Oath of Ash is not just another VaM scene.It is a fully playable fantasy RPG built inside VaM, with exploration, first-person combat, quests, randomized equipment, character progression, trading and mature character interactions.
Leave the safety of the Oath Circle and explore a generated wilderness filled with increasingly dangerous enemies. Complete contracts, collect valuable equipment and return to camp before the rising threat becomes too much to handle.
Your main gameplay loop is already fully implemented:
Explore → Fight → Complete contracts → Collect loot → Upgrade your character → Return stronger
CURRENT EARLY ACCESS FEATURES
- First-person melee combat
- Health and stamina systems
- Generated fantasy wilderness
- Scaling enemies and escalating threat
- Randomized weapons and armour
- Item rarities and equipment bonuses
- Inventory and equipment systems
- Trading and secure item storage
- Gathering and bounty contracts
- Character progression and death consequences
- Multiple save slots
- Fully voiced merchant Astrid
- Dialogue, lore, shop and quest interactions
- Mature encounters woven into character interactions
- Original UI, music, ambience and sound effects
GAMEPLAY FIRST
My main priority is creating an interesting and replayable game rather than simply building a visually impressive VaM environment.New systems and content are designed around meaningful exploration, risk, progression and reasons to return for another expedition.
PERFORMANCE
Performance is one of the most important parts of the project.Oath of Ash includes adjustable graphics settings and is being designed to remain efficient despite its generated environment, enemies and gameplay systems.I want the game to look good, but never at the cost of making it uncomfortable or impractical to play—especially in VR.
VR SUPPORT
The current version is fully playable in VR.VR controls are still relatively simple and combat does not currently use motion-controller weapon tracking. More advanced motion-controller support is planned for future development.
REMEMBER
It's still VaM you know and love so feel free to modify it however you like. Break it, shake it, change the rules ... make it your game