Ameba

[hombreimaginario]

P.S. so many dc news right now somethimes there is no time even to post a comment.

I know, right? It's an exciting year to be a DC fan

[sverige-warrior]

P.S. so many dc news right now somethimes there is no time even to post a comment.

I know, right? It's an exciting year to be a DC fan

oh boy isnt it next year is starting to look good too

[hombreimaginario]

We shared this image last night on our Facebook and Twitter accounts...



"Script for our first demo is finished. See you at RetroBarcelona!"

[Blai]

Nice! can't wait to go!

I'll share some photos and impressions here for you guys

[DarkSynbios]

We shared this image last night on our Facebook and Twitter accounts...



"Script for our first demo is finished. See you at RetroBarcelona!"

Send us some photos and videos please!

[hombreimaginario]

Chui's notes on Ameba code/puzzles/scripts and whatnot

[hombreimaginario]

I hope the mods don't mind if I copy this here too as my comment in the Ghost Blade thread was about Ameba and Xenocider as well.
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Nobody seems to know for sure how many copies a typical dc game sells. Iv'e heard 3 to 4,000 copies bandied about before and thought that this might be the average?

According to Rene from Hucast IIRC, the average is about 2000 DC users/fan active enough to buy new releases, so about 2000 copies can be considered quite a success. If Sturmwind sold 5000, well, kudos to them, I think it was well deserved. I'm a big fan of Duranik and am looking forward to their next release.

Personally, this is one of our main concerns regarding regarding Xenocider but specially Ameba as our goal is to release it for Saturn as well, and we honestly have no idea what the real demand for that would be in the end. It's something we need to calculate carefully as both the coding and the manufacturing will be far more complicated (and expensive).

On the other hand, Pier Solar and Elysian Shadows are big success stories, but they had managed to build a huge community/following before launching their Kickstarter campaigns, so there were many collectors or simply curious users who wished to own a copy, even if they don't plan to ever opening it. Obviously what buyers want to do with their copies is not the creator's business, just reaching the funding needed to finish the game, so these "completist collectors" can be a big help.

[wrathofkhan]

^^^^I guess ye might try a pre-order system or kickstarter? That way you can gauge advance sales.

[hombreimaginario]

^^^^I guess ye might try a pre-order system or kickstarter? That way you can gauge advance sales.

We cannot open preorders for a product if we are not positive we can really guarantee a certain price / conditions / quality / etc. We are currently exploring options for surpassing the Saturn security and whatnot, but we will need a rough estimation of the number of copies to be made before we can set a price...


Let's keep the feedback coming, guys, please

[Wrath of Khan]

^^^^I guess ye might try a pre-order system or kickstarter? That way you can gauge advance sales.

We cannot open preorders for a product if we are not positive we can really guarantee a certain price / conditions / quality / etc. We are currently exploring options for surpassing the Saturn security and whatnot, but we will need a rough estimation of the number of copies to be made before we can set a price...


Let's keep the feedback coming, guys, please

Have ye got a rough budget estimate for xenocider? Or are ye going to build a demo first and then take it from there?
I guess xenocider could be more expensive to make than your average dreamcast indie game. I hope ye can pull it off.
Let us know how ye get on with the saturn and running ameba on there.