Esports13 Apr 2023Unwording launches on April 27th!Hi! My new game Unwording comes out on April 27th! Unwording is a narrative-driven puzzle game about overcoming negative self-talk. Embark on an uplifting journey through the mind of Tom - Solve word puzzles, explore his neighborhood through multiple perspectives, and help Tom overcome his negative thought patterns as he finds a new perspective on life. It launches on April 27th. Be sure to wis…
Hi everyone! If you haven't heard yet, I've been hard at work on my next title - Unwording: A narrative-driven puzzle game about negative thoughts, and how they change our perception of the world. This is a short, experimental title that manages to tell a story without a single word of dialogue. Check it out and wishlist it here - Here's the announcement trailer - As always, thanks for the supp…
Hi The long-awaited v1.6 patch is now live! Check out the comparison video here - Fixes include: Major- - Overhauled first person movement. - Improved navigation in cramped indoor spaces. - Transparent walls that keep Sid always visible. - Free camera that can be rotated in every scene. - Improved visuals. - Tighter writing and dialogs. - Improved camera rotation with the controller. Minor- - B…
Hi As you may have noticed, Forgotten Fields suffered from a rough launch and didn't perform as well as I would've hoped. A lot of these were mistakes and oversights from my end and having spent a few months away from the project, I have a decent idea regarding the things that went wrong and could be improved. It's unfortunately left a bit of a sour taste, and I wish to fix that and improve the…
Hi! Patch v1.5 is live now, with the following fixes: * Fixed: Textures don't load on some Mac machines, and are instead replaced by pink objects. * Fixed: Camera rotation in the first scene is over sensitive. -Armaan
Hi! Here are the fixes included in patch v1.4: · Fixed: The camera in the dungeon sequence is too sensitive. · Fixed: Issues with colliders in the first-person beach swimming scene. · Fixed: Issues with Bek in the dungeon sequence. -Armaan
Hi! Here are the fixes included in patch v1.3a: Major improvements: · Fixed: Camera rotation for some players is too sensitive and spins out of control, especially when using the mouse · Fixed: Trees, walls and roofs often obstruct the player's view of Sid, especially when in Ethan's house. Most objects and trees now fade out when Sid is blocked from view by them. · Fixed: The camera rotation w…
Hi! A number of issues regarding the camera have been reported. These are mainly: 1. For many users, the camera rotation seems to be too sensitive or it spins out of control, especially with the mouse. 2. At many points, the player's view of Sid is obstructed by a wall, roof, tree etc. A fix has been identified for the first issue and will be implemented in the upcoming v1.3 patch. More interes…
Hi! For the final day of LudoNarraCon, we have a dev Q&A where you can ask me anything related (or not!) to Forgotten Fields, Rainswept, game development or just games in general! Time: April 26th, 11:00 AM PST The Q&A will be held on Fellow Traveller's Discord (the company behind LNC) and will be live here: See you there, and hope you enjoyed the 4 days of Forgotten Fields @ LudoNarraCon! -Armaan
Hi! LIVE NOW! For day 3 of Ludonarracon, we have something really cool and special :) The soundtrack from Forgotten Fields will be broadcast, along with chill, atmospheric scenes from the game. This will be set to loop throughout the day (or as long as possible) so hop in at any time, chill out and listen to the tracks while soaking in the game's atmosphere, or just leave it running in the back…
Hi! Here are the fixes included in patch v1.2 for issues reported by players: · Fixed: Sid can interact with the other cows in the field outside Ethan's house, and start a cutscene out of order. · Fixed: Sid can pet the dog from outside Ethan's house. · Fixed: At some points the triggers blocking off the roads outside Ethan's house reappear and stop player movement beyond those points. · Attemp…
Hi! On day 2 of LudoNarraCon, join Dustflower again as she continues her playthrough of Forgotten Fields! Broadcast URL: The stream will be run by Dustflower - Check out her streams and socials here: Twitter: @_Dustflower_ Facebook: YouTube: Day 3 will have a stream of the soundtrack from the game, combined with soothing visuals and ambient sounds from Forgotten Fields. Learn more here (links t…
Hi I'm excited to share that Forgotten Fields will be exhibiting during Ludonarracon, from April 23 - 26! As part of this, there will be an event during each day of the digital convention, with the first of those being a gameplay stream. Time: April 23rd 10:30 AM PT The broadcast will be live at: The stream will be run by Dustflower - Check out her streams and socials here: Twitter: @_Dustflowe…
v1.1b is a quick hotfix that fixes the following issue: · During the QTEs when jumping over rocks in the beach scene, the QTE for jumping back to the previous rock automatically pops up everytime the player makes a jump. -Armaan
Hi v1.1a is a small hotfix for the following issue: · Fixed: Looking at one of the books in Ethan's house can cause the camera to become stuck in "book view". -Armaan
Hi! Here are the fixes included in patch v1.1 for the issues reported by players: · Fixed: Player can move Sid's head around in the first-person car drive section. · Fixed: The fisherman near the boat can't be talked to when the player is supposed to fetch glasses. · Fixed: If you miss cloth stuck in the tree QTE the first time, then the flashing QTE indicator can become stuck on the screen. ·…
Here's a list of bug reports raised by players, for which fixes are in the works: · Player can move Sid's head around in the first-person car drive section. · Reloading the game at the phone section in Sid's house can make the phone un-interactable. · Talking to Aish again after she asks you to get the glasses (without talking to the fisherman) can make the fisherman un-interactable. · If you m…
Hey everyone I just wanted to say - thank you for buying and playing Forgotten Fields, for the love and support, and for leaving reviews! I sincerely hope you've enjoyed it. Forgotten Fields is a very personal and simple game, and I have been filled with doubts about whether anyone would relate to a game this specific and personal. So it means everything when I hear someone say that they're lov…
Hi! We finally have a release date - April 14! That's less than 20 days from now! To celebrate, here's a new teaser trailer: The game has come a long, long way from the initial idea that began around late 2019. Thank you for playing the demo, for your feedback and for your love and support- I can't wait to finally share the game with you! -Armaan
Hi! Due to an issue with the beach scene, the previously promised behind the scenes look has been replaced with a playthrough - this will also show a new scene and a cool new location (pictured below) that begins right after the demo ends! Baz (also the cool developer of the cool upcoming game Don't Stare) was kind enough to help me out here and record a playthrough for the event! Check out his…
Hi everyone! On January 24, at 4:00 PM GMT/ 8:00 AM PDT, I will be broadcasting a behind the scenes look at some new locations from Forgotten Fields! UPDATE : Due to an issue with the beach scene, the behind the scenes look has been replaced with a playthrough - this will also show a new scene and a cool new location (pictured below) that begins right after the demo ends! Baz (also the cool dev…
Hello everyone! A very Merry Christmas and soon, - a happy new year to you guys! It's been a long time since the last update. The good news is that this is because I was completely immersed and caught up in the development of the game, and now we're very, very close to getting it finished! The complete story and all the puzzles, dialogs, etc have been finished, and I'm now working on the epilog…
Hi! It's been a long while since the last devlog. True to the themes of Forgotten Fields' story, gathering momentum and and keeping work going at a steady pace can sometimes be really difficult, and - for me - if the core development work isn't flowing along at a quick pace, writing devlogs/ marketing etc becomes lower priority and falls by the wayside. But having kept up development through th…
Hi! I've spent a lot of time working on the scene that the Forgotten Fields demo ends on - Ethan's house and the surrounding neighborhood area. A lot of that time has been spent on making this place feel atmospheric, warm and alive. Fun backstory - the vibe of this place has been inspired by a random dead end road that my friends and I discovered after we got lost and took a wrong turn. It's a…
Hello! A lot of progress has been made since the last devlog. I've spent the last week or so working on one of the most important exciting scenes of the game - the beach! (Btw, I've saved the best part for the end of this post, so make sure to read till the end! BUT, skip it if you'd rather discover it yourself in the full game release :) ) Visuals One of the things I love about making games is…
Hi! The latest patch (v0.1.3a) brings some major gameplay changes to the demo. After taking player feedback, and working on later levels of the game, I gained a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the gameplay in Forgotten Fields. For starters, the janky first person "mindspace" sections have been removed. It was obvious that these were the weakest parts of the game and were…
Just a quick update to let you guys know that Forgotten Fields is a part of the Yogscast Tiny Teams festival! If you haven't played the demo yet, try it out now! Or if you have, go check out some of the other great games and exclusive demos that are a part of this festival: The demo for Forgotten Fields can be found here- See you next time! Armaan
Hi! Welcome to the first devlog for Forgotten Fields! During the development of Rainswept, I kept quite a regular and detailed record of development through posts like these (24 of them!) and they were great not only for sharing information about my development process, but were also a great way of arranging my own thoughts about the game and feelings about the game's development. Kind of like…
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