t have any characters to announce today, but we do have some juicy new information to share with you all:
Joining the Rivals of Aether team are two amazing new members!
The first is Midio, a fantastic 2D game artist based in Brazil. Midio is well known for his craft in the indie game scene and will be lending his skills for the character animations in Rivals of Aether. He will be working on new characters moving forward, so get excited to witness his handywork when the fifth character is revealed!
The second is Rafael Langoni Smith, an audio wizard who also hails from Brazil. Rafael will be working alongside flashygoodness on our sound effects from this point onward, giving more time for flashy to concentrate on making more pumping tunes for our upcoming stages! We’ve also heard some feedback from players mentioning that they’d like to hear hits with more of an extra punch. To that end, Rafael is enhancing our gameplay sounds and creating more variations to make every impact feel that much more satisfying.
You can check out some of the great audio updates and other changes in our first officially revealed gameplay clip featuring a match between Zetterburn and Orcane. Enjoy the heated combat in fluid 60 FPS goodness.
We have also been accepting playtesters and collecting feedback at our Smashboards thread. Many great players have been stress-testing Rivals and have not only made an impressive number of bug reports, but also provided us with numerous great ideas regarding the engine and the balance. If you want to get involved in the discussion or apply to be a playtester, check out our thread at Smashboards!
And we couldn’t leave you guys without at least a little tease. Feast your eyes on this glimpse of the next stage featuring Johan’s amazing art:
Boy, does that statue in the distance look familiar. I wonder whose stage this could be?
Check back next month for more exciting updates from the Rivals of Aether team!