The Long Road and the Forest - Chapter 1 & 2

Devlog

• Updates to all builds - removing the dread bartender hair bug
  December 09, 2021 by benvanrijn

  Fix for bartender's hair doing a fun dance... Continue reading
• Mac and Linux downloads for Chapter 2 - Now available
  December 01, 2021 by vanrijngames#mac, #linux, #adventure game

  Linux and mac versions of chapter 2 have been uploaded... Continue reading
• MacOS and Linux Builds Released
  November 29, 2021 by benvanrijn

  I have now built the MacOS and Linux versions of the game, they can be downloaded from the game's main page... Continue reading
• Bug fixes
  November 26, 2021 by benvanrijn

  Fixed an issue where a hotspot (water) was set to active when it shouldn't be. The game zip can be re-downloaded with the fix in place... Continue reading
• New Version of the Game Released
  November 22, 2021 by benvanrijn

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  After a long time in development, we've added a new piece of content to the game, which we're referring to as "Chapter 2"! This change includes: A new zone for Mariska to explore. A new set of charact... Continue reading
• Character designs
  April 13, 2020 by vanrijngames

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  #pixelart, #character-design

  Marishka's character design was based on the popular Nordic Noir detective thriller 'The Bridge' whos lead character is Saga Norén . I liked her wardrobe and shock of long messy blonde hair. Marishk... Continue reading

  
• Slight Break - Back in business
  September 01, 2019 by vanrijngames

  Owing to some guests and life related things, I've had to take a short break, but I am now back. Here's a general progress pic of the first area:... Continue reading

  
• Devlog Update 4 (Ben) - Drawing trees (and why I am not very good at it)
  July 29, 2019 by vanrijngames

  One of my biggest fears around using a forest and a pixel art style was the amount of effort that crafting a tree would take - tree leaves, branches and shapes are incredibly complex, and difficult to... Continue reading

  
• Devlog Update 3 (Ben) - Block diagram and some basic texturing
  July 23, 2019 by vanrijngames#graphics, #design, #texturing

  One of the major issues of the previous release was the speed of my drawing and my ability to create scenes quickly. I'm hoping that a "new" technique to draw all the scenes. I will start out with bas... Continue reading

  
• Devlog Update 2 (Ben) - (Extremely) humble beginnings for "phase 2"
  July 17, 2019 by vanrijngames

  We have now begun "phase 2" of developing based on a planning/brainstorming session, and the kind and fantastic response of many people who played the game. In order to flesh out the plot and overall... Continue reading

  
• Devlog Update 1 (Ben) - Significantly reduced overall installed game size
  July 17, 2019 by vanrijngames

  Set HC flag in Unity build options, and compressed a huge number of extremely large PNG files. Due to compressing (zipping) a compressed build, the file size of the zip is 380Mb, which is 60Mb larger... Continue reading