Camp 1

StillInThe90s · Tue 31/03/2015 00:00:22

THIS GAME HAS BEEN RELEASED
[Link to 'completed' thread]

Camp 1

Former pilot, inmate Korski is doing his last ground-to-orbit shipment at the Camp 1 geological trial drilling site,
a four man strong mineral prospecting operation setup by the People's Mining Company. All is not well at the camp, however
and things start going horribly wrong.

Camp 1 is a medium length mystery game about bureaucracy, penal labor, isolation and desperation.

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/hTsi00k.png[/imgzoom]
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/CduH1yW.png[/imgzoom]
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/I01kvHC.png[/imgzoom]

Features:
* 320 x 200 resolution
* Relatively low colour count
* Gamma slider, if you find it too dark (Alan v.Drakes build)
* Snazzy sound effects
* A little help/note function

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/emNpLKi.png[/imgzoom]

Testers:
Crimson Wizard
blur
johnny1finger
Michael2968
NickyNyce
Armageddon

Status 31/3 2015:
The ambition to keep things simple and basic has partially worked. Some things have been kept rough while other bits are hopelessly over-worked. Still, it's starting to look like my first AGS release actually is getting done (which is rather embarrassing since I've almost been around for longer than CJ).
There will hopefully be a semi-beta out for testing pretty soon.

1/4 2015:
Done a lot of testing myself so breaking bugs should be fairly rare. However...
My english is not all that brilliant and some of the cutscenes and animations may be making the plot hard to read. So, if any native english speaking people would be interested in checking for:

* bad/weird/incomprehensible grammar
* general dialog lameness (i.e. bad dialog)
* whether you can follow the plot or not
* the odd typo (although I can probably find them myself)

...just send me a PM.
Of course, that goes for anyone interested in general testing as well.
EDIT: Most grammar & spelling issues has been dealt with at this point. Thanks guys!

~~The beta will probably be ready for testing in a few days.~~

12/4 2015:
First version is ready for testing. Jay!

18/4 2015:
Camp 1 now has a testing team:
Crimson Wizard
blur
Michael2968
NickyNyce
...and myself
Our small team has been plowing through to beta v1.31 by now.

23/4 2015:
johnny1finger joined the testing team this week.
Typos and bugs are getting slightly more rare.

1/5 2015:
I've been trying out different types of music for the game and decided to go for Erik Satie atm.
His Gnossienne no.1 really lifts the whole thing, imo. I hope the testing team agrees.

5/5 2015:
Armageddon joined the testing team a few days ago.
Music has gotten mixed reception so far.
Testers: Current beta version is v2.2.

8/5 2015:
Testing is at its final phase.
Camp 1 now has a gamejolt and a indieDB page, for spreading propaganda.

30/5 2015
Game is released!
See link above.

Mouth for war · Tue 31/03/2015 00:28:15

This looks really nice. Makes me think about that movie...The thing

AnasAbdin · Tue 31/03/2015 05:57:54

Looks great. I love the graphics and the simplicity

Best of luck!

Mandle · Tue 31/03/2015 07:55:51

This looks beautiful! It's like discovering an old game that's been sitting on a computer games shop's shelf since the early '90s...only not as dusty...

Can't wait!

Armageddon · Tue 31/03/2015 09:12:51

I love it. Getting strong The Thing vibes from it.

AprilSkies · Tue 31/03/2015 09:40:26

Very promising! I like the screenies!

Monsieur OUXX · Tue 31/03/2015 09:46:49

Oh yes. Please finish that game.

Hobo · Tue 31/03/2015 11:10:25

Those pixels look great! It's a really atmospheric and effective style and I love that despite the low color count everything is still very recognisable. Good luck with the development and I hope to see more content soon!

NickyNyce · Tue 31/03/2015 11:55:13

Looks great. Nice dark and gloomy pics. I feel isolated and desperate already.

StillInThe90s · Tue 31/03/2015 12:21:02

Thanks a lot people!

Quote from: NickyNyce on Tue 31/03/2015 11:55:13
I feel isolated and desperate already.

Spot on. Keep it up!

Tiny spoiler:

Spoiler

The game won't be much of a The Thing-esque experience, I'm afraid. It's not really a horror game. ("The Thing" was a horror movie, right?)

[close]

AnasAbdin · Tue 31/03/2015 13:25:04

Quote from: StillInThe90s on Tue 31/03/2015 12:21:02
Tiny spoiler:
Spoiler
The game won't be much of a The Thing-esque experience
[close]

that's even better

Lasca · Tue 31/03/2015 15:44:32

Looks wonderful!

Fitz · Tue 31/03/2015 16:42:05

Loving the colors -- the blues and dirty yellows being my favorite.

ThreeOhFour · Wed 01/04/2015 00:17:29

THIS LOOKS GREAT

selmiak · Wed 01/04/2015 09:17:39

cool!

Matti · Thu 02/04/2015 07:34:24

This looks just like my cup of tea. One of my favorite settings, nice pixels and atmosphere. Can't wait!

StillInThe90s · Sun 12/04/2015 22:35:46

Progress!
A beta-ish version is ready for testing.
Please PM me if you are interested.

JSH · Sat 25/04/2015 11:30:47

Looks great, love the palette and the setting. Will definitely keep my eye on this

NickyNyce · Sun 26/04/2015 23:58:06

I just wanted to warn everyone now, don't miss out on playing this game. StillInThe90s has created a beautiful game here, and you will not be disappointed. I had a backstage pass and got a sneak peak at this, and all I can say is...WOW.

CNC_Acolythe · Mon 27/04/2015 22:03:20

Looks very nice! I can feel the chill from pictures.