fennrivostudios

Indie game studio creating cozy worlds and strategic adventures. Creator of Cozy Critter Empire. Currently developing Forge Defense.

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Post-Halloween wind-down 🍂 Cozy Critter Empire is free for the first 50 players on the Microsoft Store:
https://t.co/RGAstPQYuE
Code: RT2YR-QKWG6-2XF7X-JKQTY-Q7JYZ
A little woodland colony, five islands to restore, fully offline, no account. Enjoy! #cozygames #indiegame #freegame

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@J4GameDev A AI Create the code. You need to tell her every little detail you want.

[cagy | youtube/cagyjan @cagyjan1]

Steam should remove AI disclosures.

Instead of treating AI as something consumers need to be warned about, treat human only development as the thing that needs special disclosure.

AI assisted development should become the default expectation.

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@FaevoriX Not on Switch (sorry about the bonus points), but if a PC one fits the list: Cozy Critter Empire is my little offline woodland colony with five islands to restore. Free copy while codes last: https://t.co/Alao0Yool6 Code: RT2YR-QKWG6-2XF7X-JKQTY-Q7JYZ

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

TD design note: what if you only build one tower type? In Forge Defense, storm-shielded orcs let a quarter of lightning through, shield trolls stop axes, and goblin swarms rush in early. If a one-tower army wins 10+ levels, my balance checker flags it.
#towerdefense #gamedev #solodev

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@OrangeSand_Dev "Too close — no, a little closer is fine" is such a pumpkin thing to say. Does each pumpkin get its own personality, or does the whole patch share one mood?

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@RzvGames A sewer that pays +0 on 150k loot is the most honest room in any heist. Does each new room get its own loot curve, or do they scale off one shared table?

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@tinyslowlife A bush under the spreadsheet is a lovely trigger. Is it on a timer, or does it notice how long you've left the farm alone?

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@Kor_VT If you like little villages full of critters: Cozy Critter Empire is a cozy woodland colony with five islands to restore, fully offline. We're giving free copies to the first 50 players, code RT2YR-QKWG6-2XF7X-JKQTY-Q7JYZ: https://t.co/Alao0Yool6

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Still some cozy left? 🍂 Free copies of Cozy Critter Empire for the first 50 players on the Microsoft Store: link and code in the post below. If it says redeemed, they're all gone, and thank you!

#cozygames #freegame #indiegame

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Post-Halloween wind-down 🍂 Cozy Critter Empire is free for the first 50 players on the Microsoft Store:
https://t.co/RGAstPQYuE
Code: RT2YR-QKWG6-2XF7X-JKQTY-Q7JYZ
A little woodland colony, five islands to restore, fully offline, no account. Enjoy! #cozygames #indiegame #freegame

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@su_bqd Orbital lasers never get old. Does it lock onto one target or sweep along the path? I'm working on a beam tower that burns hotter the longer it holds one foe, so I'm curious how you balanced yours.

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@ducktilegames A factory that hums along above the taskbar is such a cozy idea. Does it keep producing while the window is minimized, or only while it's visible?

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@Lazy4Games Gertrude finally cracking is the best kind of payoff. Do the judges' scores shift over the game, or is she always the toughest one to impress?

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Forge Defense now has 60 levels and 300 waves. The final boss, the Root King, simply regrows. My solution: set him on fire. My dwarves' solution: also set him on fire.

#towerdefense #solodev #indiegame

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@7ants_studios The ghost with the range ring is such a good call. Seeing coverage before committing saves so many regret clicks. Does the ring also show where it overlaps with towers you've already placed?

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@ToDeforNotToDef Ha, same story here with siege ballistas. What helped us was cheap goblin swarms: each one costs a slow ballista a whole volley, so a pure ballista wall drowns. What's this fella's trick against bolts?

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@MekDrop Random exploring with one clear goal sounds like it'll make every castle layout feel alive. Will they ever get sidetracked by loot on the way to the royals?

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@ChloePixelTV Then you'd feel right at home: Cozy Critter Empire greets you with a "Since your last visit" report that opens short, with Details for everything else. Love that you called it a treat, not homework!

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Design question for idle fans: while you're away, Cozy Critter Empire keeps producing at 50% efficiency (research lifts it to 90%), capped at 8 real hours. Fair, or should a cozy game just run all night? How do you like to be welcomed back? #cozygames #idlegame #indiedev

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@ying1215E That's a great point, thank you! A gentle "your storehouse filled up" note on return feels much kinder than silent loss. Noting that one down.

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

Devlog: Home in Cozy Critter Empire feels lived-in now 🏡 Residents gather at Moss's picnic blanket and Fern's lantern, finished requests earn a little remark, and every keepsake remembers who gave it. Small touches, lots of cozy.

https://t.co/IDIo6WqX8a

#cozygames #idlegame #indiedev

[fennrivostudios @fennrivostudios]

@dmanifestgames Congrats on the new all-time peak! Automation plus tower defense is close to what I'm building too. What surprised you most in player feedback after launch?