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The April Battle Gem Ponies Devlog is delayed until we're CERTAIN about the date we will submit the free version of BGP to the app store and begin backer playtesting for the full version. (This week's progress will determine/cement that.)
Just know, we're working the bugs out and polishing up the experience to be an amazing time. 💻🎮 -
BABSCon has been on my convention bucket list and a great excuse to experience California for the first time. No more "maybe next year", I HAVE to be there. (And with a finished pony game to show off too.) -
That September Demo we promised is finally here! 🤩
Grab a Backers-Only Password from the post on Kickstarter or Patreon to play it right away! [ https://www.patreon.com/YotesMark ] ⭐ -
Unity has counter-offered this new (far less awful) fee structure:
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We've been getting messages from Battle Gem Ponies backers with worries that the Unity Per-Install Fee could delay or even cancel the project. Here to say now, that won't happen. ❌
Not only are we expecting to not come close to the 1M downloads & dollars a year mark to trigger it, but this project's been through way worse hardships than an engine change over the years. We'll do what we've gotta do to make BGP a reality and not allow a greedy company to bankrupt us with poorly thought out monetization schemes. 💸
Especially in order for us to keep the promises made to every person who supported this Pony RPG dream with their own hard-earned money! 🦄
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Back From Everfree Northwest 2023!
Love how the #BattleGemPonies #everfreenorthwest booth turned out 💜
This man was fixing bugs LIVE ON THE SHOW FLOOR!! #EFNW #Convention
By Day 3 we had the super nice & new cutscene/tutorial build working and took careful notes on how different players explored it. -
I think it's high time we restocked on these...
Gen II Business Cards coming to Everfree Northwest!
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Our biggest accomplishments this past month have been an improved animation pipeline and a functioning cutscene system.
2 ENORMOUS steps forward (despite the Great Zelda Distraction 😅 )
The June BGP Progress Report has just landed! (So you can read all about it)
Get ready for "Sprites, Camera... ACTION! 📽️🦄"
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New MEGAPOST about each of the pony sprites is up on our Kickstarter & Patreon pages! 🌟
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It took about a month and a half, but ALL the pony sprite pieces have finally been drawn and as of right now I can begin the frame-by-frame animation process!
Should be done and in-game by April's end (we'll see how that goes 👀)-
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Good luck with all the work @Yotes That is certainly a lot of work ahead of you
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The most disheartening gamedev feeling is getting in the zone for about an hour straight then your app of choice crashes and you realize you haven't saved in a while.
Open back up to see all that progress gone and you gotta start over, again...
(Story of my life I swear 😩)
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One of the main priorities of the game is making each pony character expressive and visually interesting. We want people to connect with them. 🐴💖
Each pony is meant to be someone's favorite for multiple reasons, gameplay related or otherwise.
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Wrapping up the weekend with progress on this guy 💀With 10 left to go, I should be done with ALL Pony Sprite Pieces by Thursday (for reference, just showing this dude's head at 3 different angles took 40 mins)
How long it takes completely depends on how perfectionist you wanna be. I have to balance "It MUST be done by month's end!" and "These character designs & animations are arguably the most important aspect of the game, marketing wise."
I need these ponies to look INCREDIBLE lined up next to the likes of Coromon, EvoCreo, Nexomon, Monster Sanctuary, Cassette Beasts, & TemTem. And unlike with those art, design, & animation teams, I'm just one guy. -
An exciting new Progress Report is here!
March 2023 Progress Report (Ponies Under Construction 👷)
Gearing up to animate some new ponies for you to catch and battle with! 🐎
Check it out on the YotesMark Patreon!
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NEW New Patch is Out!! [0.5.6]The hardly-tested new feature we added in the previous hotfix completely broke VS Mode Functionality with a Null Ref error that leaves the game in a locked up state with the wrong UI as soon as you get into battle.
- VS Matches Are in an Unplayable State No Longer!
- General Settings Page has been Added to Options Menu
- Text Speed Control Option is Functional
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Hey, All!
If you'd like to see us at TrotCon 2023 (or have us invited to more conventions in general) you can do us a solid by filling one of these forms out and let the convention know:
YotesMark (known for Battle Gem Ponies) would be a perfect fit for their video game themed pony party this year! 🎊
TrotCon Community Guest Suggestion Form -
We made a big OOF and pushed out a build missing the extremely VITAL ability to swap out your newly caught ponies with the Gem Storage system in Town Hall!
So we patched that up just now and you can download the fixed 0.5.5 build on Itch and GameJolt!
As an added bonus, you'll also get the couple features we've added to the game since Saturday:
- Mid-Battle Dialogs with the Boss in Town Hall
- Extended Keyboard Control Functionality (B, M, and Space Keys now DO something!)
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A new post is up on our #gamedev Patreon! 📰
It's going over every single task left to do on the #BattleGemPonies project to get us to Beta by Christmas ☄️
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Take a look at the shiny new elemental icons!
(changed a few for clarity & more distinct silhouettes)
Also, the Magic class will be known as Fairy now.
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It's our Patreon Anniversary! (From 2017 to 2022...)
It's truly amazing how far we've come and how long we've kept going despite the hurdles. 📈
Big THANK YOU to EVERY backer keeping this #indiedev dream afloat! 🛳️🥳
[ Join the Stampede!🐎➡️: patreon.com/YotesMark ]
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The BGP Development Journey So Far... (As of 2022)
A Retrospective on Battle Gem Ponies Development is up on our YouTube channel now. This marks 2 years since Psyaryu joined the project as lead dev and we've been chipping away at the task list every day since...
It's been a VERY long stay in development hell, but we're well on our way out. Hopefully this project will be all-wrapped up by 2024 and we'll be starting fresh on what's next!
