Witchfire GGU Diary 3: Iron Pineapple and the Opening Hours
How did the video affect our daily numbers? – asked one of The Astronauts. I didn’t know. I didn’t check because I assumed it didn’t. The video I’m talking about is the one from Iron Pineapple, a...
View ArticleThe Secrets of Witchfire Graphics: The Photogrammetry
It sound hysterical today but in 2013, GIFs were all the rage. Yes, I mean short videos. But at the time, they were real animated GIFs. Not MP4s pretending to be them. We had no money to market our...
View ArticleWitchfire Design: Deep Dive into the Calamity
Heh, I probably should not be writing this post. You’re not here by accident, so most likely you know we are a small team who made Witchfire (now in Early Access). A small team means each day of work...
View ArticleLearning How to Early Access
GGU will be late. We are now targeting February, possibly March. It’s not a significant delay, but it is a delay. And it’s not as though we didn’t mention the possibility of a December release. So...
View ArticleA New Witchfire Feature, Gnosis
There is a certain element of Witchfire design that looks great and fun on paper and makes total sense gameplay- and lore-wise – and half of the players love it, and the other half hate it. No, not the...
View ArticleMaking of the Witchfire Key Art
Every day I see something cool implemented for the GGU — for those who don’t know, that is our first big Witchfire Early Access update — and the work is progressing nicely. But I know you don’t want...
View ArticleSeven New Things Coming Soon to Witchfire
The last thing we said about the GGU — Witchfire’s first big update — was: We are now targeting February, possibly March. I mean, let’s be honest, it’s going to be March rather than February, but it...
View ArticleWhat’s the Best Time to Release a Game or Big Update?
The first big Witchfire update, codenamed GGU, should be ready soon but will be released on April 4th. (Knocking on wood, spitting, throwing salt) Why? Why not release it as soon as it’s ready? Let me...
View ArticleDetailed GGU Patch Notes
Here it is, the list of things we worked on for the last five months or so. Please note that we’re still tweaking and balancing the game, and there are still a few days between now and the release of...
View ArticleWitchfire Ghost Galleon Update is Out
The first big update for Witchfire Early Access is out now. Here are the patch notes. We have added the Known Issues section to it. And here are five spoiler-free tips for both new and veteran players:...
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