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Delay Announcement, New Screenshots and More!
Hey everyone! 👋We have some important news about the release of the game. Billie Bust Up will not be launching in 2025. We currently do not have a release window for the full release.Our goal is to make Billie Bust Up the most amazing experience for every player. Despite the amazing progress behind the scenes, it still isn’t at the current level of quality you have experienced in the past, and we do not want to lock in a release window until we have more certainty. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we want to make sure the game we rel...
First Chapter - Prologue Progress! ✨🐐
Hi Goats! It's been a while! 💙Thank you all for helping us with sorting out our Supporters Credits, we've made lots of progress thanks to all of you 😊On the game side we've been tackling polishing the first area and boss, and we're happy to show you a peek of what the team has been working on!- Cutscenes- Billie's Bedroom- Pygmyshire and surroundings- The path to the Troll cave- The Treehouse
Name in Credit deadline approaching!
Hi! If you wish to change how you're credited in game, use this form before August 16th!This form is only for changes or removing your name from the credits. By default we'll credit you by your backing platform username (Kickstarter/Patreon/Backerkit)If you've backed us on multiple platforms, we'll credit you under the platform where you've made the most expensive pledge.https://forms.gle/qrVFtW8Y1Bwiwnk19If you have questions, here are the previous posts made on this topic, or comment under this post:Announcement post (June...
Patreon Credits Reward Update!
Hi everyone! 😊✨To ensure supporters' names to be in the game’s credits, we need you to confirm that your crediting information is up to date!You have until August 15th 8pm BST to fill out the Name in Credits Supporters Form, this give you a month to ensure that your choice is properly recorded!Please, only use the form if:you're sure you are eligible for the Name in Credits reward through your Oscar Best Boy tierIf you've never supported us through the Oscar Best Boy tier, this is a reminder that you have until July 31st to g...
Patreon Credits Reward FAQ!
Hi everyone! 🐐💙Our last post raised a lot of questions regarding the end of the Credits reward.As promised, here are some answers!Why are you removing the credit reward from the Oscar Best Boy tier?We’re removing this reward as we wanted to have enough time to ensure we add all the supporters' names before the game's release.Will I lose my tier?No, only the credit reward will be removed from the Oscar Best Boy tier. You'll be able to continue support us without downgrading!If I choose to upgrade to Oscar Best Boy before Augu...
Patreon Credits!
Hi everyone!To ensure supporters' names to be in the game’s credits, the Oscar Best Boy (Credit) Tier will not longer be available after July 31st.This give you over a month to subscribe or upgrade to that tier to secure your name in Billie Bust Up’s credits!We’ll post updates every now and then to remind you of that deadline!As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our dream game come true, and for giving us your support until the end.Giddy Goat Games Team 💙🐐
Meeting Fantoccio - Full Cutscene!
Cutscenes are currently being scored and mixed! We have over 1 hour of cutscenes and I love how they're coming out. Sharkspeares eyes aren't hooked up yet, along with some missing mouth textures, and a slightly jarring cut to the song... all easy things to fix but if we keep waiting to show you things when they're perfect I worry you won't get to see much until the game is out
Build Update! New Billie + Oscar
Hi everyone!A new update has been posted, be warned the game is in a very buggy state! If you want to play more stable builds check the archive.We recommend deleting your save file before starting, press “0” to access the debug menuDutch's dance battle now has a new segment at the start! We are still adding to this experience to make it more fun, but give it a spin and see what you think of the new direction.Billie has been replaced with a new blueprint built from scratch. This comes with multiple changes and updates (same with Oscar). ...
Happy 8th Birthday Billie Bust Up!
As we reach the end of our journey, we want to thank everyone for getting us this far. This game started small but grew with community support. We even managed to hire an entire orchestra to bring this musical game to the next level thanks to all of you. This game was built with passion and love and we can’t wait to show you more. This is but a small sneak peak of what’s to come. With a feature movie length of animated cutscenes and 17 lyrical songs…I hope you’re ready!
Find that Goat!!
The end to Elaine's song! I think we have like roughly a movies worth of cutscenes, no joke
Best Friends!
Fantoccio and Billie are now...best friends ✨I'm not sure how many more non spoiler cutscenes I can show as a lot of our cutscenes prioritise big plot moments, I probably have a few more! I can also show some non spoiler shots of spoiler cutscenes
Aristotle saves you!
Billie and Aristotle meet for the first time! This sequence used to be a lot longer but we moved the dialogue to gameplay so you're not stuck listening to Aristotle ramble about the "good ol' days"
Cat Pirate Chase!
We have reworked the first two chapters to include some new songs and sequences to make the pacing better for the story. Here we meet Eepy, Fancyfur and Spoons. In the Maya editor they don't look particularly great as they're missing their custom skeletons, but you can see what they'd look like hereThis sequence serves to introduce us to Elaine's crew of cat pirates, used as a more establishing number for the area and cat pirates as a whole. You'll need to chase the cats and engage in small mini battles with them to get your...
Meeting Fantoccio!
A lot of cutscenes are being finished up, whilst most are spoilers we have a few non spoiler ones for you!
Winter Break + New Testing Build
Hi everyone! just in case, DMs are not being answered during the winter break. We're away celebrating New Years eve with some friends abroad, but ill be back and will be able to respond to any enquiries or help you may need soon! Our break ends on the 3rd but I'll try and find some time before this date to help you. We also have Elaine's song coming up soon for testing! A sneak peak is shown above, really curious to hear peoples feedback. I'm going to try and implement a new system to help stop streamers from leaking content, w...
Fantoccio Plushie is Back! for 20 days ONLY
We're bringing back the Fantoccio plushie for 20 days, his gem glows in the dark! Once the 20 days are up he will be gone for good, so nab one now if you'd like one, all funds go straight back into the game https://www.makeship.com/products/fantoccio-gitd-plushiemuch love!Katie
Black Screen Bug
We've had reports of the screen staying black when the game is first opened and that it is not reaching the main menu. This is due to the game loading all the assets in, however, this can be very slow on a first boot and with zero feedback from the game I see how this is confusing. If your PC specs are not strong enough, you may never get to see the main menu! We will look into adding a loading screen for when the game first boots up BUT we're also working on a large patch that will optimise the game and I'm hoping that lower spec p...
Leaking Content from Patreon
We have had constant reports from users that certain streamers are intentionally leaking content from levels. A reminder that the only content you can legally stream at this time isFantoccios Boss FightBarnabys ChaseThe Test MapYou cannot streamDutchs dance battleAristotles tutorialIf this continues it will lead to us having to remove these levels from the builds and no longer share WIP levels with you all, which is super unfair to the people following the rules. Please respect our guidelines, else you'll end up with less content in the lon...
Keys Fixed!
I have responded to all the people missing keys or have duplicates at this time. If you do not have your key please take the follow stepsNo Key ReceivedDirect message us on Patreon and I can investigate and send you your assigned keyDuplicate KeyRespond to the email informing me that you have received a duplicate key and I will send you a new one Shutting comments off because I'm worried people will think posting below will help you get a key, but I only check check DMs and emails for requests. It's very hard to manage or help requests ...
Bot Fixed, Duplicate Key? Email back!
The bot was fixed and then he proceeded to email the backlog of people waiting on keys with the exact same key! Leading to a lot of people getting duplicate key errors. If this was you, please just respond to that email letting me know and ill email you back with your new key
Keys on Hold
We are getting an unprecedented amount of signs up that the automated system we pay for has put our account on temporary hold. We didn't realise that would do this, which means a lot of people are not getting their keys on sign up. This happened 1 hour ago. We are looking into fixing this, I will let you know when the system is fixed, but I will have to manually assign keys until then
Duplicate Keys
We have an automated system that hands out keys but in the last few days I’ve had repeat reports of people getting duplicate keys. It didn’t make much sense to me as the system has worked perfectly for months now. I’ve now found some new issues we will need to fix. Updating so you know we’re working on itIssue 1 there is a new system on Patreon that lets you gift subs to people. I’m not sure how to fix this right now but I’ll look into it . For now dm us if you have been gifted a sub and don’t have a keyissue 2 duplicate keys, thi...
Friend Like You Ending Storyboard
A storyboard by one of our newest storyboard artists! https://x.com/colubird This cutscene takes place after the "Friend Like You" song
Barnaby's Updated Chase now Live!
Your key will update automatically. If it doesn't update simply close and reopen your steam and it will update for you!You can stream this update! Just not the Dutch dancing :) enjoy!
Special Halloween Patch Incoming!
We will be patching the game in a few days to have a special Halloween update! Keep an eye out, it should be out in the next 2 days or so :D I'll keep the updates a surprise
Dutch Feedback and Notes
I've written up some thoughts and ideas regarding the feedback for Dutchs demo! Curious to see if you have a preference! Read here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQD99FfSky4EESel-Vtk6IahJrWVaGErFsuAcunHAn0/edit?usp=sharing
Dutch Patch - Razzle Dazzle Now Live!
You can now play the DDR mini game, Dutchs Razzle Dazzle Dream Hotel (this is not his boss fight song or gameplay) This level cannot be streamed at this time, the singing is final but the visuals are still lacking. Animations are not completed along with final VFX/SFX.To come:Backing singers, models and animationVFX, roses etc.Crowd, that reacts to your performance, both animation and SFXBillie failure animations, alternate animations for if you are performing badlyDutch lip sync and singing animations for opening and closing sequencesDutch out...
Friend Like You Introduction
Here is the storyboard for Fantoccio's opening song "Friend Like You"! We're currently prepping this for playtesting on Patreon. It's fun! It focuses more on being silly, fun and more of a gag song, compared to the more challenging intro song given to Barnaby. We hope it will make you giggle!Press buttons to the beat in a rhythm heaven-esque gameplay sequence. If you fail you'll get unique outcomes. There is no failure state to this level, but Fantoccio will grade you :) isn't he so lovely?
Pirate Queens Cave Early Release!
We're about to drop this song onto streaming platforms! It has the full orchestra and is extended at 4mins long! Even though it is public, please don't share this link around as we want to make a big premiere for the song for when it goes live on spotify and apple music :DIn other news, things are going good! It's been a busy few weeks catching up after spending the last month travelling, but we will have more to show soon! Thank you all for being patient as we play catch up <3Here is a link to just the instrumental, just so you can...
Flying to Sweden
We have an idea on how to fix the way the demo archive works. We will automate a system that will add your Patreon email to the google drive to access it. I’ll get that fixed when we arrive in Sweden. For now if you request access with the same email I’ll do it manually when I see the request. Just make sure you’re requesting with the same email you signed up to Patreon with, that way I can check you’re allowed access.Exciting days ahead. We’re about to start shipping Kickstarter and Backerkit rewards. A lot of it is now arriving and ...
