Clever girl…

The enemies in Telepath RPG: Servants of God are evolving! (Actually, I’m just rewriting their AI code again.) Some clever players have noticed that enemy attacks follow a familiar (and predictable) pattern of priorities, first targeting characters they can kill, then going for characters they can backstab, then going after…

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Darkness, and other goodies

I was thinking the other day. You know what Telepath RPG: Servants of God could use a little of? That’s right: darkness! Of course, that’s only one of the goodies I’ve added into the game over the past week. Another is the ability to skip characters’ turns in combat, then…

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Voice acting underway!

We had a 9-hour marathon recording session on Saturday! Several of the actors voicing characters in Telepath RPG: Servants of God (specifically: Danielle Forrester, Marshall Stern, and Nancy Howland Walker, voicing Malis, Arman, and Mother, respectively) were in attendance. Here is an exclusive pic of the session: 🙂

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TSoG Demo Out!

The first downloadable demo for Telepath RPG: Servants of God is out! (For Windows, that is. AIR is giving me some issues at the moment.) The improvements this version contains over the browser-based demo: Brand spankin’ new character portraits! A rewritten audio engine! Tons of sound effects! Better enemy AI!…

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Tomorrow!

The sun demo will come out, tomorrow! The first downloadable demo for Telepath RPG: Servants of God, that is. What’s new with TSoG? Brand spankin’ new character portraits! A rewritten audio engine! Tons of sound effects! Better enemy AI! Bugs fixes galore! The entire game’s soundtrack in mp3 format! See…

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New portraits!

When the first downloadable demo hits, you can expect some really nice renditions of the various characters based on Lethal Laurie’s designs. Here’s a sneak peek:

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Don’t count out dialog in games.

Someone please enlighten me: what is with indie game designers who come out with one visually pleasing game, then decide that they are the Lords of Game Design, with the authority to insist that every game must rely on visuals to communicate its underlying message?

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It’s coming…

Meaner enemy AI, sound effects, the finished GUI–in a few days, the first downloadable demo for Telepath RPG: Servants of God will be yours. Keep an eye out for it! 😉

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Telepath RPG now Nerf RPG!

I just received an email last night from Hasbro–apparently, I’ve been approved for a generous corporate grant to continue designing games full-time! In exchange, I need to do a little re-tooling of the Telepath RPG series. From now on, these games are Nerf RPG. Most of the changes will be…

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A good review?

As a game designer, sometimes you receive news, and you’re not sure whether it’s good news or bad news. For example, Telepath: Psy Arena 2 has just received its most positive review yet! But it’s posted on a site called HarryBalls.com. Um, yeah. From the review: The care Sinister has…

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