This update focuses on presentation, cinematics, and character customization. Since the last update, work has been going on in several areas of Dadi Kingdom at once, with the goal of making the game not just bigger but noticeably more polished and cohesive.
New Gameplay Trailer
- Completely new gameplay trailer (16:9), cut from real in-game footage
- Vertical versions for TikTok and Instagram
- Several shorter area and theme clips
- Editing, title cards, and music done in-house
Story, Atmosphere, and Cinematics
- Lore subtitles: new subtitle system as a dedicated Sequencer track
- Event cinematics with real camera work instead of simple pans
- Area intros when entering new locations
- Cinematic HUD: the interface fades out and back in cleanly during cutscenes
Character Customization
- Skin and hair colors: reworked system, now saved per save game
- New hair color palette in the editor
- Tidied-up character editor
- More hairstyles and beards in the works
Gameplay and Combat
- Bow fix: reworked hit detection, arrows now land reliably
- Voice and lip sync: characters are gradually getting voice acting
- Various smaller gameplay and stability fixes
Performance and Tech
- Performance pass across all areas
- Less shader and loading stutter on first launch (PSO precaching)
I'll keep sharing progress here, honestly and without marketing talk. Thanks for following Dadi Kingdom, every wishlist and every follow really helps.