The Bindmancer - May 12th Build (Patreon)

To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

Install instructions are at the bottom of this post.

For Linux Users: Experimental Linux Version at the Bottom of the Page

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What's New in the Build?

May 12th:

This update is a minor bug fixing update that addresses the following:

Gallery now works in Title Screen. (Still need to unlock content)

Puzzles are now "AZERTY" Layout friendly for keyboards. (ie: French Keyboards)

Some visual fixes for the Bindmancer dungeon character sprite.

Unlocking the Bindmancer golem peril Gallery Entry now unlocks properly.

Created a spare dungeon room that'll be used as a last resort if the portal exit can't spawn anywhere else on the main dungeon. The player will need to use a portal teleport key to access it.

Portal teleport keys can now only be used once all prisoners have been found.

Freeing a prisoner via entrapping the bindmancer into a connected peril will now only unlock the requirement once the peril is complete. This will stop UI objects overlapping eachother.

May 5th:

Punishment Exchange Gameplay

This update introduces the gameplay feature of being able to switch out a prisoner for the Bindmancer themselves to take on the punishment device. A "Good" option so to speak.

There's lot of animation love and "Alts" of the peril to experience. As well as other gameplay improvements such as:

Choosing to spare or capture a defeated cultist is now a selected choice by pressing the "f" button to change the decision.

Slimes now have a animation for when they get hit.

Puzzles that use directional prompts now use arrows instead of key letters.

A gallery entry for the Bindmancer Sybian Punishment animation has been added as well.

And more!

April 14th:

Completed Pass of XP, Level-up, and Skills Systems

An xp, level up, and skills system is now implemented including associated UI. Including artwork of the Bindmancers clothing getting upgraded along with skills.

Dungeon UI has been modified with new icons for the options, gallery, and skills menus.

The restart level button has moved from the dungeon UI screen into the options menu.

March 30th:

First Pass of XP, level-up, and skills systems

This update to the game adds in a brand new suite of systems surrounding player progression and rewarding gameplay. It includes:

Earn XP by freeing prisoners and defeating enemies!

Level up and gain skill points!

Spend those skill points by improving your character!

Important Note: There's some key art missing for this system in the UI screen as it's still in production. Although the gameplay functionality is fully there.

So if you want a full experience I suggest you wait for an additional build slated to come out early to mid April.

It's highly suggested you start a new game to clean your game data.

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To Download for Windows OS = Click This Download Link 

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Requirements & How to Install:

Playable on a PC using a Windows OS.

The game will boot up full screen and set to your monitors native resolution.

You can now change the resolution in the options menu to an adjustable windowed mode where you can set it to your preference.

To Install it:

Download the zip file

You MUST unzip all the contents of the zipfile to any folder. The game cannot run from inside the zipped file.

Windows can unzip it by itself. You don't need to download any third party software like WINRAR.

You can run the demo by entering the unzipped folder and double clicking on the file named: The Bindmancer

Common Install Issues:

Delete all prior files from previous versions / public demo if you're installing to the same folder location.

If you don't unzip the contents of the folder, you can't play the game.

If the game opens and then closes without a screen showing, that's typically a graphic driver issue, update your graphics cards drivers and restart your pc.

Unity games don't like being placed in folders deeply nested in multiple folders. This is due to long file directory names messing with Unity. 3 to 5 folders deep is fine. More and it gets wonky.

If controls don't respond = It's probably a controller you have plugged into or connected to your computer. Remove it to use Keyboard controls.

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Key Info for Linux Users:

Download the Linux version from this link

You'll need to add an executable permissions to the file 'The Bindmancer - May 5th.x86_64' to get it to run. The following commands should do the trick:

cd /path/to/the/extracted/files

chmod 100 The Bindmancer 2023 May 5th.x86_64

./The Bindmancer 2023 May 5th.x86_64'