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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 9h

If you’d like to see me play our new game and answer questions, I will be streaming twice for Steam Next Fest. Once on Wednesday, October 15 and once on Sunday, October 19. 4 PM PST for both streams. Go to the game’s Steam page to get the demo and watch:

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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam

The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 10h

New Blog Post! I write about Avernum 4 finally being playable in Next Fest. (2901 demos. Yikes.) Plus I got a interesting interview from Macedonia (?), and I supplement it with lots of bonus thoughts about game design.

Read here ...

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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory Demo Out, Plus An Interview

I worked on it for 2 years. At last people can play it. Plus, I ramble.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 1d

If you'd like to see me stream our new game and answer all your questions, I will be streaming twice for Steam Next Fest. Once on Wednesday, October 15 and once on Sunday, October 19. 4 PM PST for both stream. Go to the game's Steam page to watch. Hope someone can come by!

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 1d

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory demo is out for Steam Next Fest! Try our unique indie RPG and seek glory and fame in a strange, subterranean nation. (If it isn't destroyed, of course.) Our 31 year old cult classic series continues Oct. 22.

Demo at ...

store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam

The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...

store.steampowered.com

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 2d

The demo of Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is out! For Steam Next Fest, you can play the next chapter of our cult classic indie rpg epic. The underworld awaits. Full game out Oct. 22!

Get the demo for Windows and Mac here, and wishlists are a big help ...

store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam

The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...

store.steampowered.com

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 3d

Screenshot Saturday for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory! Awesome, epic indie RPG coming Oct 22 with STEAM DEMO OUT NOW. Here, we meet one of many denizens of the underworld, who is having serious issues.

Wishlist and try demo at ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 7d

With all these tools available, I am confident I will get 30% through Silksong before I raqequit!

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 7d

7. When I leave an area, look at the map to find the vital thing I missed
8. Whenever I am about to enter an area, look at the map to know where everything is.
9. When I am 100% sure I have cleared an area, look at the maps and walkthroughs again just to feel powerful.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 7d

4. Whenever I am stuck at a boss, look and see what I am missing.
5. Whenever I have an aggravating runback to a boss, look to see how I can make it 10% shorter.
6. Whenever I have a hard time reaching a bench, before I sit on it, look to see if that is the bench that kills you when you sit on it.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 7d

I have now had time to plan and research and prepare myself to play Silksong! My steps ...

1. Get the web bookmarks below.
2. Whenever I get stuck for a while, look and see where I should have gone.
3. Whenever I have a confusing choice, look and see what I should do.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 10d

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is coming October 22, and we will have a demo available for Steam Next Fest very soon!

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 10d

Screenshot Saturday for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Awesome indie RPG in a strange, subterranean world, continuing the 30 year old Avernum series. Here's 1 of many unique boss encounters, a demon trapped under a magical research facility.

Wishlist at:

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 10d

The Steam Autumn Sale is almost over. If you want a really fun, turn-based indie RPG for really cheap, try us out!

It's a lot. Great places to start ... Exile 3: Ruined World. Geneforge 1 - Mutagen. Geneforge 2 - Infestation.

All games here ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11d

We updated Geneforge 1 - Mutagen to v1.0.3! Now with better monitor scaling and animation. Classic indie RPG action with limitless choices. Creating your personal army of mutant monsters now looks much better!

Deeply discounted on Steam right now ...

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Save 60% on Geneforge 1 - Mutagen on Steam

Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 12d

It's the 75th birthday of Peanuts today. I've loved that comic strip since I was very little and still have a huge drawer of collections of it that I flip through from time to time.

Here's my favorite one ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 13d

New Blog Post! I clumsily attempt to sell our retro, low-budget RPGs, which are all very cheap now. Plus I chat about Megabonk, Silksong, and Split Fiction. Watch me gnaw impotently at the ankles of my betters!

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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #7

Steam Sale shilling, plus Megabonk, Split Fiction, and Silksong.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 15d

We have updated Geneforge 2 - Infestation to v1.0.4! This new update for our unique retro RPG provides better monitor scaling and animation and make the game look much better.

Get the new version where you purchased it or buy it at ...

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Save 30% on Geneforge 2 - Infestation on Steam

Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ ho...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 15d

Spiderweb Software is in the Steam Autumn Sale! Everything is cheap. Get a cult classic turn-based RPG for a friend for very little money. Geneforge 2 - Infestation and Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor have the biggest discounts yet!

Games are at ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 17d

Screenshot Saturday for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory! Indie, turn-based RPG coming Oct. 22. Set in an enormous underworld nation, full of huge caves, twisty labyrinths, and fungal forests. It's easy to get lost, so we we provide a nice map!

Wishlist at

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 22d

New Blog Post! We talk about our next game, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory, which is a remaster of our successful, flawed 2005 game Avernum 4. We talk about the art of writing, mistakes we've made, and how we go about fixing them.

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The Avernum 4 Story, Part 2: What Went Wrong and Why

An excessively self-flagellating post-mortem of a 20 year old game.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 24d

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory come October 22! Turn-based, story heavy, indie RPG in an enormous underground nation. For screenshot Saturday, we find some Giant Intelligent Friendly Talking Spiders, odd longtime denizens of the deep caves.

Wishlist at:

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 27d

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is coming for Windows & Mac on October 22! Our next indie, turn-based RPG, the long-awaited next chapter in the Avernum saga. Gigantic world, epic story, tons of choices, plus you can get rich and famous!

Wishlist it here ...

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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam

The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...

store.steampowered.com

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 29d

For our Avernum 4: Greed and Glory Kickstarter, we offered some backers custom pen drawings of their favorite characters. Now that they have been mailed out, here are two more of my favorites.

Avernum 4 coming soon ...

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 29d

Always an exciting milestone.

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · Sep 13

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory for Screenshot Saturday! The classic Avernum series (31 years old!) continues with a new indie RPG with lots of strategy and a great story. Here, your have fought through a war-torn land and reached the capital.

Wishlist now:

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