Dev Diary - Feb '23
about 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 02:00:01 AM

Well, well, well ... this one has been a LONG time coming with so much work happening behind the scenes and now we're able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.... but you know, they say pictures paint a thousand words, so we'll let this do the talking ... 

Now, hopefully you know that we don't develop games full time but regardless, seeing our games running on consoles for the first time is probably one of the weirdest and best feelings we've ever felt. When we first began creating Camp Sunshine it was our wish-list item to find a publisher we could work with to make it happen ... and now it's happening and the lack of sleep has finally paid off! 

Up next is Camp Sunshine, which we've been told will follow hot on the heels of our testing of Sunshine Manor and right now we have a few things to fix (like some objects just disappearing from the game entirely) and then it will be on its way to you digitally!!!

We're not known to get too emotional, but we wanted to say thank you to each and everyone one of you for making this happen for us. We know that our games wouldn't be anywhere without your support, we can't wait for these to land into your hands and for you to experience the games!

We also want to thank the amazing Premium Edition Games, who are possibly the most excited partner we could ask for ... we've seen the artwork for Camp Sunshine and all I can say is Holy Hell!

Finally ... we're also at work on a new title too, and when the Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor physical two-pack edition ships from the wonderful Premium Edition Games, we'll announce it. 

Until then ... watch the skies and join our discord too - https://discord.gg/Fx67YhYmdM

Dev Blog #19
over 1 year ago – Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:08:45 AM

Phew, it's all been manic on our end ... so much so we forgot to update you on everything that’s been going on, so here's a quick rundown!

Languages on the PC, OSX and Linux versions are now live!

Finally, after testing until our eyes bled we are happy to let you know that we uploaded a new build to Steam a few days ago so now you can play Sunshine Manor in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Russian too!

Porting

With the languages being finished up, we're now onto testing the Sunshine Manor port that will be going to Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation. So far it's been pretty smooth sailing with the exception of a brilliant bug which caused a certain spinning boss to go completely invisible... we are awaiting for the updated version so that our wonderful testers will be digging in again.

Camp Sunshine is getting close to the finish line as well! We've been told that there are a few issues to fix with FPS when big things are happening but they're on it and we can't wait to see it on consoles!

We want the game to be absolutely complete when it comes to Nintendo Switch physically; so we are testing, testing, testing and then maybe some more testing if our brains haven't turned to mush!

Other Stuff

Of course there's plenty of other exciting stuff happening too and we will be revealing one of them when the games are done, dusted and on their way to people's mailboxes! We'll probably get told off showing you this, but, oh well.

Oh, damn! It's so blurry...

Dev Blog #18
over 1 year ago – Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 07:05:02 PM

Hello everyone, we hope you're all in fine fettle! It's that time again where we keep you up to speed with what's happening behind the scenes with Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor.

First off, here's a little video to show you some of the changes coming your way...

I think we're gluttons (Ha! Geddit!?) for punishment as we weren't happy with the way the language switching was working so we wrote an entirely new system so you can switch languages on the fly. This includes all cutscenes and intro stuff as well! Honestly, it's as smooth as maggot butter.

It also opened up a few smaller bugs we noticed, as is the case for some fonts! Who knew that certain characters just didn't display well using sprites... well, consider that a lesson learned and now we hot-swap fonts on the fly too to make sure that the crazy things we've written are displayed properly too! Thank you to everyone that has tested out the new version that will be going up on Steam shortly, once we've got it all ready to rock. 

Porting

Both games are now in the hands of the company we're using to port the titles to consoles. Sunshine Manor is being the easiest of the two to port thanks to their expertise, but since Camp Sunshine was written in an older engine, it's taking them some extra time to iron out all the wrinkles and have it ready to go on consoles. This has meant lots of back & forth, and we're now waiting for a version from them to test. Make sure you're following us on Twitter since we surely won't be able to contain our excitement when we get the final version and will post way too many photos of our dreams becoming a reality! But worry not, because we'll also be sure to share the news with all of you here!

What's next?

Well, that's a big question, and one we can't answer properly... yet! It's safe to say we're working on something that is going to scare you all over again and when Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor ship we'll tell you all about it. Remember, the devil makes work for idle hands... which suits us fine! 

Until then we're happy to say that we've shipped out all the signed posters, t-shirts and smaller items, so be sure to watch your mailbox! As always, we'll be back with more news soon, so be ready!

Dev Blog #17
over 1 year ago – Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 05:58:34 AM

Hi everyone!  We hope you’ve been able to have at least some relaxing times when the world is on fire! We’re still here putting every minute we can into Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor to deliver the best version of both games… with that said here’s a sneaky little peek!

That’s right! Sunshine Manor is fully translated into more languages! Our wonderful translations team has gone through and translated the nearly 20,000 lines of dialogue in the game to five languages so now we have a whopping 120,000 lines! It’s taken a while for us to organize them and also create a new language switching system, including completely rewriting the dialog system we created so it could support unique characters … a lesson learnt!

This is a huge step forward to getting your physical copies and means that Camp Sunshine is close too! We hope you enjoy playing Sunshine Manor in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Japanese when we launch it on Steam VERY SOON (pending furious testing from our wonderful team)!

In other news, we’re delighted that the Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor t-shirts and posters have all arrived and are now making their way to their new homes.

If you’re brave enough, we would love to see a photo of you wearing them so make sure you tag us on Twitter!

Dev Blog #16
almost 2 years ago – Sat, May 14, 2022 at 05:57:12 AM

Hello everyone! The sun is shining outside and we’re stuck indoors hard at work getting everything ready to be put physically and digitally onto Nintendo Switch, as well as digitally onto PlayStation and Xbox!

Whilst this is happening, we also announced that the Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Manor soundtracks will be coming to record players near you later this year, and we wanted your suggestions for songs to include on the LPs. We’d love to know your opinions, your favorites and suggestions!

Make sure to give Respawned Records a follow on Twitter, as they’re super lovely and are really going to make this something rather cool!