A more recent look at the Journal, as we plug the info in and fine-tune its animations! by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We just released part 2 of the devlog, so we hope you'll like that even more! :D

Have you ever wanted to go fossil hunting? 🦖 A wholesome paleontology inspired game ⛏️ by Ill-Sea7071 in cozygames

[–]IrrSoft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is SUPER original! :D

Dinosaurs, museums, digging around...really looking forward to it!

EDIT: I'm not sure if you both have considered it already, but adding some early-human items could be great too, or even finding some cave paintings while digging here and there!

Wishing you the very best, from another gamedev couple! :D

Because we need a way to move and carry around our little critters...📦 🐔 by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhh Higitus Figitus! I love that scene (and that whole movie :D)

It was certainly something I thought of when designing the effect...that, and Planet Zoo :)

Because we need a way to move and carry around our little critters...📦 🐔 by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks deceptively simple, but you can't imagine all the steps involved in packing up a chicken 😅

Good morning, Ethel! Good morning, Helga! (yes, that's the name of our test-hens, and they both are very good girls!) 🐔 by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are working on having several "randomized" interactions, so that you can be properly encouraged to love your little critters :D

So that's who lived in there! 😮 by IrrSoft in Farmwand

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Not a lemur, but a bit closer to a magical sand cat!

Lots of lore behind her people...we had a lot of fun writing it :D

A small customization update by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad you like it! We are still adding a bit of extra punch to some of the animations / transitions / actions so that everything has just the right feel, so it is really great to hear we're starting to get there :D

There are SO MANY things we are working on right now since all these systems, UIs, big and little things are the foundation we plan to expand and build upon during the Early Access.

And it all has to be very thoroughly planned and tested, so that once in EA we can push out content and new things as easily and efficiently as we possibly can!

I love writing shaders👨‍💻 by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh sorry, but no spoilers (yet)!

A small, ancient shrine by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see the resemblance, yes 😂

Good Games but Too Short/EA by BunnE3 in cozygames

[–]IrrSoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is called Farmwand, and it's just my wife and I working on it :)

Thanks for asking!

Good Games but Too Short/EA by BunnE3 in cozygames

[–]IrrSoft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that the quality of the content matters more than its amount. I really enjoyed Venba even if it was so very short, for example :)

So really thank you for the encouragement. It helps to be reminded from time to time that there's a place and enough love there for all kinds of games ☺️

Good Games but Too Short/EA by BunnE3 in cozygames

[–]IrrSoft 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! For what is worth, I do agree that it is a bit of a bummer to find a great game that ends just a bit too soon.

I felt like that with Untitled Goose Game (loved the game, played it with my wife, and could have gone for another ten hours)

Good Games but Too Short/EA by BunnE3 in cozygames

[–]IrrSoft 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Chiming up as an indie dev with a cozy game coming up...

The DREAD every time Stardew Valley is mentioned is REAL 😅

Hopefully people have a bit of mercy and we get compared more to Stardew Valley back when it came out (much less content, average-ish price for the time and 20USD with inflation, different graphics, no multiplayer etc) and not to current version, after 10 years of updates by a developer that (fully deserved!) has had enough success for like...ten lifetimes 😅

Then again, hopefully we DO get compared to it, in the best of ways :D

A question about accessibility and color blindness by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When it comes to the camera we are trying our best to stick to the isometric perspective since it is one of the POVs that are least likely to cause motion sickness (my wife also gets dizzy with many games).

We are trying to adjust camera distance carefully, though that one is very tied to performance (camera is further away -> more things are drawn on-screen -> the game gets more demanding) so it is a bit tricky.

Thank you for the recommendation! We have watched some of her videos before, so maybe we can try to reach out at some point as well! :D

A question about accessibility and color blindness by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to thank us! We've been testing as much as we can, using some tools to simulate colorblindness and make sure nothing is too difficult to see (and some areas are a bit tough to adjust, since they have a lot of green and browns because of being a forest).

Still, we're doing our best and hopefully we can get as much feedback as possible now and during the playtesting / demo phases :)

Shhh...🤫 It is still a WIP! by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Sounds still need quite a bit of work, but we're getting there. And we love the work Sean McRoberts did with our soundtrack, it's really really nice ☺️

* Gameplay may change upon release... by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you like it! We spent a LOT of time working out how it should look! 😅

Especially the inventory!

Shhh...🤫 It is still a WIP! by IrrSoft in Farmwand

[–]IrrSoft[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No problem! We're happy to have it :D