FINALLY Back...
One of the things you learn when you move up to Maine: We're not like the rest of the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. I mean - yes, we DO have a "Best Buy" electr...
2023-11-02 02:44:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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"Really- the Motherboard, too?"
Last night, we installed the new power supply, only to discover that the motherboard on the main development machine was burnt out, as well.
2023-10-26 23:02:03 +0000 UTC
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Final Closed Beta Delayed by Murphy's Law.
Today at 3:00 PM, the power source on our main development machine died. The local Best Buy didn't have a replacement in stock, so we're trying to find a place that can overn...
2023-10-18 23:44:25 +0000 UTC View PostNext week's Beta.
In next week's update, we will be sharing the last "Closed" Beta of Peace Island for PC - Mac build soon to follow.
Since the previous beta, we have been able to address over...
2023-10-11 23:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostRain, Steam, and “Mr Radio.”
The list of items required for the public beta has swelled from 88 items overall, to 101. However, we’ve now passed the “half done” mark with 53 items addressed, and 48...
2023-10-05 00:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostUnity Tech’s Fee Rollback, Beta Bugs, and Steam
Due to recent releases, this is the first public Peace Island update in a while - so I wanted to discuss what recently happened with Unity Technologies. If you are not aware ...
2023-09-28 00:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostA Week’s Delay, Why, & What Will Be In The Beta/MVP
Simply put, we need just a few more days - seven, to be exact. I have never believed in “crunch time,” and while I might be able to push myself to do a few extra hours of...
2023-09-09 18:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe are working on everything.
- An ideogrammatic language
- Finalizing Alpha interiors
- Reviewing system tweaks
- Sound Effects
- Bug fixes.
All in all, we have 24 remaining issues, ...
2023-09-04 00:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostCat Cafe Report, Mac Playtest Build, and New Content
So- first: The demo at MEow Cat Cafe went pretty well! My only real complaint was that I was so busy, I never got to spend much time with all of the awesome cats!
Off to the Cat Cafe!
We have been late with our update this week, because we've been so busy getting Peace Island in shape for our public demo at the MEow Cat Cafe, in two hours - We'll be posting photos and ne...
2023-08-25 20:33:49 +0000 UTC View PostRage Against The Machine.
Sorry for the delay - the reason for this will become clear, below.
While I have never been a religious person, there are a few phrases from the texts of various fai...
2023-08-16 00:42:23 +0000 UTC View Post200 Frames Per Second, and Linux!
Folks- there was a LOT I wanted to address this evening - but we have to keep it at that, for now: WE BROKE 200 FRAMES PER SECOND IN AN INTERIOR SCENE, AND OVER 100 FRAMES PER SECOND ...
2023-08-10 01:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostURP, Books, and Back To Work.
FIrst off: an apology. Last week, I said we would be posting a new update on Monday- that was a mistake. Ya see - we’ve been posting on Monday for well over a year no...
2023-08-03 00:30:10 +0000 UTC View PostURP Conversion/MAC Playtest Version Update, and A Requiem For A Post Office.
Sorry we’re a day late- yesterday was a scorcher, and our computers shut down for a couple of hours (we don’t have air conditioning.) Laura & I took the afternoon off...
2023-07-28 00:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe Shift To URP & Peace Island’s First Public Demo!
Sorry we did not update yesterday - Portland had temperatures in the 90’s, and our computers shut down due to overheating.
Those of you who were reading updates ear...
2023-07-18 23:53:22 +0000 UTC View PostPC Playtest version done- Mac version coming ASAP!
I believe we finished the build & upload at around 8:00 PM Sunday night! We sent out a general email to all playtesters right after, but apparently, they all went into sp...
2023-07-10 22:52:13 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Playtest delayed until Wednesday.
I'll also have to say that the majority of dev news will have to wait until then, as well. There were just a few last features we needed to work out:
1: "Failure...
The Final Core System.
I’m sure that the gamers out there have wondered: “Why do quest-givers in indie open-world games live such static lives?”
For example: the Hearthians in ...
Bug Reports Are In!
Sorry for being a day late with this update - I’ve been dealing with a bit of insomnia over the past couple of nights.
Firstly - I’ve gone through reports from ou...
2023-06-21 00:02:19 +0000 UTC View PostNew Whitebox, and NBC News
Firstly: As we mentioned in last week’s update: we have the first “Whitebox” ready - think of it as a variation of “The Construct” from “The Matrix.”
2023-06-12 23:12:08 +0000 UTC
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PLAYTEST VERSION UPLOADING - WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PATRONS WITHIN HOURS!
So - why the delay?
If you will remember, a few updates ago I mentioned that we were in a VERY intense mode of development:
- We had spent the previous few weeks s... 2023-06-05 00:13:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Buidling The Playtest Version As I Type!
Hey- I'd like to write a lot, but build nights are always busy ones - so many bases to cover! As before - this playtest version is open to Patrons- just drop us a line to let...
2023-05-30 20:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostProgress, and a minor delay.
First, the cool stuff: We're finally getting the cats into a proper driving pose, when behind the wheel of a golf cart.
2023-05-16 01:09:12 +0000 UTC
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Monday!!!
As we rolled forward with our pre-Beta review, we encountered more inexplicable stuff done a few years ago. To fully explain what was going on, I have to go into a bit of back-end ...
2023-05-09 00:09:32 +0000 UTC View PostMoving On From URP Fail As I Turn 53.
I'll be straight-up with ya'll: My attempt at upgrading the project to Unity's URP did not turn out as planned. Despite all of the systems within unity REPORTING that e...
2023-05-03 02:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostShort update about Optimization - more stuff, next Monday!
So- around Friday of last week, we began the optimization process for Peace Island. Ya see: we encountered an issue that was causing the frame rates to dip from 20-30 fps, do...
2023-04-25 01:32:32 +0000 UTC View PostStats, Superstitions and Stories.
This week, Laura & I finalized the Beta version of the Stat system - and Lance already has most of it implemented. This has undergone a few revisions over the past two years, a...
2023-04-16 02:28:19 +0000 UTC View Post"Members Only" update delayed again due to "Mandy Moment."
We've had a few Mandy Moments during the development of Peace Island, so this was nothing new. If you are not aware of what a “Mandy Moment” is, it's when we encoun...
2023-03-30 01:09:30 +0000 UTC View PostProgress, and why the "Patrons Only" update has been put off until next week.
The biggest news this week is that we finally tracked down the causes of a persistent issue with certain rock colliders.
2023-03-21 23:39:57 +0000 UTC
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Blackouts, Playtest Build, and Print Premiums.
This update is unfortunately late, due to a blackout that occurred in our neighborhood last night that kept us in the dark for about four hours.
This blackout also pr...
2023-03-16 00:21:30 +0000 UTC View Post