Hi! In case you weren't aware, the Steam page for our new game,Vigilantes. Vigilantes is a crime themed turn based tactical RPG with an old school heart. In Vigilantes, you assume the role of Sam Contino, an idealist drawn into conflict with the criminal underworld in the declining Reiker City. Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

The Steam page is here, in case you would like to stay in touch with developments, or add to your wishlist.

Hi! In case you weren't aware, the Steam page for our new game,Vigilantes is now active. Vigilantes is a crime themed turn based tactical RPG with an old school heart. In Vigilantes, you assume the role of Sam Contino, an idealist drawn into conflict with the criminal underworld in the declining Reiker City. Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

The Steam page is here, in case you would like to stay in touch with developments, or add to your wishlist.

Hello!

In case you weren't aware, the Steam page for Vigilantes is up. If you haven't heard about Vigilantes, it's a crime themed turn based tactical RPG with an old school heart. In Vigilantes, you assume the role of Sam Contino, a citizen who becomes draw into conflict with the criminal underworld in the declining Reiker City. Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

The Steam page is here, in case you would like to stay in touch with developments, or add to your wishlist. Vigilantes isn't being sold on Steam yet, but can be purchased direct from the developer here at a discount on the release price.

Hello! In case you weren't aware, the Steam page for our new game,Vigilantes, is now live. If you haven't heard about Vigilantes, it's a crime themed turn based tactical RPG with an old school heart. In Vigilantes, you assume the role of Sam Contino, an idealist who becomes drawn into conflict with the criminal underworld in the declining Reiker City. Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

The Steam page is here, in case you would like to stay in touch with developments, or add to your wishlist.

Hi all,

Hope you are having a good day! The Greenlight for Vigilantes is going quite well - we are now 91% of the way to the top 100 in a week. The votes are slowing down though, and we could really use your help to get into the top 100 - a couple of dozen votes should do it, so every vote counts. Thanks a lot for reading, here's the link if you'd like to check Vigilantes out!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=746883233

Hi all,

Hope you are having a good day! The Greenlight for Vigilantes is going quite well - we are now 91% of the way to the top 100 in a week. The votes are slowing down though, and we could really use your help to get into the top 100 - a couple of dozen votes should do it, so every vote counts. Thanks a lot for reading, here's the link if you'd like to check Vigilantes out!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=746883233

Hi all,

It's the big day. After almost two years of late nights and early mornings, coffee in and code out, Vigilantes has finally made it to Greenlight and Kickstarter. Here's the release trailer, if you'd like to check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

And here are the links for the Greenlight and Kickstarter campaigns, incase you'd like to speed us on our way with a vote, or check out the Kickstarter!

If you'd like to try out the latest release you can find the demos here.

Thanks for reading,

Daithi

Hi all,

It's the big day. After almost two years of late nights and early mornings, coffee in and code out, Vigilantes has finally made it to Greenlight and Kickstarter. Here's the release trailer, if you'd like to check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11eWGcMGBs

And here are the links for the Greenlight and Kickstarter campaigns, incase you'd like to speed us on our way with a vote, or check out the Kickstarter!

If you'd like to try out the latest release you can find the demos here.

Thanks for reading,

Daithi

Hello again!

It's taken longer than expected, but alpha 9 is now available. In the latest alpha, you'll get to encounter the explosives wielding, Church of the Final Exodus Fanatic for the first time. Here's what he looks like:



Alpha 9 also adds the first interior level to Vigilantes, allowing you to assault a Church of the Final Exodus compound. There's also post mission looting, which allows you to find additional loot, using your bypass and surveillance skills. The alpha is available to download from here.

If you'd like a little more info on this update, and listen to me moan about the technical problems encountered, here's the most recently development video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNojECI1vE

Thanks for reading! If you have any comments or observations, I'd really like to hear from you!

Hello again!

It's taken longer than expected, but alpha 9 is now available. In the latest alpha, you'll get to encounter the explosives wielding, Church of the Final Exodus Fanatic for the first time. Here's what he looks like:



Alpha 9 also adds the first interior level to Vigilantes, allowing you to assault a Church of the Final Exodus compound. There's also post mission looting, which allows you to find additional loot, using your bypass and surveillance skills. The alpha is available to download from here.

If you'd like a little more info on this update, and listen to me moan about the technical problems encountered, here's the most recently development video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNojECI1vE

Thanks for reading! If you have any comments or observations, I'd really like to hear from you!

Hi all,

Just letting you know that alpha 8 for Vigilantes is now available. It includes a new mission (to a total of 8), a new enemy: Survivialist Sharpshooter, improved AI, and incendiary grenades, among other things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eI5xkS3zc

If you'd like to check out the latest free windows alpha, you can find it here: http://www.indiedb.com/games/vigilantes/downloads/vigilantes

Comments most welcome!

Take care,
Daithi

Hi all,

Just letting you know that alpha 8 for Vigilantes is now available. It includes a new mission (to a total of 8), a new enemy: Survivialist Sharpshooter, improved AI, and incendiary grenades, among other things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eI5xkS3zc

If you'd like to check out the latest free windows alpha, you can find it here: http://www.indiedb.com/games/vigilantes/downloads/vigilantes

Comments most welcome!

Take care,
Daithi

Hi all,

Hope you are well. I've just released the 7th free alpha for Vigilantes. If you'd like to give it a whirl, you can find it here

Here's a short video showing an fumbled throw of an improvised explosive. Guess sometimes losing is winning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bvS3D7Zus

And here's the 18th development video, which covers the changes to the alpha, and the release notes are below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVj9HEXPV7o

Thanks for reading/watching!
Daithi

Alpha 7 Release Notes:
- Added new vigilante: Ray Case
- Added new encounter: Too Many Questions
- Added voiceovers for Ray Case, Elena Furey, and Emilia De Soto
- Added 4 new perks: Eye for Weakness, Deep Cut, Concussive Blow, Solar Plexus Strike
- Added 3 new status effects: Concussed, Bleeding, Winded
- Improved appearance of perk screen
- Improved legibility of combat notifications when using oil paint filter
- Added a number of bug fixes

Hi all,

Hope you are well. I've just released the 7th free alpha for Vigilantes. If you'd like to give it a whirl, you can find it here

Here's a short video showing an fumbled throw of an improvised explosive. Guess sometimes losing is winning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bvS3D7Zus

And here's the 18th development video, which covers the changes to the alpha, and the release notes are below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVj9HEXPV7o

Thanks for reading/watching!
Daithi

Alpha 7 Release Notes:
- Added new vigilante: Ray Case
- Added new encounter: Too Many Questions
- Added voiceovers for Ray Case, Elena Furey, and Emilia De Soto
- Added 4 new perks: Eye for Weakness, Deep Cut, Concussive Blow, Solar Plexus Strike
- Added 3 new status effects: Concussed, Bleeding, Winded
- Improved appearance of perk screen
- Improved legibility of combat notifications when using oil paint filter
- Added a number of bug fixes

Meet Ray case
Here's the first voiced character introduction for Vigilantes, which introduces recruitable companion Ray Case, a hard boiled private eye. This one was a lot of fun to write. It's been written for several months, and I've really been looking forward to getting the illustration and voice over done, so I could make the video and share it with you. So, without further ado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d9eDS6POQM

Bonus Question: Who's your favourite fictional detective?

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Meet Ray case
Here's the first voiced character introduction for Vigilantes, which introduces recruitable companion Ray Case, a hard boiled private eye. This one was a lot of fun to write. It's been written for several months, and I've really been looking forward to getting the illustration and voice over done, so I could make the video and share it with you. So, without further ado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d9eDS6POQM

Bonus Question: Who's your favourite fictional detective?

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Hello!

A frantic week and a half of development later, and another alpha release from crime themed turn based RPG, Vigilantes, is available. If you'd like to check it out, you can download it from [http://www.indiedb.com/games/vigilantes/downloads/vigilantes-alpha-version-3] IndieDB

The most significant changes in this update are the addition of crafting, perks, shotguns and critical hits. If you'd like to get an overview of the changes, you can check out this development video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxjjIXyjzMw
All the best,
Daithi

Hello!

A frantic week and a half of development later, and another alpha release from crime themed turn based RPG, Vigilantes, is available. If you'd like to check it out, you can download it from [http://www.indiedb.com/games/vigilantes/downloads/vigilantes-alpha-version-3] IndieDB

The most significant changes in this update are the addition of crafting, perks, shotguns and critical hits. If you'd like to get an overview of the changes, you can check out this development video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxjjIXyjzMw
All the best,
Daithi

Hi all,

The second version of the Vigilantes alpha is now available for windows and can be found here

Here's a playthrough of one of the new missions, which is called Brawl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawkrEJ5so

New Content
2 new missions: Officer Down & Brawl
2 new enemies: Church of the Final Exodus Chaplain & Survivalist Gunner
2 new items: General Arms Patriot Revolver & Smoke Grenade
1 new vigilante: Emilia DeSoto

Usability Improvements
Ability to auto loot
Ability to transfer all items between inventories
Can choose between 3 camera modes

Visual Improvements
Added volumetric lighting to high quality settings
Added ability to render the game world in a painted style

Balancing
Opponents are less frequently armed with firearms

Bug Fixes
Fixed several inventory related bugs

Paid version
Vigilantes is currently available from Humble and Indie Game Stand at a substantial discount. You can find out more about this offer here. The paid version is currently the same as the alpha, so this is primarily available for those who like the direction the game is headed in and would like to support development. There's also a greenlight mailing list set up here , in case you'd like to help me getting through greenlight.

Hi all,

The second version of the Vigilantes alpha is now available for windows and can be found here

Here's a playthrough of one of the new missions, which is called Brawl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawkrEJ5so

New Content
2 new missions: Officer Down & Brawl
2 new enemies: Church of the Final Exodus Chaplain & Survivalist Gunner
2 new items: General Arms Patriot Revolver & Smoke Grenade
1 new vigilante: Emilia DeSoto

Usability Improvements
Ability to auto loot
Ability to transfer all items between inventories
Can choose between 3 camera modes

Visual Improvements
Added volumetric lighting to high quality settings
Added ability to render the game world in a painted style

Balancing
Opponents are less frequently armed with firearms

Bug Fixes
Fixed several inventory related bugs

Paid version
Vigilantes is currently available from Humble and Indie Game Stand at a substantial discount. You can find out more about this offer here. The paid version is currently the same as the alpha, so this is primarily available for those who like the direction the game is headed in and would like to support development. There's also a greenlight mailing list set up here , in case you'd like to help me getting through greenlight.

Hi all!

Some good news: Vigilantes has just released on Indie DB as a free alpha, and can be downloaded for Windows here

Here's a super quick play-through of the first mission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V1UM2UzUl8
In case you aren't familiar with the game, Vigilantes is a crime themed, turn based RPG, whose primary emphasis is on tense tactical battles, the use of surveillance to locate criminal activity, deep character development, resource management, and story telling.

If you get a chance to try it, please let me know what you think!

Take care,
Daithi

Hello again,

I'd like to share the most recent illustration from Vigilantes, which shows one of Reiker City's three gangs, The Church of The Final Exodus, in the middle of a bizarre cult ceremony. Illustration here

A new development video has also been released, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=172kCX6wIa8&list=PL3F4ZY8KMRwz5s_emS-pmTEwtI1hTdf8G&index=9

If you'd like more updates about the coming free alpha, you are invited to visit my Facebook Page or check out Indie DB or the page Greenlight Concepts

Thank you for reading!

Fourteen months have passed since development began on Vigilantes, and there's some good news: an alpha version will be made available within the next 6 weeks. The alpha will be free, available through indie DB, and will contain a handful of levels from the game. This will allow you to be among the first to try an exciting new game for free, while feedback will be very useful to me in tuning Vigilantes.

For now, here's a video bringing you from the splash screen, through the main menu, and all the way to an encounter between Sam Contino, the protagonist, and a group of street thugs. Comments, questions and criticism are welcome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7bzU0Mscvo

Hello!

Since releasing Deadstone on Steam, and between the later updates, I've been hard at work on a new game. I played a lot of X-Com, Fallout, and Jagged Alliance when I was younger, and the turn based genre is very dear to me, so I decided it was time to make one.

Nine months later, and things are beginning to take shape, although there is still much to be done. This development video covers a mission from the game where the protagonist encounters a potential ally. This ally has been lured to a desolate part of the city, and ambushed by a group of paramilitary survivalists. The player and their newfound ally must fight their way out, and escape.

Here's a link to the video if you'd like to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AOYSsnt5fA

And here's a video showing how firing from full cover works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSu7R17RBK8

If you'd like occasional updates on the development of this game, you are more than welcome to stop by my facebook page, at: https://www.facebook.com/Timeslipsoftworks

I'd really like to hear what you think, so if you have any questions, comments, or observations, it would be fun to talk to you about them!

Take care!

The fifth update to Deadstone is now available for your gaming pleasure. As with previous upgrades, Update 5 builds on the existing game with a number of community and developer suggestions. Below you will find the release notes for the most recent improvements.

Enhancements & Additions
- New Perk: Death Robot V
- New Perk: Gambler
- New Perk: Munitions Factory
- New Perk: Beloved Bug
- New Perk: Polymath
- Added an option to show a damage popup for enemies
- Added a kill counter
- Added 4 new terrains for survival mode / arena / colonist rescue
- Added mappable keys for all weapons / equipment
- Defense scene camera keys now correspond to Player 1 movement keys

Fixes
- Added a system for manually completing levels, for the small number of players who have reported issues with levels occasionally not completing.

Thanks
Thanks to Aluminium Batman, Borba, hgbkillz, and Sharp Income for the great suggestions! I hope you enjoy the update!

Update 4 (1.04) is now uploaded and ready for your gaming pleasure!

Enhancements & Additions
- Added new enemy behaviours to make combat in survival mode more dynamic.
- Added more detailed information on perks and upgrade benefits, and weapon stats, to allow for more informed planning.
- Added 6 new perks (Gunslinger, Assault Specialist, Sniper, Shotguneer, Med Lab, Enhanced Medkits)
- Added a slippery ice terrain to survival mode.
- Added 2 new pickups to survival mode: XP Boost, and Score Boost.
- Enemies now move more slowly when seriously wounded.
- Active Reload perk now uses the fire button to speed up the reloading process.
- Colonist reinforcements and turrets now spawn a short distance from the player in survival, to prevent them getting in the way when you are being chased by a ravenous swarm of infected.

Fixes
- Issue with enemies not rendering and becoming stuck when large numbers of enemies on screen in survival mode resolved.
- Issue with turrets shooting cut scene enemies in Day 49 resolved.
- Pistol no longer fully reload when switching away from them during a reload.

Thanks
A big thanks to Borba, Dehaku, Nootmans, Rob Cram, and Robodemon for the suggestions and bug reports!

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let you know that Deadstone will be discounted from 17/01/2015 and that update 4 will hopefully be delivered around the same time!

All the best,

Daithi