Eastville Chronicles: The Drama Queen

Solve a murder mystery in Eastville Chronicles: The Drama Queen Murder! The Eastville Opera House is the hub of high society and tonight, the curtains will draw for the last time on Dolores Molinero, the Queen of Drama. As the new crime investigator it’s your job to unravel this tale of love, passion and intrigue to unmask the murderer. Interrogate suspects, search for clues and find the culprit in this immersive hidden object puzzle adventure game!

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Soldier Of Progress - 6/8/12

Hey. So, I've been working on Soldier Of recently, and I'm pretty happy with where it's going. I wish I had a devlog video this time around, but it'll have to wait a bit. I've been working on a lot of things, mainly polishing the game, adding items and maps, and working on the music for the game.

One new thing I've added are ammo containers.



Ammo containers increase the capacity of your ammo for each of your weapons by 10% (right now). They'll be hidden around the landscape, much like Health Containers, and will count toward a global amount. Collecting them will be required to get a 100% clear rate for the game. Getting that might net you a cool secret in the end, so be sure to really explore the game world when you get a chance.



I've also added a couple of maps to the destroyed theater. I think I could use to add some more rubble-like objects to help convey just how much the city's been destroyed. Also, I want to implement some dangerous platforming to the game - perhaps running along pipes over a bottomless pit. One that actually kills you this time, of course. ;)

I think I mentioned this before, but didn't actually show them - buttons are now working.



In the picture, Simon is standing in front of a button. They're switches like cranks, but don't require you to sit and fire at them, which is good for puzzles where you need to be somewhere else on the map while a block is moving. Simply hit them once to activate them, and hit them again to deactivate them.

Something else that I wanted to mention is that while I'm using group instances for block placement, and they have identical core code, I can change the values on a per-block basis, which should make for very interesting puzzles. Don't expect all blocks to act the same. :)

So, I've been thinking about how to release this game - how it would best be put out there. Releasing the game via incremental updates like MineCraft would be nice, but I think that it would stagger the story too much. I wouldn't be able to develop the story every update, and the game might become a bit stale to people. Maybe it wouldn't - I need some feedback on the idea.

I currently think a good method would be to release the game episodically - every so often, I would (hopefully) release an update to the game that would add a new episode to it. This could be provided free of charge, as well - I'm not sure if people should have to pay for additional content. It would also make it easier for me, since I would only have to update a single game with bugfixes. However, the price of the game might go up a couple of bucks for each major update that I make (i.e. $5 before a new multiplayer mode, $6 after it), so be sure to grab your copy early! ;)

What do you think?

Also, I've made some more background music tracks for the game. They're still WIP, but I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. First up is Aqueduct 2, and then Furnace. Both songs are based off of the original Aqueduct theme, with similar instruments and chords.

You'll really feel the fire on you with Furnace's style more tense style, and Aqueduct 2 will really chill you with it's slower, more lonely pace. Please listen to Aqueduct - 2 first, as Furnace contains elements from that song.

Of course, if you don't want to hear either and be surprised by the music when the game comes out, feel free to skip listening to them. :)



Oh, yeah, and I hope the next demo release will a bit more cross-platform than the first one - I'll see what I can do about that. ;) If you want to keep up on updates to the game, feel free to follow me on Twitter or at the IndieDB page.

Anyway, that's all of the updates for now. Thanks a lot for reading, listening, and watching, and thank you for your constructive feedback in the past few months. I really appreciate those who are fans of this one-man game effort.



~ SolarLune

By: Unknown On 7:47 AM

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Forbidden Secrets Alien Town BETA

hog puzzle adventure beta game

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Build a lot Fairy Tales

Turn the pages of your very own story full of fairies, magic and adventure. Travel across lush meadows, climb a windswept mountain and journey deep into a dark forest. Use your fairies and your skill to create whimsical houses, mystical structures and amazing wonders for a variety of familiar storybook characters. Work quickly and strategically to buy and sell properties and make as much gold as possible. Can you construct a flying machine? Can you protect the town from fire-breathing dragons? Is that crown wearing frog really a prince? Find out in Build-a-lot Fairy Tales.

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By: Unknown On 4:40 AM

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Soldier Of Progress - 6/5/12

Welp, I've done some more development. It's a bit tough to keep everywhere updated at once, which is why I usually don't post much on this blog. Sorry about that.

What if the sequel to this game had this perspective?

A couple of new maps, for one thing. I'm happy that I feel like I'm making progress; it's easy to tell that you're making progress since you're making maps for a Metroidvania. I feel like I need to ensure that the maps differ enough visually, though, so that's something that I'll have to keep an eye on. The lighting helps to keep things interesting, but I also need to ensure that I make interesting puzzles and stuff. The block crank puzzle in one of the maps that I added today is really simple, but this is supposed to be early in the game, so I'm not trying to "break out the big puzzle guns" just yet. :P



Hurray, I made the actual location for where the Jump Boots are located. The crate is behind Simon in the pic to the left. I think I might need some soft, wondrous music for when you go in someplace dark and somewhat mysterious, only to find something really awesome.

Also, I implemented ammo containers. When you get one, all of the ammo in your weapons gets increased by 10% (currently). Like the health containers, ammo containers are counted up as you retrieve them, and will be displayed with your other stats, like playtime and how many times you've died. There may be something special if you beat the game quickly enough or die little enough. :)




Anyway, that's it for now. If you feel like staying up on development, follow me on Twitter. Thanks!

By: Unknown On 11:45 PM

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Running Sheep: Tiny Worlds

Running Sheep: Tiny Worlds is an engrossing brainteaser with simple controls, vivid graphics, and 250 levels. It’s wonderful entertainment for the whole family! The game is an uncomplicated brainteaser consisting of small labyrinths which are filled with various obstacles. The player’s objective is to safely lead the sheep under his care through the labyrinths. Will you be able to guide the sheep all the way home?

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By: Unknown On 3:54 PM

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