There are big events that happen throughout the year in Everybody's Stranger (like Stardew Valley), and I wanted to make sure to include one in the game's demo. So, in early spring, your character can participate in the Annual Swamp Skip.

The Inn's regulars and some of the devoted townfolk make their way out to the swamp to join in events and enjoy the the swamp's quaint ambience. You can participate in the following:

Remember the last time you skipped a stone? I don't. But I definitely never did it in a swamp. Can you beat Bartholomew, the reigning champion?
Peggy informs you that as the new Innkeeper, you'll be judging this year's baking competition (think Great British Baking Show). Whose dessert will reign supreme?
Here's a glimpse:

What kind of holidays or festivals would you like to see in the game? Comment and let me know and I might just add it in!

<3

-Rick

There are currently 26 crops in the game as of now (and that's just Spring!), however, not every "crop" is what you might imagine. Anything that grows in the game is considered a crop, so this could be a morel that regrows after you harvest it, or even a gemstone, like an amethyst that respawns after a few days once you hack at it.

There is an entire library of crops that I'm constantly adding to, which organizes what they look like at each stage of growth, what season they grow in, how many fruits or items they produce, and a variety of other important bits of info. But what I really wanted to share is the how each crop can have chance spawnables; these are items that might show up when you harvest a crop. Let's take the amethyst, for example: when you brandish your pickaxe, it has a 50% chance of dropping Rock Candy — something Foimoisha, your resident Gargoyle, is quite fond of.

I'll be adding more vegetables, fruits, trees, and other crops as development continues. If there's anything specific you'd like to see that maybe isn't in other farming games, let me know!

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Here's a glimpse:

If you haven't signed up for email list to know when the demo is available, you can do so here: http://subscribepage.io/everybodysstranger

Cheers!

-Rick

Greeting listeners! Welcome back to Swamp Things Considered, where we dive into deep topics like "Self-watering crops, is it for real?" "What is up with that cave porcupine?" and in this issue, "Why the tool menu was so hard to use, and how we fixed it."

Throughout development, we've had a handful of dedicated playtesters (so much love to all of you) trying out new features, finding outlandish bugs, and walking through walls, and the number one thing that they all struggled with was the toolbar. So... I completely redid it with the help of a fancy Unity plugin called the Ultimate Radial Menu. The version in Everybody's Stranger is fully customized with a brand-new skin (which was super easy to do with the help of the developer).


If you've been following along with the development of Everybody's Stranger so far, don't be shy and post in the comments! I'd love to incorporate some of your ideas into the game. Maybe it's a festival, a mysterious relic, something to find in the monocle realm, a quality of life thing you've always wanted to see in games like this one, etc. I'll respond to each and every comment and even put some of your ideas into the game.

Love and mustaches,
Rick

This quick post is for anyone who wants to follow the progress of the game and see updates along the way. Here are a few of the platforms I'll be posting on and the type of content I'll be sharing.

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tyrillion

Videos on TikTok will mostly be fun little tidbits of the game, weird bugs I encountered during development, and showcasing new features.

X: https://x.com/ebstrangergame

Screenshots, new NPC art, and announcements will find their way to X.

Mailing List: http://subscribepage.io/everybodysstranger

The mailing list is saved for extra special announcements, like when/where you can sign up for the beta.

And I couldn't leave you without a new character!

Here's a glimpse:

Love and naked mole rats,
Rick

Hello friends, travelers, gnomes, and lovers of cozy, strange, tavern rpg games! I'm Rick, and I've been working on Everybody's Stranger for a long time. And now that I'm getting closer to having a demo of the game for you to play, I wanted to start sharing fun bits and pieces of what you can expect.

Creating memorable pixel art animation can be just as hard as crafting a 3D-modeled scene. And, lucky for me, I found a fantastic artist to work with. He's creating all of the character animations and many aspects of the world. If you didn't know already, a single pixel art animation can sometimes have hundreds of frames. Here's Dave the Wizard, fumbling through an experiment like always:

And the spritesheet for it:
Here's a glimpse:

Everybody's Stranger will soon be making an appearance on TikTok and YouTube, and I'll send out an update when those channels go live.

In the mean time, these updates will continue both on the official Tyrillion website[www.tyrillion.com] as well as here on Steam.

I look forward to sharing the making of Everybody's Stranger with you.

Love and teleporting chickens,
Rick