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[Storyboard WIP] Elaine's Speech

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After being caught by the cat pirates, Elaine confronts Billie. This scene is still unfinished, but have a sneak peek! 

[Storyboard] Meeting Dutch the Wolf

Dutch is calm and soft spoken, but don't be fooled, he carries a large stick and won't hesitate to take you out if you stand in his way. He collects magic artifacts and magic creatures on the black market which he keeps in his private collection. His accent will be southern and is inspired by Blanc from Knives Out.

Originally Dutch was going to run a casino, but due to the saturation of casinos in 3D platformers in particular we have decided on taking inspiration from the Tower of Terro...

[Song] Lyrics I've Had Enough Of You! V2 + Storyboard WIP

Fantoccio’s  Song, “I’ve Had Enough of You!”

Version  2 (complete)

VERSE I

YOU! 

You’ve  been nothing but a pain in my side

Since day one!

But  I

am  Fantoccio the Great and I’ll not

Be outdone! 

PRE

We...

[Song] Lyrics I've Had Enough Of You! V1

Daniel Ingram from My Little Pony fame is making the songs for our 3D platformer! This is not the same as what Gooseworx does which is the background music, but instead involves lyrics and singing, a musical! 

Our goal is to have a song per villain and a couple of hero songs for Billie. Fantoccio will be our first villain to receive a song as it will be used in the vertical slice for his boss fight. Here is the first pass of the lyrics that Daniel has made, this is subject to chang...

[Concept Art] Mysterious Umbrella

Billie's umbrella works as her wand throughout the game, as you level it up with new ingredients you can cast more magic spells. Here is some concept art another umbrella, sadly I cannot provide more detail without revealing potential spoilers  

[Concept Art] Elaine Expression Sheet

An updated and finished version of Elaine's expression sheet, her ears will also animate to fit the mood in the actual game.

Announcing Daniel Ingram as our Lyricist and Composer!

 Billie Bust Up will be a musical 3D platformer with songs written by Daniel Ingram @dannyimusic, an award-winning, five-time Emmy nominated songwriter and composer. Best known for his work on My Little Pony, Equestria Girls, and Littlest Pet Shop

 We're really honoured to have Daniel on board, the first song will be a musical boss fight where Fantoccio will sing and attack in time to the ...

[Concept Art] Sentry Cat Pirate

The sentry cat pirate enemy variation is static and will sit in high up towers. Their googles allow them to see heat, rendering Billie's invisibility and barrel hiding useless. Their goggles display a red spotlight on the floor for the player to avoid, if they see you they will meow loudly to alert nearby pirates then proceed to throw bombs at the player. 

They are a Spinx cat! the player can platform up the towers to disable them if they are sneaky

[Storyboard] Fantoccio's La Grande Finition!

During the finale act Billie must direct and act in Fantoccios play, picking props, outfits, backdrops and scripts. The player must push Fantoccio to anger by producing an intentionally terrible play triggering his boss fight, a musical finale! This boss fight will involve Fantoccio singing and attacking in time to the music. Think of it as a rhythm game mixed in with a 3D platforming boss fight. We will be announcing our song writer soon! Get excited, because we're extremely lucky to have th...

January Billie Bust Up-date

Sorry to those who had an email about the previous update but received a 404 error, getting used to using vimeo!

Apologies this is a tad delayed! The video was so big Youtube wouldn't allow the upload, didn't even realise there was a limit! Still in the middle of our move to Sweden, currently still in Copenhagen. Enjoy the big news! Please keep this secret until we announce on social media, but feel free to chat about it in the discord. 

[Screenshot] NEW Billie Pose Up!

Let's see new Billie in all her new glory! Here's some adorable test poses by Luke

Trainer Billie wants to fight!

Meeting a new friend

Sweet baby boy

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[Animation Test] Billie's new model in motion!

A quick test of Billie's new rig to see if there is any problems with the mesh deformation and to see how well the rig works with animation 

[Storyboard] Arriving at Claw Bay

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We're digging into the first section of gameplay. This takes place after the prologue (chapter 0) and is Billie's first adventure, as she seeks out the famed Kraken. Billie attempts her first spell and uses her umbrella to create a portal to the island. 

Unknowingly to her, s...

[Concept Art] Magic Portals to Adventure!

A piece of concept art demonstrating how Billie travels from location to location, with her magic umbrella wand of course!  

Coming up soon: Billie's new rig and texture! 

[WIP] Billie Eye and Mouth Position

We want to keep the new Billie is accurate as possible to old Billie, so she doesn't lose the parts that make her special. Especially since we were mostly aiming to upgrade her body, not her face. However, the new mouth and eyes were a tad high, version 2, so I lowered them back down, version 1.

2020-01-16 16:46:36 +0000 UTC View Post

[WIP] Billie 2.0 Test Poses with New Rig and Body!

Billie 2.0 is coming along nicely! The new shape of Billie's body makes for stronger silhouettes and better animations! Also keeping her consistent to her 2D concept art

Her new body also combines all geometry, so her ears, horns, hair, and fluff now blend together in her main mesh. I'm going to have fun adding physics to her cheek fluff. Original Billie attached these features with sockets so that the mesh and rig could be reused for NPC characters and could be easily customized to sav...

[Concept Art] Elaine Expression Sheet

Still a work in progress! But here are some of Elaine's expressions  

New Billie Rig Progress

It's all coming together now, here's a sneak peek of the rigging thus far, she looks very different out of engine and textureless

[WIP] Billie Brows!

Billie's new body is currently being rigged (woo!) as a result we thought we'd try out some new methods to keep her as accurate as possible to her concept art AND improve the quality of her rig and animation. 

Luke has been experimenting with deforming the mesh with the brow, and as a result deform her eye patch to fit her eye shape, here's a little work in progress! 

[Demo and Developer Update] Oscar 2.0! Sensing and Wall Climbing

Newest Demo Build: https://blueprintgames.itch.io/billie-bust-up/patreon-access

Patch notes:

• Oscar can now climb on walls (WIP)
• Oscar can now sniff and dig up rewards (WIP)
• Oscar 2.0 comes with general movement updates, more optimized
• Oscar can now dig up walls with "soft" terrain
• Oscar can now belly slide when attempting t...
  2019-12-31 21:51:16 +0000 UTC View Post

[Developer Update] 2019 Wrap Up and 2020 Plans!

We're wrapping up 2019! In this video we briefly talk about what to expect in the new year! We have big plans and I'm excited to share them with you in the future! 

There will be one more in depth blog before the years end along with the newest demo update, thank you for being patient with us as we sort out admin, budget and finalise our pre-production stages. 

[Character Concept] Dutch's Lacky

The finished concept for this unnamed character, 5$ pledges can download the HD files for this now! :)

[HD File] Dutch's Lackey

He has yet to find a name! But here is the HD files for his concept promo art :)

[Developer Update] Billie's Brand New Model!

Billie has a brand new body mesh! You can read a more in-depth write up on her model's history and changes here:

Part 1:  History of Billie's Design  

Part 2:  Creating a new Billie 

00:00-16:00 Billies New Body Debut 

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[Character Concept] Fantoccio Colour Variations

We found some of Fantoccio's older colour palette variations before we settled on his current version! 

Art by Ashlee Ortiz! 

[HD File] Elaine the Pirate Queen

Promo art files for Elaine the Pirate Queen, includes sketch, flats, lines, shading and PSD/SAI files with layers 

[HD File] Lily the Goat

HD Files for Lily the goat

[HD File] Fantoccio Promotional Art - Be Our Guest!

Comes with HD files, for sai, psd, lines, sketch, colour and shading! SAI and PSD files come with shading layers 

Billie Bust Up November Pre-Alpha Build (New skills, new map layout, extra polish)

 https://blueprintgames.itch.io/billie-bust-up/patreon-access

Change List

• Added new skill to Billie, recall, to the testing map. Allows Billie to travel herself through time and recover from mistakes during platforming (along with potential puzzle opportunity) 
• Added invisibility to the testing map
• Added WIP freeze cat spell to tes...
  2019-11-10 21:14:35 +0000 UTC View Post

[Concept Art] Communication Device

Billies bell is enchanted and can work in a multitude of ways. It can store objects, for example, Billie's sword, umbrella, puzzle items. It can also work as a long-distance walkie talkie. Aristotle will use the sister bell to communicate to Billie throughout the game and guide her through the worlds 

Aristotle is an axolotl and Billie's magical guide, helping Billie to craft he...