Jonathan Schenker

Game Dev, Creator of QuiVr, Dev on @MarbleItUp, and now making Vellum @AlviosGames

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Meet Vexus, one of our 13 new bosses and one of Vellum's toughest encounters yet!

We had a ton of fun making these new fights; each one presents a unique challenge that puts your skills to the test.

#indiegame #roguelite #coopgaming

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Been a busy week! Announced a new game, Roads & Riches, and pushed a major update for Vellum. Exciting road ahead for us; stoked we have an awesome community along for the ride.

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #cozygame

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Vellum's Newest Major Chapter: Storyboard is Live!

Face off against 13 new bosses in our Bingo Themed Mode where your choices shape your rewards *and* your challenges.

Vellum will be 50% off from June 6th-June 20th!

#indiegame #roguelite #coopgaming

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Announcing Roads & Riches! A 1-4 Player Traveling Merchant Simulator!

🌎Travel across a wide fantasy World

🪙Sell Wonderful and Legendary Wares

📈Upgrade and Customize your Caravan

Wishlist on Steam: https://t.co/U6v3B7B1WD

#indiegame #simulationgame #WishlistWednesday

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

@AntonHand The linking change was preempted by making demos get their own store page that shows up in the popular new releases (main reason for prologue). So as long as it works like they say, I think it’s a fine trade.

I think bad discord link support is the sleeper issue.

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

Check it out on Steam: https://t.co/u76g6hSK4t

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

Finally released our multiplayer roguelike! So glad to have it out in players' hands 🖋️
#gamedev #madewithunity

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

Super excited for release!

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Vellum is Available NOW on Steam! Team up to push back the Torn!

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

Forgot how much fun it is to give interviews on a game you're working on! https://t.co/I6RAlIdStC

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

*Everyone disliked that*

I don’t follow Overwatch at all, but even I knew that everyone liked her, and she was the face of OW esports.

Microsoft must want to wind it down soon?

[Soe Gschwind @Soembie]

After 7 years of service, I've just been laid off by Blizzard. It was a dream come true to work there & I'm saddened that my time was cut short.

(Yes, I was rdy for this call with champagne...gotta celebrate the good times & opportunities I had!)

What's next? I am available!

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Grab your quill and mark your calendar - Vellum releases March 28th in Early Access on Steam!

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

For years I’ve been nervous to try hiring with a small budget because of the constant ‘you don’t deserve to hire people if you can’t afford to pay them a living wage’ - not defending AI, but this feels like reverting backwards.

[Dave Gilbert @WadjetEyeGames]

"BuT I CaN'T AffOrd tO hIrE AcTorS so UsiNg AI VO is tOteS jUsTiFieD!"

My dudes. The internet is full of eager newbie VAs willing to work for cheap/free on the right project. They aren't hard to find. That's how many get their start. Get yerself a real human. You'll be happier.

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

We hit 10,000 Wishlists in our first week of announcing! https://t.co/Xj4Q2BPLT5

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

We've been hard at work making something new👀

[Alvios Games @AlviosGames]

Sling inky spells solo or with friends in Vellum, our upcoming literary action roguelike 📖

Wishlist: https://t.co/OIxI38meB9

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

So do non-game studios making content with Unreal get to stay with their current version without a subscription or is there going to be a similar blowup about trust being broken like with Unity and their retroactive license change?

[Jono Forbes @jonoforbes]

@slipster216 Every time I asked this up the chain the answer was "it's logistically impossible." I point out it's not, Epic does it, and get a shrug. Today an exec said "huh, I haven't done the math on it", implying that someone else has, but this exec didn't seem to know the outcome. So...?

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

@defunkt Couldn’t ask for better timing.

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

New Unity pricing apparently applies to Web builds, so that’s a potential 20 cents per page load 😂. Might be the most expensive web software ever…

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

@gekido @LimeBlossom @gamedevzach @unity I expect you won’t have a choice if this goes through. They’ll just add some tracking you can’t turn off.

[Jonathan Schenker @blueteak]

@gekido @AfterburnerRob @unity I have to believe it’s a monthly fee on new installs, not lifetime installs? There’s no way they can charge you $2 per install per year?