Caster Arena Demo

Hello everyone!

Over the last nine months I have been working on a game about casting spells and fighting one on one. From the start it was intended to be an online multiplayer game. It was designed to have minimal client-server messages. The combat system is based on World of Warcraft's spell casting system. I always enjoyed the play style of spell rotations and priority management, especially at the highest raid levels. So I tried to make a game focused around that style of play.

I quickly realized that the game could be just as much about picking which abilities to use or not use, as the combat itself. One major reason why, is that hard-counters are a result of making the abilities feel unique and interesting while keeping them simple. Like how the Axe type counters Arcane's Primal Aegis ability, or how Dodge abilities nullify projectile spells. In the end, I settled on using both a constructed mode and a drafting mode. There will need to be many iterations on this before the online play can be cemented.

So why isn't online play in the demo? The first is that online play only works if there are enough people to play with, which I do not have quite yet. That is also part of the motivation behind releasing the demo. The second is that a few months ago, I decided Unity's built-in online back-end isn't quite what I was looking for. I had online play working for some time with their system, but (because I didn't do enough research) I found out many of their monetization options are for mobile only. So I had to make the game mobile-only if I was to continue with Unity's system. I really wanted the game to be for PC, though it would be great to release it on mobile too. So I decided to switch to a third-part backend system, and release a demo in the meantime.

There are also a handful of other features, like instant replays, which have been in the game for awhile, but have been too buggy to release.

I don't plan on adding to much to the demo specifically ( I'd rather be working on the full release), but if there is a specific thing you want to see let me know!