Map Map - A Game About Maps News

[p]Hello everyone,  [/p][p]
Even though summer in Hamburg comes with its fair share of rain, we make sure to enjoy every little bit of sunshine we can catch! 🌞​
In between those sunny moments, we’ve accomplished the following over the past month:  [/p][p][/p][h3]🎮 Gameplay  [/h3]

• [p]Started designing new islands and tools 🏝️[/p]
• [p]Created onboarding islands for the divider tool  [/p]

[p][/p][h3]🎨 Art  [/h3]

• [p]Finished Milo’s reading corner 📚[/p]
• [p]Began worldbuilding for the first tribe  [/p]
• [p]Designed the raft (Billie's Cabin) 🌊[/p]

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🖥️ Programming  [/h3]

• [p]Implemented a new mission system  [/p]

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💬 Other  [/h3]

• [p]Updated the exhibition demo[/p]
• [p]Continued preparations for Gamescom (Will we see you there? 🤗)  [/p]

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Wishing you plenty of sunshine! 🌞​🍦​🌺​[/p]

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][h3]🎮 Gameplay[/h3]

• [p]Started the level design for a new mechanic[/p]

[p][/p][h3]🎨 Art[/h3]

• [p]Prepared marketing materials like the booth illustration and new sticker designs for Gamescom (If you're looking for ✨ awesome ✨ stickers during your time at Gamescom, you should definitely stop by our booth!! 🤗​🥰​)[/p]
• [p]Finished a new character design[/p]
• [p]Created 3D Plants for Rue's Quests [/p]
• [p]Designed food and props for Rue's Picnic 🥕​🍏​[/p]

[p]Meet Rue! She's a biiiiig flower lover. Some might say she's more comfortable around plants than around other kids (and she’ll let you know about it 😅). However, if you're looking for some pretty flowers or want to borrow gardening tools, she's the one to ask! 🌻​🥀​🌸​[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h3]🖥️ Programming[/h3]

• [p]Implemented new animations[/p]

[h3] 💬 Other[/h3]

• [p]We went on our annual traditional workation ​🏝️​🌞​[/p]
• [p]New office buddies moved in 🤗[/p]
• [p]Worked on a loooot of boring accounting stuff 😮‍💨[/p]

[p][/p][p] Have a wonderful weekend! 🥰​✨​🎮​🐶​[/p]

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]First, let's talk about the most important and exciting thing from last month: We published our very first demo! 🔥​🥳​🎉​[/p][p]We're super grateful for all the great feedback and support we've received! Thank you so much! 🧡​🥰​🙏​[/p][p]
Most of our work was focused on finishing the demo on time, but we also took on a couple of side quests. So here's what we've been up to:[/p][p][/p][h3]
🎮 Gameplay[/h3]

• [p]Finished the level design for demo islands 🏝️[/p]

[p][/p][h3]🎨 Art[/h3]

• [p]Created the set dressing for the onboarding islands[/p]
• [p]Updated the Steam main and demo pages (they’re now ✨ extra pretty! ✨)[/p]
• [p]Worked on two new facial expressions for Milo[/p]
• [p]Added new custom Discord emotes[/p]

[p][/p][h3]🖥️ Programming[/h3]

• [p]Set up a localization system 🗣️[/p]
• [p]Implemented an options menu[/p]
• [p]Added a twitch integration (It’s fun to see many streamers using this with their communities 🤗)[/p]
• [p]Fixed a looot of bugs to prepare for the demo release (thanks to our community for the amazing help with playtesting! 🥰)[/p]

[p][/p][h3]🎶 Audio[/h3]

• [p]Fixed some sound issues in the demo[/p]
• [p]Created a soundtrack for the trailer 🎹🎵[/p]
• [p]Recorded the team's singing voices to create even cooler soundtracks (thanks to our sound designer for having so much patience with us, as most of us don’t have any singing experience 😅🥰)[/p]

[p][/p][h3]🎞️ Other[/h3]

• [p]Created an onboarding narrative[/p]
• [p]Translated the demo into a total of nine languages[/p]
• [p]Published a ✨ new trailer ✨ for the demo release (Have you seen it yet?)[/p]

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We wish everyone a wonderful start to the week! 🥰​🌞​🍦[/p]

Hello diligent cartographers🗺️ !
We just uploaded a new patch for the demo and these are the things we addressed:

• Fixed getting stuck in the treasure found screen after respawning,
  
• Fixed jump breaking after cancelling step count midair,
  
• Fixed tab captions disappearing in options menu when switching the language,
  
• Fixed flying trees,
  

Thank you for playing and we will keep you updated with further improvements we're adding! ✨

And consider leaving a review on our demo page to share your feedback!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3672480/Map_Map__A_Game_About_Maps_Demo/

Hello everyone,

[h2]Huge news! Map Map's ✨demo✨ is out now![/h2]

[h3]And that's not all—we've got a brand new trailer![/h3]

Thank you all for your great support. We really appreciate it! 🥰​🤗​

Now, start your treasure hunt, and enjoy the demo 🗺️📌🧡


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