My name is Kenneth Rougeau & I'm an independent artist and video game developer, among other things. I currently live in Portland, Oregon in a crappy basement apartment (like so many other indie artists and game devs). My latest projects include an arcade game based on Plan 9 From Outer Space and a point-and-click adventure game based on Night of the Living Dead. I have a ton of other game ideas in mind as well, and not all of them are based on old b-movies :) For more information, please visit my website (or just ask!).

Report RSS Game Dev Diary #2: Putting Plan 9 Into Action

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In an effort to re-kickstart the existing Kickstarter campaign for Plan 9 From Outer Space: The Game, I have retooled the existing demo level, adding more of what we all love; shiny stuff and things that go kaboom!

NEW: In addition to the obvious enhancements, some of which are aesthetic (special effects, etc) & most of which were programmatic (extending the system to handle more than the current outer space level), I've also extended the game demo ending a bit to make it more interesting and have been working on the preliminary stages of the "Destroy Hollywood!" level to follow I'll have screenshots for you all as it comes together.

ISSUES: Unfortunately, some of the new changes have led to new bugs, which I'm sure I'll have sorted out in short order. For now, however, you may experience problems in the game demo when you play through the game & then try to start over, or if you return to the main menu from the pause screen & then try to start a new round. For the moment, the only workaround I have to offer is to restart the game executable if you're playing in stand-alone mode, or to refresh the page if you're playing online. I'll be working on fixing the glitch tonight and tomorrow, and I'll have a fresh copy of the game up just as soon as I have it working properly again. Thanks for your patience!

To show off the new additions, I've created a new Kickstarter campaign video (above) and have put together some new gameplay footage (see below), as well as some new screenshots (see even further below).

Want to help make this a great game? Help spread the word about the Plan 9 From Outer Space game & look up our Kickstarter campaign, currently underway!

Plan 9 From Outer Space gameplay

Plan 9 From Outer Space gameplay screenshot

Plan 9 From Outer Space gameplay screenshot

Plan 9 From Outer Space gameplay screenshot

Plan 9 From Outer Space gameplay screenshot

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