OddFauna : Secret of the TerraBeast

The Final Steps Before Alpha 🔑
about 2 years ago – Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 01:25:48 AM

Dear OddFauna fans,

Today, I’m writing to you to say OddFauna Alpha progress continues, and it’s going well, but sadly Alpha access won’t be available by the end of this month. Unfortunately, I’m dealing with some things that are out of my control.

Happily, I’ve worked out how to best deploy the Alpha on Steam so that should not be an issue when it’s time to launch. You should know: it’s going to take some time to be able to deliver Steam keys to everyone. I appreciate your patience when I dole out those keys. Along with the keys, I plan to also include a helpful “how-to-guide” on Steam keys for those who may be unfamiliar. If you’ve never used Steam and are awaiting OddFauna Alpha, please download Steam now and start getting acquainted!

After internal play-testing, there are still a few items that I want to be able to include with the first Alpha build before I deliver it to you all. This includes an updated opening, reworking the blight (the primary antagonist in the game), and including the world growing mechanic. While Alpha is an admitted early version of the game, I still want your first hands-on with OddFauna to be a great experience. That’s really important to me.

While I’m not able to give an exact date for when Alpha will launch, we are talking weeks, and not months. To be honest, it has been stressful. I don’t want to let people down. However, to maintain my mental health, it’s been helpful to focus on getting the work done and not focusing on the deadline.

I’m going to step aside from email, social, and discord while I focus on the Alpha development and launch, but I will continue to have help in that department with our terrific Discord mods.

Thank you so much for understanding. I would love to get this Alpha to you as soon as possible, but I want to make sure that even this early version of the game is right. We’re an incredibly small team (myself, Emma, and our part-time freelancer), and we’re grateful for your patience and for your loyal support. Thank you!

See the attached animated gif of some new OddFauna as a little something to tide you over in the meantime!

 
Gratefully yours,

Cliff

We are on track to making our Alpha goal! 🌟
about 2 years ago – Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 10:55:29 PM

Hello OddFauna fans!

Cliff here. First off, thank you again for following along with our OddFauna journey. This past month of January has been a serious, heads-down affair as I prepare the Alpha version of the game. I’ve been grinding, and it’s been a bit draining, but I’m so thrilled to be able to share this initial version of the game very soon.

For those who have been patiently waiting, I am planning on starting OddFauna Alpha access at the end of February. If you supported at the Alpha Beast (or above) level on Kickstarter or added Alpha access on Backerkit, keep your eyes peeled for an official announcement of the exact release date soon.

The truly exciting part of my recent work on the game is the addition of new OddFauna! Much more than just NPCs on the TerraBeast, these new OddFauna will help you dig, speed along, float, fly, grow plants, and otherwise traverse the TerraBeast. These new friends really open up a whole new world of gameplay, and I can’t wait to be able to share them with you soon.

If you haven’t discovered our Discord yet please check it out! I’m planning on starting some live streaming events of OddFauna gameplay on Discord soon. Even if you don’t have Alpha access, you’ll be able to get a much better sense of the game through these livestreams –  so you don’t want to miss out on those!

You’ll be especially interested in our discord if you’re an Alpha level supporter because we have a special section of channels to discuss Alpha with other OddFauna fans.

I’ll update you all again soon, but until then, take care and stay safe! We’re grateful to have you here.

Your friend on the TerraBeast,

Cliff

New Year, New OddFauna! 🎉🎊
over 2 years ago – Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 07:45:10 AM

Hi Friends!

Hope you’re all having a great start to the New Year! Emma and I managed to have a nice break from development and enjoyed some family time. Not only was the break relaxing, it also helped us gain some focus. 

I’ve been back in the studio this past week (and sneaking in some work the week before that). The Alpha build is really coming along. We now have proper graphic settings that will help the game run on as many people’s computers as possible. This optimization was one of my main concerns with releasing the Alpha. I’ve also optimized a number of materials and more in order to boost performance, but there’s still lots to do!

Additionally, we’ve been prototyping some new OddFauna to be added to the game. You’ll be able to befriend them and unlock their gameplay abilities to aid in your quest.

Here are some of the new OddFauna that we’ve been working on: (although they’re not all properly named yet)

Fire Toad: A friendly toad that breathes fire. Useful for when you need a light.

Waterling: An outgoing and helpful beach creature that can suck up massive amounts of water.

Terrawurm: A silly and warm friend that allows you to terraform the ground.

Bees (pink): Handy companions that will help you grow plants.

Terrabeetle: (not pictured) A huge beetle-like creature that you can ride and allows you to excavate precious rocks and other mining resources.

And we’ve got a couple more new additions to introduce, but I’ll save them for later!

I’ve got new gameplay videos coming soon, but for now: back to work! Have a great week, everyone. Thanks for following along. 

Your friend on the Terrabeast,

Cliff

Alpha Testing Update
over 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 12:05:00 AM

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Physical Reward Update!🎁✨
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 12:04:17 AM

Hello Beastly Friends!

We have exciting news! Most of our Physical Reward are ready to ship out!

Terrabeast Pins, Bandanas, Sticker Packs and Original Art are ready to go out at the end of the month. I've been busy packing everything up and am so happy to finally get these goodies into your hot little hands! Please be sure that your address is up to date if you're expecting a physical item. You'll also be receiving an email next week to confirm and lock your address.

Now for the less exciting news, 

The world is experiencing major delays (Read Kickstarter's Supply Chain Disruption Article Here), we are in the middle of a massive global shipping crisis, which is affecting manufacturing all across the board, including us. This means we don't have an estimated shipping date yet for our "Ride" Collector Statue.

Our team at Level 52 is on it and are doing everything they can to get these beauties made. It's just going to take a lot longer than we initially anticipated.  We will keep you updated with any information as soon as we receive it. 

We really appreciate your patience and understanding.

Stay cozy,

Emma