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About this blog

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Every month or so, we'll come out with an update on the game. Sometimes progress is super showy & eventful, sometimes it's boring behind the scenes stuff, but they're always kept interesting and have a hopeful message about determination.

The blog is separated into parts to flow consistently. There's a summary/introduction/teaser linking to the full blog post on my website, then from there you'll get screenshot highlights, a list of tasks completed that week, a list of lessons learned, at least one paragraph of an interesting thought/idea/feature, then either a Patreon thank you, articles/videos my stuff has been featured in, or download counts for all my released games so far. Then the blog post ends with a paragraph or two about next steps and my thoughts going into the new week.

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The aim with all this is to inspire other developers the way teams like Mane6 inspired us. To show game development is possible, and even though it takes forever, the progress is visible, the results are tangible, and the process is rewarding.

And for the more casual fan, this monthly blog shows that the devs are not dead, the project is still being worked on, and you'll get to play new content very soon.

So saddle up and come along for the ride!

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August 2023 Progress Report (Battle Gem Ponies LITE 💡📱)

BGP Progress Report Time! New maps, bug squashin', giant vehicles, conventions, & overworld effects. Got 11 headlines for ya, so come see how things are going in gamedev as Summer comes to a close, over on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YotesMark The next Progress Report will be at the end of September. And hopefully with tons of exciting news! (Like when the Alpha will finally arrive)

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Battle Gem Ponies is LIVE on Kickstarter Until Sept 3rd! 🦄💎💥 (Play the Demo, See if You Love it)

Hopefully anyone who's been keeping an eye on BGP's development will at least give it a look. We're offering all kinds of rewards like getting your own pony drawn, creating a canon character, and all kinds of other stuff only the earliest Patrons ever got!   And this crowdfunding campaign comes with a New Free Demo too, so pretty sweet deal all around. Check Us Out on Kickstarter or Download the Newest Demo  

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The Battle Gem Ponies Kickstarter is COMPLETE!! (138% Funded!)

The Battle Gem Ponies Kickstarter has ended with 414 Backers that pledged $34,695.50!! For anybody late to the party, Our Patreon is up so you can pre-order the game there as well. We couldn't be any happier with how this turned out. Flew past every Launch Day Stretch Goal with an extra month's budget to spare! It's all an indie team could ever want. Thank you. Thank everyone who pledged, followed, shared, liked, or anything to support us and show that we aren't just shouting into

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New Build! The BGP Everfree Patch is Here!

Got a fresh new demo up, with a smotherin' of Bug Fixes for ya!  Every glitch and error we could find since vending at Everfree Northwest. You can Play It Here! BGP PATCH NOTES (Sept. 5th 2021):   The Big News Passive Pony Abilities & Equips Now Work as Intended Menu Issues, Resolved! Glitchy Moves, Fixed! Typos, Corrected! Particle Effects, Adjusted! Background Tinting Animations, Restored! Shield Moves Actually S

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Battle Gem Ponies (December DevLog): Sayonara, 2020!

This year sure has been one big heck... But looking back, I'm proud of what we've managed to build since January. This game is miles further along than I ever could've reached on my own trying to solo dev.   It's exciting to think about how much can be accomplished in the next 365 days with the full power of a development team and, if we succeed in May, thousands of dollars in crowdfunding support to hire a ton more helping hands and guarantee we finish the rest of de

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A Major Change of Plans

After some heartbreak, debate, accounting, re-planning, and interviewing new potential team members, we have officially decided to delay Battle Gem Ponies one more time.   Stretching our personal budgets to the absolute limit and holding off until September while we build up the game in a more reasonable timeframe. We wanted a public demo out weeks ago and finally got to a state where we have all the features we want in, but we haven't had time to clean up the bugs and make su

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The Battle Gem Ponies Combat Demo is Here!!

If you aren't incredibly hyped right now, you really should be. This is a monumental occasion after all! After YEARS of behind-the-scenes struggle, TENS of THOUSANDS of dollars drained from life savings, MONTHS of delays, and an incomprehensible amount of time sitting in front of computers yelling "WHHHYYYYY"... Yotes Games is proud to present...   The Battle Gem Ponies Combat Demo   Our first public upload in 3 or 4 years after starting this entire project over after tragica

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The Battle Gem Ponies Everfree Demo is Here!!

Released to celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the Kickstarter that made this project possible!   Download Here: https://yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies In This Demo You'll Find: - New Battle Mechanics - More Team Customization Options - A Lively Island Overworld to Explore - A New Shop & Currency System - 12 New Pony Ultra Forms - More Advanced Battle AI - Improved HUD/UI - And a Bangin' New Boss Fight Track! [Patch Notes for 0.5.2] - Wild Battles No

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BGP (April DevLog): Bug Hunters 2021

This is it! The home stretch! We're basically in like, the Beta of our Pre-Alpha if that inception makes sense. The biggest mysteries and implementation challenges are behind us as far as the scope of this demo is concerned. All that's left is to fix an incredibly long list of minor & major bugs we've been taking note of this whole time and make sure 99% of this game works (and looks) exactly as intended.   Graphics. Pacing. Space-time Placing. All these things must be in nea

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