Strutting straight into Summertime. 😎 Now that the vacations are over and Zelda is finally out of our system (now transferred into powerful inspiration to make the best game possible) we're diving right back into workhorse mode to meet our 2023 goals!
With the biggest accomplishments this past month being an improved animation pipeline and a functioning cutscene system.
Animation Progress:
2023-06-06 08:36:02 +0000 UTC
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New Laptop:
Psyaryu found an absolute STEAL of a deal on a nice laptop and got it for me as a surprise gift. A massive productivity upgrade over the $600 Pawn Shop PC I got in 2018 that's been hanging on for dear life.
Things like opening Unity that used to be a 20 minute commitment now take about 80 seconds instead. Videos can be edited in Davinci Resolve w...
2023-05-05 23:14:44 +0000 UTC
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The pony sprites are ready to be animated! And most of them are Ultra forms so this'll probably be the first time most people have laid eyes on 'em since the group lineup shot posted in the Kickstarter description.
Take a gander at all the pony sprites that have all their separate little pieces posed out. Keen-eyes might even detect reused and recolored pony parts shared between a bunch of these guys. This is what we're working with in terms of animating each member of the roster....
2023-04-18 02:29:37 +0000 UTC
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Got quite a few different topics to cover in this update, so here's an attempt at keeping things "brief" and informative:
Priority Change
Battle Gem Ponies has been in development for several years and it's particularly...
2023-04-15 06:16:33 +0000 UTC
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So far, 2023 has been all about sprucing things up, planning for the future, and setting us up to knock out enormous month-long tasks back-to-back. Immediately following our Magfest showcase, we implemented some changes to fix some fun-killing flaws and unclear interfaces.
2023-03-09 21:44:14 +0000 UTC
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Everyone should've gotten some special stuff in the mail recently, or can at least expect it to show up before March 1st.
(If not, double check your address listed on Kickstarter and let ol' Tony Yotes know if there's been a mixup.)
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!
With this stage comple...
2023-02-17 01:31:19 +0000 UTC
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The new February #BattleGemPonies demo is up!
Jam-Packed with improvements based on feedback from #Magfest2023!
You'll see improvements like:
<code>- UI Clarity in Battl...
2023-02-05 03:28:37 +0000 UTC
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The Wave 1 Kickstarter merch is flowing out towards everybody in the United States this week! Many of you should have received a package by now, but give it an extra week or check your email if you haven't spotted yours yet.
(Note: Any orders with a T-Shirt of Size 2XL or above should expect their package by the end of February due to Spreadshirt restock delays.)
Rewards sent out this month include Stickers, Lan...
2023-01-31 19:57:43 +0000 UTC
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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 str...
2023-01-14 23:03:04 +0000 UTC
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To kick the year off and keep everyone in the loop, the YotesMark team figured now's a great time to share our detailed development plans (from the ClickUp app) with all the Battle Gem Ponies supporters.
Below you'll find a series of screenshots showing the tasks we have yet to do for each milestone. As we'll as self-imposed Due Dates for each of those milestones. Our goal is to have the game in Beta by December, which means it's all pretty much done but undergoing fina...
2023-01-04 07:17:48 +0000 UTC
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Gonna keep this one short and snappy since an upcoming devlog in January will be showing off most of the visuals and details on recent accomplishments.
The Big Picture: What's the status on the BGP Project overall?
- We have a stable public demo available for everyone to play for free.
- That demo includes major features like an Overworld, VS Mode, Turn-Based C...
2022-12-27 23:22:16 +0000 UTC
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Exactly 5 years ago it looked like this in here:
It's truly amazing how far we've come and how long we've kept going despite the hurdles. 📈
Big THANK YOU to EVERY backer keeping this indie gamedev dream afloat! 🛳️🥳
The YotesMark team is really looking forward to the huge paradigm shift that comes with finally releasing BGP.
2022-12-20 22:20:56 +0000 UTC
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Get a look at the full process of modelling, rigging, lighting, posing and rendering this fancy RTX Ponatina on the YouTube channel of the artist, DJTHED!
2022-12-15 21:18:41 +0000 UTC
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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.
First we did a nice turnaround to get a good look at full-on 4K Ponatina from all sides in a simple and clean room. (With dramatic lighting for flavor.)
2022-11-26 10:57:42 +0000 UTC
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Here's a 30 second mini trailer of the gameplay showing off the Ultra Demo for our submission to Magfest's Indie Videogame Showcase.
Keep an eye out for us on the MIVS 2023 show floor at Magfest, Jan 5th-8th. We'll be there with a brand new demo showing off what we've been cooking up in Q4 2022!
2022-11-20 05:29:57 +0000 UTC
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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 foreshadowe...
2022-11-15 09:18:32 +0000 UTC
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If the name DJTHED doesn't ring any bells, his work kinda speaks for itself, and if you're an MLP fan in the 2020s you've definitely at least seen parts of his portfolio before.
2022-11-02 07:36:24 +0000 UTC
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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 wi...
2022-10-31 23:03:39 +0000 UTC
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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!
2022-10-22 21:47:47 +0000 UTC
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We were interviewed on a podcast about game development! 🎧🎙📻
Talking about making a Pony RPG in Unity over many many years. 🎮
Hosted by ILoveKimPossibleALot! 💛
2022-09-28 23:16:30 +0000 UTC
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Check your inbox, everypony!
Backer Rewards & Add-Ons are being ordered and prepped for shipping!
If you already filled out your surveys selecting which items you want and which sizes you wear, you're all set! For those that haven't yet, a message has been sent to your inbox with a link to the survey.
If your mailing address is within the United States and your survey is filled out by Halloween, your stuff will be included in the Wave 1 shipm...
2022-09-18 22:22:49 +0000 UTC
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Happy (Late) Anniversary to the BGP Kickstarter, Amirite?!
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 Octob...
2022-09-09 21:05:36 +0000 UTC
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It's the first public release since the Kickstarter launch last year and the first Public Overworld Demo since 2017!
The Yotes Games Team is entirely all to jazzed about this and can't wait to see people's reactions to this project we've poured our hearts and souls into.
We're showcasing it all weekend long at the Everfree Northwest Convention. (So if you're going too, come say hi ...
2022-08-25 21:18:55 +0000 UTC
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Talking about ULTRA TRANSFORMATIONS in the 6th Battle Gem Ponies Devlog!
(Now on YouTube!)
2022-08-17 00:58:24 +0000 UTC
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Sign up on Patreon to Play Now or wait for the public demo coming by the end of August. Take a look at the trailer to see all the new stuff we jam-packed in there!
2022-08-05 21:33:36 +0000 UTC
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The Ultra Pony Demo is Here! Go Play it Now on Itch.io!
The password to Play is still: THNX414&P
And you can look forward to another update by the end of August! Something to play at Everfree Northwest in time to...
2022-07-29 19:15:57 +0000 UTC
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Battle Gem Ponies at TrotCon was a success! Plenty of new faces got to sit down with the new overworld for the first time and the team is more amped up than ever to get the demo we're currently working on out to our backers next week.
And special thanks to Wolvan for setting this up for us. Moments like this are what we got into gamedev for.
2022-07-17 21:46:49 +0000 UTC
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Things are looking good! The game feels more alive than ever and team morale is super high as we're finishing up the new demo for you guys!
The biggest things done this month involved taking a hard look at all there's left to do, down to every hour of work remaining for each of us. We'll be sharing our detailed findings on all that on the anniversary of the Battle Gem Ponies Kickstarter completion in early September. But basically, we're definitely not going to be done in 2022, but we ...
2022-07-11 23:10:48 +0000 UTC
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We've got a HEAP of info to get off our chests in the new Devlog video!
Here's a rundown of everything we've been up to since the start of the year:
<figure>Devlog 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veilXnzqajI </figure>
As for what big ticket items we've been up to since the last report:
- New pipeline & video style for getting Devlogs out faster.
2022-06-29 13:31:00 +0000 UTC
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The Yotes Games team has been off on our own little isolation land chipping away at the game!
Come see what we've been up to all Spring in the 5th Devlog entry on our YouTube channel.
And be sure to subscribe wouldja? You might've gotten to see it a couple days sooner! 😉
2022-06-29 05:04:05 +0000 UTC
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