Update #73: A look back at 2022!
We hope you've had a great holiday season. We're all very excited about what we have in store for 2023. But for now, we wanted to focus on the progress we made in 2022. Last year saw a major shift in the game's development. We moved from a very long development to post-production and throughout the year crushed many many many bugs and added a lot of great polish edits, culminating in an update to the Early Access last month! Let's take a trip down memory lane!
One of the bigger changes to the game was how skills are managed. This included changing how characters acquired skill points, as well as adding skill bonuses to gear, effectively reducing skill cost.
We updated the CRDTech card game, adding in tons of skills, new BGM / SFXs, and even implemented Gambling NPC's throughout the city who will gladly throw down some cards to win your hard-earned cash. [previewyoutube=mKO9xTgLlZE;full][/previewyoutube] Speaking of NPC's, we put in grifters, traders and bums who you can potentially get some goodies from. We even added some random dialogue to all shops. and we updated all the bartenders in the game, they now sell alcohol!
Time at the bar!
Charitable giving can be rewarding.
Damn inflation! We implemented New Game + which will allow you to replay the game and carry over things like experience, cash, and gear from your last play-through. You can even see which choices you made on your previous play-through so you can make some different choices and maybe take a different path through Pixel Noir's story!
Yeah you signed in on your first playthrough, remember? We've added the bounty hunting system, effectively giving players another whole set of side-quests & cases to solve!
Track down some of the most notorious thugs in the city! We've also made a lot of little changes such as updating the design of the club in Uptown (inclusive of flashing lights, obnoxiously loud music, & all!), varied the typing SFX's for all characters, added more polish to the casino games, and decreased load times. GUI upgrades were another big focus area including "quality of life" upgrades such as highlighting key terms or call to actions with red/green text, the ability to zoom in/out when looking at the the Map of the city, and lots more!
Un tis Un tis Un tis Un tis Un tis ... [previewyoutube=u3C1hRPYU0Y;full][/previewyoutube]
Call to attention highlighting so you don't miss the important stuff.
We even added more ways to fast travel to parts of the city.
The house always wins.......maybe. Most recently we updated the Early Access build on Steam with another update on the way in the coming weeks! If you either previously played the Early Access or were planning to, give it a shot and drop us a line in the Community Forum to let us know how you like it!
That wraps it up for us in 2022. But as we move into 2023, If you're excited about Pixel Noir, here are three steps you can take to make sure you're in the know: 1. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/754320/Pixel_Noir/]Wishlist Pixel Noir on Steam! 2. Join our SWDTech Games Discord server for a constant stream of screenshots, granular development updates, sprint summaries. You can even chat with the development team! 3. Follow our daily progress on our official Twitter bot. Our next update will be on March 23rd! From our 16-bit family to yours, we hope everyone had a great holiday season! //Team SWDTech
[ 2023-01-13 15:19:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy New Year From Team SWDTech!
We hope you've had a great holiday season. We're all very excited about what we have in store for 2023. But for now, we wanted to focus on the progress we made in 2022. Last year saw a major shift in the game's development. We moved from a very long development to post-production and throughout the year crushed many many many bugs and added a lot of great polish edits, culminating in an update to the Early Access last month! Let's take a trip down memory lane!
Major features implemented in 2022
One of the bigger changes to the game was how skills are managed. This included changing how characters acquired skill points, as well as adding skill bonuses to gear, effectively reducing skill cost.
We updated the CRDTech card game, adding in tons of skills, new BGM / SFXs, and even implemented Gambling NPC's throughout the city who will gladly throw down some cards to win your hard-earned cash. [previewyoutube=mKO9xTgLlZE;full][/previewyoutube] Speaking of NPC's, we put in grifters, traders and bums who you can potentially get some goodies from. We even added some random dialogue to all shops. and we updated all the bartenders in the game, they now sell alcohol!
Time at the bar!
Charitable giving can be rewarding.
Damn inflation! We implemented New Game + which will allow you to replay the game and carry over things like experience, cash, and gear from your last play-through. You can even see which choices you made on your previous play-through so you can make some different choices and maybe take a different path through Pixel Noir's story!
Yeah you signed in on your first playthrough, remember? We've added the bounty hunting system, effectively giving players another whole set of side-quests & cases to solve!
Track down some of the most notorious thugs in the city! We've also made a lot of little changes such as updating the design of the club in Uptown (inclusive of flashing lights, obnoxiously loud music, & all!), varied the typing SFX's for all characters, added more polish to the casino games, and decreased load times. GUI upgrades were another big focus area including "quality of life" upgrades such as highlighting key terms or call to actions with red/green text, the ability to zoom in/out when looking at the the Map of the city, and lots more!
Un tis Un tis Un tis Un tis Un tis ... [previewyoutube=u3C1hRPYU0Y;full][/previewyoutube]
Call to attention highlighting so you don't miss the important stuff.
We even added more ways to fast travel to parts of the city.
The house always wins.......maybe. Most recently we updated the Early Access build on Steam with another update on the way in the coming weeks! If you either previously played the Early Access or were planning to, give it a shot and drop us a line in the Community Forum to let us know how you like it!
Signing Off
That wraps it up for us in 2022. But as we move into 2023, If you're excited about Pixel Noir, here are three steps you can take to make sure you're in the know: 1. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/754320/Pixel_Noir/]Wishlist Pixel Noir on Steam! 2. Join our SWDTech Games Discord server for a constant stream of screenshots, granular development updates, sprint summaries. You can even chat with the development team! 3. Follow our daily progress on our official Twitter bot. Our next update will be on March 23rd! From our 16-bit family to yours, we hope everyone had a great holiday season! //Team SWDTech
Pixel Noir
SWDTech Games
BadLand Publishing
2019-06-07
Singleplayer EA
Game News Posts 43
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
Mixed
(54 reviews)
http://www.swdtechgames.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/754320
Pixel Noir Early Access (Linux) [963.52 M]
Living on the streets of a dump like Pinnacle City, there’s only two things to keep you going: A pack of cigarettes and the feeling that there’s more than this.
![]()
There was something rotten in that rundown place. You were in over your head, but you were too proud to admit it. It was your pride that killed your partner. With the hospital burned to a crisp and nothing to exonerate you, they threw you in jail.
![]()
For ten years you were haunted by unanswered questions and unspeakable horror, frightened by what you saw, what you did - and what you could still do. Now you’re scraping by as a private eye, running a business out of a crappy apartment. But a chance comes along to clear your name once and for all. With your sanity at stake, how can you afford not to take it?
![]()
Pixel Noir is a turn-based RPG set against a film noir backdrop.
![]()
Game Features:
There was something rotten in that rundown place. You were in over your head, but you were too proud to admit it. It was your pride that killed your partner. With the hospital burned to a crisp and nothing to exonerate you, they threw you in jail.
For ten years you were haunted by unanswered questions and unspeakable horror, frightened by what you saw, what you did - and what you could still do. Now you’re scraping by as a private eye, running a business out of a crappy apartment. But a chance comes along to clear your name once and for all. With your sanity at stake, how can you afford not to take it?
Pixel Noir is a turn-based RPG set against a film noir backdrop.
Game Features:
- Solve a variety of mysteries as Pinnacle City’s cheapest Private Eye! From missing pets to murder investigations, your detective skills will earn you either fortune or face punches.
- Fight enemies in turn-based combat. Unleash devastating combo attacks by teaming up with other heroes in your team!
- Explore Pinnacle City--a wretched hive of scum and villainy harboring black market trade & hawked by colorful characters.
- Use your investigation mode to reveal clues and over time unearth new secrets and storylines!
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTSStorage: 947 MB available space
- Storage: 947 MB available space
GAMEBILLET
[ 5943 ]
GAMERSGATE
[ 3178 ]
FANATICAL BUNDLES
Time left:
21 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
3 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
34 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
40 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
37 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
HUMBLE BUNDLES
Time left:
0 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
0 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes
Time left:
16 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes
by buying games/dlcs from affiliate links you are supporting tuxDB
