Knick-Knack Games

Rad Alternate Costume Icons

Hey Patrons!

Here's a look at some of the costume icons from Rad Venture that'll be present in the Costume Shop and Inventory menu.

These were drawn by our concept artist, Kat (https://bsky.app/profile/arzeek.bsky.social)!

There'll be more to follow as we make more costumes!

Rad Alt Costume: Leaf Scout

Hey Patrons!

Just thought I'd upload a new costume we made for Rad. This time it's his Leaf Scout costume! Another story costume that you'll unlock by finishing Shiver Swamp!

Synergy Silo Update

Hey Patrons!

We've decided to go back to Synergy Silo and update it it some with new models, textures, and a brand new level layout!

We've swapped out a janky rocket chase sequence with some sliding sections that we think will work better and are creating some accent and trim meshes to help bring the level's design together!

Early Access Music - Synergy Train

Happy Friday, Patrons!

Here's some new music by Strider (https://tempxa.bandcamp.com/ )!

This is the music for Synergy Train, the second boss level!

Hoverboard

Hey y'all! We gave Rad a hoverboard lmao

This'll be used in the updated Challenge Levels, which we're renaming soon!

Enemy - Knight Model

Hey Patrons, happy Friday!

We've finished the Knight enemy model this week and it's AWESOME!

As you can see, Knights come in two forms: Champion and Artillerist. We've even created a Ballista Bazooka and Sword for each.

They are also quite big, so expect them to be tough to take down!

Enemy - Knight

Hey Patrons!

Not sure if this concept was posted yet, but here's another enemy we've been working on!

The Knight is the highest-tier enemy in the game and comes in two forms: Champion and Artillerist. Champion will wield a great sword while Artillerist will use a ballista bazooka.

We're still writing up how we want combat to work against these guys, but expect them to be tough! We're also thinking they'll only appear in the last level of the game.

Kickstarter Stretch Goals moved to Patreon

Hey Patrons!

Since we didn't reach a lot of our stretch goals on Kickstarter, we've decided to put them on Patreon to give them a second chance (technically third lmao)!!!

You can help us unlock these stretch goals by supporting the Patreon!

All future funds will be added to the amount we ended the Kickstater with!

So, starting with $28,523, every month we earn on Patreon gets added to that until we reach the stretch goal amounts.

We'll start wit...

Chomp

He's hungry

Piranha Enemy

Been spending the day working on a new enemy: a Piranha!

This enemy is going to be exclusive to a quest in Shiver Swamp. It's pretty goofy, so we're hoping you'll look forward to it!

More Defender Work - Final Model and Weapons

Hey Patrons!

Here's a look at the final Defender model as well as some of the weapons!

Defender Progress

Hey Patrons!

Here's an update on stuff with the new Defender Enemy!

Finalized the concept art and started working on the high-poly. We're planning to have various ways to knock away his shield, such as wall jumping off it or knocking grenades into it!

Shield Knight Enemy Concept

Hey patrons!

Sorry for not posting much recently, we've been working really hard on the Kickstarter!

Anyway, here's concept art of a new Shield Knight enemy, drawn by Kat (https://bsky.app/profile/arzeek.bsky.social ).

We're planning to give these enemies different weapons that Rad is going to have to deal with before attacking him head-on. For example, you might have to wall jump off the s...

McGuffinite Toll Gate Concept and Model

Hey Patrons!

Here's a bit of concept art and models for the McGuffinite Toll Gates. These will block Rad's progress through the game until you collect a certain amount of McGuffinites to unlock them!

There's also a gif of the wip "unlock" animation!

Royal Reef Resort Entrance Work

Hey patrons! We've been doin some more work on the Resort level, including making the entrance to the building!

We thought it'd be neat to have a 2D mural with a 3D shark popping out with one of the slides going into its mouth!

We're still working on it, but it's a good start so far~!

First post of 2025

We're about back to work!

Doin some tax and paperwork early this week, but we're having a meeting tomorrow to get everything back up and running again.

While I wait until then, I think I'm gunna take another look at the Resort's mountain meshes and see if I can't make them a little better

Ducktor's Lab Update

Hey Patrons!

On our last week until break, I've been just tweaking and fixing things as well as updating some models and textures on Ducktor's lab!

Not only are some textures and colors updated, but I've remade the observatory telescope, solar panels, and windmills!

Vistabell Cliffs update

Hey Patrons!

Just a quick update today, but we've created some new meshes and started remaking the surrounding cliffs of Vistbell with them

New Build Update

Hey all!

We've been working hard on getting a new build around for the holidays. There's just a few more bugs to iron out before its ready, but you can expect it sometime this month!

I guess you can consider it a stress test for World Partition, our new method of streaming the game's levels together!

Club Smooth Freefall Update

Hey Patrons!

We've gone back to fix up and expand some stuff in Club Smooth, including the freefall.

What used to be a few second fall through a short twisty hallway is now a full section with new hazards!

We plan to expand on the effects of this room in a really cool way soon, so stay tuned, but let us know what you think!

Cutscene Test

Hey Patrons!

We've started playing around and testing cutscenes! We started with this one cuz of how simple it is and the gameplay necessity of it and it's turning out good so far.

Somethin we wanna do is have cutscenes blend in and out of gameplay, which we're still working on some aspects of, but it looks pretty neat!

We hope you look forward to more cutscenes and story stuff!

Shiver Swamp Updates

Hey all!

Takin a break from working on Vistabell real quick to do some updates and fixes to Shiver Swamp.

The lighting has been broken for almost a year, so we're coming back and fixing it. We also have to re-add all the foliage. Might make a few new props and update others, we'll see!

Bell Tower Interior Update

Hey Patrons!

Earlier this week we've started working on the bell tower interior.

This area is going to be an important first stop in the full game and is the last objective of the tutorial before you're able to go to new levels like Shiver Swamp and Headline Street!

Rad - Alt Costume: Ghost Update

Hey Patrons!

Here's some progress on Rad's Ghost outfit that you voted for!

I'm already working on getting him rigged!!

Vistabell Cafe Remake / Progress

Hey Patrons!

I forgot to post this on Friday :D

We've decided to rework the Vistabell Cafe, which is the entrance to Headline Street, into a themed noir restaurant that we think will help it stand out from the rest of the buildings in Vistabell. We've also named it "Gianni's Joint"!

We're still working on materials and props, but it's comin along! Feels good to finally get this building made instead of it being a grey box for the past 2+ years

Rad Ghost Costume Concept Wip

Hey so I was workin on the ghost costume concept and I like the general shapes, but we were thinkin it'd be funny if we could show how Rad died. Like, an axe in his head or noose around his neck. Anyone got any funny ideas? lmao

Vistabell Update Screenshots

Hey Patrons!

Here are some screenshots of a few updates to Vistabell we started.

This includes:

• The entrance to the waterworks which leads to Shiver Swamp

• The beach which now has a blend of sand and grass (we plan to make a new grass material just for the beach and some beach-specific foliage to match)

• An update to the docks which is being slightly expanded and has some new meshes

• And the fountain plaza, which had some cha...

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Returning to Vistabell

Hey Patrons!

We've decided to return to Vistabell and begin finishing up what needs to be made and remake / rework various areas, such as props and locations we feel needed some work.

We'll be sharing screenshots and more in the coming days and weeks on our progress to make the hub really feel like a cozy home!

Rad - Headless Horseman Costume Update

Hey Patrons!

Here's an update on Rad's Headless Horseman costume!

We got some really cool fire effects made for his hair and tail. Also, in the main material we added a bobbing effect to the pumpkin and parts of his clothing.

We're still working on a material for his face to make it look like it's carved into the pumpkin. We decided to make it out of planes to make blendshapes easier to do.

We hope you like it!!

Rad Voice Efforts Test

Hey Patrons!

If you didn't know, we picked a VA for Rad! Wes is going to voice Rad and she's done an awesome job already with some efforts. Here's a text video showing off her work as Rad for the first time!

Let us know what you think!

You can find Wes here: https://x.com/funnywes