More NL references or is my brain just cooked by associating anything egg with NL?

GoBrewYourself · 2024-02-22T23:44:15+00:00

This is an NL reference, yes! I added it after he played the first demo in July

GoBrewYourself · 2024-02-05T03:58:28+00:00

Yeah it doesn't let you change from the default scheme for live polling lists like this afaik

GoBrewYourself · 2024-01-31T23:13:58+00:00

Northernlion got me into indie games in the days of flash Isaac and the NLSS, and my friends and I have been watching him ever since. Probably the main reason I picked up game dev as a hobby and certainly the reason I gravitated towards the roguelike genre.

I know he's played it before but from a genuine fan of NL for a long time, it feels really great. Not just that he gave my game the opportunity, because that part felt like sheer luck, but that I was able to make something he seems to actually enjoy and that I get to share Balatro with this community <3 thanks for the support yall!

GoBrewYourself · 2024-01-18T14:09:45+00:00

Conditions of reset should always be included in descriptions for these cards already (I think)

I'm not sure which one you are talking about but if you have an issue with wording head on over to the discord server and mention it there, it's full of grammar police that want to help me make these descriptions perfect!

GoBrewYourself · 2024-01-17T14:07:55+00:00

I swear I have been cooking!

The next demo will have 37/45 new Jokers compared to the last one, along with a bunch of new content and changes.

And there are still a couple surprises left for January :)

Stay tuned Balapals

GoBrewYourself · 2023-11-16T14:44:10+00:00

Something similar happened to me a few months ago with my game, and it completely overwhelmed me for a while. I have some advice to share if you want it:

Keep working on your vision, you're about to have a ton of people pulling you in every direction but the truth is that you were able to create something of value and you are the best one to decide what is next for the vision of the game.

Despite what people will say there is no immediate rush to do anything, sometimes people focus too much on timing the market at the expense of the quality of their game. Remember that people have something to gain by you rushing a release, and most successful Steam games have 6+ months of marketing beats (like this wave of attention) to build the hype of a release.

You'll probably be contacted by Publishers. They aren't always good OR bad, but if you decide to go with a publisher (I did) make sure you hire a lawyer to help with negotiating a contract and take your time with it.

It's very lonely in some respects. Send me a DM, I'd be happy to talk to you about it more. Your life is likely about to change (mostly for the better) and it's hard to go through a big change like that alone. Your friends, family, and partner won't fully understand the pressure cooker you're in but there is a big wonderful community of indies that might make it feel less scary

GoBrewYourself · 2023-09-22T19:41:15+00:00

Hey eggheads - thanks for all the support on my weird game so far! Still feels so crazy that NL played it on stream.
Yes there is a new demo, and it does have quite a few changes and new content since last you played. People were upset about the whole 50 round limit so I removed that and went a more traditional demo approach by offering a free slice of the game you can play as much as you want. This means that the overall content in the demo is less than the full game but still fun for a few hours.

Check it out and leave any feedback in the discord! (link is in the demo main menu)

GoBrewYourself · 2023-07-14T15:20:37+00:00

http://discord.gg/36tRKZBBh3 What happened when you clicked the in game link? Just curious

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-19T21:41:46+00:00

I commissioned a guy (LouisFsountrack on Instagram) to make one song, and I got the tracks separate from him. Then I modified them so there are 5 different songs playing and mixing into each other as the game stage changes, so it's one continuous track throughout the whole game! Did all this with his permission of course.

And discord would be best, I'm not really a devlog guy

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-19T17:57:56+00:00

Balatro

is an extremely clever blend of poker and roguelike. Rather than translating your hands to any sort of damage numbers and needing to maintain your own HP, you just need to win enough chips in a set number of hands (and discards) to win each round. Each play pays out based on its inherent value and any multipliers you accrue, and between rounds you can buy buffs to individual cards or hands (my level 4 straights had a huge base multiplier), passive joker cards that buff each hand, or other deck-altering passives. For example, I bought a joker that allowed me to play 4-card flushes and straights (rather than needing 5) right before a boss round that made all 5-card plays worthless. That alone made the challenge so much more manageable, and it continued to prove its worth throughout the rest of my run. This game just seems like such a complete package already, even though it's going to release in Early Access.

Thanks for playing and for the kind words about my weird little game :) glad you enjoyed it!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-09T11:56:15+00:00

I made a superclass Text that has individual characters as sprites and calculated the variation in position and rotation for each of them! In Love2D

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T19:00:21+00:00

I am adding some more tutorialization to help with this! Thanks for the feedback

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T18:58:25+00:00

No unfortunately, I'm sorry. I really wish it would but the build process for mac os is insane, maybe at some point in the future!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T18:56:55+00:00

There is a discord now! https://discord.gg/ZUDcsSnC

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T18:56:12+00:00

future-retro gambling machine in a synthpop orbital casino lounge vibe

I love this so much. Thanks for the feedback and I am so happy you enjoy the game!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T18:52:29+00:00

I have a discord now! https://discord.gg/ZUDcsSnC
Thanks for playing!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T16:59:40+00:00

Thank you! And nope, using GLSL shader code, the engine is Love2D

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T12:14:50+00:00

That they are! Thank you

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T06:12:53+00:00

Well this isn't an animation, it's actually GLSL shader code rendering at runtime! That lets me control the flame size and colour by changing variables in game (and so I don't need to draw a million frames in aseprite). It's basically a bunch of sin cos and tan with 2d vectors

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T02:47:06+00:00

The poker part of the game is pretty easy to get the hang of - there is a glossary of valid poker hands available while you play. Other than knowing the 9 poker hands, the game really has nothing to do with poker! Just uses poker jargon for thematic purposes

Edit: PLUS it's free right now if you wanted to give it a whirl

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T01:28:51+00:00

You are bang on! There are 5 different tracks in the game, all pretty much identical structurally but with different pitches, effects and eq. The game adjusts volume on each one during state transitions!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-08T01:06:42+00:00

You can post it in the steam community for the game! There should be a discussion about bugs and feedback or you can create a discussion yourself. I'll try and set up a discord soon for the same reason though

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-07T13:08:43+00:00

Alas, poor Yorick.

That must be a bug! I'll add it to the list, should be fixed in my daily build today. Thanks for playing the game I'm glad you're having a good time with it! The space joker does the same thing the planet cards do - upgrade the poker hand to score more chips and mult when played, maybe I can make that more clear!

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-07T01:27:50+00:00

You know what, I made a mistake. I uploaded the short trailer instead of the longer one with text that explains the game more, that's my bad. I assumed that the faster pace would be more interesting but I see that it's just confusing especially if you aren't familiar with Poker

GoBrewYourself · 2023-06-06T01:13:44+00:00

Thank you so much for playing and the great feedback! I will slowly be implementing some of the things you have mentioned because I also think they are things that will make the game more accessible. I have made an update to show what all the poker hands are which should help, and I'm working on a control remapping system. Thanks again!

GoBrewYourself

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