Cidney @cidney@mastodon.gamedev.place

Time for #introductions / #reintroductions. I write and program #AdventureGames and #InteractiveFiction; my latest project is an adventure/RPG hybrid series called Hero University designed by the creators of #QuestForGlory. Message me if you're interested in play by post RP, collaborating, or general geekery!

Hero-U has finally been released! I've been working on this game for the last three years.

Buy or add it to your wishlist on Steam (https://bit.ly/2uztSZh) or GoG (https://bit.ly/2O8SDEP).

@king I challenge @nymlyn

I'm having my third round of spine surgery on Thursday. I'll be in the hospital for a few days, but it'll be a couple weeks before I'm able to sit upright or walk around.

This is going to mean an Internet hiatus (I can't use smartphones/tablets/laptops comfortably due to EDS stuff.)

See you on the other end!

AdventureX looks lovely and I'd like to go and showcase Hero-U, but it's two months after my surgery, and planning a trip to London is nontrivial.

http://adventurexpo.org/

This makes me wonder if the interactive fiction community really might play a role in building the architecture a better future.

http://fogknife.com/2018-08-31-rejecting-montforts-post-web-era-while-embracing-the-future.html

Played 80 Days last weekend (after only knowing about the script from the Ink tutorial). It was really cute, but I couldn't get into the steampunk.

WIP of the School Store for the upcoming visual novel prequel to #HeroU. This room is soooo much lighter and prettier in 2D than it was in 3D.

#showoffhour #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

The fediverse's response here frightens, and sickens me. In particular, the part where online abuse is okay because it's just words, or that it's okay to be absolutely monstrous as long as you pick an acceptable target. Online abuse is never okay.

"Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption: A New Adventure in a Nostalgic Genre", from Player2.net

https://www.player2.net.au/2018/08/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption-a-new-adventure-in-a-nostalgic-genre/

The second patch for Hero-U is currently available in the beta channel for Steam players:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/375440/announcements/detail/1708440754749350804

#HeroU #gamedev

Ink just published a new writing tutorial aimed at writers rather than programmers! The programmer-oriented one is still on Github.

https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/web-tutorial/

Reminder that there's a GoFundMe for Patricia Pizer (game developer at Infocom, Turbine, Harmonix, Disney) for medical expenses following her assault. She's doing better, but her spinal fusions were damaged, and this can be really bad news.

https://www.gofundme.com/patricia-a-pizer

Just a reminder that it's great that the Mastodon community is much less toxic than Twitter, but folks were just as excited when Tumblr was new. There are fascists on Diaspora and Minds.com. Decentralization doesn't cure hate.