Author Archives: John

They Will Not Return: IFComp release

Posted on October 1, 2018 by John

My latest game, They Will Not Return, is now online! It is a sad tale of lonely robots in the post-apocalypse. They Will Not Return is my entry into the IFComp (Interactive Fiction Competition), so can be played at the … Continue reading →

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Chiron Gate: Describing Dead Worlds

Posted on July 30, 2018 by John

After several months of feeling blocked, both by the lack of time I had to work on the game and by life circumstances, I finally think I’m making progress on Beyond the Chiron Gate. This last week I’ve been working … Continue reading →

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Chiron Gate progress

Posted on June 16, 2018 by John

Yes, I’m still here! I haven’t much time to work on my Twine games in the last few months, and when I have been able to work on them I’ve found it frustratingly hard to make progress, which is why … Continue reading →

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What happened with Seedship in March

Posted on March 29, 2018 by John

At the start of March I set out to write a new set of 10 random events for Seedship, release them along with a few minor improvements, and then move on to Beyond the Chiron Gate. I’d originally hoped to … Continue reading →

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Seedship: Lag fixed

Posted on March 27, 2018 by John

I’ve just launched version 1.2.3 of Seedship which should fix the lag issue that people have been having. The update is live on the web and the Android store, and the iOS version is awaiting approval so it’ll probably be … Continue reading →

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Seedship 1.2.0: New random events

Posted on March 18, 2018 by John

I’ve just released version 1.2.0 of Seedship. This version adds 10 new random travel events, bringing the total number of events in the game up to 30. Most of the new events are rare, so you’re unlikely to see them … Continue reading →

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March plans: Chiron Gate and more Seedship

Posted on March 1, 2018 by John

So, I didn’t manage to produce anything for the Movie Game Jam I mentioned in my last update. I made a start, but I realised that doing my idea justice would take longer than the week and a half the … Continue reading →

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Seedship mugs and T-shirts

Posted on February 12, 2018 by John

I don’t know if anyone will be interested in this, but in case they are, I’m now selling Seedship T-shirts and mugs on Teespring. You should only wear the Post-Singularity Cosmic Enlightenment shirt if you’ve got that result in the … Continue reading →

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BtCG: Chaotic Construction

Posted on February 1, 2018 by John

It’s the end of my first month of working on Beyond the Chiron Gate, which is when I said I’d take a step back from it, think about the big picture, and maybe take a short break. Here’s where I … Continue reading →

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Seedship: iOS app

Posted on January 19, 2018 by John

Here it is at last: the iOS version of Seedship! I had hoped to do this soon after I released the Android version. It proved to be more complicated than I expected so there was a bit of a delay, … Continue reading →

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