Changes, doubts and more changes!

I'm not going to lie, I toyed with the idea that the third and final chapter of Stellar Mess would involve a trip back in time, suggesting that the previous two chapters were an elaborate hoax orchestrated by Diego's father and his production company to get Diego (their star creative writer) back, who after being forced to write sequel after sequel of what he considered his most important work, he escapes to Argentina. 

This can be seen in several shared screenshots of the game in development.

But the thing is, I've never really enjoyed science fiction movies/games that end with the idea that everything is a hoax, a dream, like a drug-induced optical illusion produced by mental illness or something like that. That's why I decided to steer the wheel toward a pure science fiction story and follow the direction the story was taking, that is, rescue the princess, help the rebellion, and become an anonymous hero for the entire galaxy. 

Now a new problem arises: What to do with the “post-credits scene” of Stellar Mess: Operation Kush (ch.2)? 

Shoul I go all "George Lucas" style and change the chapter and hope nobody notice the difference? 

Even better! Let's go with the idea that this scene is a VHS reproduction that Claire shows Diego at the base of the four while Data prepares their transport to the northern part of the city, and let's leave this post-credits scene as an “idea” that Claire has for making a movie about her adventures with Diego and Data (idea that is not widely accepted by Diego). 

 Great! now I can continue 

 Till next post!

More screenshots from chapter 3 of Stellar Mess!

 Hello again! 

In this post, I bring you a new addition to the same collection of backgrounds for chapter 3 of Stellar Mess. Although it may seem strange, I think it's already clear (from the previous post) that the last chapter of the game begins as a prequel to the events we played in both chapters 1 and 2. 

That said, I think it's very easy to use this narrative device incorrectly and at the risk of overusing it, I have already used it to a lesser extent in chapter 2 (particularly when the game begins a few hours before the end of chapter 1), I promise that I am paying close attention to make the most of it and thus avoid exhausting players of the saga by going through the same scenarios over and over again without creating a total disconnect between chapters within an episodic story. 

Not to mention that I have discovered that I desperately need this resource to explain some fundamental events that will take place at the end.

In this case, I have only expanded and “related” the images of the office building of “TibbaFilms,” a film production company for which Diego (if that turns out to be his real identity) worked in the past.

Many of us have needed a change of scenery, a breath of fresh air, or even, in more extreme cases, a change of life at some point. So ...

Without spoiling the story any further, I'll leave you with the images and, as I always say, if anyone happens to read this post, please leave a comment with your opinion and questions.

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Two new screenshots of the final chapter of Stellar Mess

Hi again!

This time, I want to share with you two new screenshots from the final chapter of Stellar Mess called “Stellar Mess: A galaxy in peril.” As usual, I also shared these images on X and Instagram, but despite this, here I will give more details about each of them without falling into to much spoilers. 

The first image is about the core concept of the game and if you've played chapters 1 and 2, you'll know who the characters are and why the story seems to have moved from the classic city of the Argentinian Patagonia to a metropolis that could easily be a haven for modern films 😉.

The trained eye will notice that this image is a clear reference to the beginning of a great classic of point-and-click graphic adventure games and that, as on that occasion, there seems to be an argument between the two characters (although it did not end in agreement).

Now, the second image is the result of this argument, perhaps a business trip, perhaps the protagonist is running away from something, the only thing that is certain is a change of scenery ... who knows! 

Well, me of course! 😂

All I can say is that one image symbolizes the beginning of part 1 of the game and the other symbolizes the end!

If you read this (if anyone read this) and want to guess what will happened between this two images leave a comment!

 

Till next post!

Tiba

The summer sale has arrived to Stellar Mess saga!!

I have just enabled a 50% discount on both published games on Steam and Itch.io! If you haven't played my game yet, this is your chance!

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Tiba

New update of Stellar Mess: Operation Kush (chapter2)!

Due to several comments addressing the same "problem", I have decided to modify the way the player interacts with the nine verbs in the game. From this update the default verbs will depend on the object, for example, if you right click on a door, it will open (you no longer have to choose “Open” before clicking on a door), the same for the objects we must take, push or pull.

Additionally, I have fixed a bug that was found since the launch of the game, where when entering the cathedral and leaving the music did not change and also did not allow to disable it. After analyzing the problem I found that it depended on the prioritization of the audio file in the parameters of "****.Play(eAudioPriorityNormal, eRepeat)" since only in here it was with high priority .

Lastly, I have reorganized some things concerning the development of the story so that the game fits better with the general cohesion of the three chapters and the development of some characters.

As I said a great update that comes with a lot of new features!

till next post!

Tiba

Stellar Mess: Operation Kush - OUT NOW!!!

Stellar Mess: Operation Kush is OUT NOW and available on Steam and itch.io at following links!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2847880/Stellar_Mess_Operation_Kush_Chapter_2/

https://tibbagames.itch.io/stellarmess2

Get it and let me know what you think!

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Stellar Mess: Operation Kush Official Trailer!

Release day is approaching and here is the official trailer for Stellar Mess: Operation Kush! 

For those who are just finding out Stellar Mess is a series of retro 2D adventure games that I'm making on my own and in my spare time and that already has 2 chapters out of 3. I hope you like it! If you want to know about the release of the game please add it to your Steam wishlist or follow me on itchio.

Till next post!