{"id":1313,"date":"2024-03-20T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:53:15","slug":"march-update-things-are-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/march-update-things-are-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"March Update: Things are happening!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kickstarter Announceme\u2014oh, we\u2019re funded already?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Well, I did plan to come in here and announce the launch of our Kickstarter for Plane<\/a>, but we funded before I could even draft the post!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write this, the campaign is at $973 with 31 backers and 24 days left to go. We\u2019re $27 away from hitting a major stretch goal\u2014a guided campaign where players investigate one of AstroFusion\u2019s Interdimensional Mysteries. I\u2019m trying not <\/em>to refresh every five minutes, but I\u2019m so excited to have the opportunity to make a guided campaign, I\u2019m tempted to start working on it right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Artist!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In other news, we\u2019ve brought an artist\u2014Pickle<\/a>\u2014onto the project to make some character art for us! Kanishk and I have already sent the design brief information. Pickle\u2019s work is amazing, and we\u2019re so <\/em>thrilled to be working with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plane Trailer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t seen it yet, here\u2019s the trailer I made<\/a>. (All hail Canva for making this process ridiculously easy.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moar Playtesters Plz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the game\u2019s development continues, a lot of things are changing, so we\u2019re recruiting more playtesters for another round of review. If you\u2019re interested, you can sign up here<\/a>. Each playtester who submits a playtest report will receive a copy of the game in PDF and playtester credit in all versions of the title and on our online project pages. (Do it for glory!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plane Development Update: Look How Pretty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been really fun to see the game evolve, especially since most of the evolution seems to happen organically. The interior is gradually becoming more polished. It has developed its own tone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s starting to look like a real <\/em>rulebook.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Did you know that the word for the game where you take turns removing wooden blocks from a tower until the tower falls can\u2019t be used without permission from Hasbro? Now you do. This screenshot is taken directly from my publishing software, so ignore any weirdness caused by reference lines.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I had to kill my awesome custom-painted tumbling block tower idea. It\u2019s taking forever to paint every individual brick, and they\u2019re not looking as crisp as I want them to. So, they\u2019re on the backburner for now while I focus on the rulebook, which is growing into a complete monster, now that the prompt sets have doubled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more work I do, the more work I create. I made some printable AstroFusion reports, and then I decided I\u2019ll make printable character sheets and turn references too. Because why not? More is always better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, and we\u2019re adding some optional tables. Why? BECAUSE WE CAN.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This project is a total labor of love. The Kickstarter campaign has performed beyond my wildest expectations. I thought we\u2019d be fortunate to hit $500, so the fact that we\u2019ve almost doubled that with so much time to go has me absolutely floored<\/em>. Solo games are a niche, but solo journaling <\/em>games are a niche within a niche within a niche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much for being here. If you\u2019ve already supported the campaign, I promise you won\u2019t be disappointed. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kickstarter Announceme\u2014oh, we\u2019re funded already? Well, I did plan to come in here and announce the launch of our Kickstarter for Plane, but we funded before I could even draft the post!  As I write this, the campaign is at $973 with 31 backers and 24 days left to go. We\u2019re $27 away from hitting a major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","ph_site_tiers_settings":[[{"Price":"3.00","Tier_name":"Arcane Advisor","Tier_id":"prod_PaAJ2JwZ9uMwgJ","Selected":"","Tier_status":"publish"},{"Price":"2.00","Tier_name":"Devoted Disciple","Tier_id":"prod_PaAHc7tOOYhGVR","Selected":"","Tier_status":"publish"},{"Price":"1.00","Tier_name":"Steadfast Supporter","Tier_id":"prod_PaAF3yLFLYGcEN","Selected":"","Tier_status":"publish"}]],"_ph_post_tiers":[],"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,183],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-game-development","tag-updates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on.patronhunt.com\/thedreadmachine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}