Small Loan Studio

We are Small Loan Studio, a collective of volunteer junior game devs and career changers expanding our skillsets!

The Ouroboros Express Patch is out on Steam!

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And don't forget to play The Ouroboros Express for free on Steam:
https://t.co/IFjW0fTMI0

(🧵 3/3)

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Check out this special podcast episode where @najmetender (Director) sat down with Armoni (Marketing Lead) to share her experience directing The Ouroboros Express! (🧵 1/3)

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You can watch the whole devlog episode here:
https://t.co/zLGU4ORFi9
(🧵 2/3)

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To coordinate our global colleagues, the Production team worked in sprints to routinely address production needs and streamline our process.

Make sure to follow Rachel (https://t.co/gxwdiPW03f) and Naj (https://t.co/VbWbWxwyOn)

Also, play the Ouroboros Express on Steam: https://t.co/eyWy0vDfxP

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Making a game is a logistical puzzle. That’s why, we want to thank @BefuddlyLee (Lead Producer) and @najmetender (Director) for managing our leads and guiding our teams across the finish line: a full Steam release!

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The release was developed across 18 all-team meetings (30 mins max!) with a series of two week sprints. Take a look at out our production schedule:

📝 Pre-production began on July 20th 2024

➡️ Sprint 1 began on August 5th 2024

✅ Production ended December 8th 2024

🏆 Succeeded to get the game on Steam

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We hope you enjoyed behind-the-scenes snippets into the game background and we might be releasing the soundtrack for you to listen to 👀…stay tuned! 🎵

Hear their work for yourself when you play the Ouroboros Express for free on Steam: https://t.co/IFjW0fUkxy

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Make sure to check out more of their work below:

Noah: https://t.co/u9hWSnGLUW

Scott: https://t.co/NenEvPCvcu

Lindsey: https://t.co/CYF1YLsEpm

Armoni: https://t.co/8CsKCPYSKH

Charlie: https://t.co/xDknDNVErj

Alec: https://t.co/6EqfoKKEZJ

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Enjoyed the Ouroboros Express's soundscape? If so, thank the following audio superstars:

Noah - Audio Lead, Sound Designer, Composer, VO Editor
Scott - Composer, VO Editor
Lindsay - Casting Director, VO/Audio Prod., and VO Editor
Armoni - Composer
Charlie - Composer
Alec - Additional Audio Support

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We hope you enjoyed our behind-the-scenes snippets into the game and we might be releasing the soundtrack for you to listen to 👀…stay tuned! 🎵

For now, hear their work for yourself when you play the Ouroboros Express for free on Steam: https://t.co/IFjW0fUkxy

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Make sure to follow the fantastic creatives on The Ouroboros Express’s QA team! @RafCam89 @asaraviapt @KyleSmithLaird @najmetender @BefuddlyLee Carrie Talbot, Damon Day, Dylan Sands, Jonathan Rhee, and Soojung Choi!

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Our phenomenal QA team led by @RafCam89 combed through test builds of The Ouroboros Express on a biweekly basis, really upping the polish of our game! Check out their work in The Ouroboros Express on Steam! https://t.co/IFjW0fUkxy

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Off work and bored of eating mince pies? Check out one of our other titles, Santa’s Secret, for free on https://t.co/sQjq42hKG7 for a taste of noir, mystery, and shiny dashing characters…

Here’s the link to download Santa’s Secret. Happy Holidays! https://t.co/kvmEjbAcN4

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"My favorite programming challenge...was scripting...new visual effects like highlighting speaking characters, having animated expressions, and [background] lighting effects! It took a while...but I think they help make the characters and the world...really come alive." (🧵5/5)

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Our engineers Mica Smith and @Denochi_ knocked the socks off the programming for The Ouroboros Express! Lead Programmer Mica shares some behind-the-scenes details below and in thread (🧵1/?). Check out their work for yourself on Steam! https://t.co/IFjW0fUkxy

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"Implementing [VO], we had...almost 5000 different identifiers (one for each dialogue line) that [changed] every time [the code changed]! This was a big headache but the VO and narrative teams [tracked] every change...and QA...helped us fix all the errors that arose." (🧵4/5)