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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Aug 2

Uncover the beauty of 'Gondola Island Sorting and Processing Station.' A coastal industrial wonder with 'Malin Sorting Systems' ads and intricate conveyor details. Dive into this atmospheric scene. #IndustrialArt #GondolaIsland

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Jul 17

Explore Brass Gate's atmospheric scene: steampunk robots marching in dim corridors. Discover more at www.thebrassgate.com #BrassGate #IndieGames #Steampunk #AdventureGames #UE5

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Jul 15

Uncover the mysteries of Brass Gate. 🌟 The gold-embossed logo is your gateway to adventure. Explore more: www.thebrassgate.com #BrassGate #IndieGames #AdventureAwaits #UnrealEngine5 #GamingCommunity

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ahoy, brave souls! 🌊 Today’s #FeatureFocus unveils The Wickie’s atmospheric mastery. Meet our enigmatic sailor, the keeper of secrets and seagulls. 🏴‍☠️🦜 Can you brave the misty mysteries of the rocky coast? #IndieGame #TheWickie

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Jun 7

All are welcome to come watch the joy that is Gnome Tossing at Critical Fail - the charity AD&D group that only occasionally accidentally eats a gnome.
Or squashes it.
Or perhaps catapults it into a furnace.
www.youtube.com/@Itsalwaysone

#dungeonsanddragons #adandd #gnomes #1d20 #criticalfail

Critical Fail

🎲 Critical Fail – Absurd Adventures in AD&D Welcome to Critical Fail, where natural 1s are just the beginning. We’re a ragtag band of chaotic adventurers playing totally serious (but not really) AD&D...

www.youtube.com

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 19

The charity D&D weekend is coming up - if you want to donate for a very good cause, please do! You can elect to do hilarious and terrible things to my players!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-wobble
#charity #ADANDD #comedy #livestream #pizza #crisps #gnomes - 100% of funds go to charity.

The Great Gnomish Wobble - A Charity Fundraiser

On May 24/25, a band of adventurers will gather for two days of live Dungeons & Dragons mayhem in “The Great Gnomish Wobble”

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 18

I have five keys for The Wickie I would like to give to anyone wanting to give it a try! Let me know Joe! If you like it, I just ask that you tell someone or leave a review :)
bit.ly/thewickie
reply / message
#freekeys #steamgame #indiegame #horrorgame #thewickie #update #freegame #adventuregame

The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper on Steam

The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage...

bit.ly

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 16

🕯️ The Wickie 2.0 is OUT NOW

Full rebuild. New zones. Fully voiced 3D NPCs. Binary puzzles. Weather that breathes. Madness in the Asylum.

🪙 Patch notes & details:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/157...

#indiegame #TheWickie #horrorgames #steampunk #gamedev #lovecraftian #steamdeck #UE5 #fsr #dlss

The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper - The Wickie 2.0 Has Arrived – Rebuilt. Revoiced. Reawakened. - Steam News

A massive FREE update that brings so much more!

store.steampowered.com

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 8

May 16th - Version 2.0 of the Wickie arrives as a free MAJOR update. 19 pages of updates will be released tomorrow so you can find out more!
bit.ly/thewickie
#thewickie #indiedev #indiegame #madewithunreal #ue5 #horror #horrorgame #comingsoon #steamgames #teaser

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 8

Fully voiced. Fully animated. Captain Malin and the crew are ready to meet you in The Wickie 2.0 — a huge free update dropping soon.
Wishlist or grab it here: bit.ly/thewickie
🕯️ Keep the light.
#indiegame #pcgame #horrorgame #indiedev

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · May 6

3 Months of work on the huge 2.0 update is about to come out. Do you have your flashlight ready?
bit.ly/thewickie
#thewickie #indiegame #steamgames #horrorgame #narrativegames

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 30

A reminder to myself. The test unit C.A.R.L. crèche nursery helper test module needs to be hidden in game.
#secrets

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 30

Current ongoing bugfixes for version 2.0
-Gondola Lever
-Dougie ANim (all npcs need new collision)
-Island Weather
-Smugglers Run
-Sorting entry
-Top Gondola Lever
-G.I. Gondola Lever
So, its 11pm and time to fix some stuff!
#thewickie #bugfix #gamedev #indiedev #patch #comingsoon
bit.ly/thewickie

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 30

While I prep Patch 2.0 for The Wickie, I’m also running a chaotic D&D charity stream: The Great Gnomish Wobble, starting May 24th! 🧙‍♂️💥
🎥 twitch.tv/wickiegame
📱 tiktok.com/@the.wickie
🔗 thewickie.com/dnd
#TheWickieWobble #TheWickie

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 24

For anyone wondering - the 2.0 is an upgrade to the whole of The Wickie - anyone who owns a copy will automatically be upgraded to version 2. I do not believe in charging for updates.

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 24

Current estimate puts the release of 2.0 at the 1st of May - that gives me time to work out the kinks (hoho) and make the game as polished as I can. After the 2.0 release I will put up the roadmap for the 2.1-2.4 Releases.
#thewickie #roadmap #comingsoon

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 24

The Wickie 2.0 - The old asylum. It's abandoned and probably safe.
thewickie.com
#update #comingsoon #asylum #horrorgame #thewickie #explore #madewithunreal

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 23

I have remade the intro screen for the game as well as frankly the old one was not great. Not great.

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in an elevator and says `` not great , bob '' .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in an elevator and says `` not great , bob '' .

media.tenor.com

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 23

Found a bug immediately. Back to the coding machine! FYI - its the transition system that takes you from tutorial to main game so p important...

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 23

Verified? Me? With my reputation.... Oh go on then...
#verified

Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 23

Oh go on - heres a little something...

#thewickie #update #carl #uhoh #runaway #horror

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 23

Apologies for the lack of posts recently. As a one person organisation, my job is either social media or working on the update and the update won. I will be posting interesting information regarding the 7 gig patch (jesus...) and the many pages of patchnotes and updates soon.

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Apr 8

Promotional materials arrived from the mainland.
Apparently I’m supposed to feel “motivated.”
The tentacles were not mentioned in training.

🪦 The Wickie is my indie cosmic horror game about isolation, bureaucracy, and lighthouses that may or may not be alive.

Available now on PC.

thewickie.com

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Mar 26

Managed to raise FPS on ultra settings for the game by 22fps. Its sitting happily on 50fps at the moment. The current optimisation pass should raise that more hopefully. Go go profiler!
#unrealengine #toptips #ue5 (always look for them sneaky loops and ticks!)

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Cris Robson @thebrassgate.bsky.social · Mar 26

Unreal Engine 5 devs remember - the profiling tool is your friend! Learn to use it!
#unrealengine5 #ue5 #toptips

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