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![Dolus - Sweep Attack from the Knight of Denial](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Jump jump ?
Final attack from our first boss ! It is a sweep attack where the player will have to jump to avoid to be hit in the face
The boss is almost complete now ! We only need to make the animations from the boss taking damages and dying.
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Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about…
![Dolus - Second attack of Denial Knight Boss](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
We are proud of showing you the second attack from the Denial Knight !
Do you like the blackhole effect of the projectile ? It will go way faster and I'll add particles when it will hit the ground ✨
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Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about the five stages of loss and grief.
Follow us in ou…
![Dolus - Water Simulation](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
? Water simulation ?
After working on lightning, I am now working on water that will be implemented in another level of Grief !
Pretty cool, right ?
Later on I will add some effects and change the texture of the water so it looks even more realistic !
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Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer abou…
![Dolus - Thunderstruck](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
⛈️ Thunderstruck ⛈️
What do you think about this thunderbolt particle effect ? It will be a futur trap for another level of grief ?
It is still a work in progress but I like the way it moves ?
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Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about the five stages of loss and grief.
Follow us in our game …
![Dolus - Character Art Evolution](https://uploads.gamedev.net/blogs/monthly_2022_03/6f24767e454b4cfa87f01fc72beab110.Evolution.png)
From idea to concept art to artwork to ingame character !
We started this game a long time ago and we are very proud of our progression.
You can see that the character design that we had in mind at the beginning is very close to what we currently have.
Don't you want to hug that little fellow ?…
![Dolus - Denial Knight in Action !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
The Denial Knight will make your world crumble away ! Nothing will be left but the Truth.
What do you think about the animation finally added in the game ? With all the lights and the particles it is coming to life !
This is only one of the three attacks the Denial Knight will throw at the player. A…
![Dolus - Reaper Animation Workflow - SpeedDrawing](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Here is Thomas’ drawing process for the Reaper?
All animations from Dolus are made with Procreate?️
We import the animations to Unity as spritesheets. We then add an emission map and a normal map to the sprites to give them bloom and some depth thanks to the lights ??
What software do you use to draw…
![Dolus - Boss Heavy Attack](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
New heavy attack animation from the boss of the first stage of Grief !
Do you think you will be able to dodge it ?
Thomas is currently drawing all the animations from the boss. Next time we will try to show you how it looks ingame !
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Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about the five s…
![Dolus - Progress on the Denial level](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
We finished all animations from 3/5 of the monsters from the Denial level ! We are very proud of our progress on the first stage of grief ?
Here is some gameplay with the monsters that will be in your way to healing ?
We are now working on the attacks from the boss. Thomas is making some very nice s…
![Dolus - Medusa bursting into pieces !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Even in death your enemies can still hurt you !
Once killed the medusa will burst into pieces. If one of the tentacles is touched, it will inflict terrible pain, forcing the player to start everything again !
What do you think about the new animation ?
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![Dolus - The Death of the Jellyfish - New animation done !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Hi all !
Last post before the Holiday season ! We just finished a new animation !
How impressive the explosion feels to you? We will add more particles in Unity after that, can’t wait to share these with you!
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Dolus is an independent video game developed by two brilliant minds from France. It will …
![Dolus - Camera Following Player](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Camera following the player !
The goal is to be able to see above/below when you are on high grounds so you can anticipate traps and monsters.
And to keep the cam low when you are near the ground in order to not waste space with the bottom of the scene.
What do you think ? Is the cam moving too fast …
![Dolus - First Parallax Test !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/blogs/monthly_2021_11/c5e9818fceb0460aaa95e7a05f35780d.IMG_20210926_213634.jpg)
Hi all !
First Parallax test ! We will add more layers later on and tweak the speed a bit :)
Can you guess who made the placeholders ? Is it Thomas the artist or Antoine the MSPaint master ? ^^ Don't worry they will be replaced by the real sprites ahah
Small gift ! Here is a sneak peek of two m…
![Dolus - Raw Emotions](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
The first boss of Dolus ! This knight will prevent you from leaving the Denial level. You will have to break all the armor parts to unleash the emotions from your loss !
You can here have a glimpse of what raw emotions looks like. We now need to add lighting and an emission to the Knight for some b…
![Dolus - The death of Death !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
The death of Death ☠️ The Reaper being reaped !
New animation for Dolus ! The death of this Denial monster, the Reaper.
What do you think about this ? Let us know and we'll get your comments into consideration for further improvements.
Dolus is a hand drawn adventure platformer about the five stages …
![Dolus - Denial Boss](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
We are back from holidays !
Fresh and ready to work hard on the boss from the Denial level ! ?
Do you recognize it from the artwork that we posted a while ago ? ?
All the patterns from the different attacks are now ready. We will show you in the coming weeks all the animations that we have for this b…
![Dolus - Composer Reveal !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Last week we revealed the composer that will work with us on Dolus !
You can check out the demo sound he made for the Denial level :
https://twitter.com/DolusTheGame/status/1405910676917215238
This is an early concept but we are quite happy with the overall mood of the music !
![Dolus - La Game Cup indie game contest & new environment](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Hi fellow gameDevs !
Last week we joined LaGameCup contest for French indie games !
We are very happy with the current progress we made on Dolus and all the feedbacks we got from the community. We hope to win the contest !
To celebrate here is a short clip from the video presentation that w…
![Dolus - Player hit and other-worldly monster !](https://uploads.gamedev.net/blogs/monthly_2021_05/6da067bde5f146199ee09fe337fd555e.183007115_1358960161134565_7300849553969725296_n.jpg)
The ripples of your suffering can bend the reality around you !
We added a new effect when the player takes damages ! I am creating this shock wave effect via a shader :) Should I make it a bit faster or go further ?
This other-worldly monster won't miss any of your movement ! His gaze will fo…
![Dolus - Player Special Attack & Monster Idle Animation](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
It's me ! Here is the result of one more week of work
Concentrated Power Attack ! ?
This is what you will be able to cast in Dolus once you gather enough energy through time and defeating your demons.
How could we improve this ? Does it look good to you ?
Like I promised last week we also …
![Dolus - Shield blocking an attack from a creature](https://uploads.gamedev.net/blogs/monthly_2021_04/ceb914032baf41c6a0ed5ecef37d36fb.Bigblob_fix.png)
Hi all !
This week we worked on the blocking system. We now have the damages prevented when you activate the shield on time before an attack.
Block animationAs you can see we have some particles bursting out of the shield when it's impacted by an attack. We are thinking about adding som…
![Dolus - New Shield Ability](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
Strong emotions should not be repressed. Understand them, feel them fully and make them your shield !
ShieldToday we have a new ability to show you ! The player will be able to spawn an energy shield to prevent damages. What do you think of the shield's design ?
We will soon show you how it w…
![Dolus - Puker Trap Animations/One Eye Blob/Rule Tiles/Wall Jump - March Update](https://uploads.gamedev.net/profiles/monthly_2020_12/thumb.2112b92a20f14367b7b7150d9e02f539.Dolus-%281%29.png)
This month we changed a bit the design of the trap I showed you last month. A dangerous mystical shiny ball is now coming out of it ! Make sure to avoid it !
Puker AnimationsLights were added to both the traps and the projectile. We still have some work on the dissolve effect for the puker b…