Ruben JorgeAug 29, 20191 minRandom eventsThe Razor Trail is a dynamic world shaped by the players in terms of economy and power-struggle between factions. There are however lots ...
Ricardo DurãoJun 25, 20191 minHey Yin, where's Yang?Finding balance for the game's levelling progression
Ruben JorgeMay 17, 20192 minPlayer marketRazor Trail Survivors is a resource and loot-based game. Even though you may want to take the lone-wolf path of doing everything yourself...
Ruben JorgeMay 1, 20193 minWeapon stats detailsIn Razor Trail Survivors we're trying to include a lot of variety and strategy while keeping things as simple as possible. Simulating the...
Ruben JorgeApr 11, 20191 minPlayer housesI always start every RPG I play by basically grabbing every item I can. This becomes especially ridiculous when I play Skyrim (or any of ...
Ruben JorgeMar 25, 20192 minThe numbers, MasonThere are lots of stuff to do still. The programmers are busy with features and the art is still preparing the hundreds of pictures the g...
Ruben JorgeMar 6, 20192 minEquipment breaking downWeapons and armor in many RPGs are eternal - once you get it, the only reason for you to change is if you find a better one. Sometimes th...
Ruben JorgeFeb 15, 20192 minHow will the Beta be?No, it's not ready yet, but it's getting there. I think it's time we talk a bit about how it's going to work and how you can participate ...
Ruben JorgeFeb 3, 20192 minThe Wise, The Tracker and all the othersMana is a game concept that is almost ubiquitous in every medieval/fantasy RPG. It is barely or never used in modern or semi-realistic on...
Ruben JorgeJan 25, 20192 minThe tools you needTools are a type of equipment that give you bonuses when executing actions from a certain skill - for example, chopping oak trees is a fo...
Ruben JorgeJan 16, 20191 minMusic & AmbienceEven though it is often barely considered in idle-games, I believe background music can be a big part of a game's context. In searching f...
Ruben JorgeJan 2, 20192 minTravelingHappy new year! We've been busy with chocolates and candy but work is progressing! Today I want to show you how traveling works in the ga...
Ruben JorgeDec 5, 20182 minEnemy typesCombat will be a very important part of Razor Trail Survivors. It is not essential (you can go through your game as a pacifist and hit #1...
Flávia GriloNov 20, 20181 minSimplicity against the chaosConsidering the nature of Razor Trail Survivors game genre, its design is based on bidimensionality that balances strong, opulent picture...
Ruben JorgeNov 8, 20181 minWhat will you fight for?In the last post we presented you the story and context for the events on the razor trail. When you start as a new survivor, you'll join ...
Ruben JorgeOct 26, 20181 minThe story behind the Razor TrailIn the early 2020’s, climate change became humanity’s gravest threat. The greatly increased occurrence and severity of droughts, floods a...
Ruben JorgeOct 19, 20182 minContent is king, balance is queenOne of my favorite games of all time is Age of Empires II. For many fans of that series, the second installment of the game is still the ...
Ruben JorgeOct 12, 20182 minMy AK is better than yoursOne of the most critical aspects of a good action RPG has been the looting and somewhat random properties of weapons and equipment that m...
Ruben JorgeOct 6, 20183 minCombat mechanicsNow that we've presented you the combat interface and its main elements, we can go deeper into how combat actually works and what influen...
Ruben JorgeSep 28, 20182 minCombat interfaceWhile all of the 11 skills in Razor Trail Survivors are useful - but not essential - combat is the most complex in nature and the one tha...
