Hey, everyone! Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim 2 is out now because my hotel internet works! Happy Valentine's Day? I feel like I should write a larger post, but I've been in the air for six hours. The last game in the storyarc that started six years ago and meandered and survived due entirely to whimsy is finally here! The AoT 1 recode was put on hold, but now it should be starting up again next week. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_2/

[ 2023-02-14 22:18:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

"This month" means February.

[ 2023-01-30 19:48:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Army of Tentacles 1's redo is about 50% complete. All of the side quests are finished. Brain fog is not helping my productivity, but I'm doing about two quests a day, plus a quest a day on Army of Tentacles 2. I know I originally set the release date for February, and then March, but if they both are ready by the end of January, they might be both launching then. Don't worry. I fully realize my workload as well as my current state of being/mind/health, so it might not happen. Army of Tentacles 3 is a different story. It's a lot less restrictive than Army 1, both code-wise and VO-wise (because there is no VO). We thought about adding VO to the game, but ruled against it, as that would be money we need for Unicorns and Dinosaur Cousin Squad, and the game's plot relied on a lack of VO. The biggest change to Army 3 is that we are cutting down the number of Arguments for a leaner, faster experience. With the DLCs, Army 3 has a whopping 70 Arguments to Army 1's, what, 20? I don't yet know how that is going to translate into quests yet. Some quests might be merged with others, I don't know yet. A lot of the Arguments were not even related to quests, and those may be the majority that go. Another feature that is going to take some busywork.... Army 3 has a large party, and it'll be interesting to see what skills change, what stay the same, and what have fun new uses.

[ 2023-01-13 02:47:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153400/Scientifically_Accurate_Dinosaur_Mating_Simulator_2022_American_Revolution_1775__1786 Plus, a few release dates have shifted due to a very nasty flu. Not sure if it is Long COVID or just a really despicable bug. AoT 2 is now March, and we're still debating when Tentacle Prawn will come out. It'll either release same month as AoT 2 or Rainbow Unicorn Island. We're trying to find a balance between financial sense and thematic sense.

[ 2023-01-03 05:44:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Winter Sale

No one could have predicted this. Oh, and Dino Sim 2022 is droppig next week. Could be Monday, could be Friday. Or Tuesday. Or the other two. Just in time to miss Christmas as well as Christmas Eve. Blame the Gregorian Calendar and the constant shift of yearly dates for that chestnut. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153400/Scientifically_Accurate_Dinosaur_Mating_Simulator_2022_American_Revolution_1775__1786 Oh, and a 2023 treat....

Army 1 and 3: The Actual Recode(s)

So, later on in 2023, the oft prophecized recode is happening..... the code for both Army 1 and Army 3 broke. The Steam versions still work. So that's the good news. If you buy it this sale, you will be buying a working game. It's just the versions on our end that need to be fixed. Which ultimately means that there will be a patch to both games later on down the line. I want to make it clear that both games work perfectly fine on Steam. If you were planning on making any purchases of the game or DLC this Winter Sale, feel free to do so. When the newest update to the engine that we use hit, it scrambled our 2016 Code bases brain. Without going into lengthy explanations, the base code for Army 1 (Utahraptor) was written in such a way that, if you push one domino, the whole thing is gonna crumble. We were young and inexperienced. Shit happens. While Army 3 came out pretty unscathed, it still uses the Argument/Word Battle code. So we need to redo it as well. The good news is that both games will have fresher, better code. We will be keeping as much as the base game intact as we can. We're also going to try our best to keep the file size to the same as what it was, even though we'll be adding a few new baubles. They will include:

• Updated Word Battles: Stats and abilities will now have a bigger impact on how they play out.
• New Army Units and Art: We'll have actual art for the Army units.
• New Level Up/Upgrade screens: For a better, clearer idea of how you're going to shape your army of monsters for the new endgame Invasion.
• Updated Shops and Stats
• Redone endgame Invasion system
• Redone DLC pathcode
• New UI

Those patches will hit sometime (hopefully) early this year, with Army of Tentacles 1's patch going up before Army 3.

Introducing: DINOSAUR COUSIN SQUAD!

Our first platformer - made in GameMaker Studio 2. While we were going to shift the release dates for our current 2023 crop to get this out before Summer Sale, the version of base code that we got earlier last month still needed a fair amount of polish, and we didn't want to have our contractors work through the holidays. Our current investors were cool with the shift, but since it's going to need more time to cook before we can really start work on it, we're going to try to clear our slate of current investor projects before working on this one in full. Earlier in October, we had split up into two teams: Team Army of Tentacles - working on Army 2, Tentacle Prawn, and Unicorn Island - and Team Cousin Squad - working on Dinosaur Cousin Squad only. But because Dinosaur Cousin Squad has shifted, Team DCS has now taken up a new project that will also be officially announced next month:

To Date Or Not To Date Cat Girls? 2 is in development

While Tentacle Prawn is the game where we detail the relationship between our Lovecraft and Shakespeare worlds, Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Cat Girls? 2 is going to be a more standalone title that deals specifically with the various Furry Shakespeare tales we've been telling so far. For instance, we have an entire group that actually deals with keeping the spirit of the holidays alive. How do they fit into the overall lore? Do they also go to the same college for royalty that everyone else does? What about the Spooky Scary Halloween Spooky Times and Historylands crews? Those are retail jobs. Why do those exist in this world? But the most important question of all: can you date a Monarch Butterfly? Originally, Spooky Cat Girls? was going to be the canon sequel to Cat Girls?, but.... well, not anymore, obviously. Happy holidays.

[ 2022-12-22 18:06:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Late Autumn/Black Friday Sale

A bunch of products are on sale. Yeah, we know iot is not the official Autumn sale, but better late than never.

New Frontiers

Last Christmas, I started working on a non-VN with input from my cousins, and the restrictions were that I had to do whatever they gave me, within reason. So now the Velociraptor has Telekinesis and the Pterodactyl has the water levels. It's going to be our first platformer, and our first game in a new engine. No idea when the store page is going up. Our 2023 slate is a bit packed, but we've got a good schedule and we have managed to fit everything in without burning ourselves out.

[ 2022-11-29 21:41:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2219720/Furry_Shakespeare_Dashing_Dinosaurs__Sexy_Centaurs_Winters_Tale_2

[ 2022-11-25 04:47:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're only eight games away from finishing our mad quest of adapting every Shakespeare play into a video game. Well, more than eight actual plays, but like Rainbow Hollow, we've got some tomfoolery up our sleeves. So, not only are we planning on a third and final game in the main Army of Tentacles trilogy next year, we're also planning two spin-offs in the Paper Shakespeare universe. Shakespeare and Lovecraft, together at last. We have sort of an ongoing storyline through all our games, and so far, it's been most apparent in the Paper Shakespeare/Furry Shakespeare ones. There's some reality/multiverse jank that's been threading through the games, which was have been affectionately calling The Multiverse BS (no, we only started calling it that when Marvel started calling their current films The Multiverse Saga). So, the idea here is that Army of Tentacles 2 will end that storyline and the next two games will showcase the consequences of a new reality being born. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727790/Tentacle_Prawn_Actually_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim It's all led up to this. Kind of. Maybe. Combining the quest and battle mechanics of prior Army of Tentacles games with the magnanimousness of a college dating sim. Expect to see it before summer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1877720/Army_of_Tentacles_Assault_on_Rainbow_Unicorn_Island Army of Tentacles is over. Long live Army of Tentacles. The first game, but reimagined as Shakespeare's Trojan War play. Perry, Riley, Webster, Thatcher, Apocalypse Bunny, and more are on a quest to push back the invading Greeks and save their home. Our first fully-voiced game since 2016. Expect it sometime..... later.

[ 2022-11-07 19:34:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

We had a few game announcements to make - we're seriously cutting down on content produced in 2023. But we have some announcements that we *think* round out next year alongside the already announced 2023 games. But we felt Halloween was not the right time to make those announcements. We want as many eyeballs on us as possible (or as is possible for a small indie outfit), and we felt that Halloween Day was not the day to make such annoucements. So tomorrow. BUT. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923621/Embers_of_the_Zombie_Battlemage_Halloween_Real_Werewolves_of_Massachusetts Here's a small content DLC for Embers of the Zombie Battlemage that we cooked up over the weekend, adding a new Guest Path throughout the entire game. What are Guest Paths? Well, they are like Johnny Handsome in the idea that they are complete character arcs, but for guests. You'll need to figure out what section they'll pop up in each Act, though. We're not giving out Halloween treats in the form of spoilers.

[ 2022-10-31 07:35:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

The spooky scary Halloween sale is on now! 31 products are on sale, ranging from 15% to 69% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919090/Embers_of_the_Zombie_Battlemage_Halloween

[ 2022-10-18 18:14:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919090/Embers_of_the_Zombie_Battlemage_Halloween/

[ 2022-10-13 19:33:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Steam avatars added for: - both Halloween Spooky Times games - Planetkillerz - Friendswood

[ 2022-10-03 22:23:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Stuff on discount

The below games are 15% to 31% off. Because it is spooky season. - Dinosaur Shakespeare - Emperor Penguin Lear - Very Naked Hamlet - Furries & Scalies 1 - Furries & Scalies 2 - Kittens in Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy San Francisco - Dino Sim 2021 - Furry Shakespeare: Cat Girls? - Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs - Oops! All Dragons! - Thirstspeare

Final game of 2022

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153400/Scientifically_Accurate_Dinosaur_Mating_Simulator_2022_American_Revolution_1775__1786

[ 2022-09-20 19:21:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727200/Kittens_in_PostApocalyptic_Fantasy_San_Francisco_Battle_School_for_Only_the_Most_Awesome_Monsters/ Get it while it is hot.

[ 2022-08-09 18:52:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

First off, why the delay? I finally got COVID-19. The silver lining here is that most of the teams for the next few games already work remote, and Kittens in SF is basically 98% finished. Which sounds relatively easy, but I have never felt this lethargic and aimless with any other cold or flu that I've had the chance of catching. There are maybe fifteen minute windows where I feel good enough to work on the game, but then those pass and I can't even think straight. Even with those fifteen minute windows, my body is constantly fluctuating between extreme hot and extreme cold. I can't talk, I can't smell, and while I still retain my sense of taste, it's dull in most areas but extremely punctuated in others. It's super weird. But wait, it's not all doom and gloom! While the game may be delayed, it won't be delayed that long, as I'll be out of isolation next week and plugging away to get you, the general public, your yum-yums. At the very least, I'll probably take this time to finish up work on some future store pages so we can announce some new products in the interim. Who knows. If you can, please get vaccinated. I have a mild case, but knowing it is a mild case, I would not want anyone to experience a full-on case of COVID. Because I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like. I also am still deep in recovery from a prior surgery, so these two factors combined are..... not great. The Halloween Retail Season sale is still on if you feel so inclined.

[ 2022-08-04 00:10:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2022-08-03 01:39:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919090/Embers_of_the_Zombie_Battlemage_Halloween Kinda a reboot of Spooky Scary Halloween Spooky Times, kinda a sequel. This time in a Halloween theme park. It has the usual Guest Events, but now there is a combat section to gameplay as well.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923530/Scarecrows_of_Illyria What started as a DLC for Furries & Scarecrows has snowballed into its own thing. We were going to announce these two with a special game that we had been working on for a few months, but that's not ready for a store page quite yet.

[ 2022-07-18 23:32:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727200/Kittens_in_PostApocalyptic_Fantasy_San_Francisco_Battle_School_for_Only_the_Most_Awesome_Monsters/ Game's been delayed until August due to a combination of family gatherings at the end of July. Thought we'd be able to get it out, but it came down to just not feeling comfortable launching it and then leaving for a bit.

[ 2022-07-16 09:05:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

As Samuel J. Jackson once said, hold on to your wallets.

[ 2022-06-23 19:04:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Kittens in Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy San Francisco is now launching on July 20th! Amy of Tentacles 2 has been changed to February 15th, since that is the day that the first AoT launched. Time is a flat circle.

[ 2022-05-31 11:33:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

We thought Kittens in SF would be launched by now, so we set up a launch sale. It's not. Here's the launch sale anyway.

[ 2022-05-26 23:30:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Army games are on sale for this May 4th. As well as other dates in May.

[ 2022-05-04 20:38:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2022-04-18 21:26:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824590/Furry_Shakespeare_Two_Incredibly_Ripped_Absolutely_Shredded_Noble_Kinsmen Out now.

[ 2022-04-07 21:02:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

This month

Two Incredibly Ripped, Absolutely Shredded Noble Kinsmen comes out on Thursday! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824590/Furry_Shakespeare_Two_Incredibly_Ripped_Absolutely_Shredded_Noble_Kinsmen

Coming soon

Due to an upcoming unforseen surgery, Army of Tentacles 2 and Unannounced Dating Sim-VN RPG have been moved from October to December. Which sucks because Halloween season was the perfect time for both, but whatever. That's life. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_2 We have a replacement Halloween game that we're kicking around. Kittens in SF is still scheduled for June-issssssssssssssssh, but that also depends on recovery. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727200/Kittens_in_PostApocalyptic_Fantasy_San_Francisco_Battle_School_for_Only_the_Most_Awesome_Monsters We'll be announcing 2023 probably starting in August. We're in production of our first NON-VISUAL NOVEL. Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

[ 2022-04-06 02:10:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727200/Kittens_in_PostApocalyptic_Fantasy_San_Francisco_Battle_School_for_Only_the_Most_Awesome_Monsters This is possibly our weirdest Shakespeare adaptation yet. It's Othello. But it's also set in a world of monster fighting. Also: collecting. So, monster fighting and collecting. You do both. This is our first game with a new main gameplay mechanic in six years that's not just choice menu based. It was scary. Hopefully, you all like it. Because we plan on using it for the next few titles. We've been waiting to show off some of these art assets for years. That's how game dev works sometimes. None of these were originally supposed to be mashed together, but you can't argue with the result.

[ 2022-03-11 20:09:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824590/Furry_Shakespeare_Two_Incredibly_Ripped_Totally_Shredded_Noble_Kinsmen[img] We were thinking about this for November, but that thing we were clearing the board for won't be done until April, annnnnnnnd we just got in a battle system for an unannounced game that we are {i}very happy with{/i}, plus we want to give the post-summer RPGs room to breathe.... So. Kinsmen is gonna be our game for Renpy Month, and then we'll work on the final three. It's a narrative and choice based politics sim. We almost backburnered it because of the crap that is happening in the world. It takes place in the old school Elsinore Academy, but we felt the gameplay was different enough from the past Elsinore Academy games to warrant it.

[ 2022-03-07 20:04:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

To celebrate Furries & Scalies & Scarecrows launching, the first two games in the trilogy are on sale.

[ 2022-03-01 21:10:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152200/Furry_Shakespeare_Loves_Lizards_Lost This marks the last of our pre-summer games. Probably. Maybe.

[ 2022-02-21 09:46:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2022-02-14 20:21:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811920/Planetkillerz_death_of_a_world_in_five_acts I rather do like this whole "adapting games of old plays" gig. Here it is. I'm going back to sleep.

[ 2022-01-31 09:18:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1800080/Furries__Scalies__Scarecrows_OH_MY Was going to wait until the sale is over, but then again, February is absolutely packed with releases. Thought it best to release now.

[ 2022-01-28 20:34:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2022-01-27 20:25:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Much like Joe Papp (okay, EXACTLY like The Ghost of Joe Papp), this also was a play written in college. I decided to adapt it as a game because it felt like material that I wanted to revisit given I had just received some really horrible news. It helped me process the stuff that I was feeling inside, and the game itself goes over topics like death, religion, and mass planetary extinction events. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811920/Planetkillerz_death_of_a_world_in_five_acts

[ 2022-01-16 07:04:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you or anyone you know is approached by anyone from Stegalosaurus claiming to be a part of a Counter-Strike tournament, do not click the link. It is a scam. I mean, we wouldn't be in a CS tourney anyway, but not everyone would know that. This also goes for, I guess, anyone in general. If you get a random, out-of-the-blue message about CS GO, don't fall for it.

[ 2022-01-05 05:21:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_2 We've updated the Army 2 store page. Changed the name of the game as to avoid super confusion. Does this mean we're no longer doing the other Army of Tentacles game? Well, for that, you'll have to wait and see, but we figured out how to make it so both Army 2 and our other Furry Shakespeare RPG build up to a final AoT game (in the main storyline, I guess). We're very excited. Happy new year!

[ 2022-01-02 05:58:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy new year's eve! Stay safe out there tonight. There are gonna be a lot of drunk drivers. Do not be one of them.

[ 2021-12-31 20:50:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1806200/Scientifically_Accurate_Dinosaur_Mating_Simulator_2021 Happy holidays, everyone! Merry Christmas to those that celebrate! We'll be rolling out store pages for the 2022 crop soon, but here's a preview of our intended releases: 1. Another adaptation of a play I wrote in college, much in the same vein as Ghost of Joe Papp. Expect it Early February/Late January. 2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1800080/Furries__Scalies__Scarecrows_OH_MY Launching right before our 6th year of being in business/not going out of business. 3. A Furry Shakespeare RPG with a fun new combat mechanic. Late May. 4.
Six years and the third game later, behold the second game in the Army of Tentacles trilogy. Taking place parallel to the events of the first two games, you are thrust into the role of the B Team - the misfits responsible for ending the world if Perry and their crew failed to do so. October. 5. A Furry Shakespeare Election Sim just in time for the November USA elections. So, two RPGs and a few dating sims.

[ 2021-12-24 12:08:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dino Simulator 2021 goes live on Xmas Eve! We have a new crop of games to announce shortly after!

[ 2021-12-22 18:13:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thanksgiving is over. You know what that means.

[ 2021-12-01 19:24:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's the official Steam Autumn Sale! Go, go, go! But that's not all.... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1800080/Furries__Scalies__Scarecrows_OH_MY Up first in for our 2022 slate is the third Furries & Scalies & Bears game. It's going to be a semi-return to form, as Furries & Bears 2 was a massive departure from the gameplay department of Furries & Bears 1. There's a bit of farming. It'll be a thing. Still VN format. We plan on four games in 2022, as opposed to the slew of context that has been put out in 2020-2021.

[ 2021-11-24 18:13:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585450/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Spooky_Cat_Girls Sometime this week. Expect Wednesday but bunker up for Thursday. No idea what 'bunker up' means. I assume it is related to 'It's Happening'.

[ 2021-11-15 18:05:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Spoopy Cat Girls!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585450/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Spooky_Cat_Girls The spooky cat girls have been submitted for approval of the Midnight Society/Valve. Depending on when the game ultimately gets the green light to release, it could be before USA Thanksgiving (the 25th) or directly after, in early December. It could be as early as late next week.

Milestone silly old game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1806200/Scientifically_Accurate_Dinosaur_Mating_Simulator_2021 We set an end-of-the-year milestone for ourselves, and we just completely blasted through it with the Halloween sale. So here is your dinosaur game. Well, not here *now. Here later.

[ 2021-11-13 16:32:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

19 products on sale! Count'em! 19! Ah ha ha! From 15% off to 82% off!

[ 2021-10-28 22:51:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512610/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times_Part_II Up next: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585450/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Spooky_Cat_Girls https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152200/Furry_Shakespeare_Loves_Lizards_Lost If we hit a specific total games sold goal by or before the end of the year, we've decided that we're going to produce a special goofy game for y'all. It will involve dinosaurs.

[ 2021-10-21 18:51:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512610/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times_Part_II After that......... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585450/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Spooky_Cat_Girls Also, maybe, depending on where it is.............. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152200/Furry_Shakespeare_Loves_Lizards_Lost

[ 2021-10-17 19:03:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have added a fancy new biz Twitter to our dev page on Steam. Follow us for all the sporadic game updates you can handle!

[ 2021-10-06 00:08:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Halloween is the best. I can't find candy in stores anymore. It's not even October.

[ 2021-09-27 19:11:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Doing things isn't easy. Video games are hard, as someone once said I forget who, but it's an actual quote. I think it may be from an executive. I dunno. Being a niche indie company is hard. Hired a new writer for Spooky Cat Girls?'s classroom scenes when it became clear that it would not make a reasonable launch date for October. It was either launch directly before the Halloween sale (and this was hoping Valve would accept the final build on the first submission, never something a designer should bet on) or delay it, and we chose to delay it. We feel December also fits in with the theme of the chosen play. Super Army of Tentacles has always been my baby, but it's gone through so many changes, due to gameplay as well as personal reasons, that I feel a disconnect with it. Rather than make a tentpole game that I do not want to make, I handed it off to another team member for a 2023 release. This would be the first Army of Tentacles game not helmed by me, which is exciting as I 100% trust my team and think it is time that we all grow in that fashion. We've been alive almost five-point-something years now. In the place of Super Army of Tentacles, I plan on making a new, full VN-RPG Army of Tentacles game. I feel much more confident about this one, and it will launch at the same time that Super Army 2022 would have. That will be announced soon, maybe with the other 2022 games. Maybe not. Who knows. Making games is hard.

[ 2021-09-24 21:58:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585460/Furry_Shakespeare_Oops_All_Dragons Only two more games to go this year. Maybe a few Halloween surprises. This is a sort of sequel to Sexy Centaurs in the same way Emperor Penguin Lear was.

[ 2021-09-02 17:17:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Moved all the Joe Papp games into the Paper Shakespeare bundle, and now they make up two more Merchant of Venice games in the list of Shakespeare games we're making/have made.

[ 2021-08-23 18:22:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512370/Furry_Shakespeare_Dreamin_of_One_Lazy_Dead_Midsummer Out now. This one is very near and dear to us, and to me, because it was an idea that I had been mulling around way back in the wee year of 2017. So it was important for us to put an idea together for Midsummer Night's Dream that resonated. The concept of the summer camp slasher movie seemed like a fantastic juxtaposition to the play's theme of young (and naive) love. Next up: Oops! All Dragons! might be rearing its head for a late August launch, as the spine of that gameplay loop is already done.

[ 2021-08-13 15:55:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED: Typos

[ 2021-08-08 21:51:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

We decided on this sale when it was looking like COVID was getting under control over here, and people would start returning to work in-person. I still remember last year, seeing the ads for Halloween stores that were opening and wondering "why the heck would people go to a store during a pandemic where they know for a fact that an entire body has touched the wares?". Still. It's a magical time of the year where we get ready for the final three months of the year. Halloween Retail Season doesn't just mark the coming of the next big holiday, it marks the beginning of the end. So get out those wallets and celebrate the way Capitalism wants you to!

[ 2021-08-02 17:03:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, we're putting the finishing touches on Midsummer, and without going into the gory details, a large chunk of the gameplay was vaporized from existence: the weekly slasher competitions. We still have the endgame slasher segment, and we have changed the game's story to put focus on an endgame segment rather than multiple slasher sections. We feel this is important as an announcement because our store page used to have language directly implying multiple sections throughout the game. The silver lining here is that we feel that the focus on a singular slasher section rather than multiple improves the general gameplay and story, as well as the "unique aspect" of such a section existing in the story itself. It was either that or delay the game for something that we now feel would have hurt the gameplay rather than added to it.

[ 2021-07-29 03:27:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701430/Mythos_Ever_After_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_RX___Other_Soundtracks_from_2021 So, it's not only the soundtrack for Mythos RX, but for every single 2021 game as well! As long as it does not have a dedicated OST DLC of its own, it is in here! There are even some from games that have yet to be released!

[ 2021-07-22 23:16:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579950/Mythos_Ever_After_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_RX Mythos Ever After: A Cthulhu Dating Sim RX is out today, on what would be the first day of a physical San Diego Comic-Con. My goal with this game was to make a short, inexpensive, and generally fun title that encompassed all of the "stuff" that normally goes on at an in-person pop arts convention. Like Super Halloween Times, it does get a bit dark in places because some of the content is based on real stuff. You know, besides all of the monsters. All data points to a 99-cent game selling, but like most of the stuff we do, it's an experiment. Of course, experimenting is hard to do when you're a small indie dev working on niche titles, but the risk on this particular title was pretty low. So we went for it. Enjoy.

[ 2021-07-20 17:35:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

As well as a post-sale sale!

[ 2021-07-09 19:03:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627740/SHAKESPEARE_More_like_THIRSTspeare_amirite Thirstspeare is out now! Venture forth as you, a young indie dev, must make a video game adaptation of Shakespere's first play, Two Gentlemen of Verona! It is less meta than it sounds. The first of two small summer games. The next is Mythos Ever After RX, launching on the 20th, which is what would be the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, were it being physically held at the center this year.

[ 2021-07-08 18:09:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Recently, we got a new web hosting service, and as such, have a new tech support e-mail: support@stegalosaurus.com Good news as well! We're now in the permanent new office, and as such, won't have to do the delays that we thought we were going to have to do! We also are hard at work pre-planning the planning phase of the store pages for 2022's other two games, one of which is another RPG to go alongside Super Army of Tentacles. There's discussion on whether or not we should release the new RPG next to Super Army of Tentacles, and if we do that, SAoT will probably move to October. But there's also the fact that an unexpected expense means our plans for Said RPG could mean it is now 2023, and we would just continue chipping at our Shakespeare slate with smaller games.

[ 2021-07-05 05:48:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Get it while it's hot. Also: wear sunscreen.

[ 2021-06-24 17:10:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Yes, this would have worked so much better as a May 4th announcement. Missed that golden opportunity. Hey! Guess what? We're actually gonna stick to schedule this time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585450/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Spooky_Cat_Girls https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585460/Furry_Shakespeare_Oops_All_Dragons As well as two smaller games: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579950/Mythos_Ever_After_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_RX https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627740/SHAKESPEARE_More_like_THIRSTspeare_amirite

[ 2021-05-25 21:01:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

To celebrate the release of Furries & Bears 2, we're throwing a tiny sale for anthro creature games! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349170/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY_2_Return_to_Kale_Bay

[ 2021-05-12 20:33:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

So. Dunno if this announcement is really warranted. Just want to let people know what is going on. Super Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim has three main mechanics: skills/attributes, Word Battles, and Armies. Well, it did. See, I started work on the project when things were.... let's say, different in the USA, and that, in turn, fueled the direction of the thing. We had already wanted to do something new with AoT 1's army mechanic, but do it better than the first game. Do it with all the game dev we had learned over the years since we've started. So I felt that my internal anger was a good fuel for said mechanic. Who doesn't love a good 'throw out the bad guys' story? While the main story of the game is still 'the humans somehow occupied Monster Land', after recent events, I just don't feel good about a mechanic where you pre-meditatively build up militias to take over areas. We talked about this, and the bottom line is that we feel that even though the Army mechanic would have been solid, it would have taken away from the main gameplay loop of the first two games. Even though there was a final Invasion mechanic in the first game, the way you recruited your army was never the focal point. The focals were the Word Battles. At the end of the day, real people make games, and we don't want to be making a game that we feel isn't up to snuff or is pushed in two different directions. This is the last in the trilogy for us. We know more now and want to do it right, as both a stand alone title and a series cap. This also allows us to put greater focus on the idea of reactivity to your choices in the world's hubs. Which is cool. I'm writing this because, even though it wasn't the selling point of the game or even showcased in screenshots or the trailer, it was in the initial store description and there were shots of it in the trailer and on the screenshot gallery. We've already updated the gallery, but will also be updating the trailer shortly. This really doesn't affect the already delayed release date of 2022. If anything, it clarifies a release date. If anything, at max what it means is this will release post-summer 2022, but I honestly don't think that's a concern.

[ 2021-05-02 01:23:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349170/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY_2_Return_to_Kale_Bay We hope you enjoy the sequel. We thought it would be the last FASABOH!, but we have something in the back of our heads that itching. As always, depends on how well this one does. This dev cycle was odd, as this sequel is not under the commission that the original was. It's entirely on our own. It was weird going back to a world that was, at the start, not entirely ours.

[ 2021-04-30 05:22:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Meant to post this sooner, but I have been super sleepy thanks to the COVID shot. I am very glad that I got it, though. Furry Shakespeare has a DLC that is 20% off starting tomorrow, not today, and that was an error on our part.

[ 2021-04-20 18:45:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1312380/Paper_Shakespeare_Very_Naked_Hamlet It's here. The oddest game we've ever made, and probably the only of its kind. Unless it does well.

[ 2021-03-08 15:10:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Paper Shakespeare: Very Naked Hamlet Release! Next week, Very Naked Hamlet is releasing. Monday, March 8th, to be exact. A Valentine's Day release would have been swell, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Army of Tentacles 3 stickers!
We've submitted a set of four AoT 3 stickers for review, and we'll let you all know when those hit. If they do well, we'll be doing the same for AoT 1. These, sadly, will not be available for the Black GOAT Editions, as those are technically separate products.

[ 2021-03-03 23:17:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Time has flown. It seems like, just yesterday, we were making dating sims based off of the works of William Shakespeare and RPGs out of Lovecraft lore. Old team members left, new team members joined, and we've just generally had a blast making small, weird games for y'all. We're working hard at getting back to more medium-sized RPG/Viz Novel hybrids, and that's sort of what is on the docket to talk about in this news announcement. Due to reasons that we won't be going into, the main office is going to be moving twice this year. Because of this, as well as other factors revolving around Super Army of Tentacles' assets, we will be moving it to early 2022. We wanted February 15th, as that is the release date of the first AoT, but alas, that also presumably would fall within the range of the 2022 Lunar New Year Sale (maybe not, as LNY 2022 is Feb. 1st). So, rather than release after Halloween 2021, straight in the middle of the Three Sale Gauntlet (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter), which would be an extremely uncertain launch window, we're going to delay Super Army of Tentacles and push up everything else. Starting with.... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1312380/Paper_Shakespeare_Very_Naked_Hamlet This game came to us from one of the newer team members, and in the spirit of trying new things, and because we're huge theater geeks if you couldn't tell, we're doing an adults only Shakespeare VN. We write words that are big and adult. But you have to know Hamlet in order to see them. New Release Date: Late February - March 2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349170/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY_2_Return_to_Kale_Bay Pushed up because Super AoT is no longer a huge concern this year. New Release Date: April - May 2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512610/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times_Part_II New Release Date: June 2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512370/Furry_Shakespeare_Dreamin_of_One_Lazy_Dead_Midsummer Guess who has the coveted Friday the 13th date? New Release Date: August 13th, 2021
The direct sequel to Furry Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date Cat Girls?. Direct in pretty much the same way Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date? 2 was. It takes Super Army of Tentacles' spot. The play it adapts will be As You Like It. New Release Date: October 2021
The play it adapts will be Twelfth Night. Someone forgot to include Furries in this one. New Release Date: Late 2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152200/Furry_Shakespeare_Loves_Lizards_Lost The play it adapts will be Love's Labour's Won, which is a supposed sequel to Love's Labour's Lost. New Release Date: Late 2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim New Release Date: Early 2022

[ 2021-02-15 05:12:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

You know, when you're moving cross-country and you have horrible internet that won't be fixed for a few days, and the office is a mess, and you have little contact with the rest of the team, things happen. Things like not realizing the Steam sale started this morning and you just figured it out via a combination of checking your phone messages and looking on Twitter to see that Steam is trending. I imagine Ted Lasso giving that speech. Maybe over darts. Okay, so, brass tacks: The 2020 Steam Lunar New Year Sale is on now until it's not! Then, when THAT sale is done, boy oh boy oh golly, do we have a surprise for you that's not actually a surprise at all! Our Happy Five Years of Not Going Out Of Business Sale is hitting! Most of our games are on sale this month, including some of our 2019 lot! But not the back half of 2020. We made.... a lot of stuff in 2020. That was a rush. We have two more Furry Shakespeare games to announce for the back half of 2021, but those announcements will either be around August or September, if those two games don't slip to Early 2022. We would like to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year.

[ 2021-02-12 02:59:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512370/Furry_Shakespeare_Dreamin_of_One_Lazy_Dead_Midsummer Midsummer has been a play that we've wanted to adapt for years. It started out as a "lol this is the perfect dating sim" idea, then sort of merged with the fact that everyone that gets together in camp movies dies by the hands of an iconic movie slasher. Figuring out how to make a game about slashers without really making it a game about flat-out murder was tough, so we sort of went in a Cabin in the Woods angle with it. Also: is that a new UI for a Paper Shakespeare game? Will wonders never cease?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512610/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times_Part_II/ This time with 10000% more Christmas. Building upon the mechanics of the first game, and expanding them, this sequel should be perfect for anyone that sees a Christmas commercial on October 31st and goes "why?". aaaaaaaaaaaandddddddddd..... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim Super Army of Tentacles just got a brand new trailer! Won't adding new games affect the other titles? Just be glad that every new idea that pops into our heads is not being added.

[ 2021-01-20 17:47:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510940/Paper_Shakespeare_Stick_Merchant_of_Venice_Furry_Mode So, Paper Shakespeare: Stick Merchant of Venice is getting a new DLC with new art and a new frame to the text of the play. It's going to be the same text of the play, and you will still have the options of choosing Modern or Shakesperian versions of said text. We thought about making a new game, Furries of Venice, and we also thought about Furry alt outfit DLC for Joe Papp 2 (since it would 100% work in context of that game). But we ultimately decided to experiment and see if the stick figure games retain audience. It will drop about the same time we announce the first of the three new 2021 games. It will be the same price as the base game.

[ 2020-12-31 18:27:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

We do hope that you all have a good end to the year.

[ 2020-12-22 18:33:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

We apologize for the error in the discount sale where we put down 75% for the Army 3 GOAT, but somehow, we only wrote down 15% when inputting the actual discount data on our end. This is something that should not have even been an "easy error to make", and we will be reviewing all of our discounts more closely in the future, sometimes even multiple times leading up to a sale. We once again apologize for the inconvenience.

[ 2020-12-14 17:50:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Redid the credits.

[ 2020-12-09 11:58:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

There was an error with Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! going on sale late, so it will join the last discount sale of the year tomorrow, and it will go until the 22nd.

[ 2020-12-08 01:38:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/947080/The_Ghost_of_Joe_Papp_101_Ways_To_Kill_Writers_Block The sequel/rewrite to Ghost of Joe Papp is out now! This is perhaps our most meta-game yet.... as it's literally about writing a game/play. Co-written by K. Teagan Clark, this sequel/rewrite of The Ghost of Joe Papp, a 2017 release adapted from a college play, was both super fun to do and super frustrating. Hopefully, that frustration is fun to play through. I started this project to see if I still had a playwright in me, and to try to evolve the main story from where it was in 2017 while still keeping the core intact. The next game, and the first game of 2021, should be announced in early January, and is co-written by my sister. It is the Midsummer Night's Dream adaptation in our mad quest to adapt every single Shakespeare play to video game format.

[ 2020-12-06 15:59:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2020-12-03 19:07:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! 2 has been moved so that it is launching either closer to or directly after Super Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim.
One half of the reasoning behind this is because we wanted to give it more time to cook, and we had a much clearer vision for the two Furry Shakespeare games that were going to be our post-Army of Tentacles Winter 2021 games. One of which is To Date or Not to Date Cat Girls? 2. The other is one that we had been talking about since 2016 and are all very excited about. We just didn't know what it was until now. We couldn't see it. As these are games for an investor, we wanted to knock them out as soon and efficiently as possible while still launching good games. It's also that the Furry/Paper Shakespeare series has generally been more profitable than Furries & Scalies, so that's another reason. Had we all the time and money in the world, all three would be coming out before summer 2021, but that workload would eventually hurt Army of Tentacles 2021. Yes, one could bring up the claim that having an investor has affected us, but only in the sense of what products come first (and that honestly is the ideal situation). We're still making what we want to make next year. We still have creative freedom. From everyone here at the office to all of you, have a very happy end of the year. Stay safe. Wear a mask. Have lots of Zoom parties with friends and family.

[ 2020-11-28 02:11:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2020-11-25 18:52:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

New graphical art update to Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim as well as the GOAT Edition! Other patch notes: - Added names to credits page - Altered hub menus Will break saves.

[ 2020-11-17 03:23:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2020-11-05 19:52:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

The art update will now be a free patch instead of a paid DLC. Expect it sometime within the next week.

[ 2020-11-04 23:48:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Go hog wild. Absolutely nuts. Happy Halloween!

[ 2020-10-29 17:03:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431470/Mythos_Ever_After_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414170/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_2_USA_Election_2020_Swimsuit_Edition Both just in time for Halloween, and our first new Army of Tentacles game since 2017!

[ 2020-10-28 21:41:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/476560/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_Updated_Graphical_Tomfoolery/ Wow, is this really an updated background pack for 2016's award winning classic, Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim? You bet your bottom dollar it is! Wait, it didn't win any awards? Make up some in your mind! Imagination is fun! This pack will replace all existing background assets for the base game. The GOAT Edition will receive this as a free DLC, rather than a patch update.

[ 2020-10-27 20:22:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082690/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim

What is it?

Behold! The final entry in the main Army of Tentacles series, which can be played as either a sequel to Super Army of Tentacles 3, or as a standalone title entirely! The title was almost going to be Army of Tentacles 2, but we thought that a fresh coat of paint was the best route. The title we landed on is an amalgamation of the first two games.

Will there be a GOAT Edition and/or Cheat Mode?

No.

How standalone a title is it?

There are going to be things that definitely resonate with and will have different meanings for returning players, but the story is written with new players in mind. It 100% works as a sequel, but is written more like a parallel story to the main storyline that the first two games established, if that makes sense. You won't need to know who this is or why that is going on.

2021 Games

With that, 2021's titles are pretty much announced. It was honestly just going to be Super Army next year, but then Hamlet and Furries/Bears 2 slipped. We might do a Halloween game, but other than that, this is the lineup.

[ 2020-10-17 15:46:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431470/Mythos_Ever_After_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim What's this? A new Army of Tentacles game? Without any RPG elements? Just a straight dating sim? Are the GODS THEMSELVES JUST AND WISE? Well, here it is. Just in time for North American Halloween.

A note on release dates changing to 2021

A few of our smaller games, plus Furries/Bears 2, have changed to 2021. This isn't due to the sudden addition of Mythos Ever After: A Cthulhu Dating Sim, but rather, because our artists and writers need more time, and we need further assets that we didn't really account for in the budget. We figured that, if the games are delayed anyway, they might as well be clear off the current foreseeable (or at least further off than, say, January) release schedule.

[ 2020-09-29 23:03:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

And launching today.... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177650/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date_2 We also might try for a small Cthulhu dating sim for Halloween. Set in the Army of Tentacles universe.
It is makes Halloween, great. If not.... Christmas?

[ 2020-09-23 19:52:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW GAME+ BENEFITS RECODE - New flags - New dialogue - New pathcode This one was fun to do. It got me thinking that maybe I should do a straight up Army of Tentacles dating sim as a full game. No RPG, no nothing. Just straight up wacky dating sim set in the AoT universe. I mean, Halloween is coming up....

[ 2020-09-22 04:21:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Expect a full recode of New Game+ Benefits in next weeks patch. All acheevs, flags, etc., will still be in game, but all saves involved with the New Game+ Benefits DLC will be invalidated. So, if you are planning on playing New Game+ Benefits, or doing a replay, I would hold off until the patch. We're about 20% done with the recode right now, it's just a busy week. Who knows, maybe it will get done sooner.

[ 2020-09-15 23:03:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Archive code in options.rpy Source code is now accessible from the Steam folder.

[ 2020-09-11 23:47:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ADDED: Failsafe flags for party menu

[ 2020-08-30 20:29:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/828760/Paper_Shakespeare_The_Legend_of_Rainbow_Hollow I always wanted to do a self-drawn game, as well as an adventure point-and-click. Hand drawn as quick sketches, then scanned into the computer, and then re-done in the computer paint programs, this one was an experience. Not sure it's an experience I'd do again, but I'm glad that it finished. It also was the first try at a real puzzle game, and as such, I am super interested in hearing what works and what doesn't. The Shakespeare play that it is very thinly based on is actually five: the five "Problem Plays" of the Bard's portfolio, and it also kind of ties all of the past Stick Figure Paper Shakespeare games together. The game uses a new, more simplistic version of Army of Tentacles' Argument System, for a combo of puzzles and word battles. We might be using this in the future, but with a version that is a bit more buffed up. So, enjoy.

[ 2020-08-18 18:15:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CHANGED: The code for for Cheat Mode works - ADDED: Menu flags for the end of each Argument to make sure that the proper menu shows - DELETED: Acheev related to Cheat Mode

[ 2020-08-09 22:55:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ring in the start of the virtual school year with low, low prices.

[ 2020-07-28 20:58:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Announcing the final 2020 games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349170/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY_2_Return_to_Kale_Bay Sequel to the first Furries/Bears, but can 100% be played as a stand-alone story. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1312380/Paper_Shakespeare_Very_Naked_Hamlet/ A silly little game where you need to know the entirety of Hamlet. It's like those learning to spell good games, but with sexytimes and Shakespeare. It was also a big back-and-forth for us, as it has text-based sex scenes baked in that go further than we've gone in a base game.

Release date changes

Paper Shakes: Date? 2 is going to launch sooner, as Furries/Bears 2 has taken priority as our late year game. This doesn't mean that it will be less of a game. We always were going for a November release date as a "LOL it's a stress-free election game during a real election", but realized that it doesn't really matter if it comes out then or not. Plus, I had an urge to deep dive into it. Paper Shakespeare: Lizards is now 2021 due to various stressful factors that this year has brought to the team. It's a rather odd change, because it's a smaller game, but we feel that we do not want to push the issue and make it a rushed and stressed work environment for people.

[ 2020-07-24 19:18:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

- images touch up

[ 2020-07-22 04:20:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

- General code touch up

[ 2020-07-08 03:53:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Okay, so here's the deal: The Army of Tentacles 1 remaster is hitting some snags. The easiest to work on right now is that it is getting way too big file size-wise - bigger than the original size by far. So I don't think it is fair to drastically change the file size for an existing userbase. Which leaves the project with three options: 1) Release it as a separate, free DLC instead of a free patch But, if we're going to do this, we would have to throw in the new backgrounds as well (since there's absolutely no point in having DLC for DLC), and by then, we'd basically be selling the same game as a paid DLC. Which, while it is not unprecedented for a DLC to overhaul a base game's mechanics, it wouldn't serve the original purpose of the remasters, which was for every pre-exisiting and future user to have a retooled game. 2) Only upgrade the resolution This way, we'd still be able to sell the new backgrounds as an "HD 4K OMG LOLLERS" DLC for those that want a bit more of the game's backgrounds but still like the base game. But that would potentially still increase the base game file size for existing users. 3) Make a new Army of Tentacles game entirely, scrap the upgrade patches altogether Obviously, if this happened, it would probably be the same price as the original game ($4.99) and use the art from either AoT 3 or [OTHER SECRET IN-UNIVERSE PROJECTS]. While this would be the easiest option, as of now, it's not the most ideal for us.

Going forward...

No idea what we are going to do yet, but we will let you know when we do have one.

[ 2020-06-30 19:45:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Plus, check out all of our 2020 games and DLC!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112230/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283060/Furry_Shakespeare_Emperor_Penguin_Lear https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082700/Dinosaur_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106950/Furries__Scalies_Friendswood https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349180/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY_NSFW_for_Charity https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085960/Dinosaur_Shakespeare_Oedipus_TRex Upcoming games.... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177650/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date_2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/947080/The_Ghost_of_Joe_Papp_101_Ways_To_Kill_Writers_Block https://store.steampowered.com/app/828760/Paper_Shakespeare_The_Legend_of_Rainbow_Hollow

[ 2020-06-25 17:36:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

DELETED: Both achievements revolving around Chris Avellone's character.

[ 2020-06-22 23:19:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Army of Tentacle Free Upgrade Patch

The base template for the new Argument System is done. You should be able to see it in the upcoming Rainbow Hollow game. Skills are not in. The majority of the work (all the new elements) won't be done until all of the 2020 games are pretty much polished up. Would like to get AoT 1's patch out before the end of the year. AoT 3 will take a bit more work, considering it is the bigger game of the two.

Army of Tentacles 1 Paid GFX DLC

Will be retroactively made the base for AoT 1: GOAT. Here are some previews of the new backgrounds, from our artist, Raka TB:


The DLC will most likely launch alongside the free upgrade patch.

[ 2020-06-14 21:59:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112230/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times This one was weird for me. Yeah, it's anthro animals and dragons, yes, there are still remnants of the dating sim formula that has worked well for us, but it's also filled with real stuff that happened to both Amber and myself working the past decade for retail. A majority of that, for me, was in this or that Halloween seasonal store. So there's content in it. Just to tell you know. Anyhow. We have a few more unannounced games to announce, which are smaller and we feel easier to "pump out" alongside our bigger lineup that we feel we can get done by the year's end - Joe Papp 2, Rainbow Hollow, Paper Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date 2, and Lizards Lost. Also: stay inside if you can. We're nowhere near the end of this virus junk.

[ 2020-06-08 18:22:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

June 1st, 2020 - June 14th, 2020 There's no fancy graphic here. We just moved, and timezones are fun on your biology. Army of Tentacles 1 Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2 Army of Tentacles 1: GOAT Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2: GOAT The Ghost of Joe Papp Inexplicable Geeks: Dawn of Just Us Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! Furry Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date Cat Girls? Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs All at various discount. Oh, and: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112230/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times Coming sometime in the next few weeks.

[ 2020-06-01 17:14:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283060/Furry_Shakespeare_Emperor_Penguin_Lear

[ 2020-05-11 14:14:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ADDED: Extra flags for various clarity regarding menus

[ 2020-04-25 21:30:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch, 4/16/2020

- FIXED: Typos regarding training - ADDED: Class variables to cover all bases for future typo errors BREAKS CURRENT SAVES.

Upgrade/Update news

Work has begun on updating the entire codebase to fit in with where things stand now. "Where things stand now" means two things: 1) Where the company stands/how far we've come 2) So that past Army of Tentacles framework/quality matches up with new additions to the franchise When we started out in 2016, we didn't quite know everything there is about game development. We still don't. We made mistakes, both financial and judgmental. Some big, some small. We know better coding tricks now, and we are more equipped to deal with the makings of a game. I think that anyone that has followed us over the past four and a half years has seen that we've grown as developers. We can't promise the Army 1 and Army 3 remasters - of which both would be free patches - this year. We have a bit on our plate, but it is also clearing up rather quickly. While we would love to have both patches hit in unison, Army 1 will probably hit first. There will most likely be a paid graphical upgrade DLC for Army 1 that will come sometime after the actual patch. Possibly. It all depends on if it seems worth it or not. What to expect in both games: Army of Tentacles 1 - New resolution (1920x1080) - Completely reworked code base - New UI - New attribute and leveling system - New shop/quest system - Completely reworked Army system - New party skill system - New Argument system Super Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2 - New map screen - Completely reworked code base - New UI - New attribute and leveling system - New shop/quest system - Completely reworked Army system - New party skill system - New Argument system These will, of course, break any current saves. It is being coded as to save currently popped achievements. Work has already begun on the UI. Have a nice day/night/timezone.

[ 2020-04-16 16:22:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Uploaded all new builds for every game. Misc. tinkering with their folders.

[ 2020-04-16 04:27:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, William Shakespeare supposedly wrote King Lear during a plague. Well, now you get the Furry version: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283060/Furry_Shakespeare_Emperor_Penguin_Lear With this game, I tried to combined the Furry Shakespeare: Cat Girls? and Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs mechanics. A note about sales: None of the 2020 games will be on discount for the Summer, Winter, Autumn, or Halloween sales. If you want to wait for a sale, that's cool; just know that none of the 2020 games (past or future) will be on sale this year.

[ 2020-04-09 23:54:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

April Fool's Sale! April 2nd - 16th Joe Papp Inexplicable Geeks Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs Furruies & Scalies & Bears OH MY! Army 3: GOAT

[ 2020-04-02 18:08:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

You'd think that self-isolation would be great for an indie dev, right? Forced to be inside? Well, yes and no. More no than yes. Release dates are all sorts of wacky right now. Halloween Times is going to hit its mark, but Rainbow Hollow may slip. I recently moved to Boston, and as such, have not been able to fully focus on game development. I'm taking a few days for myself until my work computer arrives late this week. Even then, I'm all out of sorts and discombobulated from both being in a new city, and not being able to get my bearings because of COVID-19 and the mess it caused. Oh, and I feel like I'm getting sick. No, not COVID symptoms, more like weird stomach stuff. I've got a schedule, but it is pretty tight, and when push comes to shove, it doesn't look good for the experiment known as Rainbow Hollow getting out anytime soon. I'm much more confident of getting Halloween Times out before summer, and even then, it is going to miss April completely for a May launch. Maybe. We'll see. In the coming weeks, we'll be putting up a poll and a forum thread about what people liked and disliked about the first two Army of Tentacles games. Take into mind that we would be revamping the quest, inventory, and attribute/stat systems regardless of comments and criticism. Stay safe out there.

[ 2020-04-01 05:42:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sale this week: Army 1 Army 3 Black GOAT Assorted DLC Until next week. UPDATE ON THE REMASTERINGS: I'm still 50/50 on redoing the first two games in the framework of a future Army title (or even just in general), but if there is a future Army game, that probably will jump to a greater number.

[ 2020-03-10 20:47:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

This has been an interesting first two months for us. First, Dragongate becomes Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date? 2, then Paper Shakespeare RPG gets revamped into Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow. It's been a lot of Paper Shakespeare shenanigans. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177650/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date_2 Now, PS:TDONTD?2 (Or just PS: Date 2) has undergone a massive art overhaul, with the previous art moving to a different game that we hope to announce sometime in December. There's a new trailer, too. Also, until the 6th, there's a Steam Visual Novel sale going on.

[ 2020-03-03 21:37:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

A few reasons for the name change. 'RPG' was a fun title to give the game, and the new Argument System worked incredibly well with the Paper Shakespeare universe, but at the end of the day, we just couldn't figure out how to make it all fit together perfectly. We wanted stats and abilities that we weren't sure worked. We wanted an item and money system when we didn't have a working stat system. We saw that we already had a "point-and-click" puzzle mechanic in place, so we decided to streamline things and make the puzzles the star gameplay mechanic. So we had to ditch the 'RPG' in the title as to avoid confusion and potential anger.
The game also went from a fun little side project, to something that we ripped our hairs out thinking about programming. Other things came up, other investors bought into our visions of sugar plums and whatnot. Suddenly, we didn't have time for the side project. With this simplified version of the game, we can get it done and put it out into the world as something fully baked. Not half-baked. We fully intent to come back to a Paper Shakespeare RPG in the future, but only when it can be done right, and have more of our attention. Expect a new trailer to be on the store page soon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/828760/Paper_Shakespeare_The_Legend_of_Rainbow_Hollow/

[ 2020-02-21 17:47:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082700/Dinosaur_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date/ Also: the previous two games in the Elsinore Academy trilogy are on sale for Dino Shakes' launch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/702940/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/947060/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Cat_Girls/

[ 2020-02-13 18:00:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

- The Army of Tentacles series This finalizes setting up all our games in the new version of Ren'Py, plus moving around our flag files.

[ 2020-02-13 00:29:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Starting at 10am.

[ 2020-02-10 17:48:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112230/Furries__Scalies_Super_Scary_Halloween_Spooky_Times Announcing our last(?) game of 2020 (probably not, but right now, there's really nothing on the docket). Sort of kind of based on my time working Halloween stores for the past decade (but not really), but.... you know.... with talking animals and dragons. Oh, and Kaiju. Piggybacking off Friendswood's management gameplay, we're hoping to have a more robust system in place. It won't be a full-on management sim, but it will be cool as ice. But cooler than Vanilla Ice's 1991 masterpiece, Cool As Ice.

[ 2020-02-01 23:05:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106950/Furries__Scalies_Friendswood/ It's out early. I know that release dates have been timey-wimey lately, and we're going to get better at that. An idea is just to not give a release date at all, just a release month.

New RenPy updates

Next week, we'll be systematically patching all our games again with the new engine updates. Nothing major.

[ 2020-01-31 23:16:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

LUNAR NEW YEARS SALE

STEAM'S LUNAR NEW YEAR SALE! NOW UNTIL JAN. 27th! Another official Steam Sale? Already? Okay, uh, sure, I guess..... FURRY SHAKESPEARE: 10% OFF DASHING DINOSAURS & SEXY CENTAURS: 10% OFF FURRIES & SCALIES & BEARS OH MY!: 10% OFF VARIOUS ARMY OF TENTACLES GAMES: 10 - 70% OFF!

Pre-Summer 2020 Games

Just a reminder of our products line for pre-summer 2020: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106950/Furries__Scalies_Friendswood Friendswood is set to come out early February. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082700/Dinosaur_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date This one has been hard to crack. How do you end a trilogy, let alone one that is about dating sims? I rewrote the structure to this one, primarily because I was getting too angry and cynical about what this game is a metaphor for: climate change. It's a very different game in tone from our previous dating sims. We do hope you enjoy it. It's still the same style game, but it's also a bit different. Our third, unannounced game....
We'll most likely be putting up the store page for this bad mamma-jamma after Friendswood launches.

[ 2020-01-23 19:58:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

For a variety of reasons, Dragongate's name is now changing to.... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177650/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date_2/ We feel that this name better suits the content of the game as it has evolved in the development cycle, as well as where it fits in the Paper Shakespeare timeline. We will be changing the rest of the storefront in the coming days, with new screenshots and a new trailer that reflect where the game now sits. It is still the game that we set out to make in Dragongate and it is still the game that you wishlisted, so don't be worried about that. We cannot wait to show more. Oh, and there should be more game announcements for the rest of 2020 *nervously looks at calendar* end of neeeeeeeeeeeeext weeeeeeeeeeek? Don't hold us to that.

[ 2020-01-11 11:48:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're sprucing up the audio on all of our games. Taking out some artifacts. Also. Happy holidays from all of us to all of you.

[ 2019-12-21 12:30:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Well, actually, it ends on January 2nd.

[ 2019-12-19 20:52:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152210/Dashing_Dinosaurs__Sexy_Centaurs_Winters_Tale Our first(?) free game is out! I had the hankering to make a holiday game while waiting for 2020 art assets, and so here we are. Using mostly pre-existing assets, it was a learning experience. Mainly, if I were to do a free game again, it would be less characters. It primarily utilizes the format set up in Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs, but with more of an evolved gameplay set-up. With that, our 2019 product list is all but done, except for the Furry Shakespeare DLC out sometime next week. Just in time for Friday the 13th. Speaking of 2020 art assets... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177650/Dragongate_The_Fantasy_ElectionDating_Sim This one was going to be announced with another game, but it was felt that Dragongate should breath on its own.

[ 2019-12-03 18:21:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

One day, you all will get fancy graphic sales JPGs again. Today is not that day. Also, some game announcements next week with the release of Winter's Tale and the final Furry Shakespeare DLC.

[ 2019-11-26 18:09:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

On sale today:
Army of Tentacles Franchise 11/1/2019 - 11/11/2019

[ 2019-11-01 18:02:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Stealth Free Game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1152210/Dashing_Dinosaurs__Sexy_Centaurs_Winters_Tale Why a free game? Where is Dinosaur Shakespeare? Had to move Dinosaur Shakespeare to April(?) of next year for a few reasons: 1) Keep in line with the Elsinore Academy release dates 2) We got a new investor and they would rather that we focus on known factors So, in place of Dinosaur Shakespeare, we decided to spin together a freebie for you all. Is it really free? Yes. There will be a Donation DLC that launches alongside it. This will include a small new scene and a chance to interact more with the characters of the game.

Investor? The Next Year

So, a while after Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY!, we caught of the eye of a new investor. This is also the reason why Paper Shakespeare RPG has been pushed back. Instead of telling us what game they wanted us to make, they simply wanted: 1) That we make four games in the next two years based on our best known titles, which are furry dating sims and Army of Tentacles 2) They get a percentage from the monthly revenue of each title The next year of titles will be announced in time, but right now the schedule for 2020 - 2021 looks like this: 1) Investor Game: New Fantasy Genre "Fire Emblem-type" dating sim 2) Investor Game: Mythos Ever After: A Cthulhu Dating Sim 3) Dinosaur Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date? 4) Investor Game: New Furries & Scalies title (the F&S franchise going forward will exist outside the F&S&BOM! game as those characters are owned by Stefan Klaus) 5) The Ghost of Joe Papp 2 6) Investor Game: Super Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim It's not as impressive as a Marvel Movie Timeline, we know. Do we really need to tell you this information? No, not really. Do we want to keep people informed of what we are doing? Yes.

[ 2019-10-28 17:01:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

We at the office have been working on the new foundation code for Super Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim, and are so happy with its progress that we have decided to tear out the combat system for Paper Shakespeare RPG and replace it with the new update to the Army of Tentacles series' Argument System. Honestly? It works better with the theme of the game, and means that we can get it out sooner. We are still hard at work on a combat system for a later RPG.

What will be included in the new system?

A much more code-friendly system means that stats will greatly affect the word battles, as well as giving us the the opportunity to make much cooler skills that affect the battles in much deeper ways.

Will you be putting Argument System 3.0 in the previous two Army of Tentacles games? Say, before the new Army of Tentacles comes out?

I would love to say yes. Let's get into why it might not happen, or might take a while to happen. Because of the way the original Utahraptor framework (the thing that holds all our systems together in RenPy) was written, it would require a complete code overhaul, and that means an overhaul of two separate games. In that case, we're basically redoing Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim and Super Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2 from the ground up. Even with an existing script to work off of, we're also talking all of the DLC, the works. Everything would be redone. Every scene, every quest, every Argument, every mechanic. Then we'd need to actually take the copy-pasted Argument System 3.0 and make sure it would have the things required for that specific game. We're also talking about doing this at no cost to the user, just a simple, free patch. Sadly, we have to weigh that in as a factor, as we do have other games on the slate. We're talking about a 2016 game and a 2017 game, after all. Would we improve the art and resolution for Army 1, to put it in line with the other two games in the trilogy? Would we do art but just leave the resolution the same? Is it unfair to any new or existing players to leave Army 1 and Army 3 as is if the new one is going to be, for lack of any other term, badass?

The Summary

Paper Shakespeare RPG is getting a cooler combat system. Dunno yet if the previous Army of Tentacles game will get a facelift. We're very excited to show you the next step.

[ 2019-09-25 06:21:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/947070/Dashing_Dinosaurs__Sexy_Centaurs Around Early January/Late December, we'll formally announce the rest of our 2020 games. We're finally getting Mythos Ever After: A Cthulhu Dating Sim done up, and have a new investor for two new Furry/Scalie dating sims. This is the reason why we shifted PS RPG to 2021, but we'll talk about that more down below....

RPGs in 2021

We're going back to our roots for 2021, and announcing a new VN-RPG hybrid. Two, actually. With Paper Shakespeare RPG, that rounds it out to three. We are currently developing the systems that they will work off, and basically scrapped what we had so far for PS RPG in order to make something that could work peacefully with two of the three games. Why two of the three? Well, because two are traditional RPG combat, and one is combat via conversation.
Yes, we're finally getting around to the third and final chapter in our current (and very weird) Army of Tentacles trilogy. We won't be formally announcing with a store page until next year. It is going to be a standalone game that doesn't need the first two in order to feel complete, and yet will act as a sequel and final entry in the trilogy to those that have played the games before. So, next year is gonna be three Furry/Scalie Dating Sims and then Joe Papp to round it out. 2021 is in development, but not active production. We look forward to sharing more about all our upcoming projects soon!

[ 2019-08-28 17:08:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs: August 28th. Why?: Game is done and in full run testing right now. An October release date was originally set because of all the obstacles this year, but we are fairly confident that we can release late next month. Paper Shakespeare RPG: Unknown. Why?: We can talk about why this was changed early next year (possibly, if not sooner). Originally, this was meant to be just another small Stick Figure Shakespeare game with "traditional" combat elements, but we may be doing something else next year that has taken its place.

[ 2019-07-28 03:21:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

PATCH v1.94

- ADDED: New library files for the updated version of RenPy.

[ 2019-07-24 08:19:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082700/Dinosaur_Shakespeare_To_Date_or_Not_To_Date The final game in the Elsinore Academy Dating Trilogy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082760/Paper_Shakespeare_Modern_Warfare Why another Stick Figure game? Because one day, we were reading a quote about how only Call of Duty could tell gritty war stories in video game format. So here's a gritty war story in stick figure video game format. Gritty may not be the right word.

[ 2019-07-08 22:14:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Summer Sale 2019

[olist]

ARMY OF TENTACLES 1: 65%

ARMY OF TENTACLES 1 BLACK WOODS: 60%

ARMY OF TENTACLES 3: 40%

ARMY OF TENTACLES 3 BLACK WOODS: 60%

THE GHOST OF JOE PAPP: 35%

FURRIES & SCALIES & BEARS OH MY!: 10%

INEXPLICABLE GEEKS: DAWN OF JUST US: 20%

PAPER SHAKESPEARE: TO DATE OR NOT TO DATE?: 20%

PAPER SHAKESPEARE: STICK MERCHANT OF VENICE: 50%

PAPER SHAKESPEARE: STICK JULIUS CAESAR (WITH A DAGGER): 50%

PAPER SHAKESPEARE: LOVES LABOR(S) LOST: 50% [/olist] Furries wasn't going to be included in the sale, but then my cat got sick and the previous sale was precedent. Starting at 10am.

[ 2019-06-25 16:07:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Begins at 10am PST.

[ 2019-05-01 10:03:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/828760/Paper_Shakespeare_RPG_Saga_of_the_Five_Kingdoms Hopefully/probably not our only RPG in development for next year, but certainly our most experimental. It feels good to be going back to the role playing game genre again. Why hand-drawn? Because. Well, really, because it continues the storyline that we set up with the very first Paper Shakespeare, but more importantly, [spoilers]. We wanted to fully explore the stick figure version of the Shakespeare dimensions that inhabit the universe that both Paper Shakespeare and Army of Tentacles reside in. It'll most likely be $4.99, with no real set release date yet.

[ 2019-04-29 11:31:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Announcing the final(?) two games of 2019, since Mythos Ever After is up in the air at this point. A lot of stuff has been going on with that one, and right now, it's coming down to just how long we want to wait for the artist we want to be free. https://store.steampowered.com/app/947080/The_Ghost_of_Joe_Papp_101_Ways_To_Kill_Writers_Block Finally getting around to the Ghost of Joe Papp rewrite. This one is going to be a lot more interactive, and with an emphasis on actor management. https://store.steampowered.com/app/947070/Dashing_Dinosaurs__Sexy_Centaurs An adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, but with dinosaurs and stuff. It's also another theater game.

[ 2019-03-28 06:40:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

PATCH v1.93

- ALTERED: Images

[ 2019-03-26 21:25:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/947060/Furry_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date_Cat_Girls/ You thought that it couldn't be done. The immortal works of William Shakespeare together at last with Furries. Not really a sequel to Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date? as much as a side adventure in a different Shakespeare dimension.

2019 Plans

We had some plans for this year that got derailed, so without going too much into it, we're going to be doing pretty much what we did last year with some smaller products. This is.... The Year of the Furry Shakespeare Dating Sim/Other Genre Game. Expect a few other announcements next month, plus a few Paper Shakespeare games. I would have liked to announce our next two games together, but the other one is taking some time to cook before we put up a store page.

[ 2019-02-22 22:58:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Lunar New Years Sale

You know the drill. Everything is discounted. Now excuse me as I copy-paste this to every single one of our games.

[ 2019-02-04 18:51:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: restructuring of some flag sync code - DELETED: Beta branches

[ 2019-01-07 04:49:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Starts at 10am PST.

[ 2018-12-20 08:26:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Archiving

[ 2018-12-13 10:44:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Starts at 9am.

[ 2018-12-10 08:17:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

First, you could date Cthulhu. Then, you could date Shakespeare. Now, we bring you.... the ability to date a dragon. The ultimate dating experience. https://store.steampowered.com/app/845960/Furries__Scalies__Bears_OH_MY / We're excited to see how it does, given how it is our first contracted game. Was coming next month. Now January.

[ 2018-11-28 09:25:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2018-11-21 22:39:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Code, archived

[ 2018-11-15 00:34:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Till mid-November.

[ 2018-11-01 20:16:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

PATCH v1.89 - UPDATED: Base code for RenPy 7.1 - ALTERED: Pathcode for calls

NEW GAME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/854530/Paper_Shakespeare_Stick_Julius_Caesar_with_a_dagger/ The final Stick Figure Shakespeare game of 2018 is out. Yummy yummy. Go get it. Also. Schedule has changed a bit. We were steadily working on a game for December, but a few things happened: 1) Our artist suddenly got a bigger contract and could not complete it until later next year. 2) We got contracted to do a game. It's exciting and a challenge for us, as it is a type of game that we have never worked on before. So, in the place of:
(Which we are going to get out as soon as it is ready) We have:
It's a very different game for us, but we feel that we can infuse it with our style as well as do the theme justice. You will be meeting anthropomorphic animals and dragons. That's the deal. We've done Lovecraft. We've done Shakespeare. Time to do Furries. Just a quick update. Expect Furries' store page in a month or so, with Mythos' store page by at least summer. As for other 2019 stuff, we're kind of mulling the idea of an Army of Tentacles prequel which would serve more context for the final Army of Tentacles as well as some of the stuff in Army 3. The final Army game is still in the oven, we've just been sidetracked with smaller projects. December 2019, if all goes well, should be another medium sized game. Welp. Hope everyone has a nice day/night!

[ 2018-09-19 22:01:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Rest code so it is more uniform with the rest of the code

[ 2018-08-22 20:37:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

• ALTERED: Argument images

[ 2018-07-25 22:17:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

- DELETED: Extra files

[ 2018-07-14 09:18:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED: Dev code leak - ADDED: New level up code - ADDED: New chargen screens

[ 2018-06-26 07:25:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2018-06-21 17:51:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CHANGED: Backgrounds

[ 2018-06-21 07:11:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED: Typos - FIXED: Broken code

[ 2018-06-20 02:14:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Have you ever wondered "hey, maybe I'd like to FOLLOW this studio/company/bunch of meddling kids to get notified by e-mail if they make new stuff"? Or even "man, this current store page on Steam looks super lame"? Well, now there's a NEW DEVELOPER PAGE. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/STEG_GAME_DEV Never say we didn't do anything for you. Besides make video games.

[ 2018-06-19 02:19:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

• FIXED: Certain fight code leaks

[ 2018-06-17 22:02:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Some fights don't work right now due to some new code. We're fixing it, but the patch won't be until tomorrow night.

[ 2018-06-17 03:27:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

- Changed locatioon of some code.

[ 2018-06-01 01:55:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Codebase to be more up to date with the new version of RenPy.

The rest of 2018

https://store.steampowered.com/app/854540/Paper_Shakespeare_Loves_Labors_Lost/ A retelling of Love's Labor's Lost, set in the To Date Or Not To Date? corner of the Paper Shakespeare universe. It's stick figures, and by default, I guess it's considered a dating sim? Project Wildcats: Will be the full-fledged Cthulhu dating sim that a lot of you were asking for. No DLC needed to romance Elder Gods here. Expect it in November/December. We wanted Halloween, but that's not possible for a few reasons. Hypothetical Winter Game #2/Project Kitt: Depends on where we are post-summer. If it's a go for 2018, expect it in November/December.

[ 2018-05-23 06:48:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/704670/Inexplicable_Geeks_Dawn_of_Just_Us/ So, yeah, we don't really know what the future of announcements is gonna look like yet. We may keep the same format of just announcing a game on every page, but then when it releases we may..... not? We don't know yet. It's going to get quite busy if we have ten games and announce on all their pages.

[ 2018-05-03 19:23:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ALTERED: Images

PAPER SHAKESPEARE: STICK MERCHANT OF VENICE

https://store.steampowered.com/app/852750/Paper_Shakespeare_Stick_Merchant_of_Venice/ Alongside Geeks, we wll also be coming out with a smaller game that exists within the Paper Shakespeare universe. There was a lot of internal discussion about whether or not a smaller game would hurt either the Paper Shakespeare series or the SGD brand, or both. Ultimately, we decided to put it out there just to see. It will be our first game with no charity DLC, instead opting to give some of the profits from the game itself to charity. It is also our last game until the autumn season.

[ 2018-04-28 01:38:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

- DELETED: Extra code

[ 2018-04-12 07:40:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED: Typos - CLEANED: Code Also, announcing our second pre-summer game and our second of three new games for this year: http://store.steampowered.com/app/704670/Inexplicable_Geeks_Dawn_of_Just_Us/ We've done Lovecraft, Shakespeare, and now we're gonna do Superheroes. Weird superheroes.

[ 2018-04-09 23:13:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED: Typos - CLEANED: Code Also, announcing our second pre-summer game and our second of three new games for this year: http://store.steampowered.com/app/704670/Inexplicable_Geeks_Dawn_of_Just_Us/ We've done Lovecraft, Shakespeare, and now we're gonna do Superheroes. Weird superheroes.

[ 2018-04-09 23:13:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/702940/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date/ Next one probably won't launch at midnight. We'll see how things pan out. Expect to hear about Game 5 next week sometime.

[ 2018-04-04 08:09:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

April Fool's? We might be launching early? Paper Shakespeare could launch as early as Wednesday. We've cleared up the earlier scheduling conflict/error and all signs point to this being a strong possibility. The game is 100% ready, so that's not an issue. In the future, we will be looking harder at how we publicize our release schedules/dates.

[ 2018-04-02 00:05:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

As we are quickly approaching four games, we thought it best to clarify the categorization and order that our games will be bundled together by:

Army of Tentacles: Ultimate H.P. LOLcraft Deluxe Platinum Non-Award Winning Pack

Will only be adding one new game, and that would be the third and final Army of Tentacles VN-RPG. Since the UHPDPNAWP is Black GOAT Edition only, we will probably be making a new bundle specfically for Army Next (not its real name) at the outset.

The Ancient Texts Pack

Will include all games adapted from previous writings from members of our company. The two first included will be Joe Papp and Game 5 (which will be announced shortly after Paper Shakespeare's launch).

The 100% WAIFU Pack

Will be all the dating sims. Yes, we said plural.

Buy Every Game We've Ever Made (thank you)

Will be every game we've ever made. No collections, no DLC, just every base version of every game that we have ever made. Obviously, everything that is not "counted" towards the previous lists ends up here. A note on packs: Each game that gets some sort of Ultimate Edition later on down the line will have that version replace the base version (along with all DLC for that game) in the bundle.

[ 2018-03-18 05:46:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CHANGED: Pathcode Paper Shakespeare Delay: Due to an error on our part concerning scheduling, Paper Shakespeare is now delayed from April 2nd to April 16th.

[ 2018-03-12 23:39:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CHANGED: Options code to be able to better support future updates to the Renpy engine.

[ 2018-03-08 11:46:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Announcing our fourth game and second new IP! http://store.steampowered.com/app/702940/Paper_Shakespeare_To_Date_Or_Not_To_Date/ Set in a universally acclaimed university for budding royalty, Paper Shakespeare drops you in a world full of waifus and husbandos straight out of.... well, Shakespeare. It's as traditional a dating sim as we could make. So it's gonna be weird. Project Red Notebook may slip to June, which is murky because that's right before the Summer Sale usually happens. If it slips to July, we'll let you know. May is probably a pipe dream, but we'll see.

[ 2018-03-06 23:39:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CHANGED: Effects images

[ 2018-03-03 22:16:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

I feel that we need to make an official announcement about this, lest people start going "hey, they said they were going to do X and aren't. Unreliable devs! Pitchforks!". Originally, the plan was to always bundle the base versions of the Army games with the Black GOAT versions in any future discount sale, but after having both internal as well as external discussions, we feel that it is in everyone's best interest to keep them separate. We honestly thought that people would want to have the option of both discounted products during the same sale, but found that it just ended up being really confusing. We also didn't/don't want to run the risk of someone buying the same exact product during a sale. It also comes down to choice: if someone is looking to buy Army 1 to test it out, they are going to buy Army 1, regardless of the price of the GOAT Edition. And if someone is going to refund one of our games based on a test run, it is really not in our best interest for it to be the higher priced one. Refunded DLC is much better than a refunded fully priced game. As for official Steam sales such as the Summer and Winter sales, both will be on sale at the same time.

[ 2018-03-01 23:43:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

- General code cleanup.

[ 2018-02-20 21:43:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, we've been in existence a while. February 15th is our official two-year anniversary, but since Army 3 GOAT just landed, we felt like extending the sale to incorporate the launch week discount. As with Army 1 GOAT, now that Army 3 GOAT is out, we're trying to figure out how to best do future sales of the Army of Tentacles series. Well, at least the first two games. We have ideas for the third. We're busy developing it. Nuturing it. Growing it. But it won't be this year. We're gonna try to get through our next two games first, and then see where we are post-summer.

[ 2018-02-07 22:19:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

• ALTERED: Linux build code

Army of Tentacles 1 New Years Sale

We're doing probably what is the last frequent individual Army 1 sale right now. With the Black GOAT Edition out, we're just going to be bundling those two in sales from now on. It goes the end of the month.

[ 2018-01-21 06:58:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

- DELETED: Redundant code

Futue Patch Schedule

Probably going to look something like this: MONDAY: Army of Tentacles series TUESDAY: Joe Papp WEDNESDAY: Game 4 THURSDAY: Game 5 FRIDAY: Future ga,e 6 And then rotated in and out as needed. Mass patches will only occurr if the kitchen is currently on fire.

[ 2018-01-16 11:14:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED pathcode related to Mac and Linux versions

[ 2018-01-11 08:29:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED error with the pathcode for the Cheat Mode Acheev. Will require a new game to obtain it.

[ 2018-01-09 08:44:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ADDED: New acheev for Cheat Mode

NEW DLC

http://store.steampowered.com/app/780240/Army_of_Tentacles_Cheat_Mode/

[ 2018-01-08 18:15:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

• UPDATED: Entire codebase to the new version of RenPy, and builded in new options for more Steam optimization

[ 2018-01-06 22:03:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/780240/Army_of_Tentacles_Cheat_Mode/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1 Because apparently, we're too clever for our own good. It adds a toggle feature in Options that allows you to turn Arguments on and off on a whim.

[ 2018-01-06 00:57:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

And in case you missed Army of Tentacles Numero Uno the first time around... http://store.steampowered.com/app/770380/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_Black_GOAT_of_the_Woods_Edition/ Happy 2018! There's more DLC to come this month! The final two outfit packs for Army Numero Two, as well as some much requested Cheat/Easy Mode DLC. You know, for those of you that don't like saying things to bad guys.

[ 2018-01-05 04:03:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

• ALTERED: Options UI to be more legible plus use the space of the screen in a more conductive way

[ 2018-01-04 07:28:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

• FIXED: Typos

[ 2018-01-01 09:49:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

STEAM WINTER SALE

WHAT'S UP FOR 2018?

A few things. I'm not going to go into a bunch of medical mumbo jumbo, but it looks like I'm out of the woods in terms of a long recovery. That is as specific as I feel I need to be. On to the fun stuff: FUTURE NON-OFFICIAL SALES: With Army 1: Black GOAT coming out next month, we've been having internal discussions about how to handle discounts on Army 1 going forward. Right now, we're thinking of having Army 1: Black GOAT be the primary product to go on sale, and Army 1 Vanilla just won't. We don't know if there will be less sales next year or not. So far, sales are not hurting us, but we also don't know how many people are holding off from buying because of frequent sales. PROJECT WERNER HERZOG: This is Army 3. Werner Herzog was the codename. Army 1's codename was Tumnus. WINTER OUTFIT PACKS 1 & 2: Will be out sometime next month. ISLE OF THE CAT GIRLS may be moved up due to fun new life obstacles. http://store.steampowered.com/app/592816/SUPER_ARMY_OF_TENTACLES_3_XPACK_III_Isle_of_the_Cat_Girls/ ARMY OF TENTACLES: (NOT) A CTHULHU DATING SIM: BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS EDITION: Launches after the Winter Sale. This is simply the base game plus all the DLC, nothing new. It will most likely be replacing all the Army 1 content in the Non-Award Winning bundle. http://store.steampowered.com/app/770380/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim_Black_GOAT_of_the_Woods_Edition/ PROJECT UPDIKE: Will probably be formally announced around the time Isle launches. PROJECT RED NOTEBOOK: Just started formulating the team for that one. Would love to get it out alongside Updike, but time (and funds) will tell. HYPOTHETICAL D&D DLC FOR THE GHOST OF JOE PAPP: Again, this is up to funds. It would be by Halloween.

[ 2017-12-22 05:55:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2017-12-21 20:53:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Signficantly reduced base image sizes

[ 2017-12-21 00:57:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

• FIXED: Code leak preventing some users with the Chartiy DLC from accessing New Game+.

[ 2017-12-12 11:04:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/696310/The_Ghost_of_Joe_Papp/

[ 2017-12-01 07:14:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Ghost of Joe Papp (possible) Early Release

Due to the looming need for surgery and medical care (plus the ever-evaporating idea of managable health insurance) - and honestly, a wee bit of nervousness of getting lost in the current of the Steam Winter Sale - Game 3 might be releasing on Monday. Monday, Monday. We'll be working overtime over the weekend to get the game in order. The game, right now, is fuly playable, but we've got maybe 2% branching paths left to go down. Maybe 1%. I don't know percents. I use websites to calculate sales discounts. If it's not out Monday, it's not out Monday.

[ 2017-12-01 04:39:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2017-11-23 03:57:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are pleased to announce that the store page for THE GHOST OF JOE PAPP is now live! http://store.steampowered.com/app/696310/The_Ghost_of_Joe_Papp/

[ 2017-11-15 20:05:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

• CHANGED: certain character art
• ALTERED: certain voice files

[ 2017-10-26 07:42:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

From now until the 26th, Army of Tentacles is on sale. For Halloween. That's how this works. Would have got this announcement out sooner, but I'm apparently spending the week before con at the doctors doing tests.

[ 2017-10-17 02:02:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

TWITCH CON NEWS

SGD will be the first ones presenting at the GameDev table at Twitch Con. We're in with a real good group of creators, and it's going to be a good show.
We're for sure showcasing Super Army 3, but are also mulling over the idea of showing a small portion of the Ghost of Joe Papp alpha.
When: Friday, October 20th, 1pm - 3:30pm Where: Twitch Con, Long Beach Convention Center Where ON THE SHOW FLOOR: Creative Corner, CCC64 See you there!

[ 2017-09-28 06:18:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bryy here (I mean, it's always safe to assume that I'm the one writing these things because, 90% of the time, I am). Update on the rest of the year. Earlier this morning, I ran into some medical issues - some old war wounds that decided they would like to wish me a late happy birthday. Nothing major, and even the definition of the surgery I need is minor. Which is a let-down, as I totally would have been cool with looking up the classification and finding that it just passes for MAJOR SURGERY. However, having had this surgery at least once in my lifetime, I can tell you that the recovery process is rather long and hard on the body. But on to the meat. What does this mean for the rest of the year?

• CHARITY DLC #3: DESERT BUS: Moved from this week to most likely next week due to doctor visits.
• SPOOPY! SALE: Expect it to be moved to late this month and downsized to Army 3 only. There will still be an Army 1 sale in mid-October.
• HALLOWEEN QUEST AND OUTFIT PACK: Still on track for October 13th.
• NEW GAME+ BENEFITS 2 EXPANSION PACK: Depends on recovery. If the surgery is in November, expect NG+B2 in January. If December, expect February.
• The Ghost of Joe Papp: Same as NG+B2. Depends on recovery. If the surgery is in November, expect Joe Papp in January. If December, expect February.

[ 2017-09-13 22:23:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/710730/Army_of_Tentacles_CHARITY_DLC_FOR_DISASTER_RELIEF_PLACES/ Go on, do some good. I double dog dare you.

[ 2017-09-06 19:22:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're just now starting work on our third game (and second IP), The Ghost of Joe Papp. While we can't really reveal anything about it at this point, we can say that it is going to be far less intense than either Army games were. It will have less RPG elements than Army 1 or Army 3 had, even though there will still be gameplay mechanics to interact with. It's still going to be a game within your control. There will be objectives, your characters will be able to do things based on your command, etc. It's just going to be different, which we feel is good. Not every single one of our games should feel the same in style nor should they be the same in execution. It will be $4.99 - $8.99 range. The next you hear about Joe Papp will most likely be when we put the Coming Soon page up on Steam in late October/early November. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Timeline for the Rest of 2017

SEPTEMBER: Army 1 Charity DLC and Army 3 Charity DLC #2 OCTOBER: Army 3 Halloween Quest and Outfit Pack NOVEMBER: - DECEMBER: Army 3 New Game+ Benefits 2 Quest Pack, The Ghost of Joe Papp

[ 2017-09-06 04:01:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

HALLOWEEN

The next quest pack for Super Army of Tentacles 3, the Halloween Pack (name tbd), will feature two quests as well as two outfits packs - for a total of 28 outfits..... total. Twitch Con is right before Halloween this year, and while the original plan was to have two separate Halloween DLC packs, we thought combining them made more sense. The Twitch Con pack will be more game-related. All of the Halloween outfits are in various stages of completion. The Twitch Con outfits come next. After Twitch Con, the new character art for the new quests will be hammered out. We have 3 new bosses (4 if you count branching paths) and a host of new characters to interact with. Expect the Halloween DLC to drop on Friday the 13th.

POTENTIAL NEW CHARITY DLCs

One for Army 1, one for Army 3. We're discussing making a DISASTER RELIF pack for Army 1 (with the profits initially going towards Harvey and Irma relief) as well as a CHILD'S PLAY/DESERT BUS FOR HOPE outfit pack for Army 3. Once again, all profits would go towards various charities around the globe. We wouldn't see a cent. Those would drop this month, presumably.

[ 2017-09-05 01:03:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Redid pathcode for ALL DLC.

[ 2017-09-02 21:51:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

A very minor portion of our players have been experiencing a bug related to the games hardcode. If you are getting error screens at RNG enemy fights, then you need to start a new game in order for the code to "update". An easy way to figure out if you are affected is to repeatedly go in and out of Hobo Alley until you hit an RNG Police fight. We apologize for the inconvenience.

[ 2017-08-25 22:42:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

• ADDED: Tutorial screen for Skipping (press and hold CTRL)

[ 2017-08-23 21:05:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, a bit of a preface. Over here in the studio, we're looking at the state of the world this year, and how everyone is all ungodly, unfathomably angry. We're seeing a resurgence of some really icky stuff. It's hard to be a creative when the world is burning down around you. We can't just sit around putting out our video games like nothing is going on. But what we can do is put out a DLC where all profits go to a few global charities and/or human rights services. We humbly submit to the Midnight Society.... Nazis Are Stupid And Dumb. http://store.steampowered.com/app/698130/SUPER_ARMY_OF_TENTACLES_3_NAZIS_ARE_STUPID_AND_DUMB/

[ 2017-08-23 02:44:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

• FIXED: Issue with the game cache
• FIXED: Issue with skins and DLC
• FIXED: Improper indentation
• ADDED: New scene for Valerie in New Game+ Benefits

There is no graphic for this update. I have a headache. So I didn't make one.

[ 2017-08-13 07:49:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Many users have been reporting a bunch of random bugs and crashes today. It seems to be related to the game's cache not being able to verify on Steam. A new build of the game is currently being uploaded to try and fix this issue.

[ 2017-08-12 23:19:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Skins now work with New Game+ Benefits.

[ 2017-08-09 00:32:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

We thougt we had what was a simple feature to patch in to New Game+ (the Army 3 skin), but it turned out to cause a whole lot more problems than we expected it to. The patch has been reverted, and we are currently working on figuring out what exactly is going on. Good news is the game works fine. Bad news is the Army 3 skin still is not an option for New Game+. We'll keep you updated.

[ 2017-08-07 23:50:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Stuff is on sale! For cheap! Well, some stuff may be. Others, you know, might be the same regular discount price.

[ 2017-08-07 23:46:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Well, so we got to the bottom of what happened to mix up the discount sale, and we're happy to announce that the Birthday Sale is still on. A few compromises. It is no longer a weekend-long flash sale of super low prices on all Army 1 items, but instead a regular two week discount sale of regular mark downs. Why? Two reasons: the first being that if we did a flash sale, it would knock all Army 1 items out of the running for the SPOOPY/Twitch Con sale in October; the second being that we still really wanted to do a sale that was around the time of significance for our team - namely birthdays. So we picked a date that would satisy both of these requirements. The Birthday Sale will run August 7th - 20th.

[ 2017-08-04 01:54:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Due to 1/2 technical snafu and 1/2 misunderstanding, the Birthday Flash Sale scheduled for the 18th is no more. Our next discount will be for the entire franchise, during our SPOOPY SALE in either late September or early October.

[ 2017-07-31 02:12:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Shops now unlocked after Webster and Riley join the party. Octo no longer gives you the Knitted Scarf.

[ 2017-07-16 06:19:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Black Woods Inn code reworked
• Background images cleaned up
• Jumps reworked

[ 2017-07-14 04:23:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's that time of the year again, when the sale dates that were leaked months ago come to fruition! The Steam Summer Sale! Boy howdy, do we have some crazy low prices for you! http://store.steampowered.com/app/592200/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_3_The_Search_for_Army_of_Tentacles_2/ SUPER ARMY OF TENTACLES 3 is on sale for 10% off! Gee wilikers! That's an ENTIRE DOLLAR. You didn't really think we'd be heavily discounted less than a month after launch, did you? http://store.steampowered.com/app/427930/Army_of_Tentacles_Not_A_Cthulhu_Dating_Sim/ Army of Tentacles is 40% off! The OST Bundle is 40% off! Black GOAT Edition is 50% off! Both Halloween and San Diego quest packs are 10% off! Until July 5th! Everything must go!

[ 2017-06-22 16:50:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

* ALTERED the main menu graphics.

[ 2017-06-09 20:47:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/592200/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_3_The_Search_for_Army_of_Tentacles_2/ Well, launch week is over. That went fast. The first post-launch patch went out. We also finished House of Cards. So that's cool. There's also five days left in the Army of Tentacles sale. We realize that it was rather confusing calling it a Launch Sale, since Army 3 is not on sale.

[ 2017-06-06 08:25:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

There is a video game out today. To mark this, we're putting all our past titles on discount. For we are benevolent gods. Yes, House of Cthulhu obviously didn't happen

[ 2017-05-30 17:12:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

This was, obviously, the first promo art we made with the first launch date.

[ 2017-05-30 08:29:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

NetFlix is paying tribute to the Old Gods by releasing House of Cards at midnight. It is a fine gift. A fine gift. So here's the deal: We may be binge watching the entire season and giving hourly updates as to the team's.... status. This season should have as many episodes as therer are to 10am PST tomorrow. So, we'll be binging until launch and you all are the witnesses to this great event. We'll also be sharing art that we littered around Facebook and Twitter. It will be rather out of context, like the one here:
Do not be surprised if we only get a few episodes in and then just go to bed.

[ 2017-05-30 03:56:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED a bug where some players were not equipping items right as they bought them. * DELETED some extraneous dialogue.

[ 2017-05-30 02:28:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, turns out, we can release tomorrow. As The Rock would say, you're welcome.

[ 2017-05-29 20:01:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/592200/Super_Army_of_Tentacles_3_The_Search_for_Army_of_Tentacles_2/ Hold on to yer butts.

[ 2017-05-06 00:07:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED typos in Arguments

[ 2017-05-02 01:28:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED MAJOR MAC ISSUES: - Achievements - DLC quests not working right - Typos - Pathcode

[ 2017-04-30 19:12:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

So we're pretty much THIS CLOSE to putting up a Coming Soon page. We just need to make a trailer. So expect a formal Steam page in maybe a few weeks. What's we're focused on now is making sure all of the bugs are gone, as well as various stat buffs and debuffs here and there in the script. The shop system right now is a little ridiculous when it comes to prices. The new RNG system for enemy spawns needs polish, the Argument System works but we need to test all the party abilities (of which we have some really cool ones that we can't wait to have you find and play with). AoT 1 had 4 RNG enemies and 12 RNG fights total. AoT 3 has 26 and 34 fights total. AoT 1's boss count was around 18, AoT 3's is 43 (the vast majority of those being side quests).
Starting early next month, we're adding party banter to more areas of the game. While our RNG conversations back at your baser are nice, they were only between two people at one time. By adding quest-related banter, we can add more personality to each character. Also, it increases our current word count of 95k to 100k. So. You know. Ego strokes all around.
Unfortunately, this means yet another delay. But this is only by a few days. JUNE 1st. See you then.

[ 2017-04-28 21:11:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

* ALTERED both the Gaia and Anagnorisis abilities (Sanity and INT). Now both buff slightly more of their respective stat.

[ 2017-04-27 09:27:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED pathcode relating to the 'pint' conditional resetting on loads.

[ 2017-04-16 01:47:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED Argument pathing due to software updates * ADDED the "Wordsmith" achievement.

[ 2017-04-14 04:41:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

IT'S SO BEAUTIUFUL.

[ 2017-03-31 05:22:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED area hub language in the Ulthar Shrine.

[ 2017-03-29 05:45:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Work is going slowly but surely on Utahraptor 2.0, the extension of the mini-engine that we made inside Ren'Py for Army of Tentacles. We won't know what we have until early next month, but right now, the RNG mechanic is working as intended. The only issue we forsee is that we may need to cut the ALLY ABILITIES from two to one and cut out the party leveling tree. It is proving way too complicated at this point. As of right now:
We were going to save the finalest DLC - a simple skin swap for Perry - for the night before launch, but the launch date keeps moving. So next week, we're going to release the OMG IT'S SEQUEL CONTENT skin for either free or under a buck. Launch is still late May. We'll be putting up a Coming Soon page shortly.

[ 2017-03-27 19:25:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED typos * FIXED inaccurate text * FIXED inaccurate flags pertaining to training

[ 2017-03-11 02:00:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Well, the alpha for Super Army 3 is underway, and boy, are we catching a lot of bugs. Good, smelly bugs. The main path for the sequel is almost done, but this week is GDC, so it may be put off until early March. Which still is on schedule. The launch date has been moved to May due to some delays with our Argument System.

[ 2017-02-28 06:33:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED typos relating to calls * REDID all the AoT Steam artwork

[ 2017-02-20 04:56:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Yeah, uh, so I guess Army 1 has been out an entire year. Funny that. Until the start of GDC (February 25th), all DLC plus the expansion are super low in price.

[ 2017-02-16 04:27:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good news, everyone! We've been approved for Steam release! We're halfway done with the code, and the BETA is currently being played by a small group of awesome people! This morning, we just recieved the last background art for the Boston hub, so now we have the full art for one entire hub done. Speaking of hubs, since the last update, we've had to cut down the size of the world map in order to beef up the various hub locations. The Middle East and most of Europe are gone, with their respective scenes going to the East and West Coast, respectively. While we wanted a globe-trotting adventure, we felt that, ultimately, we needed to focus less on size and more on scope. Argument System 2.0 should be up by this weekend, but will not be input into the code until next month. We're focusing 100% on finishing the main paths before we begin on that. Our roadmap right now looks like this: * FEBRUARY: Finish the main path of the game, playtesting various areas while we go. * EARLY MARCH: Set up the Argument and Party Systems. Depending on how this goes, it might push our schedule back a bit. Playtesting. * MID MARCH: Start creating the Arguments, of which we aim for around fifty for variety sake. We don't want people running into the same RNG Argument over and over. Playtesting. * LATE MARCH: NPCs & Side Quests. While at least 90% of all dialogue NPCs are in-game and we have our dialogue and quest systems set up as well as a Quest Book, we are not focused on side quests or misc. dialogue at this point. Playtesting. * EARLY APRIL: Make sure everything is polished. Put up the Steam page. * APRIL 24th - MAY 19th: Release window.
As far as DLC goes, we'd love to have some sort of "NIGHT BEFORE SEQUEL" free DLC, but as of now, we have no idea what we would put in such a thing. All our Totally Not OP Items are already in our other DLCs. We don't know how to make things more OP.

[ 2017-02-11 22:58:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

* Fixed typos * Cleaned up pathcode * ADDED all free DLC to base game

[ 2017-02-11 06:38:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

- CALL LIST: Work has begun on grouping all redundant dialogue as calls. This is to hopefully reduce the size of future downloads.

[ 2017-02-07 08:50:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

- ADDED achievement.sync() to the start of the code.

[ 2017-01-23 09:37:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED acheevs not popping my resetting five that had misspellings. Other than that, there is not much we can do when users get random non-pops.

[ 2017-01-23 03:44:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are working on the acheivement bug, which seems to stem from an older copy of the game folder having been moved to the main folder, severing the link between Steam and Renpy. We should have the right files back in place shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

[ 2017-01-23 00:23:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED issues in the build folder relating to acheivements not popping. If problems persist, acheevs may need to be reset.

[ 2017-01-22 21:27:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED pathcode related to the Invasion of Innsmouth

[ 2017-01-19 03:49:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

- FIXED typos We spent the entire morning yesterday making sure the new time function for Super Army 3 worked, and it does! Hopefully, this means more date-specific events like Spirit Pines for Halloween.

[ 2017-01-16 19:39:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're on sale for all you stragglers looking for post-Winter Sale goodness! The base game, the OST bundle, and the expansion DLC are all a good swath of discount until January 21st! The Black GOAT Edition is not on sale due to the fact that we recenltly switched the price to more accurately reflected the value of the contents within. It was priced down as an error on our part. But we're thinking of putting it and the rest of the DLC on sale during our one year anniversary next month!

[ 2017-01-10 04:04:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

- typos cleaned up - end code cleaned up

[ 2017-01-04 23:47:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

- fixed typos - fixed some pathcode regarding shops

[ 2016-12-24 19:52:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

The final DLC is here, and yes, it's actually FREE. AS well, the base game is 40% OFF the entire Winter Sale! So, you know, there's that.

[ 2016-12-22 22:48:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

April is our Soft Launch Date #1. Take in to mind that does not mean a Steam launch. It's just our personal goal right now. A lot of things need to happen before the game would be approved for Steam, but we hope to get it approved on launch.

[ 2016-12-18 05:14:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

There has been discussion of pulling Paper Shakespeare: It's Hamlet (Again)! from Greenlight. This would be for a few reasons. Whereas we are not that concerned with how long PS would potentially be on Greenlight, there has been internal dicussion about taking what we've learned from both PS and Army 3 and putting it to work revamping Paper Shakespeare. It was always a much smaller project, not meant to be big, but we have had internal discussion regarding.... what if it could be? If it could be, then we of course should take it down. The product currently showcased on Greenlight would either be compromised at least and invalidated at worst. If it can't, then we at least can revamp the presentation. Clean up the description, add in some graphics, make a newer and more enticing trailer. A third variable: does having Paper Shakespeare as part of our official Steam library hurt or hinder our growth as a company? We don't want to put out a message that can be misinterpreted as apathy for "traditional product growth". We've always wanted to make bigger and better games while at the same time working on smaller projects to support us through growth spurts. We appreciate everyone's support so far. We don't want to seem ungrateful. If the project was past a point where we could easily do this, it wouldn't even be considered. Now, I guess we'd like to ask you what you think of this. Our decision ultimately probably will not be for a week or so.

[ 2016-12-15 09:36:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bryy was in the middle of moving. Bryy was also in the middle of putting image files into the Army 3 folder. Bryy forgot to actually copy and paste, instead of opting to move the files manually. Then Bryy WENT ON A WEEK VACATION WHILE A VERSION OF THE GAME MISSING HALF THE IMAGES WENT LIVE. Welcome to patch version 3.6; we fixed it. Don't be like Bryy.

[ 2016-12-05 03:49:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

- various pathcode clean up

[ 2016-11-23 23:14:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch v3.5 should be uploaded by tonight. We're in the middle of moving the office, though, so there's also a high possibility of it hitting tomorrow afternoon after our internet gets turned back on. As Scar said so eloquently: be prepared. (But not really, it's only a few small changes)

[ 2016-11-21 18:26:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

First off, Happy Halloween! Secondly: yeah, that's a banner for a sequel, formatted for Steam News sizes. Straight from our computer to yours. But more on that in a second. Third: we have a new bundle up, the Ultimate H.P. LOLcraft Deluxe Platinum Edition, which includes everything so far, and will include the upcoming (free) Winter DLC. It is a Complete the Set bundle type, which means that it will subtract what you already own from the bundle if you so wish to purchase it. Now, on to the meat....

Super Army of Tentacles 3: The Search for Army of Tentacles 2

We started work on this project in the summer, around the same time as Paper Shakespeare (which is still up on Greenlight if you want to check it out). The saga of comedic Lovecraft was not over in our heads, and while we had other games in other engines that we wanted to try, it felt right to go forward with an idea that was both fresh in our heads as well as a step forward for us into the world of bigger and better games.
- New art complete with alt-outfits and expressions - Ten party members (+ some secret ones) all with their own unique storylines - Argument System 2.0 There's a ton of stuff that we would like to tell you about but can't simply because we're still in the process of putting it all in the code. Right now, we have two soft launch dates. We'd either like May 2017 or August-October 2017. The main page for Super Army 3 is here. We also have some more surprises that we can't really discuss because they are just so early on that it would be irresponsible to do so. Needless to say, post-Army 3 looks interesting. We would like to move on to bigger games, but if that is not in the cards, we have ideas for smaller projects, other VN-hybrids to keep you guys company. For instance, Bryy is currently trying to adapt all of the plays that he wrote since high scool and college into games. So while we're not saying "expect a flood of stuff up on Greenlight", it wouldn't surprise us. That's it for now. We don't expect a whole lot of updates on Super Army 3 before launch, but who knows. As like before:

[ 2016-10-31 20:35:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED broken Halloween acheev: "No Country for Old Gods" * CLEANED code

[ 2016-10-28 20:57:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

There were a few technical difficulties this morning, but the Halloween DLC is now live for public consumption! 3 new quests 2 new items 3 new acheevs It's all for you, Damien. It's all for you.

[ 2016-10-27 20:14:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Due to a few scheduling changes, the Halloween DLC will now be coming out on Monday.

[ 2016-10-20 06:10:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

FIXED: * typos

[ 2016-10-11 01:57:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Added a company logo splashpage to the opening of the game. Deleted some background files that was no longer in use.

[ 2016-09-06 09:31:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Paper Shakespeare: It's Not Hamlet (Again)! is now on Steam Greenlight!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=756415133 We are very proud to be able to announce our second game! WELCOME TO ELSINORE ACADEMY! The most prestigious school for future Kings, Queens, Dictators, and Popes that Denmark has to offer! It has a Glee Club, a D&D club, and the cheerleaders are literally witches!
Guide Hamlet through the classic story of Hamlet, where - wait, why is there a SECOND Hamlet? Why is this second Hamlet a girl? And a werewolf? What is going on here?
Go through five acts of coming-of-age zaniness, murder, and slash-fic. Or don't. It is entirely up to you. Hamlet's journey could go the traditional route, or you could end up.... commanding a Not U.S.S. Enterprise? You like Shakespeare Adaptations? Good. 'CAUSE THIS IS ALL OF THEM. Features: * point based Emotional Attributes that affect the different routes of the story * a unique art style reflecting the various.... oddities..... that are befalling This Elsinore. This? Are there More Elsinores? * 14 endings all with various non-ending specific branches (meaning 14 unique endings that can also be affected by the routes you chose) MATURE for MATURE LANGUAGE and SEXY TIME DISCUSSIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS:IH(A)! came out of a programming prototype/class straight out of Steg Game Dev's time showing off Army of Tentacles at Comic-Con 2016. As we moved forward with it, we realized that it had the potential to be its own game that could be enjoyed by others. Thus, the current game you see before you on your computer screen was born.

[ 2016-09-02 04:30:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Completely rewrote the invasion as people were having wildly different bugs concerning it.

[ 2016-08-28 01:16:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

*FIXED: - broken pathcode in the invasion relating to if the Night Gaunt squad died.

[ 2016-08-26 21:17:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, in honor of Bryy's 34th birthday, we're putting the base game at 34% off. Oh, also, we're on discount until the 4th.

[ 2016-08-24 03:35:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello! We here at SGD have been working on two projects - one smaller and one bigger - since Army has released. One is set for Greenlight in a few weeks (more info on that title later) while the other will be getting a formal reveal around Halloween for an Eartly 2017 release. Both are VN format. As well, we still are going to be doing the Halloween and X-Mas DLCs for Army of Tentacles.

[ 2016-08-22 05:55:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

FIXED: * broken acheevs * bug keeping some players from entering the Fort in the Black Woods * broken code with Riley's quest in New Game+. ADDED: * new scene for New Game+ in order to circumvent the ARK and Hallowearth quests not communicating properly * new pathcode so Hamlet's scenes work properly

[ 2016-07-27 22:46:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

New DLC to coincide with this years San Diego Comic-Con! It's not exclusive at all. Jokes are fun, no? NEW QUEST AND ITEMS. Patch v1.28 notes ----------------------------- * fixed an error where army screen at the invasion would not let you go back * NEW GAME+: moved Hamlet pathcode in sections where some players were getting stuck when talking to Hamlet without first completing all act quests

[ 2016-07-19 00:10:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

All future seasonal DLC will be included in the GOAT Edition upon their release. Prices will change accordingly.

[ 2016-07-19 00:04:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED typos regarding epilogues (code and text)

[ 2016-07-13 00:13:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

* Cleaned up code * Added new fonts to some text

[ 2016-07-07 06:31:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED a pathcode/flag error relating to summer DLC in which House Shoggoth would not mark as completed when going down the Black Woods Act 3 path.

[ 2016-07-02 08:42:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

* ADDED text and a victory sound effect after Training, due to players commenting that they did not realize that time sped up.

[ 2016-06-28 20:54:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATED: * the title image FIXED: * Pathcode related to the next two item pack DLCs Well, this is odd. For what possible reason would we commision an entirely new title image?

[ 2016-06-26 18:37:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Everything is a percentage off of what it normally is! WHAT? YEAH, I KNOW RIGHT? Army of Tentacles: 33% off! Soundtrack bundle: 33% off! GOAT Edition: 45% off! The OST: 505 off! New Game+ Benefits: 15% off! Until July 4th!

[ 2016-06-23 20:04:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

A free DLC adding one new weapon and one new armor! Totally not OP or anything!

[ 2016-06-07 18:51:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED dialogue where Keziah's recruitment would lead to Perry saying all Act 1 quests were completed.

[ 2016-06-06 20:34:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED code leak in which players could access Father Iwaniki's battle before talking to Dagon * SWITCHED some dialogue statements in the Pvt. Parts argument to make the battle flow smoother

[ 2016-06-05 20:08:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixed an error regarding the summer DLC in relation to trying to load the game.

[ 2016-06-05 05:21:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

THE TWENTIETH PATCH. * CLEANED code * ADDED back in a line of Riley VO that was not activating

[ 2016-05-28 21:51:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED an error where Webster's sound files were not playing properly during the Fear quest * REMOVED redundant code in order to fix an error where it would not path to the Broken Bear Inn properly * EDITED post-Dragon scene with Hamlet's Ghost in order to fix an error where you would get a quest but not the corresponding dialogue choice * EDITED code so you can no longer get to Baldur's fight twice from the Graveyard

[ 2016-05-20 00:07:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

* RECODED and RENAMED all current achievements Achievements now work properly. Please report any that do not. Thank you.

[ 2016-05-17 23:23:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

ARMY OF TENTACLES * EDITED credits * ADDED persistent data to the credits for if you beat New Game+. NEW GAME+ BENEFITS * EDITED credits * ADDED persistent data flag

[ 2016-05-16 19:31:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, we're nearly four months out from the base game, and almost one month for the DLC. We as a growing start-up are heavily invested in our audiences enjoyment, and with that being said, were wondering what people liked about Army of Tentacles? What did people dislike?

[ 2016-05-15 01:43:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: FIXED typos CLEANED UP some endgame pathcode concerning achievements

[ 2016-05-12 01:27:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

New Game+ Benefits is live! Patch v1.17 notes __________________ * ADDED Persist code to the Dead Sea Tupperware acheev so that it works across multiple playthroughs * ADDED flavor text and colors * FIXED typos * ALTERED Apocalypse Bunny's post-boss dialogue in the Black Woods

[ 2016-05-09 17:07:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED an issue where the in-game menu would not display the proper text.

[ 2016-05-03 01:12:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

* CLEANED UP some base campaign code so it would work properly with code added via DLC download.

[ 2016-04-30 20:39:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

* CHANGED Title music. * ADDED new pathcode in anticipation of New Game+ Benefits DLC.

[ 2016-04-29 07:28:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

* FIXED an issue where some party members would not de-level properly.

[ 2016-04-22 23:08:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

* ADDED NEW INTRO SCREENS * ADDED new colored flavor text for events * FIXED an issue where the wrong in-game menu would display * FIXED an issue where the in-game menu would show during Arguments * CLEANED UP some redundant pathcode

[ 2016-04-16 02:21:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

* ADDED: New rest option at Devil Reef. *Deleted some redundant code from common.rpy and various .rpy files.

[ 2016-04-07 21:17:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

* fixed graphical artifacts on the save/load menu. * tidied up pathcode

[ 2016-04-01 18:10:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

There was an issue where the soundtrack DLC would not download. This has since been fixed.

[ 2016-03-24 03:20:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

FIXED: * issue where the soundtrack DLC would not work.

[ 2016-03-24 03:19:07 CET ] [ Original post ]