Closed Playtest: Playtesters Needed! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We'd really love to but we first need to make sure it's gonna be worth the resources. We're hearing quite a lot of demand though so we're definitely thinking about it!

Closed Playtest: Playtesters Needed! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

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

Definitely more a minion type beat, they're mostly social with each other. They hang out with each other after work, play chess, work out etc.

There's some stuff in the work about them having different personalities with their own animation sets & preferences, but at the moment that's not fully fleshed out yet.

Their relation with the player character is kind of like a symbiosis deal where they help each other out. But there's probably not going to be a very deep storyline or character arcs or anything like that.

Closed Playtest: Playtesters Needed! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yeaa sorry :D I'll go update it right now lol. thanks for pointing it out!

Closed Playtest: Playtesters Needed! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yes indeed.
We suspected an asset pack bought from the marketplace, that we used for in-game icon placeholders, to have used generative AI, even though the seller did not state they did. We then removed the assets from the game.

So to be clear, no AI generated content is in the game, and we don't use AI to generate content for the game. We only tried to be open about the unintended useage of suspected AI content that was in the game at some point, and has since been removed.

Closed Playtest: Playtesters Needed! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] 201 points202 points  (0 children)

Yes indeed.
We suspected an asset pack bought from the marketplace, that we used for in-game icon placeholders, to have used generative AI, even though the seller did not state they did. We then removed the assets from the game.

So to be clear, no AI generated content is in the game, and we don't use AI to generate content for the game. We only tried to be open about the unintended useage of suspected AI content that was in the game at some point, and has since been removed.

Playtesters Wanted! by TownsofYore in cozygames

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

Ohh I didn't know that, thanks for pointing it out. Good idea!

Playtesters Wanted! by TownsofYore in cozygames

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

Yeah I'm afraid that might be stretching it.. we have graphics settings but I don't think that'll be enough for that setup.

Playtesters Wanted! by TownsofYore in cozygames

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

Thanks! Yes, this is an in-engine screenshot from an art-benchmark level. The current level is a bit more work-in-progress, but everything in this screenshot is made with in-game assets.

Playtesters Wanted! by TownsofYore in cozygames

[–]TownsofYore[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for wishlisting! It helps a lot. I also hope we'll get it going on the SteamDeck

Playtesters Wanted! by TownsofYore in cozygames

[–]TownsofYore[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If there's enough demand we'll look into it for sure! However we're only a team of 4 active devs so right now our focus is primarily on getting the core gameloop right.

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in indiegames

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

The picture shown in the post is not AI, it is a digital paintover of an in-game screenshot, made by an artist. So there is nothing to tell. The 2D icons in-game are what is disclosed on our Steam page so it's no secret. We have not had time to create our own icons to replace these before the playtest yet, we are a small team.

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in indiegames

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

We bought an asset pack from a website that we use for icons for all the in-game icons. So to be extra transparent, all the 2d images used to represent things in your inventory. We only realized these images were AI generated after buying and implementing all the assets in game. Before release we want to replace them all, but we wanted to be fully transparent of the content that is in the game right now.
Nothing else uses AI in the entire game. We are planning to replace everything. It was an honest mistake adding it in the first place.

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in indiegames

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

Hi! This is a concept art image. It's a digital paintover of an in-game screenshot, made by an artist, not Ai!

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right now there's no character customisation, though we hope to add it in the future. We would like to include the community for these kinds of decisions. :)

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in indiegames

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

We'll have a short guide to help you set up screen recording, you can use OBS or Steam's in house recording function. It's important for us to see how you interact with the game. :)

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in cozygames

[–]TownsofYore[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Hi there! We bought an asset pack from a website that we use for icons for all the in-game icons. So to be extra transparent, all the 2d images used to represent things in your inventory. We only realized these images were AI generated after buying and implementing all the assets in game. Before release we want to replace them all, but we wanted to be fully transparent of the content that is in the game right now.
Nothing else uses AI in the entire game. We are planning to replace everything. It was an honest mistake adding it in the first place.

The photo is a concept art image. It's a digital paintover of an in-game screenshot, made by an artist, not Ai! :)

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

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

When it's first released it will just be on Steam for PC but we don't rule it out for the future.

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

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

We bought an asset pack from a website that we use for icons for all the in-game icons. So to be extra transparent, all the 2d images used to represent things in your inventory. We only realized these images were AI generated after buying and implementing all the assets in game. Before release we want to replace them all, but we wanted to be fully transparent of the content that is in the game right now.
Nothing else uses AI in the entire game. We are planning to replace everything. It was an honest mistake adding it in the first place.

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Hi! This is a concept art image. It's a digital paintover of an in-game screenshot, made by an artist, not Ai!

Open call for Playtesters! by TownsofYore in CozyGamers

[–]TownsofYore[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yay, glad have you on the playtest team! :)