sketch for Realm of the Diggle Gods title screen

I was going through old work and found this sketch of a composition for the title screen for "Realm of the Diggle Gods", the second expansion to "Dungeons of Dredmor". I kinda wish I went with this one now because the title screen did not end up being all that good but I was forced to commit to it due to a tight schedule for shipping the game.

For this, I love the fantastically over-the-top lighting and dramatic angle that really plays up the "adventurer descending into the underworld" feel.

To get the final version done that appears in-game, not this one, I remember doing a 16 hour day filled of coffee (and at the end, ill-advisedly, beer). We shipped on December 14, 2011 in time for the Steam winter sale and then Nicholas (our lead programmer) endured "The Year With No Christmas" doing support for the thing. It sold really well, at least.

Lesson learned is that you need to plan very well ahead for these kinds of things, people!

Edit: The facts:
drawn in Photoshop w/ Wacom tablet, December 2011