Vagrus - The Riven Realms

Devlog

• DLC Reveal Trailer & Holiday Deals
  December 19, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #reveal, #trailer, #sale, #holiday

  Vagri! We’re sure many of you’ve been waiting for more information about our next DLC (shaping up to be expansion-sized once again) and the time has come to deliver just that – in the form of a... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update - The Raptors
  December 12, 2024 by porcsina

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  #2024, #dlc, #update

  This week we’re gracing your web browsers and social media feeds with another teaser of our upcoming DLC. These characters belong to another gang that will attack you outright, for the Raptors are h... Continue reading

  
• Our Visit to the 16th Comic Festival of Szeged
  December 05, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #update, #devtalk

  The team of Lost Pilgrims was honored to be invited to present at the “16. Szegedi Képregényfesztivál” (the 16th Comic Festival in the town of Szeged, Hungary), an annual con of mostly graphic... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update - The Hollow Men
  November 28, 2024 by porcsina#3034, #dev, #update, #gangs, #dlc

  For today’s post, we’re pushing it further with teasers, and we have one of this writer’s favorites in store: the Hollow Men. The Hollow Men are a gang of warriors, ex-legionnaires, and mercenar... Continue reading

  
• Cartography of the Riven Realms
  November 21, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dev, #update, #chart

  This week’s post covers the creation of our painted Campaign Map and the interactive Chart, starting from their humblest beginnings in our creative director’s tabletop role-playing game materials... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update – Stalking the Wasteland
  November 15, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #teaser, #gangs

  As we move into full swing with teaser season, we come to you today with another reveal of a group of foes. These predators of the wasteland may not feed on the flesh of their victims like the bloodle... Continue reading

  
• Enriching and Delaying Our New Region DLC
  November 07, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #update

  As we approach the end of 2024, it's time to give an update on our upcoming DLC. While our hope was to release it this year, it has become clear to us that it is an unrealistic target. We cannot annou... Continue reading

  
• Refurbished Tectii
  October 31, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #location, #art

  For this week’s post, we’d like to draw attention to several pieces of artwork by our wonderful painter, Bence, or Benmonor. Bence is always ready to create multiple iterations of environmental pa... Continue reading

  
• The Evolution of Vagrus's UI
  October 30, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #ui, #concept

  Today’s post takes a short trek down memory lane. Long, long ago, before any of the team at Lost Pilgrims sported grey hairs, we set about creating the UI for the game – an indubitably difficult a... Continue reading

  
• Ben the Human and Our New Store Page Video
  October 24, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #steam, #gameplay

  As most of you are aware, we use a video – meant as a kind of introduction to Vagrus – at the top of our store page. While this feature is exclusive to Steam, we have been meaning to replace it wi... Continue reading

  
• Dev Update – Bloodletting Miscreants
  October 10, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #art, #enemy

  Today we have a delectable treat for you: new enemies from our coming DLC (which is swiftly becoming expansion-sized). These sick, depraved would-be tribesmen don’t exactly look like the types of fo... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.176
  October 02, 2024 by porcsina

  Hey everyone, This week’s update addresses several issues that we’ve been aiming to fix since our last patch. It also adds several new small Quality of Life features that further streamline UI and... Continue reading

  
• Lost Pilgrims at Fighting Fantasy Fest 5
  September 20, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #lostpilgrims, #fightingfantasy

  Well, one lost pilgrim to be precise. On 7th September, I was fortunate to have participated in Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 in the UK, representing Lost Pilgrims there in exhibiting the City of Thieves gr... Continue reading

  
• Chunky DLCs and Price Increases
  September 12, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #update, #price

  This week we’d like to broach a matter for the sake of transparency. Reality in the context of global gaming industry trends has set in, and the result is hard times for everyone. We are no exceptio... Continue reading

  
• Our Dedicated Demo (Prologue) Page
  September 09, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #update, #demo

  Hey everyone, So Steam has updated its policies related to games sold on the platform, eliminating direct links from one page to another. This means that our main Vagrus page can no longer link to our... Continue reading

  
• New Build Is Live - Patch v1.175 Codename: Conrectus Ligaturae
  August 27, 2024 by porcsina

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  #2024, #patch, #notes, #keybindings

  New or Updated Features You can now double-click to move on the campaign map. Revamped key bindings: defaults have been changed to be more intuitive and grouped by topics or UI categories, and new hot... Continue reading

  
• Quality of Life: Key Bindings and Comitatus UI
  August 22, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #update, #keybindings, #QoL

  After last week’s feedback round-up , the bulk of the team has been focusing on delivering the quality of life (QoL) changes we spoke of roughly two weeks ago , which by now include a great deal of... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Feedback and Coverage Round-up
  August 15, 2024 by porcsina

  This week we’re taking a look at an illustrative cross-section of recent feedback we’ve received about the game and highlighting some of the changes that are coming as a result. We pride ourselves... Continue reading

  
• Coming QoL Changes and Improvements
  August 01, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #qol, #update

  As we’ve alluded to in recent posts, the recent release of Old Acquaintances has set the creative part of the team into action on our next DLC, but what have our programmers, UI, and quality assuran... Continue reading

  
• Lost Pilgrims "Old Acquaintances" Release Team Gathering
  July 18, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #team, #boardgame, #oldacquaintances

  To celebrate the release of Old Acquaintances in a somewhat different fashion than usual, the team gathered for a long-awaited session of boardgaming last week. And this, dear vagri , was no game of M... Continue reading

  
• New Build Is Live - Patch v1.172 Codename: Victorious
  July 12, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #patchnotes, #update

  Hey everyone, This new patch brings with it one really important and big change and some other fixes we applied since our last update. The large change in question is the altering of how victory works... Continue reading

  
• The Hotfix and Our DLCs
  June 30, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #teaser, #dlc

  Having deployed Old Acquaintances’ first hotfix , the team at Lost Pilgrims Studio has moved on to our next project: the regional DLC. The beginning of this process is iterative and requires intense... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.170.0618W - Hotfix & Localization
  June 21, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #projectupdate, #hotfix

  Hey everyone, Hot on the heels of last week’s Old Acquaintances release, today we’re deploying a hotfix to ameliorate the issues that players have reported. We are happy to see that there were no... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus – The Riven Realms: Old Acquaintances is Out Now!
  June 13, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #release

  Let’s keep it short and sweet: our new Old Acquaintances DLC is now available on Steam , GOG , and the Epic Games Store ! It’s been a long time coming, and while we’ve enjoyed the ride, we can... Continue reading

  
• Old Acquaintances DLC: Meet the New Hirelings
  June 10, 2024 by porcsina

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  #2024, #dlc, #projectupdate

  As part of the release of our upcoming Old Acquaintances DLC , The Freelancers’ Guild – or Collegium Mercennaris – will be added to the game, extending hireling options for aspiring vagri. Known... Continue reading

  
• ‘Old Acquaintances’ DLC Release Date and Trailer
  June 05, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #trailer

  The time is finally nigh: we have a release date for Old Acquaintances and a fresh release trailer to boot! The DLC will drop on the 12th of June, 2024, and those of you who have already played the... Continue reading

  
• New Build Is OUT - Patch: 1.166 Codename: Dissonant
  May 23, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #patch, #demo

  Hey everyone, This time, we come to you with a huge package of changes to the game. The first order of business: The Prologue (Demo) This scenario offers players a fixed timeframe within which they ca... Continue reading

  
• The Latest Quality of Life and Design Improvements
  May 16, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #projectupdate, #qol

  As we close in on the release of our Old Acquaintances DLC, the portions of the team that are not busy drawing or writing have been hard at work on a plethora of QoL improvements. Today we’re going... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.165 - Codename: Shore Up
  May 08, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #patch, #update

  Hey everyone, We haven’t released a new build since way back in February, so we have got a slew of changes to discuss. While the changes are wide-ranging and significant, we’ve broken down each ba... Continue reading

  
• A Teaser Most Intoxicating
  May 08, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #teaser, #location

  Today we are sharing some of our newest art related to the upcoming DLC: Old Acquaintances . We’ll not tarry here with wasteful words, dear reader , take a look for yourself. As you probably ascerta... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – Outpost Changes
  May 02, 2024 by porcsina#projectupdate, #ui, #2024

  The Outpost feature has been on our minds for a long time but with all the other pressing matters – namely, our new DLC and the related coding –, it kept getting pushed down our priority list. In... Continue reading

  
• A Wee Teaser
  April 18, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #dlc, #teaser

  Today we’re releasing a teaser for our upcoming Companion DLC, Vagrus – Old Acquaintances. We’re excited to reveal more about the two Companions that will be recruitable for owners of Old Acquai... Continue reading

  
• A Tale of Two Companions
  April 11, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #project, #update, #teaser, #dlc

  This week we’re getting down to brass tacks: our first upcoming DLC this year and the Companions therein. Development is coming along smoothly, and we thought we’d share the highlights by delving... Continue reading

  
• Turn-based Thursday Fest is back!
  April 04, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #sale, #projectupdate

  You heard it right: it’s back and it’s no surprise we’re involved. Lost Pilgrims Studios is delighted to work alongside some of the best indie developers in the industry to bring the Fest back... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork – Avernum’s Market
  March 28, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #art, #location

  On the tip of the Molten Tongue lies the Imperial city of Avernum behind its ash- and soot-covered walls of bone and dark stone. The many forges and furnaces here toil relentlessly, belching foul smok... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – Welcome, Zoli
  March 22, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #projectupdate, #team

  This week we’re continuing in the same vein, bringing you another project update that this time relates to our latest hire, polymath and computer science major Zoli, who joined us in September... Continue reading

  
• Hail, Praetor!
  March 14, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #projectupdate, #edition

  Great news, everyone: today we at Lost Pilgrims are excited to announce that we will be releasing a new Praetor Edition of the game on the 14th of March to coincide with Steam’s Spring Sale. Similar... Continue reading

  
• Happy International Women's Day
  March 08, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #women, #celebration

  Happy International Women's Day from the team at Lost Pilgrims. Today, we at the studio are celebrating all the amazing women who enrich our lives and make Vagrus possible. Thank you for your strength... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – We Welcome Thee, Bence!
  March 07, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #projectupdate, #team

  For the first time in a long time, we have a project update for you, and it’s a doozy. Although he already began working with us as early as June 2023, we’d now like to welcome one of our newest a... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork – New Taverns
  February 29, 2024 by porcsina

  Following on from last week’s post about music, this week we’d like to take a look at a place that is often no stranger to both ambiance and music: a tavern. We commissioned the new tavern art las... Continue reading

  
• The Soundtrack of Vagrus
  February 22, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #music, #soundtrack, #update

  Today we’re going to focus on something essential to most people’s lives, and indeed, to the entire gaming industry: music. When we set about creating Vagrus many years ago, we knew that we wanted... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork – Noxious Lakes
  February 15, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #art, #location

  The Noxious Lakes are sizable bodies of green, phosphorescent fluid near Kadaath that emit poisonous gasses. When one allows their gaze to scan the landscape, large objects are visible farther away, j... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.160 - Codename: Clandestine Part I.
  February 12, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #patch, #update, #content

  Hey everyone, As we have mentioned before, while we are working on the upcoming DLCs already, we would also like to expand Vagrus with smaller content drops – both the core game and the Expansion. T... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming Update: Clandestine - New Questline and More
  February 01, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #update, #patch, #content

  Hey everyone, We come to you this week bearing good news: we’re drawing closer to another sizable content release for Vagrus , specifically for the Expansion Sunfire and Moonshadow , codename: Cland... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.151 - Codename: Primo
  January 29, 2024 by porcsina#2024, #update, #patch, #content

  Hey everyone, Our original plan was to kick the year off with a neat content update (more about it here ) in early February together with a host of fixes but the team crushed so many bugs in January... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork – The East-West Road
  January 25, 2024 by porcsina#art, #location, #2024

  Hey everyone, Today we’re taking a look at one of the most crucial trade routes in the Northern reaches of the Riven Realms: the East-West Road. If you’ve delved into our recently released Sunfire... Continue reading

  
• A Brand New Year
  January 18, 2024 by LaresHill#2024, #projectupdate, #celebration

  Hey everyone, With the festive season now firmly behind us, we here at Lost Pilgrims Studio would like to wish all of you a prosperous 2024. We hope that you all feel as recharged and energetic about... Continue reading

  
• Year End Post 2023
  January 10, 2024 by LaresHill#2023, #holidays

  Fellow vagri, 2023 has come to an inevitable end, and we are closing the books on the year’s adventures as well. After having published Sunfire and Moonshadow , our very first expansion, and having... Continue reading

  
• Happy Holidays
  December 21, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #holidays

  Hey everyone, It’s that time of year again when it’s all jingles and laughter. We at Lost Pilgrims wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays! Enjoy your well-deserved rest, spend time with your loved... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork – The Fang Gate
  December 14, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #art

  On a stone plateau in the Outer Realm looms a mysterious realmgate, consisting of a pair of stone pillars that were altered by ancient magic and now resemble fangs facing each other. Around it, everyt... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1501207T - Codename: Winter Canvas
  December 12, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #patch, #hotfix

  Hey everyone, It’s that time of year again and so we at Lost Pilgrims wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays! Enjoy your well-deserved rest, spend time with your loved ones, or just chill, play your... Continue reading

  
• Teaser: Katharaka Hills Location and Lore
  December 09, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #lore, #location

  Today we talk about one of the Bronze Desert’s more mysterious locales: the Katharaka Hills. Once covered in a lush forest that surrounded the long-lost Elven ruins of Vaelenesthil , the land here s... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Demo on Xbox
  December 07, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #xbox, #prologue

  Hey everyone, You might be aware that Vagrus has been verified on Steam Deck but did you know that the game is – sort of – available on Xbox , too? As part of the 'ID@Xbox Game Demo Fest: Winter... Continue reading

  
• Kadaath and the Outer Realms
  November 30, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #lore

  Today we’re eager to delve into one of the newest additions to Vagrus : Kadaath on the Outer Realms. Released for free for all players at the same time as our first expansion , this section of the O... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Devlog - The Geography of the Bronze Desert
  November 29, 2023 by LaresHill

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  #2023, #expansion, #devlog

  Hey everyone, With the release of Vagrus’s first expansion behind us, we thought that it’d be a good idea to create a short article about certain frequently appearing topics regarding Sunfire and... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Teaser: Shahsgabat Location and Lore
  November 24, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #teaser, #expansion

  Today we’re here to bring you another teaser from Sunfire and Moonshadow expansion, and this time it is something all but unheard of in the Riven Realms – a settlement virtually saturated with syl... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Kabur
  November 23, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #art, #expansion

  Behold the captivating cityscape of exotic Kabur, the Jewel of the North. It is one of the most prominent locations in Sunfire and Moonshadow , the expansion of Vagrus that has gone live on Steam , GO... Continue reading

  
• Teaser: Phlegetos Bridge by Night
  November 22, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #teaser

  Today we have one of our favorite locations from the Bronze Desert on display: Phlegetos Bridge. You will also notice that night has fallen, and that two of Xeryn’s moons are out in full force. As f... Continue reading

  
• 2023 Autumn Sales & Steam’s ‘Labor of Love’ Nomination
  November 21, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #awards, #steam, #gog

  Hello everyone, Fresh off of our expansion’s release exactly two weeks ago, we’re right back into bringing you an offer for Vagrus at the Steam Autumn Sale. Starting today, anyone looking to pick... Continue reading

  
• Welcome to the Jungle
  November 21, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #art, #teaser

  It’s not every week we have a chance to share something many might find out of place in the Riven Realms, but today is one such day. On that note, let’s cut right to the chase: we’re here to sho... Continue reading

  
• Teaser – The Bridge over River Umbra
  November 16, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #location, #art

  The river itself essentially cuts the Penumbral Plains in half. Named for its dark, fast-running waters, it begins in the very heart of the Dead Forest from where it flows west between distant mountai... Continue reading

  
• Splattercat Strikes Again
  November 09, 2023 by LaresHill

  Splattercat Strikes Again! We here at Lost Pilgrims Studio were ecstatic to see that Splattercat – a long-time champion of introducing indie games – posted another video about Vagrus on his Youtub... Continue reading

  
• New Build Is Live - Patch v1.150 - Codename: New Realms
  November 07, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #expansion, #release, #seasonpass

  Hello everyone, Xeryn is about to become even more captivating as we proudly announce the release of our highly anticipated expansion: Sunfire and Moonshadow , featuring a vast new region to explore... Continue reading

  
• Sunfire and Moonshadow Release Date and Season Pass Announcement
  November 02, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #expansion, #projectupdate, #seasonpass, #update

  Hello everyone, It’s been quite the year since we started developing Sunfire and Moonshadow , our first expansion. Those of you who’ve been following us know that it is introducing a new vast regi... Continue reading

  
• Teaser: War in Hakhtarast
  November 01, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #art, #teaser, #lore

  In this week’s post, we’re proud to present you with one of the more perilous locations in the already conflict-ridden Bronze Desert: Hakhtarst. This sullied oasis and the eponymous town in it are... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Teaser: The Bronze Desert
  October 31, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #location, #art, #teaser, #expansion

  As we approach our expansion’s release, the teasers become more granular – but as today’s post would indicate, more expansive, too. We’re stoked to show off the key art for the Bronze Desert a... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – More Quality of Life Improvements
  October 25, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #QoL, #projectupdate

  Hello everyone, While the expansion is getting very close to the finish line, we've been busy making some quality-of-life improvements to enhance your gameplay experience in all of Vagrus . In this ar... Continue reading

  
• World Animal Day - 2023
  October 04, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #worldanimalday

  The wildlife of the Riven Realms is not exactly all cuddles and kisses, but we wish to bid you all a happy #WorldAnimalDay on this fine Wednesday all the same. -The Lost Pilgrims Team If you like Vagr... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Forest of Shadows
  September 14, 2023 by LaresHill

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  #2023, #location, #art

  The Forest of Shadows is a vast expanse of tangled trees that extends across the western side of the Penumbral Plains, covering the feet of the abandoned mountain range that rises high and stands migh... Continue reading

  
• Enemy Artwork - Malkin
  September 07, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #art, #enemy, #malkin

  The origins of Malkins remain a tantalizing mystery. Among the prevailing speculations the most accepted one is that they are the results of sorcerous experiments. They clawed their way to the summit... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork: Fadhuldak Mountains
  August 31, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #art, #location

  This week we’re excited to share one of the expansion’s most intriguing locales: the Fadhuldak Mountains. Part of the forlorn Brown Mountains spanning the western border of the Bronze Desert, the... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Featured on Steam Strategy Fest
  August 29, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #steam, #fest, #discount

  Those of you who have been following what’s going on over at Steam are surely aware of the Strategy Fest lasting from 28th August to 4th September. Vagrus is represented in the festival with a never... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Verified on Steam Deck
  August 08, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #steam, #steamdeck, #projectupdate

  Good news, everyone: Vagrus – the Riven Realms has finally gained verified status on Steam Deck! It’s been a long haul, but we have finally reached our goal. We were originally able to attain the... Continue reading

  
• Lore Post - Wazirhai
  August 03, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #lore

  Wazirhai, an oasis deep in the Bronze Desert, has been neglected and overlooked for a long time – until the Ratharnak Alliance has boldly purchased its exploitation rights. Soon, a fortified encampm... Continue reading

  
• Lore Post - Legion Peltas
  July 27, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #art, #character, #enemy

  This week, we are introducing you to a new type of enemy from the expanding Imperial roster, coming with our rapidly-approaching expansion, Sunfire and Moonshadow . So, should you invoke the ire of Im... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Teaser: Bandul Character Animations
  July 06, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #enemy, #combat

  The Bandul are desert-dwelling nomads native to the Bronze Desert. They live in so-called "sakrets": a couple of families banded together, herding their animals across the arid wastelands of northern... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Teaser: Oil Fields
  July 01, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #teaser

  With our expansion Sunfire and Moonshadow looming ever closer on the horizon, we decided to talk a bit about the most valuable treasure the expansion region has to offer: oil. Yes, indeed. Ever wonder... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Devlog 2 - Factions of the Bronze Desert
  June 22, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #devlog, #expansion

  Hey everyone, In this next installment of our little devlog series focused on the upcoming expansion Sunfire and Moonshadow , we are taking a look at the three new factions that your vagri will be abl... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by ColorsFade Gaming
  June 07, 2023 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay, #2023

  Today's Let's Play is with ColorsFade Gaming! If you liked their Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out their other stuff on their Youtube channel. - The Lost Pilgrims Team If you like Vagrus,... Continue reading

  
• Outpost UI Revamp: the Warehouse and Statio
  May 18, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #outpost

  This week we’re excited to talk about updates that will be coming to a new build of Vagrus in the not-too-distant future, a feature that will make things easier for all vagri and their comitati –... Continue reading

  
• Expansion Announcement: Sunfire and Moonshadow
  May 11, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #update, #announcement, #expansion

  The time has finally come to announce our upcoming expansion for Vagrus and go into a little detail about what we’ve been working on for the past seven months. It’s been a long, hard road, and whi... Continue reading

  
• Tacticon and Our Upcoming Announcement
  May 10, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #expansion, #prijectupdate

  This week we have good news on multiple fronts; we will be able to r e v e a l o u r e x p a n s i o n v e r y s o o n (read on for more information) and we are pleased to announce that Lost Pilgrims... Continue reading

  
• Teaser – The Dead Forest
  May 04, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #location, #art

  This week’s post continues in the vein of teasers; we’re very excited to reveal just the right amount of information. Thus, we present to you a place you will be able to visit, one brimming with d... Continue reading

  
• Game Design Post – Overwatch Rework
  April 27, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #gamedesign, #companioncombat

  Hello everyone, In our bid to improve Companion Combat, we have already tweaked Push and Pull effects. Now, we are implementing changes to increase the utility of the Overwatch skill. These tweaks wil... Continue reading

  
• We Had a Visitor
  April 20, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #visitor, #team

  Big news: we had a visitor! Last week, we had the pleasure of meeting PeterJ, one of our long-time players. If you are present on our Discord server, you might know him – he’s quite active there w... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Change in Push and Pull Skills
  April 13, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #companioncombat, #combat

  Hello everyone, This time we have tweaked push and pull effects in Companion combat – something we have been looking to do for a while. Until now, upon being successfully targeted by push or pull Sk... Continue reading

  
• Announcement – Vagrus on Epic Store
  April 04, 2023 by LaresHill#annoucement, #2023, #projectupdate, #epic

  Hello everyone, Recently we have talked about how we are absolutely dedicated to bringing Vagrus – The Riven Realms to as many platforms as possible. Back in November, we posted an update about our... Continue reading

  
• Announcing Steam Community Items & Upcoming April Fool's Sale
  March 30, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #steam, #badge, #community

  Hello everyone, Are you ready for our Community Items? Many of you might be familiar with Steam Trading Cards and other community items. Essentially, you can collect cards for playing games for which... Continue reading

  
• The Most Dangerous Ruins of Terra Supra – Part 3
  March 16, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #lore, #location, #art

  Another week, another lore post - this time we return with the third part of our ongoing series of articles about perilous ruins of the Riven Realms (more specifically, the northern regions called ter... Continue reading

  
• Budapest Game Dev Day 2023
  March 09, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #team, #gdd

  Hello everyone, A big event took place in our neck of the woods on 24th February: the Budapest Game Dev Day Academy, which is the largest conference for game developers in Hungary. Over 20 dev teams a... Continue reading

  
• International Women's Day - 2023
  March 08, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #womensday

  Happy International Women's Day from the team at Lost Pilgrims. Today, we're celebrating all the amazing women who enrich our lives and make Vagrus possible. Thank you for your strength, creativity, a... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Bálint in the House
  March 02, 2023 by LaresHill

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  #2023, #projectupdate, #team

  Today we have the pleasure of welcoming one more to the Lost Pilgrims team, this time a Quality Assurance Tester – Bálint. Bálint has just finished his mandatory trial period, which means he has n... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch notes v1.1300221S - Codename: Magnificatus est Controls
  February 22, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #build, #patchnote

  Hey everyone, Today we are releasing a large patch with features that we’ve been talking about for some time, most of which are a reiteration from the post we released about a public Beta weeks ago... Continue reading

  
• February Tech Update Post
  February 16, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #tech, #update, #projectupdate

  Hello everyone, In our previous post , we announced the opening of our public Beta branch. Since then, we’ve also been hard at work to implement all the improvements – and more – in our default... Continue reading

  
• Teaser – Cloaked in Darkness
  February 10, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #teaser, #location

  Hello everyone! This large swathe of land is a vast, empty desert of rocks and fine, dark sand. Comitati transport the harvested materials from camps on the eastern side up north, so there is some tra... Continue reading

  
• Public Beta Branch Live - Patch 1.1.30 with Controller and Small screen support
  January 27, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #update, #patch, #controller

  So what’s new on that public beta branch? Basically, everything we have added for hand-held porting and controller support, as well as screen optimization and accessibility features. A more detailed... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Bug Reporting Improvements
  January 26, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #projectupdate, #bug, #bugreport, #improvements

  Today’s post will take on more of a technical focus. We recognize that these kinds of updates are not for everyone – if, however, you are interested in our internal processes and how you might hel... Continue reading

  
• Announcement – Vagrus on Green Man Gaming
  January 18, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #gmg, #announcement, #relase

  Hello everyone, As we have stated before, we are dedicated to bringing Vagrus – The Riven Realms to more game store platforms. Back in November, we posted an update about our game being published on... Continue reading

  
• Teaser – Skittering in the Dark
  January 12, 2023 by LaresHill#2023, #location, #teaser

  Happy New Year everyone! We hope that you all had as wonderful a holiday season as we did. Today’s post is little more than a shameless teaser; something is brewing in our kitchens at Lost Pilgrims... Continue reading

  
• The Most Dangerous Ruins of Terra Supra – Part 2
  January 05, 2023 by LaresHill

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  #2023, #location, #art

  Following on from our earlier post in October , we now present the second installment of our ongoing series, ‘The Most Dangerous Ruins of Terra Supra’. This week we’re taking a look at three mor... Continue reading

  
• Turn-based Fest Follow-up
  December 29, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #2022, #projectupdate, #hiddengem, #turnbased

  We recently announced Turn-based Fest , an event that originated from the initiative and hashtag #TurnBasedThursday – a collaborative project we launched roughly one and a half years ago. With the f... Continue reading

  
• Happy Holidays
  December 22, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #2022, #holidays, #team

  Hey everyone, As the year draws near its inevitable end, we at Lost Pilgrims wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays! Enjoy your well-deserved rest, spend time with your loved ones, or just chill, play... Continue reading

  
• Lost Pilgrims Team Building
  December 15, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #2022, #team, #teambuilding, #pilgrims

  Team building has come a long way over the years. It used to involve long seminars where team members fought to stay awake, then, people were encouraged to build trust with each other by closing their... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Change Storm
  December 08, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #2022, #art, #location

  Not quite a location per se, more of an occurrence everybody tries to avoid, a change storm is a special kind of arcane storm. Striking out of nowhere, often without any prior warning signs, it rains... Continue reading

  
• Turn-based Fest and Indiedb Indie of the Year
  December 05, 2022 by LaresHill#TurnBasedThursday, #2022, #award, #indeDB

  As some of you may remember, roughly one and a half years ago we started the initiative known as #TurnBasedThursday. At the time, the goal was to bring together other game developers and allow them to... Continue reading

  
• Steam Autumn Sale & Steam Awards Nomination
  November 24, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #steam, #gog, #award, #sale

  Hello everyone, Recently, we have shared posts pertaining to various areas of development, such as multi-platform controller support (featuring an adaptive button UI and drag & drop system), mobile an... Continue reading

  
• Announcement – Vagrus on Humble Store
  November 18, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdate, #humble, #announcement

  Hello everyone, Back in December 2021, we posted a project update regarding our high-level plans for this year. One of these grand plans was to get featured on more game store platforms and the great... Continue reading

  
• Project Update: Multi-platform Controller Support
  November 14, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #mobile, #port, #projectupdate

  Last week we talked a bit about porting and screen optimization. The main goal is still to bring the game to a larger audience, of course, and so the next logical step in this endeavor is controller s... Continue reading

  
• Project Update: Mobile and Tablet Porting & Screen Optimization
  November 05, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdadte, #mobile, #port

  This week we’re proud to reveal a little more about what our best and brightest pilgrims have been working on here at Lost Pilgrims Studio. This time around, it’s something a little different, som... Continue reading

  
• The Most Dangerous Ruins of Terra Supra – Part 1
  October 27, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #lore, #rpg

  As you may know, terra supra , the northern part of Xeryn, is dotted with perilous and deadly places most people tend to avoid. Now, we are going to take a look at these, focusing on the ruined cities... Continue reading

  
• Project Update: Scouting Rework Video
  October 20, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdate, #scouting, #rework

  As a follow-up to our recent scouting revamp, we’ve put together a short video showcasing the new and improved Manual Scouting and the recently introduced Auto-scouting. You can check them both out... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Update on Vagrus Localization
  October 12, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdate, #localization

  Hello everyone, This one is going to be an update on localization. A while back, we cited the game’s complexity, size, and it being a niche game that resulted in a relatively low sales volume as fac... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus's 1-year Anniversary
  October 05, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #anniversary, #dlc, #projectupdate

  Today we celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the full release of Vagrus – The Riven Realms . We are happy to have reached this point, and perhaps most importantly, we couldn’t have done it without... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.250930K - Seekers Hotfix
  September 30, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #hotfix, #patch

  Hey everyone, Thanks for the amazing welcome of the Seekers of Knowledge DLC and our patch published parallel with all kinds of improvements. Seeing so many new players and hundreds of old ones who pi... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.25 - Codename: Seekers
  September 22, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #DLC, #projectupdate, #knowledge

  Hey everyone, This time, we've got a new free DLC for you, along with revamped Scouting, a Glossary to clarify gameplay mechanisms and UI elements, as well as major backend improvements. It would be n... Continue reading

  
• Announcing Free DLC: Seekers of Knowledge coming September 22
  September 20, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #dlc, #projectupdate

  Great news, vagri : after testing our new content as much as possible, we can now put down a release date for what will be our second free DLC – Seekers of Knowledge. That’s right; mark your calen... Continue reading

  
• Fighting Fantasy Fest
  September 16, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #fightingfantasy

  The 3rd of September was a big day for fans of the interactive Fighting Fantasy gamebooks that have brought countless hours of entertainment to so many of us since the 1980s. To celebrate the 40th ann... Continue reading

  
• Turn Based Top 30
  September 08, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #2022, #turnbased, #list

  Hello everyone, Guess what! We have made it on a top 30 list curated by Turn Based Lovers! They have compiled a list of the best turn-based PC and console RPGs of the last two years. We are mentioned... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Unity Addressables
  September 01, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdate, #unity

  Hello everyone, Recently, we have published posts about several bigger and smaller features and other goodies, such as the Glossary, improvements, new skills, etc. There is, however, something else we... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Zeli Introduction
  August 25, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #team, #projectupdate

  Our post last week featured James, one of our recently hired writers. We hope you expect the unexpected because today’s post is about Zeli, a recently hired writer! Both of them have joined Lost Pil... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - James' Introduction
  August 18, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #team, #2022

  As part of our ongoing efforts to expand the team , one of the tasks we set about doing was hiring a couple of new writers. James is one such writer; born in Zambia to British parents, he grew up in N... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Glossary
  August 11, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #feature, #glossary, #2022

  Hello everyone, Revamping campaign map movement and scouting into a sleeker system allowed us to move on to something else our players have expressed their need for. Many of you wanted more informatio... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - The Scouting Rework Part II – Auto-scouting
  August 05, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #scouting, #update, #feature

  Following on from last week’s post about our overhaul of manual scouting, today we’re excited to delve a little deeper into our newest feature: Auto-scouting. First off, let’s talk a little abou... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus at Tiny Teams 2022
  August 01, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #sale, #tiny

  Our team at Lost Pilgrims Studio is delighted to announce that we have been chosen for an ongoing event this week, which aims to showcase some of the smallest studios and their indie games. Called the... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Scouting Rework Part I - Manual-scouting
  August 01, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #scouting, #feature, #2022

  As it has become standard since the release of Vagrus , the team has been hard at work on another much-requested update – this time it’s scouting we’re addressing. Players have been expressing t... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.21 - Codename: Spectacular
  July 27, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #patch, #update

  Hey everyone, Originally, we haven’t scheduled a patch before your next DLC, but since that is still in progress and you’ve reported a few larger bugs – which is always much appreciated – we d... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Event Art Panning
  July 25, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #2022, #event, #feature

  Hey folks, Here’s a small update we hope you’ll like! We’ve wanted to introduce a panning view of Event backgrounds for a while now, but only managed to find the time to implement it these days... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – Upcoming DLC Teaser
  July 25, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #DLC, #teaser

  Hey everyone, We are working on something special for you, especially those who would enjoy picking the Knowledge ambition in a future playthrough. Our next free DLC will feature the Sunken Tower and... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.20 - Codename: Roamers of the Wasteland
  July 08, 2022 by LaresHill#build, #patch, #update, #2022

  Hello all, The team has been hard at work on a variety of impactful changes; this build is the culmination of those changes in the lead-up to our upcoming free content: The Sunken Tower (DLC). A tease... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - All the Quality of Life Features (Teaser Video)
  June 30, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #feature, #QoL, #teaser, #video

  After extensive development and testing, we are now almost ready to release several large quality of life improvements with our next build. These include Automarch, Quick Camp, daytime Hunting and For... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Hunting and Foraging Design and UI Changes
  June 24, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #2022, #UI, #feature, #gamedesign

  Recently, we took the time to explain how we approach suggested changes and feature requests . We also went over our main priorities moving forward, and are excited to present some of those changes to... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Map Movement Update
  June 20, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #map, #feature

  Hey everyone, In our previous project update on feature requests, we hinted at improving map movement. Great news – we got the moves! And we are happy to share them with you as promised. However, pl... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Feature Request Update
  June 13, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #feature, #2022

  Hello everyone, Our previous project update was about the random name generator during character creation. In this one, we will show you what else is to come, focusing on the feature requests we’ve... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Random Name Generator
  June 03, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #name, #2022

  Have you ever arrived at the final step of a character creation screen and felt completely stumped as to what you are going to call yourself in the game? Do you wonder what kind of names would be appr... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.15 - Codename: Notas et effectus
  June 02, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patch, #namegenerator, #build

  Hey everyone, As usual, we’ve been working on fixing issues and adding new features as well as improvements. The most significant additions include our new name generator, along with the custom jour... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Beni
  May 27, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #team, #2022

  Hello everyone, in a recent post we introduced Viktor to you -- our newly joined junior coder. He’s been working with our other junior Unity developer, Beni. Beni has also decided on a career in cod... Continue reading

  
• Project Update – Upcoming Changes Part IV: Quality of Life Improvements
  May 23, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #QoL, #improvements

  Following last week’s implementation of both Initiative track improvements and key bindings, the team has been hard at work on additional quality of life improvements. We’ve listened closely to yo... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vorax News Round-Up
  May 18, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #vorax, #article

  Having just recently released our first free DLC, we’ve been pleased with the feedback so far, which has included a number of game journalists covering the release, along with the new features that... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Upcoming Changes Part III
  May 12, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #changes, #INI, #initiative

  In our previous project update , we discussed updates to combat, as well as changes we made to the Log and the Character Sheets. This week’s update will cover modifications to Initiative (INI) track... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Viktor Intro
  May 09, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #projectupdate, #team

  Hey everyone, as we’ve mentioned before , we’ve been in the process of expanding our team - the unintended side-effect of which was our work slowing down a bit. Looking for new people, reviewing t... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Upcoming Changes Part II.
  May 09, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #UI, #changes

  In Part I., we discussed upcoming changes that are not combat-related for the most part, so in this one we'll focus on updates to combat, as well as changes we've made to the Log. Game Log Changes We'... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.1.00 - Codename: Voracious
  May 05, 2022 by LaresHill#patch, #projectupdate, #Vorax

  Hey everyone, The new update is here, and with it comes a free DLC Companion! Note that all the features and changes are automatically accessed via the update, while the Undead chef Vorax is available... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Cooking with Vorax
  April 28, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #vorax, #dlc, #companion

  Once the new Companion, namely the corpulent Undead chef called Vorax, gets added into the game, players will find that true to his word, he can indeed cook for the crew. These choices include his fam... Continue reading

  
• Happy Easter Everyone!
  April 15, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #easter, #holidays

  On behalf of Lost Pilgrims Studio, happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it! The Companions are already busy hiding and finding eggs. :) Stay tuned and conquer the wasteland! - The Lost Pilgrims Tea... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.0.50 - Codename: Prepared
  April 13, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patch, #update

  Hey everyone, We managed to squeeze in quite a number of improvements and reworks while new content is being created by the team. It includes a lot of things that we have been unable to rework until n... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vagrus Fighter 2!
  April 01, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #aprilsfool

  The Riven Realms is rife with one-on-one battles! Will your fighter prevail in this mortal bloodshed or succumb to the opponent's deadly skills? Who will you pick to battle a roster of savage foes? Va... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vorax Reintroduction
  April 01, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #companion, #Vorax

  With the release of Vagrus behind us along with the production of the Collectors' and Emperors' Editions, we are getting back into the swing of developing new stuff for the game. We are now concentrat... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Upcoming Changes Part I.
  March 28, 2022 by LaresHill#UI, #projectupdate, #changes

  With March well underway, we are finally stepping out of the bug-fixing phase of the development of Vagrus . Of course, there are still a number of glitches and issues left (both smaller and more seri... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - RPG Codex GOTY 2021
  March 17, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #goty, #RPGCodex, #2021

  We are excited to see that Vagrus is popping up here and there when curated lists of games are concerned, and this time RPG Codex's users took to vote for Game of the Year . We are honored that Vagrus... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - All Merch Dispatched & Fig Campaign Closing
  March 10, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #fig

  We are happy to report that after a long, drawn-out battle with boxes, wrappers, and the employees of the postal services, we managed to send out all the physical rewards we could. All that remains ar... Continue reading

  
• International Women's Day
  March 08, 2022 by LaresHill#celebration, #women, #2022

  On behalf of us at Lost Pilgrims Studio, we would like to thank all the fantastic women in our lives and by extension, commend all women everywhere. Keep on rocking, ladies! - The Lost Pilgrims Team I... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.0.20 - Codename: Guilder
  February 24, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patch, #2022

  Hey everyone, we have a new patch for Vagrus, which is incidentally the first to add sizable new content - namely, the faction leader NPCs and interactions for the Loaders' and Carpenters' Guilds, som... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Pizza Time
  February 18, 2022 by LaresHill#2022, #team, #pizza, #projectupdate

  Hey everyone, because of your continuous support, we are still up and running and now that we have moved into our new office, we can finally enjoy the pizzas you have bought us via the supporter optio... Continue reading

  
• Love is in the Air
  February 14, 2022 by LaresHill#valentine, #2022

  Although there is no Valentine's day in the Riven Realms, that does not mean you can't gift things to those closest to you in-game! Your companions will surely appreciate getting any of these fine ite... Continue reading

  
• The Art of Vagrus - The Riven Realms
  February 10, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #art, #artbook, #reward

  The artbook of Vagrus is finally here (well, technically it is also on its way to everyone who ordered it) and holding it in our hands is indeed fantastic. Admittedly, putting the book together was qu... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Painting Finndurarth
  February 03, 2022 by LaresHill#paint, #finndurarth, #guide, #projectupdate, #2022

  As the Finndurarth miniatures tucked away in Collectors’ and Emperor’s Editions are on their way to their new owners as I’m writing these lines, I thought it would be prudent of us to write a bi... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Leeroy Gaming
  February 02, 2022 by LaresHill#letsplay, #guide, #leeroygaming

  Hey all, Before his Let's play series, Leeroy Gaming put together a guide in which he teaches players how to run the Mercenary Calling to prevail in the wasteland and make a ton of money. The guide co... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus DevTalk with Kormakrtv
  January 27, 2022 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #devtalk, #letsplay

  Hey everyone, for those who missed the DevTalk, here's the VOD on youtube . We were talking about some behind-the-scenes stuff and also gave advice to those who are beginning their journeys in Vagrus... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Our New Office
  January 20, 2022 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #team, #office, #2022

  With the new year come new challenges and new momentum as well for Lost Pilgrims. As a part of that we've now moved into a new office space after a long period of working exclusively from home. During... Continue reading

  
• Letsplay - Developer Talk
  January 18, 2022 by LaresHill#letsplay, #devtalk, #2022, #stream, #twitch

  Hey everyone, we are happy to share that Vagrus has been included in the Big Adventure Event ( #theBAE ) on Steam organized by Hitcents. The event will be running between January 20 -24 with 100 demos... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Holiday Happenings
  January 13, 2022 by LaresHill#2021, #awards, #holiday

  Hey everyone, Now that the 2021 holidays are over and we had a little rest, Lost Pilgrims is getting back into swing. But even during that wonderful time of the year, we had some amazing things going... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Happy New Year
  December 30, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #holiday, #2021

  Hey everyone, we just wanted to drop by and wish all of you a Happy New Year! 2021 is ending and what a year it has been! For us, it certainly turned out to be the most challenging, exhausting, thrill... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Emperor
  December 28, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #merch, #reward

  We talked about the Collector's Edition of Vagrus in a previous post and now the time has come to reveal the Emperor's Edition! With all the elements that come in the box having arrived and being prep... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Happy Holidays
  December 27, 2021 by LaresHill#2021, #projectupdate, #holidays

  Hey everyone, we at Lost Pilgrims wanted to wish all of you happy Holidays! It's time for everyone to enjoy their well-deserved rest at the end of the year. We hope that you'll have the opportunity to... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.0.17 - Codename: Bombus Magnificus
  December 22, 2021 by LaresHill#patch, #projectupdate, #2021

  Hey everyone, we've had a final patch for this year in the works for a while now. This one also includes fixes and tweaks primarily before we move on to adding chunks of new stuff next year. Still, ro... Continue reading

  
• Collector's Edition - (In)Boxing
  December 17, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #reward, #merch, #collector

  Hey Everyone, it's happening! We have all the parts for the Collector's Edition of Vagrus delivered, so we started to put together the packages. Here's a picture with the two types of Vagrus tees besi... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Welcome Ákos
  December 13, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #team, #2021

  With this post, we invite all of you to welcome Ákos Porcsin, who joined Lost Pilgrims fairly recently as a Graphic Designer and UX/UI Designer. Alright, alright, that's only half-true, because actua... Continue reading

  
• IndieDB GOTY - The Top 100
  December 11, 2021 by LaresHill#vote, #goty, #projectupdate, #indiedb

  Hello all, Big news! Thanks to all your support we've made it to the Top 100 in the Game of the Year competition hosted by IndieDB , and with that their event reached the next phase: to find the winne... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vagrus Merch Design Reveal
  December 06, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #reward, #2021

  We've reached a point in the design of the physical rewards of our crowdfunding campaign and related merchandise that we decided to reveal what these items will look like. This includes a cloth chart,... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vote for IndieDB GOTY
  December 02, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #vote, #goty, #indiedb

  This year has been blast for us. Vagrus getting picked up by IGN for their Gamescom announcement-rail and then our full launch in October, despite Covid and other challenges, are the things that we ar... Continue reading

  
• Project update - Merch, Awards, and New Vagrus Builds
  November 27, 2021 by LaresHill#steam, #award, #merch, #projectupdate

  Hey everyone, Merch Shipped Soon Despite all the hurdles (production issues, massive paper shortage, etc.) our Vagrus-related merchandise is in the last stages of production. Shipping will start as so... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - What are we working on?
  November 25, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #future

  Hey everyone, the last few weeks have been slow . Most of our team is either on sick leave or vacation, while the rest of us have been trying to finish tasks related to our physical Vagrus products or... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.015. - Codename: Wasted
  October 29, 2021 by LaresHill#patch, #build, #projectupdate

  Hey everyone, We are putting out another round of fixes today. Though the list is shorter than usual, it has some bugs on it that we've been trying to squash for a while now. Hopefully, they won't cau... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.012. - Codename: Settled
  October 26, 2021 by LaresHill#patch, #build, #update, #projectupdate

  Hey everyone, Another week, another patch! We keep tweaking things and adding smaller stuff for now while fixing bugs. Some are tougher than others, of course, so bear with us. Most of the fixes and t... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 1.01 - Codename: Outpost
  October 17, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #release, #update, #patch

  Hey everyone, We've been trying to catch up since the launch last Tuesday and get on top of some of the bugs that many of you reported while also rounding out the missing Outpost and Wealth victory pa... Continue reading

  
• Release Letsplay Special with Splattercatgaming
  October 08, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay, #release, #splattercatgaming, #2021

  Seven years ago we saw an up-and-coming youtuber with a great sense of humor showcase a weird, new game called Sunless Sea on his channel. We started talking about developing a game in the same vein s... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus - The Riven Realms is OUT NOW!
  October 05, 2021 by LaresHill#2021, #projectupdate, #release, #traielr

  And by Ahskul what a journey this has been so far. Speaking of which, there is a bit of a parallel here that could be drawn between caravans trudging across a barren, post-apocalyptic dark fantasy wor... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Eylani
  September 28, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #companion, #2021

  Eylani is a companion character who has thus far been unavailable for recruitment in the game. She is a Half-Elven warrior, wanderer, beastmaster, and huntress. Not only is she a formidable frontline... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - New Crew and Settlement UIs Video
  September 23, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #UI, #video

  We presented our design mock-ups for the reworked settlement and crew UIs in a previous post but now you can see them in-game in this short video, including the new crew stats, Perk UI, and settlement... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Veles Gladiator
  September 21, 2021 by LaresHill#animation, #enemy, #2021

  Veles are agile, tough gladiators that move and bounce around with ease thanks to their light gear and excessive training. In their idle animation we made use of a wide stance with a raised shield, id... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by JimPlaysGames
  September 08, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with JimPlaysGames ! If you liked their Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out their other stuff on their Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Valley of Sleepers
  September 07, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #location

  'They came at night - in the darkness that enveloped the valley, thick as ink. But then pale ghost light appeared and danced all over the carvings of the old tombs. The stink of terror was awful. And... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Loyalty Questlines
  September 02, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #loyalty

  For a long while now I've been working on what we call loyalty questlines for the eight companions in the game. These are long, complex stories, often with branching endings, personal to each companio... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Ashmen
  August 31, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #character

  'Colorless fellows, these Ashmen. But what else would they be, livin' out on that damned, grey wasteland. Naught but ash, silt, and starvation. No wonder they keep comin' south, keep pushin' into our... Continue reading

  
• New Trailer and Release Date Reveal
  August 27, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #release, #date, #video, #teaser

  As we teased in our latest post, IGN has picked up our Official Release Date Trailer as an exclusive for the live show they hosted as part of Gamescom. Watching our game trailer live on such a prestig... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Turn Based Lovers
  August 26, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay, #letsplaywednesday

  Today's Let's Play is with Turn Based Lovers ! If you liked their Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out their other stuff on their Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take par... Continue reading

  
• Big Announcements - Gamescom IGN event & Reveal Date
  August 24, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #reveal, #IGN

  We have some amazing news to share with you players today: IGN - the biggest gaming news site - has picked up our Vagrus release date reveal trailer as an exclusive for their live show streamed from t... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Figure Reveal
  August 19, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #reward

  The time has come to reveal the miniature of Finndurarth that is packed in the game's Collector's and Emperor's Edition ( available via fig )! It is a 28mm scale figure and here you can see the 3D mod... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by NdoNosCi
  August 18, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with NdoNosCi ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Orc Juggernaut
  August 17, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #orc

  Many Orcs wander the reaches of the Riven Realms and you can come across them in all kinds of encounters, some of them being violent - as expected. There are several Orc enemy variants and the Juggern... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - DreamHack Beyond and Gamescom
  August 12, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #dream

  It's been a while since we've attended a game show but we are finally back in the - alas virtual - saddle! With none other than DreamHack , in fact. It's a gaming event that we have loved ever since o... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Stinger Scorpion
  August 10, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #animation, #enemy, #skorpion

  The Stinger Scorpion is a deadly beast that usually ambushes its prey from under the sand. In this week's animation showcase, however, it is right here in all its terrifying glory. Our crowdfunding ca... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Reworked Crew UI
  August 06, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #UI

  In the long line of UI reworks, our next stop is the crew UI where all the panes will now receive a lot of changes and upgrades. We planned to make these changes earlier but the design was in motion a... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Heuster 101
  August 04, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Heuster 101 ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is LIV... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Kindly Sister
  August 03, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #art, #enemy, #sister

  Should the darkness cruelly whisper, Call upon a kindly sister Sister, sister, blood drops glister Revoke now your cruel dark whisper - From an Imperial children's rhyme Kindly Sisters are members of... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Settlement UI Update
  July 29, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #UI

  There are a large number of settlements (cities, towns, villages, outposts, encampments) that you can visit in Vagrus , all of them unique locations even though they share some characteristics and fea... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Finndurarth
  July 27, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #animation, #companion

  In this week's animation sneak peek, we take a look at Finndurarth, one of the companions you can recruit during Vagrus' main campaign who has become something of a fan favorite. Apart from being gene... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.7.00 - Codename: The Famous and the Furtive
  July 22, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patch, #build

  Hey Folks, with so many of you well over the hundred hours mark in the game, it was high time for us to add the opportunity to actually win it. The first winning condition we have implemented is the R... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by ReformistTM
  July 21, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Oh, wow! Check out the amazing ReformistTM playing our narrative-heavy strategy RPG #Vagrus in his Pure First Impressions video! Great voice acting & professional commentary! Hope to watch him continu... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Specter
  July 20, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #art

  Specters are a relatively common phenomenon in Vagrus's dark, cruel setting but that does not take away from how dreaded they are. Angry, insane souls stuck between life and the afterlife, these sad c... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Abolitionist Rework
  July 15, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #abolitionist

  Lately, we've been working on the Abolitionists, a unique faction that is a bit hidden and up until now, their presence was very minor apart from their main base of operations. The next content build... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Spectre
  July 13, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #enemy, #poses

  Specters are malevolent ghosts of the dead that often haunt the forsaken, magically-warped places of the Riven Realms. They are dreaded by most denizens of Xeryn because their ethereal forms are imper... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Alternative Wyrms
  July 08, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #wyrm

  By 'alternative Wyrms' we do not refer to a group of odd subculture, but a series of new enemies that are coming to ruin your day! These Sand Wyrm variants share the general look of the basic creature... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Javek
  July 06, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #animation, #companions

  Javek likes to contemplate his next move. It is only natural when someone can read minds; and burn them, for that matter. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Early Access journey! Wann... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Winning the Game: Renown Victory
  July 01, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #victory, #renown

  As we are gearing up for the 1.0 release of Vagrus , we are finally coming around to implement the victory mechanics, which means that you will soon be able to complete a playthrough! There are caveat... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Criftaa
  June 29, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #poses

  You fought her in Pilgrims of the Wasteland, now you can hire her in the main campaign - Criftaa is back with a little skill and stat rundown! She is a character with a dark past and a cold, professio... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.6.20. - Codename: Target Acquired
  June 25, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patchnotes, #patch

  Hey Folks, it was amazing to see how our latest patch was received. So many great new reviews and quite a few previously negative ones flipped to positive. We appreciate you all immensely for your vot... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Combat Targeting Update
  June 24, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #targeting, #compcombat

  This week, we return with new Companion Combat targeting options that suit different play-styles. The changes include a number of options from the main menu that allow the configuration of the way you... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Slinger
  June 22, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #animation

  A new combat idle animation we wanted to show off is right here! Slings are deadly and these guys know it. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Early Access journey! Wanna get the game... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Ghoul
  June 15, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #poses

  Ghouls are mysterious creatures whose origins you may be able to find out by playing Vagrus. They hunt at night, preying on beast and human alike, traveling great distances in packs. Their sickly, fra... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Crew Combat Buy Off - Lure Away improvements
  June 10, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #crewcombat, #appease

  The greatest thing about running open development is receiving amazing feedback from players that helps improving your game. The hardest thing about open development is identifying what the actual pro... Continue reading

  
• Companion Reveal - Nedir the Sorceress
  June 08, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #art, #nedir

  We've got a bit of an announcement on our hands, folks! As it happens, you are about to get a new, previously unannounced companion for your travels in the person of Nedir, the lovely (but cruel) lady... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Companion Combat Design Changes
  June 03, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #companioncombat

  Companion Combat is an important facet of Vagrus even though players have quite a lot of control over how much they want to engage in it. At the same time, it is the most complex part of the game when... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Criftaa (Companion)
  June 01, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #companion, #animation

  One of the recruitable companions, Criftaa, once a bandit leader, now a bounty hunter, is ready to put an arrow between the eyes of your enemies. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Ea... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Necromancer
  May 25, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #enemy

  'The Emperor brought the Twelve back when the Elder Gods abandoned us and with that divine act had sown the blessed seeds for the Empire's resuscitation. Is it not then most holy to imitate his act by... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.6.00 - Codename: Conquest and Dissonance
  May 21, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #patchnotes, #dissonance, #mercenarytask

  Hey Folks, it's been a long time coming but finally Mercenary Tasks are live in the latest build. These not only add a ton of variation and replayability but also go a long way in softening up story c... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Dissonance Mode
  May 20, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #2021

  What is this 'Dissonance Mode', you ask? Essentially, it is a game mode you can select when starting a new game and that shifts the experience toward a more narrative route, easing up on the managemen... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Undead Legionnaire
  May 18, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #poses

  Legionnaires are often not relieved of their duties in the Empire once they die but are resurrected as Undead soldiers to continue serving the Emperor and His Holy Agenda. These mindless, soulless sha... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Mercenary Tasks Showcase
  May 13, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #mercenary, #taks, #2021

  In this video, we decided to showcase how Mercenary Tasks work from beginning to end, starting with accepting Tasks, then finding its destination, fighting against the opponents there, and finally tur... Continue reading

  
• A New Demo Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.31. - Codename: Second Chances
  May 12, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #demo, #patch

  Hey Folks, we have been a bit busy. Sorry about that! Now we are coming back big time with a patch that is a culmination of all the changes we have made on the main game over the course of the last ni... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Executor
  May 11, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #animation

  Character animation sneak peak time! The Executor of Sergorod, this cruel enforcer of God of Anger, Sergorod, is relatively calm as he awaits his turn to bash in some heads. Our crowdfunding campaign... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vagrus in the Finals!
  May 10, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #digitaldragons

  Great news: Vagrus has made it into the finalists in the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration competition! Beside the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places awarded based on the votes of the jury, there is also a Comm... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - The Fate of the Foe Post Crew Combat
  May 06, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #changes, #crewcombat

  As we teased in our latest devlog post about Mercenary Tasks, we are extending Crew Combat with a new feature: you can deal with the enemy from now on following a victorious battle. This simply means... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Dark Elves
  May 04, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #darkelf, #enemy

  'How hasty you are to point out that my people owe allegiance to your Senator. But your petty strife and pitiful intrigues bore us, Imperial, and our allegiance is merely ink on paper, not invoked by... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Game Award Nominations
  May 03, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #award, #vote

  We are immensely honored, happy, and proud to share that Vagrus has been nominated for two awards in the upcoming Unfold Games Awards show. It feels like quite an achievement for a game still in Early... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Mercenary Task Design Part II.
  April 29, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #mercenarytask

  In Part I. of our breakdown of Mercenary Tasks , we discussed what this new kind of gameplay element brings to Vagrus, how they work, and began describing the types implemented in the current build. I... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Stinger Scorpion
  April 27, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #creature

  Scorpions of all sizes, colors, and features plague the arid wastelands of the central continent of Xeryn, and most travelers are quite used to their presence and to the threat they may present. Howev... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - The Smolderbone Region
  April 22, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #region, #companion

  The latest content update ( Patch 0.5.30 Codename: Brimstone and Bones ) brings with it a spacious region to explore, the most prominent part of which are the Smolderbone Flats. Players who took the '... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Scortaur
  April 20, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #character, #enemy, #poses

  This time, we'll revisit the dreaded Scortaur and take a look at their stats and skills in general. These creatures are devious, fierce, and horribly mutated, so you'll have to be prepared to be chall... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Mercenary Task Design Part I.
  April 15, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #mercenary, #task, #mercenarytask

  The Riven Realms, the setting of Vagrus , is a harsh, violent place. Up until now many players have felt that their ventures are the primary targets of this cruelty but with Mercenary Tasks, you will... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Dragon Mages
  April 13, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #character

  'We do not worship the Dragons like you do your false Imperial Gods. We do not sacrifice to them or beg for their fickle blessings. Our Dragonlords are our paragons; a testament to what every being ca... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.30. - Codename: Brimstone and Bones
  April 12, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #patch

  Hey Folks, the time has come to revisit the region that featured in Pilgrims of the Wasteland, the tutorial/prelude of Vagrus . We opened up that very zone for the open-world campaign, albeit we are 1... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - QoL Improvements
  April 08, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  The most recent patch (Codename: Perky) brought with it a major Event UI overhaul but we did want to mention all the other Quality of Life improvements we managed to squeeze into the update, too. So,... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Yrg Worker
  April 06, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #poses, #yrg

  The most common type of Yrg are Workers, so much so, in fact, that most people on the continent equate the Yrg race with these nearly mindless drones. Though there are many more sub-species of these i... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Event UI Revamp
  April 01, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #event, #UI

  The long awaited rework of the in-game Events' UI is finally here! It brings a number of visual, gameplay, and quality improvements, so let's have a quick rundown on what these are. Choice Boxes There... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.29. - Codename: Perky
  March 31, 2021 by LaresHill#patch, #projectupdate, #2021

  Hey Folks, this next patch is a bit lean on content but that is because we are gearing up to the next one that has a huge new region with tons of adventures awaiting - and it is coming sooner than you... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Wraith
  March 30, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #enemy, #wraith

  'Disgusting little runts. Eaters of the dead. Pale vermin. I hereby vow to do all in my power to push them out of your neighborhoods and businesses, to bar them from decent citizens of the Empire, and... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Yrg Warrior
  March 23, 2021 by LaresHill##creature, ##yrg, ##enemy

  Yrg Warriors are very tough enemies but luckily they are not encountered often. When they are, make sure you have the right Companions healed up and ready for a savage battle because these chitinous j... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Hirelings (video)
  March 19, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #video, #hirelings

  Have you read the post about the brand new Hirelings coming with the next build? Well, now you don't have to! Or at least you can watch this short video to see what these short-term mercenaries bring... Continue reading

  
• Character Idle Animation - Sedarias
  March 16, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #animation, #companion

  Behind the scenes, a ton of progress is being made for our Companion Combat characters' idle animations. This time, here's a quick look at good old Sedarias, who is is ready to take on anyone! We'll b... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Character Art Variations
  March 11, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  Hey everyone, we thought we would share with you a glimpse into character art work that has been coming along for a while now. You may have noticed that common enemies in-game (like certain outlaws or... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Hollow Eye
  March 09, 2021 by LaresHill

  The creepy Hollow Eyes may look like weird children but in truth they are one of the most dangerous enemies you can come across while traversing the Riven Realms. Luckily, these creatures of cold hatr... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Hirelings
  March 04, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #hireling

  Hirelings are new kinds of allies we have recently added to the game. They are in effect companions but can only be hired for a limited time - for a steep price. They have no story of their own becaus... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by civilward
  March 03, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with civilward what you can find on twitch clicking here . If you liked his video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Yrg Worker
  March 02, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #animation

  Twitchy, isn't it? Just don't let it grab your companions! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Early Access journey! Wanna get the game as early as possible with even more content? Ple... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.27. - Codename: Luminous
  February 26, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #patch, #projectupdate

  Hey Folks, this patch is our biggest to date in terms of complexity including a new region and a number of big features, so the tendency of taking on a lot seems to become a tradition for Lost Pilgrim... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Trade Offers
  February 25, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #factions

  Commerce in the Riven Realms is held by the iron grip of Trading Houses through official monopolies or the control of locations that produce valuable goods. A simple merchant who deals in smaller quan... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by kormakrtv - Part II
  February 24, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with kormakrtv ! He dives back into the Riven Realms. Enjoy! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilg... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Ashlander
  February 23, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #character, #poses

  Ashmen, or Ashlanders, are the tribesmen of the Forsaken Waste, an endless desert of grey sand and little else. Yet these nomads make a harsh living off the Qurus, gigantic snail-like creatures, as we... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Faction Rewards Video
  February 18, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #video

  Hey there, vagabonds of the wasteland! We wanted to drop this short video of the Faction rewards here to give you an idea of what to expect. Fabulous treasures, useful equipment, and even magic items,... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Sand Wyrm
  February 16, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #art, #creature

  Sand Wyrms are a race of huge, worm-like creatures that burrow in sand. Thought to have been extinct, they resurfaced a few decades ago, albeit exclusively in remote desert regions and in small number... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Beast Types
  February 11, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #beastswap

  The vagrus's ability to change the type of beasts their comitatus uses has been planned to be added to the game from the beginning but it had to wait until now for a couple of reasons. The first being... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by kormakrtv
  February 10, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with kormakrtv ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is LI... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Krawag
  February 09, 2021 by LaresHill#enemy, #creature, #poses

  The Krawag - draconic reptiles bred to be hunter-killers or guard animals - are easily among the most dangerous enemies in Vagrus. Some of them go rogue and live the solitary life of an apex predator... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Murmillo
  February 02, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #character

  Murmillo is a gladiator type from ancient Rome, one of the most iconic in fact, so when it came to designing gladiators for the world of Vagrus, there was no question about including one that looks an... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.25. - Codename: Beasty
  January 29, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #patch

  Hey Folks, this patch is a beast in all sense. So many new features and changes have been added that if you ever considered starting a new play-through, this might be the perfect time for it. A shedlo... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Equipment Design Changes
  January 29, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  With the addition of tons of new equipment for comitati , we have recently arrived at the point where a redesign of the equipment system became necessary. The new mechanic allows players to use these... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Murmillo
  January 26, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #enemy, #animation

  Another enemy joins the animation showcase this week! Standing firm with his mighty scutum, the Murmillo gladiator is ready for battle. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Early Acc... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - End of the Year Summary
  January 21, 2021 by LaresHill#projectuptade

  Hey everyone, and first of all, Happy New Year! We made it to 2021 at last. We hope you all had the chance to relax during the holidays. 2020 has been a challenging year for us at Lost Pilgrims as muc... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Imperial Legionnaire
  January 19, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #poses, #imperial, #legionnaire

  The backbone of the Imperial legions are its legionnaires and for a good reason. Disciplined and rigorously trained, these men and women are further hardened by years of service in faraway provinces a... Continue reading

  
• Project update - Dynamic Pricing (coming soon)
  January 14, 2021 by LaresHill

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  #prijectupdate

  Hey everyone , first of all, Happy New Year. We made it to 2021 at last. It's been a while since we posted a devlog entry and we figured that this would be a great time to do so. Today's topic, Dynami... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by rpg crawler
  January 13, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with rpg crawler ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Dragonguard
  January 12, 2021 by LaresHill#art, #poses

  Dragonguard are the elite soldiers of the Dragonlands, tentative allies of the Empire. Their training is extremely tough, and only already accomplished soldiers are selected to take part in it. Equipp... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Laci in da House
  January 07, 2021 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  Opening an indie game dev studio and developing a 100+ hour long, complex game right away comes with a lot of important lessons. One of which has been that we like to dream big and thanks to the abund... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Game Bytes Show
  January 06, 2021 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Game Bytes Show ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Bruiser
  January 05, 2021 by LaresHill#character, #animation

  Vagrus animation sneak peek time! This time, the bruiser, who's itching for a fight. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Take part in our Early Access journey! Wanna get the game as early as possib... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Happy Holidays and New Year
  December 22, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #holiday, #2020

  We at Lost Pilgrims Studio want to wish you all Merry Christmas (or whatever else you celebrate in your neck of the woods at this time of the year) and a hopefully-much-better 2021 than this year has... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Renkailon
  December 17, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##art, #character, #poses

  We decided to revitalize an older series of posts that detailed companion skills and displayed some poses for these characters. This time we will take a look at the Dark Elf scout Renkailon in all his... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by AshvarKul
  December 16, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with AshvarKul ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is LI... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - GorGoro
  December 15, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##art, ##characterart, ##poses

  Next up in our series of posts about character poses and skills is the mighty warrior and gladiator Gor'Goro. Gor'Goro is not only a heavy-hitting melee character but very tanky as well; someone that... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - The Vortex
  December 10, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  The Vortex is a prominent point of interest on our chart and takes up a lot of space on our gigantic playable area in game. It has been a static item for a long time but when it came to adding the Dev... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by MiAh The King
  December 09, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with MiAh The King ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign i... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Dragon Mage
  December 08, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #poses, #enemy

  Dragon Mages are spellcasters who specialize in Draconic magic, especially in manifesting their arcane powers as destructive spells. They are typically attached to Dragon Army or Dragonguard contingen... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - New Combat Skills
  December 04, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##projectupdate, ##companioncombat

  We have hinted at the rehauling of several Combat Skills recently, and we are happy to announce that these improvements made their way into the next build of Vagrus . Moreover, we ended up with many... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Wanderbots
  December 02, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Wanderbots ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is L... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.20. - Codename: Plunder!
  December 01, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #patch

  Hey everyone, today, we are happy to share the changes we squeezed into this new update! Better yet, we have included two additional features that we managed to implement on top of our initial plans... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Stinger Scorpion
  November 24, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #poses, #enemy

  Stinger Scorpions are true terrors of the forsaken wastelands of the Riven Realms. You will need a good team of powerful Companions to down one of these skittering beasts. Their high Vitality along wi... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Companion Progression
  November 19, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  One of the most requested additions by our Early Access players has been Companion progression for a while now, and it's no surprise. Being a party-based RPG at its heart, Vagrus has a roster of uni... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by The Scarlet Seeker
  November 18, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with The Scarlet Seeker ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campa... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Vorax
  November 17, 2020 by LaresHill#character, #companions

  Foul-mouthed, easy-going, hearty, and chatty, the creature now known as 'Vorax' (meaning 'ravenous' in Imperial) is an undead abomination who can become one of your companions. He woke up one day in t... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Combat Improvements (video)
  November 05, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  Fellow vagri ! In this video, we touch upon one of the (many) improvements we have added to Companion combat: diminishing returns. In essence, Block and Evade will receive stacking penalties with eac... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Throneful
  November 04, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Throneful ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is LI... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Scortaur
  November 03, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #art, #scortaur

  Once beautiful Madrigos, a city famous for its wealth and hospitality, is now a forsaken ruin called Scorponar, dwelling of the Scortaur, a race of savage scorpion-men who hunt all other races mercile... Continue reading

  
• Halloween 2020
  October 29, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #2020, #halloween

  Even though the Riven Realms does not celebrate anything comparable to Halloween in Fall, we at Lost Pilgrims are ardent fans of the spooky season as well as the celebration at its end. So in that spi... Continue reading

  
• Combat Poses - Javek
  October 27, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #character, #poses

  Javek is one of our main characters in the Prologue and he'll hopefully make his return in the main game, too. A budding sorcerer with telepathic powers, he can read thoughts, see glimpses of the futu... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Combat Improvements (video)
  October 22, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #video

  Fellow vagri ! In this video, we touch upon one of the (many) improvements we have recently added to Companion combat: diminishing returns. In essence, Block and Evade will receive stacking penalties... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Karhu Gaming
  October 21, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Karhu Gaming ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign is... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Yrg Warrior
  October 20, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #art, #creature, #yrg

  'I'm not afraid of your little bug. I've seen its kind before, squished its kind before. And you dare call it a 'warrior'?! Yrg are pathetic, as are people who think they can measure up to real warrio... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - New Map Section
  October 15, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #video

  In line with our efforts to have more frequent content updates for Vagrus , we released one such update yesterday that involves the salt flats of northeastern Jagged Waste. Expect endless expanses of... Continue reading

  
• A New Build is OUT - Patch 0.5.16. - Codename: Salty!
  October 14, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate, #patch

  Hey everyone, and first of all let us thank all of you who shared their views regarding our planned priorities. We took that to heart and worked tirelessly to implement Companion Progression, which in... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Cavern
  October 13, 2020 by LaresHill

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  You will come across many caverns and subterranean tunnels in Vagrus, mostly under cities or sometimes out in the wilderness. Whether these are the lairs of terrifying monsters, the shadowy hideouts o... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Flee (video)
  October 08, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #video

  As seen in this short video, the option to flee from crew combat encounters has been added to Vagrus ' latest build. No need to die against a horde of Jhakrae or a throng of Undead (or to load your g... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by OFF BEAT REHEAT
  October 07, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with OFF BEAT REHEAT ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campaign... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Sand Wyrm
  October 06, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #creature

  '...came from the farthest reaches of the vast expanse of Arenas Vorax and upon their defeat at the hands of Imperial forces - aided by the Sadirar tribes and the Dark Elves of Katundar - they retreat... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Leader Status (video)
  October 01, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #video

  Fellow vagri ! This is just a short video to demonstrate the recently updated Leader Status UI pane, which lists all the enduring status effects that belong to your character, the vagrus. The Lost Pi... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Gaming With Bacon
  September 30, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Gaming With Bacon ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. The Lost Pilgrims Team Our crowdfunding campai... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Tunnels
  September 29, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #location

  In a long line of non-location-specific artwork, we have a version of the 'tunnels' to show you, which we use with many underground ruins, building interiors, mazes, and so on. Variants include lit co... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Fleeing
  September 24, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  Lately, we have been working on Crew Combat to further enhance its mechanics and the latest improvement is the 'Flee' feature. Let's check it out! Flee! Fleeing will now be added to a selection of Cre... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by ManTheMaker
  September 23, 2020 by LaresHill##letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with ManTheMaker! He jumps into the Riven Realms to see what it has to offer! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube cha... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Splinter
  September 22, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #creature

  'It came alive, dominus, I swear, the crystal did! There was a light moving inside it. Smashed Daro with a hand big as a cart! It hit Kulwhma so hard she flew across the pit... What could have we done... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Scouting Updated
  September 17, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate, #scouting

  With the previous large update (Codename: Bandage), we have introduced some changes to Scouting on the campaign map and we thought that we should give you a more detailed change log of what exactly ha... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by FlyPengwin
  September 16, 2020 by LaresHill##letsplay

  A new Let's Play with FlyPengwin! He jumps into the Riven Realms to see what it has to offer! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Plains of Bone
  September 15, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #location

  'What draws them to this place, I wonder. Is it the utter sadness that permeates this forsaken expanse? Does it call to them when they begin to feel the chill breath of death? Perhaps there is a wordl... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - AMA and FAQ
  September 10, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  Lost Pilgrims had an AMA session over on discord where players asked us questions about the game and the studio alike. We had a great time talking to people and decided to compile the questions and an... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Kokoplays MB
  September 09, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  A new Let's Play with Kokoplays MB! He jumps back to the Riven Realms to see what it has to offer now! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Finndurarth
  September 08, 2020 by LaresHill#poses

  Finndurarth is an amazing asset to any comitatus because of her charisma, knack for diplomatic solutions, and upbeat spirit but when it comes to a battle, she is not a delicate flower at all. You pr... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Trade Tasks Demonstrated (Video)
  September 03, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  In this video, you can see a short display of the Trade Task system that has been added recently to the live builds of Vagrus . It starts with accepting Tasks on the new Faction UI in settlements, th... Continue reading

  
• New Demo of Vagrus - The Riven Realms
  September 02, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  TL;DR: A new, extended Demo is coming to itch.io so that those on the fence can take Vagrus for a spin and see what we've been cooking for a while now. This all comes at the tail end of over a month... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Leviathan's Demise
  September 01, 2020 by LaresHill

  Day 26 - Disaster struck today. We were making good progress up until last night. The Plains of Bone are a desolate place if I've ever seen one but at least we've got to some of the richer ivory piles... Continue reading

  
• Factions (Game Design Post)
  August 27, 2020 by LaresHill##gamedesign

  We have long been talking about improving the experience with factions in Vagrus . They are currently in the game and can be interacted with one way or the other but there is no UI to track your stan... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Splinter
  August 25, 2020 by LaresHill

  Without a doubt, Splinters are (currently) among the most difficult enemies of Vagrus . Immense in size and weight, built of solid, living crystal, these creatures are among the toughest customers yo... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Faction Rewards
  August 20, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  With the relatively recent arrival of Factions to Vagrus , you guys finally got your hands on a new way to specialize your comitatus . Up until now, this meant some obscure (albeit very welcome - I'... Continue reading

  
• Character Animation - Criftaa
  August 18, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #character, #animation

  Just a quick look at Criftaa, one of your future companions, as she eases herself into a combat stance, looking for jummy targets to single out with her lethal bow shots. Our crowdfunding campaign is... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Leader Status and Perk Summary
  August 13, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  This week marks the addition of Leader Status and Perk Summary panes to the Leader UI. And although it might seem a superfluous gain, these will round out the status effect AI as well as the infor... Continue reading

  
• Review time by Indie Evolution Gaming
  August 12, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #review

  Here is a review written by Indie Evolution Gaming, a little introduction to the Vagrus - The Riven Realms. He touches on the settings, the game play and mechanics. Enjoy! Our crowdfunding campaign i... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Lumen
  August 12, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #location

  'You know the saying: Only and idiot looks directly at the sun. Now, just so you know, only the king of the land of the greatest idiots looks directly at the calerus in daylight.' - Valkhor, local gui... Continue reading

  
• Factions (Game Design Post)
  August 06, 2020 by LaresHill#gamedesign

  We have long been talking about improving the experience with factions in Vagrus . They are currently in the game and can be interacted with one way or the other but there is no UI to track your stan... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by SplatterCatGaming
  August 05, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with SplatterCat ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant acce... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Orc Juggernaut
  August 04, 2020 by LaresHill

  'A simple matter, eh? A wee bit o' thrashin', you said, a right an' proper shindin'. Just seventeen guys, you said. What you forgot to mention is those seventeen are bloody Orcs, every single one of '... Continue reading

  
• Passengers Revisited (Game Design Post)
  July 30, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #gamedesign

  While working on Trade Tasks (see more here ), we took the chance to revisit passengers and unified their currently existing UI with the new Task UI in the Journal since passengers are in fact Tasks... Continue reading

  
• #LetsPlay среду/Wednesday! от/by PhoAgne Записи Стримов
  July 29, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Have you been desperately looking for more Russian gameplay video of Vagrus? Here you go! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. In Rus... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Tor'Zag's Shelter
  July 28, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #location

  Tor'Zag's Shelter is a vast, dark city in the belly of the Blackblood Mountains, carved out mostly by Imperials after obsidian became scarcer in the region and the fleeing armies of Warleader Tor'Zag,... Continue reading

  
• Companion Healing (Game Design Post)
  July 23, 2020 by LaresHill#gamedesign

  We have always planned a fairly elaborate system of healing mechanics but when creating 'Pilgrims of the Wasteland', we first focused on getting the main features ready and implemented a more streamli... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Sampstra Games
  July 22, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  A new Let's Play with Sampstra Games! If you liked her Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out her other stuff on her Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Grufta
  July 21, 2020 by LaresHill#art, #creature

  Grufta are disgusting, worm-like creatures that dwell and prosper in filth - and in great cities like Tor'Zag's Shelter, filth is in abundance. Grown specimen are large enough to hunt people, and even... Continue reading

  
• Trade Tasks (Game Design Post)
  July 16, 2020 by LaresHill#gamedesign

  According to players currently testing the open-world, it is hard to make a living as an independent comitatus in the Empire. That was an intended design choice, because almost all the trade is cont... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Toryn Gent
  July 15, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  A new Let's Play with Toryn Gent! He jumps back to the Riven Realms to see what it has to offer now! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube ch... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Sewers
  July 14, 2020 by LaresHill

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  You will most likely come across the artwork you can see here when wandering into sewers below Imperial cities in Vagrus' main campaign. This might not seem a very good idea since such places are ty... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - New Combat Traits
  July 09, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  What did we learn when we started implementing the Specter and Shade enemies? Well, apart from them looking ghoulishly amazing, we realized that we need a new mechanic to best describe and present the... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Ramenos
  July 08, 2020 by LaresHill##letsplay

  We have some more French Let's Play and today's video is with Ramenos! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Enjoy! Nous avons encor... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Undead Legionnaire
  July 07, 2020 by LaresHill

  'Worry not, general. Their right flank won't be able to cross the gullies to press your lines. I and my apprentices will make sure that the enemy is flooded in corpus vile . Worry not about squanderi... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Vagrus Creation video
  July 02, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  Recently we had a rather lengthy post about character creation in Vagrus (and how it got added to the upcoming Open World Campaign). In the video above we are now presenting a little sneak peak into... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Singing Winds
  June 30, 2020 by LaresHill

  The wind was speaking to her, telling her terrible things, singing of her demise, chanting of her worst fears becoming manifest, of her never reaching her destination, never achieving her dreams, neve... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Home Office
  June 26, 2020 by LaresHill#projectupdate

  As the days of the pandemic continue to drag on, we thought about showing you guys how we've acclimated ourselves to the current situation and have a little tour of each team member's home office spac... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday by Nookrium
  June 24, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Nookrium ! The Demo of Vagrus is more story-driven, so we would not want to spoil it for you. However, our dear friend Nookrium agreed to stream the open-world part for you... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Imperial Legionnaire
  June 23, 2020 by LaresHill

  'Day 54 - Another week goes by and the vile horde broke again on the wall of our scuta today like the fierce tidal waves break on the rocks of Anurao Bay, the place of my birth. Most of the day after... Continue reading

  
• The New Open Access Build (v0.5.11) is OUT!
  June 18, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #patch, #build, #open access

  Based on the ton of feedback concerning initial difficulty and learning curve, we have listened to you, our players, and implemented Trade Tasks to make the initial experience smoother in the open-wor... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Finndurarth
  June 16, 2020 by LaresHill##art, ##characterart

  By now you have seen a lot of available Companions from Vagrus , but there are still one or two up our sleeves. So, without further ado, let's talk a bit about Finndurarth, a new and powerful potenti... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Companion Combat AI Improvements
  June 11, 2020 by LaresHill##gamedesign, ##AI

  Initially, we built Companion Combat without too much focus on the combat AI, knowing full well that it would be a massive task to code and having most of the combat features locked before we do so wo... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Imperial Quarry
  June 09, 2020 by LaresHill

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  There are many quarries in the middle regions of the Empire, which consists of territories relatively rich in useful resources: stone, marble, crystal, and obsidian. Three of the sites stand out and w... Continue reading

  
• Hunting and Foraging (Game Design Post)
  June 04, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #gamedesign

  Keeping your comitatus well-supplied - or in some cases even keeping it from starving - has always been intended to be challenging in Vagrus , and it makes sense: you are the leader of a daring tra... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Review time by HappyGamer
  June 03, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #review, #projectupdate

  Here is a review written by HappyGamer, a little introduction to the Vagrus - The Riven Realms. He touches on the settings, the game play and mechanics. Enjoy! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Yrg Worker
  June 02, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'When we arrived at the observation post, Borgan was nowhere to be seen. The craven slaves pointed to tracks in the sand that looked like someone had been dragged away, accompanied by small, triangul... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Currency Changes
  May 28, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #projectupdate

  The Riven Realms has been around for over two decades now for us who created it for our tabletop campaigns, and the setting has quite a lot of currencies, even if one only considers the continent of X... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by ManTheMaker
  May 27, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with ManTheMaker ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant acce... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Sunken Tower
  May 26, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'They say that the tower was so tall that its pinnacle scraped the heavens. These days, though, only about two hundred feet of stained marble poke out from under the endless dunes of Arenas Vorax. Wha... Continue reading

  
• Manual Save (Game Design Post)
  May 21, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #gamedesign

  We have thought long and hard about how to deal with manual saves in Vagrus, because there are a lot of complications stemming from certain game elements. Do we let players choose mid-combat? Do we le... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Hollow Eye
  May 19, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'They may be called the 'Children of the Calamity' but make no mistake, dominus. These terrible creatures are far from being child-like. When you see one, do not hesitate; they won't.' - The mercenary... Continue reading

  
• Map Art - The First Starting Region
  May 14, 2020 by LaresHill

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  The images above are from one of the starting regions of the main game, shedding some light on parts of the huge campaign map the player can traverse in Vagrus . We can already hear you ask: 'But guy... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Forsaken
  May 12, 2020 by LaresHill

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  The wretched animated beings that plague the desolate Riven Realms have many names, even the general, rotting raised dead such as the ones on the image: shamblers, unliving, awakened, undead, corpseme... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Creation (Game Design Post)
  May 07, 2020 by LaresHill

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  One of the last big additions to Vagrus' Open World Campaign that is now coming very close to being released is the character creation sequence at the start of the game. That is the feature that all... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Sadirar Settlement
  May 05, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##locationart

  The Sadirar people are native to the ever scorching and arid deserts of the Searing Plains where their villages are located. Some of these settlements are out among the endless dunes of Arenas Vorax w... Continue reading

  
• May The 4th Be With You!
  May 04, 2020 by LaresHill

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  As lifelong Star Wars fans, we would take this opportunity to wish all of you a happy May 4th! The image here is one of our T-shirt plans, which was made as a kind of an homage to Star Wars movie post... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Aeon29 Fr
  April 29, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay

  We have some more French Let's Play and today's video is with Aeon29 Fr! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Enjoy! Nous avons enc... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Harvek
  April 28, 2020 by LaresHill

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  The fellow you can see above is called Harvek, one of the potential Companions you can recruit for your comitatus in the game. As it is probably evident from the design, he is no hero. In fact, Harvek... Continue reading

  
• A Wild Csabi Appears!
  April 23, 2020 by LaresHill

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  The end of last year marked the 2nd Anniversary of Lost Pilgrims Studio and the five of us celebrated the occasion on Saturday. Five of us? Wait a second, was there not four of us a second ago? Loo... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Salum
  April 21, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'Ever been to Salum, mate? Mighty odd place I tell ya. Them Ratharnak mooks claim to have struck gold with the salt but the operation looks pretty shitty if ye ask me. Perhaps they literally struck go... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Chat Heads
  April 16, 2020 by LaresHill

  The decision to add the small portraits of Companions to the steps of Events where they appear was an easy one: it added a lot of character to the texts and was an easy addition due to the portraits b... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Mr. Delightful
  April 15, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Mr. Delightful ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant a... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Criftaa
  April 14, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'But guys, there has already been a post about Criftaa. Is this the same?' 'No! And yes! The Criftaa you have seen is from 'Pilgrims of the Wasteland'. She is an enemy there, and a very important one... Continue reading

  
• Crew Combat (Game Design Post)
  April 09, 2020 by LaresHill

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  Crew Combat is the most common way you will handle violent conflicts as you roam the wastelands of the Riven Realms. We wanted to give you a rundown of the basic concepts here so that those interested... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Turn Based Lovers
  April 08, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##letsplay

  Today's Let's Play is with Turn Based Lovers ! If you liked their Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out their other stuff on their Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Maar Gorad
  April 07, 2020 by LaresHill

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  I'd sooner go walking in Maar Gorad. - A common saying in terra supra, meaning 'not a chance' Not all regions of the northern part of the continent are deserts or arid wasteland, even though those are... Continue reading

  
• Butchering Mechanics (Video)
  April 02, 2020 by LaresHill

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  Beasts of burden and mounts that a comitatus uses are large animals. They are the lifeblood of a traveling company, carrying people, cargo, and supplies on long journeys through desolate wastelands. S... Continue reading

  
• HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!
  April 01, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##aprilfools​

  After years of negotiation, we can finally confirm licensing our #indiegame, #Vagrus - The Riven Realms, for a live-action Netflix series. Main cast: Morwen - Gina Carano Sedarias - Chris Evans Javek... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Jeux 1d100
  April 01, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #letsplay, #french

  We have some more French Let's Play and today's video is with Jeux 1d100! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Enjoy! Nous avons en... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Ghoul
  March 31, 2020 by LaresHill

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  ##rpg, ##creature, ##art

  'What... in Tartaris... is this horrible thing?' - Decurion Flavius Arbo upon examining the corpse of the creature that tore apart three of his legionnaires the previous night Little to nothing is kno... Continue reading

  
• Open World Prototype Release is LIVE
  March 26, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #openworld, #update

  Huge Announcement! The Open-World Prototype of Vagrus has been released to all our Fig Backers. It is a major step towards getting the game ready to eventually bring it to all of you to enjoy. What... Continue reading

  
• Crewcombat Sneakpeek (Video)
  March 26, 2020 by LaresHill

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  It was a long and difficult haul but as I am writing this, the new Crew Combat feature (in which you can have the whole comitatus fight against a more numerous foe) has been added to the game. To '... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Fort Ruins
  March 24, 2020 by LaresHill

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  The Empire has been strewn with ruined fortresses and keeps since the Calamity. Additionally, the brutal wars and conflicts ever since the catastrophe have done considerable damage to the reclaimed an... Continue reading

  
• Obedience (Video)
  March 19, 2020 by LaresHill

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  This week's video demonstrates how Obedience - the stat describing your slaves' willingness to cooperate - can be modified by your own actions on the Crew Management UI pane. In the video, a slave is... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Review time by Big Boss Battle
  March 18, 2020 by LaresHill

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  Thanks so much to Dann and Big Boss Battle for this brilliant review ! We are really close to reaching the Open-world milestone in our crowdfunding campaign , and hope to see you all try that too once... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Krawag
  March 17, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'That thing hunted them. Relentlessly. Worse than any predator they had seen before, it hounded their steps through the forest called Smuggler's Cloak by the commoners. Yet no cloak proved to be enoug... Continue reading

  
• Budapest GameDevDay - 2020 (Devtalk in Hungarian)
  March 11, 2020 by LaresHill

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  Hello All! Here is an hour long video to our Hungarian-speaking followers, made during the GameDevDay2020 in Budapest last month. Among other indiedev leaders, there was Gabor "Sztaszov" Szutorisz, th... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Imperial Fortress
  March 10, 2020 by LaresHill

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  'You can say a lot of nastiness about the Imperials but one thing is for sure: they know how to build stuff. Take Fort Larius, for instance. They constructed it over seven hundred years ago. It surv... Continue reading

  
• Hidden Stash and Contraband (Video)
  March 05, 2020 by LaresHill

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  This video demonstrates the difference between showing up to the gates of a major city with contraband in your cargo hold and contraband hidden in your stash. In the first case, you can try to bribe o... Continue reading

  
• Heroselect (Video)
  February 27, 2020 by LaresHill

  This week's video showcases the feature we refer to as 'heroselect', though the people you are selecting from are rarely heroes. Rather, they are your Companions, and you will often be asked to select... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Gor'Goro
  February 25, 2020 by LaresHill

  Another character in the long line of non-human cast members is the Orc mercenary and master-at-arms called Gor'Goro. Even among his warlike kin, he is considered a paragon of martial prowess and a ve... Continue reading

  
• Enhanced and Extended Sound Effects (Game Design Post)
  February 20, 2020 by LaresHill

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  One of the great benefits of our successful crowdfunding campaign is being able to expand on parts of the game we felt we were unsatisfied with. One such area was Sound Effects, which was largely (but... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Arid Hills
  February 18, 2020 by LaresHill

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  This environment artwork displays one of the many arid hill regions of the Empire, be it the Border Region between the Ashlands and the Jagged Waste, the Windbelt, known for protecting the plains of H... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - The Orc Marauder
  February 13, 2020 by LaresHill

  Here are some character poses for the Orc Marauder enemy to feast your eyes upon! Javelin Throw (top left): The marauder throws a poison-tipped bone javelin at the target. Block (top right): Using his... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Skornar
  February 11, 2020 by LaresHill

  Have you met the kingpin Skornar in the Prologue ? He's quite the colorful sort. Good news is: he'll make his return in the main game as a Companion you can recruit! Ten years older and much grumpier... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Bruiser
  February 06, 2020 by LaresHill

  The Bruiser returns with some combat phases/poses! These are: Cheap Shot (top left) : A melee hit that puts a severe debuff on the target. Also, ouch . Dodge (top right) : Triggers when the Bruiser a... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Emperor's Road
  February 04, 2020 by LaresHill

  Another week, another location artwork! This time, somewhat of an odd 'location' at that, one that is not really a region of its own right but a road that crosses many areas. Chances are, you'll see i... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Priest of Sergorod
  January 30, 2020 by LaresHill

  Here's another little character art post. This time, there are four combat poses/phases for the Priest of Sergorod. Going from top left: Unholy Smite - A straightforward attack Defend - Whenever the... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by VR Kirito - Nerd Universe
  January 29, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplay, ##rpg

  Today's Let's Play is with VR Kirito - Nerd Universe! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. ------------------------------------- Da... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Garrik
  January 28, 2020 by LaresHill##characterart

  Another non-human character joins our cast, this time a Dwarf! Dwarves are typically lonely, cranky, calculating fellows in the Riven Realms. Their homeland was utterly decimated in the Calamity and h... Continue reading

  
• Support our cause - for FREE!
  January 23, 2020 by LaresHill#Lost Pilgrims Studio

  Hey Everyone , We need a little help! We use a tool called Airtable and we outgrew their free plan so we need to pay for it in hard coin (~hundred bucks/year/user) going forward. They have a referral... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Crystal Forest
  January 21, 2020 by LaresHill#locationart

  The Imperial word calerus has come to describe the many crystal forests that now dot the continent of Xeryn. The vast majority of these forests can be found in the east, in the province of Sargot Ka... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Garrik
  January 16, 2020 by LaresHill#characterart, #poses

  In this post dedicated to character poses and skills we are taking a look at the sleazy Dwarven smuggler and budding criminal mastermind Garrik. Garrik is ranged support character with some very uniqu... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by DieuGirl
  January 15, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplaywednesday

  Today's Let's Play is with DieuGirl ! If you liked her Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out her other stuff on her Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Dragon Guard
  January 14, 2020 by LaresHill#characterart

  'As the morning drew on beneath the piercing gaze of the merciless sun, Levitius saw the soldiers of the 19th slowly gaining a foothold on the south bank in a fierce melee. Covered in blood and dust,... Continue reading

  
• The New Open Access Build (v0.4.9) is LIVE!
  January 09, 2020 by LaresHill#patch

  In the meantime, Patch 0.4.9 went live mid-December and all the goodies it brought can be checked out below or in-game, of course! I hope you enjoy the fixes and additional features, we'll be back soo... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by SplatterCatGaming
  January 08, 2020 by LaresHill#letsplaywednesday

  Today's Let's Play is with SplatterCatGaming! The video has 60K views already!! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfundi... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Hargad Tuul
  January 07, 2020 by LaresHill#locationart

  Hargad Tuul (an old name meaning 'The Hollow Plain') is our next location artwork reveal that is found post-Prologue. With its fog, overcast sky, solitary gnarly trees, and greenery the area is a far... Continue reading

  
• A Wild Csabi Appears!
  January 02, 2020 by LaresHill

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  #team

  The end of last year marked the 2nd Anniversary of Lost Pilgrims Studio and the five of us celebrated the occasion on Saturday. Five of us? Wait a second, was there not four of us a second ago? Loo... Continue reading

  
• Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
  December 24, 2019 by LaresHill

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  We at Lost Pilgrims Studio wish you guys all Merry Christmas (or whatever else you celebrate in your neck of the woods!) and a Happy Year 2020! We hope you get presents as awesome as we got when we co... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - December 2019
  December 19, 2019 by LaresHill

  Hey All, it's been a long time since we posted a project update, and we have a number of important news to share so here we go! Lost Pilgrims is 2 Years Old It is hard to believe that we founded the s... Continue reading

  
• Character Art - Renkailon
  December 17, 2019 by LaresHill

  The reveal of our next character marks an important moment in artwork development: Renkailon is the first character who's not going to appear in the Prologue and thus is exclusively created for the ma... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Executor
  December 12, 2019 by LaresHill

  Time for dynamic character combat poses again! The Executor of Sergorod is in full swing on these images, courtesy of Szonja. The phases are (from left to right): Shattering Blow - and armor point re... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Jagged Waste
  December 10, 2019 by LaresHill

  The next artwork on display is that of the Jagged Waste. You won't spend time wandering there in the game's Prologue but may catch a glimpse of it, as this area is available in the main game. Here's a... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus at AdventureX 2019
  December 05, 2019 by LaresHill

  We went to London to exhibit Vagrus at AdventureX 2019 on the first weekend of November and it's time to talk a bit about all the amazing things that happened there. The two-day event was full of... Continue reading

  
• 30 Upcoming PC RPG Games in 2020 & 2021
  December 05, 2019 by LaresHill

  This video by GamerZakh features 30 of the upcoming games - including Vagrus - in the following years. Check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Enjoy! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Ge... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Crifta
  December 03, 2019 by LaresHill

  Here's a quick look at some of the character poses from combat that Crifta, the mutated archer has. These are (from top left to bottom right): Dodge, Suppressing Shot (skill), Idle, and Downed (when a... Continue reading

  
• The Workforce Feature (video)
  November 28, 2019 by LaresHill

  This is just a short video to show you where the 'workforce' stat appears on the crew pane. Selling slaves and sending away workers results in a severe drop in generated 'workforce' and so the comitat... Continue reading

  
• 📢Attention! Another milestone!
  November 27, 2019 by LaresHill

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  #Vagrus reached 🎉$50,000🎉 raised on Fig! Thanks to all our fans, supporters & fellow #indiedevteams ! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access to the Alpha build now! Wanna ge... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Bazaar
  November 26, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Markets and bazaars are the throbbing heart of the rebuilt cities of the Riven Realms . Due to the isolation of many settlements and regions thanks to the Calamity, trade - propagated mostly by comi... Continue reading

  
• Character Idle Animations
  November 21, 2019 by LaresHill

  For the last couple of weeks, Szonja has been busy animating our idle characters after we had finally managed to settle on a process. There are still a lot of things to test and work out but after the... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Indie Release
  November 20, 2019 by LaresHill

  We have some more French Let's Play and today's video is with Indie Release ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Enjoy! Nous avon... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Brigand
  November 14, 2019 by LaresHill

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  More character poses! This time for the good old Brigand - the very first character Szonja designed for the game! The first image (top) is for Hamstring, an ability which immobilizes the target. The s... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Review time by PCInvasion
  November 13, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Here is a review written by Martynas Klimas, a little introduction to the Vagrus - The Riven Realms. He touches on the settings, the game play and mechanics. Enjoy! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Sadirar Tribal Warrior
  November 12, 2019 by LaresHill

  The new enemy character (that can also be an ally sometimes) you can see above is the tribal warrior of the Sadirar. These brave people are trackers, hunters, desert guides, and of course, capable f... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Skornar
  November 07, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Skornar may keep reminding you that he is getting old but he is still one of the best fighters you can have among your Companions. Sturdy and crafty, he is very tanky, able to mitigate and sustain a l... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Smolderbone Flats
  November 05, 2019 by LaresHill

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  The Calamity burned down the great forests, tranquil glades, and neat hedges of the region that is now the Searing Plains. A part of it, what is today called Smolderbone Flats, used to be a series of... Continue reading

  
• Chart Exploration (Video)
  October 31, 2019 by LaresHill

  Your chart is one of your most important tools in Vagrus , and we keep adding to and expanding on it with subsequent builds. Milestone 10 unlocked what we referred to as 'chart exploration', which rea... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus is among the most interesting upcoming games!
  October 30, 2019 by LaresHill

  Vagrus is among the most interesting upcoming games for 2020 by Turn Based Lovers! If you liked their Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out their other stuff on their Youtube channel. Our c... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Elemental Shaman
  October 29, 2019 by LaresHill

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  The next character to be revealed is another enemy, although this one can often be encountered as a temporary ally as well: the elemental shaman of the Sadirar people. The ancestors of the Sadirar sur... Continue reading

  
• Enduring Effects (Video)
  October 24, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hey everyone, in this short video we demonstrate one of the added new features, Enduring Effects (long-lasting attributes that help or hinder your comitatus ), with the Blessing of Sergorod now appear... Continue reading

  
• Review time by Toryn Gent
  October 23, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Have you been desperately looking for a review of Vagrus in German? Look no further! Thanks to Toryn Gent we've got you covered! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his oth... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Oasis
  October 22, 2019 by LaresHill

  A lot of the Riven Realms are endless wastelands and deserts. Yet even in the deadliest of deserts, some life remains; thrives even. Most of that life tends to be found around an oasis. You'll come... Continue reading

  
• The New Vagrus Open Access Build (v0.4.5) is OUT!
  October 18, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Key Highlights on what's included in the new release Milestone 3 - Extended Narration Voice Over for Agos Milestone 7 - Character Idle Animations in Companion Combat Milestone 8 - Enduring Effects... Continue reading

  
• Obedience and Unrest Mechanics (Game Design Post)
  October 17, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Obedience is a stat describing how disciplined (or disgruntled) the slaves owned by the comitatus are at a given time. It was implemented to give a rather fluid drawback to owning slaves: they might... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Toryn Gent
  October 16, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with Toryn Gent ! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Gladiator
  October 15, 2019 by LaresHill

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  The Empire in the Riven Realms is based on the Roman Empire of our history, so it's no surprise that the gladiators of these cultures are also very similar. This character artwork is that of the gladi... Continue reading

  
• Workforce Mechanics (Game Design Post)
  October 10, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Workforce is a fairly hidden stat that measures the complete work output of your comitatus . There are a lot of tasks to be done around a venture like yours in the game, and your workforce has to mee... Continue reading

  
• Interview Time - Part 2
  October 09, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hello all! Today we continue the interview about our game 'Vagrus - The Riven Realms' made by Bögre. Enjoy! Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access to the Alpha build now! Wanna get... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Orc Marauder
  October 07, 2019 by LaresHill

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  This week's character reveal is the Orc Marauder . Orcs are popular fantasy characters with many different iterations since their addition to fiction by Tolkien. The Orcs of the Riven Realms are crea... Continue reading

  
• 📢Attention! Another milestone!
  October 03, 2019 by LaresHill

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  #Vagrus reached 🎉$40,000🎉 raised on @Fig ! Thanks to all our fans, supporters & fellow #indiedevteams ! #indiegame #gamedev #dnd #rpg #turnbased #sRPG Our crowdfunding campaign is L... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Soma Gaming
  October 02, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with Soma Gaming! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Tavern
  October 01, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Most fantasy adventures have an inn or two but in our case - in a game where you lead a caravan and its crew on all kinds of journeys - taverns and inns are vital and appear in almost every sizable se... Continue reading

  
• Hidden Stash and Smuggling Contraband (Game Design Post)
  September 26, 2019 by LaresHill

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  As the new Trading system was shaping up for Milestone 5 alongside the emergence in our storylines of some of the less lawful factions (such as the Loader's Guild), we figured we would need a sub-syst... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Interview Time
  September 25, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hello all! Have you been looking for more information about our game in Hungarian? Than today is your lucky day! Here is an interview with us by Bögre. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Cinderborn
  September 24, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Many forms of undead have existed all around the continent of Xeryn ever since the Calamity. One of the side effects of the magical cataclysm is that in some places, the dead don’t rest in peace, bu... Continue reading

  
• Fan art - The Congregated
  September 19, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hey Everyone, as you probably know, a great step to fame is marked by fans starting to create their own version of your game's art. We have crossed that line when we received our very first fan art in... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by NorkDorf
  September 18, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with NorkDorf! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access t... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - The Congregated
  September 17, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Another horrifying undead joins our creature roster: the Congregated is here. It'll be one of the more challenging enemies in the game. A unique kind of undead was formed when the lethal hot ash of th... Continue reading

  
• Ian Livingstone's City of Thieves The Graphic Novel
  September 12, 2019 by LaresHill

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  We are extremely proud to announce working alongside Chameleon Comix and Ian Livingstone on a City of Thieves graphic novel. Ian has been our hero ever since our little group of friend gathered ar... Continue reading

  
• Interview: Vagrus: The Riven Realms Dev Team by indiegraze
  September 11, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hello all! Here is an interview with us in written form by Erik Meyer. We touch many topics like our team, the balance of the game or the future of post-apocalyptic fantasy games. Enjoy! Our crowdfun... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Arenas Vorax
  September 10, 2019 by LaresHill

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  One of the largest continuous desert areas on a continent of many deserts, the Searing Plains spans several provinces that used to be forested regions and fertile plains before the Calamity, but becam... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Laurels, New Fig Milestones, and Platform Announcement
  September 06, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Laurels All Around In our endeavour to get Vagrus into the sights of as many cRPG lovers as we can, we applied for featured spots in a number of nearby game shows - successfully! Not only did we get i... Continue reading

  
• Overview time by Retcon Rider!
  September 04, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Here is an overview by Retcon Rider! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access t... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Brigand
  September 03, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Countless vagrants, opportunists, bullies, and broken men end up becoming highwaymen and bandits on the forsaken continent of Xeryn. These individuals are often organized into marauding gangs by the m... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Bruiser
  August 27, 2019 by LaresHill

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  This week's character artwork and reveal is that of a fairly common enemy: the Bruiser; created by Szonja. These folks are on the 'wasteland outlaws' roster and represent the muscle of the group. Brui... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Slinger
  August 22, 2019 by LaresHill

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  It's time to share some combat images for the character 'Slinger'! Get that one! (top left) - The Slinger marks a target for the other outlaws to attack. Target defenses are lowered. Hit (top right) -... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Bairdos
  August 21, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with Bairdos! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access to... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Stone Forest
  August 20, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Stone forests are comprised of thousands upon thousands of standing, pointed stone spires or pillars of varying heights and girth. Carved by arcane winds initially, and further chipped by the unceasin... Continue reading

  
• The new build with the Trade System is OUT for our closed Alpha backers!
  August 15, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Hey Everyone, Here's a quick update about our closed Alpha build available for our crowdfunding backers over at Fig . So, who's ready to earn some coin through good old fashioned commerce? Yes, it is... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Chris Ormie
  August 14, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with Chris Ormie! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Jhakra
  August 12, 2019 by LaresHill

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  The next artwork and creature description is of the Jhakra, a pestilence of the desert: Jhakras are four-legged reptilians covered in hardened, yellow-brown, grown-together scales. Adult specimens are... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Executor
  August 08, 2019 by LaresHill

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  This week we have another character art for you: the Executor. These unholy men are enemies in the main game, but the Prologue does give players the opportunity to have them on their team, albeit brie... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Temps d'examen! Review time!
  August 07, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Have you been desperately looking for a review of Vagrus in French? Look no further! Thanks to Dystopeek we've got you covered! You can read the article here ! Avez-vous été désespérément à la r... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Priest of Sergorod
  August 06, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Character Artwork Day! This time, another enemy that sometimes can appear as an ally: the Sergorodite Priest. Priests of Sergorod are the lowest ranking but already ordained members of the Church of S... Continue reading

  
• Narrative Design for Vagrus' Open World
  August 01, 2019 by LaresHill

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  As we are getting closer and closer to releasing the first playable build of the main campaign of Vagrus , it is perhaps a good time to talk a bit about the differences between the open world campaig... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by kormakrTv
  July 31, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with kormakrTv! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access... Continue reading

  
• Character artwork - Slinger
  July 30, 2019 by LaresHill

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  This week’s character is another bandit type enemy from the roster of wasteland outlaws. We call him the Slinger, because he… well uses a sling! Slings are deadly in combat in the real world when... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Tainted Madman
  July 25, 2019 by LaresHill

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  As the name suggests, Tainted Madmen are unfortunate souls driven insane by the arcane disease called the Taint. Even if it does not directly erode their minds, the more extremely mutated of these for... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Binary Fireball - Part 2
  July 24, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's we continue our Let's Play with Binary Fireball! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. G... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Mercenary
  July 19, 2019 by LaresHill

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  We thought it's time to share 'character poses' for the Mercenary. The first one (top left) is her Dodge phase, which occurs when following an attack her Dodge roll is successful. The second (top ri... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #21 | Scouting (Game Design Post)
  July 18, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  At long last, Scouting is making its way into Vagrus . It is a vital feature in navigating and surviving the many wastelands of the continent of Xeryn. What is Scouting for? Scouting has two main us... Continue reading

  
• Project Update - Interview Time
  July 17, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Besides working on implementing new features into our Open Access build, we made great progress with prepping for the debut of the first Open-world region - Tor'Zag's Shelter and its surroundings - wh... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Dragon Steps
  July 16, 2019 by LaresHill

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  After the Dragon Lords arrived and descended upon the broken continent in the wake of the Calamity, they settled down in the middle of the landmass and cast their ancient magic on an area large enough... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Sedarias poses
  July 11, 2019 by LaresHill

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  As we are adding more and more characters to the game's combat, we thought you might be interested in how they appear there. Anything a given character can do in combat (like blocking or dodging, bein... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Binary Fireball
  July 10, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Today's Let's Play is with Binary Fireball! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel. Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant ac... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - The Mercenary
  July 09, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Time to reveal a new character today: the Mercenary. One of the mercenary characters in the game, this lass is a melee expert in combat and a tough customer to boot. Players will come across her in th... Continue reading

  
• #LetsPlay среду/Wednesday! от/by torportf Tor
  July 03, 2019 by LaresHill

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  Have you been desperately looking for more Russian gameplay video of Vagrus? Here you go! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel . In R... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Sedarias
  July 02, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Meet Sedarias, one of the characters who can join your travelling company in the game. He is an Imperial human serving the Ordis Negras Solis (the Order of the Black Sun). Sedarias was knighted after... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Matsetes
  June 26, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  If you liked his Youtube videos about Vagrus do not hesitate to check out his other stuff on his Twitch channel . Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE. Get instant access to the Alpha build now! Wan... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Tainted Madman
  June 19, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  The greatest cause for mutations in the Riven Realms is a mysterious arcane disease that people call the Taint. There’s no telling how it spreads or why it attacks the ones it does; its workings hav... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #20 | The Music of Vagrus
  June 12, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  The soundtrack of Vagrus is of key importance in conveying the powerful atmosphere of the setting. Be it foreboding or hauntingly beautiful, the score by George Olah captures the essence of the rava... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #19 | Passengers (Game Design Post)
  June 05, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Throughout your journeys as a vagrus , you will come across many people who want to get from one place to another on the broken continent of Xeryn. This might seem trivial but travel over the accurse... Continue reading

  
• Companion Combat Deployment Redesign
  May 30, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Hey Vagrus Fans, while our Fig crowdfunding campaign is in full effect, we've been busy working on one of the gameplay updates: the new deployment features for Companion Combat . Above you can see... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Crystal Forest
  May 29, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  ##locationart

  The Imperial word calerus has come to describe the many crystal forests that now dot the continent of Xeryn. The vast majority of these forests can be found in the east, in the province of Sargot Kala... Continue reading

  
• Crowdfunding Update: Five Milestones Funded | Crew Combat Coming Up Next
  May 16, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  What a Great Start! Just in a few days after launching the public phase of our campaign we have passed five milestones already. Thank you so much to all our Backers and supporters on social media... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - GorGoro
  May 14, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  🎉 Our crowdfunding campaign is LIVE ▶️ Get instant access to the Alpha build of Vagrus at fig.co/vagrus . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Next up... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus Crowdfunding Campaign LIVE on Fig
  May 08, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  📣 Grand News: our crowdfunding campaign for Vagrus is LIVE on Fig! 🎉 ▶️ Go check it out at fig.co/vagrus , and get instant access to the A lpha build of the game. Please share this excitin... Continue reading

  
• Character Artwork - Dragon Guard
  May 07, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  With only one day until our crowdfunding campaign goes live at fig.co/vagrus , time to bring in the heavy-hitters. 'As the morning drew on beneath the piercing gaze of the merciless sun, Levitius saw... Continue reading

  
• Character Poses - Bruiser
  April 30, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Here comes the Bruiser with some combat phases/poses! These are: Cheap Shot (top left) : A melee hit that puts a severe debuff on the target. Also, ouch . Dodge (top right) : Triggers when the Bruise... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - The Jagged Waste
  April 23, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  The next artwork on display is that of the Jagged Waste. You won't spend time wandering there in the game's Prologue but may catch a glimpse of it, as this area is available in the main game. Here's a... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by The Mighty Chops
  April 17, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  The video was recorded as part of the #indieweekend initiative driven by an awesome group of streamers The Mighty Chops is affiliated with. Kudos to them for supporting #indiagames like that!... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #18| Rumors (Game Design Post)
  April 12, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #gamedesign, #journal

  Another crucial game mechanic that is being added to Vagrus as we are writing this is a system of Rumors. Rumors are short entries in your Journal that are meant to guide players to content and unlo... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Bögre in Hungarian
  April 03, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplaywednesday

  Few weeks back we have shared a #Vagrus letsplay in Russian, this time here's one in Hungarian. Magyarul (in Hungarian) Balázst és Ákost nem csak a remek youtube csatornájuk, ami Bögre néven... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus finally gets lootboxes!
  April 01, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Dear fans! Following emergent trends and constant feedback we finally decided to go with the times and redesign Vagrus into a fast-paced, card-collecting, rogue-like battle royale game with a lot of c... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus - The Riven Realms | Teaser 2
  March 27, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #teaser, #video

  We are very proud and excited to finally release the second Teaser for Vagrus! This one is focusing more on delivering a gist of the game's feel and atmosphere than showing off gameplay elements syste... Continue reading

  
• 📢 New #Vagrus Demo build (0.2.0) is out now! 📢
  March 23, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #demo, #release

  The new build includes the following main changes: - New Codex userinterface - Tutorial & Tooltip improvements - Various bug fixes Sign up to our campaign at Fig.co now! Wanna help to get the game r... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus - The Riven Realms coming to Fig in April 2019
  March 21, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #fig

  We are proud to announce that Vagrus is coming to Fig in April 2019 ! Our campaign is going to follow Fig's new Open Access model which shakes up the rather stale indie game crowdfunding scene by... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Indie James
  March 19, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplay

  Had enough if lets play videos where the content creator keeps talking while you would really just like to listen to the music and sounds? Indie James is your guy! He plays without commentary. Enjoy!... Continue reading

  
• Showcasing Vagrus at Reboot 2019
  March 18, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #lostpilgrims

  This is a week we have been waiting for so long. Finally we can announce some pretty cool things coming up. You may have heard about some of them but probably not this one yet. Reboot is a game confer... Continue reading

  
• The moment you realize Furio Tedeschi followed your indiegame
  March 15, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #Lost Pilgrims Studio

  🤯 The moment you realize that Furio Tedeschi (legendary #Zbrush #CGartist on #Warframe #Masseffect #Halo4 #Starwars #Bumblebee and plenty more) liked your Facebook page 🤯 https://www.facebook.co... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #17 | Delivering News (Game Design Post)
  March 14, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #journal, #gamedesign

  This time we would like to introduce a brand new game mechanic to you that you will see quite a lot in Vagrus : the acquiring and delivering of news across vast tracts of wasteland. Carrying news bet... Continue reading

  
• #LetsPlay среду/Wednesday! от/by Simbeot
  March 13, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplay

  Have you been desperately looking for a Russian gameplay video of the Prologue of Vagrus? Here you go! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube c... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #16 🔄⚔️ Companion Combat Guide - Part 4: Movement Effects 🏹☠️
  March 12, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  In the last part of the Combat Guide we took a look at defenses and their importance . This time, we'll delve into effects that involve movement or its restriction in one way or another. Many Combat... Continue reading

  
• Creature Artwork - Jhakra
  March 11, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #creatureart

  The next artwork and creature description is of the Jhakra, a pestilence of the desert. Jhakras are four-legged reptilians covered in hardened, yellow-brown, grown-together scales. Adult specimens are... Continue reading

  
• The Demo of Vagrus is out now here on Itch.io+
  March 08, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  This Demo for Vagrus - The Riven Realms is in effect the first section of the Prologue, which is both an introduction and a tutorial of the game. It has about 1-2 hours of playable content (depend... Continue reading

  
• ​#Letsplay Wednesday! by My Hot Stream
  March 06, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplay

  Check it out! If you liked his Youtube video on Vagrus feel free to check out his other stuff on his Youtube channel . Website | Youtube | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Patreon | Disco... Continue reading

  
• Last Chance to download the full Prologue for FREE!
  March 01, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  📢 📢 IMPORTANT! 📢 📢 Considering our upcoming crowdfunding/Alpha Access campaign, we will be replacing the Prologue with a shorter Demo build, so in case you wanted the full Prologue experi... Continue reading

  
• Character artwork - Javek
  February 25, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Another character who plays a very important role in the Prologue, Javek is a young sorcerer who uses telepathic abilities. He is of Tarkian origin and because the Imperial province of Tark is based o... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday! by Clay aka Terminally Nerdy
  February 20, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplaywednesday

  Warning : the footage contains an unusual amount of awful 🎲 rolls by Nerdy, testing the faith of the viewers in him surviving the combat encounters ⚔️, and then...well, you will see! Terminally... Continue reading

  
• Character artwork - Crifta
  February 19, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #characterart

  Our next character reveal - and related artwork - is that of the unfortunate mutant Crifta (literally meaning 'feathers' in Imperial). The player meets the cunning archer in the Prologue, where she de... Continue reading

  
• Cthulhu visited us today
  February 16, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #Team

  A bit of #indiedev 'humor' at Lost Pilgrims leading to an unconventional # screenshotsaturday image We can now testify to what we have always suspected: Eating a #CthulhuCake 👾 while playing #... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #15 | Companion Combat Guide - Part 3: Defenses🛡️☠️
  February 14, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #combatguide

  In the last part of the Combat Guide we took a look at Companion Actions , including moving, Skills, and their combinations. This time, we'll delve into defensive stats and their importance. Companio... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday by Eltimar
  February 13, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplaywednesday

  Eltimar played with release 0.1.2 of the Prologue, spanning over two and a half hours in the two videos he prepared. We really like how he reads out loud the events throughout the game. If you liked h... Continue reading

  
• 💀 The grim unholy Executor of Sergorod is now here on Itchio 💀
  February 11, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  ##characterart

  This week we have another character art for you: the Executor. These unholy men are enemies in the main game, but the Prologue does give players the opportunity to have them on their team, albeit brie... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #14 | Companion Combat Guide - Part 2: Companion Actions
  February 07, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #combatguide

  In the previous part of our Companion Combat Guide ( Part 1: The Basics ) we left off at discussing the Leader's role in combat after outlining the basic rules of an engagement. In this part, we'll co... Continue reading

  
• #Letsplay Wednesday - Nookrium - Part 2
  February 06, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #letsplaywednesday

  Here's the continuation of Nookrium's Vagrus Prologue #letsplay video we posted last week . Spoiler alert! => It demonstrates perfectly how unforgiving the Riven Realms, the world of #Vagrus , can b... Continue reading

  
• Location Artwork - Arenas Negras
  February 04, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #locationart

  Called the Desert of Black Sands, or the Black Desert (Arenas Negrasin the Imperial language), this vast, empty desert that has fine, black sand instead of any other color is probably one of the most... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #13 | Companion Combat Guide - Part 1 - The Basics ☠️⚔️
  January 31, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #combatguide

  In the final chapter in our Character Design series, we have touched upon how we come up with the stats and skills for the Companion characters and enemies in Vagrus . A great number of those stats... Continue reading

  
• Let's play Wednesday - Nookrium!
  January 30, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  Hey Vagrus fans, Are you looking for a let's play video before trying out the Prologue for yourselves? Here you go! A brilliant recording by Nookrium that perfectly grabs the essence of the dark fan... Continue reading

  
• ⚔️ Hail Sedarias, a knight of the Order of the Black Sun! ⚫
  January 29, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #CharacterArt

  Meet Sedarias, one of the characters who can join your travelling company in the game. He is an Imperial human serving the Ordis Negras Solis (the Order of the Black Sun). Sedarias was knighted after... Continue reading

  
• 0.1.6 - New Prologue build is out
  January 24, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

  Main game content creation and development Today we created the first prototype build for the 'main game' - where the player actually leads his/her own comitatus as opposed to the guided story of the... Continue reading

  
• Intro teaser | Vagrus - The Riven Realms 📽️
  January 18, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

  This time we brought you teaser from the Intro video of Vagrus. Hope find it intriguing, and head over to download and play the Prologue now! P.s.: The Prologue starts with the full intro video, no... Continue reading
• 0.1.5 - New Prologue build is available now on LINUX too!
  January 12, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  📢Vagrus Prologue 0.1.5 build is now available here on itchio! 📢 Major update: Linux build available! Interested in what else is new? Continue reading.... New features New Leadership perk: Boost... Continue reading

  
• 0.1.5 - New Prologue build coming over the weekend!
  January 10, 2019 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

  Hey Guys, Expect the new build (0.1.5) coming to Itch over the weekend 🤞 (or early next week the latest). It will have tons of improvements and fixes, even a new music track. Hope to see you all c... Continue reading

  
• Vagrus - The Riven Realms Prologue is now available here on Itch.io!
  December 27, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  It's time! Go download and play the Prologue of Vagrus - The Riven Realms now! We have been nurturing Vagrus for so long that sharing it with you is just as scary as it is exciting, so comments and... Continue reading

  
• The Prologue is coming to Itch Next Week!
  December 20, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

  We have grand new dear followers! The Prologue of Vagrus - The Riven Realms is coming to itch.io next week. Hope you are just as excited as are we. Stay tuned! Website | Youtube | Twitter | Face... Continue reading

  
• ​Behind the scenes Flesh News: Early Access Content (Writing) 📜
  December 13, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

  - So, who are these gentlemen? - They are our narrative designers, DZ and Ivan. Please welcome them! There’s been a lot of talk lately of the Prologue , so much in fact that it’s easy to forget a... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #12 - The Narrator 👴🏼🎤
  December 06, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #2018, #Narrator

  As we’ve previously hinted at, parts of the game Vagrus has a narrator in the person of Agos the wanderer . An older man and a vagabond, Agos stumbles upon the player one evening on the road and... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #11 - Character Design - Part 4
  November 22, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #2018, #character design, #companions, #combat

  In Part 3 of our Character Design series , we discussed how a character concept gets to its final artwork state that is placed into the game. In this last part we'll talk about how characters are give... Continue reading

  
• We Want You! - For Testing
  November 18, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#prologue, #testing, #2018

  The TIME is coming! We are opening up our Prologue Alpha testing soon, folks! - So I can just apply & play the demo before everyone? - Well, you get to see the game early but you actually have... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #10 - Character Design - Part 3
  November 13, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #2018, #character design, #companions, #combat, #prealpha

  In the last part of our character design series, we talked about what goes into conceptualizing and designing characters and touched upon how Bazsó came up with distinct the art style for characters... Continue reading

  
• We've passed our 1 Year Anniversary working on Vagrus - The Riven Realms!
  November 06, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #Lost Pilgrims Studio, #Team, #1 year anniversary, #Vagrus

  We have been pushing so hard in recent weeks that we forgot to take notice, so we celebrated a little late but boy was it awesome. 😜 Also, three weeks ago we finally play-tested our pre-Alpha Prolo... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #9 - Character Design - Part 2
  October 26, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #2018, #devlog, #character design, #moodboard, #companions

  In Devlog #7 - Character design - Part 1 we talked about the types of characters in Vagrus , focusing especially on Companions and their roles in the game. Now it's time to move onto the topic of w... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #8 - Companion Combat Revamp
  October 16, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #combat, #prealpha, #companions, #userinterface

  Let's talk combat for a second before continuing our Character design series with Part 2 (focusing on the conceptual phase of character design, like using moodboards for cultures, etc.) So, combat the... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #7 - Character Design - Part 1
  October 10, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #companions, #combat, #personal storylines, #deputies, #events, #character design

  There's been a lot of character reveals for Vagrus - The Riven Realms on our website and our social media since we began posting about a year ago. We figured it behooves us to talk a little more abou... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #6 - Narrative Design for Vagrus
  October 03, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #events, #tools, #event editor, #narrative design

  Vagrus - The Riven Realms is a game rich in storylines and quests, and most of these appear in the form of what we call Events : text based interactions where your choices guide the story. There are a... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #5 - The Codex
  September 26, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #lore, #rivenrealms, #xeryn, #fantasy, #codex, #lostpilgrims, #vagrus

  In our latest devlog ( #4 ) Geri, the creator of the world of the Riven Realms, have shared how he got hooked on fantasy books, stepped on the road culminating in a life-time of dungeon mastering to h... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #4 - How the Riven Realms came to be
  September 19, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#2018, #lore, #rivenrealms, #xeryn, #team, #fantasy, #lostpilgrims, #vagrus

  So, we have looked at how to roam across the wastelands of Xeryn ( devlog#2 ), and how vast the continent is ( devlog#3 ). It's time to understand these lands, right? Let's step out of the game's worl... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #3 - Interactive Continent Chart
  September 10, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#lostpilgrims, #devlog3, #2018, #chart

  In our last devlog ( #2 ) we talked about movement and demonstrated how it worked on our digitally hand-painted campaign map. Since then, quite a lot of you have asked us to provide a map for the cont... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #1 - Meet the Team!
  July 18, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio

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  #team, #devlog1, #2018, #lostpilgrims

  Dear Followers, we have just published our game here on itch.io so that you can follow our progress on development, but also with intent of gathering the audience for our demo. It is planned to be r... Continue reading
• Devlog #2 - Pre-Alpha Map Movement
  July 18, 2018 by Lost Pilgrims Studio#mapmovement, #lostpilgrims, #devlog2, #2018, #turnbased, #singleplayer, #fantasy, #strategy

  Dear Followers, As we promised earlier, here's an overview of the campaign map and movement rules: The Campaign Map Basics (You can find the original posts here: Pre-Alpha Map Movement V3 - with mus... Continue reading