Just Us
Happy Holidays!
New gameplay trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTd_UHfGAPs
DEV UPDATE #7
Dear steam users..
It's been a while since the last update, a lot has been updated, changed, removed, modified, scrapped, re-worked, changed again.. but the game is not dead!
I know a lot of people are frustrated that the game has not been released yet and I can understand that, however, the goal with the game was never to release a quickly hacked-together early access game that is barely playable.
Timeframe
Developing games take time, a lot of time, more time than I had anticipated when the release date was set to 2018. A lot of this has to do with the fact I stated above, I don't want to release as quickly as possible. And the release of Just Us will not see the light of day until it's ready.
There is currently no time frame, it solely depends on how well the internal testing goes, as you can read down below.
Lack of updates
One of the reason for the lack of updates is that a lot of work that has been done is not visual things.
What you've been seeing in videos and screenshots was from a concept game that was far from being ready for the public, there is a huge difference between a concept and a consumer ready game.
The current state
Internal testing of the game has begun, the testing is divided up into modules or testing phases where we test different areas of the game. Instead of releasing a full scale alpha, we can test smaller portions of the game, fine-tuning each system as we move on to the next.
When we've worked through each of the systems and determined that they are stable and working as intended, there will be a broader and more public testing phase of the game, before the release of early access.
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NEW TEASER
In case you're not a subscriber on the youtubes, you can find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgAmlpJfzcA
Have a great weekend!
DEV UPDATE #6
New Gameplay Video!
Today I'm happy to release a brand new gameplay video, it's probably not the most action packed gameplay video you've ever seen, but hey, sometimes it's nice with a relaxing boat ride too ;-)
I don't really have much else to update you about, mostly working on level/world design (it takes up a HUGE amount of time)
I hope you like it!
(Also please remember, it's a work in progress, not in a finished state by any means)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iqohAESGAY
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https://justusgame.com
DEV UPDATE #5
Work Work
Oh boy, it's been a while since the last update! I hope you all have had a great holiday and that 2018 will be even more awesome than the previous year!
The biggest culprit for my absence is well, the above, and that I've been mostly working on "behind the scenes"-stuff, with that I mean, coding and world/level-design.
Some of the functions and features in Just Us have been in a prototype state, this is usually the initial state when working on something new for any game, you hack something together to see if it'll work, and to know if it's something you want to spend your time on.
After the hack-and-slash coding you begin refactoring the code, making it usable on a production level, now this, is where I've spent most of my time for the past few months.
Writing/Re-writing thousands and thousands of lines of c++ code takes a while, so please bare with me :)
With that said, I do have some visual updates for you!
Structural integrity
This is a new feature that I announced today, I wasn't going to include any "advanced" structural integrity for buildings, but I decided to hack something together and see the result, I'm pretty happy with it and I hope that you like it too, as always, I'm happy to receive your feedback! Please note, this is still a work in progress!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=attj1ZVZGGU
The feature that no one asked for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVZ5jEjmEO8
I'll let the video speak for itself ;)
If you want to stay up to date with my progress and development, check out my twitter & facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/justusgame/
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https://justusgame.com
DEV UPDATE #4
Quests Trading & NPCs
I've realized that QUEST is the wrong word here, this is more like NPC trading rather than traditional questing
First off I would like to thank everyone for their continued support & feedback that you keep throwing my way, it really helps :)
So let's get to it, in this update I want to talk a little about the latest updates that I've been working on, namely Quests Trading & NPCs!
Bringing the world to Life
I've given it a lot of thought on how to bring the world of Just Us to life, and not make it feel like you're completely alone (that's what the story mode is about). I realized that the Survival mode of the game doesn't have to follow the same rules and guidelines as the Story mode.
I first gave birth to regular NPC traders, that would spawn in the world and that you could trade with, which then evolved into also making QuestTrading NPCs. Now, this is where I'm currently undecided
NPC traders, sure
Quest Trading NPCs, not sure
QuestsTrading NPCs or not?
What do YOU think? Do you want Quest Trading NPCs?
Check out the video below for a simple demonstration that I made, it also has some facial animation testing on display:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoorUhNod4
If you want to stay up to date with my progress and development, check out my twitter & facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/justusgame/
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https://justusgame.com
DEV UPDATE #3
Horse Armor & Equipment!
Introducing Horse Armor & Equipment!
This time, I'm introducing you to 2 new unannounced features that I've been working on, and I'm quite excited for both!
Down below I'm showcasing a quick demo of a work in progress system for your horse! Which will enable you to craft horse armor & equipment to better protect your horse(s).
As an example, you'll be able to craft bags and equip them on your horse to store items & equip them with different tiers of armor for better protection against enemies & weather. There are however, some drawbacks while doing so, more details on this later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsXDuCRtDD4
GRINDING STONES
I'm happy to announce less garbage collection!
The grinding stone is a machinery you can craft and place in the world that will allow you to grind/sharpen tools, weapons and even ammo!
An example is sharpening arrows to increase their damage slightly, or if you have a worn down axe, you can use this tool to increase it's quality again!
I will introduce you to other methods of repairing stuff at a later date, but for now, this will have to do :)
If you want to stay up to date with my progress and development, check out my twitter & facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/justusgame/
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DEV UPDATE #2
The latest news is that I just recently released a new gameplay video, featuring the Zombies game mode!
I know there are a lot of mixed feelings when it comes to zombies, you either hate them, or you love them, this is why I've made this game mode OPTIONAL. If you like Zombies, you can have them, if not, I'm not going to force them onto you.
Zombies are not part of the main game/the story, but when I asked my followers if they would like to see a separate Zombie game mode, the results were in the likes of 70% yes, 30% no.
Zombie mechanics are quite easy to make, so why not? Personally, I don't mind them. But I also didn't want to make another zombie game.
The video is available on youtube, check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIxdFwtsW2A
DEV UPDATE #1
You can read it here: https://justusgame.com/index.php/food-decay-system/