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Steam News · 3d
New to Manala: Equinox War?Manala is a videogame about live-action roleplay (LARP). The swords are fake, the hits don't count and the monster is just a guy in a mask. A huge thank you to everyone who has tried out the Manala demo during Next Fest. I hope you've enjoyed the weird world of LARP! Sieging camps, looking at logs and watching streamers try the game out for the first time has led to an i...
Steam News · 6d
New to Manala: Equinox War?Manala is a videogame about live-action roleplay (LARP). The swords are fake, the hits don't count and the monster is just a guy in a mask.The full demo of Manala is now ready for Next Fest, featuring camp sieges and updated movement mechanics. 2 of the 6 playable factions, 2 of the 5 playable classes, 2 camps and the trail between them are all open for exploration, ques...
Steam News · Oct 13
Last evening of the tournament. Rally hour: 20:00 EEST (17:00 UTC). Every evening of Next Fest you're welcome to log in so there is always someone to fight. On Wednesday that's inside the PvP tournament window and I'll stream it live on the Store page until 22:00 EEST. MANALA NEXT FEST PVP TOURNAMENT When. Tuesday 20 October 18:00 to Wednesday 21 October 23:45 (EEST). Where. The free Manala demo o...
Steam News · Oct 13
Rally hour: 20:00 EEST (17:00 UTC). Every evening of Next Fest you're welcome to log in so there is always someone to fight. On Tuesday that's inside the PvP tournament window and I'll stream it live on the Store page until 22:00 EEST. MANALA NEXT FEST PVP TOURNAMENT When. Tuesday 20 October 18:00 to Wednesday 21 October 23:45 (EEST). Where. The free Manala demo on Steam. Just you and your foam sw...
Steam News · Oct 6
Manala's demo on Steam got a major visual update today.All previously placeholder genAI visuals have been replaced with real art: room backgounds, camp environments, NPCsTerrain of the game now uses ortophotos and landscape data from the area where the LARP that inspired Manala actually takes placeDemo scope has been limited down from 18 areas to 3, but the number of rooms has decreased only to ab...
Steam News · Sep 25
Everything below is in the free demo today!Grittier world, more animated combat and new LARP weaponsWindows menus, tooltips, HUD bars, the map and screens before you enter the world now look grittyCombat animations are more lively and card categories (attacks, defenses, spells, poisons etc.) now have their own unique animations17 weapons and 3 shields now show up as LARP gear in the game Four new ...
Steam News · Sep 18
A new startNew characters now play a short scripted opening before they enter the world. You check in, get your costume, gear up, fight, loot, craft and walk out through the camp gates. Two sides to every cardMost cards can now be played strong or weak. Strong does what the card says and is spent for the fight. Weak does less and goes back into your deck. Flip a card with right-click or Shift. Dec...
Steam News · Sep 18
New to Manala?Manala is a LARP world where you build your combat deck and fight other players. Every player you meet is modeled on a real LARPer's costume. The gear you carry decides which abilities you can play. Kill someone and you can take all their loot. The demo is free. Grab a foam sword and come fight. WhenFrom Tuesday Oct 20, 18:00 to Wednesday Oct 21, 23:45 Estonian time (15:00 to 20:45 U...
Steam News · Sep 10
PvP combat is now part of the Manala DemoYou can now duel other demo players in the same room (corpse drops in the same room so it's lootable) or challenge them through the Conquest window (eternal glory through capturing areas); multiplayer combat is not yet supported on the demoThe demo keeps a separate count of the most active playerkillers on the Conquest Killboard tabCommunication tabs have b...
Steam News · Sep 7
Your character wears what you carryThe humans on both hosts have new bodies. They are of real LARPers in their own costumes. Equip a sword, a helmet or a shield and it is drawn on your character: in the room, in the character window and in a fight. Other players see it on you as well. Dwarves, orcs and dark-elves are finding their new identity soon as well. The world looks a bit darkerIn parallel ...
Steam News · Sep 2
The fight screen shows the fightIn a group fight the enemy you are focused on now grows larger on screen and the others step back so you always see who you are about to hit. Punching and fleeing are now cards in your hand, next to everything else you can play. The combat log has moved off the stage into its own tab in the chat window, so the cards and the fighters have the room to themselves. You ...
Steam News · Aug 28
Every enemy fights its own wayEach enemy type now builds its deck around one way of fighting. Some poison you and wait. Some stun and keep you from answering. Some stand in front of the ones behind them. Enemies with the same health no longer play the same fight. Group fights show what everyone is doingWhen someone fighting beside you acts, their damage appears on your screen as it lands. Their ch...
Steam News · Aug 25
The class that heals cannot heal itself in a fight.The Healer guide is up on YouTube. This post carries the part that does not fit in a video: the exact regeneration numbers, and the three things that switch them off. Where the Healer sits among the five ClassHealthBase DamDodgeArmorRegenWarrior10210%plate mailnoneSmith1215%plate mailnoneAlchemist6110%ringnoneMage5010%clothnoneHealer5015%ringmail2...
Steam News · Aug 24
Fallen enemies leave shades Defeated bodies now gather in their own corner of the room, and a fully looted corpse rises as a pale shade that drifts through the room and mutters as it goes. You can see what combat does Poison, plague and armor damage now appear at the target the moment they land, and enemies that strike first play their opening attacks on screen before your turn. Item descriptions ...
Steam News · Aug 19
Manala is a small MMO where fights are played out with a deck of cards. Here are things I've shipped since the last update: Smoother combat animations Combat used to stutter beforehand - the animations and movement when fighting are now more acceptable to the eye. Improved view of deck editor You can now clearly see if your gear does not support any cards that are in your deckThe window clearly fo...
Steam News · Aug 17
One thing to correct. The guide walks through the Smith's class cards and I forgot the Boulder while recording, which is the most interesting of the three. So, all three properly:Boulder. 3 damage at 80%. It ignores the armor pool completely, so it lands on health no matter what the target is wearing. It needs no weapon, which means it works with empty hands. And it cannot kill - it floors the tar...
Steam News · Aug 14
Demo:Smoother room-to-room movement, stabilized NPC positioning and reduced screen flickerFull English coverage: every text in the game follows your language choice, including item drop messagesEquipment can now be removed from an equipped slot by dragging it back to the inventoryFull game (in addition to the improvements above, coming Nov 5th):New card "Bind to combat": playing the card adds a ca...
Steam News · Aug 10
If you have not seen it before, this is how it works. Your equipment decides your deck Every card belongs to your character from the moment you create it. What decides which ones you can actually play is the gear on your body. Buy a shield and Block, Guard Stance and Shield Bash become playable. Hold a one-handed sword and the Attack card does 3 damage at 80% accuracy; hold a two-hander and the sa...
Steam News · Jul 20
The warrior has no special cards. That is the point.Every other class in Manala leans on one signature move. The mage has spells, the healer has the touch, the smith has his hands, the alchemist has his powders. The warrior brought a sword and the confidence to stand in front of you with it.What it has instead of a trick:The highest base damage of the five. The hardest honest swing in the gameThe ...