Quick update today. Thanks to an agreement between your employers (OPERA) and the Forebear government, (which you stand to reason she might not get along with,) Norahna Lora will be acting as your Doctor aboard the ship... whether you (or her) like it or not.
The full art (by Graey Erb) is available after the jump (by logging into BackerKit).
Hey there, folks! In Gossamer Frontier, you'll need someone needs to make sure your phylactery engine plays nice, and who better to do that than someone who (says they) can speak to machines? Deilius is your crew's Mechanist, and they'll make sure you get where your going, and help you put out fires along the way.
The full art (by Graey Erb) is available after the jump (by logging into BackerKit).
Work Continues
I'm continuing to jam away on both Gossamer and Deeds Drawn (the campaign ends in just 10 days!) In addition to the other 6 special cards you get, Deeds Drawn backers will see one with Delius sad-elf-boy face on it as well.
Your Gossamer crewmates in Deeds Drawn! (and other stuff)
Hey there, folks! There's just one week until my next project, Deeds Drawn, launches. I decided to pull the trigger on giving previous campaign backers (Gossamer Frontier or Distal) some bonus cards for Deeds Drawn when they pledge.
You'll get seven cards total (6 lineage options and 1 class option), based on your crew from Gossamer.
Bonus cards for previous backers. Art by: Graey Erb
I recently finished a second prototype for the game, and am getting it printed and sent over. Should be here in a couple of weeks, which unfortunately doesn't time out with the game's launch, but it's all good. I'll show it off at some point.
Gossamer Progress Below is an example spread for the day-to-day procedure during travel to new destinations. This is mainly how you'll interact with the crew between missions, outside of explicit cutscenes with scripted dialogue and such. It's essentially the "Commander Shepard talks to the crew between missions" portion of the game. I've waffled back and forth over this design a fair amount, so at this point, I think I just need to finish the core game loop up and get it into some folks' hands to playtest. Still a ways off from that, however.
Example spread from Gossamer
For the visual design, what you see here is likely temporary. I keep trying (in vain) to push more color into the layout, but it's all a bit busy. I prefer clean, digestible, but the limited pagecount and smaller page height/width for this format is giving me a run for my money. We'll get there, though.
Hellooooo again! I wanted to share another one of your crewmates in Gossamer Frontier. Macky will be your security specialist on the ship. Like every one of your crewmates, they've got a bit of baggage to sort out. Check out the art after the jump (you've got to log into BackerKit to do that.)
In other news... Pins!
The lapel pins for folks showed up a couple weeks ago. This is my first time doing pins before. In hindsight, I'd handle some things a bit differently, but they turned out well regardless.
Gossamer Rewards in Deeds Drawn?
My next campaign launches with BackerKit's "Pocketopia" event in just a few weeks, and I've been thinking that it could be cool to reward Gossamer Frontier backers with special cards if they back Deeds Drawn.
I was planning to have a special "booster pack" that you could use in Deeds Drawn, swapping any of the basic lineages out with one from Gossamer. It feels like it could be more trouble than it's worth, but if enough Gossamer folks follow Deeds Drawn, it'd be a good signal for it.
Hey there, folks! Here's a quick update to kick off April.
Map!
In Gossamer Frontier, your escapades take place in the Torq of Mag'dah. The map is unconventional... but so is the game's spaceflight. Magnets, how do they work?
The Torq of Mag'dah (Art by: Wrel)
Stickers!
During the campaign, we hit a stretch goal to get all physical editions a STICKER. Those got here recently, they look pretty good, and have a matte texture.
Stickers! (Art by: Graey Erb)
Deeds Drawn!
In May, BackerKit begins its "Pocketopia" event, and I'm participating! Deeds Drawn is a new card-based TTRPG I've just been sitting on for most of the year. It's a pocket-sized, GM-less, solo or cooperative experience, so you can play it on the plane... or with your morning coffee, or whatever!
Hey there, folks! Thought I'd chime in with a quick update.
Work Continues
Gossamer Frontier, which has officially exceeded the 60 page limit I was trying to impose on myself. 60 pages is about the recommended cutoff for stapled booklets, so I'm in the process of culling (along with a bunch of writing still left to do), at this point. What is fluff? What can be made more concise? What should I leave to the player's imagination?
All those fun design decisions that you can bandaid with higher page count, are suddenly more serious with a project like this. The challenge is both enjoyable and excruciating, which I'm pretty sure makes me a masochist.
Anywho, the focus at the end of it all is to make something you enjoy playing, that also gets the right vibes across. Everything is still on track for a summer release, so we're humming right along.
More Book Art
After the jump (you've got to log in on the site) Backers will be able to see some new crew art for your Quartermaster, Kiri. As with the ones before it, the art is done by Graey Erb. It turned out really well, and I'm digging the direction this is all taking on.
We hit our funding goal recently (and are dangerously close to achieving the "stickers for everyone" goal, too!) Thanks so much for the support.
This week I'm trying to jam out a short mechanics demo framed as a separate storyline centered on a separate (non-Captain) character. This way we can limit the scope (for example: managing a single lead character with a single companion, instead of an entire crew,) while showcasing the gameplay loop, and dipping your toes into the world without spoiling any of the guidebook. Should be pretty dope.
The Final Livestream
Our very last livestream will take place this Friday at 10am PST/1pm EST. You'll be able to watch it directly from the BackerKit page, or from my YouTube channel. I'll post another update once we're a bit closer to the day.
Call it professional curiosity. Who was your favorite love interest in the Mass Effect, from those listed? Have one that didn't make the list (even if it's in Andromeda!), share in the comments!
Quick update today. Thanks to an agreement between your employers (OPERA) and the Forebear government, (which you stand to reason she might not get along with,) Norahna Lora will be acting as your Doctor aboard the ship... whether you (or her) like it or not.
The full art (by Graey Erb) is available after the jump (by logging into BackerKit).
Hey there, folks! In Gossamer Frontier, you'll need someone needs to make sure your phylactery engine plays nice, and who better to do that than someone who (says they) can speak to machines? Deilius is your crew's Mechanist, and they'll make sure you get where your going, and help you put out fires along the way.
The full art (by Graey Erb) is available after the jump (by logging into BackerKit).
Work Continues
I'm continuing to jam away on both Gossamer and Deeds Drawn (the campaign ends in just 10 days!) In addition to the other 6 special cards you get, Deeds Drawn backers will see one with Delius sad-elf-boy face on it as well.
Hey there, folks! There's just one week until my next project, Deeds Drawn, launches. I decided to pull the trigger on giving previous campaign backers (Gossamer Frontier or Distal) some bonus cards for Deeds Drawn when they pledge.
You'll get seven cards total (6 lineage options and 1 class option), based on your crew from Gossamer.
Bonus cards for previous backers. Art by: Graey Erb
I recently finished a second prototype for the game, and am getting it printed and sent over. Should be here in a couple of weeks, which unfortunately doesn't time out with the game's launch, but it's all good. I'll show it off at some point.
Gossamer Progress Below is an example spread for the day-to-day procedure during travel to new destinations. This is mainly how you'll interact with the crew between missions, outside of explicit cutscenes with scripted dialogue and such. It's essentially the "Commander Shepard talks to the crew between missions" portion of the game. I've waffled back and forth over this design a fair amount, so at this point, I think I just need to finish the core game loop up and get it into some folks' hands to playtest. Still a ways off from that, however.
Example spread from Gossamer
For the visual design, what you see here is likely temporary. I keep trying (in vain) to push more color into the layout, but it's all a bit busy. I prefer clean, digestible, but the limited pagecount and smaller page height/width for this format is giving me a run for my money. We'll get there, though.
