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The Innkeep Forums
Greetings all! Continuing in the theme of creating an independent, centralized space for Innkeep news and communication, the webpage now has its own forums. ;-)I would like to get a Patreon supporters locked forum going if I can figure that out.Of course, Discord will continue to be (I suspect) the main area for the community, but not -everybody- uses it, and there is something more permanent about a forum that will definitely come in handy when it comes to future bug fixing and feedback for the demo and full version.Consider stopping by and si...
I'm (Almost) Back!
My dear beloved Patreon supporters. How are you? I'm good. Actually, I'm great! Last night I went to a cinema and watched a movie. This is actually incredible for me. It had been 12 months since I last did that...If you are up to date with the saga of the last few months you'll know I was in pretty bad shape. For the first four months of this year I had my eyes more or less entirely closed, and was so sensitive to sound that a leaf blower across the street could bring me to tears. Even the sound of my own voice would stress me out. ...
Ahh My Eyes!
Hi everybody,As those of you on discord or who follow my twitter channel will already know, I've unfortunately had to take a few months off from Innkeep development while resting my eyes. I've developed some neurological issues following serious eye strain (starting with playing that darn Elden ring back in Feb). It turns out that the root cause may be past head trauma weakening one of my eyes (perhaps when I hit my head on a rock at the beach as a child!) That combined with illness and too much screen time pushed my vision system too f...
IndieDB Article: A Fantasy World Gold Rush
Lo all! It's time for another indie DB feature article. Have a good weekend!Daniel
Indie DB Article: Making the Valley of Ancestors
Greetings everyone. I wrote another feature article on Indie DB this week.Enjoy!Making the valley of ancestors.;-)
Indie DB Article: Barrels of Fun
Hi all! Another week done. It's been pretty productive on the development front! Some more bug-fixing progress, and a lot of work on the tutorial sequence. Some cool stuff shaping up for the rest of July. ;-)Meanwhile, I've written another article on Innkeep development on Indie DB. This one is focused on the barrel system.Go drop by and give it a look here.Have a good weekend!Daniel
Indie DB Article: The Innkeep Cooking System
Lo everybody! To help a bit with wishlist generation and general visibility I'll be writing a number of articles on IndieDB about the game.Today's article is about the cooking system. Check it out!Best,Daniel
Innkeep now has a steam page!
As the title says, the Innkeep steam page is now live. :-)Regardless of if you will be receiving a copy later for free as part of patreon rewards, a wishlist would help out with the steam algorithm! So please do drop by and hit that wishlist button. :-)It's quite something getting to this milestone. Thanks so much everybody for your support!!!Click here to visit the INNKEEP steam page!!
New Trailer!
Hi everybody. It's been a very busy month and a half of Innkeep development. There's been a serious revamp of the exterior of the inn, progress on the thievery minigame and lighting systems, work done on the food serving system, some narrative event work, more animations, and general polish, bug fixing, and more. It's full steam ahead towards a working demo. I'm also pleased to announce that Innkeep has a new trailer, where you can spot some of the progress made in the various shots.Take a look!Best,Daniel
2021 in Review
Greetings all,Hope you have settled in for an end of year break. Here in the southern hemisphere Christmas means broiling heat and desperately keeping our lawns alive (4 days of 40c+ coming up over Christmas break). Meanwhile, John has informed me that in lovely Russia it is about minus -15c atm. (O.o)2021 has been a pretty big year for Innkeep! Maybe the biggest ever in terms of just how much got done. So I thought I'd take the time to give a bit of an overview, and talk about what is coming up next year.Things really kicked off in Februar...
One Minute Dev Diary: Perspective
Happy weekend all. It's Saturday, which means its time for another quick One Minute Dev Diary. ;-) This week I'm looking at the perspective I use in the game.
One Minute Dev Diary: Story
Happy Saturday everybody. Hope you're getting some R&R and playing some good games. Me, I've spent the day working on a new dev diary video, the first in quite some time. I decided to try a new format, where I talk about just one feature I've been working on, and for just one minute. Easier to make, easier to watch. Current Patreon supporters are listed at the end of the video! I have used initials for last names for privacy. If you have a nickname you prefer, or would like your full name used, just let me know and I can adjust my l...
Recent Progress
Greetings all. I thought I should take a moment to write a bit about what I've been up to and what is coming up.What I've been doing...Intro sequence (completed)About a month ago I was fortunately able to start getting a bit more time available to get back into development on a daily basis. Since then I was able to make a lot of progress with the introduction sequence for the demo, completing all the necessary animation and dialogue writing. This took quite a bit of work, as there are multiple unique animations used, some requiring quit...
MIDI Folk Rock by John Halpart
Lo all.Work continues on the intro sequence. Really exciting that you can actually "play" Innkeep now for five minutes or so, not including menu interaction. Funny enough to say, but I think that means I'm maybe half way to being finished with the game. ;-pThought I might share another sound track by John. This one is a kind of end / victory track. Really good example of the MIDI folk rock style he put together for the game.Thanks as always for the support!Daniel
Screenshot Saturday - Dec 21
Bit of a shorter one this week, as I've got bogged down working on the roof tiles. I've learnt a lot and made good progress, but it has been extremely time consuming!I started out by applying the new shingle texture to the roof, and attempting to make it look decent with a bit of shadow burning and what not. I then eventually reached the realization that this texture was simply too detailed. It looked OK close up, but at the resolutions it would actually be visible in game it was just a blur of confused detail. What to do? I decided to ...
Screen Shot Saturday - December 14
Greetings all. It's been another flat out week working on Innkeep. ;-) I've made some pretty significant progress with the exterior, and also finally learnt how to use a tablet.After finally figuring out some of the shortcuts and things you need to use a tablet, the first simple thing I tried my hand at was some basic rocks to liven up the steppe area by the road and cliff edge.A few base types could then be flipped around, rotated, scaled, altered, clumped together etc to get some variation.I then decided to get started on the grass. I...
Screenshot Saturday - Dec 7
Lo all. December already! Time flies when you have your nose to the grindstone. >< As you might have seen from some twitter posts or from discord, I've been getting through some work crunch for the past couple of months, with not much to show in terms of game dev screenshots and what have you. This wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, so while recovering I've started getting back into developing innkeep. Even better, I've set aside a few weeks to focus on it full time, which I usually do around this time of year.Now that I have a bunch...
Dev Diary #17 - Barrels of Fun
Hi everybody! It's time for another dev diary. We are at number 17 and going strong. ;-9Some neat stuff to check out (although I forgot to even draw attention to the new bar sprite).The work you can see in this video is really marking the line at which we begin to cross over into core gameloop mechanics.Thank you all as always for your patient support. I'll be able to properly show off the results with respects to Togeirs art in the next video I think. (IMO Number #18 is going to be fantastic. ;-))Daniel
New Game Menu
Lo all! The new art by Torgeir Fjereide (http://www.thebrushofthor.com/) is finished, and now in game as the menu background! Thanks so much for your support over the past two years. It's directly what let me reach out and commission this piece.Actually, the new menu art also inspired me to actually add some of John's music to the game. So, I thought I'd put up a video showing it off. This track is an updated version of one that I've shared before, called "Inn Thru the Roof". ;-)Sure is a big step up from the old game me...
A Evening in the Lonely Inn
Greetings all. I did a bit of work recently on a composite shot of the inn for promo purposes, but it should actually give you a general idea of how lighting etc. should look when released. ;-)
The Dialogue System
Hi all,Just to let you know I've written a blog post about how the dialogue system will work. You can check it out here:https://innkeepgame.com/2018/11/19/how-dialogue-will-work/
The Road Ahead
Greetings fellow ale swilling pilferers!I thought it was about time that I shared a bit more detail on what is going on development wise, and in particular on what the future development roadmap is looking like. Apologies if my writing is a bit disjointed, as I am still recovering from what is possibly the longest cold I've ever experienced and my brain is not exactly firing on all cylinders.As you will no doubt know from following my dev videos, twitter posts, or reading the development notes on the discord channel, I've been stuck wor...
Indie DB Article
Hi all. Just a heads up that I recently posted an article on IndieDB which outlines the process I used for creating the stable floor. If you are interested in some behind the scenes stuff you can check it out here.While we are here, enjoy a GIF of the new GUI icon for your inventory. ;-)
Innkeep Discord Server
Greetings all. ;-) I've finally gotten around to setting up a discord server. Feel free to stop by and have a chat about the game any time. Just click this link.https://discord.gg/km3wnZ8 Daniel
Dev Status Update
Hi all. Just a quick update on the current Innkeep dev status. The last month has been pretty busy for me as I painted my new house and moved all of me and my partners worldly possessions into it. I capped off the process by spilling liquid into the guts of my laptop and frying it, with the latest versions of my game and image files on the hard drive!On the positive side, this was a good excuse to finally upgrade to a proper desktop PC, after years in the wilderness using laptops (I was overseas for seven years and it made sense at the time). W...
Development Status
Hi everybody. If you follow my twitter you may have noticed that development went quiet for the last two weeks. I'm just coming out of the other end of crunch time with my day job and freelance work. Expect to see things begin to pick up from today as I return to active development. Looking forward to making concrete progress over the remainder of the year.Cheers,Daniel
Innkeep now has a Music and FX Guy: John Halpart
Hi everybody. I announced this on my twitter feed the other day, but I'm very pleased to announce that Innkeep now has a music and FX guy. The very talented John Halpart will be taking care of audio for the game going forward. John recently did the excellent soundtrack for Tom Francis's latest game, Heat Signature. (It's quite serendipitous actually, as Tom's last game, Gunpoint, (also made in Gamemaker), gave me a nudge towards trying to finally launch my own project. I also followed along with his how-to video series on youtub...
Aussie Devs Interview
Hi all. Recently I got a chance to chat with Glenn and Eric of Aussie Devsabout Innkeep, game development, the indie scene, and a bunch of other topics. You can check it out at: http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5716448.
Hesitantly, you push open the heavy door of the only inn left in town...
The portly master of the house is standing directly behind it, waiting to pounce. He must have been watching out of one of the grubby windows and spied you coming up the street. His face already prepared with an obsequious smile, he reaches out his chubby hands to grab at you in an apparently helpful yet decisively firm manner, pulling you inside and across the hearth...WELCOME! Welcome!Come in! Come in! Let me take that heavy bag. Come in out of the cold! Let the boy take care of your horse! BOY!! Welcome to my humble establishment...
