{"id":3068,"date":"2020-12-17T13:39:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2020-12-17T14:53:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:53:05","slug":"year-end-development-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/blog\/year-end-development-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Year-end Development Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey folks, let\u2019s talk about publishing in 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, oof, what a year. 2020 has thrown so many curveballs and challenges\u2026 but we\u2019ve almost made it through! Development and publishing during a global pandemic has certainly been <em>interesting<\/em>. This moment has impacted everyone, no matter how large the project or how small the company; <strong>everybody<\/strong> has had to overcome challenges both personally and professionally. That being said, we\u2019re very lucky to have a supportive and understanding community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not all doom n\u2019 gloom, and is why we want to take the time to recognise the sheer amount of hard work, love and determination that our teams and developers have shown over the past several months. So without further ado!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eastward, Pixpil Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wonderful folks at Pixpil Games, based in Shanghai, were impacted by the global pandemic before the rest of the world. During their lockdown, not only were they unable to work collectively in their office space, but also had the power supply cut off to their office resulting in a lack of access to their servers. Sadly this had a lasting impact on development and will mean that Eastward will not be available until 2021. As a no-crunch studio ourselves, we extend this ethos to our development partners meaning that we still do not have an exact date, but rest assured, as soon as we have one, we will share it with you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Eastward-01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though even through challenges this team has endured, they never faltered, complained or showed signs of giving up. In the face of everything, the team has taken it in their stride, and stayed focused on their goal of making beautiful art and sharing it with the world. We\u2019ll be sharing more Eastward updates when the team is ready! Until then, please send them your love and support over on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pixpilgames\">twitter<\/a>, we\u2019re sure they\u2019ll appreciate it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/blog\/eastward-winter-development-update\/\">check out our latest blog<\/a> with all-new screenshots!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/977880\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starmancer, Ominux Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun fact: the Ominux Games team have worked as a team remotely for over 8 years, and met in person for the first time after we brought them together for an EGX event! It was an exciting moment to bring such close friends and colleagues together finally! That being said, the two-man team is very much used to working from home and <a href=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/blog\/starmancer-winter-development-update\/\">are still on track<\/a> to share Starmancer with the world very soon. <br><br>The steam demo event earlier in Summer was a great success, and resulted in a bunch of helpful feedback from players &#8211; the community are a big part of the development process and we\u2019re so glad to have had the opportunity to gather all your thoughts!<br><br>Starmancer is currently in closed alpha for Kickstarter backers to play, and will roll into a closed beta followed by a public release sometime soon &#8211; we\u2019ll know more as we come into 2021. Until then, Tyler and Victor will be still working on making Starmancer a fun and chaotic experience for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05-441x248.png 441w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Starmancer-05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/1062000\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INMOST, Hidden Layer Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also published INMOST on PC and Switch this year *cheering*. After a warm reception on Apple Arcade, we were so pleased to hear PC and Switch players have enjoyed the game too! Between the reviews, the fan art, speedrunning and content creators opening up about their own experiences with mental health, we\u2019ve been overwhelmed by how supportive and sweet the community has been. We couldn\u2019t have asked for a better reception &#8211; from ourselves, and Andriy and Alexey at Hidden Layer Games, thank you!<br><br>If you\u2019ve been living under a monochrome rock and haven\u2019t been able to check out INMOST yet, you can check it out here on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/938560\/INMOST\/\">Steam<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch\/Inmost-1501103.html\">Nintendo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/938560\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starbound, Chucklefish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed it <a href=\"https:\/\/playstarbound.com\/games-pass-for-pc\/\">we gave an update on news<\/a> with Starbound this past week. We\u2019re excited to be bringing Starbound to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/starbound\/9mtsbwpwpqvq?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\">Xbox Games Pass for PC<\/a> as of December 8th &#8211; if you\u2019ve been waiting to play Starbound now is a great time to give it a try! The value of Games Pass is fantastic &#8211; for a very low monthly fee you can get access to Starbound and over 100 other amazing titles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/211820\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wargroove, Chucklefish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moregroove?&#8230; \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/607050\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Witchbrook, Chucklefish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Witchbrook development is still in full swing! We\u2019re working hard and hope to be able to share more work-in-progress blogs, streams, videos and such in the future. Until then, we\u2019d like to say that the support the community has shown us since we launched the website back in June has been so lovely and we\u2019re keen to spill the beans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to find out more about Witchbrook, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chucklefishltd\">twitter<\/a> and be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.witchbrook.com\/\">sign up for the Witchbrook Oracle!<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Black Lives Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are still offering support for Black game developers and upcoming talent in the community! Our advice and support comes judgement-free and is an open space to ask questions about development, career and all things gaming. Our offer has no time limit on it, so please take the time if you need it. <a href=\"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/blog\/black-lives-matter\/\">Blog here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/n5hVTdGyjez7nfcW8\">form here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The health and safety of our development teams has been the most important thing to us this year, and we\u2019re very lucky to work with teams who have not only managed to tackle lockdown professionally, but have also taken the time to support and check in on each other. They\u2019re honestly such good eggs and we couldn\u2019t ask for better colleagues and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re all working from home for the foreseeable future, taking extra time to look after ourselves physically and mentally. And even though we have a strict no-crunch policy, it\u2019s still important to recognise and reiterate to people that in these unprecedented times, our mental capacity can be delicate, imbalanced and a bit all over the place, making it that much more important to enforce time off and away from desks. We\u2019re human after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time! \n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey folks, let\u2019s talk about publishing in 2020! First of all, oof, what a year. 2020 has thrown so many curveballs and challenges\u2026 but we\u2019ve almost made it through! Development and publishing during a global pandemic has certainly been interesting. This moment has impacted everyone, no matter how large the project or how small the company; everybody has had to overcome challenges both personally and professionally. That being said, we\u2019re very lucky to have a supportive and understanding community. 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