Studio Magisoft · Developer journal

Notes from
the workbench.

Small decisions, drawn frames, and tools that make the next battle clearer. A record of The Alcohol of Time while it is still taking shape.

Giving magic a place on the battlefield

Why the clock belt is more than a motif, how elemental techniques are presented, and why a special’s introduction needs to finish before its action begins.

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Moving the picture, not the rules

The new Stage Layout editor changes a sprite’s visible position and size while preserving logical formation, targeting, stats, and the battle’s decisions.

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These entries describe the development build as of October 13, 2026. The battle demo and the full game are works in progress.