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[Indecom]

More great news guys! We'll be getting our own booth at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo from September 29th through the 30th! Come give us a visit and get a preview look at miniFlake Alpha 6!!



WolfGame presents
An I-Game-Art Development
MiniFlake
Immerse yourself in a retro rpg experience!
Explore and random world with unique quests,
And Hundreds of monsters to slay!
Master the Depths...
Plunder the Loot...
Become a Hero!

miniFlake is a roguelike rpg with a simplified interface and a minimal use of keyboard button use, arrow keys and space bar, and the escape key is all you need to play. The game features amazingly retro 1bit graphics, chiptune music and retro sound effects. The dungeons as well as the overworld map and the names of locations and npc's are generated at random using complex generation algorithms.

The story is fairly simple, the player has joined the Crawlers Guild and goes from town to town dungeon crawling for loot and fame. Each new town's dungeon gets progressively deeper and harder to pillage.

Currently undergoing a reboot due to unforeseeable events, MiniFlake is slated for release on the Android, Ios, PC, Mac, and possible browser platforms.

TRAILER!!

Please support our project by visiting the IndeiRoyale page and pledging!
miniFlake @ IndieRoyale
Keep up to date at our IndieDB page!
miniFlake @ IndieDB

[achild]

Looks interesting! Curious - why 1 bpp instead of, say, 2?

however the hard drive on my laptop was urinated on by my roommates cat

Ahahaha. This is so going to be the new "dog ate my homework" in the next couple years (true as it might have been).

[Indecom]

I chose 1bpp because it provided me a stiffer challenge when creating atmosphere. I like a good challenge when it comes to pixel art. Knowing where to put a black or white pixel can make or break the illusion.

Here's a test i was working on to make the game look like it's being played on an old tube tv screen:

[IndieGamesDig]

Heh, "amazingly retro" does seem to be a good way to describe the graphics. Looking forward to seeing more 

[Indecom]

Lol thanks for the kind words. Progress is moving along as well as can be expected when using someone elses computer to do the programming. However i've already done all of the programming before so it's just like riding a bike again. I'll post some updated screenshots in the near future to show how the design has changed a little.

[eigenbom]

i like this

[Indecom]

Thanks I've reprogrammed the main menu, was super quick rehashing what i did with it before, now i'm onto the character generation screen, about 10% of that screen is programmed. The only issue i really see is my aspect ratio isnt 16:9 like ios and android devices, but that's fairly easy to remedy, just copying pixels and resizing screens.

[peous]

The only issue i really see is my aspect ratio isnt 16:9 like ios and android devices, but that's fairly easy to remedy, just copying pixels and resizing screens.

iPad is 4/3 if I remember well. iPhone is 2/3.
Looks good anyway ! Following !

[Indecom]

Thanks guys, here's a peek at the character screen as of now, the graphics are updated slightly. You can compare to the first screen i posted to see how different it is. This screenshot was taken while the game was being played in my web browser.

[Claw]

I prefer the color in the first version, has a 'gameboy'ish feel to it and the lower contrast is more pleasing to the eye (IMO). The second one feels a lot harsher.

It's impressive what you've created with only two colors, looks great; I really love the CRT effect shot too

[Indecom]

all the graphics for the game are actually created using just black and white colors, then converted in realtime to another more pleasing palette.

[Franklins Ghost]

Like the character select screen. What are all the character types?

[Indecom]

right now they are pretty standard fair; warrior, rogue, archer, monk, wizard, warlock, tinkerer, hunter, paladin and barbarian. Of course i'm open to suggestions if anyone can think of a class that i just need to add lol.

[obsidian_golem]

right now they are pretty standard fair; warrior, rogue, archer, monk, wizard, warlock, tinkerer, hunter, paladin and barbarian. Of course i'm open to suggestions if anyone can think of a class that i just need to add lol.

Necromancer? I love necromancers. Artist? You could have a unique playstyle for him. Oh and I loved the screenshot of the old tv look. It gave the art a nice contrast.

[Indecom]

I was thinking about necromancer as well honestly. I want to have a vast list of options for everything.