The Bardo

Devlog

• End of June Update
  July 01, 2025 by damijin#update, #devlog

  New client build featuring: further tweaks to visual shaders protection against sending unwanted keystrokes at login (causing disconnection) thicker outlines on text by default Server updates since th... Continue reading
• Not even close to regularly scheduled update
  June 17, 2025 by damijin#indie MMO, #pre-alpha, #devlog, #changelog, #brief update

  Client Updates: -Water shader improved -Keypresses outside the input line are no longer sent causing interruptions before logging in -Other shader improvements (glow, grain, etc) Recent Server Updates... Continue reading
• Water shaders
  May 15, 2025 by damijin

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  #updates, #client, #water

  -Added water shader when you go in water, as well as a water splash sound effect. -Tweaked background shaders to be more subtle -Game is more teal-green now... Continue reading
• Weeklyish Update: 4/30
  May 01, 2025 by damijin#updates

  Client Updates this week: -Further refined implemented post processing shaders Server Updates this week: -Improvements to redundant color tags being displayed (leading to general display coherency imp... Continue reading
• First Shader Pass
  April 23, 2025 by damijin#pre-alpha, #update, #shaders

  Pretty hefty update to the client, added shaders from godotshaders.com, specifically: https://godotshaders.com/shader/hex/ and https://godotshaders.com/shader/pixelated-hex-background/ by grimbeef htt... Continue reading
• Shaders updated
  April 23, 2025 by damijin#shaders, #bug fix

  There is no patcher or installation process, so if you are updating your client, simply delete the old version and use the new one. -More shaders / shaders tuned better (still no way to turn them off... Continue reading
• Client Update + Telnet accessibility
  April 14, 2025 by damijin#bugs, #features, #client, #telnet

  Client Updates: Added sounds for STUCK and HOME command. Added sound for slipping on ice Added sound on death Added a client handshake to tell the server you're in the Godot client specifically Game U... Continue reading
• QoL Improvements
  April 06, 2025 by damijin

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  #bug fixes

  Improved expected function of the input text line. Added additional buffering for screen flicker issues (still investigating to improve further) Made "quit" actually disconnect your client rather than... Continue reading
• System Log Text Size Fix
  April 04, 2025 by damijin

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  Improved consistency and size of text in the System Log (top right panel) Removed anti-aliasing Updated project to Godot 4.4 hoping to shrink client size, instead it gained 20mb -- will look into ways... Continue reading
• Updated Binary to include Unifont
  April 01, 2025 by damijin

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  #bug fixes

  This update should allow the intended font for the game (Unifont) to render correctly without being installed separately as a system font by the player. -note: rcedit was removed from the source and p... Continue reading