SnowballZ dev-blog

After a short break we get back to you with more news flashes: Things are really gaining on speed right now and we are more busy than ever!

Thing that will probably interest you most: new features have been added to the overall game design. We have now introduced concepts of several different neutral units that will wander around the game world: either willing to join you or attack you. Obviously we can’t tell you too much (why waste the surprise?), but one of the featured creatures will be the fierce skua bird, natural enemy of the penguin. You will either engage it in battle or set forth on many exciting campaigns - it all depends on the mood a given skua will be in!

Did I mention that the penguins are now able to talk? I did? But I certainly did not tell you about the penguins SINGING! That’s right folks. Not only will the penguins entertain you with funny and witty chats, they will also sing you a tune or two when they’re in good mood! Trust me people, when the game is out, you will probably spend the first couple of hours just idling, standing there and waiting for the penguins to do their regular stuff when they’re bored!

On more technical side: we’re currently at the stage of major cleanup and reorganization. Old documentation is being refreshed and updated with new features, we’re planning the testing of every specific game component in detail and obviously: still looking for a publisher Also, for the past couple of days we’ve come up with solutions to ease the download/installation process for Windows users. Surprisingly for us, it turned out to be a bit more confusing than we thought at first!

Most of the development has been done on the backend side of the game, so there is really not much to show right now. What we can say is that the gameplay is improving, penguins are cuter and they move/behave more naturally now.  Be sure to check out this blog within a couple of days to see the official market description of SnowballZ.  By the way: did I mention that we have devised a cunning and catchy tagline?

More to come… soon.

/Krzysztof