Hi Pledges! Today's game is not really a game, it's more like a mildly-interactive story poem thing. As many of you are aware, I self-diagnosed myself with The Genders recently, and this month has been a rough time as a result. My brain worms were bad enough that I had a lot of trouble getting work done this month (though the official release of my Shufflecomp game is coming soon) ... so I decided to be a bit self-indulgent and write a game specifically about my experiences. Inspired mainly by g...
2014-05-29 00:06:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi there, awesome pledges! I'm still working on my Inform 7 entry for Shufflecomp, but that doesn't mean that I don't have a late April release for you! Please find attached to this release post the 2nd episode of Connected Kit Yanked into the Faerie Court! This one's a bit more of a choose-your-own-adventure than the last one -- expect different episodes to have different feels to them. Did you miss the first episode? You can find it here, though you'll need to be logged into Patreon to see it:...
2014-04-28 16:52:00 +0000 UTC
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It took longer than I thought it would, but Xenobabysitter is finished and ready to play! Thanks so much to everybody who gave me feedback -- this game required more mechanical balancing than any other one that I've released to date! Enjoy!
2014-04-15 15:03:27 +0000 UTC
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Minor update: this version has a fix that will make the graphical map link at the bottom work. Thanks for your patience, and I look forward to your feedback!
2014-04-11 15:46:54 +0000 UTC
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Though Xenobabysitter is not yet done, it's getting close! Most of the writing is in, gameplay is tweaked and improved, and the UI should be better (though getting it totally uncluttered is not really possible). It's attached; please feel free to play! Once I get feedback and make adjustments, I'll be publicly releasing it. If you have feedback after playing it, please send me an e-mail or comment saying so and also let me know how you want to be credited as a tester. :) By the way, my next game...
2014-04-10 20:21:43 +0000 UTC
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Hi pledges, I'm still working on Xenobabysitter, which is turning out to be a more ambitious short game than I realized. Right now the mechanics in but most of the writing isn't. I'd love for people to take a look at the alpha and let me know what they thought of the gameplay. I've already gotten some feedback from my $5+ pledges, but I think I could use some more. Click the paperclip to download and let me know what you think via e-mail or here :)
2014-04-07 21:04:38 +0000 UTC
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Ok, first thing first: THANK YOU!!! I'm honored and thrilled that I've hit the $100/work mark. Now this means that I have to learn how to release a game onto the google play store yaaaay Second things second: I have a couple of exciting opportunities on the horizon, but one of them I can't talk about and the other isn't until next month. In the meantime, I'd still like to do a late March release, but since I can't start in on the next project, I'd like to do some prompt writing! It'll be in the ...
2014-03-26 16:19:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello, loyal pledges! Those of you in the $5+ pledge bracket have already seen these games, but I participated in a twine flash jam over the past week. In it, I released two small games: Hero Contest and Mortal Queue. Both can be played on my philome.la page, linked here. Because these works were so small, I'm counting them as a single release together. Thank you again for your support, and expect something new from me soon!
2014-03-12 15:25:34 +0000 UTC
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Hi there pledges! I promised you an interactive serial novel, and it begins today! Please find attached the first episode of Connected Kit Yanked into the Faerie Court, a highjinks comedy mystery about a Private Investigator called in for a special case. This game is an html file and can be played on any computer (including mobile)! By pledging to my Patreon like the awesome person you are, you now have the ability to influence the path of the story! Each episode will collect some analytics abou...
2014-02-26 22:43:55 +0000 UTC
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[Sorry for the double post!] Yesterday's poll is still accepting responses, but at this point more than half of my pledges have replied, giving me a good idea of what it is you're hoping to see from me in the near future. For those of you who love analytics or just want to see which way the wind is blowing, I've included screenshots of the poll's multiple-choice options. For the serial novel, people were all across the board in terms of genre, but the most votes went to the various types of Come...
2014-02-05 20:11:46 +0000 UTC
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If you'd like to help influence my upcoming work, please take a few minutes to fill out the short poll linked here. I'd like to make sure that my pledges are enjoying the work I produce and feel like they are my target audience. This poll is for PATRONS ONLY; please do not share it. I don't want to have to go through and cull data. Thanks for your help and contributions! Cheers, Colin
2014-02-04 19:07:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello, everyone! Thank you again for your amazing support! If you've been watching gaming news, you may have noticed that King Ltd, the makers of Candy Crush Saga, have been issuing takedown notices like crazy to people who use 'Candy' or 'Scrolls' in the title of their games. Pretty bold for a company whose biggest cash cow is a Bejeweled clone. In response, itch.io is hosting the Candy Jam ( http://itch.io/jam/candyjam ), a co...
2014-02-03 19:01:39 +0000 UTC
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Hi pledges! Thank you again for supporting me. The Quit Your Job Simulator 2014 (a horror game) is my first paid release. If you're not a fan of horror, don't worry; I'll be posting other genres of game soon. This game is an expansion on my submission for Merritt Kopas's #nakedtwine jam, and was intended to show off what Twine 1.4 is capable of on its own. 'Stone soup' is definitely my kind of thing as a dev, so this was perfect for me. I'm gonna go show the game off at Arisia!
2014-01-17 14:42:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello pledges! You are awesome. Thank you so much for helping me achieve my goal of professional content creation. The growth of my Patreon has been unexpectedly quick! It looks like I'll be planning a serial IF series for you very soon, and possibly releasing something for Android soon too! You may have noticed that you haven't been charged for this post, and that's because I haven't published my first Patreon-worthy piece. But I know what it's gonna be! Over the weekend I participated in Merri...
2014-01-13 20:56:25 +0000 UTC
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