Stasis Field and Electrocute received upgrades this month, adding even more lightning power to our Storm Knight!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2024/3/1/u4JRRHunKxMaAxhP/stasis-field-electrocute.gif)
Happy New Years! Here's a collage of Kickstarter Rewards we created with our backers in 2023!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/12/31/oNbfLWiuyY9e3MG5/kickstarter-rewards-2023.gif)
Unique chests for each of our Bosses have been added to the game, making them more enticing to open and see what's inside!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/12/6/6QfVHqqkR9FyekRq/boss-chest.gif)
Not all chests hold treasure, some may contain a surprise that bites back!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/5/24/R9kNZmqWPPY8wg49/mimic.gif)
How do you unlock items and runes in a fantasy game world with Knights? With vending machines of course! Find this room and you can spend gold coins on unlockables, making them available on your future runs.
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/4/30/XWAXdjZB48pyj2ae/unlock.gif)
Snake Pit is a Kickstarter reward we worked on with Gluttonace - after choosing this Rune venomous snakes will slither out of corpses!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/4/22/cE8pcBAfnCp1QFBM/snakepit.gif)
how we create high quality gifs for the web using ffmpeg and gifski
# record fullscreen with ffmpeg
alias rec='ffmpeg -y -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -thread_queue_size 4096 -f pulse -ac 2 -ar 48000 -i default -video_size 1920x1080 -r 60 -thread_queue_size 4096 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -c:v libx264rgb -vsync cfr -crf 0 -pix_fmt rgb24 -preset ultrafast'
# params for ffmpeg
params="-c:v libx264rgb -an -r 60 -max_muxing_queue_size 1024 -crf 0 -preset veryslow -y"
# slice a clip.mkv from the full recording
ffmpeg -i recording.mkv -ss $start -t $time $params clip.mkv
# create the cropped twitter clip
ffmpeg -i clip.mkv -vf "crop=960:540" $params cropped.mkv
# convert the clip into a gif using gifski
gifski -r 45 -Q 100 -W 960 -H 540 cropped.mkv -o cropped.gif
A first look at The Galacterian Night! Created with The4bestgame, this item summons a robot helper that lands like a comet to attack your enemies!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/3/11/NLmThVE2neu8cAdH/galacterian-night.gif)
Here's a preview of a Kickstarter reward we created with The4bestgame - Hydras Creed is a Rune that will revive you if you die!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/3/7/LKaac53kVQqHp8iy/hydras_creed.gif)
Teaser of elite enemies from our first three levels! These are enhanced and more dangerous enemies that guard treasure chests.
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/3/1/ihdKwaWTKsDWcNp7/elite-enemies.gif)
Here's a preview of a Kickstarter reward we made with BackAt50Ft aka Kyle - Nugget is a companion pet you can select which provides you a luck bonus!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/2/27/UcAyJm672bfpT93q/nugget.gif)
Working on smooth movement for this blue orb as part of a new Rune. Using Navigation2DServer in Godot and some lerping, and it seems to do pretty well!
![](https://manakeep.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/devlog/images/2023/2/24/zShewjXH8FaaBv8d/orb-follow-720x405.gif)