Mastodawn

We have optimized the rendering loop. On the client side it went down a whopping 97%, while the serverside agents experience 79% faster processing. We are still exploring other avenues of optimization, like tweaking our networking. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana #performance

Source of Mana Jan 27

The base shape for Tulimshar is done and pushed! It is the biggest city in Tonori, the desert continent, and you will be asked to investigate the cause of the raging sandstorm. We have also begun to flesh out a major character in Tulimshar, namely its ruler, The Red Queen. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana

Source of Mana Nov 8

We're going to start taking from our Discord/IRC conversations and put together a development diary of things we are working on. Here are some thoughts that Reid shared recently about the design of the Tulimshar Beach, an important outdoor location near our starting zone:

https://manasource.itch.io/source-of-mana/devlog/1106805/tulimshar-beach

#mana #sourceofmana #gamedev #rpg #godot #gaming #opensource

Tulimshar Beach - Source of Mana by Manasource, Reid

Dev Diary: Evolving the Tulimshar Beach Map by Reid A couple of weeks ago, I had some free time and decided to sketch a concept for the beach map west of the Sandstorm map. This area has seen many dif...

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Source of Mana Nov 4

The Mana World Nov 4

Read Kayne Ruse’s personal story about his experience playing and contributing to TMW — “The Mana of a Man” → https://krgamestudios.com/posts/2025-11-04-the-mana-of-a-man #TheManaWorld

The Mana of a Man

I’ve been making games since I was a kid - it’s been over 20 years since I first picked up GameMaker 6.1, and found my calling in life. In that time, I’ve fought and struggled, had some small successes and big failures. I’ve crawled through hell on my belly and came out the other end different, though not necessarily in a bad way. I have a better understanding of myself, but one thing I always believed is that I wanted to make my own games, maybe even run my own studio. For the last two months, I’ve been contributing to a game that has made me reconsider this entirely. Let me tell you about my experiences with The Mana World.

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Source of Mana Sep 20

Dialogue and quest flow.

How do you handle your dialogues?

#rpg #gamedev #writing #godot #gaming #mana

Source of Mana Sep 13, 2025

We have enjoyed the summer break and work continues. The Tulimshar rework is progressing, as you can see in this before/after. The before is from 2009. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana

Source of Mana Aug 21, 2025

Manasource Aug 21, 2025

Today we've released Mana 0.7, a huge update to the original The Mana World client! https://manasource.org/news/2025/08/21/mana-client-0.7-released.html

The client is available for all major desktops: https://manasource.org/downloads

Be sure to visit @themanaworld, our original open source 2D MMORPG which has been online since over 21 years! #mmorpg #gaming #gamedev #mana

Source of Mana Jul 4, 2025

Working on flora and monsters for the Tonori desert. Behold: A cactus that jiggles when hit. Its drops will include the iconic cactus potion you might know from The Mana World. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana

Source of Mana Jun 27, 2025

Before and after of the iconic sandstorm map, located directly outside of Tulimshar, desert capital of Tonori. Its rework is now mostly done, redrawing the tiles alone took *days* of work. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana

Source of Mana Jun 15, 2025

Adding a little variation can make a big difference. Before and after of the cliffs south of Tulimshar, situated in the desert continent of Tonori. The original is quite old, unfortunately we do not have an exact age to share, but we suspect it is from before 2010. #rpg #gamedev #pixelart #godot #gaming #mana

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