Big news: I finally beat Baldur's Gate 3 today!
Slightly lesser news: Iron Village 1.1 now has a release date, June 19th! Host a Royal Ceremony to officially earn City Status, and utilize a ton of quality of life features as well.
Chappington
a.k.a. Michael Gruar. Currently building Iron Village, a town builder with trains!
Big news: I finally beat Baldur's Gate 3 today!
Slightly lesser news: Iron Village 1.1 now has a release date, June 19th! Host a Royal Ceremony to officially earn City Status, and utilize a ton of quality of life features as well.
@BoydStephenSmithJr Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
(That issue with the stuck villager will probably be fixed in 1.1, someone else ran into a similar issue and I managed to fix it.)
@moonshine_fox Thanks! On Steam you can leave a review (ideally if it's positive, haha), and Itch.io has room for comments. Alternatively, the in game Feedback button links to a form that emails me.
An updated preview of the fortress, and a new dev diary: how much money has Iron Village even made so far? And how much does Lunar Chippy Games actually receive?
https://lunarchippy.games/2025/05/25/diary-48-what-about-revenue-profit/
#IronVillage #devdiary #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder
So this post suddenly exploded! I'm sorry I've been so inactive on Mastodon, haha. There's actually a decently sized update with version 1.1 coming out soon (probably some time in June?), so be on the lookout for that!
@moonshine_fox Thanks, I hope you enjoy it!
A preview of things to come. (The last main chunk of "content" in Iron Village 1.1!)
New Dev Diary:
- What have I been up to the past three weeks?
- Some progress updates on Iron Village 1.1 (TL;DR a lot of actual progress, somehow!)
- What's going on with Android (Still happening!)
https://lunarchippy.games/2025/05/10/diary-47-vacacion-deadly-pollen-and-conventions/
A quick update before I'm off for a week and change: what's implemented, what's left to do, and Boston GodotCon & PAX East!
https://lunarchippy.games/2025/04/16/diary-46-mid-april-status-update/
#IronVillage #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #pixelart #godotcon #paxeast
@Elevator7009 @Agent_Karyo oh hey, that's me! Glad to hear the dev diaries are interesting and useful!
@ghosttie Clearly I don't value my own time enough, haha. But yeah, if I counted the cost of my own labor the budget would be waaaaayyyy higher.
@ahnlak Ooops, thanks for letting me know - copied and pasted the link correctly this time.
So I'm hoping this dev diary is going to be interesting/informative/helpful: How much did it cost to make Iron Village? I'm hoping that transparency around the money side of things will be helpful.
https://lunarchippy.games/2025/04/11/diary-45-how-much-does-an-iron-village-cost-to-make/
And also, a huge thanks to everyone who has played Iron Village, either the full game or just the demo! It's been amazing to see people playing, and while it's obviously not a blockbuster, it's definitely been the higher end of my expectations.
So it's been about a week since Iron Village was released to the public... which means it's time for a patch!
https://lunarchippy.games/2025/03/30/diary-43-post-release-1-0-06-release-notes/
The star of today's show: doors!
#gamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder #ironvillage #cozygames #pixelart #indiedev #solodev #indiegamedev
0 days remaining! Iron Village is now available for PC, Mac, and Linux (incl. Steam Deck) on Steam and Itch!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3011060/Iron_Village/
Itch: https://lunar-chippy.itch.io/iron-village
#gamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder #ironvillage #cozygames #pixelart #indiedev #solodev #indiegamedev
Tomorrow! 9am EDT (13:00 UTC) Iron Village pulls into the station. (Help I'm running out of railway puns!) Available on Steam and Itch for PC, Mac, and Linux, including Steam Deck!
Also, the demo has already been updated to 1.0.00, so you can get a head start on building your town!
1.0.00 Release Notes: https://lunarchippy.games/2025/03/23/diary-42-1-0-00-release-notes/
#gamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder #ironvillage #cozygames #pixelart #indiegames #indiedev #cozygaming #pixelgame #solodev #indiegamedev
Less than 2 days until the full version of Iron Village is live! 9:00 EDT/13:00 UTC March 24th
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3011060/Iron_Village/
#gamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder #ironvillage #cozygames #pixelart #indiegames #indiedev #cozygaming #pixelgame #solodev #indiegamedev
Less than 3 days to go until Iron Village begins boarding on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3011060/Iron_Village/
#gamedev #townbuilder #citybuilder #ironvillage #cozygames #pixelart #indiegames #indiedev #cozygaming #pixelgame #solodev #indiegamedev
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