Tabletop Simulator

Tabletop Simulator

Dark Souls Custom
Chili Man  [developer] 10 Feb, 2022 @ 5:10pm
Episode 6 Update & Valentine's(wtf)?
It's finally here, and it only took 10 months(approximately). You may have heard of this update in the works for some time now, but in case you didn't, allow me to summarize.

About a couple months or so after the Season 5 Update, I started working on this one. The main focus was adding the Alchemist and Jester Thomas, but more would be added along the way. The Alchemist, to put it plainly, was a giant spike up my ass. Everything about this class was a hurdle, and the main reason that this update took so long. I had a concept since before I made the Hunter, but couldn't envision the entire thing. At a certain point, I came up with a new concept, which was then scrapped for the current one. All of this happened before, during, and after I had finished the Phantom Gifts and Jester Thomas. The ladder has been done since I think July or something. So, I had an idea for the Alchemist, but it still took forever to completely iron out exactly how I wanted this idea to work. When they finally were done, Mega Jester Thomas and the Magician were quick and easy. I threw in Pinwheel as a bonus, as I kinda already had the basis with the Summoner. The Magician was a good time to make, with the intention of it being a good time to play. Not that the Alchemist wasn't supposed to be fun to play, it just wasn't fun to make. I then set out to modify Dungeon Mode to what I had originally depicted it to be, which wasn't in the book before, because the last update was rushed. The thumbnail was fun, the title crawl was a pain, but entertaining. Oh yeah, I also have to redo the entire Book of Custom every time I update the mod. I also need to re-screenshot the images for the workshop page(most of them).

You're now caught up with production hell! So, the Valentine's bit in the title is kind of just a bad joke, but this update is my Valentine's Gift to you as well as Star Wars! I thought just right now, "Hey I love Star Wars, so I can make a stupid joke about Valentine's 4 days early." I don't think it landed well, but eh.

Here's your update, enjoy.

I should probably address what's happening for the future of this mod. As it stands, this is the most complete and true to the real-life version of the board game on the workshop. It also boasts the largest amount of custom content. I could just leave it as is, but I won't. I started this mod as a way to play the game with my friends across the country, and across the world. Later down the line, it awakened a layer of creativity in me that I didn't know I had. It felt like I was making my own board game whenever I created custom content, and I liked it. That's why I started designing an Ark board game, and it started looking good. So, I will still make things for this mod, for this game, but I will take a break. The primary reason is that there's been a lot of rumors about Steamforged making new expansions for this game, and I prioritize the official content over the custom-made content. If Steamforged made Oceiros, guess what, my Oceiros is getting canned. The Dark Souls Roleplaying Game has also been announced, and I might work on something for that when it comes out. In the meantime, I got a Twitch channel to focus on, and another board game to work on. I also have a plan for an expansion for Bloodborne the Board Game, with our friend the Summoner.

So, no major updates for a while, but I'll fix any issues and maybe adjust things that I deem unsavory.