The Waylanders Updates, $112,930 and Counting

With $112,930 already pledged, Gato Salvaje Studio’s Kickstarter campaign for their party-based RPG The Waylanders still has five or so days to reach its initial $150,000 goal. And while the campaign is still live, we can check out all the fresh updates and learn what the developers have in store for us.

Update #11 talks about the game’s locations and their real life historical inspirations. Update #12 informs is that Emily Grace Buck, a former Telltale Games writer who was previously locked behind the $200,000 stretch goal, has joined the core Gato Salvaje team. Update #13 shows off a number of combat formations. And finally, update #14 goes over the recent game improvements and describes an exclusive sword replica add-on. Here’s an excerpt from the latest update and you take things from there:

The people behind The Waylanders pour their hearts and souls into every single detail of the content they create. Characters, environments, textures, VFX, lighting… Sometimes, even after finishing an asset, they analyze it and look for ways to make it even better.
Ever since we showcased our pre-alpha demo at game conferences such as Gamescom and the Tokyo Game Show in 2018, we have made several improvements to certain elements of the game. Today we’ll be showing you some of them!
Hillforts are one of the constructions you’ll see more often in the Celtic period. They all have been remodeled and retexturized to add some variation and make them more interesting-looking. It might be difficult to fully appreciate the difference seeing them here by themselves, but we can promise you that the overall look of the village will drastically change in the final version of the game thanks to this kind of small details.
On top of this, we have also improved the 3D models of our characters. All their bodies have been redesigned to showcase a more detailed style (check out those fingers and toes!). This new style will most definitely boost the overall quality and look of the game.
New amazing add-on!
This is not just any add-on. This is a life-size replica of a Mourian sword!
We have reached an agreement with Tier Lab, a company specialized in the handcrafting of swords, armors and other objects for cosplay, exhibitions and even approved items for LARPing!
Best of all, no sword will be identical to any other. Tier Lab, as opposed to many other companies that make every item from a single cast, handcrafts every single item. That’s right, your Mourian sword will be different to any other, it will an exclusive unique item!
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MATERIALS
Glass fiber core, polyethylene foam, leather and lead hilt for balance and latex paint.
We’ve known Tier Lab for years, they are good friends of some people on the team and we can 100% guarantee the quality of this beautiful handcrafted collectible.
We hope you love this new add-on as much as we do!