What is…?

"AVENCAST" is a 3D role-playing game in the classic fantasy genre. In the demo version you adapt the role of a novice in the magic academy of Avencast. As a delegation of villagers comes to the academy to seek help, you get your first chance to prove yourself worthy of becoming a magician. You agree to travel to the village Aramelund, which is haunted by an ignominious creature and a deadly spell. Now all the villagers put their trust in YOU…


Making of…

Avencast is an attempt to realize an action-based role-playing game completely on our own and it started with the programming of a real-time 3D engine in C++. Afterwards, we began developing the main story and the background story, as well as the concept of the world and the characters. In this period, a lot of concept drawings were produced, which served later as a reference for the modelling of all the objects in the world.

All the elements of the game (textures, 3D objects, and animations) are transferred into the 3D engine using a level editor and exporter software, both developed on our own. An innovative algorithm makes sophisticated lighting calculations possible that the can be performed in real time by the 3d engine. This allows creating soft shadows, which can be used to produce and enhance different moods and atmospheres in a unique way.