Hi everyone,
This week the team and I have mostly been preparing a new interactive build for Dawko to open and share on his upcoming charity stream in about a week (17th December), so I'll be sharing a bit about that but not much else. It's been a bit quiet otherwise! But first, fanart...
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POPGOES Evergreen:
Alrighty, so this week hasn't been too eventful for the dev team but we have worked on one special thing in particular: a new interactive teaser build for Dawko to show off on his next charity stream!
For those who don't know, the Evergreen team and I have compiled some cool teasers for POPGOES Evergreen into little interactive packages for Dawko TWICE before. You can check them out here:
POPGOES Anniversary Pack (for The Trevor Project)
POPGOES Sara Reveal Pack (for Samaritans)
And we're in the middle of making a third one, for the stream happening on the 17th of December for St. Jude Children's Hospital!
On Twitter I asked you guys what kind of things you'd like us to reveal, as long as they weren't too spoilery. I also reminded my followers that though we have made a ton of content for Evergreen, programming has not been a priority so it's not possible to show off actual gameplay at this stage. I want to reassure you guys that a lack of programming isn't something you should worry about - Emil is VERY fast at what he does, which is probably how the third Dawko build is already almost finished!
So, what are we going to give Dawko to show off? Well, I'll tell you the TYPES of content, but none of the actual reveals of course.
Firstly, we'll be showing a new phone when the stream reaches $4,000. It's a cool one, with a unique body. Now remember, there are 50 phones in the game and around HALF of them have unique bodies. So far we've only shown off the PhoneUnit (HandUnit) and the two television set phones. This new one will be just the FOURTH phone... out of around TWENTY FIVE! And I hope you like it. I think Dawko will!
Secondly, a merch reveal at $8,000. Yes, we've actually had permission to officially announce and reveal a new POPGOES product, coming in 2023! Unfortunately it's very unlikely that we'll be able to have actual photos prepared in time for this event, but I've made some mockups that the company is very happy with me sharing. It'll get the idea across just fine!
Thirdly, at $12,000, a "trading card surprise". All I'll say is that you'll see Emil's amazing trading card Clickteam shader again in this section, but I won't share anything else about it. You won't want to miss it!
Lastly, something I CAN share more casually: a full showcase of all three Freddy models in Evergreen will be shown off at $16,000. So that means Toy Freddy, False Freddy, and his awkward middle stage. And since there's literally nothing spoilery about an accurate Toy Freddy model, you can take this screenshot:
(The kitchen background flickers randomly by the way, and no Toy Freddy isn't literally standing in the kitchen here lol).
In this Freddy showcase, you'll get a full 360 view of all three models, and Dawko will also be able to click and drag the models to spin them around. Whether this is a feature that'll actually be in Evergreen, like in the extras or something, I have no idea. Probably not, considering how much data all of these images take up already!
As for other stuff we're developing, there's really not much else to talk about. It's been a bit quiet unfortunately. Maybe more next week!
POPGOES Arcade:
Rejoice, POPGOES Arcade fans! The remaining soundtrack videos for the premium/Steam version of the game have finally been uploaded to YouTube.
POPGOES Arcade OST - Robot Battle
POPGOES Arcade OST - The Machinist
POPGOES Arcade OST - Secret Boss
POPGOES Arcade OST - To Be Continued
Before these YouTube uploads, the best way to listen to the soundtrack for the Steam version of POPGOES Arcade was either via Steam itself, or more recently on platforms like iTunes and Spotify. And, speaking of Spotify, some hardcore fans had me as their number one artist on their Spotify Wrappeds, which is insane! I'm honoured!
Other:
Game Jolt is hosting their very own awards show, aptly named the GJ Awards! And nomination has begun, meaning you can nominate your favourite picks for a selection of fun categories.
These are NOMINATIONS, not votes! So if you'd like to nominate POPGOES Arcade, or me, for any of these categories, don't bother with spamming the comments or trying to break the system lol.
Plenty of amazing stuff has been released on Game Jolt this year, but if I was your favourite developer, or if POPGOES Arcade was your favourite game, then feel free to share your nomination on these pages (or any others you think are suitable)!
Or my personal favourite, Based Beyond Belief.
Bear in mind that content and creators from outside of Game Jolt are still valid as nominations. So even though POPGOES Arcade released on Steam this year, it can still be your pick for the suitable categories.
What a cool idea - good luck to everyone!
Other (again):
Totally unrelated to POPGOES, but I've been working hard on Team Fortress Future, my fanmade concept (not a game) for a sequel to Team Fortress 2.
Fun fact, I polled my Twitter audience to see how many people would be interested in seeing some TF2 content from me, and over 80% of voters said YES!
There's still a lot left to do for Team Fortress Future, but I am interested in getting some feedback from those who are experienced in, and passionate about, the amazing game that is Team Fortress 2.
If you're interested, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Let me know how many hours you have in the game and/or what kind of creative experience you have in the community. Bonus points if you've contributed to the Community Workshop! I'm primarily looking for competitive players, 2D character artists/designers, and maybe even modellers who are apt in the TF2 art style. Oh, and if you are in contact with any popular TF2 influencers who might be interested in sharing their thoughts or contributing that'd also be amazing. Thanks!
Aaand that's it this week! Thanks very much for reading, and I'll see you next week (or sooner).
- Kane
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