Garenburg Penitence: The Riflebird News

We'll be streaming the demo for the game, with each game mode, each level (including the Garenburg Woods bonus level!) and a demonstration of using the custom level editor to make more levels.

Feel free to stop by and ask any questions as needed!

We'll be streaming at 1 AM PST the demo for the game, with each game mode, each level (including the Garenburg Woods bonus level!) and a demonstration of using the custom level editor to make more levels.

Feel free to stop by and ask any questions as needed!

Do you want a chance to get your level into the game at release? Then here is your chance!

Entry submissions will last from today until Jun 30, 2022. After this, no new levels will be able to be submitted. There may be additional contests in the future, but they would be only after the game launches onto Steam.

Up to three winners will be chosen to have their level in the game. The levels will be featured in a bonus levels section, and each level will have a Steam achievement associated with them. You can decide on this achievement criteria! You will also be listed in the credits, and if you are in the Discord server for the game, you will be able to have a special and unique role. You will also receive two Steam keys of the game; one for yourself, and one you can give to anybody else!

You can pick one of the three themes below to design your level around.

• Space
  
• Technology
  
• Plants
  

Level requirements:

• Custom music, spheres, or player visual are not required. If you choose not to use them, and your level wins in the contest, then they will have alternative music or art made by the game developer.
  
• Your level must use the theme somehow, but it is up to you to choose how to use it!
  
• All assets that are used in your submission must fall within Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This is to ensure that we can legally include your level in the game! That means that using assets from other games that do not authorize you to use them are now allowed (ex. you can't use Luxor or Zuma assets in your submission but you can use images from Pixabay).
  

Level submission:

• Please make a post with your submission in the Custom Level Gallery discussions page!
  
• Make sure to put "Custom Level Contest" in your post name.
  
• Please include a mention of what theme you chose for your level.
  
• If you used any assets you do not own, please credit it in your post. See the level requirements for what is and isn't allowed for this.
  
• Please write the following in your post details, or it will not be accepted! "I give all rights of the level I am submitting and assets in it to Creatalsoftware Games to use in their game and other media as they please." This allows us to publish your level in the game.
  

Please feel free to ask questions or comments on our Discord, or alternatively on this post. Cheers!

Hello!

I'm happy to say that the demo for Garenburg Penitence: The Riflebird has now released!

You can go play it now! It includes:

• Four levels, each from a different world
  
• Four difficulty modes
  
• Four gameplay modes, being Classic, GREEN, Wave, and Unwind
  
• Level Editor! This version is lacking some features that will be available in the full version (additional mechanics, visual effects, multiple paths, etc.) but can be used without restriction. Custom sprites for spheres, the player, backgrounds with support for 3 layers, music, and more will be available!
  

You can find more levels for download here. One of which includes a Garenburg Woods-themed level!

In addition, the soundtrack ("Archival Sample") can be found here for download!

Please also check out YASUpochiGuitar, who made the guitar melodies you can hear in Unwind Mode and the File System.

Aside from that... have fun! We'll be participating in Steam Next Fest soon, so stay tuned for that. Cheers!

Hello!

Here's a bit of an update regarding the development of The Riflebird.

The Riflebird will be participating in the Steam Next Festival with a demo available to play! You can learn more about the festival here.

This demo will have a handful of levels and some of the game modes available to try out. The game is still heavily in development, so all feedback from trying the demo will be welcome!

Please be on the look out for the demo, which will be available at some point before June 13th (the start of the festival).


This mode has been added recently. It allows the player to have a more relaxed experience. Instead of having the usual music for each world, it instead has a playlist of guitar tracks that are shuffled through. The music here is made by the talented YASUpochiGuitar! You can find his channel here! You may know him from the game Ib, as he composed various tracks such as Garry's theme, the intro music, and the credits theme.

Music can also be changed to be the regular music which plays in Classic mode, the unique music that plays during modes other than Classic, or any specific guitar track to keep looping.

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That is all for now. Take care, and stay tuned for more news next month with the official demo release!