Fireworks Mania News

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

Just wanted to put out a little update with at least just a tiny New Years themed thing.

Originally I had the plan to add some more fireworks, but I underestimated how much time Christmas and the release of Fireworks Mania took, so for now, you will have to live with this tiny update.

I plan to get back to a more normal schedule after New Years, with hopefully live stream, dev logs and updates.
So stay tuned on my YouTube channel and Discord for these updates.

[h2]Changelog - v2020.12.3[/h2]

WHAT'S CHANGED
- Added new "2021" cake - wanted to add some New Years special stuff
- Added new tube "DraeBlast"
- Updated splashscreen warnings to include a flashing lights/seizure warning too
- Added physics to the rocking chair on the Ranch map

BUGS
- Fixed issue with wrong name on some of the Snapper firecrackers
- Fixed the "floating" mill in the Ranch

Hope you guys will have some fun!

- Enjoy!

After 2 years of spare time development, I am finally ready with the first and initial release of Fireworks Mania.
It all started with a request for a game like this from my oldest son - and here we are now - live on Steam!

I will try and do this as short as possible, as I know you all just want to jump into the game and play.
I understand and you can always come back here and read this stupid little news post ːsteamhappyː

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[h2]Leave a review[/h2]
If you enjoy the game, please leave a review as it helps the game a lot!

In case you have an issue, question or needs some help, please post in the Community section here on Steam or join the Discord and ask there. There is already a big community around Fireworks Mania with a lot of nice people to help you out.

[h2]Stay updated[/h2]
On my YouTube channel you can follow along as I do dev logs and live stream. You can also join the Discord to chat with me and the rest of the community.

If you are new in the community - Welcome! - if you have been here a while - thank you for staying!

Now go have some fun in Fireworks Mania - Happy Launch Day ːsteamhappyː

- Enjoy!

It has been almost a year since I published the Fireworks Mania Demo to Steam - and what a year!

Thousands of you downloaded the demo and I sense that a few of you enjoyed it too. Hundreds of videos have been published to YouTube already, so can't wait to see what you guys (and girls) will do when the game comes out.

All your videos and feedback, either here on Steam or in the Discord, have already shaped the game a lot - and I plan to be able to continue with that after the release.

Thank you for that - it's amazing seeing so many people having so much fun!

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As you might know, if you have followed me for a while - I'm a solo developer, developing this game in my spare time, while having a wife, two kids, a full time day job and a dog.

That means that my time on the game is limited and I have to be as focused as possible with the time I have for the game.
Therefore I have decided to remove the Fireworks Mania Demo from Steam - as preparation for the release.

Yes, I know, some of you might get a little sad about this, but fear not, the real game will soon be out so you can get back to even more fireworks.

Fireworks Mania Demo will be removed from Steam on 1st of December 2020.




There you have it the official release date. As we have players from all over the world, it might be worth it putting a time on too.

17th of December 2020 at 17:00 GMT - Fireworks Mania will be released on Steam.

So, if you feel sad about the demo - it's only about 2 weeks - and then the fun can begin!

The price will be the Steam price point 9.99€ / 11.99$.

I really look forward to hear what you think about the game and see what you will do in it - keep sharing videos on YouTube and stream on Twitch - it's awesome!

That's all for now, I'm busy, got a game to do you know ;)

- Enjoy!

The Steam Game Festival has begun - I hope to see a lot of new players in the Fireworks Mania community over the coming week.
If you are new, welcome, hope you will enjoy the Fireworks Mania Demo and wishlist it to get notified when its released in December 2020!

If you have been here for a while - happy you still hang around :)

To make the Steam Game Festival a little more special - also for the hardcore players that have been playing Fireworks Mania Demo for a while. I have decided to add a few "Festival Specials" to the demo.

These Festival Specials is only available from 7th to 13th of October 2020!



Now go have fun in the Fireworks Mania Demo.

- Enjoy!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079260/Fireworks_Mania__An_Explosive_Simulator/

FIREWORKS MANIA is a small casual explosive simulator game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up.

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All this goes on in a strongly physics based sandbox.

Sounds fun? YES - keep reading!


The development of Fireworks Mania started around New Years Eve 2018/2019, when my son asked for help to find a game where he could play with fireworks.
As we couldn't find any games like that, the idea for Fireworks Mania was born.

I have made a little video about the first 1.5 years of the development of this game.
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My plan is to release Fireworks Mania in DECEMBER 2020 (so wishlist it now to get notified - just saying) with all the features, fireworks etc. I have at that point.
After that, I plan to keep developing the game as I have been doing for the past 1.5 years, adding new features, fireworks, dev logs on YouTube etc.

The only difference is that you don't have to wait for a long time to try out the new stuff after release, as I plan to have an "experimental" branch where you can try out the latest and greatest - but more about that after release.


The Firework Mania DEMO that you can try out right now, is a simplified version of the game.
The version of the game that is released in December have more fireworks, more features and more environments.
You can check out my dev logs on YouTube to get an idea of some of the things that are coming.
The demo shows the concept/idea, so if you like the demo, I'm sure you will enjoy the full game.


Wow, you made it all the way to read about me, the developer - well done!

I am a 37 years old solo game developer with a wife, two kids, a full time day job and a dog.
I am building this game in my sparetime like evenings, weekends and vacations.

About 1 year ago I made a little "A day in the life of" video. You might as well check that out, as you have gotten all the way down here anyway.

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I hope you will enjoy the demo. Let me know what you think about it in the Community section.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079260