Master of Puppets

Devlog

• Discontinued
  March 15, 2023 by BoaNeo

  I've decided to no longer maintain Master of Puppets on Itch.io, simply because I have exactly zero downloads here. If you're interested, please join the rest of the world over on Steam: https://store... Continue reading
• V1.2.25
  February 19, 2023 by BoaNeo

  This patch is primarily aimed at fixing the Omol Cleansing which was broken because of the drag-to-move fix in 1.2.24. (I simply forgot to apply the fix across all campaigns which left "The Omol Clean... Continue reading
• V1.2.23
  February 08, 2023 by BoaNeo

  V1.2.23 This is a *major* update - So much so that I was tempted to call it "Master of Puppets 2". The focal point is the next 8 chapters of "The Signal", but with it comes a number of tweaks, gamepla... Continue reading

  
• V1.1.22
  January 11, 2023 by BoaNeo

  Build 1.1.20 will not correctly load new locations for story based campaigns because of a silly mistake I made in the last minute before building. I quickly tested on Mac, Windows and iOS but didn't d... Continue reading
• V1.1.20
  January 10, 2023 by BoaNeo

  Just a small patch with a minor and a major bug fix: * Fixes bug in procedural maps where it might set the victory condition to be kill mechs, but not actually add any mechs to kill. * Fixes bug in vi... Continue reading

  
• V1.1.19 - Story Campaigns
  January 08, 2023 by BoaNeo

  There's a new update in the pipeline which adds an additional campaign type: "Story". These are campaigns where each location, and the connections between the locations, are manually set up and tied t... Continue reading

  
• V1.0.16
  January 01, 2023 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.16 Added a hints system to aid new players (and possibly even enlighten some more seasoned players as well :) )... Continue reading
• V1.0.15
  December 28, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.15 Animation speed slider in Options (Up to 2.5x faster animations for the impatient ones :)) Easier access to exit buttons and access to options from within the game Added section to the help pa... Continue reading
• V1.0.14
  December 28, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.14 fixes a major issue on most Windows installations where the game would fail to launch properly... Continue reading
• V1.0.13
  December 23, 2022 by BoaNeo

  A final pre-holidays update on popular request: Volume controls under Options for music, 3D sound effects and UI sounds. Merry X-mas :)... Continue reading
• V1.0.11
  December 22, 2022 by BoaNeo

  This is a fairly small update with a large impact: The New Campaign options now includes configurable skirmishes which allow you to use an existing deck in a special single-location game where you hav... Continue reading
• V1.0.10
  December 20, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.10 Fixes a problem with savefiles that I had missed as well as some general UX updates Changed campaign generation logic (or planet location, more specifically) Optimized planet route generation... Continue reading
• V1.0.9
  December 14, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.9 Improved UX: Show valid drop targets when dragging card (in red if out of resources or cards to play) Improved UX: Show damage range on target markers during attack Improved UX: Close card deta... Continue reading
• FAQ
  December 10, 2022 by BoaNeo

  Is Master of Puppets multiplayer? Currently, no. There's no technical reason why it can't be - turn based games are exceedingly simple to run multiplayer. At this point it's mostly a question of cost... Continue reading
• Future Development
  December 08, 2022 by BoaNeo

  Master of Puppets is currently feature complete and fully playable as a infinite set of procedurally generated campaigns, and I'm going to add a handcrafted story-based campaign on top of it, which wi... Continue reading
• V1.0.7
  December 05, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.7 * Free Demo Download... Continue reading
• How To Play
  December 05, 2022 by BoaNeo

  Master of Puppet is a turn based strategy boardgame with resource management and a deck building mechanic. Each turn, cards are played to build and upgrade a squad of Mechs. The Mechs can be moved aro... Continue reading

  
• V1.06
  December 04, 2022 by BoaNeo

  V1.0.6 Been down with Covid lately, and as much as it sucks, it did give me extra time to playtest. As a result, I've done a ton of balancing, fixed an assortment of trivial bugs and even added a few... Continue reading
• V1.0.5
  November 18, 2022 by BoaNeo

  * Fix canvas scaling on retina/highres screens... Continue reading
• V1.0.4
  November 13, 2022 by BoaNeo

  First build of the revised game is up... Don't let the minor change in version number fool you - this is a completely different game in almost all aspects other than it still being a turn based strate... Continue reading
• Reboot
  November 10, 2022 by BoaNeo

  So, yeah... Shortly after the last update - 1.5 years ago - I realised that I wasn't playing the game. I was working on it, sure, but out of interest for the code, and the project, not for the sake of... Continue reading

  
• Build 3
  April 11, 2021 by BoaNeo

  Build 3 adds a bit more to the story, including finding the first extra weapon. I've also enabled the research feature and fixed a bunch of smaller issues. Unfortunately I had to make some radical cha... Continue reading
• Early Access Build
  April 01, 2021 by BoaNeo

  Master of Puppets has been a side project of mine for a while, but a concept and idea for much longer. I originally started working on a game called Master of Puppets in the 90s - then, as now, a turn... Continue reading