Author Archives: John

Empire and Legacy: September 2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by John

Empire and Legacy continues its progress from a disparate set of random events to a coherent game. This month I’ve been finalizing the stats I’m using to model the Galactic Empire. Factions There are seven bars that are always visible … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Foundation series

Posted on September 5, 2024 by John

This is a sort of side dev diary for Empire and Legacy. I don’t know if it’ll be of interest, but this is my blog now so I can write what I like. It’s no secret that the main reference … Continue reading →

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Empire and Legacy: August 2024

Posted on August 30, 2024 by John

This month I’ve been working on the overall structure of Empire and Legacy. E&L is essentially a series of random events. My original design was to have a single list of events, each of which had some code to evaluate … Continue reading →

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Moving from Patreon to a blog

Posted on August 13, 2024 by John

Welcome! This blog is a continuation of the developer diaries I previously posted on my Patreon site. I’ve decided to discontinue the Patreon and post my dev diaries on this blog instead. All the posts on this blog before this … Continue reading →

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Empire and Legacy: July 2024

Posted on July 30, 2024 by John

Work continues on Empire and Legacy. I’ve written a bunch of placeholder text this month…but more excitingly, we now have cover art: This is by Tom Morley, the same artist who did the Beyond the Chiron Gate cover art. I’ve also … Continue reading →

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Empire and Legacy: June 2024

Posted on June 27, 2024 by John

I’m continuing to write the content for Empire and Legacy. Here are some of the events I’ve written this month. I decided I wanted the Empire to start losing territory early in the game, so I’ve added this event that … Continue reading →

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Empire and Legacy: May 2024

Posted on May 25, 2024 by John

This month has partly been taken up by the Chiron Gate Steam release, but I’ve also been working on the ‘Legacy’ part of Empire and Legacy. You’ll play through the game as the ruler of the Galactic Empire. Once your emperor’s … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Chiron Gate is now on Steam!

Posted on May 13, 2024 by John

Beyond the Chiron Gate is now on Steam! Get it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2960700/Beyond_the_Chiron_Gate/ Anyone who bought the game on itch.io (on its own, not as part of a bundle) should be able to claim a Steam key from the itch.io download page. If … Continue reading →

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New game: Deferred Action

Posted on May 12, 2024 by John

Surprise new game! Play Deferred Action here: https://grokkist.itch.io/deferred-action I was commissioned to write this text-based puzzle game about navigating bureaucracy. It’s a little different from my usual work–more comedic, and on a subject matter I wouldn’t normally have thought of–but I … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Chiron Gate is coming to Steam

Posted on April 26, 2024 by John

I’m happy to announce that I’m bringing Beyond the Chiron Gate to Steam! Here’s the store page! The game should be out on Steam in 2-3 weeks. (It turns out Steam requires you to put up a “coming soon” page a … Continue reading →

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