Retool (you know, the game I have been working on for the past six months) has been selected as a finalist for the 2015 Indie Game Contest (IGC), as a part of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival.
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Retool Guard Trailer
Here is the first (kind-of) trailer for Retool. It shows how to retool the levels to eliminate guards. The game is still in alpha and all the art and sounds are subject to be changed.
Sorry about the bad quality of the footage, OBS did not want to play nice.
The music is by Aaron Paul Low.
Remember, you can download the playable alpha version from GameJolt.
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Retool First Playable Build
You can now download the first public playable build of Retool. For those who do not know, Retool is a game about hacking into computers to alter electronic item’s output, which is done by rewiring them to other electronic items. If you are still confused, then go download and play the build. It will help you understand the game 43% more than just this text.
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Tips When Buying A Motorcycle
I bought my first vehicle yesterday. It is a Lexmoto Michigan motorcycle. I know what people usually say about Chinese motorcycles but I decided to take the risk. It isn’t as I am going to be racing with this motorcycle. The most I will do is cruise around the streets and learn how to drive a motorcycle better. Eventually when I pass my theory and practical tests, I will buy a better motorcycle and keep the Lexmoto to play around with, as it is not worth much second hand. For now, I am happy with buying a Chinese motorcycle.
I should be picking up the motorcycle this upcoming Monday. I am excited and scared. Excited, as I will finally own my first vehicle and scared that my motorcycle will be the same as hundreds of other Chinese motorcycles: made of bad quality.
Before I decided to buy a Lexmoto, I researched on what I should look for when buying a motorcycle. I created a document with all my notes and I am going to share them online in case for anyone else who might be looking to purchase a motorcycle.
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I Am Going To My First GDC Europe!
Just a small update. I am going to my first GDC Europe (or any GDC for that matter). I will be there as a Conference Associate. Hope to see you there.
Steam recently updated their refund policy allowing gamers to return any game, as long as it meets certain criteria (played the game less than two hours and owned it less than two weeks). If you don’t meet the criteria, you can still ask for a refund and Steam will manually approve or disapprove your refund request.
Or the full title ‘Why my first game will not be an instant success and why I am okay with it’.
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Retool Logo
Here is a 5-second video showing the Retool logo in action. It makes the game look 11% better than before.
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10 Reasons Websites Fail
Yesterday I did a talk at Creative Monday about my business (Tall Whale). Since most people already know what a web designer does, I decided to focus my talk on reasons why websites fail and how I would fix them. The talk was (surprisingly) well received. Here is a link to my presentation for anyone that is interested. One day I will update the link to a proper handout that will include more detail. But that day is not today.
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Retool GUI And Lighting Update
This week I have worked on updating the GUI and lighting. The GUI and lighting I was using was mainly for test purposes. I have now updated them so the game is easier to understand and better to look at.