The Oil Blue
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A new game from Vertigo Games, about an oil business in the middle of the ocean.
This May in Vertigo Games…
Let’s take a quick look at all the stuff that’s happening this month, right here at Vertigo Games…a new game, announcement, contest and more!
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The Oil Blue: Gameplay Journal #2
In the last gameplay journal we took a look at the methods of drilling for oil via the Groundwell and Oil Derrick machines. Now let’s take a look at the other two machines you’ll be manning in the Oil Blue: the Pumpjack and Drill Rig.
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The Oil Blue: Gameplay Journal #1
In the Oil Blue, you travel across the ocean, searching for abandoned islands that house old refinery equipment you can use to start pumping oil again. Most of the islands were abandoned due to the harsh lifestyle that sea oil drilling entails, but you and a team of trained experts are ready for the challenge.
In the Oil Blue there were four different widely used methods of drilling for oil on islands, and I thought I’d share two of them today. (Using the operator panels shown below, you can control the drills via clicking the buttons with the mouse.)
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The Oil Blue: Update 02
Things have been progressing quite well these last few days, so I thought an update would be in order. Woo!
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Keepin’ it Rollin’.
When do you call it quits on a project? When you realize it’s not working for you, or for anyone else? Perhaps the work is too much, or the assets needed too expensive. Or maybe it’s due to the creator being a complete moron the first few times around making the game before something snaps and it actually starts to look promising. Folks, that moron is that guy I am.
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Randomness #484
Just a quick update on all things gaming-
-I’m getting down to crunch time on the Oil Blue, so there will be limited updates from here till the beta is released.
-Because of all this, the podcast is once again delayed till whenever I can make it. I also have a secret project I’m doing that I can hopefully announce next month!
-The Oil Blue and the other project will be invitation-only betas, so be sure to check your forum PM box or emails once I make the formal announcement.
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