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@1207cbc
I wanted to ask if you still had a passion for music-making, I remember listening to Expedition to the Underworld in high school, and i loved it, I also enjoyed Why Do You Get Out Of Bed, your music and game helped me get through some tough times and reminded me to keep my head up, even if things weren't the best.
Yes I'm still working on music here's a bit of one of the demos I recorded recently and some photos from when I went to a concert the other day
I noticed that the newsletter disappeared, did something happen? Also thank you so much for making this game, I first discovered it through the music and fell in love with it, it inspired me to pursue a career in game development.
Hi I scrapped the game I'd been working on and am not planning on making another game at the moment so the newsletter felt silly.
I think I'll only make another game in the future as a way to promote my music.
Wow that's crazy about your game development stuff I hope it goes well!
Hey, is there any reason the game got removed from Itch? I kind of assumed it was related to the face graphic that got replaced but I'm not sure.
I took it down to see how I’d feel about it
I saw this on the STBUIADOP Steam page? What was the graphic, and why remove it in December and not sooner? I really don’t like or trust generative AI stuff and I’m saddened to see it used in a game I really love. I’m glad it’s being removed, I just wanted to ask for some more context.
The smiling lady's face in the area with the trash enemy was from thispersondoesnotexist because that website was still novel to me when I made the game (early 2023).
I think I had enough of an understanding of generative AI at the time to have a negative opinion on it, but didn't take it seriously enough yet to put much thought into using a graphic from that website.
The update where it'll be replaced with a stock image will be out in December because I'm busy & I also want to include some bug fixes in the update.
I think gen AI shit is heinous too & apologise for not including the disclosure on the game's page sooner. I might write more about this in my next newsletter.
The graphic wasn't removed sooner in general because I wanted to leave the game as it was including its flaws. Not disclosing the source of the graphic sooner was just me being shitty though & not thinking about it much, so again I apologise.
I understand if this ruins the game for anyone or if u no longer trust my stuff in general
The patch replacing this graphic is out today. It will probably be the last patch for the game.
I saw this on the STBUIADOP Steam page? What was the graphic, and why remove it in December and not sooner? I really don’t like or trust generative AI stuff and I’m saddened to see it used in a game I really love. I’m glad it’s being removed, I just wanted to ask for some more context.
The smiling lady's face in the area with the trash enemy was from thispersondoesnotexist because that website was still novel to me when I made the game (early 2023).
I think I had enough of an understanding of generative AI at the time to have a negative opinion on it, but didn't take it seriously enough yet to put much thought into using a graphic from that website.
The update where it'll be replaced with a stock image will be out in December because I'm busy & I also want to include some bug fixes in the update.
I think gen AI shit is heinous too & apologise for not including the disclosure on the game's page sooner. I might write more about this in my next newsletter.
The graphic wasn't removed sooner in general because I wanted to leave the game as it was including its flaws. Not disclosing the source of the graphic sooner was just me being shitty though & not thinking about it much, so again I apologise.
I understand if this ruins the game for anyone or if u no longer trust my stuff in general
is the swollen to bursting ost copyrighted? in the sense that if someone uses it in a stream etc will they get a strikedown
The ost is free to use in anything except lame things. I don’t think ur stream will get claimed if u play my songs. If it does lmk and I’ll try to sort it out.
Hello, do you allow fanmerch of your game (zine pages featuring your game, stickers, etc..) ?
Yeah go for it. Just please make it clear that the merch is unofficial.
Do you check out the Swollen Steam Community and Discussions much, or on any other websites for that matter? Is discussion of the game mostly just active on Steam?
I look to see what people are saying about the game all the time because I like the attention.
Steam was definitely where people were most active, although people aren't really saying anything on there anymore. Interest in the game has waned quite a bit over the last few months.
interview & acoustic set!
i did an interview and an acoustic set of songs from SWOLLEN TO BURSTING for the kingposs dot com radio show on the third of march.
those who missed the broadcast can now listen back using the link below.
Welcome to KP Radio! We got chiptune, indie music from artists all around the net, and even live interviews and broadcasts!
are there differences between the version on itch and the version on steam?
They're both the same.
hey. you should play "swollen to bursting until i am disappearing on purpose".
rare for a game to make me want to make fanart. rare for a game to have such similar inspirations to something i made and to take then in such a different direction. very captivating and affecting.
version 1.4.2.1 of SWOLLEN TO BURSTING is out with quite a few nice improvements. the game is a tiny bit more pleasant to hang out with now. patch notes below for those interested.
This update adds back everything that was removed after the broken 1.4.2 update. Now everything is back apart from the different save system
i might release another little patch tonight because i'm on a roll today. it will only be very small so i wont make a post about it.
version 1.4.2.1 of SWOLLEN TO BURSTING is out with quite a few nice improvements. the game is a tiny bit more pleasant to hang out with now. patch notes below for those interested.
This update adds back everything that was removed after the broken 1.4.2 update. Now everything is back apart from the different save system
i might release another little patch tonight because i'm on a roll today. it will only be very small so i wont make a post about it.
IMPORTANT INFO!
Yesterday's 1.4.2 patch wiped literally everyone's save data. Today's 1.4.1.1 patch sees the game reverted to the previous version with functioning saves, but also with an added folder of backup saves that you can load to roughly regain your progress.
I have created a post in the SWOLLEN TO BURSTING steam community with instructions on how to at least partly get your save data back. Please read it if you were playing through the game and lost your progress.
Please read for info on how to roughly recover your save!
As I said in the community post, I apologise for causing this issue and for being unable to provide a straightforward solution. In the future I plan to be much more careful with patches to the game.
IMPORTANT INFO!
Yesterday's 1.4.2 patch wiped literally everyone's save data. Today's 1.4.1.1 patch sees the game reverted to the previous version with functioning saves, but also with an added folder of backup saves that you can load to roughly regain your progress.
I have created a post in the SWOLLEN TO BURSTING steam community with instructions on how to at least partly get your save data back. Please read it if you were playing through the game and lost your progress.
Please read for info on how to roughly recover your save!
As I said in the community post, I apologise for causing this issue and for being unable to provide a straightforward solution. In the future I plan to be much more careful with patches to the game.
Version 1.4.2 of SWOLLEN TO BURSTING is out now on Steam.
Unfortunately it probably breaks everything because I've burned out and given up for now. I'll try to fix everything when I can.
Patch notes below.
Patch notes for "SWOLLEN TO BURSTING" V1.4.2
the café dining experience has been improved a bit in SWOLLEN TO BURSTING version 1.4.2! here are the refinements!
firstly, a visual element has been added to the menu to make it clearer what you're ordering and what you've already ordered in the past.
next, the player's hunger was previously capped in a way which could prevent them from getting to eat every menu item unless they were very careful. in version 1.4.2 hunger is no longer capped. the reward given to the hungriest players is now much easier to obtain.
lastly, you can now invite a handful of characters to lunch! i wonder what boss ordered?
thanks for reading! the patch is out on friday.
