Introduction

Hello all my dear and loyal backers!

Well - Spring is upon us!!  The snow is starting to melt, where I live, and we're rolling along on production for Quest For Infamy.  Wow.  Well, where to start.

Progress on the game continues at a great pace - Shawn and Chuck have been coding like the mad little wizards they are.  Being able to walk around and explore the full Valley of Krasna is amazing.  We're closing in on completing the backgrounds - we have over 160 in the game - with less than 30 to complete to finish it.  In the engine, backgrounds that don't have final versions have full sketches that we can interact with as placeholders.  Walking around, hearing the soundtrack by James Mulvale... it's awesome.

NEWS

I'm very, very pleased to announce that GoG.com has partnered with Infamous Quests, and will be carrying Quest For Infamy upon it's launch!  This is a very big deal for us - thank you to all who went over they to vote for us on their wishlist.  They've been nothing but amazing to us, and I know this is that start of a great partnership!  We're already a GoG affiliate on our site, so we look forward to a great relationship over the years!  The game will also be available on other platforms, and directly from us - more details on other platforms to come!

We are also very pleased to announce the release of our MAC VERSION of Demo 2.0 - it's now available on the main Quest For Infamy page at www.infamous-quests.com - or to go directly there, just go to www.QuestForInfamy.com

PROJECTS TO WATCH OUT FOR

Our Composer, James Mulvale, is also an innovator in the area of 3D sound - and he's composing music for an album of 3D sounds and music.  It's a very interesting project, and he could use your support.  Check out what he's offering right over here.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1825078878/holophonic-soundscapes-a-journey-into-asmr-and-3d

It's the last three days of the campaign for JULIA, by CBE Software!  The game's designer, Jan Kavan, has been a big supporter of ours - they've almost reached their next stretch goal, which will vastly improve the quality of their game!  Visit their site, and give it a look!  They're amazing people that were dealt a raw deal by Lace Mamba publishing.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/j-u-l-i-a-enhanced-edition/x/854811

SUPPORT COGNITION ON STEAM GREENLIGHT

From Katie Hallahan, Phoenix Online Studios: " We're in the 50s (56, but here's hoping that changes!) out of over 1000 games, and we've been in the Greenlight system since it launched in August 2012. Episode 1 was one of IndieGames.com's Top 10 Adventure Games fo 2012 and we received the Adventure Gamers Aggie Award for Best Music. People can check out links to reviews of the first two Episodes here: (Ep 1) http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?topic=12505.0 and here (Ep 2) http://www.postudios.com/blog/forum/index.php?topic=13132.0

And if you want to put in a link for getting the Episodes, they're available here: store.postudios.com And I attached the postcard with discount codes we handed out at PAX & GDC, the codes are good through July."

KICKSTARTVENTURES

Every so often we like to give a shout-out to friends and other developers in the community who are using crowd funding tools like Kickstarter and IndieGogo so you can discover and help a project get of its feet. So we've decided to make it easier to find out about these new projects by putting them in one central location for all to see. KickstartVentures, this will be a blog dedicated to showcasing upcoming adventure game Kickstarter campaigns and giving them more exposure as well as featured articles, updates and more.

Right now the blog is still under construction but there you can find news, updates and other cool things about crowd funded adventure games. We've got a Facebook page which we'll be using to update you all in the meantime so get behind the page and like it, share it and get involved!

https://www.facebook.com/kickstartventuresblog

VISIT OUR FORUMS

Backers can visit our forums, and get a sneak peak the the Artwork for the KS Exclusive Big Box!  If you're a backer and you haven't come by and registered - visit our forums and sign up - send either me or Broomie a PM, and we'll validate you!  Be sure to include your email (or PayPal email address) and Kickstarter Username.  

Previously, I had stated that PayPal funding would be open til March 31st.  Due to the delay in the release of the Mac Version of Demo 2.0, I have kept the PayPal donation site open until April 20th.  If you'd like to upgrade your pledge to include a Big Box, or anything else, you can do it via Pay Pal until April 20th!  After that, I'll be shutting the page down and the Big Box won't be available anymore to people who have not backed the game early!

Again, as always, thanks for your support!  There's so many people out there that have done so much for us, and continue to - and I can't stress how amazing everyone has been.  Thank you, seriously.  Working on this game in the past year has been the most amazing, excellent, stressful, crazy thing I've ever done - and I'm so happy I'm alive and here to do it!  Can't really say thank you enough.


Bt

Hello Friends and Backers!

We are testing the Mac Port for Demo 2.0 now - if you're interested in getting it, and trying it out (you'd also be helping us!) pop on over to our forums at www.infamous-quests.com/forum and send a Private Message to Broomie, letting him know you'd like to test it out.  He can give you all the details you need there to enjoy the magic and charm of QFI on your Mac!

Infamous Quest's Youtube Channel

We have a video channel over on Youtube - it has many video updates and insights into the making of Quest For Infamy and Infamous Quests in general.  You can always see the latest Vlog updates in there!  Give them a watch sometime.

http://www.youtube.com/user/InfamousQuests

Other Projects to look at (and maybe support)

Heroine's Quest is an adventure/RPG made by our friend's over at Crystal Shard!  They just released a trailer for the game - and they are also currently looking to cast voice actors in the game.  They definitely need female auditions, as the game features a brave, female protagonist!  If you're interested, visit http://crystalshard.net/hq.htm for more game information, and visit HERE for more information on Auditioning.

Mage's Initiation is another adventure game by Himalaya Studios, comprised of members from AGDI, the group that brought you the remakes of King's Quest I, II and III as well as Quest For Glory 2!  They just hit their goal yesterday, and if you'd like to get in, support them and get a copy of the game before it hits stores, visit their Kickstarter here - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2112639455/mages-initiation-a-classic-sierra-style-adventure

J.U.L.I.A. - Enhanced Edition is a game from CBE software.  I was alerted to the plight of CBE by my friend Say from Phoenix OnLine Studios - CBE produced a wonderfully recieved game, but was caught up in the brouhaha with Lace Mamba, a distribution company that was not pay the software developers signed to them.  CBE had no way to finish their game JULIA - now, they are asking for $5,000 to complete it - they are nice, honest and hard-working folks, and they are halfway to their goal.  Check out their project, and please - if it interests you, give 'em a hand.  You can view their project here on IndieGoGo

As For Us, your Team Infamy....

We are super busy!  Just trying to hustle and bustle to get the game done.  We've definitely got a tough few months in front of us, but this is how it is getting into the meat of the matter.  I'm very excited, though, because things are really starting to come together - and I get more excited every day at the prospect of finishing this, and getting into your hands.  I know you're going to love playing it.

I'll be in touch soon!  Thanks, again, for all your support.  If you haven't tried Demo 2.0, yet - visit www.QuestForInfamy.com - download it for free!  Tell a friend, too!  Tell two friends!  Let them tell two friends, and them tell two friends.... heh.

Bt

Hello everyone!

There's a great little article on Slate.com about Quest For Infamy, written by Cyrus Nemati - who voices Jerrod Smyrna, the pharmacist, in Demo 2.0 - check that out over here!

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/02/quest_for_infamy_how_kickstarter_helped_me_become_a_video_game_voice_over.html

I just want to thank everyone who has downloaded and played Demo 2.0 - your feedback has been great!  Your support really helps energize the team and I can't thank you enough for that!

If you haven't been to the forums yet to see the backer forums, come on over - more and more content will be added this week and in the coming weeks!  So if you haven't, get over to www.infamous-quests.com/forum - send me a PM telling me your KS Username and Pledge Tier, and I'll give you access!

If you haven't picked up Demo 2.0 yet, it's free, and available at www.QuestForInfamy.com !

I hope to see you around!

Bt

Hey backers - The Quest For Infamy Demo 2.0 is LIVE now at www.infamous-quests.com and www.QuestForInfamy.com

Right now, we have it for PC and LINUX.  A Mac port will be coming shortly!

Thanks for all your continued support, and I hope you have fun exploring around.  Make sure you talk to everyone in town and outside of town!

Make sure to visit our forums to see the new BACKER FORUMS at www.infamous-quests.com/forum - sign up for an account, send either me (Blackthorne) or Broomie a PM, and we'll activate your account access.

A few shout outs to some good projects - Agustin Cordes ASYLUM is worth your time!  Check it out - Agustin has a guest voice cameo in the demo as "Armand"!  Check out his game, and pledge if you can!

And for you fans of Adventue Game Music, former Sierra composer Ken Allen is making an album of his classic tracks from classic Sierra Adventures!  Check out UNDER THE HALFDOME!

See you soon!

Bt

As some of you may have guessed, Infamous Quests is pleased to announce the release of Quest For Infamy - Demo 2.0. - the demo will be released on Friday, February 8th.  It will be available on www.infamous-quests.com - I will send out an update again on Friday with the link to the direct download page - it will go out to you guys for 12 hours before I announce it publicly.

QFI's new demo incorporates improvements based on suggestions by you, more art and improved music and sound FX!

We have new backgrounds in game from Elissa Ng, Ivan Ulyanov, Matt Oates, Jason Lamb and Jon Stoll!  These artists have been toiling very hard over the past months to make QFI a visual treat, and we hope you like the new areas to explore, and the art this group has created to take you there.

James Mulvale has remastered all of his compositions and has them sounding better than ever.  We have over 10 original compositions in this little demo - and the full version of the game promises more, including several "performed" songs as well.

This demo expands out, just a bit, of the world you came to know in the Demo we made last year - some areas are fleshed out better, and some suggestions people have given us about movement and exits were used in the changes!  This is just a little bit of The Valley of Krasna - it's amazing how much more there is to explore - we didn't want to give away too much in this demo, but we wanted to expand it out, and fill the world in a little from where we had it when we created the first demo.

We hope more people will discover this game - so feel free to pass the demo on, direct people to our website and our facebook pages. 

There's so much we've left out of this demo - we don't want to give too much away, but you can always learn more at our forums.

We'd also like to announce the opening of our BACKERS FORUMS at www.infamous-quests.com - in there, we have a lot of exclusive and behind the scenes images from the game. There will also be blog and journal entries from the team members, various rambling about making an adventure game, and also just a place for other backers to talk with other backers.

Also - for backers - in the coming months, you'll get an exclusive look, and maybe some chats about, future projects in the pipeline for Infamous Quests.

For backers $100 and over, there is a special Lonarian Guard forum - where you can play exclusive tech demos of elements from QFI and see how the development of the game is progressing on a much more detailed level.

Below there's a new video that shows the development of a background from Quest For Infamy - from Sketch, to a "first version" ultimately to the final version.

So - as always, if there are any questions, comments, insights - please, feel free to leave a comment, message me, email me.... plenty of ways.

Thank you, again, for your support.


Bt

PS:  Note - To gain access to backers forum - cruise on over to www.infamous-quests.com/forum and sign up for an account.  Then either send me a personal message there, or one here - and let me know your user name, so I can give you proper access!