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New adventures are on the horizon! #gamedev #adventure #action #goedengamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #illustration #gameart #theguardingofeden

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DEVELOPER UPDATE ~ October 2015

Hey there!  This marks the first official Developer Update for THE GUARDING OF EDEN since the successful launch of our Indiegogo campaign.  Thank you again to all those who helped contribute to make that possible! So let’s get down to business... We have been BUSY.  Normally I wouldn’t indiscriminately capitalize a word on the internet, but without facial expressions and arm waving it’s the best I can do.  There is so much to discuss and even more on the horizon to do...and then discuss..

Anyways, hopefully you’re beginning to have an idea of just how busy we actually are.  It’s difficult to even try and summarize what’s been done (without the aforementioned faces and gestures), but I’ll try...

THE GAME

Development has been more of a marathon pace so far than a sprint.  We’ve gone through several iterations on settling on a Game Engine due to the landscape of the industry shifting under our feet.  Our aim for our full-featured action-platformer is to use a 3D engine like Unity or Unreal (which both had massive new releases since our campaign), however for A DRAGON’S DREAM, the first game in the story, we’ve been trying to find something how-do-you-say...cheaper.  After some prototype runs in artist-friendly engines like Construct 2, we’ve settled on using YO-YO Games’ Game Maker Studio.  Personally this program has worked really well for me right out of the gate.  Sure, there’s a learning curve for any program, but Game Maker seemed to just *click* really early on.  As for game features, this is where things get interesting.  A lot of things have inside the game has changed as well.  Slash’s fight to escape to Eden now involves a much more cohesive story.  More on that to come! Stay tuned for more screens and information on The Game itself!

THE STUDIO

Making a profitable game out of our basement (just an expression, we live in Southern Virginia so there are no basements) may sound like a great Indie Game Cinderella story, but the reality is are there’s a lot of serious work to setting up a Development Studio.  There’s Legal, Accounting, Taxes, Hardware, Software, and Bears that all take up a lot of time!  Okay, maybe I’m not speaking from experience on the Bear part, but I can say setting up and following through on the other categories sure can take up a good amount of time!  Time is the most precious commodity we have.  Full disclosure, the funding from the successful IndieGoGo campaign is a great start, however the reality is that it’s really only a fraction of a real Game Budget and we have to find other financial solutions.  That means that while we will definitely be making the game as we promised, we can’t necessarily afford to work on it full time (yet!).  Simon and I have already begun taking on Digital Media Production work just to keep the lights on.  There is a silver-lining though, as we’ve been able to meet and network with some great people!

THE FUTURE

While some movies may show the future as a bleak wasteland of zombies and dust, I remain optimistic! If you would like to get involved discussing the game and give feedback to bring the game to its final destination, then head over to our Facebook Page and join in the conversation!

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Hey everyone! After a short break we are back at it. Thank you all again for helping our Indiegogo campaign successful! Please stay tuned in for more updates as we complete the game! In the meantime, get out there and be a Guardian! #thankyou #theguardingofeden #games #adragonsdream

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We're less than a week away from the end our campaign! Please help up cross the finish line strong! Contribute now at Igg.me/at/GoEden #indiegogo #videogames #theguardingofeden #adragonsdream

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Thumbnail sketch of the Dragon's Keep Castle. I like the moon with a mustache, do you? #adragonsdream #goeden #gamedevelopment #theguardingofeden #badguybase #mustachemoon

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"Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath..." Meet Scyfer, the dragon king and Lord of wrath. Check out our campaign for more details! #dragonsdream #goeden #indiegogo #theguardingofeden #videogames

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Doodling Slash in alternate outfits. We hope to put a ton of additional content in the game but we need your help! Igg.me/at/goeden #goeden #theguardingofeden #slashtalon #dragonsdream #indiegogo #videogames

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In case you haven't heard, our campaign is LIVE! Help us financially reach our goal or simply help us spread the word! Let's make the greatest game! #goeden #indiegogo #theguardingofeden #dragonsdream #gaming #itsalive!