Yo, it’s almost been two weeks since EBF4’s Steam launch, and things have been kind of hectic, but they’re calming down now.
Here’s some of the stuff I’ve been up to:
• Dealing with technical problems for customers.
There’s not been very many people with problems, but it only takes a few to become annoying. And there’s still a few issues that I have no idea how to solve. I’d rather give out refunds than deal with this stuff, but Steam doesn’t let me do that personally. D:
That’s another reason why I don’t want to release the game on Mac and Linux. It’s hard enough for me to help out people on Windows! Imagine trying to do tech support for operating systems you’re not familiar with… hah! I’m not going to put myself in that position. Nope. No way.
• Fixing bugs.
There’s not been a lot of serious issues, but there’s still a few things that I’ve had to fix, including one broken achievement. I’ll be updating the game within a day or two with these fixes.
• Giving out free copies.
I’ve given out over 500 free copies of EBF4 already. To YouTubers, Fan artists, reviewers, and people like that. But the biggest chunk went to groups that do game giveaways.
• Reading reviews and watching Let’s Plays.
It’s interesting to see what people think of the new content, especially those playing on Epic difficulty. It was supposed to be incredibly hard, but perfectly managable if you use some strategy. And that seems to be more or less what people are reporting.
• Looking for other distribution platforms.
Good Old Games turned me down because they felt that EBF4 wouldn’t sell well, since there’s already a free version. Fair enough. The Humble Bundle guys seem to be more interested in the game though, and it should show up on the Humble Store sometime soon.
I’ve also been contacted by a few of the lesser known bundles, and I’ll try to stick EBF4 into some of those too.
Anyway, I can’t wait until all of the above is out of the way, and I can finally work on something new.
i personally think you SHOULD add mac and linux versions and hire people for tech support? atleast release mac and linux versions even if it has no tech support. we are big boys and can solve tech issues on our own. PLEASE make it slightly cheaper on steam like 10$ i bought it on 75% off and i think 2 dollars isnt much of a difference for either of us. :bleh: :wut:
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ЕBF4 is so good that I doubt that you can create something similar or better :yay:
Good thing is that games of different genres do not compare.
We must believe. :smirk:
About the Cosmic Monoliths,how many of them there are and do they respawn? I’ve been waiting for a chance to fight them and it would suck if there were only few of them and/or they don’t respawn
The squids with the arms, when it appears on the screen all the way, it looks like its left arm is floating because it doesn’t look connected. Fix that to if you can please.
Sounds like fun!
“Imagine trying to do tech support for operating systems you’re not familiar with… hah!” People ask me to do that ALL THE FREAKING TIME! :bleh:
Hunting been good otherwise?
Is the cosmic monolith in battle mountain just for show, or is it a tease or something? :wut:
Invisible walkway!
You can easily get to monolith by either trying arrows in every direction or like Lance said in game – just click right next to it and watch party auto-move there. Kinda similar to how void worked in EBF3.
I just downloaded an update for the steam version. :yay:
Is EBF4 selling well so far?
Any idea of what you’re going to do next? Cat cafe for iOS? Kitten game for mobiles (that would be awesome, though re-writing the code would probably be hell for you). Adventure story/Bullet heaven 2? Something completely different?
Whatever it is, I’m sure it will be awesome. :smirk:
I’m gonna finish off Cat Cafe first.
God bless thee