Messages

This could fits a Clive Barker tale!   

Definitely an influence of mine!

Behold, the darkest thread necromancy at the end of a year's worth of plague! I apologize for the lack of updates, but after I did the Knobbly Crook patch/additions, I wasn't sure where I'd go next and I had to convince myself I really wanted to go back to this one. As you can see, I switched Something Seeps over to Unity/Adventure Creator, both because I wanted to learn the tools for other potential projects down the road and I wanted to work in much higher resolutions with a lot more parallax scrolling and fog.

It does seem like I'll still be working in AGS in some form because my daughter wants to start up a new game project of her own and I promised to help teach her my awful way of coding and shameful hackery.

Here's a new HD screenshot! I've already reworked several of the previous rooms and sprites into 1080 hd, but this is a new one.



The following video shows how it now looks in motion, but there is a bit of EXTREME GORE at the end. Something Seeps will celebrate killing you in many horrible ways, but it will not result in Game Over screens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38dMt8g8TwY

Thank you, Bavolis! Is it intended as the final version?

_

It is, unless people find a new walkthrough break. Content-wise, there won't be more additions. But if I have somebody eager to translate/port it, I might end up with new builds for those.

The 1.5 patch with many, many small fixes as well as a slightly extended ending is now up and free to download here:

https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-knobbly-crook/downloads

It's also updated on itch.io and game jolt, but not on Steam yet (a bit more complex to update there - should be up in the next day or so). 

I think this will be a game that develops into a cult-game.

I've always wanted to be a cult leader!

I saw the video, and I must ask

It's a very real possibility

Digging up some old bones here, but I have a patch coming to address a few bugs, a few typos, fix a couple of logic issues (why *can't* I use that with that?!). The biggest change, however, is due to the amount of feedback I got about the ending being way too abrupt. Originally, my thinking was the game itself ended at the credits and all the stuff that followed was a playable ending, which, of course, just felt like more game. So, I've added a little extra segment to make the cliffhanger cliffhangier. If you played through the game and just want to see the new ending, it's here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIRddoje9nQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=GnarledScarManipulations

For anyone who hasn't played yet and plans to, I should have the new patch up at itch.io, gamejolt, indiedb, and Steam within the next week or so.

"I am once again asking you to turn this boat around."

Thanks folks! As for the hole in the windshield, I think I can live with the flaws peeping through in that one little spot

Although I probably *am* picky enough to consider redoing the entire sprite set for 30 pixels of visibility. No... must resist...

It looks great! 

Thanks! And thanks to Haggis above, too. Somehow I missed your post

Aiming to get more weird perspective shots in the scene, I realized this one caused Jeremy to look like a tiny gnome. After working in AGS for years and releasing a full game, I just now realized you could increase the scaling above 100%. Duh. I'm trying to mask the distortion a bit through a grungy window, which works pretty well, but may end up just going for a touched-up jumbo sprite set. What do you think?

Working on a style for intro/credits sequences now. The text is placeholder because I'm not obnoxious enough to put in two "game by" screens. Yet.


I used a photo of my wife as a reference for this one. Tear my wife into pieces, this is my title screen:



Incorporated the old short story book covers from the Something Seeps "universe."

That final version looks amazing! Have fun animating it! It would be great to see the animated version here too.

Thanks! I think there's a fun/sanity balancing act with this one, which is appropriate to the subject matter. I'll likely throw it in youtube and link it here when I'm done

Final version, but now I need to animate all the parts. Phew.



For fun, here's the original rough sketch:

Anybody else think shoggoth from "Mountains of Madness" when seeing this?

Kind of a Lovecraft/Warhammer Chaos hybrid

Working on a new Gnarled Scar logo since the last one was specific to the Knobbly Crook. This one is pure chaos and I am having way too much fun:

Wow, that looks menacing!
It reminds me of the other world from Coraline!

Funny coincidence, I also have a character would could be called an "Other Mother."

Lots of structure work done with the house exterior, including the backyard abyss. Watch your step:

Hurray for western point-and-clicks! The art is amazing. Question: Do I have to stay on the good side of the law?

Hey, there's a scratch on the door! Those stray dogs!

You may be onto something...

Looks marvellous! You are a genius - any proof reading or Q/A let me know.

Thanks! I am still  pretty far from the proofing stage, but I will remember your offer