tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89367978514422959712024-03-09T21:47:53.254-05:00YotesMarkThe official Game Development Blog by the creators of Battle Gem PoniesYotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.comBlogger854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-88194532432363315112024-03-06T01:01:00.001-05:002024-03-06T01:01:12.764-05:00Progress Report: Final Crunchdown [Part 3/5]<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOGdurimX1H43eMvAtLgZNkfGld0c8DRUSxz9mx4odRy0_xaeICZQeKQZ0bYMiklnG5mHMYPPB7KCO5iuRyps7aZBxVa1hFaz3f3VaPdmTdy6ZPDQ2czWus6kR1DT35gk7rRoMAnFV2qk_h-1oNcQ36FXQleIN8eu7x0-pI2nH-QG8dSjphow_y2IdKTCh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1229" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOGdurimX1H43eMvAtLgZNkfGld0c8DRUSxz9mx4odRy0_xaeICZQeKQZ0bYMiklnG5mHMYPPB7KCO5iuRyps7aZBxVa1hFaz3f3VaPdmTdy6ZPDQ2czWus6kR1DT35gk7rRoMAnFV2qk_h-1oNcQ36FXQleIN8eu7x0-pI2nH-QG8dSjphow_y2IdKTCh=w640-h394" width="640"></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hey guys! Feels like it's been a long while and a short one at the same time. (Maybe sitting at a desk for 12+ hours a day is finally warping my mind 😵💫, but we'll deal with that after launch.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This month's devlog is coming in so late because I intended on announcing a playable Alpha alongside it. But unfortunately, there's still at least 2 weeks worth of stuff to be done, so we're gonna miss the mark a little. Catch more details on that below.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2024/03/progress-report-final-crunchdown-part-35.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-17880701967171235582024-03-06T00:55:00.000-05:002024-03-06T00:55:00.893-05:00Tilemap Door Connections in Progress<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1kX5kvqzxYPHaeUl_28ApULhiLK1meEYxAlORmSasg88MZr1O49TE23laMQ1-dlH5TSL7nF-kR_mUHtY_fl7A6IxdI_yogXBF2Qm0t1b7R4QjbFR7EFzUFzlxUvjuE9LV7jTL5F4fWHbXaoBnGDS1bNoOBb05Y69c7m0_AwiiRfWXp8j8l_OwNbqR70WV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="575" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1kX5kvqzxYPHaeUl_28ApULhiLK1meEYxAlORmSasg88MZr1O49TE23laMQ1-dlH5TSL7nF-kR_mUHtY_fl7A6IxdI_yogXBF2Qm0t1b7R4QjbFR7EFzUFzlxUvjuE9LV7jTL5F4fWHbXaoBnGDS1bNoOBb05Y69c7m0_AwiiRfWXp8j8l_OwNbqR70WV=w640-h586" width="640" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Never appreciated the true tedious chaos of labeling and connecting doors together until this week. 🫨</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgurX5yEKDb82O2r7dr2czWSgQEHupD4bhr36l0fVr4UvZVMYuZtlt_ZbtbXARn-nGHd_Vps1gtTLya5f8Cora9CSm4ne2R92QwFrQNkAoU0WHT6XFGg-wENxl-4uXTIB-5JuEaxmXoYtY8sD2R2Ol1pxKMCI3pDdjHSw7bXm9rtkw_F-_kn3KJ6BOHo1qs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="446" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgurX5yEKDb82O2r7dr2czWSgQEHupD4bhr36l0fVr4UvZVMYuZtlt_ZbtbXARn-nGHd_Vps1gtTLya5f8Cora9CSm4ne2R92QwFrQNkAoU0WHT6XFGg-wENxl-4uXTIB-5JuEaxmXoYtY8sD2R2Ol1pxKMCI3pDdjHSw7bXm9rtkw_F-_kn3KJ6BOHo1qs=w496-h640" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Every city is like this and the mountains are worse. 😵💫</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc4QfAclYL31UtfrpYQAHfELp1NC7-QznlB2A0qDFQyzlkH6PvLm5DqlCl3sL42iLrdh9CaX4ktXTS7ZFFgwapU5xWIQxrWBHAGtBOJ_pyBHVUzf81WzEs9XohA01nIb5TUdeYgRIksMiDHv1aqlw3MZUzw0-0mhOpNLPr3LJbFg6nBSR3vqUSVJV3bqVz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="598" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc4QfAclYL31UtfrpYQAHfELp1NC7-QznlB2A0qDFQyzlkH6PvLm5DqlCl3sL42iLrdh9CaX4ktXTS7ZFFgwapU5xWIQxrWBHAGtBOJ_pyBHVUzf81WzEs9XohA01nIb5TUdeYgRIksMiDHv1aqlw3MZUzw0-0mhOpNLPr3LJbFg6nBSR3vqUSVJV3bqVz=w640-h580" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />But then there's those simple little linear paths. Those are a treat🧁</span><p></p><div><br /></div>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-66392834293760337832024-01-15T22:37:00.004-05:002024-01-15T22:37:40.571-05:00Progress Report: Final Crunchdown [Part 2/5]<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOx5MiTcKW20TAKE4HT8so8dytQ5NUSTm_P3CeIVd-sk18jRfq21N_iulF094KF39luAV9TpMzqLOoGB6kW_GCPg_EgtTbFFyu_UaoUB5uB8GXpdLoyfGuIcTH2LoORYcaO7lJNCNCDOHAA8_4_QHyFu6RP8Poa1qTHH7U9LoT1VTyhQ0WE8Gx7af7ynv/s2592/ponyMap1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOx5MiTcKW20TAKE4HT8so8dytQ5NUSTm_P3CeIVd-sk18jRfq21N_iulF094KF39luAV9TpMzqLOoGB6kW_GCPg_EgtTbFFyu_UaoUB5uB8GXpdLoyfGuIcTH2LoORYcaO7lJNCNCDOHAA8_4_QHyFu6RP8Poa1qTHH7U9LoT1VTyhQ0WE8Gx7af7ynv/w640-h478/ponyMap1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As of the 15th of January, it's officially the end of Map Month! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's officially the end of Map Month! That means <b>ALL the maps are IN the game! </b>🌟</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Foundations are set for all<b> 600+ maps</b> you'll be exploring once the game comes out. 🗺️</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0gdWaAHBuhtvoTXyLe0MPvfX5YudaYLh-ouefVeLhsIAJ9FYRxbdgrdJ2taSpWuVlBhuWEapHurIukPlkGvvwaXlWng3YkLsShi8RwITjnpQljDy-qlX5Am3RlCBDPWPB3aUqgAprvBSAON6iZzk1HxNTgOHfzXe62d512qBR1jgxXumVu757mgw6dAa/s955/Pony%20Map%20Astract.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="955" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0gdWaAHBuhtvoTXyLe0MPvfX5YudaYLh-ouefVeLhsIAJ9FYRxbdgrdJ2taSpWuVlBhuWEapHurIukPlkGvvwaXlWng3YkLsShi8RwITjnpQljDy-qlX5Am3RlCBDPWPB3aUqgAprvBSAON6iZzk1HxNTgOHfzXe62d512qBR1jgxXumVu757mgw6dAa/w640-h464/Pony%20Map%20Astract.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Final total map count being <b>209 areas</b> split into <b>616</b> loadable rooms...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out a few exclusive preview examples and take a peek at what's going into each of them on the latest <a href="https://patreon.com/posts/progress-report-96548962">Patreon Devlog Update</a></span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-45542871930557131512023-12-06T22:09:00.028-05:002024-01-15T22:15:10.131-05:00Progress Report: Final Crunchdown [Part 1/5]<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IjNyqfK0lzyiZr3vDNOv1NpJv5LKdtn2jFnaleUdDAMYENllyUVTb09Kq6ySDjDvlU9QAly_jjV5sokcZ4hv_qJXBduvF-z1QfPx4dSiu8jovtLkiF94xGHFPLBvXVazp47CA7SvMdlCRupIoHQ1RXw8VtEeAsnYQwJf8f_Es5jKZFrcweCi1lP3OQ3b/s248/PoniBot%20Test.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="248" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IjNyqfK0lzyiZr3vDNOv1NpJv5LKdtn2jFnaleUdDAMYENllyUVTb09Kq6ySDjDvlU9QAly_jjV5sokcZ4hv_qJXBduvF-z1QfPx4dSiu8jovtLkiF94xGHFPLBvXVazp47CA7SvMdlCRupIoHQ1RXw8VtEeAsnYQwJf8f_Es5jKZFrcweCi1lP3OQ3b/w640-h477/PoniBot%20Test.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Have ALL Ponies Fully Animated.</span></b> That was the goal for November.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Progress has been made in the animation & spritework department, but only half of what we wanted was finished. Lessons learned, and feedback noted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've got priorities written down and it basically boils down to
fulfilling promises and implementing what people expect in an RPG like
this...<br /><br />Overall goal being get this game done in a timely manner, and cut off the fluff we just don't have time for.<br /><br />Read more and check out tons of pony animations on our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/progress-report-94044506">Patreon Post</a></span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-72603204370592776292023-10-30T00:02:00.001-04:002023-10-30T00:11:16.893-04:00Almost November Already, Huh?<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4ZrCUNcvTHV65_RKyQKHGyobDNYJsvUUpbcquCkO90d17aTc3NvUzSZilTSRInIyRWiuB70eEPhUMux6sRTNYNDlanBvAsAcP0TSGNu2qBhFUg4fp2r-mEzK3h-qHeM2aN3tqpWHopgJWAIhxOeZdSZjwQBFAmOGJqE3RRSSzRGjdjP0wfXQitUar31Y/s1546/Tina%20Mouth%20Color%20Test.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: black; color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1546" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4ZrCUNcvTHV65_RKyQKHGyobDNYJsvUUpbcquCkO90d17aTc3NvUzSZilTSRInIyRWiuB70eEPhUMux6sRTNYNDlanBvAsAcP0TSGNu2qBhFUg4fp2r-mEzK3h-qHeM2aN3tqpWHopgJWAIhxOeZdSZjwQBFAmOGJqE3RRSSzRGjdjP0wfXQitUar31Y/w640-h614/Tina%20Mouth%20Color%20Test.png" width="640"></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: black; font-family: arial;"><span data-offset-key="6oiap-0-0" face=""ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you remember seeing me at TrotCon or Everfree Northwest, you'll remember me excitedly stating </span><span data-offset-key="6oiap-0-1" face=""ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: bold; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BGP Lite </span><span data-offset-key="6oiap-0-2" face=""ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">would be released on App Stores by </span><span data-offset-key="6oiap-0-3" face=""ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Halloween!</span><span data-offset-key="6oiap-0-4" face=""ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Well... That's not happening.
[More details on exactly why below.]
<span></span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2023/10/almost-november-already-huh.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-63560946287973886122023-09-22T02:11:00.003-04:002023-09-22T02:11:37.154-04:00Unity Fees Won't Stop Us<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTcq8ljpQeSpBDwFE1_peJgAZUfwFXw91MVVJU5YWxSzh3T7Ac4C5_XWYDGNklNc2T-0BfxOHEE4VNg7hocFEcfDum3iV_Ur-8TKXu7fihr9qK6wKeQ4tpgUoxKutE72s9vPZPAQCzz_OVwjn9Af5yaOftyCXDfYv2GOi8TlRs7-Sg5GJpCm0v1JnjPot" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTcq8ljpQeSpBDwFE1_peJgAZUfwFXw91MVVJU5YWxSzh3T7Ac4C5_XWYDGNklNc2T-0BfxOHEE4VNg7hocFEcfDum3iV_Ur-8TKXu7fihr9qK6wKeQ4tpgUoxKutE72s9vPZPAQCzz_OVwjn9Af5yaOftyCXDfYv2GOi8TlRs7-Sg5GJpCm0v1JnjPot=w640-h336" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've been getting messages from <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Battle Gem Ponies</span></b> backers with worries that the Unity Per-Install Fee could delay or even cancel the project. Here to say now, that won't happen. ❌</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Not only are we expecting to not come close to the 1M downloads & dollars a year mark to trigger it, but this project's been through way worse hardships than an engine change over the years. We'll do what we've gotta do to make BGP a reality and <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>not allow a greedy company to bankrupt us with poorly thought out monetization schemes.</b></span> 💸</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Especially in order for us to keep the promises made to every person who supported this Pony RPG dream with their own hard-earned money! 🦄 </span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-46297212961246159142023-09-08T21:32:00.000-04:002023-09-08T21:32:21.817-04:00The Big Fat Kickstarter 2nd Anniversary Writeup! 🎊<p> </p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-alt-text="" data-caption="" data-id="42165348" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Happy Anniversary (Again), guys!</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 2.9rem; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This marks the end of Year <span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">TWO</span> of development since it was funded by the <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyyotes/battle-gem-ponies-a-pony-wranglin-monster-tamer-rpg"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">414</span> generous folks</a></span> who backed the potential they saw behind <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Battle Gem Ponies</span>. (Thanks for that, for real guys.)</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 2.9rem; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The #1 thought on the YotesMark team's mind is making a game that lives up to the hype we've promised. To not be another Kickstarter disappearance story. So we've kept regular updates going every step of the way. 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🤩✨ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Can't wait to come back with a finished game and do it all again, but bigger! 🌟</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tons of new people are now interested in the game, <a href="https://discord.gg/BUJPzqecM5">our Discord</a> numbers have shot up 15%, over a hundred people downloaded the demo, and we gathered lots of feedback to further improve the game and booth setups! 🎮📱</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Plus, we caught the eye of some pretty large streamers, finally met some BGP community members face-to-face, and we met several cool folks to collab with someday. 🤝📈</span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-63057858347346547492023-04-13T21:15:00.002-04:002023-04-13T21:15:46.578-04:00Artwork Update: Sprite Rigs Complete!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXIBBBLCFZvsfwl7c8ANrbZHrfvYxmEB_pgmEBOA-HKl5n3cZSKfuRlJ9SAljxdL1ymxN5uB-ySZpaldOMoYkjJGXwqVgQQtbHBtD5IxHe2x6zgDEx0Mu5DWTdBGaNZ8eKGf4OmzsdQpQhZ-Iiec6sXejwpGPsDMMAnAEuZ06oXFcjN3oq38cTMpnYw/s1293/Sprite%20Sheet%20Pony%20Pieces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1293" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXIBBBLCFZvsfwl7c8ANrbZHrfvYxmEB_pgmEBOA-HKl5n3cZSKfuRlJ9SAljxdL1ymxN5uB-ySZpaldOMoYkjJGXwqVgQQtbHBtD5IxHe2x6zgDEx0Mu5DWTdBGaNZ8eKGf4OmzsdQpQhZ-Iiec6sXejwpGPsDMMAnAEuZ06oXFcjN3oq38cTMpnYw/w640-h436/Sprite%20Sheet%20Pony%20Pieces.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It took about a month and a half, but ALL the pony sprite pieces have finally been drawn and as of right now I can begin the frame-by-frame animation process!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Should be done and in-game by April's end (but given how that estimate's measured in gamedev time, we'll see how that goes 👀).</span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-27263991479756226342023-02-16T20:59:00.002-05:002023-02-16T21:05:44.144-05:00Backer Rewards (Wave 1): Complete! [New Merch Shop on RedBubble]<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQuQsxwrvtPaK2MzXhxyx7WcV4nJLYGZt6Z8IdmqXjPuvNymaSeFqcAe_JK-PkVMynyOPR02AaY-Il4-78cX-c_tePrJEWoiBrhTBsW9ExyBJV90_s2BYlzz9QHQWzojslrK0LSsEu9KrrhZVui6Gwr25wokwM4AHiDqfD9Hmm9lnskcJvN3AjYrkEw/s2536/Patreon%20Prize%20Pack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="1867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQuQsxwrvtPaK2MzXhxyx7WcV4nJLYGZt6Z8IdmqXjPuvNymaSeFqcAe_JK-PkVMynyOPR02AaY-Il4-78cX-c_tePrJEWoiBrhTBsW9ExyBJV90_s2BYlzz9QHQWzojslrK0LSsEu9KrrhZVui6Gwr25wokwM4AHiDqfD9Hmm9lnskcJvN3AjYrkEw/w295-h400/Patreon%20Prize%20Pack.jpg" width="295"></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Everyone </span><span style="font-family: arial;">who ordered Add-Ons from the BGP Kickstarter</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> should've gotten some </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><b>special stuff</b></i><span style="font-family: arial;"> in the mail recently, or can at least expect it to show up before March 1st.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">(If not, double check your address listed on Kickstarter and let ol' <b>Tony Yotes</b> know if there's been a mixup.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been so nice to see the posts of people opening up their packages and we can't wait for the next wave with all the international ones and the PILE of T-Shirts to come!<br><br>More details on that and new stuff that's available now beyond the page break below!</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2023/02/backer-rewards-wave-1-complete-new.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-1477969074454578212023-02-04T13:28:00.002-05:002023-02-04T13:28:18.256-05:00Available Now: The New Battle Gem Ponies MAGFest Demo!<p style="text-align: center;"> <img height="312" loading="lazy" src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzExMjE3MTA4LnBuZw==/original/HSoRIt.png" style="border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleGemPonies?src=hashtag_click">#BattleGemPonies</a> demo is up! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jam-Packed with improvements based on feedback from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/magfest2023?src=hashtag_click">#Magfest2023</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Play It Here! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies"><b>yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies</b></a></span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-19897857741919731152023-01-14T18:05:00.007-05:002023-01-14T18:11:31.002-05:00Battle Gem Ponies Made Waves at Magfest 2023! 🌊<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcJxwxsz_TN9VVmSfgqgf_LkivDZgaGxAgHPLrevNCTZJHlCFMkfwELXE3tPN2dV3WjXw9NTF3L91XEd19nwMdUt3_pbVpiEen1Upk5tdiJMGKkdPH9mCqxo1ayJVDrw73LmJNqeC1BsiMx_CL_lbfk9KHBRYVTZ6978gnyrQCKYTYay2MA4Yd5W4RmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcJxwxsz_TN9VVmSfgqgf_LkivDZgaGxAgHPLrevNCTZJHlCFMkfwELXE3tPN2dV3WjXw9NTF3L91XEd19nwMdUt3_pbVpiEen1Upk5tdiJMGKkdPH9mCqxo1ayJVDrw73LmJNqeC1BsiMx_CL_lbfk9KHBRYVTZ6978gnyrQCKYTYay2MA4Yd5W4RmQ=w531-h640" width="531" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>You might've caught this over on <a href="https://twitter.com/YotesMark/status/1612670288814084099">our Twitter</a> already, but...</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Our showcase at Magfest was a <i>huge success</i>!</span></b> It proved to us that BGP has the appeal necessary to capture viral opportunity. Once you see it, you can't help but take a closer look (and like what you see!)...</div><div><br /></div><div>We've now had literally hundreds of strangers come up and play the latest <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Battle Gem Ponies</span></b> demo, follow us on social media, and give us the precious feedback we need to take things to the next level. Our next in-person appearance is likely to be <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">TrotCon in July</span></b> (fittingly celebrating a video game theme this year) and if we're lucky, we'll get in touch with someone willing to install BGP on devices in the Arcade at <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">BABSCon this year</span></b> too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Notes have been taken on how to improve our booth for future expos and all of this makes great practice for when we try to go stand alongside the big names in gaming at <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">PAX</span> </b>one day.</div></span></div>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-37440463307379258642022-12-21T01:27:00.003-05:002022-12-21T01:27:46.759-05:00YotesMark Patreon's 5-Year Anniversary! (2017 - 2022)<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7EDt89o-KDvdBPyLilou_-o-xp-XFZ7jZsabCfYG1DL0z17hzISoFsRQ74B9KsPIs5MQDoAEculOWJBfmqWhIkqyXonZwFM-TAftMwbn2ACCNZrEDA-5OO8bDqLmDs0nJewVKGqQj_fLESZQPhh_IbKtSaThFrBVjvx-SunUFN7MbvqqQ5HqXGETiQ/s907/Patreon%202022%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="907" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7EDt89o-KDvdBPyLilou_-o-xp-XFZ7jZsabCfYG1DL0z17hzISoFsRQ74B9KsPIs5MQDoAEculOWJBfmqWhIkqyXonZwFM-TAftMwbn2ACCNZrEDA-5OO8bDqLmDs0nJewVKGqQj_fLESZQPhh_IbKtSaThFrBVjvx-SunUFN7MbvqqQ5HqXGETiQ/w640-h616/Patreon%202022%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's our Patreon Anniversary! (From 2017 to 2022...)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's amazing how far we've come and how long we've kept going despite the hurdles.📈</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Big <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">THANKS</span></b> to <b>EVERY</b> backer keeping this #indiedev dream afloat! 🛳️🥳</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">[ Join the Stampede!🐎➡️: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/YotesMark">patreon.com/YotesMark</a> ] </span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-14032630169465876502022-12-14T09:00:00.008-05:002022-12-15T13:56:06.948-05:00The Finished, Fully Animated 3D Ponatina Model by DJTHED!!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl27PGDP-Y6JAeR0BH5w_uFUalSZcLzSUJopKZw9BdPMzfECD4NDMXwXSqm7pwAkobvIlyqfhaZR8PGkQi2WLWSfRGSST4gGDeOy6xcOXv4r6uSmDESY-9BArrE6slb8hS-3bTTatLr0BZIZnqctimix5r7Robv-XuOw3yHoGeGfZEkv9lbX--0snlQ/s1080/%5B22%5D%20Solo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl27PGDP-Y6JAeR0BH5w_uFUalSZcLzSUJopKZw9BdPMzfECD4NDMXwXSqm7pwAkobvIlyqfhaZR8PGkQi2WLWSfRGSST4gGDeOy6xcOXv4r6uSmDESY-9BArrE6slb8hS-3bTTatLr0BZIZnqctimix5r7Robv-XuOw3yHoGeGfZEkv9lbX--0snlQ/w638-h640/%5B22%5D%20Solo.png" width="638"></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Ponatina model by <b>DJTHED</b> is coming along great! With the core setup complete we're free to animate her however we please. And what could be a better start than a smooth idle, smiling at the camera, and showing off a mighty KICK all-in-one!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So we got crackin' on just that.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2022/12/the-finished-fully-animated-3d-ponatina.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-11732220311777811212022-12-12T20:03:00.000-05:002022-12-12T20:03:14.096-05:00What makes a game like Pokémon Scarlet or Violet so dang FUN despite all the cut corners?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiYim9wFJRHcdpfRrzVbUVbOzV1ueTD-Zrb8eVTJ5d5I7-r_UrwqDa3zqbkOziVTiJFnARcW5APHW3oJn8KecraNgtubZ9wum9CYPObO5iacOzDLdzpxmjnH6C_LE9NgAxsf-ofXEwkaMydFG7xvwaYjjDuz8rPY5YII_ojTAL80bzZGhuwopKrTQA/s1500/Pokemon-Scarlet-Violet-Three-Stories.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmiYim9wFJRHcdpfRrzVbUVbOzV1ueTD-Zrb8eVTJ5d5I7-r_UrwqDa3zqbkOziVTiJFnARcW5APHW3oJn8KecraNgtubZ9wum9CYPObO5iacOzDLdzpxmjnH6C_LE9NgAxsf-ofXEwkaMydFG7xvwaYjjDuz8rPY5YII_ojTAL80bzZGhuwopKrTQA/w640-h360/Pokemon-Scarlet-Violet-Three-Stories.jpg" width="640"></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pokémon SV has me thinking about what order to put Game Direction priorities in... 🤔<br><br>(List & Thoughts below the break!)<br></span><span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2022/12/what-makes-game-like-pokemon-scarlet-or.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-507722716996589292022-12-07T09:00:00.006-05:002022-12-07T09:00:00.205-05:00Continued Work on the 3D Ponatina Model by DJTHED<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkYOSNBCa3JmIA8DfnwhxaQTAYorDv81PRotOoq8n3NQAH19_Ft0yyT3hIhI-w39QP6syMOpq89PXmThu73pitFuh8WRTaxKZEBNE8Jq0YMy3_T92XECQk_mA_ehY3p64fX8e0j3I2FaWT5rkCFaZ1F9hlscO744vvOe2rZPX-iJfRPsTH-bCpx4P9Q/s4096/%5B15%5D%20Ponatina%20the%20Movie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkYOSNBCa3JmIA8DfnwhxaQTAYorDv81PRotOoq8n3NQAH19_Ft0yyT3hIhI-w39QP6syMOpq89PXmThu73pitFuh8WRTaxKZEBNE8Jq0YMy3_T92XECQk_mA_ehY3p64fX8e0j3I2FaWT5rkCFaZ1F9hlscO744vvOe2rZPX-iJfRPsTH-bCpx4P9Q/w640-h640/%5B15%5D%20Ponatina%20the%20Movie.png" width="640"></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Ponatina model by DJTHED is coming along great! With the core setup complete we're free to pose and animate her however we like. Just keeping aware that each render is costly and takes time to "print" out so we can't do it forever without an infinite budget.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This 4K Battle Gem Pony was made based on DJ's existing pony template he's already spent years perfecting, so basically the unique mane was the newest/hardest part. But even this streamlined commission experience has foreshadowed just how tough it'd be to get all the BGP characters done up this way. So it's a good thing we're not planning on jumping to 3D til we're a comfortable couple sequels deep into things and could stretch a budget for it.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2022/12/continued-work-on-3d-ponatina-model-by.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-84633538236231019002022-11-30T09:00:00.005-05:002022-12-01T19:57:39.855-05:00Beginning Work on a 3D Ponatina Model Commission by DJTHED!<p><img alt="" class="fit" data-airgap-id="53" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/039/108/408/153c6e814ffa18e8edaf4b2f34f9ed33_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=700&fit=max&v=1667373325&gif-q=50&q=92&s=7e3a00e54cd7aeb6023131d3480b9782" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;">If you've been a backer of the BGP project, you've known for a while now exactly what we've been up to with guy in the thumbnail here. But to everyone else, we've got some big news on a fun little commissioned side project we'd like to share!<br><br>Find out more beyond the break below!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.yotesgames.com/2022/11/beginning-work-on-ponatina-3d-model.html#more">See More »</a>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-59136833234050779422022-10-30T14:13:00.000-04:002022-10-30T14:13:38.809-04:00The BGP Development Journey So Far... (As of 2022)<p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="398" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-70ou5zLh9E" width="479" youtube-src-id="-70ou5zLh9E"></iframe></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A Retrospective on Battle Gem Ponies Development</b> is up on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-70ou5zLh9E">our YouTube channel</a> now. This marks 2 years since Psyaryu joined the project as lead dev and we've been chipping away at the task list every day since... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a VERY long stay in development hell, but we're well on our way out. Hopefully this project will be all-wrapped up by 2024 and we'll be starting fresh on what's next!</span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-32571925834613619932022-10-24T20:46:00.004-04:002022-10-24T20:57:08.889-04:00BGP is Coming to MAGFest 2023!!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603mrwUCdkH7hceS59f1TDLLZzqm-miwbM_3vINl5ktLbJ_pN6_IfKVcvMck2fJVxV-4Sd8bZ515jOP5BKcQ6uzk3-ptfijPDWW-zEzOGiSIUAvJnZGuwgSG4pJP2WHngrh9wwfuKno5cP59ifP1zutT2Zvt2T2Ase6Ap1WeBk30lBdxzcszx2TEa6A/s1309/Magfest%20Acceptance%20Header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="1309" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603mrwUCdkH7hceS59f1TDLLZzqm-miwbM_3vINl5ktLbJ_pN6_IfKVcvMck2fJVxV-4Sd8bZ515jOP5BKcQ6uzk3-ptfijPDWW-zEzOGiSIUAvJnZGuwgSG4pJP2WHngrh9wwfuKno5cP59ifP1zutT2Zvt2T2Ase6Ap1WeBk30lBdxzcszx2TEa6A/w640-h170/Magfest%20Acceptance%20Header.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey-XV1u-AcKl1z22ng0o14edNZ326oMZizTpn_LyejAaR5N8x-7y6iR5fXeJZr256R6gqov76x0MQvdM6pMNx-PwraihnfQjnAQre-YEO9zNywGtsuon5CJCmzV28zi0nZY5FOXaI_oYvl_mMFXpU1pvZxuuBSLb4i3geoVVK036XnL_E0Y9ULHsYqw/s1024/Kickstarter%20Banner%20(1024x576).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey-XV1u-AcKl1z22ng0o14edNZ326oMZizTpn_LyejAaR5N8x-7y6iR5fXeJZr256R6gqov76x0MQvdM6pMNx-PwraihnfQjnAQre-YEO9zNywGtsuon5CJCmzV28zi0nZY5FOXaI_oYvl_mMFXpU1pvZxuuBSLb4i3geoVVK036XnL_E0Y9ULHsYqw/w640-h360/Kickstarter%20Banner%20(1024x576).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>We're In!! </b></i>🤩🌟</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Battle Gem Ponies will be at <b><a href="https://super.magfest.org/blog/super-magfest-is-january-5th-8th-2023">MAGFEST</a></b> in January! 🎧🎮👾</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Looking forward to constructing our biggest, best booth yet and putting BGP in front of more eyes than ever before. Hopefully we'll see a few of YOU guys there as well with our brand new demo on display!</span></div>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-57751159153819470212022-10-05T21:02:00.000-04:002022-10-05T21:02:03.431-04:00BGP Demo Gameplay Footage 2022 (A Wild Furum Attacks!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aZY5wMKNWCE" width="480" youtube-src-id="aZY5wMKNWCE"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a look at some <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Battle Gem Ponies</span></b> <b>Gameplay</b> from the latest demo! It shows off a wild battle encounter against the ever-so-fluffy <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Furum</span> and the new Paper Mario inspired level up upgrade selection.</span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-80744088930517860992022-09-16T00:18:00.001-04:002022-09-16T00:30:13.769-04:00The Big Rebrand: Yotes Games is Now YotesMark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeDOIQ90DKFePU7Webmuomz1JYTdkPyT2uzYmO-f4azyBqtJLFmHJS9gToiuvDoXl-iTBMQMJqMRw8U6ZJMTRFUwejWNZUD563SDmWJ2xORG_jTlU7KbK9Y40G80nnKJ9CZxZGBaFU65KoC96MbhMf07wUkhQKMRQInoagQr4nqR8iyXHnSMbm5kbJw/s1280/Before%20After%20Yotes%20Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeDOIQ90DKFePU7Webmuomz1JYTdkPyT2uzYmO-f4azyBqtJLFmHJS9gToiuvDoXl-iTBMQMJqMRw8U6ZJMTRFUwejWNZUD563SDmWJ2xORG_jTlU7KbK9Y40G80nnKJ9CZxZGBaFU65KoC96MbhMf07wUkhQKMRQInoagQr4nqR8iyXHnSMbm5kbJw/w640-h360/Before%20After%20Yotes%20Logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Some people have been wondering what's up with the name change, so why not answer it here?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To keep it concise, it's about looking way into the future. Beyond making games alone. Could be shows, movies, toys, board games, conventions, anything involving delivering people a good time. As well as any number of other business ventures to keep this thing independent and afloat as we strive to create the best of the best in entertainment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We could talk at length about this and the overall vision for hours on end someday, but perhaps for now it's best to be vague and just focus on getting the immense amount of work to be done out of the way so everyone can just see what we mean.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The past 10 years have basically just been practice for what's to come. And we look forward to having the <b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">YotesMark</span></b> name really mean something to millions of people someday.</span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-26141550113255940722022-09-10T01:57:00.002-04:002022-09-10T01:57:48.555-04:00Battle Gem Ponies Kickstarter 1 Year Later...<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CcUN3EMbsXc" width="481" youtube-src-id="CcUN3EMbsXc"></iframe></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Check out this video about the development journey so far and the upcoming changes to how we do things here at <b>YotesMark</b>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you're in a rush, the short summary is that <b>the game won't be out for another 12-16 months</b>, the merch store is closing in October so if you want extra shirts better grab 'em now, the physical Kickstarter rewards will start going out in October (excluding all the stuff that won't come 'til release), and we have far reaching plans to make <b>Battle Gem Ponies</b> a full-fledged series when this is all said and done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We're looking forward to all the updates to come over the next year and are eternally grateful for every backer's help in making it possible.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Thank you all <b>so much</b>, for following the development of Battle Gem Ponies!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>- Tony Yotes of the YotesMark Dev Team </i></span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-1102219625697885572022-08-29T17:58:00.005-04:002022-09-04T01:05:22.164-04:00The 2022 Everfree Demo has Arrived!!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ17ogxySoXNTeakzqpVHDZgC_2lN5gt9ErSuGCohnF5L3gy1NTZRep_GIClEp6GEYr-DnLxgJBVK6FMb9RrFJBJ0RSayxw88cuPkK7ZPKJ2s_U28PGWS1ulSMfEqXgcmNqU-WXqaLOKQ5aCWADsI_vQGAkUjx6M0oUhapeZFnhPp2bcsetkngb7RDaA/s1009/Battle%20Start.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1009" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ17ogxySoXNTeakzqpVHDZgC_2lN5gt9ErSuGCohnF5L3gy1NTZRep_GIClEp6GEYr-DnLxgJBVK6FMb9RrFJBJ0RSayxw88cuPkK7ZPKJ2s_U28PGWS1ulSMfEqXgcmNqU-WXqaLOKQ5aCWADsI_vQGAkUjx6M0oUhapeZFnhPp2bcsetkngb7RDaA/w640-h358/Battle%20Start.gif" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><b><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Come see the demo we spent the past year building from the ground up! </span></i></b><span style="font-family: arial;">🌎</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The New <b><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyyotes/battle-gem-ponies-a-pony-wranglin-monster-tamer-rpg/posts/3592311">Kickstarter Anniversary Demo</a></b> is finally available on Itch.io! 🎮 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This here is the demo we just debuted at <b><a href="https://everfreenw.com/">Everfree Northwest</a> </b>showing the brand new overworld and improved battle mechanics for the first time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies">Download the Demo!</a></b></span></p>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-53425982868954135162022-08-16T21:01:00.004-04:002022-08-16T21:02:57.567-04:00Battle Gem Ponies Devlog #6<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/maErKsKlsZg" width="482" youtube-src-id="maErKsKlsZg"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Talking about ULTRA TRANSFORMATIONS in the 6th <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maErKsKlsZg">Battle Gem Ponies Devlog</a>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(Now on YouTube!)</span></div></div>YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936797851442295971.post-10934988234854066502022-08-08T19:49:00.006-04:002022-08-10T02:34:46.402-04:00Battle Gem Ponies Are Coming to Everfree Northwest 2022! ~<p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Image" data-cke-saved-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZp5nuPWAAUy0m5?format=jpg&name=large" data-loaded="true" data-ratio="100.00" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZp5nuPWAAUy0m5?format=jpg&name=large" width="358" /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Be sure to stop by the Vendor Hall and play the newest <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleGemPonies">#BattleGemPonies</a> </strong>Demo 🎮 at <strong><a href="https://everfreenw.com/vendors/">EFNW 2022</a>!</strong> 🦄💎🌟</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img data-cke-saved-src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704029275946483873/1006346071498309743/BGP_Booth_Location.png" data-loaded="true" data-ratio="100.00" height="400" src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/704029275946483873/1006346071498309743/BGP_Booth_Location.png" width="400" /><br /></p><br data-cke-eol="1" />YotesMark, Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14008054734235693616noreply@blogger.com0