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An Update?

It has been a very busy time for me. With our news coverage, we gained a lot of interested models for my upcoming Amazons game. This has put me under a lot more pressure than I was prepared for. I took a week off from work to focus on game design. That was a good choice, I have learned that next time I will sequester myself with a staff someplace away from the day to day. Meaning, I did not get as much accomplished as I had hoped, but I still made progress.

My main focus right now is feeling out some of the tribes of Amazons. I started writing a back story for the whole game to pull everything together, and some elements no longer fit and feel silly. I've started working out what I need to do, but now its back to work. Sigh.

Some days there simply is not enough time.

In the meantime, Some Assembly Required playtested rather well. We made some changes, and decided the legs were all under-powered. The game itself is so simple, I have to fight not to add more complexity to it every time I work on it. Must keep game design pure!

Everyone enjoyed the easy to follow combat mechanics. This coming weekend I hope to test again with some new elements, and a cooperative mission.

All good things.

We're on TV!

Got interviewed by Channel 7 news!

Coolest thing to happen to a little game developer like me. Go watch me look silly. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

Wadda yah mean...?

For my Amazon game I really want to create jaw-dropping imagery with lovely, deadly looking ladies. This has left me approaching women asking them to pose in very little with very large weapons. By and large the women I have spoken with think the game sounds great and are excited about posing for it. However, the significant others in their lives have been less open-minded.

Big shock right?

I'd like all of these folks to know that I have not created and elaborate ploy to see your girlfriend, wife, significant other in her underpants. My girlfriend of over three years will be taking the photographs for this project. She is also to my endless joy, going to pose for it as well. I am completely aware that other people will see her image and they may have lusty thoughts about her. Good because she is gorgeous. I long ago came to grips with the fact that she is beautiful and lots of other people will notice this fact.

I've worked hard to make an awesome game. I continue to work hard. I've started putting together costumes and props that will be needed for the photos. Tonight I was up late making pieces of armor. I'm sure I have a few late night ahead of me. We shoot this coming weekend.

Enough said. End of rant. I forgot to take out the trash. So it's back out of this warm bed and into the cold night I go!

Amazon Update

Tomorrow is our first meet and greet with one of the models who will be working with us on Amazon Warrior Queens of the Forbidden Planet. We have lined up ten models now, with two others as maybes. So this covers me for around 20 of the 120 cards I need to make. Fortunately a few of those are gear cards and resource cards. But, I am still in what they call... dire need.

This is why wigs and masks and other costume props exist I say to myself. However, that is only going to get me so far. My current focus has to be getting a solid demo version of this game put together. In order to pitch this outside of my friend circle I need to be able to show folks what they will be helping to create.

It looks like some late nights for me. :)

Better Days

The last few days have started to look a bit brighter. I've gotten replies from real people. Started laying the groundwork to hold an Unpub Mini here in town. Feeling really excited about getting some actual progress. I had a few sales this holiday season, and I am looking to ramp that up going in to the spring with at least one new release.

For the next couple weeks I'm planning prop making and costume design. Which always makes me think about my dice blade project and how I need to return to working on that and getting it done.

Feeling Stuck

So far creating my new game has been simple, my idea of getting my girlfriend involved and shooting the photos for this game has not been simple. I've had to reach out to friends, post Craigslist ads and deal with some real creepers, and generally feel like I am spinning my wheels more than I am getting somewhere.