New “Secret Beta” Available March 7th; Please Read
Hey folks, just letting you know that there will be a “secret beta” for a finished game from March 7th thru the 11th. During this time you’ll need to beat the entire game, so you’ll need some spare time freed up during those dates. There will only be 4-6 people invited to this beta, so please check your forum PMs, emails and Kickstarter message center (backers only) to see if you’ve been selected. Anyone who does not respond to this email/PM by the 6th will be replaced with someone else. Thanks folks!
Art on a Shelf: Ore no Ryomi 3 (part 1)
Hello all! Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I am JKR, creator of the cartoon Fred the Monkey, as well as the (now complete) Cubetoons web comic. Those who frequent the Vertigo Games forums probably know me from my ramblings there. If those weren’t enough, now I’ve taken over the blog!
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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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The Oil Blue: Graphics Evolution
Way back when I first started to make the Oil Blue, I thought I’d try out the art first to see if it was possible to do it on my own…to nail a sense of atmosphere I had in my head. A ton of photoshop filters later, I finally got the look I thought would be the final graphical style of the game. But, of course, I’d be wrong.
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The Oil Blue: Gameplay Details
It’s the year 2062, and thousands of oil refineries on tiny islands across the world have been abandoned. Some due to war/territorial conflicts with other nations, others due to lack of food and water. But most were due to the incredibly difficult livelihood of living on the ocean itself. But you and a band of explorers knows what it’s like to live through hell, and the opportunity to reclaim these abandoned oil lands as your own and make a large profit on them is just too great to pass up. It’s time to set sail and drill across the world’s oceans, selling oil and claiming islands all across the Pacific and Atlantic.
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Randomness #401
First off, just a huge thanks to all the Kickstarter backers…you guys are awesome. Prepare to enjoy some updates soon on the Kickstarter blog with Liquisity, though most updates will happen once the Oil Blue is out the door late this month.
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