Hello there, adventurer!
Sit by the fire with us, and let me regale you with some tales of yore. Some here already know of Tactical Adventures, but if you don’t and you’re curious to learn more, you’ve come to the right place.
Who are we?
A team of around thirty-five members, all very much in love with video games - for most of us, RPGs of course - and Tabletop RPGs as well. In fact we’ve got several campaigns going, among which D&D, Forbidden Lands, Alien, Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu. With most of the crew located in the heart of Paris (France), our studio is filled with passion and experience!
Our team is led by Mathieu Girard, who dreamed of making a D&D video game since his early days of playing the Gold Box and rolling dice in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons with his friends. After more than 20 years in the gaming industry and spending close to a decade building and leading Amplitude Studios known for their 4X titles, he finally sat down and started coding his passion project. Soon, he formed a team around him sharing the same vision - and his dream took shape as Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister?
Our first title, our dear little game. A Turn-based, Squad-based Tactical CRPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. I’m sorry, that was quite a word salad wasn’t it? Basically it’s a game where you play as a squad of 4 adventurers each of equal importance, as opposed to playing a hero accompanied by 3 companions. The gameplay is based on Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition free ruleset - a fantastic and popular Tabletop RPG - hence the turn-based aspect and, for many, the familiarity of how the game plays
From holding a Kickstarter, to launching it on Steam Early Access, to releasing 1.0 on multiple platforms and supporting post-launch with both DLCs and free content updates such as adding multiplayer co-op and a whole campaign editor for players to unleash their creativity with, our community has always been at the forefront of our strategy - something they answered in kind, as we’ve now surpassed 1.5 million players on Solasta!
What's that about D&D?
D&D! Dungeons & Dragons! A game we very much love at Tactical Adventures, and that we often play ourselves (Mathieu loves wizards in case you were wondering). Something about weaving a story about us as different persons adventuring in unfamiliar and mystical worlds with powers beyond our wildest dreams, slaying monsters and defending the realms… all the while sitting at the table rolling dice, sharing jokes and laughing the night away. There’s nothing quite like it!
And this is why we worked very hard in trying to encapsulate this feeling into a video game, to share it with both those who are in love with it, and those who’ve yet to experience it. The freedom of creating your own stories, enabled via our Campaign Maker tool. Sharing them with friends, thanks to our co-op multiplayer mode. And at last, creating this beautiful journey that is Solasta all together with the numerous community events and contests throughout our original Kickstarter, Steam Demo and Early Access period.
What's the plan for Solasta II?
After all our work on Crown of the Magister and its various DLCs, we’ve levelled up and are ready to tackle a new chapter in the Solasta universe - with all the feedback of the previous game in mind! Keep what works, improve what didn’t. You can expect us to be posting news very regularly (from once per week to once per month later on) about the game. The topics will range from the changes we made in Solasta II to improve it compared to our previous title, to upcoming gameplay features that are being worked on, development status with screenshots and small videos to show progress on the game itself, or even tidbits and anecdotes about development and studio life itself!
… But that’s not all. You should keep an eye out, for we often include our community during development - be it in the form of votes, contests or other events! You can also reach out to us on Discord where we often lurk or ask us questions directly on Twitch during our regular Community Streams (usually on Friday).
So tell me adventurer, are you ready to follow us on this journey that is Solasta II? Let’s go see where the road leads us!
Article by Tactical Myzzrym
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