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the Gaffe
Jul 4, 2011

you gotta believe dawg

Gaspy Conana posted:

Posted this big update on a new tumblr dev blog I'm gonna be keeping. It's a lot more raw/open than the stuff I've been putting on Kickstarter:

http://dropsytheclown.tumblr.com/post/87138672630/dropsy-blog-1-i-think-i-might-actually-like-keeping


New not-quite-final revamp of a dreamworld area:


Also, new game I've been working on as a fun little side project. It involves goon pop-up ads:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67HmBbIPRs
Get it + the OST here: http://jay-tholen.itch.io/hypnospace-enforcer

You do good work, Jay.

the Gaffe fucked around with this message at 04:29 on May 29, 2014

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SupSuper
Apr 8, 2009

At the Heart of the city is an Alien horror, so vile and so powerful that not even death can claim it.
Gaspy's streaming working on the game art/design/everything right now: http://www.twitch.tv/jaytholen

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

SupSuper posted:

Gaspy's streaming working on the game art/design/everything right now: http://www.twitch.tv/jaytholen

Here's what I ended up making:

(shhh, keep this here!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buiKabWrIno

mjau
Aug 8, 2008

Gaspy Conana posted:

Here's what I ended up making:

(shhh, keep this here!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buiKabWrIno

Looks great :). I didn't know how to feel about that scrambled text at first (it's a nice detail, but it kinda goes against the whole textless thing, and it's surprisingly legible), but then i realized it actually fits perfectly. Dropsy probably would know the meaning of that, but he can't read, so he doesn't know the actual words. Decoding it is like reading his memories :)

(Or maybe i'm just reading too much into it, but i like that idea :))

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

mjau posted:

Looks great :). I didn't know how to feel about that scrambled text at first (it's a nice detail, but it kinda goes against the whole textless thing, and it's surprisingly legible), but then i realized it actually fits perfectly. Dropsy probably would know the meaning of that, but he can't read, so he doesn't know the actual words. Decoding it is like reading his memories :)

(Or maybe i'm just reading too much into it, but i like that idea :))

I wanted there to be something I could put on storefronts and signs and posters and stuff, so I made a glyph language similar to the Standard Galactic Alphabet from Commander Keen. It isn't immediately identifiable, so I figured it wouldn't be too distracting. It just bothered me to not have words on signs and stuff. I'm glad you dig it. :)

Megazver
Jan 13, 2006

Gaspy Conana posted:

I wanted there to be something I could put on storefronts and signs and posters and stuff, so I made a glyph language similar to the Standard Galactic Alphabet from Commander Keen. It isn't immediately identifiable, so I figured it wouldn't be too distracting. It just bothered me to not have words on signs and stuff. I'm glad you dig it. :)

I like the one in Paranatural. Looks freaky, but once you understand how it works you can actually read it. A little something extra for the readers who've put a bit of effort into figuring it out.

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

Megazver posted:

I like the one in Paranatural. Looks freaky, but once you understand how it works you can actually read it. A little something extra for the readers who've put a bit of effort into figuring it out.

Whoa, theirs looks pretty rad. It'd basically another masked english language, right? That was definitely another reason for my decision. Why draw a bunch of babble goop-text everywhere, why not make it actually mean something?

Megazver
Jan 13, 2006

Gaspy Conana posted:

Whoa, theirs looks pretty rad. It'd basically another masked english language, right? That was definitely another reason for my decision. Why draw a bunch of babble goop-text everywhere, why not make it actually mean something?



90 clockwise.

Negative space.

Megazver fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Aug 1, 2014

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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Megazver posted:



90 clockwise.

Negative space.


Oh snap! That IS cool.

Anyway, new version. Screen cap quality is bad, but I'm allllmost done with it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEqPbcf8sZU

BiggerJ
May 21, 2007

What shall we do with him? A permaban, perhaps? Probate him for a few years? Or...shall we employ a big red custom title? You, the goons of SA, shall decide his fate.
I like how it's pretty obvious what one of the words is. Classic cryptography trick.

circ dick soleil
Sep 27, 2012

by zen death robot
Is Dropsy of any relation to Herman of DOS classic FROCKS.EXE? Did he get hit on the head one too many times?

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

circ dick soleil posted:

Is Dropsy of any relation to Herman of DOS classic FROCKS.EXE? Did he get hit on the head one too many times?

Whoa, never heard of it, but he does look like him:

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAz39G1gsE

Most recent update!

tldr: Porting to tablets/ipad, releasing on Feb 1. There's some new footage of the game in the video too. :0)

Caitlin
Aug 18, 2006

When I die, if there is a heaven, I will spend eternity rolling around with a pile of kittens.
I sincerely can't wait to play Dropsy for real, Jay. :3:

PuttyKnife
Jan 2, 2006

Despair brings the puttyknife down.

Gaspy Conana posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAz39G1gsE

Most recent update!

tldr: Porting to tablets/ipad, releasing on Feb 1. There's some new footage of the game in the video too. :0)

Super excited. I like the twin peaks inspired game as well!

Afal
Sep 4, 2012

"Tubular! Catch you on the flip side!"

Gaspy Conana posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAz39G1gsE

Most recent update!

tldr: Porting to tablets/ipad, releasing on Feb 1. There's some new footage of the game in the video too. :0)

Well I have something to look forward for my birthday :dance: Looking good, can't wait!

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you
Howdy folks! I'm currently streaming some pixel art here: http://twitch.tv/jaytholen
I'll probably be at it until midnight or 1 EST. :0)

Afal posted:

Well I have something to look forward for my birthday :dance: Looking good, can't wait!

It's probably gonna be later now. :'( We just did a big assessment of where we're at and it's unlikely that we'll hit that date. Lots of work left, and all of the team but me has pretty time consuming jobs. I'm just gonna say april-may tentatively. Things are still progressing smoothly though.

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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New update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2h_1OcDGFY
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaytholen/dropsy/posts/1038084

Also, currently livestreaming pixel art until midnight or 1ish EST: http://twitch.tv/jaytholen

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
everyone's favorite pal Dropsy has had a kickstarter update :toot:



all I know is nothing bad better happen to that dog because that is one cute motherfucker

eonwe fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Jan 16, 2015

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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Thanks man!
Here's the video from the update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5-o2DdOuMU

Eonwe posted:

all I know is nothing bad better happen to that dog because that is one cute motherfucker

heh heh. :shobon:

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
noooooooooooooooooooo

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
if something bad happens to the dog think how sad Dropsy will be :smith:

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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I am really mad because I put '2014' in the update title because I suck at transitioning into a new year.

Eonwe posted:

if something bad happens to the dog think how sad Dropsy will be :smith:

Don't worry! To be fair, something bad happens to just about every prominent character.

Gaspy Conana fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Jan 16, 2015

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
Haha ok! This is legitimately one of my most anticipated games. My wife and I loved reading the CYOA Dropsy stuff

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
one last thing - did those coloring books ever become a thing, and how can I buy one if so?

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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Eonwe posted:

one last thing - did those coloring books ever become a thing, and how can I buy one if so?

Yeah, they're all designed and ready to print. They'll be printed and shipped in July because I currently don't have the funds to get em' printed at the quality I was hoping for. I also need to record the accompanying album of music still. Can't buy one yet, but I'll be sure to post an update when stuff moves forward.

Ballz
Dec 16, 2003

it's mario time

Was that music that played during the gameplay clips gonna be the actual soundtrack? Because I was really, really digging it.

Also good luck getting the game done ahead of deadline... but don't push yourself too hard! I noticed the prominently placed bottle of antacid in your video.

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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Ballz posted:

Was that music that played during the gameplay clips gonna be the actual soundtrack? Because I was really, really digging it.

Also good luck getting the game done ahead of deadline... but don't push yourself too hard! I noticed the prominently placed bottle of antacid in your video.

Ha! I should remove that because it totally doesn't work for me. I was just diagnosed with GERD and that was my pre-diagnosis effort to curb it.

Yeah, all of the music is from the official OST. I love it so much. If Chris Schlarb doesn't win some kind of award for it I'm gonna cause a big ruckus.

Cactus Ghost
Dec 20, 2003

you can actually inflate your scrote pretty safely with sterile saline, syringes, needles, and aseptic technique. its a niche kink iirc

the saline just slowly gets absorbed into your blood but in the meantime you got a big round smooth distended nutsack
oh my god is that dropsy ordering from a hot dog stand

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

OMGVBFLOL posted:

oh my god is that dropsy ordering from a hot dog stand

nope, it's a souvenir shop.
:frogout: will be represented though

Dominus Vobiscum
Sep 2, 2004

Our motives are multiple, our desires complex.
Fallen Rib

Gaspy Conana posted:

nope, it's a souvenir shop.
:frogout: will be represented though

:getin:

can't wait to play this

deadly_pudding
May 13, 2009

who the fuck is scraeming
"LOG OFF" at my house.
show yourself, coward.
i will never log off
!!! I didn't realize Dropsy was coming up so soon. I'm really hyped now.

Scaly Haylie
Dec 25, 2004

Oh man, what? I just came in here because I couldn't remember the code for :homebrew:, what do you mean the game's coming out this Sunday? Holy poo poo.

EDIT: I'm an idiot.

Scaly Haylie fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jan 27, 2015

BiggerJ
May 21, 2007

What shall we do with him? A permaban, perhaps? Probate him for a few years? Or...shall we employ a big red custom title? You, the goons of SA, shall decide his fate.
SOONDAY, SOONDAY, SOONDAY!

AbstractNapper
Jun 5, 2011

I can help
I'm still very much excited for this game. I try to keep up with the updates which all have been awesome, very informative/interesting and overall well made/edited considering that just one person is dealing with all that work; I missed all the twitch live streams though.

It seems that significant progress has been made. Keep up the great work -just don't overwork yourself.

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you
If anyone is going to PAX East, hit up the Devolver Digital booth to play Dropsy! I'll be hanging out answering questions and stuff.


AbstractNapper posted:

I'm still very much excited for this game. I try to keep up with the updates which all have been awesome, very informative/interesting and overall well made/edited considering that just one person is dealing with all that work; I missed all the twitch live streams though.

It seems that significant progress has been made. Keep up the great work -just don't overwork yourself.

It's actually 3-4ish people, but thanks! I can't promise I won't overwork myself though. :P

Meme Poker Party
Sep 1, 2006

by Azathoth
Quit clowning around.

BiggerJ
May 21, 2007

What shall we do with him? A permaban, perhaps? Probate him for a few years? Or...shall we employ a big red custom title? You, the goons of SA, shall decide his fate.
I've found the perfect subject for a sequel to Dropsy: Chopsy.

Ballz
Dec 16, 2003

it's mario time

Dropsy soundtrack available for pre-order.


Will be available on digital and also a limited pressing of 500 copies on vinyl.

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Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

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Beta testing starts this weekend! Ahhhhh!!! If you're a backer, check your Kickstarter messages!


Ballz posted:

Dropsy soundtrack available for pre-order.


Will be available on digital and also a limited pressing of 500 copies on vinyl.

Thanks! The vinyl is incredible looking. Crazy transparent orange.

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