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Ova Magica - An adorable farming and monster taming game!

Created by ClaudiaTheDev

Inspired by Stardew Valley, Slime Rancher and beloved classics like Harvest Moon and Pokémon! For PC, Switch, XB1/SX and PS4/5.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

May Dev Update
almost 2 years ago – Tue, May 31, 2022 at 04:46:50 AM

Hi there, everybody! Claudia here! It's been a whole month already.


First of all, I would like to invite you to join our Discord♥ (if you are not already a member). There I regularly post updates and answer questions:
 

New Locations

I'm still working on filling the world of Ova Magica with life. I share with you some new places you can visit.

Beekeepers

The beekeepers are side NPCs which know all about bees and bee blobs and sell bee related products and blueprints.

Mine

The inside isn't fully finished yet, so i can't share it yet. But here is the entrance and also a new fishing/lake area. In the mine you can gather coal and some common ores. But to get the rarest and most valuable ores you still need to visit the dangerous blob worlds.

New Feature: Fast Travel

In Ova Magica, time runs in days and seasons like in a typical farm sim. So every hour in the game is valuable. The Steamboard is your best friend for moving faster. The new fast travel feature now allows you to additionally skip long distances.

All potraits done

Our artist Ichigo*ranch has finally finished all the character portraits! There are currently 131 high quality hand-drawn portraits in the game! And most of them are completely different in pose and expression (not only facial changes). Also each romanceable character has a unique swimwear and wedding outfit. I'm showing some of Citrine here because she hasn't gotten that much attention yet♥.

New Battle Skills

There are many blobs and even more skills in Ova Magica. Here is a selection of some new ones that were added in May.

(I am still experimenting and working on the battle balancing. So do not wonder when some numbers appear odd, like too low or high. All skill videos represent a test situation for development.)

Hacking

Lowers all stats of one enemy.

Wood Shield

Raises the defense of your whole party.

Balloons

A fun skill, hurting all enemies.

Royal Sword

A strong attack affecting one enemy

(ignore the low damage number in the video :-P it isn't balanced yet, it shall be strong)

Other stuff

I can't share everything we work on in the updates because it's either still very WIP, not so relevant or i am just too busy to record so many videos and write a lot of text. But here are some other things which happened in May:

  • Created around 7 new side NPCs for the town
  • The writers worked A LOT on side NPCs and character dialogs the last weeks
  • Until now battle skills had a fixed strength/attack number. This was replaced by a strength/attack grade (A-F) which you can improve solely with breeding. You can see the change in some of the battle skill videos above but it's still WIP. I want to share the full system in next update.
  • Improved the UI for entering your birthday in the character creation
  • Made progress on Lapis and Lazulis home interior
  • Worked further on improving the blob breeding algorithm
  • Fixed some bugs (as always :-P)
  • Worked on some in-game quests
     

Thank you for reading so far! I wish you all a wonderful June♥!

~Claudia

PS

 Below i share some awesome Kickstarter campaigns of some dev friends of mine.  Please consider supporting them♥!

Shoutout: Adam Plushie & Niche merchandise Kickstarter

Niche - a genetics survival game merchandise has been requested by fans for a long time! Now Stray Fawn Studio is finally running a merch Kickstarter with tons of Niche themed goodies like plushies, keychains, pins, stickers and more!

Get your own cute little Nicheling friend!

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strayfawnstudio/adam-plushies

Shoutout: L2 Speak: Language Immersion

L2 SPEAK is a game that immerses you in the language that you want to learn. You'll explore new areas, try new activities, and meet new people, seamlessly learning the language of your choice as you go. We're the world’s first free, immersive mobile social-sim designed to turn learning a language from something you labor to do, to something you love to do.

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffreyha/l2-speak#

April Dev Update
almost 2 years ago – Sun, May 01, 2022 at 11:50:20 PM

Hello together!

As always, here comes our regular monthly Dev Update♥!

New Feature: Mailbox

In some cutscenes and events, you will receive items even though the inventory is full. These are now sent to your mailbox.

It would be a pity to use the mailbox only for this purpose. What do you think about occasional letters and gifts from friendly NPCs?

New Feature: All side NPCs can level up after battle

The NPCs in Clover Town all have their own blobs and you can challenge them to a battle. However, not all of them are equally strong. Defeating the frost prince and current Clover Cup champion Lapis is almost impossible. Some Npcs, on the other hand, don't take their blob training too seriously and are easy opponents.
    What is special in Ova Magica:
    If an NPC loses a fight against you, they will level up and I will be stronger next time. So there is always a challenge waiting.

New Festival: The Night of Roses

The famous performer duo Alto and Altair visit Clover Town and need a third for their show! The theme of the night is all about roses and music. You can also buy special items and blueprints.

In a mini game you and your blobs have to prove your skills by pressing buttons to a rhythm. Depending on your performance, the crowd reacts differently.

Put on a great show and you'll be showered with roses and impress the townsfolk of Clover Town!

But the response of the audience is not always positive...

Thanks for reading ♥! Before I say bye I would like to introduce below a game of dev-friends of mine that currently has its Kickstarter campaign live!
    ~Claudia

SPELLS & SECRETS - Free the wizard Academy of Greifenstein

You are a first-year student of the magic arts, arriving at the Academy of Greifenstein. Set in a world and time like ours, you are excited to live and learn together with your fellow students and professors at the impressive magical castle.

“Spells & Secrets” is a 3D action-adventure game with puzzle mechanics and procedural elements that offers a magical sandbox for you to explore. Get ready to discover a wide range of unique spells, powerful artifacts and useful potions.

Please support Spells and Secrets here♥

A special update - helping a friend!
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 06:18:29 AM

Some friends of ours are currently running a Kickstarter for their awesome game, and it deserves your support! Toasty: Ashes of Dusk is a heart-warming, nostalgic and jovial tribute to games such as Earthbound, A Link To The Past and Final Fantasy VII. Toasty is the tale of the Marshmallow Knight, Marshall, who travels across the world of Geldia in search of an identity. They also have a special edition physical game for Kickstarter backers, which you can see below!

Toasty's hero, Marshall! Click this image to check out the campaign.

With no history or clue about as to an identity, Marshall faces many tests, makes many great (weird and zany) friends and allies, and faces the most devilish evil - all the while, trying to answer that one tricky question... why is he a talking marshmallow? Through the murkiness of Shroomville, to the neon lights of Avarice City, and then the heights of Mt. Ash, the answer lies somewhere in the world of Geldia!

Toasty has an awesome Switch physical too!

Toasty has gorgeous art, wonderful and quirky characters, and a heroic journey for a soft squidgy hero. If you can, please consider helping their campaign!

Check out Toasty's campaign here!

March Dev Update
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Apr 01, 2022 at 05:52:48 AM

Hello together! We hope you had a wonderful March♥!


New Logo Animation

The Ova Magica logo now has a new animation with sound effects! What do you think about it? 

(Animation by @cimysz)

Magical Storage

We have finally completed the magical storage. You can find them in several strategic locations around Clover Town. 

If you store something in it, you can access it from all magical storages. This will save you long trips if you need inventory space or forgot important items before your expedition to the blob world.

Even better, your workbench automatically grabs materials from the magical storage. This way you don't have to have the items in your inventory when building and decorating your farm and home. It's best to simply store all materials in the magic storage.

Mixer

The mixer machine is also new. It belongs to the category of "Makers" and processes items. Do you have ideas what could be mixed or special recipes for it?

Decorative Items

In March we also created some decorative items for your farm and home. One of them is rose bushes in two sizes. What other colors would you like to see? (At the moment there are red and white ones).

Effect over harvestable crops

We have and also decided to display an effect over crops that can be harvested. Do you like the idea? What do you think about the example of the exclamation mark? Is it too "aggressive"? Do you have other ideas?

News about the Closed Early Access (Closed Beta)

We have  received more questions about it and want to be always transparent with you! We are not able to tell an exact date yet, but we would like to mention 2 important points.


1. we have decided to change the name from "Closed Beta" to "Closed Early Access". 


Why? Here is a common definition of a beta:


"Beta' is a standard term to denote a milestone release during production in which game functionality is included and optimized (but may have bugs), game content is finished (but may have some implementation errors), and which is considered nearly complete."


Since the game will not be released until 2023 and we still want to allow you to play before then, the content will of course not be "nearly complete". That's why we think the name "Closed Early Access" is more appropriate.


2. The Closed Beta was announced for 2022 Q2/Q3. Unfortunately, we hereby have to say that it definitely won't be in Q2. Nevertheless, we are very confident that it still will work out for Q3! As soon as there is new news or changes on this, we will report♥!


Fanart

We also received this beautiful fanart from victory.awesomeking! We are always very happy about fanart and motivating words♥

Thank you for reading so far! 

We are looking forward to the end April and to showing you many new things soon. We're already working hard on a lot of content  that we haven't shared yet.

February Dev Update
about 2 years ago – Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 06:53:48 AM

Today February comes to an end and here is again the regular update at the end of the month.

Blob Barn Overhaul

In February I (Claudia) worked on numerous improvements and features for the barns!


In contrast to a previously fixed and expandable building, blob barns of various sizes are now available as a blueprint in the workbench! Which means what? You can place as many as you want and where you want!

To make it easier for you to find a particular barn, you can now also change the icon. Do you have any particular icon suggestions♥?

A big change from before, and something not found in many farming games, is that you can now decorate your barns just like the house by placing items over the workbench! 

You can place functional items, like a feeding station, but also decorative items. Your Blobs will feel happier if a barn matches their preferences.

I also implemented blob pooping :-D When Blobs are fed, they will poop overnight. Keep the barn clean, otherwise your blobs won't feel comfortable. You can remove the poop with a shovel (this consumes stamina).

It is even easier when you unlock the blueprint for a litter box (several sizes can be found). Blobs then make their poop in it and you can easily empty the container in one go without using up stamina and time. Also a blobs mood doesn't get affected by poops in a litter box (so you avoid to having to empty it daily).

And what do you do with the poop? You can use it as fertilizer, for example. One idea from the community is a compost pile that produces fertilizer over several days. What do you think of this idea?


 Blob Mood and Products

Some blobs produce items overnight in a blob barn.  A new addition is that the pig blob produces meat. Do not ask about the logic, we do not slaughter blobs;-P!

Blobs can produce Milk, Meat, Eggs and more!

For this they must be fed and their mood must not be bad. If its mood is at the highest level, it may happen that a blob will produce a very special item( secret:-) ).  Also blobs need to be in good mood to breed and the highest mood guarantees a better result. 

Several factors influence the happiness of a blob (Icons from left to right):

  •  Barn decoration: When a barn is decorated with things a blob likes, its mood is higher
  •  Temperature: If the temperature is too different from the one a blob wants, it will be unhappy (see more below)
  •  Barn Cleanness: Each poop in the blob barn reduced the blob mood. Poops in the litter box, do not affect mood
  •  Affection: Petting a bob raises the mood and a blob is sad when it gets neglected for too long

Barn Temperature

Different blobs have different preferences for temperature. Some like it especially warm, others cold. The mood of a blob is better the closer the temperature is to its preference. If the temperature difference is too great, a blob is unhappy and will not produce items.


The temperature in the barn depends on the seasons. However, you can influence it with items, such as an air conditioner. Be sure to keep blobs with similar temperature preferences together in a barn.


In the video, the player checks the temperature of the barn (upper left corner in the UI- still WIP), then the mood of the cow blobs. Then they place an air conditioner, which changes the temperature from warm to comfortable, and the mood of the two cow blobs rises♥

New fish: Shrimp

You can now also fish for shrimp and use them to cook several dishes.

Some of you may have noticed the new beach texture in the video. Several of you found the old beach too colorful, so the texture has now been changed♥ Again thank you for your feedback on this!

"Shiny" Blob Experimentation

When you breed blobs you have a very small chance for a especially strong result  due to mutations(comparable to shiny Pokemon). I am still searching for a good name and also experimenting with effects. I tried a rainbow effect but i am not happy yet (it's maybe too bold and "agressive"). But still wanted to share with you the first steps♥

New Potrait

Our artist Ichigo*Ranch also created a new potrait for the stretch goal "pool".Jasper in his swim/beach outfit♥

Final Words

Thanks for reading so far! Actually, I wanted to introduce you in this update some of the numerous NPCs of Clover Town on which we have worked continuously over the past months. However, the update is now already quite, so I save that for the next update.

The team wishes you a good start into march. Until next time♥!


Kickstarter Campaign Shoutout: Guild of Dragons

Guild of Dragons is a settlement-builder with dragon taming, exploration, and conquest for PC and MAC. 

As a dragon mage you build up your settlement, raise dragons, explore, farm, craft, and fight in first/third-person perspective, but build in top-down view.  The lives of your dragons and your people are on the line!  Your ability to build a working infrastructure is crucial to their survival.  Do you have what it takes to restore the Guild of Dragons, free the people and build a prospering society?

Click on the image to go to the Kickstarter campaign

Indie Game Shoutout: Super Dungeon Maker

 Hey lovely people,  Super Dungeon Maker, a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games in the world! Please support the 2 devs from @FIRECHICK to make their dream come true!

The classic action-adventure dungeon experience of your dreams is about to be made... by you! Create and share your very own dungeons, then play a nearly infinite number of highly creative, trap-ridden dungeons made by other creators from all over the world.

Click on the image to go to the Steam page of Super Dungeon Maker!