{"id":200,"date":"2019-07-03T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T09:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/blog\/lost-ember-dev-blog-6\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:24:14","slug":"lost-ember-dev-blog-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/games\/lostember\/lost-ember-dev-blog-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Ember Dev Blog #6 &#8211; A long summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"dlp8r-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dlp8r-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dlp8r-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Hey beautiful people,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dlp8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"bpm5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bpm5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bpm5-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">We have to tell you something and you\u2019re not gonna be thrilled to hear.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">We\u2019re sad to have to tell you that we\u2019re not going to be able to hold up the announced release date for July. We know this must be a disappointment and we\u2019re so so so sorry!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><!--more--><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sy8bS-KAvr0\" width=\"680\" height=\"382\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enad2-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"bduo4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bduo4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bduo4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bduo4-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">You may have encountered undercooked and buggy games in the past and we\u2019re pretty sure you\u2019d prefer to have Lost Ember in a state that will not crush your enjoyment of the experience. That\u2019s why we\u2019ll have to take a little extra time to fix a couple of issues that would definitely hurt your fun with it. Lost Ember is especially dependant on a smooth flow all the way through as it\u2019s so atmosphere heavy, so we need to ensure that flow the best we can.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"91s3c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"absolute t2 r2 bg-white px2 shadow-2 rounded flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ksr-ugc.imgix.net\/assets\/025\/692\/929\/e94dfc157277f88440ac335f03d6618b_original.gif?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;blur=false&amp;w=800&amp;fit=true&amp;v=1562167783&amp;auto=format&amp;gif-q=50&amp;s=ba69231bfb00463a1b15434bead9c830\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"397uk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"397uk-0-0\">How did you not know this earlier, you ask? Well, one thing is, I guess, we\u2019re possibly too optimistic, but mostly, we didn\u2019t have much QA until late in development and weren\u2019t quite prepared for the list of issues that is still growing actually :\/ So until we know exactly how long that list is planning to grow, we cannot give you a new date. I can only say we think it\u2019s going to be a couple of extra weeks on top of the release date. We promise to do what we can do to bring you your game as soon as humanly possible.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"1a19-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1a19-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1a19-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Oof, do you know how shitty I feel writing this? So let\u2019s talk about other things, happier things now?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"e2rbo-0-0\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"absolute t2 r2 bg-white px2 shadow-2 rounded flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ksr-ugc.imgix.net\/assets\/025\/690\/990\/2f029673715e2214e7131e2548d9ce8a_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&amp;w=700&amp;fit=max&amp;v=1562151304&amp;auto=format&amp;gif-q=50&amp;q=92&amp;s=35b2c88b90211b7ac08e58e1538651a0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"6japo-0-0\">Overall, it looks like we might actually be making a pretty good game, well, except for the bugs\u2026 The boyfriend recently played it for the first time and I was a little scared of what he would think because he\u2019s usually super critical and impatient with games. You know what? He loved it! He had fun and at one point even a tear in his eye. Can\u2019t be that bad then \ud83d\ude00 So that\u2019s good.<\/div>\n<figure class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"7f60m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"absolute t2 r2 bg-white px2 shadow-2 rounded flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ksr-ugc.imgix.net\/assets\/025\/692\/522\/9a7c5e5c4e2dc6f1f2f4c72991337456_original.gif?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;blur=false&amp;w=800&amp;fit=true&amp;v=1562164496&amp;auto=format&amp;gif-q=50&amp;s=91b6894ebab19297097d765a77233416\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190703_171156_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190703_171156_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190703_171156_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190703_171156_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\">Let me try and remember what we\u2019ve been working on the last couple of months. And you know, as usual, there\u2019s a lot of details that I cannot mention, as they might spoil the game for you. A lot of work went into level readability, trying to make sure players can explore a bit but will also be able to tell where to go to progress. We put all remaining animals in and fine tuned the controls and camera for each one. We finalized and polished the script and the memories that convey the story. And recorded the voice over a couple of times actually. We were lucky that our sound guy Will was able to record new VO very spontaneously so we could try out different versions. See a snippet from a rehearsal session below. That\u2019s Will. Say hi \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c3n4j-0-0\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-200-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/audio_rehearsal.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/audio_rehearsal.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/audio_rehearsal.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"5kgcd-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5kgcd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5kgcd-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">We started work on all the console ports and outsourced a bit of it to some helping hands. And then, obviously, we had to put some time into release and marketing preparation and what not. You know, all the things you \u00a0need to do when you don\u2019t have a publisher to do it for you. Sometimes that\u2019s pretty awesome though, for example when our preparations took us to San Francisco for GDC. One of us (me!) even got to go to Japan to promote our little critters.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"53qqb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"absolute t2 r2 bg-white px2 shadow-2 rounded flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ksr-ugc.imgix.net\/assets\/025\/691\/412\/fe3d42d4c50d0a25eb0b0b7899de03ec_original.png?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&amp;w=700&amp;fit=max&amp;v=1562154285&amp;auto=format&amp;gif-q=50&amp;lossless=true&amp;s=8970ab9a01fe527027593c2e4303a224\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"22ag3-0-0\">What a year! Goodness. And it\u2019s not like it\u2019s getting any less crazy from here on out. Right. Will get back to work now, so we can give you a game soon.<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"22ag3-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"9dsup-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9dsup-0-0\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-200-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/teamjacket.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/teamjacket.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mooneyestudios.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/teamjacket.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9dsup-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"busuv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"busuv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"busuv-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">We love you guys and hope you can forgive us one last delay &lt;3<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"b3pe6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b3pe6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b3pe6-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Hugs and Kisses!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"1gjre-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1gjre-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1gjre-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Your Moonies<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb3 type-16\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"31nrh\" data-offset-key=\"6g77f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6g77f-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey beautiful people, We have to tell you something and you\u2019re not gonna be thrilled to hear. 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