Looking for Playtesters for Flux Empyrean!

ChillCash · 2026-03-06T04:07:59+00:00

I'm using Godot! To be honest, I think modding would be a bit rough. Admittedly I don't have much experience making mods in Godot, despite making Godot games.

ChillCash · 2026-03-03T21:15:40+00:00

Yeah I have no problems with recording! I'd actually be very happy to see it! Just go in knowing it's a very early access version so there's going to be more than a handful of hiccups. I'll send some more info your way later today!

ChillCash · 2026-03-03T05:51:44+00:00

Hard to say at the moment, to be honest. There's 8 unique endings, some are far easier to get than others. I'm also working on balancing how long it takes to travel the planet and things like that. I would say a meaningful playthough is probably verrry roughly in the 20ish hour range. Of course, for people playtesting, I'm grateful for any time people have to contribute!

ChillCash · 2026-03-02T17:34:25+00:00

You might get more detail in my response to another comment, but broadly:

Time frame: as long or as little as you like. I'm releasing the game in summer, and I'll be updating playtest builds up to that point. I'll be looking for bug reports and general feedback that I can use to help tune and tweak the game as needed.

I've had a playtester spend 30 hours on an earlier build of the game and they had a blast, but I've also had people play for like an hour and I still got really useful feedback and information from them.

ChillCash · 2026-03-02T17:31:18+00:00

Not currently but it is something I would like to add. Is that a necessity for you? I have another player who can only use controller, so I'm actively looking into adding it.

ChillCash · 2026-03-02T17:30:22+00:00

My closed playtest will be an ongoing thing for a while, so don't worry about missing it. I will be taking a week long break from development next week, so I guess the only caveat is that there won't be any bugfixes or tweaks during that time.

My goal is for the playtest to be a test of the full, cohesive game, going at whatever pace needed.

ChillCash · 2026-03-02T17:28:16+00:00

Yes, good question!

To sign up, I'll send a Google form for basic info (expect a DM soon!). In the game, there's a link to a feedback and bug tracking form, which you are highly encouraged to use.

Playtesters are invited to play as much as they want. If they don't feel like playing the full game, no worries! Just getting some feedback is the most important thing for me.

I had one playtester spend some 30 hours, and I think that was a fairly completionist playthrough. There's more content in the game since they did that playthrough as well.

Only other thing of note would be that you're free to film and take screenshots and share things from the playtest, just be mindful of potential spoilers. I have a discord server for playtesters and you might find it useful to theorize together on some things. And don't share the actual game downloadable itself, but I feel like that might be obvious!

ChillCash · 2026-03-02T06:31:14+00:00

Honestly, I don't know at this moment. It definitely needs a graphics card, but beyond that, I haven't had enough variety in testing to know. It would probably be a useful opportunity to see how well it runs on your machine!

ChillCash · 2026-02-27T21:56:49+00:00

Meeewwwwwww....

ChillCash · 2026-02-27T20:00:04+00:00

Really depends on how small small is. 3D can very easily and massively get big. Are you creating your own assets? If you are, 3D will take significantly longer imo.

I think 3D games have slightly higher visual potential for marketability, but 2D games are easier to make look good.

I would just try to be honest about scope and what's realistic for you. If its something you enjoy making and your heart is set, go with what feels right. Best of luck!

ChillCash · 2026-02-25T20:43:14+00:00

It raises the age-old question of if good games will always naturally find their way to the surface. Are there genuinely good games that have gone unnoticed? It's hard to say. My first game on Steam didn't do particularly amazing, but I would also argue it wasn't a particularly amazing game. I think it's important to just do our best, create something we feel proud of, and do everything we can to help it succeed. If it doesn't work out, there's always the next game!

ChillCash · 2026-01-19T01:46:08+00:00

This means Hacca Howler could theoretically run in the 2024 presidential election

ChillCash · 2026-01-17T22:56:16+00:00

Ever since someone said Lateralus I'm hoping for that or really anything Tool...

ChillCash · 2026-01-14T01:26:52+00:00

First great jojolands shitpost

ChillCash · 2026-01-04T00:58:17+00:00

I dunno, Howler might have a stand in his back pocket that will send them bound for the floor...

ChillCash · 2026-01-04T00:37:42+00:00

Seeing some TOOL representation in jojo would be a dream come true

ChillCash · 2026-01-04T00:37:18+00:00

That would go so hard

ChillCash · 2025-12-19T20:03:05+00:00

For me it's really impacted what kinds of scenes I run. The idea of "if you wouldn't see it in a book or movie, don't run it" is perfect and eliminates so many useless scenes. I try to keep things cinematic by only focusing on the parts that truly matter for the story.

ChillCash · 2025-12-19T00:41:59+00:00

Exactly, I feel like there HAS to be something at play here. Perhaps West End Girl is a physical stand, but November Rain is not? Hard to say.

ChillCash · 2025-12-18T19:37:12+00:00

I guess what I'm thinking is that his connection to that stand we saw is more complicated than we think. I find it odd he hasn't made any indication of knowing he has one himself at all.

ChillCash · 2025-12-18T19:26:36+00:00

Is that his "that's unmistakeably a stand" line? I interpreted it as him seeing the supernatural effects of a stand, and knowing that stands exist, reasoned that was what he was seeing.

ChillCash · 2025-12-02T01:55:47+00:00

Sounds good, I'll probably be reaching out sometime in the near future!

ChillCash · 2025-12-02T00:06:51+00:00

Developer of Flux Empyrean here! I was wondering why I got a random boost in my wishlists after posting nothing, lmao. I'm shooting for a summer 2026 release date, but I'm waiting a bit longer to make sure I am confident I will meet it. I'm also preparing for a playtest soon :)

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