Show HN: Oathshaper – A BioWare Inspired Open RPG Game Engine
Hey HN! I’ve been building an open RPG game engine called Oathshaper. It’s current incarnation was created with Godot and inspired by the BioWare classics (Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, etc.) The storytelling, voice acting and actions that have consequences in those games have always found a place in my heart. A few weeks back I was showing my son how each BioWare game had different combat mechanics on a Steam Deck and I was inspired to create Oathshaper to m
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Repository: oathshaper/oathshaper. Source account: Hey HN! I’ve been building an open RPG game engine called Oathshaper. It’s current incarnation was created with Godot and inspired by the BioWare classics (Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, etc.) The storytelling, voice acting and actions that have consequences in those games have always found a place in my heart. A few weeks back I was showing my son how each BioWare game had different combat mechanics on a Steam Deck and I was inspired to create Oathshaper to m
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