
I'm sorry to announce that Dustin has left the team. It wasn't anything major, he just had time constraints put on him by prior commitments and he didn't want to hold up the flow. I've been there before so I can appreciate his quick decision. Best of luck Dustin, sorry to see you go so soon!*
This turn of events really sucks but it's not the first time the project has lost someone to prior commitments mere moments after they joined. Remember our first lead writer Adi having to bail before the Kickstarter? That was pretty rough too. Of course the silver lining was that it led to Ryan joining the team, and he's responsible for some of the best parts of the game, so you never know how these things will turn out.
Latest Build and the Big Bad Bug
You probably noticed that I've been holding off on builds - that's because there was a possibility that we'd see a fix for the
disappearing buildings bug in today's upload. Unfortunately that didn't end up happening, BUT there's a bunch of other stuff coming your way:
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- You can use your mousewheel to add coins while bartering
- Creatures now defend their pack when one is attacked
- Conversation GUI overhaul
- Moddable ground & grass textures
- More mouse, controller & graphics options
- Improved performance in characters & creatures
- (lots more in the changelog)
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Despite this progress I think we can all agree that as long as the Big Bad Bug is vanishing buildings we'll never be able to really enjoy new features. It's always there, waiting to kill your game and ruin the fun.
So I think my next step is obvious:
I HAVE TO KILL THE BIG BAD BUG
Things are going to go quiet for a few days while I attack this bug once and for all. I'm not going to answer emails or chats, I'm not going to answer my phone, I won't even answer the door. (Suck it, FedEx!) It's just me and the BBB, tête-à-tête, mano a código, and only one of us is getting out alive. Yes this sounds a little over-dramatic. But whatever, let's roll with it - throw on some
epic battle music and let's all pray to Crom for the strength to conquer this motherfucker. Gar!
I'll post another announcement once the beast is dead. Wish me luck...
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(He may end up working on other AAD Productions jobs in the future. In the meantime feel free to continue blaming him for bugs, he won't mind.)[ 2015-01-23 05:24:02 CET ] [ Original post ]