The Bugdeon Archive
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The official archive and technically newspage for a board game concept named Bugdeon!! Ran by @bugoixakoipi.bsky.social, AKA the only dev on the project °v°
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Bit late to it (by about a week) but I actually got an response from my Strawpage after ages since setting it up so I can actually answer it now! ^v^
Mostly to provide a proper detailed response, I'll be making this a thread :>
Mostly to provide a proper detailed response, I'll be making this a thread :>
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Bit late to it (by about a week) but I actually got an response from my Strawpage after ages since setting it up so I can actually answer it now! ^v^
Mostly to provide a proper detailed response, I'll be making this a thread :>
Mostly to provide a proper detailed response, I'll be making this a thread :>
Funnily enough, the little lore rework I did to Beetle has actually inspired me to go back and change some of Bugdeon's older mechanics and lore. Ain't that crazy??
For now here's a fun little lore teaser of sorts I'm working on
And yes, it will have some in-game functionality too ^v^
For now here's a fun little lore teaser of sorts I'm working on
And yes, it will have some in-game functionality too ^v^
August 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Funnily enough, the little lore rework I did to Beetle has actually inspired me to go back and change some of Bugdeon's older mechanics and lore. Ain't that crazy??
For now here's a fun little lore teaser of sorts I'm working on
And yes, it will have some in-game functionality too ^v^
For now here's a fun little lore teaser of sorts I'm working on
And yes, it will have some in-game functionality too ^v^
Sorry for the wall of text but here's some extra stuff I wanna say as an image so this doesn't become a comically huge thread
I am also aware I haven't really touched much on the player character lore, but that's mostly since a lot of it is sorta unfinished to a degree
I am also aware I haven't really touched much on the player character lore, but that's mostly since a lot of it is sorta unfinished to a degree
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Sorry for the wall of text but here's some extra stuff I wanna say as an image so this doesn't become a comically huge thread
I am also aware I haven't really touched much on the player character lore, but that's mostly since a lot of it is sorta unfinished to a degree
I am also aware I haven't really touched much on the player character lore, but that's mostly since a lot of it is sorta unfinished to a degree
I doubt this'll really work out but I wanna ask anyways purely just for any kind of feedback
I wanna add a bit to Beetle's character. Literally since their conception they've been written as "generically standard guy in leader role" and I've been thinking of giving them a bit more depth
So, TLDR:
I wanna add a bit to Beetle's character. Literally since their conception they've been written as "generically standard guy in leader role" and I've been thinking of giving them a bit more depth
So, TLDR:
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I doubt this'll really work out but I wanna ask anyways purely just for any kind of feedback
I wanna add a bit to Beetle's character. Literally since their conception they've been written as "generically standard guy in leader role" and I've been thinking of giving them a bit more depth
So, TLDR:
I wanna add a bit to Beetle's character. Literally since their conception they've been written as "generically standard guy in leader role" and I've been thinking of giving them a bit more depth
So, TLDR:
Here's some extra goodies also, including the initial concept art (which I've posted before) and an extra image detailing a neat lil' bit of trivia regarding the design
The decision to make their design canonically not their real one was inspired by how depictions of angels tended to vary a lot
The decision to make their design canonically not their real one was inspired by how depictions of angels tended to vary a lot
July 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Here's some extra goodies also, including the initial concept art (which I've posted before) and an extra image detailing a neat lil' bit of trivia regarding the design
The decision to make their design canonically not their real one was inspired by how depictions of angels tended to vary a lot
The decision to make their design canonically not their real one was inspired by how depictions of angels tended to vary a lot
Wow today's art sure got weird didn't it??
Anywho, this is another one 'a the game's Chance Time event NPCs named Birdwing! (Which also means they're not that major)
Design-wise, they're partially inspired by biblically accurate angels, alongside the similarly named group of Birdwing butterflies
Anywho, this is another one 'a the game's Chance Time event NPCs named Birdwing! (Which also means they're not that major)
Design-wise, they're partially inspired by biblically accurate angels, alongside the similarly named group of Birdwing butterflies
July 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wow today's art sure got weird didn't it??
Anywho, this is another one 'a the game's Chance Time event NPCs named Birdwing! (Which also means they're not that major)
Design-wise, they're partially inspired by biblically accurate angels, alongside the similarly named group of Birdwing butterflies
Anywho, this is another one 'a the game's Chance Time event NPCs named Birdwing! (Which also means they're not that major)
Design-wise, they're partially inspired by biblically accurate angels, alongside the similarly named group of Birdwing butterflies
Guess who finally got Tabletop Simulator???
(For the record this isn't going to speed up development in the slightest, it just means that I can make this hypothetically playable now)
(For the record this isn't going to speed up development in the slightest, it just means that I can make this hypothetically playable now)
July 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Guess who finally got Tabletop Simulator???
(For the record this isn't going to speed up development in the slightest, it just means that I can make this hypothetically playable now)
(For the record this isn't going to speed up development in the slightest, it just means that I can make this hypothetically playable now)
As for lore, there ain't much else I can really say at the moment besides "The tyrant was abandoned by their people and is REALLY mad". So there's that
Another fun fact about this design: their weapon has a microwave stirrer attached to it since their microwave was broken in their "quest" chain
Another fun fact about this design: their weapon has a microwave stirrer attached to it since their microwave was broken in their "quest" chain
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
As for lore, there ain't much else I can really say at the moment besides "The tyrant was abandoned by their people and is REALLY mad". So there's that
Another fun fact about this design: their weapon has a microwave stirrer attached to it since their microwave was broken in their "quest" chain
Another fun fact about this design: their weapon has a microwave stirrer attached to it since their microwave was broken in their "quest" chain
Extra details time?? After this long??? Hurrayyyyy!!! ^v^
This is once again another pre-existing boss being given some extra content (in this case, Pharaoh) in the form of an alternative fight with them!
This is once again another pre-existing boss being given some extra content (in this case, Pharaoh) in the form of an alternative fight with them!
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Extra details time?? After this long??? Hurrayyyyy!!! ^v^
This is once again another pre-existing boss being given some extra content (in this case, Pharaoh) in the form of an alternative fight with them!
This is once again another pre-existing boss being given some extra content (in this case, Pharaoh) in the form of an alternative fight with them!
Something that's been kinda on my mind when it comes to coming up with coin drops, max Mana, or other numerical values for Bugdeon is really the SCALE of it all. I'm not a game dev in the slightest so I don't know how to describe it, but here's a crudely drawn image to hopefully convey my point
May 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Something that's been kinda on my mind when it comes to coming up with coin drops, max Mana, or other numerical values for Bugdeon is really the SCALE of it all. I'm not a game dev in the slightest so I don't know how to describe it, but here's a crudely drawn image to hopefully convey my point
Fun fact about today's art: It's literally the largest character drawing I've done for this project currently
By MS Paint scales, they're roughly 499 x 577px Death's-Head Hawkmoth is ~ 562 x 327px and Wasp is ~ 424 x 405px
By MS Paint scales, they're roughly 499 x 577px Death's-Head Hawkmoth is ~ 562 x 327px and Wasp is ~ 424 x 405px
May 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fun fact about today's art: It's literally the largest character drawing I've done for this project currently
By MS Paint scales, they're roughly 499 x 577px Death's-Head Hawkmoth is ~ 562 x 327px and Wasp is ~ 424 x 405px
By MS Paint scales, they're roughly 499 x 577px Death's-Head Hawkmoth is ~ 562 x 327px and Wasp is ~ 424 x 405px
Technically speaking, a small amount of inspiration for the concept of alternate routes / bosses was from Spamton and, more specifically, the requirements for fighting Spamton NEO. With Spamton being technically a forced boss if you were to do Snowgrave, but optional otherwise
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Technically speaking, a small amount of inspiration for the concept of alternate routes / bosses was from Spamton and, more specifically, the requirements for fighting Spamton NEO. With Spamton being technically a forced boss if you were to do Snowgrave, but optional otherwise
This is all probably an itsy bit confusing, especially given this is literally just a pre-existing boss (Stagger, who I'll have a pic of here) but dead, so I may as well explain the concept with this thread, that being:
Alternate Routes / Quests!
Alternate Routes / Quests!
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is all probably an itsy bit confusing, especially given this is literally just a pre-existing boss (Stagger, who I'll have a pic of here) but dead, so I may as well explain the concept with this thread, that being:
Alternate Routes / Quests!
Alternate Routes / Quests!
Welp, today's officially the day!
Exactly 1 year ago as of me typing this, the first bit of art and concept material was provided for Bugdeon in the form of Beetle as the very first player character!
Bugdeon is now officially 1 year old!! Hurray(???)
Exactly 1 year ago as of me typing this, the first bit of art and concept material was provided for Bugdeon in the form of Beetle as the very first player character!
Bugdeon is now officially 1 year old!! Hurray(???)
May 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Welp, today's officially the day!
Exactly 1 year ago as of me typing this, the first bit of art and concept material was provided for Bugdeon in the form of Beetle as the very first player character!
Bugdeon is now officially 1 year old!! Hurray(???)
Exactly 1 year ago as of me typing this, the first bit of art and concept material was provided for Bugdeon in the form of Beetle as the very first player character!
Bugdeon is now officially 1 year old!! Hurray(???)
If you're actually interested in that kinda thing, preferably tell me now since I got like 40+ minutes of ramblings already ;v;
(For the record that's only one recording session, I need to do another one after this!)
(For the record that's only one recording session, I need to do another one after this!)
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
If you're actually interested in that kinda thing, preferably tell me now since I got like 40+ minutes of ramblings already ;v;
(For the record that's only one recording session, I need to do another one after this!)
(For the record that's only one recording session, I need to do another one after this!)
When it came to the outfit creation process however, I ended up going with a hat that technically belonged to Yourself (Silly Billy if you need a more recognizable name), as it matched what I wanted from the hat. Thus, to make the clothes match, I sampled Yourself's color palette
April 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
When it came to the outfit creation process however, I ended up going with a hat that technically belonged to Yourself (Silly Billy if you need a more recognizable name), as it matched what I wanted from the hat. Thus, to make the clothes match, I sampled Yourself's color palette
A bit of a small fun fact thread about this outfit:
Spider was intended to be far more red instead of purple.
If you saw my custom Balatro cards I posted a bit ago, you may have noticed Spider uses a lot of red on their card (in part to being a reference to Boyfriend FNF)
Spider was intended to be far more red instead of purple.
If you saw my custom Balatro cards I posted a bit ago, you may have noticed Spider uses a lot of red on their card (in part to being a reference to Boyfriend FNF)
April 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A bit of a small fun fact thread about this outfit:
Spider was intended to be far more red instead of purple.
If you saw my custom Balatro cards I posted a bit ago, you may have noticed Spider uses a lot of red on their card (in part to being a reference to Boyfriend FNF)
Spider was intended to be far more red instead of purple.
If you saw my custom Balatro cards I posted a bit ago, you may have noticed Spider uses a lot of red on their card (in part to being a reference to Boyfriend FNF)
April Fools is over so I can safely say that Shmunkle Bug Fables isn't a real character and will not be added
Also, since the whole joke of this post sadly got put as a hidden reply, here's the image that was attached in the replies without the ""spoiler""
Also, since the whole joke of this post sadly got put as a hidden reply, here's the image that was attached in the replies without the ""spoiler""
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
April Fools is over so I can safely say that Shmunkle Bug Fables isn't a real character and will not be added
Also, since the whole joke of this post sadly got put as a hidden reply, here's the image that was attached in the replies without the ""spoiler""
Also, since the whole joke of this post sadly got put as a hidden reply, here's the image that was attached in the replies without the ""spoiler""
Additional spoilers regarding the very real addition of Shmunkle Bug Fables:
(Note: this information has had a label put on it to prevent very important spoilers regarding Shmunkle Bug Fables in Bugdeon)
(Note: this information has had a label put on it to prevent very important spoilers regarding Shmunkle Bug Fables in Bugdeon)
April 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Additional spoilers regarding the very real addition of Shmunkle Bug Fables:
(Note: this information has had a label put on it to prevent very important spoilers regarding Shmunkle Bug Fables in Bugdeon)
(Note: this information has had a label put on it to prevent very important spoilers regarding Shmunkle Bug Fables in Bugdeon)
Hi everyone today we're going to be adding the 100% highly fan requested character "Shmunkle Bug Fables" into Bugdeon.
More details will be revealed over the coming week, but for now here's his artwork. He is very lore relevant!
More details will be revealed over the coming week, but for now here's his artwork. He is very lore relevant!
April 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hi everyone today we're going to be adding the 100% highly fan requested character "Shmunkle Bug Fables" into Bugdeon.
More details will be revealed over the coming week, but for now here's his artwork. He is very lore relevant!
More details will be revealed over the coming week, but for now here's his artwork. He is very lore relevant!
Accurate representation of Bugdeon writing as a whole honestly:
March 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Accurate representation of Bugdeon writing as a whole honestly:
Reposting this since I forgot the watermark on one bit of artwork. Oopsies!
Original text'll be in the reply
Original text'll be in the reply
March 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposting this since I forgot the watermark on one bit of artwork. Oopsies!
Original text'll be in the reply
Original text'll be in the reply
Final thing I wanna bring up is some extra detail I put into the design
I actually am rather proud of this design admittingly, so I kinda went out of my way to make some rushed concept art to sorta show how the design works
I actually am rather proud of this design admittingly, so I kinda went out of my way to make some rushed concept art to sorta show how the design works
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Final thing I wanna bring up is some extra detail I put into the design
I actually am rather proud of this design admittingly, so I kinda went out of my way to make some rushed concept art to sorta show how the design works
I actually am rather proud of this design admittingly, so I kinda went out of my way to make some rushed concept art to sorta show how the design works
Third thing to bring up: Lore!
I did actually finalize the butterfly lore a decent bit truth be told. While yes, butterflies are still overtly contorted and misfigured, canonically this robotic fella was made before that had happened
Perhaps this snippet of a lore entry will help clear some air
I did actually finalize the butterfly lore a decent bit truth be told. While yes, butterflies are still overtly contorted and misfigured, canonically this robotic fella was made before that had happened
Perhaps this snippet of a lore entry will help clear some air
!["I've ensured the next generation will be better than us. Stronger, faster, smarter, all of it. My colleagues say that I am a fool for this, but I know better. They don't understand the literal power of godhood that I have granted us. I may not be able to see the fruits of my labor, but I know for a fact that this is the only correct way forwards for us all as a species. Alesa, if you're reading this in whatever afterlife there may be, I'll be coming to see you once more soon. May you forgive me for your mechanical clone, for your beauty was what helped me stay strong and continue my research."]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aryzh37gmlfohwfxysi7jncd/bafkreib6wamvuwajqqct7fwb22qxdjod6i4fuoxftofovec7ojtcl2fvey@jpeg)
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Third thing to bring up: Lore!
I did actually finalize the butterfly lore a decent bit truth be told. While yes, butterflies are still overtly contorted and misfigured, canonically this robotic fella was made before that had happened
Perhaps this snippet of a lore entry will help clear some air
I did actually finalize the butterfly lore a decent bit truth be told. While yes, butterflies are still overtly contorted and misfigured, canonically this robotic fella was made before that had happened
Perhaps this snippet of a lore entry will help clear some air
First up: Origins!
Besides being a massive reference to Angela (More intended to be their Library of Ruina appearance, but also taking some influence from their Lobotomy Corporation appearance also), they're (albeit broadly) based off the Alesa genus of Riodinidae (AKA Metalmark Butterflies)
Besides being a massive reference to Angela (More intended to be their Library of Ruina appearance, but also taking some influence from their Lobotomy Corporation appearance also), they're (albeit broadly) based off the Alesa genus of Riodinidae (AKA Metalmark Butterflies)
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
First up: Origins!
Besides being a massive reference to Angela (More intended to be their Library of Ruina appearance, but also taking some influence from their Lobotomy Corporation appearance also), they're (albeit broadly) based off the Alesa genus of Riodinidae (AKA Metalmark Butterflies)
Besides being a massive reference to Angela (More intended to be their Library of Ruina appearance, but also taking some influence from their Lobotomy Corporation appearance also), they're (albeit broadly) based off the Alesa genus of Riodinidae (AKA Metalmark Butterflies)