Rainswept

Devlog

• v1.1.5 - Full gamepad support
  April 16, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! This latest patch adds full gamepad support for all types of gamepads for Windows and Linux, expanding from only supporting X360 controllers for Windows. Also: 1. Fixed an issue where some hotsp... Continue reading
• Fixes in v 1.1.4
  March 28, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hi Here are the fixes in v1.1.4: 1. Fixed an issue where the player and NPCs would fall through the ground in the Main Street. 2. Fixed an issue with Chris' outfits. 3. Fixed issues with pathfinding... Continue reading
• Fixes in v1.1.3
  March 22, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! Here are the improvements and fixes for v1.1.3 Improved hotspot detection when using controllers. The correct interact-able objects will now be highlighted when the player stands in front of them... Continue reading
• Mac version has been rolled back and is playable
  March 13, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi The Mac version has been rolled back to v1.1.0, and should now be playable. The only thing missing from the newer version is gamepad support (which was designed for Windows + Xbox 360 controller an... Continue reading
• v1.1.1 - Gamepad support + fixes in v1.1.2
  March 01, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hi The latest update with gamepad support is up now! Enable this and check out the new control schemes by going into the options menu in-game. Note that only xbox controllers on Windows are officially... Continue reading
• Rainswept is OUT NOW on itch.io, 15% off for a week!
  February 20, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hey everyone! Rainswept is finally available NOW on itch.io! Also, the game is available for 15% off for the first week, ending on the 27th of Feb. Thanks for supporting the game, and I hope you enjoy... Continue reading
• Overhauled controls!
  February 17, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! Here's a preview of the new controls that will be implemented in the next patch - Now all visible objects in a scene can be looked at with the cursor without moving up right next to them. Movemen... Continue reading
• Rainswept launches on itch.io on 19 February!
  February 13, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  I'm happy to announce that Rainswept will be available on itch.io on the 19th of Feb! Here's the launch trailer for the game: Keep an eye out for it! :) -Armaan... Continue reading
• Rainswept is OUT NOW!!
  February 01, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! I'm excited to announce that after two years of working on the game, Rainswept has finally been released and is now available on Steam!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/772290/Rainswept/ If pos... Continue reading
• Rainswept release date announcement!
  January 14, 2019 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi everyone! I'm super excited to announce that Rainswept comes out on 1st February for PC and MAC! :D Wishlist here - store.steampowered.com/app/772290/Rainswept... Continue reading
• #24 Quest tracker and mouse support
  December 23, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! At the moment, I’m working with a QA company to find and fix bugs, and I’m also working on optimizing the game’s framerate. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve improved and implemented a cou... Continue reading

  
• #23 Fixing bugs and bringing it all together
  December 08, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! Having completed the previous tasks of polishing the game and implementing visual improvements, I’ve now started with one of the most important tasks - identifying and fixing bugs! To be honest... Continue reading

  
• #22 Polished visuals and other improvements
  November 25, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hi! For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on improving the visuals of the game. Which, as you can see in the video below, meant redrawing a lot of artwork! Buildings, trees and other parts... Continue reading
• #21 Time for testing, polishing and improving the game!
  November 03, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! And finally, all pending tasks and missing parts have been completed! Now it's on to bringing it all together, testing and improving everything as required. First, I'll be playing through the ful... Continue reading
• #20 Update speech bubbles, dialog boxes and diary.
  October 22, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! These past few weeks I’ve spent most of my time creating the diary system and adding notes for it, but the most exciting news are the new speech bubbles! The biggest complaint with the demo was... Continue reading

  
• #19 Diary system, new NPCs and expanded Pineview locations!
  October 07, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hi! These updates have become slightly less frequent, but that’s mostly because development work has me completely absorbed + there’s been a lot of non - show-able work done over the past month. H... Continue reading

  
• #18 Building Pineview
  September 16, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hello! Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve managed to finish up the remaining dialogues and scenes, and the core of the game is now essentially complete! As promised in the last devlog, I’ve since... Continue reading

  
• #17 Finishing up incomplete scenes. Also, I'm moving to a new place!
  September 01, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! Been a LONG time since the last devlog, hasn’t it? After the Indiegogo campaign ended, it took me a while to reorient myself and get back to my old daily schedule of actually developing the game... Continue reading
• Physical rewards now available - Tshirts, Mugs and Posters!
  August 07, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

  Hey everyone! Exciting news - physical rewards tiers are now available for the Indiegogo campaign! These include stickers, posters, mugs and T-shirts! Check out the campaign here: https://igg.me/at/r... Continue reading
• Indiegogo campaign is now LIVE + new trailer!
  July 25, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi everyone! I’m really excited to announce that the Indiegogo campaign for Rainswept is now live! Please consider supporting the game by following this link: https://igg.me/at/rainswept/x... Continue reading
• Upcoming Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Rainswept
  July 15, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hello! A small but very important update today - I wanted to let you guys know that I’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign in order to crowdfund Rainswept. There’ll be a cool new trailer to go wi... Continue reading
• #16 Animated faces for dramatic cutscenes
  July 08, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! This week I’ve got something cool to show you - the process that I’ve used for creating a couple of short cutscenes so far for Rainswept. Check it out! As you can see, the scene is created by... Continue reading
• #15 Timelapse of a cloud being painted + some new screenshots
  June 17, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi there! I decided to record me painting a cloud that'll be used in Rainswept. Also, I love painting clouds. Here's a couple of new screenshots from the game. Can't say much more without giving away... Continue reading

  
• #14 Interrogation room art - Old v/s new
  June 03, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! It's been a while since the last devlog, mainly because I've been working on the final scenes of the game. I wouldn't want to show anything related to the climax! Something I can show is the new... Continue reading

  
• #13 Surreal scenes
  May 15, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi It's been a while since the last devlog, but development is moving along smoothly. Almost 80% of the game's content has been created, which will then be followed by UI improvements, QA, polishing,... Continue reading

  
• #12 Experiments with physics and new systems
  April 29, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hello! The past few weeks I've been working on adding new locations, story bits and new systems to play with. I've been playing around with ideas to allow players to do a bit more gameplay wise, and t... Continue reading

  
• #11 Restructuring, bug fixing and shoegazing
  April 15, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! After taking a break for a few days, this week's been witness to hardcore development! The first couple of days were spent on restructuring the game and creating most of the systems that will allo... Continue reading

  
• #10 Retrospective: A look back on ~1 year of development
  April 02, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! This week, I'm taking a break from development in order to sort out the admin side of things. There isn't much to show this week, so I thought would be great to turn around and look back at how fa... Continue reading

  
• #9 How simple 2D lighting is being done using blend modes in Rainswept
  March 18, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  As the name suggests, weather plays a major role in creating the atmosphere for Rainswept. It's usually raining in Pineview (obviously) but there are times when the sun manages to break through and ba... Continue reading

  
• #8 Hair physics!
  March 12, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hello! There's been a lot of progress made in recent days on the visual polish front, one of them being adding some life to one of the character's hair! The animation for Rainswept is being done using... Continue reading

  
• #7 Improved artwork for the motel scene - old vs new comparison!
  March 04, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! One of the other things that received an improvement last week was the motel room that Detective Anderson lives in during his stay in Pineview. With the results of the experiments I talked about i... Continue reading
• #6 Experiments with patterns, gradients and color schemes
  February 26, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi! This week there's been a bunch of work done in terms of more dialogue and story related stuff for the new scenes. At this moment, almost half the total amount of scenes have been created and scrip... Continue reading

  
• #5 Travel, a new monitor, and a lot of work!
  February 18, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi everyone Apologies for about 20 days of silence (jeez, time flies!) but I'd been travelling due to family commitments over the past week and a half. I did manage to get some work done though, and h... Continue reading

  
• #4 A new character, and some cozy particle effects
  January 28, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hey there! Say hello to a new character: Doctor Martinez! He's in charge of performing the autopsies on Chris and Diane. Everyone knows him as a kind and caring citizen of Pineview, and he's always re... Continue reading

  
• #3 Work begins on new levels!
  January 21, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi everyone! The past couple of weeks since the release of the demo have been quite busy, as they've mainly been spent responding to player feedback and working on releasing an updated version that de... Continue reading

  
• #2 Demo now available for Mac OS, and updated for all platforms
  January 14, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hello! So for the past 10 days, as promised, I've been working on fixing and improving the demo based on your feedback. I've also released a Mac OS build for the demo. Here are some of the changes in... Continue reading

  
• #1 Response to the demo and future plans
  January 08, 2018 by Frostwood Interactive

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  Hi everyone! I launched the demo for Rainswept on 2 January, and the response has been much more positive than I could've expected! It's really encouraging that so many people have played and loved t... Continue reading