Service with a Shotgun News

[p]hey, fellow survivors! [/p][p][/p][p]NextFest is in full swing, so I wanted to share something with you...[/p][p]The official soundtrack for Service With a Shotgun is out![/p][p]expect a mix of hip-hop, jazz and lo-fi, perfect for studying, walking, working, whatever fits your schedule really![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]A MASSIVE shoutout Isochron Studios, the brains behind the music, they've been working their asses off to bring all of you these tunes.

CREDITS[/p]

• [p]Composer: Adam West (TanES) | Instagram: @adamm_westt[/p]
• [p]Composer: Brayden Doucette[/p]
• [p]Audio Engineer: Joseph Azevedo | Linktree[/p]
• [p]Cover Art: Dominik Enochs | Instagram: @diikmno[/p]
• [p]Session Guitarist: Mason Jones (Luna) | Instagram: @miniatureplankton [/p]

[p]FOLLOW THEM ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS and thank you for listening!

Isochron if you're reading this, thank you so much for making such an incredible soundtrack, from the bottom of my heart. You guys are awesome
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[p]Okay. Deep breath.[/p][p]
This is happening.[/p][p][/p][p]Service with a Shotgun is officially part of Steam Next Fest - and yes, that means you can play an UPGRADED DEMO![/p][p][/p][h3]And with it comes a shiny UPGRADED DEMO.[/h3][p][/p][p]Here’s what’s upgraded. Brace yourself:[/p]

• [p]It’s crazy, I know, but you asked and I listened: there is now A SHOTGUN IN THE GAME.[/p]
• [p]Polished mechanics (less jank, still plenty of chaos).[/p]
• [p]A brand new model of a machine gun (it looks cooler, therefore it shoots cooler).[/p]
• [p]Ultra widescreen support[/p]
• [p]Now, I'm not saying it's Steam Deck verified... but I cannot stop you from playing on it ;)[/p][p][/p]

[p]So yeah, it’s basically the greatest demo of all time.[/p][p][/p][p]If you’ve played before, come see what’s new. If you haven’t, now’s the perfect time to start your shift, serve some latte, and wonder why you suddenly have access to military-grade weaponry.
[/p][p]If you already tried the demo: thank you!
If you’re brand new: welcome, and sorry in advance for all the zombies.
[/p][p]So please: [/p][p]👉 Check out the demo [/p][p]👉 Tell your friends, enemies, local supermarket enthusiasts [/p][p]👉 (Hopefully) Wishlist![/p][p][/p][p]This whole thing is way bigger than I expected it to be, and I can’t wait to see what you all think! [/p][p]Thanks for playing, shouting, streaming, and generally making this game feel alive.[/p][p][/p][p]- one very tired but very excited solo dev[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Funny story

Mr. Boss was never supposed to exist. Back in the earliest prototype, he was just a stand-in character so we had someone to yell orders and test cutscenes with. But during playtests, people latched onto him immediately, sorta like the boss you've always wanted that just doesn't give a fuck.

Apparently a boss who doesn’t really care and just shrugs his way through management was exactly what they wanted.[/p][p][/p][h3]The Original Art [/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3] [/h3][h3]Final Design
[/h3][p]So instead of scrapping him, we leaned into it. Sorahn decided to give him way more polish than he probably deserved, and somehow he ended up… ridiculously hot? Totally unplanned, but we’re not complaining (and neither are the playtesters).

If you wanna see more, you can find it on Sorahn's X account!

[/p][h3]Wishlist if you support hot video games' characters
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[p]IIIIIIIIIT's NOLYN!
[/p][p]Time to shine a light on one of my personal favourites: Killmonger.[/p][p][/p][h3]The Original Art [/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h3] [/h3][p]Yes. That's the only size of this design that I have. Iconic.

Killmonger was always a fun character to me, a raider trying to get out of the trap he's found himself in was a really interesting idea I wanted to mess around with. [/p][p]


And I gotta day, I love his character design, I love the slight tweaks that Sorahn did to it. No clue how he pulled what I had in mind from the initial design, but HE DID IT. It fully embodies what I had in mind when I was first ideating him. Plus, the bucket-turned-helmet? Resourceful king. Heavily slept on character. [/p][h3]

More sick art over at Sorahn's X account!
Oh, and wishlist if you feel like it! It helps a lot! : D
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[p]5000 wishlists[/p][p]This is… a lot.

I was halfway through writing a post about 4000 wishlists and then I blinked. I honestly didn’t think we’d get here this quickly, but here we are.

So, in true awards-speech fashion, I’d like to thank:[/p]

• [p]Everyone who wishlisted (you made the number go up, and that helps more than you think)[/p]
• [p]Everyone who played the demo and gave feedback (you saved me from at least 14 bad ideas… maybe 15)[/p]
• [p]Content creators (seeing streams and videos of this game is still completely surreal)[/p]
• [p]And finally, myself, because there’s only one dev here and it's important for my self esteem.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Here's a shoutout to some of my favourite videos about SWAS. Thanks for making this way bigger than I thought it could be. You’re the best. [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h3]Could I have another wishlist, good sir?[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]