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Thanks so much for the comments y'all!

I'll try to keep an eye on/update this thread with more details when time permits - so yeah watch this space.

I like the palette comments and comparisons to Shardlight - hehehe very kind.

@blondebraid All shall soon be revealed in the waxing of the moon... Or posted here as screenshots, one of the two!

Well it's been half a decade or something - seems like about time for us to produce another point and click!

Strangeland

A man awakes in an otherworldly carnival and watches a gold-haired woman hurl herself down a bottomless well for his sake. He seeks empty answers from mocking ravens, an eyeless scribe, a living furnace, a mismade mermaid, and many more who dwell within the park. All the while, something awful screeches from the top of a towering roller-coaster, and he knows that until he destroys this Dark Thing, the woman will keep jumping, falling, and dying, over and over again ....

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For more details check out our official announcement;

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@Blondbraid Ah no worries - I should have just steered it back instead of getting all crotchety haha - yours was a legit point to make.
At this point I'm really just letting my ideas steer the ship a bit - I think the mechanic girl may be an NPC that yes,
built and/or maintains that slipshod german mechanoid with the machine gun... Hmm maybe I should post the graffiti mural I did of that robot...

@Kconan Hehe thanks man!

@Mandle Cheers haha - I think those two are definitely going in - to some extent at least. They're a bit more... Upbeat (or at least the concept lacks some of the bleak humor I want to instill into the game) than I'd
like at this point in development but yeah, I'm going to translate them to pixels soon and we'll see where we stand.

As for Kickstarter, meh I dunno. I was really gung ho about the idea a while back - but at this point I'm wondering if the administration, public networking & organization time required (all stuff I suck out loud at) are worth it.

Okay okay sorry for getting snarky - got into a fight a couple days ago and my lips really hurt from infection... & I had plans that involved my lips tonight, damnit! It's driving me nuts.

Those of you that objected to the leggy LeFevre costume, what do you think of this one?

Hey thanks to everyone for the support etc though - the bs just started to tip way too far here. I'll just crawl back under my rock and work lol.

It's just that all the other characters look dressed for pretty serious warfare and wears clothes that reflects the WWI theme really well,
but this girl wears some kind of frilly mini-skirt and stockings, which isn't practical combat-gear, nor anything that looks like something women would wear during  WW1.

Same here. I was really disappointed when I scrolled to that picture.

I had some new pixel art prepared but instead of posting that I felt the need to spend ten minutes 'shopping the Arcanum thing. Now I've lost interest in this thread entirely.

Yeah, whatever. If you can't be bothered posting, I certainly won't go into begging mode to still show it (although some here probably will do as you intended).

Never asked for you to beg, comment or otherwise and no I cannot be bothered posting if all people like you have to say is "wow great except for the underpants".

Pretty sure I'll get this thread locked at this point, this was supposed to be about showing off my work a bit and getting serious critique/feedback not answering questions about copyright laws and underpants.

I had some new pixel art prepared but instead of posting that I felt the need to spend ten minutes 'shopping the Arcanum thing. Now I've lost interest in this thread entirely.

All art is recycled.

Half this forum is deadset copies of old games.

Shrug.

Yeah, Mandle is right. Even if the photograph is in public domain it just means the ownership of the photograph itself has expired. The likeness however is a different matter, and the family of the soldier in the photo could indeed have something to say if it's being used in a commercial product, especially if it somehow is an emotionally sensitive matter because of the war, etc. Because the likeness is copied pretty much 1:1 in its entirety from a famous photograph I really wouldn't put it in a commercial game, just to be on the safe side..

Ever played Arcanum, guys?

And here's a salty looking German soldier because um... Yo!

First: Blondbraid, thanks for pointing me onto this nice detail. I totally missed that sweet skin game
About your complaint: I guess it's pretty accurate that a girly looking women in 1914-1918 didn't wear trousers, but a night gown or some women's underwear (this can't be a mini skirt, because it has not been invented at that time afaik ) and over it that long leather coat. And as you guys said, Pinback seems to have been inspired by Sucker Punch at some point, in which Zack Snyder has shown us perfectly, that women warriors can indeed kick ass and wear very short skirts at the same time.

Obligatory hymn of a praise for Pinback: These sketches, concept arts and animations are just pure AWESOMENESS. I so wanna play a game of this kind!

No, not inspired by Sucker Punch (more maybe Tank Girl if anything?) - I don't believe I've seen sucker punch but I can definitely see the similarities.

And that just proves you're a man!
Must admit I didn't even look down past her waist...

I'm not seeing what (I guess) you're seeing...It just looks like she is wearing a miniskirt to me...

I feel a bit like the little kid in the end of "the emperors new clothes"...

It's just that all the other characters look dressed for pretty serious warfare and wears clothes that reflects the WWI theme really well,
but this girl wears some kind of frilly mini-skirt and stockings, which isn't practical combat-gear, nor anything that looks like something women would wear during  WW1.

I just think it's a shame because everything else looks so creative and original, and the the top half of her looked really well dressed and ready for trench warfare, but the bottom half looks like a gritty reboot of Pippi Longstocking...

Thanks so much for all the comments everyone! Really helps keep me going hehe.

Actually, the girl (LeFevre) originally had bare legs under the trenchcoat - it didn't look right though so I dug up this old reference for "The Illusion Stocking" from the 30's (this game - working title Trenchmouth, is set during a protracted alternate WW1 where the war is still raging well into the mid 30's).

What is reading as a miniskirt to y'all is supposed to be period appropriate laced undergarments - I should fix that the lace really doesn't read well I know.

As to whether any of this costume is practical for her character in game... You may just have to buy a copy to find out!

Bumping this thread - there's new art on the original post - can't talk, gotta develop!

I'm gonna bump this for the latest character concept art, still sizzling hot from my drawing tablet. (added to main post above)

Sorry I'm not about much! Gah!

Dude, double awesome!

EDIT) Them nicotine stains - need to switch to a pipe homie

EDIT, The Sequel) Props for getting Primordia in there. Very much props.

Thanks guys!!!

Kconan, 304, cheers guys I missed y'all too!

Gah, can't wait to make a proper post - too much to do but here's another portrait for now.

Sergeant Mayden, a skilled tracker; infamously deadly with a bayonet;

Bump.

I've been having this same problem for a fortnight now.

Sometimes it runs after I turn off Avast, set access as admin etc. Then I run the same procedure and it gives me the "access to path denied" error.

I've trawled the forums for hours, created over a dozen test builds, tried several versions of AGS.

I give up, I need help.

EDIT) Perhaps it's the new "lightweight BASS test stub"... Seems I can get it not to crash like crazy using just a default template. Hmm.

Thanks guys!

@ Cassiebsg - I agree - that wobble was sloppy work on my part! I can see from here on out I'm not going to be able to cut any corners.

@ Fitz Well, the high-ish resolution just got a whole lot higher! Been doing a lot of testing at 800x460 (16:9) and I can almost certainly say I'm locking it in at that.

Animation time *is* a little bit of an issue, but I'm finding that having honed my skills since Primordia was developed, I'm simply better & more importantly faster now. I hope.
But yeah, I had this idea floating around for a World War game involving robots (long before Primordia) but WW2 is so overdone these days. I'm finding refining &
constraining myself into this very early (tech-wise) time period is challenging but also very highly rewarding.

Heya all!

Well, it's been a while since I posted here really. Pretty much since the team and I finished making Primordia I guess...
My how time flies! Anyway, making a new game and thought I'd post some stuff here to gauge interest, or something.
Meh, guess I thought it'd just be nice to show off some stuff informally too. I don't like working in a vacuum. Anyway, not going to say much about this until it gets
an official game thread post but yeah.

Alternate future, during the Great War. Horror-esque. Robotics are involved. Resolution; 640 x 400.

Comments, critique and questions welcome.

Thanks ya'll!

EDIT - 15/08/16) Just chugging away at art, design and build progress.

Here's an early test game screen & a whole crapload of character/NPC design. There's more but it'll just choke up this thread... Plus I'm lazy.

*not* an entry

I'd enter for reals but I have a rap gig to put on soon - doubting I'd have time to host the comp. Besides, technically this is strictly alternate WW1 tech, and thus ineligible as per competition rules.

Should probly just butt out, heh.