« on: July 12, 2016, 06:16:48 PM »
July: Updates From The Forge
Welcome to Updates #3, for July! As ever we've got a feast of creations and creativity on offer for you this month - take a look at what's been going on across Exilian!
Updates from UtherwaldWe've had the usual fantastic run of updates from our friends at Utherwald Press, including their June 2016 update which included some lovely new art of one of the technologically minded underclass-race of Genchi, cousins of the mysterious Windryders:Other insights into the world of Aleyska recently include us being introduced to the terrifying pack-hunters known as Cloudhaunts, a look into the Cults and Occult of the world, and the results of an Air Combat Playtest. The blogposts are all well worth reading and do a huge amount to build up the setting of Frozen Skies; do head over and take a look.
You can go and check out Utherwald's forum here.
Orange Bison goes liveOur friends at Orange Bison have launched their fantastic new website for indie game news and reviews. It's expanding rapidly and there's a huge amount of great content being pumped out there on a regular basis, so do head over and check out all the reviews they're doing if indie games are your thing! We're very much looking forward to seeing more of their stuff and hopefully collaborating with them in the coming months. Click the logo above to head over and find out more, or check out their announcement thread here.
RPG Music and StoriesA couple of stories here rolled into one. Firstly, to run alongside the Deeper & Darker forum RPG (which you can still head over and join), BearKnight has started the "Tales of Thanglaec", set to be a thread of stories and poems fleshing out the backstory of the Deeper & Darker world. You can check out the first entry, about the legendary Sunset Pistoleers, here.
Additionally to that, Jubal has been busy with his guitar creating new RPG-inspired music - ready to be used for tavern ditties and battle songs! You can find his recent creations in the Exilian thread here, and of course on the Exilian Media YouTube channel (which you should absolutely be subscribed to!) The most recent piece, the epic "Siege of Bisanyedra", surveys the wreckage after a port town is attacked by the Ogieni Royal Navy:
...and yet more musicAs if that wasn't enough music, Eric Matyas has been sharing updates on his massive and expanding library of freely available compositions! This is a huge new resource for game developers, animation creators, video makers, and more, encompassing a vast range of musical tracks and styles. The work is all freely available with credit to Eric as the author - recent tracks include the epic "Tower Defense", the sci-fi piece "Faltering Circuits", and the looping "Spooky Island". Do check them out and get them out there as part of your creative work!
You can find Eric's work at http://soundimage.org/, and you can catch up with his Exilian thread at http://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4582
A Forest Village spottedThe excellent people at Life is Feudal: Forest Village have been sharing news of their progress - the game has been greenlit already after just four days in the process, and looking at the screenshots it's not hard to see why! The game allows you to build from a small group of refugees to a thriving forest settlement on a remote island; but disease, winter, and starvation stand in your way as challenges and must be overcome. Such a rapid Greenlight success is well deserved, and we're looking forward to seeing more!You can check out their thread here.
That's all for the highlights reel of this month, folks - check back in August to see what's been going on then!
Jubal (Megadux)
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