[Woody]

Right now we’re focused on pc and tablet, though we’re not opposed to the idea of a console release.

[Woody]

Wow, can’t believe it’s been over 3 months since my last post on here. Things are moving along slowly but steadily here at Thunderpunch Studios, and we even have our basic website up and running now (www.thunderpunchstudios.com). Based on community feedback (mainly, that a lack of character animation was not ideal for most players), we’ve had to make a few changes to the overall concept. Now, instead of being a “create whatever you want” game focused on multiplayer and devoid of story, we’ve focused it down to a futuristic style game where all of the characters are robots/androids. You will still have a ton of visual options for creating your characters, but this gives us more control over how the in-game abilities work and will allow us to animate them accordingly.

We do plan on posting the game mechanics on our website forum soon, so be sure to stop by and create a profile. The thunderpunchstudios.com forum will be your direct connection to the Thunderpunch Studios team, and will allow you to directly influence our design decisions!

In the meantime, here are a few more layouts for how character and team customization will work. Enjoy! (Please remember that these images are for layout/functionality purposes only, and do not reflect the artistic quality of our game.)

[Woody]

Thanks, Kaldath! I was in the process of updating this post earlier when my computer straight-up died and I had to take it apart…

[Woody]

Though it’s been a while since we’ve posted on Facebook, that doesn’t mean we haven’t been making some exciting progress. For you Hero Machine fans, I present a few early UI concepts that we’re not even going to post on Facebook. Enjoy!

*Please note that these are mock-up designs that feature images of copyrighted characters who will not be appearing in the game. The graphics and images are also not indicative of how the finished game will look.

[Woody]

@FRM said:

i absolutely LOVE Blizzard!

Me too! I saw AMS’s designs on his profile a few weeks before we launched the contest, and I remember hoping Blizzard specifically would get submitted. Thanks, AMS, for designing such an awesome character!

[Woody]

The way we’re doing our character customization, you get to select the sex (male, female), size (average, large), and pose of your character before editing their body parts, outfit, and equipment. The Faradox model is an example of what players will be able to create with a Large Male character (right now he’s just in a neutral pose that probably won’t be in the final design).

[Woody]

@Kaldath said:

I went ahead and figured out how to get the Gina Nelson pics added to the post properly and edited the post to add them for you Woody.

Thanks, Kaldath! You rock! Any chance you can remove that weird Blizzard attachment from the bottom of the post? I have no idea how that got there, but I can’t seem to remove it.

[Woody]

Hey Harry, thanks for promoting the page!

[Woody]

The finished piece is now viewable on our Facebook page. Enjoy!

[Woody]

[Woody]

You can go ahead and delete it. Thanks again!

[Woody]

I’ve actually had the idea of a card-based version of SODWA in the back of my mind for a while, now. We’ll see how this production goes, and once we get the community site up and running it might be something I talk with fans about. If we decide to go that route, I’ll certainly be looking for fans/designers to help put together a fun card-based experience.

[Woody]

I really hope you all decide to participate. And Ximero (really, everyone), please don’t let lack of education stand in your way. I’ve gone to school for film, music, and a brief stint for computers, and never has it worked out. The one thing I’ve always had was my videogame addiction and a need to pursue creative endeavors (and a few lucky breaks… and a lack of student loan payments…). I’ve been working on the SODWA idea for around 7 years now, and I don’t plan to let my lack of a college degree hold me back. If there’s something you like/want to do, then do it! If you’re ignorant in 1 or more required areas, that’s what consultants are for! And now I feel like I’m part of an inspirational 80’s film…

[Woody]

For instance, it still says I posted this topic 37 seconds ago, and I can’t get it to update…

[Woody]

Ha, that sounds perfect! Thanks!

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