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Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall News

Update and timeline for future projects

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Steam links:

That Which Rises: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546820/That_Which_Rises/

Baldr's Squid Isekai: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610440/Baldrs_Squid_Isekai_A_Parody/

Memoirs of a Battle Brothel: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177380/Memoirs_of_a_Battle_Brothel/



Transcript:

Hi everyone, it’s been a while and I’ve been really busy, but I thought I would post an update on what I’m working on so far.

After the unsuccessful Kickstarter for Vampire Syndicate, I’ve been helping TORii with a project that we’ve been working on for a few years now.

It’s called That Which Rises, and it’s sort of a cross between a grand strategy game and a cRPG with some rogue-lite mechanics and lovecraftian horror.

If you’re familiar with my previous games, you probably already have glimpses of my specific brand of unsettling eldritch beings, but this game will probably provide a more complete look at what they are.

It also takes place in the MoonFall setting, about 400 years before Memoirs. It’s set mostly in the Kingdom of Dyavol after the events of the Second MoonFall and the fall of Gushan.

Development is about 30 percent finished and we expect to release it late next year.

In the meantime, we’re doing something that’s probably a little stupid. What started off as a joke grew into something bigger, and we will be releasing a parody game based on Baldur’s Gate 3, Squid Game, and Three Houses. We will call it, Baldr’s Squid Isekai.

It’s really just a giant, affectionate joke about RPG tropes in general, and it’s running on the same gameplay systems as That Which Rises, so it’s kind of a test run for us. Expect this to come out very early next year.

Finally, we haven’t given up on Vampire Syndicate, of course. It’s my most ambitious project and it’s also my favorite.

I don’t know if other writers often talk about this, but sometimes when we’re really invested in something, we daydream about it. Stephen King called it “peering through a hole in the page.” And it is, like you’re poking your head through to another reality.

So… I’m taking pains not to screw it up. And you’ll hear about it more next year too.

2024 will be a big year for me. Not in the least because it will probably answer the question of whether I’ll be doing this whole video game thing longterm or not.

Anyways, thanks for attending my ted talk. Wish me luck.

Oh, and before I forget, there will also be a small content update for Memoirs next year too.

Next Steps for Vampire Syndicate

Hi everyone!

So, the crowdfunding campaign for this project failed, which is a not entirely unexpected outcome. Some of you may already know that my last project, Memoirs of a Battle Brothel, required two campaigns.

I launched the Kickstarter for Vampire Syndicate with a relatively modest campaign goal, hoping that I have gained a larger audience since the Kickstarter for Memoirs. As a solodev with modest resources, my attempts at marketing were about the same for both.

In the end, I believe the lower goal for Memoirs led to a faster pledge growth rate. Although, a lower goal also means less development time and a narrower scope. I will probably relaunch with that in mind.

In the meantime I will be focusing on three things:


1. Polishing up the demo for Vampire Syndicate

The demo is still in a very rough stage, especially with combat, and can be improved.


2. Continue development

There are a lot of systems in the game that are still very experimental, and need further work.


3. Help TORii with her project

TORii has been an immense help on Vampire Syndicate, from graphics to gameplay mechanics. It's really starting to stretch the meaning of solodev at some point :D.

I intend to help with her project, a lovecraftian RPG/Grand Strategy hybrid called That Which Rises, which has been in on and off development for a few years now.

If you're curious, it is actually part of my MoonFall setting and takes place in Dyavol, Gushan and Zimalaya after the Second Moonfall (about 400 years before Vampire Syndicate).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546820/That_Which_Rises/

Play the demo of this cyberpunk vampire RPG




Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall calls itself "An adult cyberpunk crime lord RPG". It casts you as the recently promoted familiar of a vampire, the Renfield to her Dracula, who leads a squad of cybernetically augmented mortals who do the dirty work the undead leave to others. Also, it's a top-down RPG with turn-based combat, and sex, which I guess is technically also turn-based...
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Full kickstarter video

NSFW, does contain nudity. Let me know what you think!

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