The Beekeeper's Picnic (Kickstarter Underway!)

Rincewind · Wed 31/05/2023 20:41:05

This really looks right up my alley,
love the graphics and the setting! Definitely wishlisting this on Steam.

brushfe · Sat 08/07/2023 13:34:02

This is amazing! Congratulations on everything so far. I've wishlisted the game!

Jabbage · Tue 29/08/2023 13:53:14

Thank you for all the lovely comments and support, everyone!

It's been a busy few months for this project since my last post, although I can't say much development actually got done!

I was invited to a conference at the British Library to talk about my game and Sherlock Holmes games in general, and the problems of adaptation in interactive narratives.
This was more than a little intimidating because I feel like I don't know a lot about game design (especially the lingo!), and a lot of the audience did. It was a great few days though.
I got a free sneak peek at their current exhibition on digital storytelling, which I definitely recommend checking out if you're in London this Summer!

I've been scrambling over the past month because I'm planning a Kickstarter campaign for late September and really like to take part in Steam NextFest in October, which means pulling together a "proper" demo, and wrangling Steam's convoluted back end to get all the files working. Just as everything was going great my computer died and I wasted a few weeks trying to get it repaired, before realising I was going to give in and buy a replacement.

One of the best decisions I feel I made was commissioning an excellent artist to create some gorgeous cover art for me which I could use for all the graphics I need across Steam, Itch and Kickstarter.
I've been doing all the artwork in the game myself and I feel like I could have whipped something up, but being able to outsource it so I could think about other things was such a load off my mind, and I'm so much happier with the final product than I think I would have been if I'd done the artwork myself.

I've also got a brand new trailer, woo!

You can follow the Kickstarter here!

RootBound · Tue 29/08/2023 14:33:38

Great to see some updates! Love the trailer. Looks like you put a lot of thought into the writing, and the details in the art are incredible.

Rik_Vargard · Tue 29/08/2023 19:57:32

That's a very nice trailer!
And very (!) nice classic pixel art.
Looks like there will be a lot going on there, gameplay wise.
Keep up the great work

Jabbage · Tue 29/08/2023 21:00:38

Thanks! I hope so, the gameplay is the bit I'm most nervous about!

Jabbage · Tue 19/09/2023 19:33:44

Exciting news!
I launched a kickstarter for the project today... and it's already fully funded!

I kept the goal quite modest because I had a couple of very specific goals in mind, but I have to admit I'm really surprised that it's funded quite so quickly!

AndreasBlack · Tue 19/09/2023 23:26:56

It's almost as if you had a photography of me as reference. Tall and skinny figures is the way i guess

Started following your Youtube channel