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Strange Scaffold Update: SWOTS is Basically in Beta!

At last count, Strange Scaffold has 8 unreleased projects in development - three of which we've spoken about publicly (Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, El Paso, Elsewhere, and Witch Strandings). They're coming along smoothly, and we're really excited to show more of the awesome stu...

[SWOTS] BASICALLY BETA BUILD

Information to come in today's update, but this build is basically what it says on the tin. We've spent the last couple months working our asses off, porting the game and getting it ready for certification on all current Xbox platforms. Meanwhile, I doubled all the content in SWOTS--and doub...

YOU ARE GETTING A FREE NEW GAME IN ONE WEEK

Hello, patrons!Among the Strange Scaffold projects, I've been working on a secret successor to one of the most beloved titles I've had a hand in creating - and it's ready.I can't tell you what it is or share anything about it yet, but every patron is getting a copy of it in a week&#3...

Strange Scaffold Update: Sneak Peeks, SWOTS Progress

As evidenced by the header, we're doing some intriguing work on something that's been my game design white whale - which I finally cracked the formula for earlier this year. It's now making artistic strides to match the growing systems, and this is the first peek of this that anyone has ...

[SWOTS] This is the build where we added SO FRIGGIN' MUCH

We doubled the content currently in the game.There's progression.You can pay off opposing traders, and buy favor from them to up your reputation level.We doubled the content in the game, and firmed up a bunch of our design, and are currently translating the game into 10 languages and porting it ...

Strange Scaffold Update: SWOTS Revisions, Massive

Behold - Draculae, lord of the vampires.She's your abusive ex in El Paso Elsewhere, one of the most complex characters I've ever written, and unfortunately: hot.In general, we've been marching towards completion of our core monster and character cast for El Paso Elsewhere, and I cannot w...

Strange Scaffold Update: SWOTS Progress, New Game, and El Paso Elsewhere shenanigans!

Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator has been making an incredible amount of progress lately. Above, you'll find our personal screen--the last un-implemented tab in the game, now implemented.You can choose your face! We track how many breaths you've taken while playing the game! We graph th...

[SWOTS] This is the build where we add ORGAN STOCKS

That MS Paint personal page?GONE.You can choose your face! We track how many breaths you've taken while playing the game! We graph the value of your stock portfolio over time, your wealth accrued, and rate of reputation gain! We're keeping track of every meaningful choice you make in the gam...

[SWOTS] We fixed game saves! Which are hard!!

Heya, folks!We got some patron feedback that helped us identify some issues with the latest build - specifically, saving and loading your games, so you can continue your spacebound organ trading adventures!We have some exciting stuff on the horizon (including a fully-implemented pause menu), but the...

DOG AIRPORT GAME CODES!

Dog Airport Game comes out in 7 dang days, on May 25th, 2021. That means it's time to start gathering information so we can send y'all your complimentary codes on launch day!Even if you don't want a code and would prefer to buy the game, please fill out the form linked above just so I ca...

SWOTS Poll: Choose Our Next Update!

Heya, folks!Patrons at the $5 tier and higher just got a new build for Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator in advance of the Dog Airport Game keys that will be landing later this month, along with a status update on Strange Scaffold!TL;DR: we're announcing a game at E3 on June 5th. Dog Airport...

[SWOTS] THAT'S RIGHT; NEW SWOTS BUILD

I bet ya thought the big thing this month was just gonna be the distribution of Dog Airport Game keys for its launch on May 25th, huh?WRONG.We're announcing a game at E3 on June 5th. Dog Airport cleared its final cert barriers officially, and is releasing worldwide on PC and Xbox Series X|S on M...

COMIC RELEASE - Seat of your Plants!

Heya, folks!We're closing the first chapter of our comics adventure with a small, reflective comic about a superheroic celebrity using his last months on Earth to personally bring about a better world--starting with a face-off against a toxic chemical plant. Art by the incredible Raven Stark.Thi...

THIS IS NEARLY THE FINAL DOG AIRPORT BUILD SHHHHHHHHHH

Every secret area is implemented.Every questline is playable.Every step of your love story across the stars, and nearly every dog you'll meet in the final game...It's there.We're doing all the shenanigans to bring the game to Steam and Xbox platforms now (you'll get news on how to cl...

AHHHHHHHHH [Expansion #17]

my days and my nights are a haze of dogvelopmentthe game has more than tripled in size, in terms of content, in the last three weeksand it was already quite bigi do not have a clean list of changes, but among so many other things, we do have anti-aliasing now, which makes an unexpectedly positive di...

THIS IS ANOTHER GIANT DOG AIRPORT CONTENT BUILD SHHHHHH

all except one patron pet (from those currently submitted) is now in the gamethe universe is full of fully-functioning, polished quests and interactionsall the secret areas can be pursued and activatedalso, they're filled with unique characterswe're in the middle of doing a giant pass to mak...

THE GAME IS SO MUCH BIGGER [Expansion #16]

We just... we did a lot, man.New audio features. New quests. New items and dogs. A lot of polish on various parts of the game. Critical bugfixes for characters and secret areas - and a ton of ideas and features conceptualized early in the project that are finally being given life, like the Haunted H...

THIS IS A GIANT DOG AIRPORT CONTENT BUILD SHHHHHH

we changed so muchwe added so muchthere's been a total revision of the new user experience including a new level and tutorial (Phobos pre-renovations!), I wrote a METRIC TON of quest dogs, there are new items and sound additions and polish mechanics and you can enter the Candy Plane and the Haun...

DOG RUMBLE [Expansion #15]

Sorry, I'm excited.We're doing a bunch of polish in the ramp-up to release near the end of Spring, which means we just added controller rumble for various actions, which ALSO means that we have, of course, added special petting rumble.It feels like you are running your hand across a giant do...

THIS IS A BIG DOG POLISH BUILD SHHHHHH

You can play the game from beginning to end--and Krista no longer sounds like a dog!!She has a voice now, that sounds like a human.It makes a big difference.Speaking of polish, we've added a ton in this build as we ramp up for release near the end of spring. There's rumble, for the controlle...

[SWOTS] THIS IS BUILD #2 SHHHHHH

"Xalavier!", I hear you cry. "How is this Build #2 when we've only played Build #0?!"I-I don't know, man.I'm tired.It's just build #2, now.Build #2s, all the way down.--Xalavier

Space Warlord Music Updater! [Expansion #1]

We've got a NEW BUILD for Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, y'all!It includes systemic and bespoke content created in our first-ever development livestream (now available on YouTube), as well as a seamless soundtrack feature. All of our many, many minutes of dynamic music are now cyclin...

Beginning of the End [Expansion #14]

Sorry for the text-only update this time. It's hard to look at Dog Airport Game just now, to be perfectly honest.You can play it from beginning to end.There's a lot of game to still make, to be clear. But the fact that you can play it from beginning to end - follow every chapter of your stor...

THIS IS THE STORY-COMPLETE BUILD SHHHHHHH

You can play the game from beginning to end.We're starting to get sounds in for items and actions. You'll hear footsteps and jumps and throws. The orb has become more terrifying, if that was possible. Each airport has a secret area, and those will be filled with content - or already have con...

GAME ANNOUNCEMENT - Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

SPACEWARLORDORGANTRADINGSIMULATORThat's right y'all - among the slate of Strange Scaffold stuff quietly developing alongside Dog Airport Game, I've been making a sci-fi body horror market tycoon.BEHOLD, THE WONDERFUL KEY ART (courtesy of Judith McCroary).You are an Organ Trader, the funn...

[SWOTS] THIS IS BUILD #0 SHHHHH

There's a new game afoot - which means a new series of builds!The core game loop (TAKE ON CLIENTS -> FIND THE ITEM THEY NEED -> PURCHASE THEIR ITEM -> FULFILL THE REQUEST -> REPEAT) is present and extremely compelling, along with a number of other mechanics that support this core. Some organs af...

Tutorial Time!! [Expansion #13]

WE'VE GOT AN INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL SEQUENCE.IT WAS ONLY HALF AS PAINFUL AS I EXPECTED IT TO BE, WE HOPE YOU LIKE IT, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU DIG KRISTA AS MUCH AS WE DO.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.Aside from that huge milestone, big victories were also won for project optimization and workflow, over...

THIS IS THE SIXTH ALPHA BUILD SHHHHHHH

It's tutorial time!! When you start a game, you'll begin in a cage created by Cage Dog, trapped with your fiancée. Then - you're off to the races! The world is your oyster. Insert cliche about travel here.We made a lot of optimization and backend improvements for this build, but having ...

Dog Mod - Complete! [Expansion #12]

HELLO.WHY DO WE ALWAYS MEET WHEN IT'S PAST 3 AM.Short update text today. We made it so dogs and cats and any other lovely animal we decide to include in the game at some point can be affected in a bunch of ways, by a bunch of items.Make dogs magical, stinky, confused, cold, hot, jazzy (complete ...

THIS IS THE FIFTH ALPHA BUILD SHHHHHHH

WE ADDED A TON OF STUFF AGAIN.THE DOG MOD SYSTEM HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY FLESHED OUT TO LAUNCHABLE STATE. DOGS CAN BE CONFUSED AND JAZZY AND ROCK OUT AND SUCH, AND THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE IT SO BECAUSE GOSH DO A BUNCH OF OUR ITEMS MAKE STUFF HAPPEN WITH DOGS.ALSO THE UMBRELLA HELPS YOU DEFY G...