Happy Holidays!
about 9 years ago – Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:13:45 PM

Hey Battle Chefs! As 2014 winds down, it's time for a brief  BCB update!

Backer Kit

85% of you are good to go, but there are still some slowpokes who will be getting another email from Backer Kit. Please fill out the survey! We're hoping to lock down pledge and add-on changes in the first few months of 2015 so that we can start manufacturing and shipping physical rewards!

Onward

We've been busy with a bunch of systems, all with the goal of having a solid demo game loop by the Game Developer's Conference in early March. To that end, Eric put together a rough 3-layer Village environment. Our plan is for this area to provide a change of pace compared to the chaos of each tournament cookoff. The Village will be one of the key ways in which we can showcase more of the world and characters. Here's Mina in the black and white test scene:

We also recently whipped out the construction paper and scissors to help us rapidly prototype some cooking system changes. Cooking was getting too complex for players to manage while hunting, so we're experimenting with some changes that will make it more understandable at a glance while retaining the open-ended nature of TV cooking competitions. Paper prototyping is wonderful because it lets us run through many situations without having to program all the rulesets.

Thank you and Happy Holidays

Each and every one of you made our 2014 a year to remember. We can't thank you enough, but hopefully some great aprons and t-shirts will help :) We hope you all have a wonderful end of the year and we'll see you in 2015!

BK & Combat Upgrades
over 9 years ago – Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 06:48:02 AM

Hey Battle Chefs! Here's a brief reminder with a tiny combat update :)

Stern Reminder

If you haven't filled out your BackerKit survey, do so! We've almost reached a 75% response rate, but we want you all to at least have your names in the credits. You'll be able to consider add-ons for a few more months before we lock everything down, but the sooner we get accurate counts for everything the better :) Thank-you to everyone who has filled out the BackerKit survey already!

If you haven't filled out your survey, you will receive a reminder email from BackerKit shortly.

Skills and Spells

Our plan is for each chef to have a variety of skills and spells in the Kitchen and Arena for you to earn and choose from. I've been hard at work getting a few combat ones working for Mina so that we can start testing the combinations.

Whirlwind - Along with the throwing knives we showed off last time, Whirlwind lets you hunt at a distance. Great for tackling groups of monsters!

Block - this will probably be standard since it fits so nicely into the combat system. Remember, though, that not all attacks can be blocked. The Dragon doesn't mind a little extra resistance.

Stun Dive - This is one of my favorite new attacks! Without upgrades, it doesn't do any damage, but it will stun any monsters you hit. Don't you love my programmer-art stun effect?

Until next time, Battle Chefs! Fill out your surveys!

BackerKit!
over 9 years ago – Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:55:30 AM

Hello there Battle Chefs! The end of the campaign sure was a whirlwind, but I think we all survived!

BackerKit

Amazon has processed the funds, so it's time for you to tell us what name you'd like in the credits, your t-shirt size, what color your apron should be, and more!

We will be sending an email with a special link to BackerKit surveys. It is important that when you receive the survey, you get it back to us as quickly as you can. Our ability to make an order depends on receiving this information. Filling out your BackerKit survey is not required, but will help out our project tremendously, and help us get your rewards out to you quicker.

You do not need to make a login and password to fill out your survey, just fill it out and you’re all good to go!

In the BackerKit survey, please answer any questions we may have regarding your pledge, provide shipping information, pay for international shipping if you forgot, and if you want you can even order more items or “add-ons”. You do not have access to this link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

If you’ve decided later that you filled out something wrong in the survey, you can actually go back and change it anytime before I announce the cut off date for changes.

If you use your Facebook login for your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit invite will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. If you have another email you prefer it to be sent to, please click on this support link: https://battle-chef-brigade.backerkit.com/contacts/new

That's it! Please check your email for the BackerKit email! If you have any questions feel free to email [email protected] and I'll straighten things out :)

What's Trinket doing?

Working on the game (and partying with Ben at his wedding)! Now that we're all back to work, Ben is updating the cooking system and Tom is upgrading the combat system. Eric drew a bunch of new attacks for Mina and has been sketching out some ideas for the "story areas" of the game. Our plan is for each chef's fighting style to be customizable to your liking. If you want to play as a more range-focused rogue, check out the Dagger Throw and Tornado abilities!

Until next time, Battle Chefs! Keep an eye out for those BackerKit surveys and get them back to us! Feel free to throw in some extra money for an apron or physical art book as well ;)

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