Hey friends
Remember when I said the previous update would probably be the last?
Anyways this update serves as a way to show quick screenshots and video, and to let you all know that I suffocated my intense feelings of cringe and managed to make a developer profile on Twitter.
I still don't know how it works but I'm going to start posting development updates there on a semi-regular basis as well.
MercySoft Twitter
One of CARNAL's biggest problems is the fact that it had pretty much no marketing, and remains one of the most obscure boomer shooters out there. If you are one of the chosen few to have played it, you can congratulate yourself for being a hipster lol.
Because of this I decided to start updating on some form of social media, just to begin raising awareness of PAGAN and maybe slowly gain an audience. Not sure how it'll work out but I'm gonna try ːsteamthumbsupː
PAGAN Update
South Africa is going through some bad energy-related issues, as in the government is turning off our electricity daily, and have been doing so for 15 years. It has come to a boiling point where for the past three months our electricity has been off for 10 hours daily.
Luckily I live in Cape Town where a different political party is in control, so they've managed to lessen the blow to the economy somewhat, but they can only do so much.
Long story short I am trying to balance work and electrical down-time while making the game. The challenges have all been external so far lol.
Here are some screenshots with flavour text:
A top view of one half of the town map. Still not finished yet.
It might come as a surprise to you reading this, but I love billboards.
Instead of using billboards to get a rise out of people playing, I'm rather gonna use them to paint just how ridiculous the 1950's era town of Crystal Falls really is. These are more for world-building and humour. I intend to offend people through other means lol.
This is an example of the type of references I'm putting in. I'll change the names on them before release for legal reasons but thought you guys might like this 1950's "game ad" billboard:
Crystal Falls is a town filled to the brim with hypocrisy paired with empty promises and fake smiles. The American Dream twisted. Basically a reflection of what was really happening in that time, but blown to the extreme with the Satanic invasion and all that :)
All locations you're seeing in these updates represent what they looked like before the town invasion, pristine and untainted. This shit will not be in a good way when you eventually play it. TRUST ME.
Conclusion
Look guys I don't need to remind you, I really don't make perfect or "good" games.
I like to think that my games are shlocky fun times. I am trying real hard to make the best experience I can make.
I'm not some artsy chode that's gonna bullshit you about how special or deep this game will be haha. Can't promise that it'll be a great game, but I do hope it'll at least be fun and memorable.
Till next time friends ːsteamthumbsupː
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