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Awesome! Can you catch Malaria and die in the canal?

Also I want a cut since you're using my likeness in the game.

This is the best thing. The lumberjack looks so stereotypically canadian it blew my mind. Blew. My. Mind.

One month seems a cool time span to do interesting stuff while keeping the game small and focused.  :handclap:

One word: "EPIC!!!".

Hello, I'm the one who isn't Gabe.

COOL

ackpt :handmoneyL: :epileptic:

Now I want to drop school and become a lumberjack.

I assume that everyone's here judging the game based on earlier unfinished projects of these two guys?

Cuz I didn't find anything amazing in this mockup nor in the idea  :wtf:


Sorry for destroying all this  :-[

Shame, no xbox. Looks cool though. I hope you'll be able to manage two projects!

Bazinga, I got u  :lol:

It's gonna be LEGEN wait for it DARY  :epileptic:

keep it going guyz

There are so many awesome things about this game, i don't know where to start.

You'll never be cool, Gabe. NEVER.

Hey Gabriel, fun idea: You can turn enemies into trees and chop them to mulch; after a couple seconds, they go back to their original form in bloody pieces.

Like? >:D

I met both of them in REAL LIFE, and they are totally rad dudes.
Plus they published a game on XBLIG before.

Bazinga, I f'ing love that word. Longlivesheldon.

The next person to say that word doesn't get to play the game ever.

Is there no way to get a PC release of this?

Chances are that no matter what happens it will get some sort of PC release, considering that even though it's running on the Xbox, 90% of the development is us playing it on PC.

The only really difference would be adding keys+mouse in place of gamepad. Even then you can still play it on PC with an x360 gamepad.

Haha I'm liking the smell of this. Smells like LUMBER.

Would you guys like any free labor? I recently quit my job and have a couple months of free time to produce some art.

Looking nice so far. What program are you guys using to make it?

Seeing as it's being released on the XBLIG platform, I'm guessing XNA/C#.

 :crazy:
This is exciting!!!!

Here's a quick shot of what I've been working on the past few days:

(http://i.imgur.com/4XyQU.jpg)

Magic!

(http://angrywhitedude.com/wp-content/uploads2/2010/05/are-you-wizard.jpg)

I don't get it, what's the significance of that?  :-[

There is no significance. It's a joke on the fact that Gabe can show off cool art on every update, and I can show off some math in a text editor.

Tommy<3

Except that when you lose a programmer you can do shit and when a programmer loses an artist he can still continue working on the game, artists are dependent on programmers  :-\

Yeah, I know; there's no future for me here as a funguy

I am inappropriately excited for this.

However will our furry companion surmount such a wooden obstacle..??

leave the shack like that.

I need this on my 30 versions immediately.

That's one pissed off forest creature standing behind the lumberjack  :o

Tai Chi Racoons??!

 :beer:

Cool bloom bruh.

Those racoons are my favorite so far.

I wanna see them animated!   :waaagh:

I don't like your tone, but I'm compelled to believe it.

Just finished blocking out all of the levels in XML.

I am so exciting it hurts. :epileptic:

this game needs some motherfuckin shadows.

Guess the raccoons aren't the only pissed off animals.

Just for you, babe.

(http://i.imgur.com/WfIiM.png)

I DONT LIKE BERS, CUT EM UP.

I know the real reason for the animosity in this game. :noir: It's the eyebrows.

Well here in Bytown we all love the BERS!

(http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/food/3599082.bin?size=620x400s)

Awesome  :lol:

I looooooove that it's Beau's.

Also, I demand a vaguely Schlocky themed minigame be in this game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMNIKTZwlds

That's kinda what the game is like when you compile on BeOS.

Boss level aftermath.

(http://i.imgur.com/bruwH.png)

He is now within the pile. He... resides there.

I'm so pumped to see this in action!

So we just passed the halfway point in development and things are so far amazing. I can't wait to see what it looks like in another 2 weeks.

Plus, anyone who comes out to tonight's Dirty Rectangles meeting in Ottawa will be able to check out the latest build of the game.

Saw this last night,(when I had a chance) it looks rad! I'm excited for the end of the month.

Working on the editor!
Super windows forms!

(http://i.imgur.com/imFGP.png)

starting to feel like a proper game :)

this is badass!    ;D  :handthumbsupR: :handthumbsupR:

I like the hud design but not the art (edit) of the hud. Is it final?

 :-\

hahaahahahahaahhahahaahhahahahahahaaahahhahaahha

(http://i.imgur.com/4r3yb.png)

dode that circles sucks get rid of them

I should of been more specific :( the art of the hud? I like the sprite art, Gabriel.

Getting smacked with a flying barrel. The game is now set within Donkey Kong canon.

(http://i.imgur.com/TEsSq.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/C8cMO.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/sH372.png)

The barrel looks weird without an outline.

The art for this is gorgeous! I'm dying to see everything animated. :)

This game is fun :)

Just inserted the outro sequence so the game is now playable from start to end.

7 days remain.

This game looks so boss, man.

Also realized this morning that this last week of development is the exact same week as the last week of development for our last XBLIG game when we had to get it ready for DreamBuildPlay.

Except that was two years ago, and this time it's considerably less crunchy and horrible.

nobody cares

OH WELL GOSH NOW YOU ADDED A PICTURE

Videogames are neat sometimes.

This game looks so much badass, demo plz.

Could we hear that music from Hyperduck?  :eyebrows:

Soon enough!

Needless to say, we have finished. We have successfully completed the game in our allotted time (thanks to a leap day). If I were the OP of this thread I would change the icon, but I'm not.

From here I need to put it through XBLIG community testing and approval, then release! I'll try to keep this thread update on its progress, and if anyone has a Creators Club account be sure to keep an eye out for when this comes up.

Lastly, here's a screenshot straight off the xbox tonight. I finally scraped together enough controllers to test out 4-player coop on the console.

(http://i.imgur.com/lirFG.jpg)

JAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

(http://uploads.dragonballencyclopedia.com/7/7c/FutureTrunksUltraSuperSaiyanEp164.png)

PEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Yep.

FUCK YEAH.

Really quick development, I'm proud.

You guys are superheroes!! Congrats on getting it done, and on time! Goes to show what people can do with a bit of commitment and work ethic.

Will it ever be on PC? Or trailer at least so I can see the gameplay  :eyebrows:

Yes! It most likely will be on PC some point in the future. It's fully setup for PC, so it's pretty much a certainty.

I just put it into Playtest last night, and once we're getting closer to release I'll be putting together a trailer.

This game will be a total standout on XBLIG  :)

I like #2 more. Except I think it could use a few more enemies lunging at the lumberjack from behind him or something.

2, add fuckloads of perspective, and make it look like hes beating the one in front of him to a pulpy hamburger patty, that would be - badass-

Wow, I am super impressed with how fast you guys have progressed on this.  Can't wait to play it!

Also #2 is more epic, I feel.

Vote for #2.

I think I like No.1 better.
I associate No.2 too much with one player on top, i.e. single player.
You are referencing that Doom artwork with No.2 aren't you?

Congratz, guys, this is amazing!!

The second one is my favorite, and I'm dying to know where they're both from! xD

I'm voting #2 also. Can see it already looking crazy intense.

1 = win
I get a more righteously enraged character feeling from it. With one or two enemies being thrown into the air, would be perfect. Second one is ok, I guess.

Huh... Could it be... The original Megaman game?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/Megaman_nes_pal.jpg)

I vote for 2 also; I like the menacing wendigo in the background, looming over everything.

I don't like the logo though. Why go so pixelated when the game isn't?

Number 2.

:( It's been eleven days.

(http://oi39.tinypic.com/i6fqxj.jpg)

I tip my hat to you, sir.

This game, btw, looks badass. Can't wait to give it a go!

Yoyoyoyo.

Game just finished Apphub playtesting, results are very good so far. Going to spend tonight tweaking up a few tiny things, and then into review in the next few days when I find the time.

Also, since you guys were nice enough to necro this thread here's the cover

(http://i.imgur.com/x71ub.png)

Hell yeah Bytown Lumberjack!

Great crazy expressions by everyone

so damn proud, god damn.

Brings a tear to my eye!!

For the sequel, you should make Bytown patty-flipper or Bytown Astronaut or Bytown Physicist or etc.

He responded to my original comment which was about the art of the hud, except I didn't specify. No hard feelings now. He wished me a happy birthday.

The game is SO TANTALIZINGLY CLOSE TO BEING DONE.

We are currently in Peer Review on Microsoft's AppHub nonsense and are one review away from being cleared for release. So this is a call to anyone who may be reading this and has an AppHub membership, be a pal and toss a review our way!

Game soon, end near.

Owen speak to @noogytweet on twitter. Dean is a good friend of mine and I imagine he probably has that membership, say HyperDuckChris sent you and hopefully he can help you out!

uhhh, you guys are my heroes right now for getting this done

Thanks for hookup, but the game just got passed. I'm sure Noogy doesn't bother toiling in the bowels of XBLIG these days anyway.

So yeah, awesome! Game is all set for release, just need to gather together a few 'promotional' resources in the next few days. Then, is game.

Hmm.

The backdrops looks gorgeous, while the sprites..well.  :concerned:
/me wishes for the same quality on the sprites as the backdrops.

Also, the poster thing looks awesome! :D

say it again gabriel

Remember that sprites need to be animated and backdrops don't  ;)

Actually we changed it so that all the backgrounds and environments are in constant jelly-like motion and the players and enemies do not animate or move at all.

:monoclepop:

Yep, and it's now called Bytown Squiddy-Humber-Jumpin'-Shack. Look for the new devlog soon.

 :monoclepop:  :-*

Totally Awesome! Excited!

Ahahahahahahaha!  :nono:
I can't wait to beat shit up.

Hey! Remember the game which this Devlog you're reading right now is about? It's released!

Bytown Lumberjack is now available on Xbox Live Indie Games, and you can check out our website here: http://www.lumberjackgame.com/ (http://www.lumberjackgame.com/)

A PC release is incoming shortly for those without Xbox's''s, and if you give me a good reason I can probably slip an almost entirely complete PC download your way TODAY, fo free!

Art by Gabriel Verdon!
Code by Owen Deery!

Also, the music was done by HyperDuck, so you know it's amazing. You should go get it just for that. I would.


http://www.lumberjackgame.com (http://www.lumberjackgame.com)
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Bytown-Lumberjack/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550ada (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Bytown-Lumberjack/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550ada)
http://www.gabrielverdon.com (http://www.gabrielverdon.com)
http://www.owendeery.com (http://www.owendeery.com)
http://hyperduck.co.uk/ (http://hyperduck.co.uk/)

Congratz!  :beer:

no xbox thus hoping for PC version  :(

Why is the Xbox link dead?

Because somehow Microsoft managed to remove all traces of the game from the marketplace right after it got released.

Raging a little bit right now, but working on it.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/Product/Bytown-Lumberjack/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550ada?noSplash=1

It's in the Canadian Store. I just bought it.

Alright well that's cool.

The main thing is trying to get it back up on the New Release list.

Congratulations guys nice to see it's done and released now. Just watched the video and it looks like it turned out great :gentleman:

It's up in the American link now.

Picking it up soon.

See you've already got some good scoring in the US link! :gomez:

Hmm, it looks great visually, but the gameplay video didn't really show me much(the one on the website).
What I saw is that you just walk to enemies, and you have just one type of attack, although you can get a chain saw, which you also attack it the same way as the axe for some kind of a reason.
I also didn't see there are jumps, so I wonder how is the gameplay. Maybe I am missing on it, maybe you wrote about it in this thread. I probably just compare it to final fight\castle crashes and the like, and maybe it has a different gameplay that I couldn't get.
Is there a demo?
Edit: Yes there is a demo, i will give it a try.

(http://i.imgur.com/kJYNF.png)

:waaagh: *girly shriek*

 
Laxwolf <3

 :beer:

DIPIDI-DADA
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljxxtfPjA41qe4965o1_250.jpg)
DIPIDI-DADA

I played it this evening! IT's rad!

I have no Xbox, but if I had, I would have buy this game ten times, then upload a full playthrough of the ten games on youtube played one after the other. Cause I love it this much.

:') so proud of the insane amount of gore in this game.. so proud.

This looks awesome. Congrats on finishing it!

If I could afford a wireless adapter for the 360, and then XBL Gold on top of that, I'd buy it pretty quickly. :P

In the meantime, I'll wait out the PC version.

I know you probably don't want to hear my criticism, but I got a bit frustrated from the game. :/
The guys throwing the stone throw them too rapidly, fast, and they are hard to dodge, especially when you don't have much free vertical movement.
Aslo, the animals can practically cricle me, attack me from almost any direction(unlike in double dragon when you don't have more than 3 guys hitting you at once[usually]).
It could be I am just an old grumpy gamer, but I didn't feel it was a fair challange, I thought the action was badly designed, at least from what I have seen. I also feel this game don't have enough polish(eventhough visuals and sound are beautiful), but that is not very important for me.
Correct me if I am wrong, and maybe you can suggest me how to pass those rock throwers...
Please don't take offense of this, I am just telling my own experience, I might be just ignorant. :P

For everyone who didn't get a chance to play it, the awesome Kevin Gadd just ported it to The Internet using computers!

You can go an play it here (http://hildr.luminance.org/Lumberjack/Lumberjack.html (http://hildr.luminance.org/Lumberjack/Lumberjack.html)) and talk to him about it here (http://hildr.luminance.org/Lumberjack/Lumberjack.html (http://hildr.luminance.org/Lumberjack/Lumberjack.html))!

Sorry but it's just sooo boring to play, it looks nice but right arrow + x combo doesn't entertain me much  :-[

Yeah, we've gotten a lot of similar feedback on the game. Live and learn. Thanks for trying it out.

Do you Bytown guys have a twitter acct?

Not as an entity, but you can follow us independently as @owendeery and @gabrielverdon.

owen,
My thought is that you didn't put much effort and thought on the gameplay, and didn't play test much. It's ok to admit that. :P
There is also the possiblity you made such a unique and brilliant gameplay that not many people can understand or relate, but I don't think that is the case.
So which is it?

Also I don't blame you for not putting that much effort(if that is the case), because it's a 1 dollar game. Though you must understand it's a bit frustrating to see a game that supposingly the developers didn't put much thought of the gameplay, but is very succesful due to the excellent art.
However, there are worst things, like Angry birds, heh...

It was made in a month and they were on rush schedule and are not accustomed to such paces of development.(I assume)
I do not blame them.  :tired:

I can't see how Angry birds is "worst in this kind of things"