1000 sprites, Internal alpha testing

bscotchsam

We've crossed SOME sort of line. There are more than 1000 sprites in Crashlands now. That doesn't count sub-images for those sprites (animations, or things that were designed within the same bounding box). So that's over 1,000 THINGS.

Jeebus.

We're also moving into internal alpha testing. We'll be playing Crashlands the rest of this week and taking notes on balance and everything else, as we prep for our first alpha testing cohort next Thursday. 

bscotchAdam

We can REALLY celebrate progress once we hit 1024 sprites!

B3A5T

Awesome!! Does that mean Crashlands is almost upon us?!

bscotchseth

This means phase 1 of development is pretty much DONE!
Phase 2 involves incorporating story/narrative elements.
Phase 3 (final phase) is for final debugging, polish, and odds n' ends like analytics.

So there's still quite a lot of work to do. BUT IT'S GETTING CLOSER!

B3A5T

I cant wait!! How much longer do u think it'll take?

Ulnarevern

That's some consequent news (and content)!
There's no way my phone will be able to run it
And 1000 Vs 1024 shows that there are two kind of people.

bscotchAdam

@Ulnarevern‌ AND ONLY TWO!

What kind of phone do you have?

Ulnarevern

And old Xperia U on 2.3.7. I didn't do the update to 4.x since the hardware wouldn't have agreed. At least, if it runs on my phone, it should run on everything.

bscotchAdam

@Ulnarevern‌INTERESTING. I wonder if it'll run...

Ulnarevern

I'm not sure. It runs Quadropus Rampage and Towelfight 2 correctly but it sometimes gets a bit slow. Guess we'll have an occasion to see a day or another.

CyberKlown28

My tablet needs Crashlands like a human needs water. Anddd I have $5 on my account ready for it.

MeaKitty

I need to do more Google Surveys for credit me thinks. XD Definitely saving for it's release. Soooooon.

B3A5T

WAIT!! It's gonna cost money?! Google Play card, here I come!!

bscotchAdam

The exact financial structure is uncertain, but it will likely contain ad-supported options, a few purchaseable bundles, and a full-game purchase option.

MeaKitty

Well I'm still gonna save so I have some sort of money/cash/credit/artwork to throw at y'all in thanks.

Duh83

If I remember right they said there would be a full game purchase which would include all future updates.  Sounds like good money spent and saved in the long run

bscotchseth

Yep, we'll likely be doing a "pay once and get everything forever" kind of deal.

B3A5T

That's really good, a lot of developers don't do that- another reason why BUTTERSCOTCH SHENANIGANS ROCKS
!! 

Duh83

Isn't that the truth.  I look forward to spending my hard earned money on a game like this

bscotchAdam

If only more people felt that way

MeaKitty

I continue trying to convert the masses. Word of mouth... beating my significant other into trying things.

Showed him the gif of the "acid base". He thinks it's nifty. Might be able to convince him to play (and pay) once we got the bugs sorted out.

Slowly buy surely we will convert the world. Mwahahahaha.

Tichy

BscotchAdam said:

If only more people felt that way

I just registered to agree spending my money on whatever financing model you use on Crashlands. Preferably a pay once (premium) option. Your games rock

bscotchAdam

@Tichy‌ thanks!

Ulnarevern

I'm definitely considering to give you my money. ONLY FOR YOU!
With a gift card i don't want google to know my credit card infos.

bscotchseth

Just make sure you don't buy that gift card with a credit card!

CyberKlown28

Fortunately, Google Play cards are everywhereeeeee.  
Make sure you check the back isn't scratched off beforehand

Ulnarevern

Seems you already had problems with that. Guess I'll have to take some money to buy a gift card when you release your game