Sands of Salzaar

Open-World Sandbox PRG

$3.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

This is a fantastical tale of an exotic land. The Old Empire has fallen, leaving rival tribes to fight for control of the great desert. Little do they know of the seeds of darkness which grow in the shadows with each passing day... Sands of Salzaar is an open-world strategy-action RPG set across a sprawling desert. Build up and manage your forces from a single unit to a mighty army, then lead them into massive battles against your foes. How you progress is up to you: customize your hero with a wide variety of skills and talents, choose which factions to side with, and plan your strategies carefully to establish yourself as whoever you aspire to be - a lone wolf, a wealthy trader, a city lord, or a war schemer.

  • 4.2
    out of 5
    54 Ratings

[New] Added a story arc for Berserkers, featuring three distinct story paths and all-new skill trees. This story follows the Ursine tribe, whose future hangs by a thread after they are brutalized by a force even more savage than their own. Strength defines the Ursine berserker. Will he continue down the same path, or seek an entirely different way? [New] Added a brand-new in-party character interaction feature, giving heroes with different personalities and backgrounds completely new ways to converse. Each character has their own story, and their relationships with one another are intricate. You can uncover these connections through their dialogues. [New] Added over a hundred random backstories and dialogues for procedurally generated characters. Previously, only the most renowned heroes had recorded stories. Now, many of the less important characters have their own backgrounds and personalities. They too help bring life and color to the vast sands. [New] Added attack speed and reworked hundreds of skill effects. The basic attacks of heroes and troops are now affected by attack speed. Previously, attack speed only affected the interval between your character's attacks. We improved attack speed in a previous version, enabling it to affect heroes' basic attacks. This time, we've taken it further: attack speed now affects most skills' fore- and backswing times as well as channeling durations. We previously made it compatible with heroes; now, troops benefit from it too! [Optimization] Greatly improved map loading times for much faster map switching. (Performance tests show roughly a tenfold improvement.) [Optimization] Reworked the top UI information display to improve readability when obtaining large amounts of items. [Optimization] Improved world map unit behavior logic, improving smoothness in late-game saves. [Optimization] Improved the world map unit loading algorithm, reducing lag when large numbers of units appear. [Optimization] Reworked the character pop-up dialogue UI, improving clarity and readability. [Optimization] Restructured pathfinding and collision algorithms. This should fix issues where troops got stuck in walls and resolve other pathfinding problems. [Optimization] Improved aura trigger checks for the user, which should reduce lag. [Optimization] You can now rename randomized characters in the Intel menu. [Optimization] Added a toggle for combat damage numbers in the settings, with options to customize which units' damage numbers are displayed. [Optimization] Added a Screen Shake toggle, available under Settings. [Optimization] The Berserker's Outburst (++++) can now be cancelled manually. [Fix] Fixed a bug where missing character attribute fields could prevent battles from starting, and then ultimately the game crashing. [Fix] Fixed an issue preventing the Tavern Girl from triggering quest prompts, which affected the Spiritmancer and Bounty Hunter main quests, among others. [Fix] Fixed a bug where character entries could appear blank when joining a faction. [Fix] Fixed a bug where some character action sets (e.g., hammer, harp, dual blades) lacked transition animations. [Fix] Fixed an issue causing skill tree lines to render incorrectly when node order was inconsistent. [Fix] Fixed an issue preventing auto-equipment updates for characters able to wield all weapon types.

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  • Seller
    • X.D. Network Inc.
  • Size
    • 2.1 GB
  • Category
    • Roleplaying
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
  • Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
    • Infrequent
      Horror/Fear Themes
      Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
      Guns or Other Weapons
  • In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • DLC - The Tournament $1.99
    • DLC - The Ember Saga $1.99
    • DLC - Land of the Eclipse $1.99
  • Copyright
    • © 2019 Han-Squirrel Studio