How it started and how it’s going; a comparison of Co OPERATION from its humble beginnings as a paper prototype 📜 to how it looks now (hint: there’s been a big evolution!). Plus, the latest chapter in our drop-in, drop-out Discord game Story Hive 🐝, and thanks to Bronte for her community management and comms work ☺️

We thought we’d look back on the origins of Co OPERATION this week. What started out as a humble paper prototype in a game jam has become a nearly fully functioning demo that can be played on our own custom-made platform MultiTurn! 🥳

How it started - the paper prototype 📜

Shaz and I put together a paper version of the game and had a go playing it on our kitchen table back in 2020! You can’t beat good old paper, scissors and blue-tack. Once we figured out it was a workable game, the original game jam team set to work on the next stage.

The teenage years - the digital prototype 🖥️

The original game jam team of Shaz, Rupert, Josh and Troy then created this digital prototype which was rudimentary but playable! I did a playtest with some of my family and we very much enjoyed it - success 🎉

How it’s going - the nearly finished demo 😄

With the next evolution of the team (Shaz, Rupert, Josh, Kaitlin, Joe and Bronte) came the shiny new version of Co OPERATION! The art style has really evolved to make the world look cosy 🤗 We went for 2D animated characters in a 3D world where all the objects look quite squishy. Lighting has also been used to create a nice warm glow 🏮

Story Hive chapter 3 🐝

Our weird and wonderful story just keeps getting weirder and more wonderful! And DallE draws a picture to match - here’s what’s happening in the world of bakers 🍞 and potatoes 🥔 this week.

Chapter 3 of Book 2: 

“As the universe expanded, billions of potatoes, dark and mysterious, started to descend upon The Great Loaf.”

We said goodbye to Bronte last week 👋

Bronte has been helping us out with community work including hosting our live Discord games session each week! Big thanks to her for that and we wish her all the best for the future 🙂

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🤜 🤛 Invite friends to the Discord: https://discord.gg/arRb2J8DkX  

🌠 Wishlist Co OPERATION: MultiTurn on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097840/Co_OPERATION_MultiTurn/ 

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