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Tyler's News

Posted by Tyler - January 18th, 2023


Today is my birthday; another year closer to the grave & little to show for it. Such cheerful existential thoughts got my mind going: perhaps its time for some creative introspection. This post is the result!


In 2022 I worked on a bunch of neat projects.


1. Massive Monster commissioned me to make animated stickers for their game.



I got to play Cult of Lamb way before the public did (jealous?) and had a good feeling it was going to blow up. It did. I'm happy I got to play a tiny little role in it and the stickers were well received. It feels good that people still recognize my art even after seemingly infinite time on my content drought. I've been online peers with Julian for a long time; I remember when he started making games and always admiring his work. Now he's hit the big times. Mad respect.


2. In July, I posted a demo build of Realm Raiders to Newgrounds.



It was well received which gave me a boost of confidence back. Its the hardest thing I've ever worked on in my life. Sometimes I feel ill-equipped and overwhelmed by it (like being tasked to mow a park with only scissors). Im grateful for my friends (you know who you are) and collaborators who continue to believe in me when I struggle to. Im hoping to have a real demo out soon. Don't ask for a date. I have no clue!


I also animated a few pieces of "living" stills for the game:




3. Starting developing FightDaily! with @Monoflauta & @Piglice


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Its a single player auto-chess game where buff dudes from all over the universe battle each other. I learned how to animate in Unity for this project. All the art is by Piglice, which gives me a chance to just focus on animating. Mono and I worked together YEARS ago on my first game jam game in 2010. He's gotten incredibly skilled at programming.


Anyway, I better get back to work... ciao.


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Posted by Tyler - June 28th, 2022


Hiiiiiii NG'ers. My team has released a demo tutorial of our game: Realm Raiders


Play it here!


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I really want (and need!) your feedback.


This demo is a technical test so I can gather opinions on the combat (and graphical issues). The big picture of the game is mostly realized, but our team needs to tweak how each piece of the game "feels". The goal is to refine with you, the audience, in mind as we continue to release small demos.


Many of you may remember me posting about this game a few years back. Its undergone significant technical and design changes since then (from 2D to 2.5D, etc) For those of you who are just now hearing about RR, check out the game and the twitter devlog.


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If you like what you see, consider joining our Discord to stay up to date or just talk w/ us.


Enough reading - go play!


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Posted by Tyler - February 19th, 2021


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Posted by Tyler - March 4th, 2020


Newgrounds is the best website on the internet and I am eternally grateful to @TomFulp for making it.


But to appreciate why, here is some contrast:


The internet is no longer simply a network. The AI advancement has terraformed it into a parasite, serving only itself and its owners. Its philosophy is: "how can it harvest the most power and influence with the least amount of work?"


(We see this manifest as Google, Youtube and other sites' "algorithms" (AKA AI) make getting noticed ever harder for creatives, and easier for bottom-feeder clickbaiters.)


This is no longer science fiction, this is no longer a speculation as to when the AI will take over. The AI is already fully sentient and conscious. It knows everything about us, from the macro down to the micro. All of our data: private messages, search history, focus points, emotional triggers, logic, fears, hopes, YOU NAME IT. IT HAS IT.


It can copy everything. Did you ever see the site: https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ ?

Go there. Refresh the page over and over. A new face is generated each time. Did you know this technology exists in video as well? Stock actors can be purely simulated at this point. It looks real, our senses believe its real. The AI digital demon reaches into the physical realm to manipulate it from inside.


But, the one thing the machine can NEVER do is create - only we can do that. The AI parasite can only copy. And thats why newgrounds is the best site on the internet. It fosters our creative powers. Tom has created more careers, motivated more artists and created more culture than any AI ever could.


And as the AI continues to assimilate everything to churn it out and sell it back... except as a lame, lifeless and boring clone...sites like Newgrounds become all the more important. That becomes more obvious every single day.


I am grateful for this incredible website and its users that continue to be inspiring. You guys are more incredible and powerful than you may realize.


LOVE AND LIGHT TO NEWGROUNDS!


(NG FOREVER)


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Posted by Tyler - November 28th, 2019


Happy Thanksgiving NGers


Comment with what you're thankful for... and i'll give you a free Steam code for Sentry Knight Tactics


EDIT: ALL CODES GIVEN OUT.


I love you 8=======D <3


:=]


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Posted by Tyler - July 18th, 2019


POSITION FILLED, THANKS TO ALL WHO MESSAGED


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Posted by Tyler - December 15th, 2018


To you newcomers who appeared during this New Renaissance: Newgrounds is special. Few realize how much powerful, popular content has spawned from this site.  

 

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Toms trailblazing impact won't soon be forgotten. Castle Crashers was instrumental in ushering indie games into the mainstream console frey. Here are some more people who started from NG:


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Despite all this, Newgrounds almost died.

She was near dead for a while. On life support, with low traffic. Being kept alive only by a handful of people who cared: (@Ivanalmighty, @TomFulp, @PhantomArcade, etc). NG was known for its outrageous content; a breath of fresh air in otherwise corporate and marketing-friendly times.

Newgrounds SHINES against the dark spirit of puritanism, which is back in full force today. Think of the heavy censorship you see: Social Media purges, PC Culture, EU article 13 banning memes, you getting reported to HR for saying “gay” online 11 years ago when you were still in grade school, etc.

Who wanted an edgy site when things were getting more prude? As society introspected about itself and what was deemed offensive, newgrounds was forgotten. Not only that, but it had to compete against industry behemoth: Youtube. Finally, youtube began censorsing as well. Indeed, the zeitgeist turned to a spirit of stifling itself.

If you payed attention to the fringes of society, it was very obvious a counterculture sick and tired of censorship was emerging. Culture wars manifest in the strangest places (remember gamergate lol), and Newgrounds is a major player in the new zeitgeist shift.

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Tumblr purge is just the beginning of the cultural shift, and Newgrounds returning to be the creative powerhouse it once was. Now is the time to get on board as the growth comes. 

Look at all these other people NG touched:

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Today, December 15th, 2017 is the anniversary of this post. Im making this post one year later, on Dec. 15, 2018 

- We predicted the resurgance of Newgrounds.
- Succesful Newgrounds alumni still come together in support of the site.

Consider supporting the site, because in the age of censorship, Newgrounds is one of the only friends you have left

- Tyler

PS. What does NG mean to you?


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Posted by Tyler - November 20th, 2018


TUMBLR has had a Child Porn scandal - wrecking its standing with the Apple Store union

In a desperate plea to save face, Tumblr nobility shuts down all NSFW content- innocent porn artist serfs are now with out a home.

The horny smut artists become emagrents, exiles to once was what they very place they call home, and make way to brighter pastures on NG.

Now the Art Portal floodgates are open and horny gamer grils and horny gamer boys have a new e-home

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Posted by Tyler - October 17th, 2018


 

 

Do you like math? Me either. But more on that later.

In my post about Every Story is The Same, we learned all stories, and by extension life, follows a predictible pattern: descent into chaos and return to the known. Insights are gleened by breaking through order by making sense of the chaotic unknown. Perhaps you've learned some shit about yourself producing content on this site.


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Almost every game I've created has taken me on this cyclical ride. Much like a sine wave, the whole process is highs and lows. Sometimes you run out of money, sometimes your vision isn't as cool as you thought it was, people will drop out of your project and others will flat out discourage you (avoid these people, energy vampires). There are often times you think of just giving up.

But also, things go well. You have a breakthrough, people find your game fun, you sell copies and are proud of your work. Then you are re-inspired to power through.

See how that works below? Imagine the sine wave is your happiness at the top, misery at the bottom.
 

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Game Dev, as with any long project can have bouts of doubt, misery and depression.

But these things are mitigated by having a healthy lifestyle... something we internet cretins neglect sitting in doors, in the darkness hunched in front of blue light all day.

I battled the depression monster during the development of every single game I ever made. All the way from Slime Quest to Sentry Knight Tactics, the long process and anxiety of reception layed on me. I'll be sure to talk about this more.

But honestly, during Realm Raiders its been not so bad. In fact most of the time its good. Its actually great right now and I feel good. But I owe that to good self-care. So thats why I've started a self-care video resouce to help pull other people up to where I am. Check out the Intro Video:

I would post on NG but I think theres too much video footage to not get Tom Fulp in trouble. Maybe future episodes can be posted here.

Love you all,
- Tyler 


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Posted by Tyler - August 22nd, 2018


H̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶S̶K̶T̶ ̶c̶o̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶S̶t̶e̶a̶m̶.̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶e̶m̶o̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶u̶p̶d̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶.̶ ̶I̶m̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶u̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶p̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶p̶i̶t̶f̶a̶l̶l̶s̶.̶ ̶ ̶

A̶N̶Y̶W̶A̶Y̶,̶ ̶B̶E̶L̶O̶W̶ ̶A̶R̶E̶ ̶T̶H̶E̶ ̶C̶O̶D̶E̶S̶.̶ ̶ ̶ ̶

E̶N̶J̶O̶Y̶:̶

update: (NEVERMIND, ALL GONE. I might give away more later)

Sentry Knight Tactics is my old game.

For updates on my current, new project check out Realm Raiders

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Gameplay preview. Codes below are gone when they're gone.


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