Knick-Knack Games

Concept Art - Royal Reef Resort & New Level

Hey Patrons!

Have some quick thumbnail concepts I did for two upcoming levels: Royal Reef Resort, an indoor waterpark level, and an unnamed Dungeons and Dragons/ Table-top themed level!

We're still early on in figure out concepts and gimmicks, but we've already got a solid idea on how to get to these levels. If you've played the new build, you'll notice a Library has appeared in Vistabell with a board game table inside. We plan on doing something similar to Waterloo World from Psy...

February Patreon Update

Hey Patrons! We've been REALLY busy this month, so here's a quick update on what's been going on.

Since our vertical slice is done, we've decided to do a couple things.

Firstly, we're opened up our old, cobweb filled design document and we're updating it with more relevant information and hope to have that finished soon. This include all changes we've made to the game in the past two years, plus some cuts.

We've decided to cut some levels we had planned, including the second...

Rad Venture Alpha 0.0.5.6 - Vertical Slice 2.0

NO I DIDN'T FORGET it's been a busy week

Okay, for REAL this time. This build brings a lot of bug fixes and some more Vistabell city work. This is the build we'll be sending to publishers and such.

Here's the download link: https://knick-knack-games.itch.io/radventure/patreon-access

Changelog: 2022-02-05 17:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Vertical Slice Complete

I'm glad to say that the Rad Venture Vertical Slice is complete!

We just have a few more bugs to iron out, but we should be uploading a new build by tomorrow or later this week!

For what's next, we've got a list of Publisher we're interested in and we might also look into crowdfunding if we feel that is necessary.

We'll also be taking a look at applying for a few grants.

We'd like to thank you, our Patrons, for your continued support over the years! We really wouldn't ...

Final Camper Models

I forgot to post these like months ago, but we finished all the Shiver Swamp camper NPC models and they're in the game. They just need to be rigged and animated, which will happen eventually sometime.

Town Hall Concept and Model Progress

Hey guys! This week we started working on the first of the hero buildings in Vistabell, Town Hall and the clock tower! It's starting to come together with its base mesh and should be done sometime this week or next. The clock face is even hand-painted!

The design is inspired by the clock tower in Kiki's Delivery Service and the Collegiate Santa Maria Maddalena tower thingy in Atrani, Italy.

Vistabell Building Progress

Hey Patrons!

We've been working hard making more buildings in Vistabell! We're almost done, there's only a few sections left to make as well as hero buildings (town call, cafe, tall buildings in the back/ fountain square).

Hopefully we'll have the less important building meshes done by either today or early next week.

Challenge Level Update Concept

Hey Patrons!

After having the greybox and general idea of the challenge level for a few years now, we've decided to try a different idea for it.

We're going to try and change it into a sliding/ snowboard race instead of a race on foot. Hopefully this will be a nice break from normal gameplay, if we can get it to work. The goal and stuff will remain the same, it'll still be a race to get a McGuffinite against the Chaser robot, but just on a hoverboard or something.

Not sure w...

New Years Update

Hey Patrons!

Happy new year! We're hoping to make 2022 an even better development year for Rad Venture!

As for this month's build, give us a few days to get everything around, we're still on break, but we do have changes to show for this month.

Thank you for all your support I'm currently sick and very tired we appreciate you a lot

Vistabell Road Updates

Hey Patrons, sorry for the lack of posts this month, but it is the Holidays.

We've still been working hard to get more roads into Vistabell, and hopefully there won't be anymore holes soon and we can start hammering out buildings!

Vertical Slice Update

Hey Patrons!

Just a quick update regarding the Rad Venture Vertical Slice. For those who don't know, we have been working hard the past 2 years to create a vertical slice for Rad Venture. A Vertical slice is a small slice of a game to show to potential investors and publishers.

Our plan was to have this done by today, actually, but with technical issues interrupting us nearly every day last month, we have decided to push the Vertical Slice date back a month to January 1, 2022. We ...

Webster Inc. Lab Model Progress

Decided to start working on Webster's Inc. Lab this week after more repository issues. A good chunk of the main building has been modeled and is in Unreal and can be explored! It's still pretty rough but it's getting there.

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Vistabell Roads Concepts

Hey all, sorry for not posting much recently, we've been running into a lot of technical issues as of late and I (Brandt) can't even open the Rad project atm.

Anyway, have some concept art of the roads in Vistabell as we prepare to model and texture them with more detail!

Camper Kim Model update

Here's a quick update on Kim's model and textures! I won't start riggin until I have the other 3 campers done.

Next Month's Rad Venture Build P.S.A.

Just a quick P.S.A. about next month's build. There will be a ton of holes in Vistabell as we continue to create the models for the city. Hopefully they will be patched up for the next build, but just watch your step as you play!

New Campers Concept Art and First Sculpt WIP

Here's a quick look at the concept art and wip sculpt of one of them.

The concept art was done by our concept artist Kat (https://twitter.com/RainbowZkats)!

Since all are using the same body, it shouldn't take too long to make them all. These are the campers you save on your journey through Shiver Swamp.

Vistabell Mesh/Props Update

A quick update to showcase some of the meshes and props being made for Vistabell.
We're really focusing on creating the city's ground pieces first before tackling the main buildings. We're also making meshes for storefronts and stuff as well as new chairs, tables, and smaller props like bottles, food, and etc. We've also made a few different types of railings.

Hopefully we'll be able to get all of the ground work in and texture it so we can move onto buildings soon.

Major Bug in Recent Build

Hey Patrons!

Not sure if any of you have played the most recent build, but by fixing the packaging error, we deleted all of the game's splines, which was a good portion of the level geometry, so stuff might look weird and levels will be impossible to complete.

We are currently working on fixing it for next month's build! Sorry for the inconvenience! 

Stanley Update: Textures and Evolution

Here's another Stanley update! 

Almost done with his textures, we're also still trying to work on a shader for his hair in Unreal, so what you see now isn't what it'll look like in-engine.

Also included an evolution image of his model over the years!

Stanley Sculpt Update 2

Just about done working on Stanley's sculpt! Just trying to figure out the hair. Also, I included a close-up of his backpack which is lookin super clean (not super sure on the colors yet, but it's gettin there)!

October Build Delay

Hey Patrons!

We're really sorry, but we're having packaging errors with the most recent Rad Venture build and it'll probably be a few days before we can get it out. We're still trying to figure out what's causing it, so please be patient. Thank you!

Stanley Sculpt Update

I know it's been, like half a year, but I've returned to working Stanley's sculpt!

I wasn't satisfied with the face before and I took some time off to work on the NPCs and Leslie, and I came back this morning to take another crack at it and I think it turned out really good! 

The 2nd image is the before and after heads! Hopefully I can get Stanley done sometime next month!

Shiver Swamp - Glowworms & Terraces

Here's some progress on the Glow Worm room in Shiver Swamp. We've been working on the water terraces in this specific room and the glowworm effect.

We've replaced the terrace meshes we used before as they we're kinda bad for platforming (they were too deep and it was hard to jump onto them) and instead just edge-modeled new meshes and used tiling textures. We also used a shader to have water flow down the sides of the terraces. We've also started using these meshes to fill out the final...

Do you guys still want wallpapers?

I'm tired of making them and I'm not sure if anyone uses them. I'd be happy to keep making them if y'all want them.

September Update

Hey guys, since our vacation is over and we're about to get back to work, I thought I'd give you guys a quick update on a few things.

Firstly, we had a meeting last night and we discussed our future plans. We have a lot of cool stuff comin hopefully.

We'll be getting a new build out this week, hopefully today or tomorrow sometime. We're also getting other Patreon rewards for this month done and out today.

We're hopefully going to be focusing more on interactivity in the next...

Shiver Swamp - Final Level Geo for Swamp

Here's a quick update on Shiver Swamp: We finished all the main level geometry for the swamp portion of the level! It was pretty much these last three rock wall thingies: the twin pillar parts and the split rock platform. We just decided to make these unique meshes instead of using a tiling texture cuz they're pretty important parts of the level, but by doing so they have 2k textures and are a little muddy, but it's not THAT noticeable, so it's fine don't complain about it. 

The se...

August End Of Month Update

Hey everyone, here's a quick update for the end of the month of August, 2021.

SAGE and Hubworld 2021 were HUGE successes! Thank you to everyone who helped, playtested, and gave feedback about the builds and trailer up to this point, we wouldn't be here without you! 

Also, welcome to the new Patrons, glad to have you helping us out!

As for the future, we're going to be taking the week of, well, today until September 6th off as a break, so no new builds or wallpapers or a...

Rad Venture SAGE 21' Demo

Hey Patrons! After a long wait and a lotta work, the Rad Venture SAGE 21' Demo is live on the SAGE website. Go check it out (This is pretty much the same build you guys got at the beginning of the month, but it's public now)!

Ducktor's Lab Concept Art 1

We've started work concepting out Ducktor's lab. I've got a rough and a top-down blueprint started so far