Venge News

Hello everyone, sorry again for the radio silence (I swear all of my posts start this way, I'm so sorry!) but I've got some REALLY exciting news for you all!


Lets start with something you all can play, the public demo! I released a public demo for 2.0 a while ago but it had some big issues, I've fixed ALL of those issues and the update has been released! Below are steps to install. If you had a hard time playing the original public demo, give this one a shot! It's seriously so much better. (Thanks for all of the criticism on it, it really helped!)

Steps to install:

1. Make sure you own venge
   
2. Go to venge's steam page (in the library) and click the gear icon on the right
   
3. Choose properties
   
4. Go to the betas tab and select "public_demo"
   
5. You're good to go! The update should start installing!
   

While I haven't started beta testing cartoonist yet, the area is really cool and really expands her character and mechanics.



This boss fight is super fun and his district is so complex and so pretty. His AI has been completely overhauled and the ending has been boosted as well, its really fun to play and explore, I really cannot convey how much of an overhaul these updates are, everything has been restarted from scratch, its basically a brand new game!



Linked here is a video of cartoonist / laserette gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAvRWtTk2as&t=53


Additionally, I have finished the laserette hide and seek minigame! It is so much better now and has a steam highscore so you all can compete!


Helpsie is DONE and by far my favorite. He is no longer annoying and his boss fight goes into depth about his character and we get a ton of really fun story beats! The helpsie is a complex character with complex feelings, but I shouldn't spoil. Only the first 3 minutes are "turn left, turn right", the rest is all completely new! It is honestly so cool!

Additionally, I have finished the helpsie's duel minigame and OMGG it is so fun. It is a 6 stage duel with bosses and the pop gun, its honestly a ton of fun. Plus it has a leaderboard, so you can compete for the highest score!




Venge 2.0 is about 80% done. All thats left to do is Efix, Skelebans, and then the elevator finale. THATS IT! That being said, I'm aiming for an end of july release, THIS YEAR! Thats only like 4 months away!

After 2.0 is done, then I start working on Act 2 again! I'm aiming for December 2025, but that is REALLY an estimate.

Thank you all SOOO much for your support, even 4 years later. This game was/is made entirely by me (and only me) so I really do apologize for the slow pace, but I think 2.0 is really going to be something! Hopefully the demo is a ton of fun too! Now here's some awesome screenshots!


Some of these screenshots were from my awesome patreons (specifically @maxie09)! Thank you so much!

Hello everyone! For this holiday season, I took a small break from Venge to work on this new game called All She Wants For Christmas Is YOU! It is a horror game based on the idea that a christmas eve a demon from the deepest pits of the ice comes and haunts you! The game is really fun and will be out December 27th! You can wishlist it HERE

The game is really fun and has a bunch of endings/secrets/lore, literally anything you could ever hope for out of a game like this, I love it!

Here's the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd7BEt0wNJk



[h3]What about Venge?[/h3]
As you may or may not know, all of my games exist in the same universe, so Venge and this game share a story! This means when you play this game you'll learn some more about Venge's story and universe! There is even some overlapping characters. I think ya'll will really enjoy it! :D

Anyways, 2.0 and Act 2 are coming along well, they should be released soon!
Yall are the besttt, thanks! :D

Thank you all so much for your endless support! I appreciate it so much! So, as a gift, enjoy this venge demo/beta! It contains everything 2.0, starting from the bike scene, all the way to the end of the pinter! Any and ALL feedback is greatly appreciated, even if you absolutely hate it. Feel free to leave feedback in the comments of this post, the discord, or the bug report!

I'm hoping to get 2.0 out by christmas, but thats looking less and less likely by the dey, I'm still super busy :(

But the release is on the horizon! Def within a few months.

[h2]How to Install[/h2]

1. Go to the Venge home library
   
2. Click the gear icon
   
3. Click "properties"
   
4. Click "betas"
   
5. Choose the "public_demo" beta and you're good to go!
   

Thank you all so much! Enjoy!

Hello everyone! Thank you all for your continued support of my silly little horror game, I've got some exciting news to share!

Act 0 (2.0) has been COMPLETED!
If you didn't know, I'm remaking the entire game from scratch in an effort to up the quality and make the game better in every way! See a video about that here:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Act 0 is half of that 2.0 project, and it has now been completed! (Some more polishing is needed!)

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Here's the breakdown:

• Intro cutscene: This cutscene has been completely remade from scratch and now tells the story better, is more visually appealing, and just overall higher quality! The music has also been replaced with my own song, "Crying Bubblegum". If you have already played the game and are looking to replay it, you will also be able to easily skip this cutscene from the pause menu (really not recommended but yall forced me into it :( )
  
  
  
• House: The house has also been completely remade and this time, we start out in the player's bedroom. Lucas. His bedroom is beautiful and insanely detailed, it also shows way more of his personality!
  
  
  
• Texting: The texting scene has been completely rewritten from scratch and rebuilt completely around a new phone engine. It now works flawlessly and looks and feels incredible. With sound effects too! There are also 5 endings now! 4th Wall, Bad, Best, Decent, and Nasty endings!
  
  
  
• Bike Scene: This is honestly the star of the show! It has been completely reimagined and now instead of a boring road, it is split into 5 sections!
  
  1. The Neighborhood: Avoid cars, both parked and pulling out!
     
  2. The Desert: Nagtivate through the deserts and washes, avoid coyotes, rocks, and more!
     
  3. The Main Road: Drive through a main, one way road, avoiding cars and falling rocks, and more!
     
  4. ??????????????: Secret??
     
  5. The Forest: Just like the old cutscene, but this time its realtime and playable!
     
  

And thats a wrap! Act 0 (2.0) needs a tiny bit more polishing but its complete! Once Act 1 (2.0) has been complete, 2.0 will be ready for release!

[h2]Act 2 Updates[/h2]
Act 2 has been going so well! This is the hardest thing I've ever done and progress is very tricky, but still progress nontheless! I've gotten the voice lines and have been slowly adding to the game! I go to school fulltime, but maybe, maybe if we get lucky and the stars align... this year???


Thank you all so much for the support! If you'd like more frequent updates, consider checking out my socials.
Discord: https://discord.gg/q4c6VVfmMB (i talk here daily)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EkrcoasterGames (i use sometimes)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOfQglqgXjFVPBCSDUVEWg/ (I livestream and release videos about venge!)

Hello everyone! So sorry for the radio silence, but I've got some AMAZING news. After 7 long months, I've finally finished Day 1 of Act 2. THIS IS BIG AHH

In case you don't know, Act 2 is divided up into multiple "days". Day 1 is the most difficult day by FAR. AND ITS DONE.

I still don't know a release date or window yet, but I'm going to release it as soon as I can. But remember, quality over quantity! I will not rush Act 2 or anything like that, I won't release it until I'm completely satisfied with it.

With that being said, let's get into the nitty-gritty details!


Act 0 has definitely been neglected the most, but I've worked on it here and there! I actually streamed it a few days ago, check it out:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
During the stream, I improved Lucas' house and I improved the bike scene's map! It was great fun!

Overall, this act has been neglected.




Act 1 has received a lot of amazing updates! THE PINTER IS DONE. Her chase is completely done and I love it! I finished it in this dev log:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
The chase is broken up into 4 parts:

• The Backstage: A super intense buildup full of mind tricks and illusions
  
• Part 1: A short but intense confrontation, first time seeing the pinter!
  
• Part 2: A much more involved chase, truly showing the Pinter's powers and abilities!
  
• Part 3: The Finale. Only the strongest of players will get this far. The finale use an extremely advanced AI that is able to learn and self-correct to best attack you!
  

You may have also been able to tell, but her model has MASSIVELY been improved:


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The map for 2.0 has also been (mostly) completed! The following are the new rooms that were never part of 1.0:

• Plunkastein Wing
  
• Staff Entrance
  
• Daycare
  
• D Wing
  
• Back Offices
  
• The Aquarium
  
• Backstage
  
• Wine Cafe
  

and a list of all of the rooms that have been updated:

• Front Entrance
  
• Headspace
  
• Front Bathrooms
  
• Main Hub
  
• AES Room
  
• Theater Entrance
  
• Pool Room (character design)
  
• Room 666
  
• Animation Wing
  
• Render Farm
  
• Theater Entrance
  
• Theater
  

and a list of the rooms that still need to be updated:

• Public Entrance
  

SO NEEDLESS TO SAY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE! :D
Once I get bored of Act 2, I'll start working on the brand new flipped world of Act 1. Which includes completely remaking all of the bosses from scratch, remaking the whole era, adding a story to the act, etc etc etc.

Act 1 (2.0) is going to BLOW you away.




DAY 1 of Act 2 has been completed. Now Day 1 is only about 15 minutes long, its the shortest day, but it was the most difficult to create. Here is what I have been doing in the past 7 months:

• Finished Lucy's complex AI and remade it MULTIPLE times.
  
• Finished Lucy's house, the MOST COMPLEX SET I have EVER made. That house is so insanely detailed, it's crazy!
  
• Coded an automatic animator for lucy, which can procedurally animate her legs, head, body, fingers, etc.
  
• Coded an automatic lip-sync tool + reader that lets me instantly lipsync Lucy's dialogue to her mouth
  
• Planned the entire act out and wrote most of the script out. I think it is extremely well written! I'm so excited for you guys to see it! There is a ton of plot twists and really cool character arcs, ya'll will LOVE IT.
  
• Made a good majority of the music for Act 2
  
• Hand animated about 25 minutes of animation for Lucy (so far)
  
• Scripted out the entirety of Day 1 and implemented everything
  
• Beta tested the HECK out of Act 2, found and fixed a TON of bugs
  
• etc etc etc
  

I HAVE VENGE MUSIC ON SPOTIFY NOW! I released the Halloween song I made for the Halloween update way back in 2020, just as a test to see what its like to release stuff. I'm planning on releasing some new music from Act 2 soon! Maybe Trojan Horse? This month? 👀

Here's some places you can stream it:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7GohifhzTM
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6z91T6bVWGR1uEATN3Ct6A?si=a2e9b6dcb82d4267
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/troubled-webs-single/1636057195?uo=4
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/troubled-webs-single/1636057195?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard

anndd if you wanna see what songs I have finished + which ones are being worked on, check out my own personal venge playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bCf6Pe3Sm8eDhhOkiwssv?si=037099097d2944bf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7GohifhzTM

• I stream and release videos regularly on my Coaster Games YouTube channel!
• I'm extremely active and talk a lot in my Coaster Games Discord Server! (almost at 1k members!)
  
• I sometimes post tweets on my Twitter (almost at 1k followers)
  

annddd if you want to take things a step further, check out my Patreon!

Venge is expensive to make and I don't have a day job or anything like that, I'm just a college student living off of YouTube adsense lol, def check it out, theres some cool perks >:)

I've been working on venge tirelessly every single day for the past few years, and its going great. Thank you all so much for your patience, support, and kindness! This community is truely exceptional and I'm so honored to say that you guys like my game. Thank you