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Title: Roadworks (working title)
Post by: gameboy on Sat 05/03/2011 13:46:13
A small sleepy town somewhere in the USA. A man named Dominic is an ordinary road construction worker, happy with life just the way it is. On a beautiful summer day everything changes. He gets fired.

But Dominic is no quitter. Instead of getting into depression and drowning his problems into alcohol, he starts fighting to get his beloved job back. With a little help from his friends, Dom gets into fantastic adventures filled with drama and action.

Screenshots:

(http://www.upload.ee/image/1171614/baaris.PNG)

(http://www.upload.ee/image/1171630/barry.PNG)

(http://www.upload.ee/image/1171634/trepikoda.PNG)

There is no certain release date yet.

Progress:
The game can roughly be divided into 3 parts. The first one is almost complete. If things go well, I might release a demo soon.
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Post by: ThreeOhFour on Sat 05/03/2011 13:55:57
Niiiice graphics - particularly that outdoors shot!
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Post by: Chicky on Sat 05/03/2011 14:25:54
nice nice nice, cute low res. Do i recognise that bar bg from somewhere?
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Post by: Tabata on Sat 05/03/2011 14:39:57
Hey -  this looks nice and very promising to me!

I'll try the demo for sure.
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Post by: gameboy on Sat 05/03/2011 14:40:58
Thanks!

Quote from: Chicky on Sat 05/03/2011 14:25:54
nice nice nice, cute low res. Do i recognise that bar bg from somewhere?
I posted the bar bg on the CL a while ago.
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Post by: Armageddon on Sun 06/03/2011 04:47:29
Great work man, your color transitions are perfect and consistent, and I don't even see a dithering pattern. I wish I could draw like this.
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Post by: kconan on Sun 06/03/2011 05:06:40
Looks great, and I like the idea of starting out an adventure with the relatively normal premise of a guy trying to get his job back.
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Post by: cianty on Sun 06/03/2011 09:21:42
I like your style a lot! Those screenshots look very promising and I'm curious to learn more about the story.
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Post by: arj0n on Sun 06/03/2011 22:17:39
Cool!

*Low res rulez*
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Post by: on Mon 07/03/2011 17:57:09
Quote from: Ben304 on Sat 05/03/2011 13:55:57
Niiiice graphics - particularly that outdoors shot!

Seconded! Good luck
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Post by: Iliya on Tue 08/03/2011 08:14:20
Very interesting graphics. I like it!
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Post by: Matti on Tue 08/03/2011 13:53:51
This looks really nice.

Also, I hoped that bar would become part of a game  :)
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Post by: Anian on Tue 08/03/2011 14:49:15
I really like this style.
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Post by: Phemar on Tue 08/03/2011 18:33:26
Quote from: Chicky on Sat 05/03/2011 14:25:54
nice nice nice, cute low res. Do i recognise that bar bg from somewhere?

I thought that too when I saw it :D

I love your art style though, it looks amazing. I'm interested to hear more about the story.
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Post by: hedgefield on Tue 08/03/2011 19:11:53
*seconds all of the above opinions*
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Post by: SarahLiz on Tue 08/03/2011 20:12:52
WOW!  My favorite kind of graphics!  Looks awesome--get that Demo out pronto!!   ;D
Title: Re: Roadworks (working title)
Post by: gameboy on Sun 03/04/2011 14:20:07
A small update: I'm working on the game slowly but steadily. I still hope to get a playable demo out soon enough.

A new screenshot for show:
(http://www.upload.ee/image/1243516/kvartira.PNG)

Big thanks to everyone for your support! :)
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Post by: Stupot on Sun 03/04/2011 16:11:48
Smart backgrounds, man.  All the best bringing this to fruition :D
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Post by: cianty on Sun 03/04/2011 17:45:38
Looking really good. Keep it up!
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Post by: SuperDre on Sun 17/04/2011 16:39:15
Loving the artwork, I really like the 'simple' graphix..
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Post by: gameboy on Mon 16/05/2011 18:22:50
Bringing this up to say that after several weeks of not working on the game, I'm at it again. The overall progress is still about 1/3 though...
I would like to say that I'm releasing the game this summer, but I highly doubt it :P Anyway, all your comments motivate me to do it! :)

Just to make this post more meaningful, a screenshot I haven't yet posted here:
(http://www.upload.ee/image/1346433/roadwerks.png)
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Post by: cianty on Mon 16/05/2011 18:28:39
Wow.... that screenshot makes me feel around my heart....
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Post by: arj0n on Mon 16/05/2011 18:30:01
Beautiful screenshot gameboy, hope to play this this summer somewhere this year  ;)
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Post by: Chicky on Mon 16/05/2011 19:21:41
So charming! Love the camper, hippie, guitar and blue cup!!
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Post by: Tabata on Mon 16/05/2011 19:52:22
Ohhhh â€" no! :o

Until now, it was promising for me, but now you catched me with this nice picture!

I drove around in such a camper “some”  (http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/Selina_catz/emoticons/eusa_liar.gif) years ago  (... sweet memories, simple life in my old, orange colored bus with self crochet seatcovers came along with wonderful holidays, meeting interesting people ... )

So now there goes nothing else for you from now on  -   gimme ,     gimme ,       gimme          (http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Optimismus/smilie_op_013.gif)
Title: Re: Roadworks (working title)
Post by: CoffeeBob on Mon 16/05/2011 21:57:31
Like the plot, and the art style is awesome! Very much looking forward to playing this. I imagine it to be like one of those cozy, philosophical movies about just life in general. Except, well, it's a game. ;D
Best of luck with this!
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Post by: MiGo on Tue 17/05/2011 19:52:47
I actually love the style you're using here. Especially how it all meshes. (The angle for the van is dynamic!)

Also noticed the little blue mug in the grass. :P

I shall be looking forward to this as well!
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Post by: Intense Degree on Thu 19/05/2011 16:04:12
Beautiful, really beautiful! :o

Definitely looking forward to this. :)
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Post by: Miglioshin on Thu 19/05/2011 17:14:22
I like your art style.

looking forward to play the game!
Title: Re: Roadworks (working title)
Post by: gameboy on Mon 19/09/2011 22:29:48
Hello! Just bumping this up to let you know that the project most definitely is not dead. I haven't been very active for couple of months but last week I got things rolling again and ended up making a big portion of the game. It's been a productive few days, I progressed the story, drew bg's and characters and even wrote some tunes.

I'm almost at that point where I originally planned to release a demo, but I have abandoned the idea of making a demo at all, because... I don't want the demo to just be a piece of the game, because that would give away too much. Besides, it's not that long game anyway. I'm a slow developer.


Can't have a threadbump without a screenshot:
(http://www.upload.ee/image/1672106/skriinshot.PNG)
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Post by: R4L on Tue 20/09/2011 01:42:15
Demo or no demo, still looks and sounds promising!  :)
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Post by: Vinnicius on Thu 22/09/2011 23:44:34
Amazing backgrounds!! :D Very cool, man!
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Post by: on Tue 27/09/2011 22:14:42
Really nice looking game(from screenshots). I am looking forward to play it when it comes out. :)
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Post by: Cuiki on Tue 27/09/2011 22:52:57
I love how you draw cars (and vans) in low res! :D
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Post by: gameboy on Tue 27/09/2011 22:56:41
Thanks people! I'll do my best to finish it this autumn/winter/next year. And I love drawing vehicles! :D
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Post by: voh on Tue 27/09/2011 23:01:57
MUST PLAY THIS  :=
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Post by: poc301 on Wed 28/09/2011 13:28:47
Amazing looking game.  I am looking forward to it :)

Just out of curiosity, do you do the art free-hand?  Pixel art?  Or do you use some more complicated method?

-Bill
Title: Re: Roadworks (working title)
Post by: gameboy on Wed 28/09/2011 19:08:40
Thanks! I first draw the line art, then add colour, then go in deeper and add shading, small details etc. I guess it can be called pixelart.
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Post by: Tabata on Wed 28/09/2011 19:59:33
Another nice screen!
I am still eagerly waiting for this promising game!

(http://www.web-smilie.de/smilies/auto_smilies_car_smiley/auto10.gif)
Keep on the good work!
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Post by: Tenacious Stu on Tue 04/10/2011 08:39:35
Interesting story. I'm looking forward to seeing how the player can help him get his job back? Also loving the artwork  ;D