In May I was very excited to announce that the game has a name!! Introducing...

Adaptory is a riff on a couple of themes that form the core of the gameplay:

• adapt, because you will be challenged to adapt and thrive;
• story, because the game will have a rich, narrative story generator; and
• factory, because deep down, I love base-building games (like Factorio).
  

As part of the new name, I've set up adaptorygame.com, where you can learn everything about the game. If you have friends interested in base builders or survival games, please send them the link!

There are also fancy new social media spaces, too. If you're on any of these platforms, a follow would help a lot 😇

• /r/adaptory on Reddit
• adaptorygame on Facebook
• @stormcloakgames on Twitter

Throughout June, I've improved how to give orders and errands to your pawns. While they'll normally be autonomous, sometimes you might need to help them get out of a hole.

Which they may have dug themselves into.

Along with issuing direct orders, you can now select more things in the world, and pawns will now prefer to work together to complete nearby errands.

I've also added fully spatialised 3D sound to the game using OpenAL. I want sounds that are far away to sound far away, and using the right mix of effects and filters, I think this is a good start.

You should listen to the video above using headphones, it's pretty awesome!

In April, as part of a submission to KGS 2022, I put together the first playable demo (well, pre-alpha) of the game. Patreons on the $10 level can play it today. It is very short, and only for Windows for now, but it is playable.

If you do play it, I would love to hear your feedback!

My major goals over the next few months are:

New art and animations are coming to the game: I'm teaming up with @careously to develop some new character art that will give the pawns character, depth, and hats. (Sneak peek!)

A character and narrative diary generator is in the works: Each pawn will have a backstory, traits, preferences and skills, which you'll be able to discover through unique diary entries. I'm teaming up with award-winning playwright Cassandra Tse to develop the game universe and setting!

Buildings and electricity are the next major gameplay systems to be added. These will form the basis of the resource management and base building systems to come.

And, I'd like to get a demo of the game onto itch.io in September. This is an ambitious stretch goal. Wish me luck!