Council of Torment

[Geheim]

Hey guys, we want to present you our game "Council of Torment".

What is Council of Torment?
Council of Torment is a story-driven role-playing game developed by two passionate independent developers. You play as a mysterious wizard's apprentice during a continental civil war for freedom. Craft, explore, fight, there are no limits in Council of Torment. We try to find a balance between gameplay mechanics, intense storyline, special effects and warm artwork.


Current Progress:
Some things which are fully working:

• Game menu
• Settings/controls
• Tmx-parser
• Scripts and map triggers
• Equipment system
• GUI system
• Map system
• Sound/music system
• Ingame console with lots of commands
• Tile-based movement with following camera
• Camera scrolling

Some things currently worked on:

• Light system
• Inventory
• NPC-system
• Combat-system
• Multiplayer
• Effect system
• More content
• Story

About us:
Our "team" consists of 3 guys, one for the music/sounds and the other two for the rest
Check out our musician he has some awesome stuff: https://soundcloud.com/matthewjvince
Everything you see/read/hear was made by us, except the parser.
We use C++ and SFML 2.1, as well as Tiled for the maps.


Social Networks:
Blog: http://thecounciloftorment.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Octav
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Council-of-Torment/474678962601812
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXg-zXVuE1-SMOlNKY8JMQ


Screenshots:

Game menu:

Option menu:

Part of a map with inventory open:

Ingame console:

A bit lighting:

Lights, shapes and soft shadows:

We hope you like what you see/read/hear.
If you have any questions or feedback please let us know.
Greetings, Geheim

[zsbzsb]

This looks really good 
Keep up the good work on it 

[Mercy404]

Nice! It's clear you've already put a lot of work into the project and it shows. Very cool that you also have basic network multiplayer already working!

[eXpl0it3r]

Oh look the guys from Twitter.

Nice project, I'll definitely keep an eye on it.
In what direction does the story go?

[Geheim]

Thx for the early feedback   

In what direction does the story go?

From Octav:
The story is the richest element in our game. I plan on writing a book about it later on, after the game is done, it's difficult to sum up because it's simply so rich, but it's about a civil war in the fictional world of Erden. You step into the boots of a wizard's apprentice, unknown to this world and you begin uncovering a strange dark plot that goes back many years in the past, to the very roots of civilization. The story is full of beautifully designed characters, it's a game of beauty and grotesque, we show the player a beautiful village which they get attached to, only to see it burn to the ground in the next scene. It's a rich world and we're only getting started on it.

[The Illusionist Mirage]

Really good guys! 
Keep it up!

[Cadisol87]

Seems Interesting! 

I espacially like the soft shadows and lights... I hope I can program something like this in the future