GameDev Update 05/05/2025 (Patreon)

Bambi's Ascension: Carnista's Uprising — Game Development Update

Hello everyone,

We would like to share a fresh update on the ongoing development of Bambi’s Ascension: Carnista’s Uprising. Progress has been moving forward, though admittedly at a slower pace due to current resource limitations. Nevertheless, development continues with careful attention to both core systems and gameplay balance.

Current Focus Area: Enemy Level Variation System

• Design and Analysis:
  Development is underway for a system that dynamically determines enemy levels based on several contextual factors. These factors include enemy type, class (such as brute or agile), environmental location, and situational variables such as territory influence. The goal is to ensure that enemies naturally feel stronger or weaker depending on their habitat and situation, creating a richer, more responsive world.

• Prototype Development:
  A preliminary algorithm has been developed that calculates enemy levels dynamically. For example, BearHounds encountered in one environment may scale between levels 7–9, while those encountered in more dangerous zones could range between levels 10–14. Initial tests have been promising, and further iterations are planned to better handle edge cases and ensure consistent difficulty across different environments.

• Next Steps:
  Refinements to the dynamic calculation system are underway. The next phase will involve testing across a wider range of environmental conditions, ensuring that level scaling feels both challenging and fair, without arbitrary spikes or drops. Balancing this system is critical to preserving the natural difficulty curve of Furthia's vast open world.

Closing Thoughts

While progress has been gradual, our commitment to building a robust and immersive experience remains strong. Every refinement, every test, and every adjustment brings us one step closer to creating the world we envision.

If you would like to help accelerate development, your support plays a direct role in keeping our team focused and moving forward. Every contribution helps us stay on course, refine our work, and ultimately deliver a game worthy of the story we are telling together.

Thank you for standing with us through every phase of this journey. We look forward to sharing more progress with you soon.

—The Bambi's Ascension: Carnista's Uprising Team