GLUM News

[h3]Hey Goblin Gang![/h3]

Three short updates for you!

We are still working towards a new version of the Demo as well as preparing for Early Access later this year!

So what have we been working on lately?

As mentioned last time, our Style System (or Menace System) has been through some iterations and we have received a lot of valuable feedback!

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We are still want to pimp out the style system, but we are moving in a good direction!

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We also just this weekend had a bigger test, where we have gotten a lot of awesome feedback from testers.

Based on that feedback, we will working on improving:

• Even more different Menace Actions, that emphasizes your gameplay! Ideally we would love for it to be able to react to everything you do, but at the same time not over do it.
  
• We are still playing around with the general movement speed of Glum, as some people find him a little too fast and difficult to control while airborne.
  
• Improving the exploration spots and collectibles to enhance incentive.
  
• Improving minor stuff in tutorial such as wording and moving a barrel or two.
  

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And also, look at this beautiful team??? (We got some new team merch)
We are super excited about the weeks to come, so stay tuned!


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Stay Glum!
-Sebastian, Team CinderCat

Hey Goblin Gang!

Thanks to everyone who has played the demo so far!

This is a reminder that the GLUM Demo will be taken down on the 30th of December at 8 PM CET.

Temporarily!

We have gotten a lot of awesome feedback from you guys and we really appreciate it!

We will though be taken down the GLUM demo as preperation for Steam Next Fest i February, so fear not! GLUM will return!

In a few months, you will be able to roam around again and kick some ass! In the mean time, join our Discord for new playtests and other updates the development!

We will see you in the new year!

-CinderCat Games

Hey Goblin Gang!

We thought it might be nice to know a little about what we’re working on behind-the-scenes, so we’ll try to put out a few short devlogs when we’ve go interesting stuff to share!

Ever since the demo was released, we’ve been hard at work assessing some of the feedback we’ve received from you guys - and while we appreciate the feet pics, it is “feedback” and not “feetback”…

So now that’s in the clear, let’s bring you up to speed on what’s been happening here at the “Bootcamp”.

We’ve had a lot of focus on really bringing out the menacing parts of our combat, while also trying to up the Action-feel of GLUM, so we’re currently testing the following:

We’ve upped the pace of combat by quite a bit.

• Glum is faster with shorter cooldowns
  
• Enemies die faster, and there are a lot more of them (like, A LOT)
  
• Encounters have a lot more environmental dangers for you to take advantage off
  

We’ve also worked on a “style system”, which rewards players for being a real menace!

• This system rewards more points by more difficult and menacing actions
  
• It has cool/funny/edgy/cringey names for actions (a lot of puns)
  
• A highscore will in fact give you bragging rights over your less skilled pals - dev-confirmed

As we’re still ironing out some of the kinks, we’ll be looking for testers over at our Discord server, so if you’re interested in following along, please join the Goblin Gang over there!

Thanks for following along!
All the best,
- No, Creative Director

Hey there fellow goblins! We’re calling on all creative souls and billboard-enthusiasts to design a hilarious, ironic, or crude billboard for GLUM!

🎯 The Challenge: Design the weirdest, funniest, or most outrageous in-game billboard.

📢 How to Enter: Post your billboard art in the "contest" channel on our GLUM Discord (Upload as PNG, size 820x1960 px)

🏆 Prize:
- Your billboard art featured in GLUM 🎮
- Your name in the official game credits 🖋️

📅 Timeline:
- Submit by: Dec 19
- Winner announced: Dec 20

Let’s make the streets of GLUM the weirdest place in gaming! Ready…. set... CREATE! 🚀

PS: If you haven't yet seen our wonderful billboards, here are a couple examples of the vibe 😈







NOTE: When you enter your art in the competition we reserve the rights to use this piece in the GLUM game, as well as to post it on our social media (with your name/account tagged).

Hey GLUM-sters! Get ready to kick it - literally - because we’re hosting our very first Parkour Challenge Speedrunning Competition! 💨

📅 When: Wednesday, November 27th, 2024

⏰ Time: 7 PM - 9 PM CET

📍 Where: On the GLUM Discord Server


[h3]🥳 What’s Happening?[/h3]
Strap on your goblin boot and join us GLUM-devs for an epic night of speedy goblin shenanigans. You’ll tackle the Parkour Time Trial Challenge from our demo (so make sure you’ve reached that part of the demo beforehand) in two thrilling categories:

1️⃣ In-Bounds Race (play it clean, no tricks!)

2️⃣ Out-of-Bounds Race (bend the rules, if you dare!).


[h3]🏆 Prizes[/h3]
Like with any good competition, there will be more to gain than honor…

Category Winners
💸 A Steam Gift Card
🏅 The Special Champion Server Rank: “Blazing Boot”

Speedy Achievers
Complete a specific time (32 sec for In-Bounds or 20 sec for Out-of-Bounds) to unlock the server rank “Speedster” - because your goblin greatness deserves recognition!

So whether you’re a boot-launching legend or just here to cheer on the chaos, this is your night to shine!

📣 Spread the word to friends and foe, practice your parkour, and we’ll see you in the GLUM server on November 27th!