Battle Gem Ponies Made Waves at Magfest 2023! 🌊

You might've caught this over on our Twitter already, but...

Our showcase at Magfest was a huge success! 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!)...

We've now had literally hundreds of strangers come up and play the latest Battle Gem Ponies 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 TrotCon in July (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 BABSCon this year too.

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 PAX one day.

YotesMark Patreon's 5-Year Anniversary! (2017 - 2022)

It's our Patreon Anniversary! (From 2017 to 2022...)

It's amazing how far we've come and how long we've kept going despite the hurdles.📈

Big THANKS to EVERY backer keeping this #indiedev dream afloat! 🛳️🥳

[ Join the Stampede!🐎➡️: patreon.com/YotesMark ] 

The Finished, Fully Animated 3D Ponatina Model by DJTHED!!

The Ponatina model by DJTHED 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!

So we got crackin' on just that.

Continued Work on the 3D Ponatina Model by DJTHED

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.

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.

Beginning Work on a 3D Ponatina Model Commission by DJTHED!

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!

Find out more beyond the break below!

The BGP Development Journey So Far... (As of 2022)

 

A Retrospective on Battle Gem Ponies Development is up on our YouTube channel 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... 

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!

BGP is Coming to MAGFest 2023!!

We're In!! 🤩🌟

Battle Gem Ponies will be at MAGFEST in January! 🎧🎮👾

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!

BGP Demo Gameplay Footage 2022 (A Wild Furum Attacks!)

Here's a look at some Battle Gem Ponies Gameplay from the latest demo! It shows off a wild battle encounter against the ever-so-fluffy Furum and the new Paper Mario inspired level up upgrade selection.

Battle Gem Ponies Kickstarter 1 Year Later...

Check out this video about the development journey so far and the upcoming changes to how we do things here at YotesMark.

If you're in a rush, the short summary is that the game won't be out for another 12-16 months, 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 Battle Gem Ponies a full-fledged series when this is all said and done.

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.

Thank you all so much, for following the development of Battle Gem Ponies!

- Tony Yotes of the YotesMark Dev Team 

The 2022 Everfree Demo has Arrived!!

Come see the demo we spent the past year building from the ground up! 🌎

The New Kickstarter Anniversary Demo is finally available on Itch.io! 🎮 

This here is the demo we just debuted at Everfree Northwest showing the brand new overworld and improved battle mechanics for the first time.

Download the Demo!

Battle Gem Ponies Devlog #6

 

Talking about ULTRA TRANSFORMATIONS in the 6th Battle Gem Ponies Devlog!

(Now on YouTube!)

Battle Gem Ponies Are Coming to Everfree Northwest 2022! ~

 

Be sure to stop by the Vendor Hall and play the newest #BattleGemPonies Demo 🎮 at EFNW 2022! 🦄💎🌟

The BGP Ultra Pony Demo is HERE!!

 

Patrons & Backers, check your email! 💌

The new Ultra Form Preview Demo is finally available on Itch.io! 🎮 

Just read the latest Backers Only post on either Patreon or Kickstarter and you'll find the password to gain access:

Download the Demo!

Get Your Access Key!

Battle Gem Ponies (DevLog #5): New Horizons on PINTO ISLAND!

 

The Long Awaited Spring 2022 Devlog is now on YouTube!

Take a look at the culmination of the Yotes Games Team's efforts as we chat about adding new features to last year's Pinto Isle preview.

The Pinto Overworld Demo is Here!

Patrons & Backers, check your mail! 💌

The New 2022 Overworld Preview Demo is finally available on Itch.io! 🎮 

Just read the latest Backers Only post and you'll find the password to gain access:

Download the Demo!

Get Your Access Key!

Battle Gem Ponies (DevLog #4): Hotfix TARTARUS!

Newest Devlog is now on YouTube!

After chipping away at development tools and setup behind the scenes, the Yotes Games team is back with an (admittedly late) update on what we've been up to! 

In short, things like new scenery, a debugged overworld, and more videos breaking down specific mechanics can be expected as we charge full-speed ahead into the next year. 

The team is thankful for how far we've been able to get this year with the help of the Kickstarter, and we're looking forward to fulfilling the promise of a truly awesome video game experience!

Battle Gem Ponies: Breakdown | Making Our Own RPG Combat Formula

 

See what's up with the numbers behind our Combat System in our new Breakdown series video! ⭐ (Making Our Own RPG Combat Formula)

The team has been slaving away on this one. Trying to level up the quality of our videos going forward!

Battle Gem Ponies (DevLog #3): Combat Update & Crowdfunding Surveys!

 

The 3rd Devlog summing up October's Development progress has been up for a while now, and marks the moment of "getting the hang of this verbal video update" stuff.

Check it out if you haven't yet and see how the game's coming along!

BGP October Update: Now on GameJolt!

BGP just got a second home over on GameJolt! Give it a look, play the newest October build, and maybe even join our little community forming over there.

And if you wanna see what's new, just check out the patch notes on the latest build below!

Patreon Update! (Kickstarter Latecomers, Welcome!)

Updated our Patreon Description, Goals, Rewards! A 2nd chance for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter Hype 🚂

We now have the funds to make the game, but let's see if we can grow the studio over time and make bigger/better things. 📈

Join in on the journey (or maybe just grab yourself a T-Shirt on the house) on our Patreon.