MilesMouse

Changes Coming to my Patreon

With the release of our first game, it's as good a time as any to make some changes. These changes won't happen immediately, but likely within the next month. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, this is the place to talk about it! :)

Definitive Changes:

• Progress reports here on Patreon will be made public from now on, and similar reports will be shared on 2021-07-30 18:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Postmortem Questions for Grape Escape

Over the next month, I'll be writing a postmortem of Grape Escape. A postmortem is a document or post that looks back on the entire process of a game's development and reflects on what went right or wrong, things the developer(s) learned, and feelings about the project as a whole.

And trust me, I've got a LOT to say about Grape Escape. It's been one heck of a journey! :o

This is als...

Grape Escape 2.0 (The Full Release)

I can't imagine a more fitting 100th post for Grape Escape! Also the 69th progress report... Nice! Here's what I got done this week:

• Updated the credits and made them dynamic so I can just drag in a text file instead of entering every name manually. Much, much easier! :D
• Added the riddle for Spooky Mode into the Extras Menu
• Realized I hadn't tested Spooky Mode in f...
  2021-07-30 18:00:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.4.4 (The Break Time Update)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 5,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Added a ka-ching sound for a successful "Girl Power" purchase in the Upgrade Lab
• Added a bubbling sound for a su...
  2021-07-23 13:30:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 7/23/2021

Put this shell up to your ear. If you listen closely enough, you'll hear the sounds of Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Added a ka-ching sound for a successful "Girl Power" purchase in the Upgrade Lab
• Added a bubbling sound for a successful "Grape Science" purchase in the Upgrade Lab
• Added a buzzing sound for a failed purchase in the Upgrade Lab
• A...
  2021-07-23 13:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.4.3 (Now with Even More UI!)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Disabled consumable use while Endless Mode is enabled
• Made an animation of the two BG feet stepping into the vat...
  2021-07-16 23:32:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 7/16/2021

Friday is MY day! Here's what I got done this week:

• Added a depth bonus multiplier for wine in story mode (+0.1 every 100 grape meters)
• Fixed a bug in the Gallery in which looping back to the first image caused weird behavior in going to the next/previous photo.
• Released 1.4.3!

C'mon, don't waste your time here! Go! Play it! Have fun! :D

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Progress Report 7/9/2021

Is it time already to ruin Squidward's day? Here's what I got done this week:

• Disabled consumable use while Endless Mode is enabled
• Made an animation of the two BG feet stepping into the vat during the countdown
• Created a UI element that shows how many uses of excavation are left so you don't have to go to the Lab to check

It's good to be back! I hope m...

Progress Report 6/25/2021

Summer is here, and that's not cool. Literally. Here's what I got done this week:

• Added a button in the Main Menu for toggling Endless Mode
• Made the Endless Mode menu slide in and out when hovering the mouse near the Play button
• In Endless Mode, removed the scrolling background and the trigger for the end cinematic
• Made the score system track wine instead ...
  2021-06-25 18:03:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.4.2 (The Endless Update)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Added a button in the Main Menu for toggling Endless Mode
• Made the Endless Mode menu slide in and out when hover...
  2021-06-25 18:02:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.4.1 (Science & Art)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Added drawings for all remaining upgrades in the Upgrade Lab.
• Added icon drawings for the upgrade buttons in the...
  2021-06-19 03:42:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 6/18/2021

I'm melting, meeeltiiiiing! Ohhhhh, what a Friday, what a Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Added "Yes", "No", and "Okay" buttons for the film strip menus in the Gallery
• Made the credit HUD for fan art appear and disappear as needed
• Added doodles for each photograph in the Gallery
• Gave the fires in the scrolling background a little animation
2021-06-19 02:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 6/11/2021

Ugh, summer is near. I hate summer almost as much as I love Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Nearly finished work on hands for the 3d model
• Updated the Lab button sprites
• Added additional pages in the Gallery
• Added a film strip in the gallery that allows you to rewatch the end cinematic
• Added a "Watch Cutscene?" confirmation menu for the ...
  2021-06-11 21:40:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 6/4/2021

Three cheers for Friday! Hip hip! ................ No, it's cool. Take your time. While we wait, here's what I got done this week:

• Made a science vial sprite for the Lab button
• Made a gas release animation for the grape

Admittedly a bit of a slow week. Still, three things crossed off the list is my weekly goal and I met that, so I can at least be happy about tha...

Progress Report 5/28/2021

It's getting really hard to come up with new intros for Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Drew up and added all sprites for the upgrade buttons
• Made upgrade buttons light up and make sounds with mouse interaction
• Made sprites for the quantity arrows for the Upgrade Lab
• Updated sprites for the big buttons in the Upgrade Lab
• Made two lights ...
  2021-05-28 22:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Upgrade Lab: Music vs Ambiance

I'm making the Upgrade Lab less quiet! The question is, what sounds better?

The music

The ambiance

Yes, I know. the music is Kevin Macleod which means it's probably been overdone to death on YouTube videos, but ...

Progress Report 5/21/2021

*Sip* Ah, there's nothing like a nice glass of Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished upgrade drawings for Juiciness 2 & 3
• Found music and/or ambiance that could work for the Upgrade Lab
• Found additional music to be added

If you went back in time and told younger me that one day I'd be drawing a grape in a hospital bed getting a transfus...

Progress Report 5/14/2021

FRIDAAAAAAAY!!! >:o  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished upgrade drawings for Excavation 3 and Juiciness 1

It's a short list this week, but I have an excuse! I got my second Covid vaccine shot this week and it made me feel a bit under the weather. Nothing too serious, just a minor fever and some insomnia, which was juuuust enough to totally throw me off th...

Progress Report 5/7/2021

Who's ready for Friday? This guy is! Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished upgrade drawings for Elasticity 1, 2, & 3
• Finished retopologizing an anime-style 3D head and attached it to the body
• Began sculpting the hands for the 3D model

Okay, so I miiiiiight have been 3D modelling again... I'm not addicted, YOU'RE addicted! Expect more i...

Progress Report 4/30/2021

*Sniff sniff* Hey, do you guys smell something burning? OH CRAP LAST WEEK'S POPCORN IS STILL POPPING! Quick, grab a bucket while I tell you what I got done this week:

• Continued practicing Blender and working on retopology for the head.
• Finished the planning and most of the line art for the next drawing.
• Continued fleshing out the comic characters.

An ad...

Progress Report 4/23/2021

Grab some popcorn and turn out the lights! It's Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished throwing everything together and released the Cinematic Update!
• Made non-menu sounds pause while the game is paused.
• Roughly sketched out the first 3 1/2 pages of the comic.
• Continued fleshing out the comic characters.

It's finally done! It's far ...

Grape Escape 1.4 (The Cinematic Update)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Added an ending cinematic for that sweet, sweet closure!
• Added another background element to indicate that you'r...
  2021-04-21 19:55:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/16/2020

Fridays! Get your Fridays over here! Get 'em while they're hot, folks! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the end cinematic; finished and added all of the remaining art for the cinematic as well as almost all of the sounds!
• Started work on the next drawing.
• Worked on fleshing out the characters of the comic more.
• Sketched out some music to...
  2021-04-16 19:30:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/9/2021

Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Friday! With your powers combined, I am REALLY HUNGRY! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the end cinematic; added more polish and sounds.
• Finished the drawing for the Grape Science tab. Muhahaha!
• Wrote the script for the first chapter of the upcoming comic.
• Realized that I may not have told you guys that ...
  2021-04-09 18:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post