Battle Gem Ponies DevLog #16 (Milestone Complete!)

     The BYOC is finally over! I can take my foot off the crunch time pedal. Long story short, I lost the contest and hosted it poorly, but finally got a playable version of BGP in people's hands and made some friends. My game needs a lot more love before I can go around flaunting it, but I'll worry more about that once I catch up on schoolwork in prep for finals week next month.

Get some elaboration below the break, including a link to the BYOC Build video on YouTube.

BGP: BYOC Gameplay Demo

     The BYOC demo is ready to go! The game is playable on a very simple level now, ready to be expanded on for a true public pre-alpha release over the internet in just a couple months. Lots of features were cut at the last minute to get this out in time. This build has basic battle flow, simple offensive movesets, randomly assigned teams, tons of missing assets, and a few graphical bugs.

     The main goal with this was to have something that works in time for the BYOC, so in that regard, mission accomplished. Let's see if that's enough to get me a prize in the game design competition! Check out the gameplay highlights of the demo on YouTube.

Battle Gem Ponies BYOC Demo Video

Battle Gem Ponies DevLog #15 (Approaching 1st Deadline)

     Final week for BYOC prep! The race is on to get this game in a base-playable form for the masses. By the looks of things, only 5 other games are in the competition which greatly increases my chances of winning one of the top 2 prizes (both of which could be really useful).

Find GameDev stuff below!

BGP Demo Release Plans

     With the BYOC demo on the way I got to thinking about all the heck I'm in for as I work day and night to get this game out before the holidays. It's going to be one very busy summer. I just wanted to share what's to come playtest-wise.

Below the break you'll find my release plans for upcoming demos and the game's potential release date. Be warned! Things can change if big problems emerge.