Duster

Devlog

• Welcome.. to version 0.9!
  July 18, 2023 by coldrice

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  Well hello internet :). Here we are, just a bit over halfway through the year. Where am I? Where is the game? Well right now it just got updated to VERSION 0.9!!!! What does this mean? It means that t... Continue reading
• Finally, version 0.8!
  January 16, 2023 by coldrice

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  Welcome back cowboys and cowgirls! Er... cowpeople? That seems odd. Welcome back cowpokes! V0.8 is LIVE and ready to go, and it marks a major milestone in the development of DUSTER. The majority of th... Continue reading
• Version 0.7 is ready to go!
  September 06, 2022 by coldrice

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  Good afternoon everyone! I'm really excited to finally bring you version 0.7 of DUSTER! Hooray! Content has been expanded with new items, a minimap, and extra enemies you might find along the way! WHA... Continue reading
• Its version 0.6! Wahoo!
  June 13, 2022 by coldrice

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  DUSTER version 0.6 is LIVE! The game is now playable from beginning to end as the FINAL BOSS encounter / cinematic is in game! This also comes with a handful of bug fixes and some new/minor content! I... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.5 is LIVE! Saddle up cowfolk!
  February 28, 2022 by coldrice

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  Progress is ramping up! I took a temporary pause in December to finish up a few side projects, but its back to Duster and the journey west! This patch was all about OPTIMIZATION - there are a TON of s... Continue reading
• Say Hello to version 0.4!
  January 03, 2022 by coldrice

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  Happy New Year! I'm excited to bring you the latest version of Duster, version 0.4! This one took a bit as I started a new job in September, but now I'm rolling and ready to get the update train back... Continue reading

  
• V0.3 is live! Mini games!
  October 18, 2021 by coldrice

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  Wow, about 3 months have passed and what does DUSTER have to show for it? A LOT. This update has been all about MINI GAMES. Lots of fun things that flesh out the gameplay and give you more to do on yo... Continue reading
• V0.2 is LIVE! UI updated
  July 23, 2021 by coldrice

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  Wahoo, another big update for all you cowpokes out there! V0.2 is live, and ready to play - Combat has been updated, the UI has been majorly updated, and lots of bug fixes. I think you'll really enjoy... Continue reading
• Roadmap to 1.0!
  April 19, 2021 by coldrice

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  #timeline

  I mentioned in my last post that DUSTER is now on its way to 1.0. I also promised a roadmap of what I have planned to get there, so here it is! I'm going to keep it simple, as things can easily change... Continue reading
• V0.1 Live! Finally on the road towards 1.0
  April 16, 2021 by coldrice

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  #western, #wild west, #pixel art, #indie

  Whew, its been a long road but I'm FINALLY on the path towards a release version! I present to you version 0.1! In the coming weeks I will be doing a write up or a "Road Map" of where the game goes fr... Continue reading

  
• V0.09 is LIVE!
  December 08, 2020 by coldrice

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  #duster, #wild, #west, #pixel art, #oregon, #trail

  Hooray! Big update for you guys today hitting before the holidays. I'm pretty excited for this one because it lays the foundation for whats to come. One more patch and we're on the way towards talking... Continue reading
• V008 is now LIVE!
  September 18, 2020 by coldrice

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  I'm excited to bring you another version of Duster to try out! Currently Duster is on a steam spotlight for GRADIENT CONVERGENCE and people of color making games, so I wanted to updated here as well!... Continue reading
• BIG update - v007, check it out!
  February 25, 2020 by coldrice

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  I know I know, its been like 7 months since the last update.. but that's not because I've been shot down by outlaws. Its actually because I've been working on a MASSIVE update! If you bought the game... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.6 is LIVE! Woo
  July 02, 2019 by coldrice

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  Hey hey guys, bug update here! Lots of new things going on that I'm really excited for you all to see! Levels are now a LOT more interesting, as well as various doodads having wayyy more interaction t... Continue reading

  
• V0.0.5 is LIVE!
  March 28, 2019 by coldrice

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  Wow, big update! I think I suffered a bit from the "just one more thing" on this one. The problem is every time you add something, you extend out the deployment time, and now here we are with a big be... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.4 LIVE
  November 08, 2018 by coldrice

  Whew, lots of big updates to this build! So excited to be bringing it to you guys! I have a lot of big milestones to reach in the next six months, and so my first action was to update the way everythi... Continue reading

  
• V0.03f (edits for or because of PAX!)
  September 29, 2018 by coldrice

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  What a whirlwind month. Lots of prep to get ready for PAX showcase, followed by a smaller showcase at Portland's XOXO fest, and then trying my best to work on some of the notes from what I saw as peop... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.3d is live! Check it out at PAX this weekend!
  August 30, 2018 by coldrice#pax, #pre-alpha, #new, #map, #bug fixes

  The latest version of Duster was just uploaded to Itch! I notice it's processing a little slow right now so just be patient while the latest version goes! For those of you attending PAX WEST this week... Continue reading
• v0.0.3c is Live
  August 20, 2018 by coldrice

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  Still working on an early look show build of Duster. It's kind of surprising how much its changed just in the last month! WHATS NEW Added 2 new random events added a generic farm - this will be expand... Continue reading
• V0.0.3b Live
  August 13, 2018 by coldrice

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  WHATS NEW NPC's can have mustaches and beards in their portrait There are more giant robots roaming the earth Not unlockable yet, but the black hat and confederate hat show up on character creation Ch... Continue reading
• Pre-Alpha v0.0.3! PAX, closed alpha, and beyond!
  August 11, 2018 by coldrice

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  this is a pretty big update, so stick with me! First and foremost - Duster has been selected to showcase at PAX West with Indiemegabooth! How exciting!! You’ll get a chance to play the latest versi... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.2e is live! Prepping for a pax submission
  May 22, 2018 by coldrice#fire, #pax

  Stressful times ahead, getting ready to submit a build for showcasing at pax. I know the game is in a pretty early form - so I'm pretty nervous! Lets hope tests from the players will help make it a mo... Continue reading

  
• V0.0.2D is live! Career bonuses, factions, more!
  April 26, 2018 by coldrice

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  #duster, #factions, #career, #bonuses, #survival, #assassination

  Well, shortly after GDC I had to get a build setup for the Portland Indie Game (pigsquad) event "DRINKn DRAW!" It challenges people to draw the games they play, and win prizes for the best artwork. It... Continue reading

  
• V0.0.2GDC is live! See what I'm showing at the moment
  March 15, 2018 by coldrice

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  #wanted, #enemy

  With the game still in pre-alpha/early development its hard to showcase it to interested parties. A few more features have been fleshed out in order to give that much more of a vertical slice for a pr... Continue reading

  
• BIG update!!! v0.0.2c. Robots, intro, and MORE!
  February 06, 2018 by coldrice#robots, #steampunk, #western, #big, #patch, #journal, #quests, #rpg

  This one is a big big update. Be prepared! New intro, new mechanics and items... but more importantly ROBOTS! Giant ones, small ones, dead ones... and even a new title screen! WHATS NEW ADDED A GAME I... Continue reading

  
• Come Get v0.0.2b!
  January 01, 2018 by coldrice

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  Well here we are, a new year and a new patch! The goal for early 2018 is to develop a "show" build. This will have a proper intro + simple end state. I decided to spend the end of my 2017 adding some... Continue reading

  
• V0.0.2a up and running!
  December 06, 2017 by coldrice

  Smaller patch today guys, lots of background work going on right now. I'm going to upload a lot of smaller builds over December I predict for this very reason. I'm hoping to be able to announce a lot... Continue reading
• v0.0.2 is live! Now thats exciting!
  November 26, 2017 by coldrice

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  #v0.0.2, #pathfinding, #lever action, #fonts, #fences

  Alrighty big milestone here - the first pre-alpha patch is complete, moving the game into v0.0.2! In case you're curious how version conventions work for this game let me explain: v 0(major version) ... Continue reading

  
• And now V0.0.1g!
  November 13, 2017 by coldrice

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  #lag, #fixes, #small, #patch

  Been doing a LOT of future patch prep work (got some bigger mechanics and more plot/game loop oriented stuff in the works) so this patch got a little delayed. I wanted to put SOMETHING out so you guys... Continue reading

  
• Wahoo, v0.0.1f is lived!
  October 21, 2017 by coldrice

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  Alright, got a pretty big set of updates here The next patch after this will mostly feature bug fixes and some (hopefully) big FPS increases and be fairly light content wise. Enough with the future... Continue reading

  
• Yay! V0.0.1e is LIVE!
  October 03, 2017 by coldrice#rats, #dust, #revolver, #bandits, #cinematic

  Lots of big things that are new today! A bit more of an "intermediate" build compared to others with what is new , but dang did I do a lot! I think a lot of you guys are really going to like it! WHATS... Continue reading

  
• V0.0.1d is now live!
  September 18, 2017 by coldrice

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  #career, #character, #creator, #bug fixes, #dash, #duster, #crafting, #fire

  Very exciting! I attended PAX for some unrelated development meetings and gathered a LOT of great notes. You'll be seeing a lot of that in future updates. Either way, PAX really put a bit of an odd ti... Continue reading

  
• NEW v0.0.1c is LIVE!
  August 22, 2017 by coldrice#pre-alpha, #update

  Lots of hard work on this one, but the basic Dangers of Duster are nearly in for pre-alpha. The next item is to create the various fun solutions to these hazards. From there we're on to better world g... Continue reading

  
• NEW v0.0.1b LIVE!
  August 05, 2017 by coldrice

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  #duster, #western, #update, #fixes

  Things are progressing quite nicely with duster. Definitely getting into a good rhythm. I'm really excited to bring this next set of features NEW THINGS -Time of day UI element -Food Rots -Sickness fo... Continue reading

  
• NEW V0.0.1a LIVE!
  July 18, 2017 by coldrice

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  #bug, #fixes, #western, #game, #patch

  Exciting! Time for a new version of the game for everyone to enjoy. My goal is to hopefully upload bi-weekly. I'm not going to stick to a SPECIFIC schedule just yet as there are still many background... Continue reading

  
• PCGamer Mention
  July 10, 2017 by coldrice

  Wow, out of the blue comes a PC gamer mention for Duster! http://www.pcgamer.com/free-ga... Considering there is zero marketing for the game at this point, its pretty exciting! Guess I'll need to get... Continue reading
• Duster Trello!
  July 04, 2017 by coldrice#trello, #development

  If there is one thing I'd like to do for Duster, is be as open and communicate as much as I can! If you're unfamiliar with Trello, it's simply a "to do" card list with a lot of super helpful features... Continue reading