Today publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer ClockStone Software released a Development Kit for their Action RPG game Avencast: Rise of the Mage. It contains the complete reference documentation of all Avencast game engine commands and parameters, including several step-by-step tutorials explaining how to use the level editor and modify game content.

Some key features of the Development Kit include:

The level editor
The graphics import and export tools
Visual effects editor
All the scripting and configuration files in an unencrypted version, so you can modify:
Quests
Monster behavior and attributes
The hero’s skills and attributes
Items and equipment
...all other game content

To download the Development Kit for AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage (file size: 8 MB) visit:
http://www.lighthouse-interactive.com

An official forum for Avencast mod developers can be found at:
http://www.avencast.com/forum