Vacant Sky: Awakening OST1 and 2 available!
It occurred to me that I never announced the release of the first soundtrack here. Whoops!
The A-Side soundtrack contains music from episodes 1 and 2 and can be found here on Bandcamp: http://vacantsky.bandcamp.com/album/vacant-sky-awakening-ost-a-side
The B-Side soundtrack has just been released! It contains music from episodes 3, 4, and 5 and can be found here: http://vacantsky.bandcamp.com/album/vacant-sky-awakening-ost-b-side Kickstarter backers who pledged for the complete soundtrack should have received their copies already.
Enjoy!
The Vestibule released for OUYA!
The Vestibule is now available as one of the OUYA’s launch titles! Pick it up for free on the OUYA store! On top of being one of the console’s launch titles, it is the first visual novel to be released on the OUYA.
This release is very exciting as the rerelease of The Vestibule is the first game to be released on our new Metis engine and it marks a significant milestone on our path forward with Vacant Sky: Awakening.
Day of Contention 2013
On this day, four years ago, the original version of Vacant Sky Act I was released. In those four years, we’ve come a long way, with the subsequent releases of Acts II and III as well as the recent Complete Edition releases of Acts I+ and II+. 2012 was a good year for us, with two major releases and the release of our first (small) commercial game,Encarmine. In this past year, we brought the community together with the launch and wild success of the Vacant Sky: Awakening Kickstarter.
But 2013 is going to be our best year yet. Let’s take a look at what’s in store.
Metis2D
To facilitate the development of Vacant Sky: Awakening, we’ve been hard at work on developing our own game engine, (tentatively) called Metis2D. As we near completion of the engine’s core features and continue our testing of it, we’re happy to announce the first game to be released with the new engine.
One of our earlier microgames, The Vestibule, has been successfully ported to Metis and runs like a charm. We expect to rerelease The Vestibule on new platforms, namely the Ouya. The Vestibule will be available for free as one of the Ouya’s launch titles.
Vacant Sky: Awakening
Unsurprisingly, the majority of our efforts right now are concentrated on VSA. Work has been coming along at a steady pace. It’s still a little early to show anything new from the game yet, but we’re still hoping to manage a release before the summer. But although there’s nothing to see, there is plenty to listen to:
http://vacantsky.bandcamp.com/album/vacant-sky-awakening
The soundtrack for episodes 1 and 2 of Vacant Sky: Awakening is now available for purchase! Kickstarter backers who pledged at least $25 will shortly be receiving download codes via email.
Thanks for being patient with us as we go through the roughest part of the development cycle. Please look forward to a release of Episode 1: Journey of the Black Knight in the coming months.
Ars Harmonia
Those of you who were following the Vacant Sky companion story, Ars Harmonia, have probably been wondering about the status and future of the series. For the foreseeable future, our efforts remain primarily concerned with the development of Awakening, which resulted in it being pushed to the backburner.
However, a chance encounter with some old friends has brought about a change in fortune for Ars Harmonia. Ardent Blue Productions expressed interest in doing a game adaptation of the story and I’m excited to say that we’ve entrusted it into their capable hands. Although we’re not directly involved in the game’s production, I’m confident in their ability to bring the story to life.
It’s still too early to estimate a release, but look forward to more news in the latter half of the year. You can check out the RMN profile for the game here:http://rpgmaker.net/games/4926/
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Thanks for sticking with us for another year! We’re hoping to make this the best yet and we hope you’re as excited about it as we are!
Vacant Sky Create & Win Contest Results!
One week remains (+New forum!)
We’ve got just about a week left on the Vacant Sky: Awakening Kickstarter and, by extension, the Create & Win contest. Now’s the time if you’re planning to take advantage of our sweet Kickstarter deals or submit to win free stuff!
Speaking of Kickstarter, VSA was selected to appear on the curated Kickstarter page for International Game Developers Association. Thanks so much for your support!
Recently, there have been a few requests for us to start up a forum as a format more conducive to discussion than this blog and its comments. As of today, we now have an official subreddit set up at http://projectbc.reddit.com . Come join the community, hang out, and chat with fellow fans!
Behind the Scenes: Music Production + Create & Win Contest!
For today’s update to Vacant Sky: Awakening, we have a behind the scenes look at the production of the music from composer Tarranon.
In addition, I’ve got another exciting announcement to make!
As you may or may not have heard, the Kickstarter for our new game, Vacant Sky: Awakening was just fully funded. To celebrate and to help spread the word about the Vacant Sky series, we’re going to be hosting a contest to run until the end of the Kickstarter campaign.
How do I enter?
To enter the contest, create something – anything – based on the Vacant Sky universe and/or the characters in it. This isn’t strictly limited to fanart or fanfiction, either (although they’re certainly allowed!). Go wild! You might choose to do a music remix, a costume, a prop, a radioplay, a game (if you’re really crazy), whatever – be creative! Don’t be afraid to be unique. The goal is to have fun!
To submit, attach your entry or a link to it and send an email to create@projectbc.net along with your name or alias you want to be referred to by.
What do I win?
The top three entries will receive prizes.
Third place
-A digital copy of “Sounds of Contention,” the Vacant Sky soundtrack
Second place
-A pre-release digital copy of the new Vacant Sky: Awakening Episode 1 soundtrack
-A digital copy of “Sounds of Contention,” the Vacant Sky soundtrack
First place
-A digital copy of Vacant Sky: Awakening Episode 1 (once released)
-Chance to design a character to appear as an NPC in Vacant Sky: Awakening
-A pre-release digital copy of the new Vacant Sky: Awakening Episode 1 soundtrack
-A digital copy of “Sounds of Contention,” the Vacant Sky soundtrack
What’s the deadline?
The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM Eastern time on February 6th, 2013.
Vacant Sky: Awakening Fully Funded!
With a full three weeks left in the Kickstarter campaign, Vacant Sky: Awakening has been fully funded! We’re already well on our way to our first stretch goal of $9,000, which will add platform support to Mac and iOS, as well as a free DLC for Kickstarter backers. This DLC, Tidebreaker, will star Sarian and cover the some of the gap between episodes 1 & 2.
Thanks so much to everyone’s support. Let’s see how far we can go with the 21 days we have left!
