Bigfoot Life News

An update to the Bigfoot Life Demo just went live. Thank you to everyone who has played the game and thank you to everyone has has left feedback. It really helps in making the game better.



[h3]UPDATED PICK UPS[/h3]

The pickup system has had a big overhaul. It should be much easier to pick up items now. They should also be much easier to see. The outline for when you are in range to be able to pick up an item has been changed to orange and the outline itself is now thicker.



[h3]COMPASS ADDED TO MINIMAP[/h3]

The Minimap will also act as a compass.



[h3]MOUSE SENSITIVITY SETTING[/h3]

A Mouse Sensitivity Setting has been added. For now you will find this under Display Settings. This will eventually be moved into a Gameplay Settings Tab.



[h3]BIGFOOT FOG TEXT[/h3]

Sometimes you are rewarded with Bigfoot Fog when you break a Tree Branch. To make it more noticeable when this happens, text will now also appear to let you know about the Bigfoot Fog Item.



[h2]OTHER NOTABLE UPDATES AND FIXES[/h2]

• The bug that would cause you to not be able to interact with anything should be fixed now. If this is still happening to anyone please let me know. Also provide any information that you can that lead to the issue.
  
• Turned off Motion Blur.
  
• Added "Bigfoot Points" Text when you are rewarded with more than just a few points. For example, breaking branches or scaring animals.
  
• Updated grabbing fish animation so your legs are animated while moving around to try to catch the fish.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could not add Orange Pore Mushrooms to your inventory.
  
• Shrank the size of the squirrels a little bit.
  

[h3]DEMO SIZE MAP COMPARED TO ACTUAL GAME MAP.[/h3]

A lot of the feedback that was received on the feedback form suggested a bigger map. Below is a comparison in size of the actual full game's map compared to the demo map. The full game is much larger and will have a lot more features like missions, tasks, bigfoot skills, modes, and more.



I just personally wanted to thank everyone again who has taken the time to play the game. An extra thank you to anyone who has left feedback. Whether that was by filling out the feedback form, the steam hub, social media, or emails. This is so helpful. Please continue to do so. The feedback form link in the Demo's game menus is really helpful but you can feedback anywhere you like. This post, the steam hub, social media, or directly to me through email. [email protected].


There is still feedback and issues being worked on that will hopefully be fixed in the next Patch/Update for the Demo. Any new feedback or issues will also be addressed if possible.

Thank You!

-Wes
Planet 47 Games

I'm excited to announce that a small Demo has been officially released and is now live and available to play!

[h3]Bigfoot Life Demo Trailer.[/h3]
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[h3]Demo Store Page[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3574620/Bigfoot_Life_Demo/

This is a small demo of Bigfoot Life. It features a small map that will allow you to explore some of the features of the game an allow you to experience a little big of life as Bigfoot. Catch and eat fish, insects, and other creatures. Forage the forest for mushrooms, berries, and more. Build and upgrade shelters to store your items in. Earn extra points by breaking branches and scaring the wildlife. Acquire new Bigfoot Skills like Bigfoot Vision, and Speed. Watch out for human Bigfoot hunters.

The game features a link on the Main Menu and Game Menu to give feedback on the Demo. This will be very helpful for anyone interested in providing feedback. I have also added a new Demo Forum Discussion here on the Community Hub.

You can also access the feedback link directly here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcTQdHOWURgM_cfsdGYxWmxjHd-Fgc8l2ImStLIS5WXmc8_g/viewform?usp=header


Thank you for your patience and for all your support.

-Wes
Planet 47 Games

I'm excited to announce that a small Demo will be released on March 24th for Bigfoot Life.

Bigfoot Life Demo Trailer.
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Demo Store Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3574620/Bigfoot_Life_Demo/

This is a small demo of Bigfoot Life. It features a small map that will allow you to explore some of the features of the game an allow you to experience a little big of life as Bigfoot. Catch and eat fish, insects, and other creatures. Forage the forest for mushrooms, berries, and more. Build and upgrade shelters to store your items in. Earn extra points by breaking branches and scaring the wildlife. Acquire new Bigfoot Skills like Bigfoot Vision, and Speed. Watch out for human Bigfoot hunters.

Thank you for your patience and for all your support.

-Wes
Planet 47 Games

I just wanted to take a moment to share some updates about me, my health, as well as address what that will mean for future updates and development of Bigfoot Life.

My name is Wes and besides creating solo games for Planet 47 Games, I also create games with my brothers under Abrams Studios LLC. We have created games like Morels: The Hunt 1 and 2 as well as Morels: Homestead for the Quest VR headset.

[h2]Health Updates[/h2]

After battling a disease called VEXAS that also has led to me having MDS (Blood Cancer), I have to get a bone marrow transplant. I have been at the NIH (National Institutes of Health) in Maryland for the last two weeks for testing and get admitted on January 22nd. The actual transplant date is January 29th. My family and I have temporarily moved out here to Maryland and will have to stay here until around the middle of May. If the transplant is successful, it could cure both the VEXAS and the blood cancer. This journey has been a rollercoaster of emotions. I am so thankful for my donor who has blessed me with a second chance at life. Even through these difficult times God has blessed us in so many ways. We are very thankful.

[h2]What does this mean for future updates and game development?[/h2]

I had been in talks with a publisher for a few months and it looked promising. I was just informed they are not going to purse the game after all. This means I am back to no funding and developing the game on my own.

Thankfully I have a couple of developers who I have been working with during this time. They will continue to do some development on the game while I am recovering from the transplant. I will try to do my best to work on the game when I am able to during this whole process and recovery.

I think the next step in development is to get a small demo ready. I don't want to over promise what the game will be so I think having players be able to play at least a small portion of the game will be really helpful. The scope of the game may have to be reduced but the game will be finished and released. The demo will most likely be a small map that will allow you to experience a lot of the features and offer you some tasks to complete. The full game will still offer three modes. Normal mode, Survival mode, and Free Roam mode.

[h3]Normal Mode[/h3]
This is the standard mode in which you will take on tasks, go up in Bigfoot levels, and eventually find and attract a Bigfoot mate. I would love to have some epic story involved in this but due to health and lack of resources this will most likely be a simplified version of what I had originally in visioned. I think it is important to be realistic about what can be achieved and done in a reasonable amount of time and really focus on trying to deliver a polished product.

[h3]Survival Mode[/h3]
In this mode your only goal is to see how long you can survive in days and years without being
photographed by a human or having any of your energy, hunger, or thirst meters being depleted to zero.
[h3]
Free Roam Mode[/h3]
This mode gives the player an option to just have fun with Bigfoot without having to worry about tasks or surviving. Energy, hunger, and thirst are never depleted. Humans can’t photograph you. You have all Bigfoot skills enabled from the beginning of the game. You will also be able to control and change the
weather in this mode. Have fun by picking up humans, messing with their camps, or just live life as Bigfoot without any worries.


Thank you to everyone for your support!

-Wes

Check out the latest video showcasing some of the newest development updates for 'Bigfoot Life."

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Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for all the support.

-Planet 47 Games