Boot Hill Heroes News

With only one day left before release, it wasn’t easy to decide on what else to write about for the penultimate Corral Countdown. But there’s one element that has played a major role both in the development of Boot Hill Bounties as well as in the game itself.

Boot Hill Heroes began as a Kickstarter project way back in May of 2012. If you can imagine, Kickstarter was still a relatively new phenomenon at the time and the campaign was very successful. The project garnered nearly 500 backers and about 100 of them pledged enough to have their own sprite in the game.



Kickstarter Backers can be found all over Bronco County. They typically blend in with other non-player character residents, but occasionally stand out.



Backer characters can interact with the player in a variety of ways:

Give some relevant opinion about the plot that adds more context to the game

Tell a joke or say something bizarre or interesting to provide some relief from the main story

Give Kid a perk just from speaking to them

Give a treasure for free or in exchange for completing a small side quest

Teach a recipe, imbue property or treatment



Kickstarter backers have contributed a lot to this project, from both the initial funding of the project to adding more color and personality to Bronco County itself.

Tomorrow Boot Hill Bounties will finally be released along with the final Corral Countdown. There’s still one more thing I want to tell people about the game.

Welcome back to the Corral Countdown after our brief hiatus. Things are back in order and Boot Hill Bounties is set to go public on Steam this Friday, December 15. Steam keys have already been sent out to Kickstarter backers and a select group of journalists.

But there are still a few things left I want people to know about the game, so the Corral Countdown continues. We’ve talked about so many things like learning recipes, upgrading your farm, gaining levels in hats, completing side quests. But, can you do all of these things? Can you get 100% completion?

When you complete Boot Hill Bounties, your completion rate will be evaluated and you’ll be given a grade based on how much of the game you completed. It takes about 25 hours to complete the main storyline, but how long will it takes to get to 100% completion?

And then, what happens when you do get 100% completion? Do you get a thumbs up? Maybe a special medal? No sir, no you do not. You then get a key. A very special key that unlocks a very deep secret and one final riddle and side quest that players can solve.

Believe me when I tell you that this 100% riddle is so fiendishly deceptive that this post 100% completion side quest may never be solved. It may remain as one of gaming’s biggest mysteries. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you more. Only you can 100% complete Boot Hill Bounties, get this mysterious key, and tackle this final riddle yourself.

Good luck!

Welcome back to the Corral Countdown after our brief hiatus. Things are back in order and Boot Hill Bounties is set to go public on Steam this Friday, December 15. Steam keys have already been sent out to Kickstarter backers and a select group of journalists.

But there are still a few things left I want people to know about the game, so the Corral Countdown continues. We’ve talked about so many things like learning recipes, upgrading your farm, gaining levels in hats, completing side quests. But, can you do all of these things? Can you get 100% completion?

When you complete Boot Hill Bounties, your completion rate will be evaluated and you’ll be given a grade based on how much of the game you completed. It takes about 25 hours to complete the main storyline, but how long will it takes to get to 100% completion?

And then, what happens when you do get 100% completion? Do you get a thumbs up? Maybe a special medal? No sir, no you do not. You then get a key. A very special key that unlocks a very deep secret and one final riddle and side quest that players can solve.

Believe me when I tell you that this 100% riddle is so fiendishly deceptive that this post 100% completion side quest may never be solved. It may remain as one of gaming’s biggest mysteries. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you more. Only you can 100% complete Boot Hill Bounties, get this mysterious key, and tackle this final riddle yourself.

Good luck!

First things first, despite insisting on a December 1 release date, Boot Hill Bounties will have to be pushed back to December 15. The game is currently stuck in the approval process on Steam. Usually this takes a few days, but Steam is experiencing a high volume of submissions. This is my fault for taking too long getting the storefront assets together and submitting the game so late.

This might be a good thing since it gives me more time to submit the game to review sites and build more hype for the game - things I haven’t spent as much time on as I would have liked. For those who were expecting the game December 1, I apologize for not delivering.

Now the good news. We finally have a trailer for Boot Hill Bounties!

The focus of the trailer is, of course, on the Saints-Little Gang, the titular “bounties” of Boot Hill Bounties. This is a game that focuses heavily on the villains and I often refer to them as the five “robot masters” (you may pick up on the Mega Man vibe in the trailer).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/WbjiwJV_x4E

Let me know what you think. I may also make a more traditional trailer later on, but I actually had the idea for this trailer since Boot Hill Heroes over five years ago. Great to see it finally realized.

First things first, despite insisting on a December 1 release date, Boot Hill Bounties will have to be pushed back to December 15. The game is currently stuck in the approval process on Steam. Usually this takes a few days, but Steam is experiencing a high volume of submissions. This is my fault for taking too long getting the storefront assets together and submitting the game so late.

This might be a good thing since it gives me more time to submit the game to review sites and build more hype for the game - things I haven’t spent as much time on as I would have liked. For those who were expecting the game December 1, I apologize for not delivering.

Now the good news. We finally have a trailer for Boot Hill Bounties!

The focus of the trailer is, of course, on the Saints-Little Gang, the titular “bounties” of Boot Hill Bounties. This is a game that focuses heavily on the villains and I often refer to them as the five “robot masters” (you may pick up on the Mega Man vibe in the trailer).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/WbjiwJV_x4E

Let me know what you think. I may also make a more traditional trailer later on, but I actually had the idea for this trailer since Boot Hill Heroes over five years ago. Great to see it finally realized.