Might as well post the entire update:
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Slime, Sand, and Silver (Anniversaries)!
Greetings and salutations Shantaerians and Tinkerbackers!
Say Hello to SlimeGal!
While for most of you its been a while since our last update (sorry about that), a smaller group of Backers has been working with the dev team intensely on backer-created content for several weeks now. Today wed like to reveal the first of our Backer-Designed enemies, the SlimeGal!
The SlimeGal was designed by backer A.J., with his idea being a slime-based enemy capable of changing shape. Shes not overly malicious, just a creature looking for her next meal. A.J. walked us through several design iterations, with him writing additional thoughts, moves, and adjusting to the games needs. We worked on dozens of possible designs and color schemes, with A.J. directing us towards the version you see here. We couldnt be happier with the results, and feel that she fits wonderfully into the existing universe.
We had a ton of fun working with A.J. but were not done yet! Animation will continue to draw up key poses while the programming team proves out her base behaviors. Then well get her working in actual environments designed to maximize her move set. And when thats over, visual effects and sound design team will step in to perform their magic. A.J. sends his regards, and hopes youll love SlimeGal as much as we all do! Thank you A.J!
Your Face in Game & Your Art in Game!
Weve been making progress on Your Face in Game Backer NPCs as well, although we do need your help! Were still missing photos from two of our backers. If you backed at the Your Face in Game Reward Tier and did not receive an email, please check your spam filter or email us at
support@wayforward.com!
Yesterday was also the deadline for our "Your Art in Game" Backers to submit their fan art for the in-game Museum. We're still missing a large number of submissions from our artists so if you haven't submitted your art, please submit it ASAP. We're extending the deadline until 3/16/2015 at 11:59 PST, but after that we can't guarantee your art can be included. If you backed at the Your Art in Game Reward Tier and did not receive an email, please check your spam filter or email us at
support@wayforward.com!
Desert World Concept Art!
The team has left Mermaid World behind to work on the Desert World, the Race World, and some revisions needed for the Intro section of the game. The underwater areas have been given a lot of attention in the past months and look absolutely stellar! Here are a handful of images to enjoy.
WayForward turns 25!
Lastly wed like to invite you to celebrate WayForwards 25th birthday, which just landed on March 1, 2015. Weve been doing this for a quarter of a century and love making games for you. To help spread the love, were holding some epic sales in the coming weeks on fan-favorite games. Prices range from FREE (this is for you, Vita owners!), to 25%, 50%, and even 75% off. Some sales are restricted to certain territories, so check out our Facebook page for more details. As backers youve done plenty for us already, so well say it here DONT MISS THE FREE STUFF!!
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I have to say. Slimegal has a really cute design and some amusing attacks.