Spent this week doing some light promotional work for Penny. I don't know if the money I spent on key mailer is going to really translate it into sales but it was worth a try.
I've also got t...
2025-03-08 05:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello, $5 backers! It's time. Literally one year after the first alpha release of The Shadow Over Cyberspace and we've got the first alpha release of Laugh Track.
This Google Doc includes the...
2025-02-25 18:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostSo for voice acting, there's two common approaches.
If you have the budget -- fully acted out lines. Maybe not the whole game because for a narrative game that'd be tens of thousands of dolla...
2025-02-23 14:25:56 +0000 UTC View PostTesting out the main menu animation and the ratings popup indicator. Got some good stuff done today!
2025-02-20 02:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold. We have a logo.
I should have a playable build of the tutorial episode up within a month, too.
2025-02-19 00:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostWith my retirement complete, I'm feeling pretty energized to do game stuff! I've made good progress this weekend, having finalized the soundtrack -- all stock music, but it fits the corporate sitco...
2025-02-09 15:13:18 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been some time since my last post and I really don't have a lot to share right now, but I can at least say why I don't have much to share.
In my day job, I am an IT specialist working on...
2025-02-01 14:54:02 +0000 UTC View PostNot much to report for the last week -- largely I've been refining my approach for the "season of episodes" that comprise each playthrough. I'm aiming for something a bit more like Penny Larceny, s...
2025-01-21 14:21:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Juno, Remy, Daniel, and Cat. Whee!
2025-01-13 18:59:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Juno, Remy, Daniel, and Cat. Your cast for Laugh Track, our upcoming comedy-horror game about purgatory as a teen sitcom. Concept art by Crowbar, character artist for Penny and Cyberspace.
Mo...
2025-01-12 03:07:44 +0000 UTC View PostI can't believe I just spent the last like 11 hours juggling all these different streams and social media and everything and I completely forgot to just literally tell you on Patreon that the game ...
2025-01-11 04:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostJust got the last piece of the puzzle in place, the web search for Niara Thompson. Now instead of just saying that she wrote a song, you get to listen to the song! Thanks to Keiko, who also did the...
2025-01-05 04:45:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been some time since I posted an update, apologies for that. Life's been a little bit crazy lately but I mean, when is that not the case? It's kind of a permanent state of affairs for adults i...
2024-12-24 15:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis is it! The final build of the game! Well, unless someone finds more bugs. But everything's in, and if anything changes I'm sticking with "1.0" for the version because whatevs.
This adds ...
2024-12-12 18:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe're almost done, folks!
Reported bugs fixed.
"Unboxing" sequence at the start of the game fixed.
Web search "NomiComm Laptop" now works!
Small update. Fixed a few bugs but I haven't fully gone through the list; a few weird ones like Steam achievements, mismanaged humanity stats, and a soft lock on Dec 26 are still in.
The main...
2024-12-01 18:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostHaven't updated in a bit, so here y'ar.
Text to speech mode now has its own unique hacking minigame -- riddles. You know, spinx-style, one or two word answers, very clever and deceptive. I've...
2024-11-23 23:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostYour Steam installation should update itself to Beta-05 next time you boot up Steam. This fixes all currently reported issues. We still have some known issues and missing assets, note. Testing doc'...
2024-11-17 14:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick update to say that there isn't really much of an update. Needless to say my real life has been kind of a lot for the last week. I'm planning to do another patch to the game to fix repo...
2024-11-14 03:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to my usually-weekly blog about the gaming industry, and...
And, well. fuck.
We have another four years -- minimum, mind you -- of oppression, bigotry, chaos, mayhem, a...
2024-11-06 17:11:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe Steam version has been updated to Beta-04. A handful of fixes, but major ones.
November 31 is now November 30.
Text to speech mode fixed when selecting pronoun.
... 2024-11-02 17:08:52 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a while since I did an It Is Wednesday column musing about the game industry and game design as a whole. Let's amend that.
I was talking about The Shadow Over Cyberspace with someon...
2024-10-30 20:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostI've got a fresh new beta for you! Testing notes are available here:
On Halloween, we'll be launching our release date trailer!
But since y'all are stumping cash to help with development costs, I'll leak it to you early -- January 10th. It'll be before some in...
2024-10-23 23:00:57 +0000 UTC View PostYes, I know "the kids" don't call them cheevos. But the word's burned into my brain, so.
I'm going to simplify the achievements considerably; I don't want people to have to play through the g...
2024-10-19 13:02:24 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick note, if you're working on testing the beta, please make sure you review the known issues. There are a bunch of crash bugs that have been reported already.
The testing document i...
2024-10-19 03:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostBeta-02 is released! Here's the link to the testing doc and download link. (I just re-used the same doc as Beta-01 because, well, nobody had left feedback yet.)
At the end of the month I'm going to jot down the names of everyone who's in the Patreon, to put them in the special thanks section of the game.
If you would like a specific name to be used r...
2024-10-12 20:49:50 +0000 UTC View PostI've put together a trailer! The "release date" at the end is just a guess and I'll likely spiffy it up a bit more beyond that before release, but figured I'd have you folks paying me moneys get a ...
2024-10-12 14:05:32 +0000 UTC View PostWe're in beta! The game is now fully playable from start to finish and ready for extensive testing. Most art, voice, and effects are in place.
Some assets and features are still missing, so p...
2024-10-07 19:05:57 +0000 UTC View Post