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Themyscira 1.19

SU Themyscira 1.16 Happy New Years!!!

SU Update: The One Where We Actually Made It

Stronger Story, No Mercy

We are coming in hot on the release date, and honestly, this has been a really solid cycle. Something Unlimited has been a blast to work on, and it has been a nice change of pace after the nonstop push of Project Evo. This update let the team slow down just enough to focus on quality without losing momentum.

Now, the not so fun news first. This update is going out as a standalone. Not ideal, but necessary. Which leads right into the full Ren’Py transition.

Movi...

December Content Calendar

It has been a rough week in the Smokeshank household. One kid ended up with pneumonia and bronchitis and needed a chest X ray, and the other kid is now sick too. Getting work done with sick little ones around is always a challenge, so we are running a bit late with this update. Thanks for your patience. Let’s jump in.

December marks our full return to SU after a long time away. To balance things out we will also share a bit more Project Evo information this month. Ins...

End Of The Month Poll

Here we are again with another poll at the end of the month. This time we're doing a Project Evo poll, so get ready to impact some decisions at GG! Remember this poll is weighted based on your patron level at the time of the poll closing on Dec 3rd!

If you were to add one external show character which would it be?

For the Love of Her (Haseo Teaser)

A Queen stands above her subjects at times as the most beautiful, strongest, the softest, and a beacon of light for her people. For Hippolyta, every inch is made like the statues that represent her. 

Every curve, every one of her strong abs, her divine thighs, and the bluest of eyes that could mirror the ocean themselves. For The Amazonians, this is their leader. This is the symbol of strength and peace for every woman that lives on Themyscira. As for Lex... This was who he needed ...

Want to See What the Team’s Been Up To?

As I sit down to write this dev blog, I look back at what the team and I have been doing. It feels like not much changes each month. The leaves fall, the air gets colder, and life stays steady. Since May we have been all in on Project Evo. Everything felt new and exciting. Now we are heading back into SU. The excitement is still there, but it is more familiar. I know the story beats, the timeline, and the rhythm of building SU. It feels smooth and automatic. The good news is that progress on ...

Keep It, or Send Back. You Have The Power!

Now it's time we validate the latest Project Evo build. The goal here is simple, read the change log. Check out the subtle changes, and vote to accept it, or vote no to send it back. All we ask is if you have feedback hit us with a comment below, it's extremely helpful!

Thanks

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Project Evo Win

2025-11-18 02:30:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Your End of Year SU Progress Check

When we pivoted, we knew SU would be the big worry. And that's totally fair. Everyone came her for it, and we don’t want to let you down. We said we’d keep both projects moving, and that means holding our pace or you should absolutely call us on it.

Here’s the honest part. This Themyscira update is just more important for expectations. Yours and ours combined. This one matters for trust, for follow-through, and for showing you we can juggle both projects without slipping. That’...

Evo Asset Pack + Iteration Build

Well we're getting to the goods now! Please read these instructions! Below is the Evo iteration build, in it lies several QoL and technical improvements. THERE IS NO NEW CONTENT, SR7 is busy with the Themy update so new content has to wait.

What we need from you. Give us your feedback on the changes. Tell us what works, what doesn't, and how you would like to see it fixed.

Let's make something great
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2025-11-10 02:08:52 +0000 UTC View Post

November at Gunsmoke Games, Your Roadmap to Madness

Alright team, let's keep this short and sweet. Last month was wild! First looks at Project Evo, we ran our first weighted poll in years, and SR7 may have even smiled for the first time in months. Now it’s time to keep this shit show organized. Here’s what’s coming your way:

Dates to Remember:

• Sun Nov 9 ($10): Project Evolution iteration build + asset pack drop

• Thu Nov 13 ($1): SU progress report

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Power Has Been Counted, And Here’s Who Won

We will have a free post on Tuesday giving you all the important dates to follow this month.

So the votes are in, and as you all could have seen Cassie wins out.

• Oracle has 1341 weighted votes for 21.98%

• Cassie has 3426 weighted votes for 56.16%

• Peng and her guards has 1333 weighted votes for 21.85%

We want to thank everyone for engaging in this poll! It's a big success and ...

Power’s on the Table, Come Take It

We're handing you the controls... for now. We have one open spot left for the Themyscira update, and you get to decide who takes it!

How the vote works:

Your Patreon tier decides your level of influence. The higher your tier, the stronger your voice (1,5,10,20,50). Seasonal = Galaxy so they carry the same weight.

One last thing, if you're not an active patron on Nov 2, your vote disappears. So make sure you stick around to make your vote count.

Intimacy After Evolution

Before proceeding, we would love to extend an invitation on October 30th to vote on content/ideas for Something Unlimited! This will be available to all paid patrons.

For now... We pull the curtain on the grand return to The Island of Themyscira

From friends, warriors, vassals, and leaders; all have met the firm hand of Lex as his plotting has reaped numerous rewards in his conquest. To simply relax and let his work blossom shall be the treat he ...

Why We Pivoted, And Why We Need You With Us

$10 iteration vote results at the bottom

I won’t lie. This release had us very nervous. SR7's said the day of the release "There's not much there but I think people will like it"

Let's go back to May, SR7 and I decided it was time to pivot. For almost ten years we kept saying we wanted to try new ideas. Every year we promised we’d make time. Every year the “right moment” never showed up. It felt like it would be another year with few wins, and even more mi...

The Iteration Starts Here

The Town hall recording will be put up on discord on Sunday.

Here is our first iteration poll. In this poll I have comprised some of the most requested changes from comments. We will grab the top voted issue and focus our patreon posts surrounding that. There are other iterations and fixes that will happen as well, so keep your eye on the Patreon chat rooms to get involved further.

*Small note, we intentionally left out any iterations that need content creation to flush out. 2025-10-17 19:36:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Roadmap to Corruption: Themyscira Edition

Townhall this Thursday at 4:00 pm CDT, 9:00 pm UTC on Discord. Follow the event-announcements channel, #event-announcements, so you do not miss it.

Let’s talk about the next SU build and what you can expect. It has been five and a quarter months since the last SU drop, and we know many of you want depth back. You want real story, real heat, and that classic SU corrupt...

Project Evolution: First Class V0.01

All we ask is this when you play, picture what v1.0 looks like, and be ready to help us get there. This isn’t the old SU loop of build, release, repeat. This time, you’re in it with us. It starts now in the comments, and with our first vote for $10 patrons on the 17th.

Let’s be raw and real. There are big wins to find. Old habits create new mistakes, and that’s ok. That’s how we learn with these small games. The goal is simple, make a kick-ass game that feels great for someone...

Lasting Changes Start With Your Comment

Here’s where we are. Project Evo is close, but not in my hands yet. We are building a living mansion with morning, afternoon, and evening changes. Characters move, scenes change, and the timeline breathes. That level of immersion is what we’re after, but it has created some roadblocks in writing and code. We are chewing through them daily.

Evo will launch as a rough draft on purpose. We will show you the basic shape. You help us break it, fix it, and make it better. Early dialogue w...

Roadmap, art drops, and votes all month

Here’s where we are at. Project Evo is almost ready, SR7 has a few scenes left to write, and we are touching up some art. When you play it, it will feel like an alpha, or a rough draft. The core is there, the hints are there, and we want you to see what it can become. Your feedback will help shape it.

Here is how. During the month we will ask you questions about what you liked, and didn't, and what you want to see. From there we take it up to our higher tiered patrons to help fine tun...

SU Isn’t Gone. But We Need To Talk About Frustrations.

When we first talked about pivoting, we weren’t in the best spot. Frustrations were already piling up and the pressure was real. At some point you either keep patching the same leaky boat or you rip the band aid off and start building the thing you actually want to sail in. That’s what we did. We went forward with what we wanted to make, hoping some of you would ride shotgun and see what we’ve been cooking up.

And before we go any further! SU isn’t cancelled. It’s sti...