Amazing Frog? News

So I guess it would make sense to launch a Halloween update right now, but these beaches... well they needed their buggies.

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They are a pretty robust all terrain vehicle. They climb hills better that the other vehicles.



Helping you see the sights.



But more importantly as we develop more of the Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet additions like these beach buggys help you reach other places with ease



But also they are a lot of fun to drive and we made some crazy ramps on the beach.



You may notice a few extra capes too. We are happy to finally find ourselves in a position where we can update the games easily. Now we can push forward and complete the Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet.

[h3]Welcome to Amazing Frog? Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet ( part one )[/h3]
Part One is major mile stone for Amazing Frog? Introducing the Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet means that the "remastering" process, that began just over a couple of years ago is now over and we are focused on bringing new content to Amazing Frog? again.

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[h3]Mostly a whole new world ... mostly[/h3]
Since the coronation update in May, which saw a whole new swindonshire, we have been refining the world closer to its definitive form (minus a few more architechtural features still yet to come) and also fine turning and beautifying.







In this more developed world you should be able to discover flowers among the grass and items to forage for. Collecting things is currently a W.I.P that we have been wanting to introduce for some time. So if you collect 100s of berries or mushrooms , poop or whatever the numbers will carry to future updates so feel free to stock up. (some items will be more useful than others depending on your aspirations)





One of our main issues in previous updates and versions (including Amazing Frog ? 2) has been physics limitations over the large scale environment. For example, sharks would not appear everywhere in the sea once they had first appeared and we were limited with roaming NPC frogs. So this is one of the main features of this update allowing more life, vehicles, objects, interactions ...more physics everywhere basically. Its comes at a cost in that the system is new, and baby systems can bring more bugs. Nonetheless, having more frogs has also given us the opportunity to enhance their motivations.



[h3]Beaches be crazy[/h3]
More Frogs have taken trips to the beach! The new landscape encourages it with all the new beach spots.



With plenty of places to sit on a towel and soak up the sun.



Since we have been lookling at how the frogs of Swindonshire behave there are more frogs out and about... more astronauts ( or worm food ) on the moon and SSP (Swindon space program ) frogs in the lab. Watch out! not all frogs that you will meet will be friendly.





We conside this update to be the tip of the iceberg and we are going to aim to get you Part Two before the end of October.



Considering the content of part two, its important that we get it out before the end of October.



[h3]Where's Legacy?[/h3]
In short I removed it... We felt like it was time to move on. But give us some time and I will set it up on a beta branch called 'Legacy'. I appeciate that some players like to look back and play the older versions we have just been very busy moving forward recently.

It has been a while since we published a Frog Blog. Generally in favour of posting updates rather than Frog Blogs. We are reaching a pretty crucial milestone so now seems like a good time to start the Frog blogs again. If you were worried that we may have abandoned Amazing Frog? We have not. Amazing Frog? has always been in ongoing development. Thanks so much for your patience.
More recently, a lot has changed even since The Coronation Update and in all our time developing Amazing Frog? these past few months have been the most groundbreaking and definitive, not just for V2 but also V3. On that subject, I would like to start by saying -


[h3]We really need to change the terms “V2” and “V3”[/h3]

When I talk about the two versions of Amazing Frog? as “V2” and “V3” it feels awkward as these terms have become outdated. Technically “V1” is the OUYA version, but thought the process of bringing AF? to Steam it became V2 .“V2” is Legacy and since Remastered, but soon it will become the first “complete” version of Amazing Frog? Logically this would mean “V3” would become the second complete version of Amazing Frog? - “Amazing Frog? 2”
Both versions are set in the world of Swindon, Swindonshire which is mostly inhabited by the same wildlife ...mostly. However, V2 is now is reaching its 1.0 status and V3 is only just getting started. On the surface, the idea of a small indie team working on two evolving versions of a game may seem ludicrous. Often, when I am discussing Amazing Frog? and talking about these 2 versions I feel like I am projecting and air of insanity.

Hal and I know there are deeper reasons as to why we are working simultaniously on two unfinished, evolving versions.

Its our “process”. One to complete and one to evolve our game technology.

[h3]The renaming of V2 and V3.[/h3]

Amazing Frog? : The Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet
(QMMT for short)
This will be the new title for what is currently ‘Amazing Frog? V2 Remastered’ and this title will go across all platforms

As V3 now enters into a more experimental phase of its existence as it is no longer tethered to the V2 Remastering process it will likely bear a temporary Working Title of "Next Gen"

Amazing Frog? Next Gen ( working title … formerly V3 )

We are completely undecided on the title at this stage, more development need to take place. To give you some idea here are a fraction of the titles we are toying with.

• Amazing Frog? Second Wind
  
• Amazing Frog? Follow Through
  
• Amazing Frog? Fallen Heroes
  
• Amazing Frog? World of Farts
  
• Amazing Frog? Kingdom of Farts
  
• Amazing Frog? After Flush
  
• Amazing Frog? Second Flush
  
• Amazing Frog? Hell come To Frog Town
  
• Amazing Frog? Toadal Recall
  
• Amazing Frog? Aftermath
  
• Amazing Frog? Chronic Wind
  
• Amazing Frog? Froggy Mc Frogface
  
• Amazing Frog? Farter Starter
  
• Amazing Frog? Twisted Farter Starter
  
• Amazing Frog? The isles of Guff
  
• Amazing Frog? Spawn
  
• Amazing Frog? Quest for a Hero
  
• Amazing Frog? Invasion of the Penis Snatchers
  

To be honest there are only a couple in there we would actually consider. I let you decide which ones are real contenders. If we do a poll in the future, we will announce on the Amazing Frog? Next Gen Community Page. I won’t talk about the development of Amazing Frog? Next Gen on this community page again as QMMT will take centre stage.
Also just a. reminder that both versions will be sold separately as we approach the completion of the “Quest for The Magical Mystery Toilet”.

[h3]So… Development.[/h3]



What has been taking so Long, Gaz?
Nothing has stopped us developing, we work on Amazing Frog? continuously and still love it.







[h3]A Finished Version[/h3]
Our main goal has been to create a finished version of Amazing Frog? in which we can realize some of the core narrative elements we have been working towards. When I say narrative I don’t mean presenting a literal story mode, moreso presenting a structured and continuous sense of purpose thoughout Swindonshire, but without compromising the free roaming aspect of the Amazing Frog? gameplay.










[h3]Technical Challenges[/h3]
To give us the freedom to expand on the gameplay and make way for more content (especially physics content ) we needed to push through some major technical barriers. Barriers that had existed since Legacy. While we have made good progress breaking these barriers over the years, it is only recently we have managed to smash through them.





For example, one of these barriers has been a limitation on the number of physics objects in Swindonshire. We came up with a solution allowing us to introduce more physics based content like frogs, creatures, vehicles, things to pick up sit on etc.. into what was a sporadically empty Swindonshire. This solution also ensures Amazing Frog? can run on lower spec devices without loosing all the physics fun. In fact even with all this new content it will run even better on lower spec devices than the last update across all platforms. These improvements will be for all existing platform versions of QMMT, the upcoming console releases and they will also benefit Next Gen.





[h3]Beware The Chaos[/h3]
Rewards do not come without cost. The development time to implement these changes puts a lot of pressure on us while we are trying to also move content forward. In the short terms I expect to suffer from some serious “bug anxiety” …Whilst these series of optimisations do yield huge physics performance increases, these new optimizations may lead to some unexpected wierdness. (Yay new bugs and edge cases ). With this in mind we are taking an “embrace the chaos” approach to the devolopment and we bring QMMT to its final form. So despite the chaos, Its exciting that these enhancements have given us more creative and development freedom to populate Swindonshire with a more reckless abandon and allow us to evolve many of the features as we had originally intended.

Frogs as Far as the eye can see.





Updates Are coming...



And things are going to get weird.



Also as we ramp up to 1.0 and leave Easy Access there will be a series of Updates and eventually including the "The Hero's Journey" to unlock the power of Amazing Frog? in The Quest For the Magical Mystery Toilet

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[h2]THE CROWN[/h2]
Its time to take on the Crown... The frogs of Swindonshire cannot resist the desire rule.



Let it be known that whom so ever wears the crown on their head, indeed has a crown on their head.







Who is the rightful ruler of these lands ?



Or indeed of other lands... Like the moon.
[h2]THE MOON[/h2]


Incidentally, the moon is open again.



[h2]THE REMASTERING PROCESS[/h2]
Swindonshire has now been remastered with more detail and something we have been working on for some time. While there are still improvements to come, the remastering process for Amazing Frog? is near completion. Amazing Frog? now runs in what is called Universal Render Pipeline and throughout this month we are preparing Amazing Frog? to leave Early Access with a flurry of Updates. Everything still outstanding from Legacy such as the Toilet, a not so Secret invasion and more.







[h2]LEGACY WILL MOVE[/h2]
It is worth mentioning that within a week or so Legacy will be moved to a beta branch, so that this new version can stand on its own without confusion.







[h2]V3 and V2 will grow seperately[/h2]
Also, we will be separating Amazing Frog? and Amazing Frog? V3 this month too. Currently, if you purchase either App you get access to both, so If you have already bought Amazing Frog? or Amazing frog ?V3 this information will not effect you. At some point soon "Amazing Frog?" and "Amazing Frog? V3" will need to exist as separate purchases. This is because "Amazing Frog? V3" will remain in Early Access after Amazing Frog? has left Early Access.
Hope that makes sense.



[h3]This is the way ...right?[/h3]

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Happy Holidays, as we take our first step into melee combat in Amazing Frog? that you can now play around with in this festive Kickin' Update.



As you may know, Remastered is the process where we have been rebuilding the entirety of Amazing Frog? in a more updatable format to allow us to continue development and continue adding more content.





Some things may feel different, like the way we count snowmen and SCP. Saving and notifications have to be upgraded from Legacy. Ultimately, we cannot carry all your legacy data to Remastered. We try where possible, but it can be restrictive adhering to saved data that derived from a different process. For example the fly pac, jet pac and balloon pack from legacy are still (temporarily) available from your legacy save file, but eventually they will need to be unlockable via a Remastered process since that aspect of the game will be completely rebuilt anyway.
( I am very excited about the new toilet ... aka object transformation system with an even stronger flush... er... which will be coming in a future update )

Fish...



Yes, we have added fish, not to the sea, to the vending machine... thinking about it we should probably put them in the sea... I better double check its on our list.
So... we have extended the number of objects that you can hit things with. In our minds we have made melee weapons work much better, give them a go, but please wait till New year to inform us if you don't like it, feeling sensitive... might be able to turn off the blood...

I should point out we consider this to be Melee Part 1. The tip of the Amazing Frog? combat system iceberg.

Hal and I have been chatting about Combat for years, looking at other games... fighting in the office etc etc But Combat is a gateway to deeper frog mechanics and smarter npcs. Under the hood there were a lot of changes to make this happen and so while it may not look like there is much "content" - this is huge for us.
- Try kicking the wheels one by one on a vrog, for some lowrider action.

With character systems in mind, I want to shine a spot light on the zombies...



We have upgraded their movement and attack systems.. Again its not something you may notice unless looking for it. but in doing so we also looked at how all NPC frogs will respond to being attacked, by a player or each other.



So watch out, they hit back!



And they can hold a grudge so watch where you are swinging your foot around.







Also please throw any suggestions of what we could have in that diorama to help new players or returning old players see what's possible in the world of Amazing Frog? (V2 Remastered)

Kick Boxing also included...