Clear facts about the alpha.
So, the Alpha will be released on Monday. We didn't so much "push back" the release date, as simply move it one day later, to a regularly-scheduled update day. It'd be ...
2019-08-24 00:13:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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Peace Island happenings, 8/19
FIRST: LAURA SENDS HER THANKS!
The generous folks here on Patreon have p...
2019-08-20 01:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostOkay- so I should tell you more about gameplay.
One of the comments I've gotten here recently accurately pointed out that over the past few weeks, I've been mostly posting screenshots and information about the business side of things.
... 2019-08-16 00:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostA thousand little things.
So, it unfortunately took us a couple of days to get the Peace Island source to run properly within the Unity Pro editor, but we finally made it...
2019-08-12 20:22:46 +0000 UTC
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Day one redux...
So - Patreon FINALLY cleared your pledges!
And boy, was it a busy day, here - but before I get into alla that...
Every time you migrate a Unity project from one system ...
2019-08-09 02:28:27 +0000 UTC View PostA rough first day, but a good one.
So- today we were expecting to do a lot: Order a new round of postcard premiums, meet with our social media manager, as well as a lawyer to draft a rock-solid NDA to ensure negotiations about...
2019-08-06 02:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostTen seconds after my last 9-hour line cook shift ended.
THANK YOU!
2019-08-04 05:14:48 +0000 UTC View PostAn update in advance of your first pledges coming in.
Those who have premiums coming:
Over the next 72 hours, we will be contacting everyone who now has access to physical premiums, to get your deets & mailing info.
Th...
2019-08-02 02:38:15 +0000 UTC View PostA GREAT write-up of Peace Island, and requests for pet memorials.
Over the past few weeks, a heck of a lot of sites did articles about Peace Island. I sincerely believe I have only seen about 10% of them.
Some of these sites ha...
2019-07-31 04:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostTonight's top topic: Alpha Schedules - but first, news.
THE EXPANSION HAS BEGUN.
Today, we upgraded to Unity Pro, and they were gracious enough to grant us four seats for the price of one. This means that we can have four fu...
2019-07-29 03:24:38 +0000 UTC View PostA few notes about how Peace Island does business.
We needed to clear up a few things about any possible relations with publishers/distributors.
Rule 1: We do not believe in "Games as a service." In fact, it's one...
2019-07-26 18:44:49 +0000 UTC View PostScaling things back a bit...
As some of you might know, the growth of the Peace Island project prompted us to recently consider renting a small room at a co-working space around the corner from our apartment. Such would ...
2019-07-25 01:16:49 +0000 UTC View PostTwo Weeks' Notice, And Info For Streamers.
So, yesterday I finally found time to walk down to my day job, and give my boss notice that I would be leaving his employ. I confess that it is going to be VERY difficult to go into that kitc...
2019-07-23 16:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostOur Theory of GameWorld Design.
I'm a gamer, pushing 50.
While that fact speaks a lot about some of my life choices, it also grants me 35 years of perspective on the medium - and even though the hackneyed complaint o...
2019-07-22 18:48:29 +0000 UTC View PostPeace Island Q&A
Join us for our first meeting with all our patrons, and the world at large!
2019-07-21 23:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe beginnings of a FAQ
I wanted to use today's textual update to address a few questions that have become quite common, over the last week.
Q1: "How do I get the game? Is there a download link?" 2019-07-21 19:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Daily posts from here on out.
Hey all- a couple of things:
1: I apologize to everyone for the multiple daily posts here for the past few days. Things have been crazy, and I sincerely didn't mean to "spa...
So, I found a bit of time to bring in the new ocean...
But we're having persistent shadow issues- note the neutral lighting, and lack of definitive shadows.
It's a relatively quick fix, but unfortunately, it's late, and I pull a 10-hour shift at...
Watch
I asked my good friend Scotty Arsenault to design an advertisement for a bugspray/sandwich topping that appears in Peace Islan...
2019-07-20 04:18:43 +0000 UTC View PostYour access to Alphas, and Betas.
Everyone who contributed to the campaign will gain access to Alphas, and get advance access to the Beta - people who pledge at 5 dollars or above will gain early access to the full game.
Righ...
2019-07-19 19:20:21 +0000 UTC View PostPeace Island gets featured by Stern Magazine!
Germany's premiere news magazine "Stern" published an online article about the project- wow!
2019-07-19 16:48:04 +0000 UTC View PostI can't believe I am posting this but...
I am trying to figure out the best words to use, when I speak to my dayjob boss about how I'm going to be quitting, in two weeks, so that I can work on Peace Island, full time!
It's a wonder...
We are joyously overwhelmed by your support!
It means the world to us.
We spent all evening handling the influx of messages & pledges, and are bone tired.
We'll chat tomorrow.
Q&A Livestream, 7/21
Join me - I'll be glad to take your questions!
2019-07-16 18:26:39 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I spent all of today trying to put together a rushed Patreon video.
And my attempt failed.
The audio somehow became stripped of all bass over the duration of the 6-minute video, meaning that it sounded fine at the beginning, but sounded like it was recorded w...
2019-07-16 01:03:38 +0000 UTC View PostHello to all the new folks!
We appreciate the trust and support you have pledged to this project- stay tuned- we'll be posting a video tomorrow, especially for Patreon!
2019-07-15 05:51:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We have met our Beta FPS target!
Frames Per second will get better, as development continues, but for the first time, we have exceeded the minimum target set for the Beta!
2019-07-04 03:37:39 +0000 UTC View PostKeeping busy...
Framerates down by 33%, and baking geometry!
2019-06-25 03:29:03 +0000 UTC View PostPeace Island Walkabout
If you've not seen how large the game world of Peace Island is, check this out. It's a quick walkabout of about 20% of the island.
2019-06-19 04:47:48 +0000 UTC View Post