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- mantrakid0
Oh man yeah this blew my mind this am. Its one thing to have something written up about the game, but damn... dude warmed my heart with what he said. Thanks for all your support dudes.
- mantrakid0
I can confirm there will be a lolcube
- mantrakid0
Just posted a pretty major update!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/proj…
- Gamepad support included in the base amount.. so will be available at launch.
- WiiU Stretch goal moved up to $25,000
- Yogscast's Simon now a playable character for $15+ tier.
- "Be in the game" tier dropped to $400
- Official TShirt design and colours confirmed.
- mantrakid0
Thanks dudes, I am blown away too. Was only 60% of the way to the top 100, but i think the press mentions / early kickstarter success helped it huge. This shits all coming together.... I cant tell you how badly I want to just turn off the world and focus on the game again for a few months.. :D I am so confident the game is gonna rock esp. now with steam support Im gonna put findable / tradeable items and shit in there... achievements... damn this is gonna be goooooooooooood!!!!!
- mantrakid0
Dying to keep in touch on your development man - if you end up with a mailing list or something, add me please nate@3030.ca - id love to see what you're up to and give any input as a chance to give back for your support since ive been starting this. :D
I know what you mean about 'just doing it' and 'wanting a train wreck' i actually feel the same way which i think is what has contributed to such a good success so far... i think that passion and enthusiasm becomes apparent to people checking it out. :D
- thanks man. mailing list! wow, yeah i need to create a proper site soon i guess. you will be the first email list subscriber.prophetone
- as soon as i release the one i'm dev'ing now in the old app store i will alert the QBN so i can face the flamesprophetone
- dope, i'll be ready to add my gas all over it. :Dmantrakid
- jtb260
Observing how this has progressed over the past few months has been really awesome. Obviously it's partially promotional but I've really appreciated being able to watch how you've taken this from MVP to something bigger.
A few of us in the office have been fantasizing about making a game and I've pointed to this to prove that it's possible. Way to go man.
- defiantly, mantrakid is my QBN Hero!BabySnakes
- <3mantrakid
- mantrakid0
awesome idea.. do you know of any existing ones i can look at for ideas? Ive seen a few lame ones of greasy dudes sitting in their messy bedroom offices talking to a webcam like they're on to something no one has ever thought of before when it's just another 2d metroidvania scroller with pixel art.. i dont want to go down that route..
- Show assets and asset development. Talk about intent. Don't show yourself or your living room. Don't try to be funny.cannonball1978
- funnycannonball1978
- word, thanks.mantrakid
- mantrakid0
This awesome dude made a "Let's Play" of the last released build. Lots of updates since this version he's playing, but it was the most 'stable' version at the time of him getting in touch, so here it is.. good way to see what the early game is like:
- cannonball19780
Well done, mantra kid. Inspires me to get back into what I'm working on (although I really dread the amount of work that a 3d game puts on a one-man studio). Are you going to be at GDG or PAX or anything like that?
- GDC rathercannonball1978
- id love to see what you're working on btw!!mantrakid
- Id love to show it. Unfortu ately its just a shitshow of half developed assets.cannonball1978
- mantrakid0
TENDING THE GALACTIC GARDEN WHILE BLASTING EVERYTHING THAT MOVES IN COSMOCHORIA
- sorry if this is annoying if i keep posting to this thread, but its gone back far enough, it will serve as a nice history..mantrakid
- keep the updates coming. i'd like to think QBN is supportive of this sort of endeavourlodef
- you should post the articles on the Greenlight page.lodef
- Good call - ill get that done today - thanks man.mantrakid
- mantrakid0
Cuz you guys are homies, here's the latest: http://www.cosmochoria.com/build…
- Holy overpowered gun.cannonball1978
- fuck. bug. will fix..mantrakid
- mantrakid0
http://www.hardcoregamer.com/201…
Hardcore Gamer: COSMOCHORIA PLANTS ITSELF IN STEAM’S GREENLIGHT GALAXY
- mantrakid0
- Greenlight vote @ http://steamcommunit…mantrakid
- voted. GLcannonball1978
- thanks dude <3mantrakid
- mantrakid0
What's in a Name?
14 JANUARY - 3030...Apparently everything. I recently discovered that the name "Sprout" is already trademarked and I run the risk of legal trouble if I am to continue with it's usage. I have already chosen a new name for the game and have developed the new logo which I will be presenting officially at the end of the week.
I wouldn't have got to where I was with this Steam page without the amazing support of you guys so I need to ask your advice for my next step. I have 2 roads to take at this point and I want to give you every single ounce of my respect and ask your opinion of what road I should take.
Road One: Re-launch Sprout with it's new name, logo, and an updated trailer on Greenlight as a SEPARATE project. This means I will lose the current comments, votes and announcements I've made so far. If you've voted YES for Sprout, you would have to vote YES again when it appears on Greenlight with the new name. This is the path I would prefer to take as it gives me a chance to start fresh, and though I would lose the existing votes, I have a feeling it wont take long to get back to where I am.
Road Two: Simply rename this project with the new name / reupload a new video, logo, etc. This means I can keep the comments, votes, and announcements on this page, but it also means that I don't have a second chance at the home page, which may make a difference. (when i launched this page, we were buried on the home page as Steam was going through some temporary server issues, so Sprout didn't get the traffic it could have normally, unfortunately).
Let me know what you think. My choice is Road One, but if that is at all offensive to you guys, I want to avoid it. If you don't think it's a problem to vote again, I am infinitely in your debt and will make sure the relaunch is awesome, and you are made aware of it.
Thank you so much for your support to this point, I appreciate every single comment and vote. The game is coming together so nicely & I look forward to sharing the public demo with you once it's ready.
Infinite Respect,
Nate- go with road two, learn from the mistake and don't let it happen on the next game.cannonball1978
- Thanks cannonball - do you find it it offensive to go road 1? Whats ur reason for Rd.2?mantrakid
- At this point I'd say name is not as important as momentumcannonball1978
- mantrakid0
- haha this is funcjfclarence
- Thanks so much for checking it out, dude!mantrakid
- fadein110
Wow - something really lovely about this. Well done.
Just needs clearer instructions and perhaps more intuitive gameplay - I didn't really get it 1st game isn't that vital in this type of game? But in terms of style, mood, feel etc. love it.
- detritus0
Just in relation to this, which I effectively agree with..
"Its good to have some exploration/ discovery but its not clear at all what the ultimate goal is. You need a way of gauging progress "
..one of the best gaming experiences I've had in recent years was:
http://adarkroom.doublespeakgame…
, a large part of which was that there was ZERO idea of what the path or indeed the reward or purpose is.
Not sure what my point here is, but there's something in being left in the dark.
- Yeh man! Great game. Most surprising gaming experience I've had! Spent a while on that bad boyHombre_Lobo
- this was a huge inspiration for me - this and that candy box game, also a game called "starseed pilgrim"mantrakid
- im also going for this 'tossed into space' feel and you gotta essentially learn what to do.. so glad you brought this up.mantrakid
- that being said, i do feel i need a couple more obvious prods at the beginning because too many peeps are 'too' lostmantrakid
- i feel like once i get people latched on to the basic concept the rest will start falling into placemantrakid