The Descent Alpha

Devlog

• Alpha 0.1
  October 17, 2023 by Story Nerd Studios

  Ladies and gentlemen, it has been quite a while since I made a devlog post on here. A lot has changed since last time, and I do mean A LOT! The game as a whole is moving away from it's Vampire Survivo... Continue reading
• The Juicy Update (PART TWO | V.0.9)
  July 31, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#juicy, #update, #mouse, #ui, #particles, #sound, #fx, #music, #polish, #release

  Hello nerds! The Descent has finally released it's second-to-last major update! Here are all the new features! Extras Menu: It's still under construction, but we now have a new menu hub for everything... Continue reading
• The Juicy Update Incoming!
  July 03, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

  Hello nerds! The long-awaited Juicy Update is nearing completion! Particle FX, sound FX, crew bios, and more! This is as good a time as any to make a few different announcements aside from the content... Continue reading
• The Juicy Update PART ONE (V.0.8)
  June 21, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#part one, #juicy, #update, #sound fx, #balancing, #weapons, #saving, #loading, #ambiance, #UI

  Hello nerds! Today I have with me some wonderful new features along with some less wonderful news. First, the bad news. This update has been split in two, namely because in order to add in new particl... Continue reading
• Progress on The Juicy Update! (V.0.8)
  June 17, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

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  Hello nerds! I know it's been a second since the last update, but I can assure you this update has a LOT of stuff in it, and between actually adding those features as well as running quality assurance... Continue reading
• The Cosmetic Update! (Version 0.7)
  June 06, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#update, #juicy update, #poison, #spread, #skins, #filters

  Hello nerds! I bring to you today the latest Descent update, The Cosmetic Update! This update comes with less new features and more updated features that make the game just that more fun to play! Here... Continue reading
• New Rewards
  June 02, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#rewards

  Hello nerds! As the scale of the game is increasing, and as we arrive closer to the big final release of The Descent, I wanted a way to reward those who came early and supported this game before all t... Continue reading
• Power Update Hotfix Version 0.6.1
  May 27, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#hotfix, #health, #power

  Hello nerds! I may have made an oopsie. In the original 0.6 version of the game, when adding to your health, the health bar on screen wouldn't accurately scale along with your health, so that was fina... Continue reading
• Official Descent Discord Server!
  May 27, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#discord, #server

  Hello nerds! I bring with me today the link to the official Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/qVkac2juPV Join today! Or don't. It's up to you... Continue reading
• The Power Update (V.0.6)
  May 26, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#weapons, #pickups, #power, #upgrades

  Hello nerds! Today I give unto you the biggest update this game has had so far, literal months in the making, The Power Update! So many new ways to fight back against the ever-growing threat of monste... Continue reading
• Update Switcheroo!
  May 23, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#update, #power, #juicy

  Hello nerds! I have some news! In the last main post, I talked about how the next update, the Juicy Update, would bring original music, sound effects, and particle effects and such. Well, the music an... Continue reading
• Introducing...All the Enemies (as of Version 0.5)
  May 19, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios#enemies, #lore, #darkling, #turret, #goop, #metal shell

  Hello nerds! This devlog is going to be a little different, and show you a bit behind the scenes at how I started making the designs of my enemy cast for The Descent! Let's start first with this creat... Continue reading

  
• The Evil and Equipment Update (V.0.5)
  May 19, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

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  #juicy, #equipment, #evil, #monsters, #update, #version

  Hello nerds! Today I bring good news with yet another update! Here are all the features this update offers! Unlockable Weapons: Finally, those locked buttons do something! Wide Bullet: Widens it's are... Continue reading
• Version 0.4!
  May 15, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

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  #release, #menu, #evil, #equipment, #bugfix

  Hello nerds! Today marks the release of yet another update to The Descent! This update brings in menus, fixes a few minor bugs (namely the bullet firing rate), and preps the game for the next update,... Continue reading
• Version 0.3 Is Out Now!
  May 05, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

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  #update, #deeper, #menu, #restart

  Hello nerds! The Story Nerd here! I managed to get some more work done on the game in a surprisingly quick time, so here's what's new in The Descent! Menu Screens: Now we have a functional main menu a... Continue reading
• V.0.2
  May 02, 2022 by Story Nerd Studios

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  #new features, #redesign, #difficulty, #pickups

  Hello fellow nerds! I come to you with a completely redesigned Descent! V.0.2 adds a bunch of new mechanics! And by a bunch, I mean only a few! This version features: Scaling Difficulty to Time Auto-f... Continue reading