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you guys are amazing! keep up the great work.

agreed… we’re all the more excited about the potential for Castle Story… onward! :D

Does anyone know what day the Beta will be released? I had a quick look but can only find “decemberish”. Is this still true?

I’m Sure You Guys Are Working Hard At It, Please do remind and update us when the beta is released >_<
Been waiting forever for the day to come, and also I don't think we mind if there are a some bugs in the game~ like you guys said, we can help iron it out!! Great Work You Guys!!!

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Fantastic work on rushing out the Prototype. I have been toying with all the aspects of it, and it seems so professional. :o I’ve been trying out many alphas for many games lately, and this pre-alpha release really stands out for its distinguished aura of effort. Keep it up. ^_^

Hey Sauropod.

I was wondering.
Will there be a 2nd release of the prototype? Or maybe later, a launcher for the game, so that we can get updates and bugfixes?
I was hoping, because of the crickets.

Even with a challenging time learning the interface and a few well documented bugs, the prototype was extremely impressive, and I reacted to the occasional crash with “well, that’s to be expected”.

Thanks for posting this update, it’s great to know how things have been from your perspective and what’s coming next. Attitude is everything and Sauropod’s is in the right place!

Thanks guys loving the game already.
I have a list of bugs on the way, to have to finish gameplay first so I know I’ve got everything.

All sounds good! There are a few people creating tutorials at the moment if you want to showcase them or something if you don’t have time to make one.

DrNickidge has made a few already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq-wwnf3tQg&feature=plcp

CocoSmackdown has some as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/cocosmackdown

There are some more if you search for castle story tutorials in YouTube :)

The only thing I’d like to know, is will you be updating the prototype as you continue to develop the game or is the prototype a one shot deal until the alpha is released? Just want to know because really the prototype is basically unplayable and does NOT display the game in a good light like all of your videos did while you were collecting the $700,000.00 from everybody that bought into it.

Keep the good work guy! So far there is not much i can say more then you are already for me one of the best (if not THE best) Game devs ever. You are truly open to the community, you hard work and enjoy yourself on doing that game.

Really i’m pretty happy that Sauropod studio exist and not only for Castle Story but for future game that i hope you gonna make in the future.

I clearly hope you a big success cause your game is already such a great game and its not even on alpha. So i’m pretty sure you gonna make it really popular.

Thx guy :)

Thanks guys! The prototype is cool!

Haha you guys are awesome, keep up the good work! (and good luck on building a reliable AI!)

I understand so much after playing 10 minutes of the game! The controls are better than anything I expected… I just have a coue problems with the Bricktrons being a bit buggy with the stockpile.

Oh hi! Nice job getting the prototype out sounds like some fun clutch coding went down.
Be sure to give yourselves a pat on the back. You’ve all definitely earned it.

Yeesh. I saw this after the kickstarter closed and I am sad I did not get it. I’ve got aspirations of my own to become a designer and programmer for games; I’ve just read a few of the comments on here and sometimes it looks a little grim but some people don’t seem to understand that it’s a prototype… I know I spend a lot of time just clicking the “build and run” button in codeblocks after changing one line. I know the feel. I wish I could get in on this!

I look forward to catapult battles between islands on multiplayer.

and how come none of bricktrons are black? i find this racially offensive

I LOVE YOU GUYS! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS AWESOME GAME! I like how you didn’t make a tutorial because it leaves everything to the imagination. Sure, it’s buggy, but that’s the fun of it being a prototype!

I can’t thank you enough and all my friends from Minecraft got instantly jealous of me when I told them about the game and that they’re too late too get it :D I hope you’re able to get a stable multiplayer working when it’s in Beta :D

Thanks again :D I’mma go play some more of it :D

If you would consider the “prototype” an “alpha release” you might start calling it an “alpha” hopefully the newbs to the software development process might have at least heard that term an expect “no where near stable” release. But then again my experience with some in the Minecraft community it might be too much to hope for.

This is just awesome feeling, kind of like we’re launching an expedition to an uncharted land :)

Great work guys!

YAY! i’m on the blog!
yeah, the game is really buggy, waiting for a patch. hope it will be soon!
kills the bugs! they don’t deserve to live!

Hey, the game is great. :D Really, really fun. The main problems I think are the save/load problems and the doubling bricktrons and losing resources after load. I’m not to bothered about no sound (I’m on a Mac) but one thing that would be nice once you’ve sorted out the main bugs is to give the bricktrons a little animation when standing still. Just like breathing in and out or something. It would make it seem less like the game had frozen.

This game is awesome! Even with the bugs it’s still fun to play. I love the main mechanic of layout out where you want things to be built and watching them do it. Like Dwarf Fortress but with Minecraft graphics, and a far smaller learning curve.

This all looks great. I’m not prototype tester and I understand your frustrations upon load of work still has to be done, but I still hardly wait beta to come out.

+ since you’re offering the game Humble Bundle store you might reconsidder to put the soundtrack into next Humble Music Bundle. I like it so I’d gladly give you some extra $ for it if participating in one of those Humble Bundles. :)

Great work so far no matter how many bugs and stuff still need to be fixed. As long as you’re that enthusiastic you’ll do everything in apropriate time, have no doubt. Keep up the good work.

Hi,

I like the game (and the prototyp)! The final game will be realy cool! I got no trouble with the controls, and bricktrons rocks, love this guys!
Just carry on!

I’m really happy with the prototype and can’t wait to play the next versions of the game.
I was a little disappointed at first, but after seeing a few videos made by other backers on youtube, I realized that it was only the “weird” controls fustrating me. So I gave it another try and now I find it really great.

I’ll probably post one topic on the forums to give you my feedback but overall it’s really good for a prototype.
Good luck for the dev and keep the good work guys, you’re holding a wonderful idea.

Congratulations guys!! I’m sure you’re all completely mind blown and speechless from this ordeal haha On a game related note, I enjoy the prototype quite a lot!! Even with the bugs and such. The controls were easy enough to figure out. I love everything about it so far! Can’t wait for more :D

I love this game. Yes, it’s buggy, but it’s a pre-alpha prototype, and that’s fine. I’m still having fun. I can’t wait to follow and participate in the development of this game.

Congratz mostly that you survived it as good as possible! I guess that means for us 30$ backer, no chance for the prototype. no luck, no extra pledging (to 45$) .. just waiting for some months more hoping that the beta comes out soon.. well waiting for more.

Hey, cmon.
We were registering back these days yea, but we were not asked our personal info back these days!!!
So, no credit island name, casual name, and other stuff.

“It’s not even good enough to be an alpha”

Oh for f-cks sake. This is the point when you start firing programmers. Beta was expected in October, and you’re still working on getting to ALPHA? Vaporware.

I love it so far and I’m confident that the final version will be amazing. Keep it up guys!

I’m having a lot of fun with the prototype, bugs and all. The biggest issue right now is saving/loading, please patch that as a priority. Other bugs can be fixed in time but this issue is the only thing that stops me from playing more right now as it takes too much time to restart every build.

Congrats and thanks for getting the prototype out regardless! !

Inb4spacenarwhal.

Despite bugs, this prototype has been a blast. I can’t wait for the beta / full release of this master piece.

I was one of those last minute kickstarter backers, and I have to say that although I couldn’t play the game until today (sad internet issues) I will be expecting one of the best prototypes ever from what I’ve read. Congratulations to Sauropod Studio for making this the best it t could be, and building up from that into something much greater. And congratulations to the rest of you backers, as from what I’ve read, it seems you all are getting as much fun out of it as we all have imagined. Thank you Sauropod Studio!

Wait – only 241?! We’re just getting warmed up; what do you expect from such an awesome game concept!

Its a amazing, a download that and play as much i can
i don’t use the load/sabe because… some bugs, but i still testing things, like roofs style in-side rooms style and others stuffs
Thanks for your’s create prototype, if the prototype is this… i can’t create in my mind the final game, because i freakout playing the prototype
don’t rush the final version, make this more perfectly as possible, because i like the quality of this project
sorry for bad ingles but i don’t use my translation sistem… this sistem need time and i use my time now to explore the prototype!!!

I run on 1.4 Ghz CPU, 1RAM and Nvidia GeForce 5200 and my game is really, really lag. No mater the resolution and the VFX at fastest it still runs slow.

Will there be some kind of SVN set up?

Wee more comment fun, great game, had lots of fun already, can’t wait for more!

I absolutely love your soundtrack of the week! I’ve discovered so many cool people through you! *highfive*

YAY!

(Space Narwhal not available, think he’s playing the prototype day and night ^^)

I have been having lots of fun playing this awesome prototype! Buggy and frustrating as it can be, it is still fun.

I am really looking forward to watching this game develop,,, and the first patch, haha!

Keep up the great work guys!

I’m not going to forget about that hug you guys promised. You will have to deliver one of these days.

Can some please help me I emailed sauropodstudio two times already with my problem. After the Kickstarter , Kickstarter sent me a message saying my mastercard was rejected AFTER I threw out the card. It was a pre-paid card so was I scammed out of a hundred dollors? I have the information saved on my email account. Will someone help me so I can play the prototybe I paid for the hundred dollor reward Thanks.

We love you, Sauropod! You so cool!!!

I still can’t seem to firgure out how to download the prototype. Can anyone help?

I was just curious if there was any update on when physical kickstarter rewards will be shipped (such as t-shirts)? I haven’t seen anything in any of the updates to-date.

Why are you collecting bugs on a forum? There are plenty of proper issue tracker tools to choose from. I prefer JIRA myself (and you can afford it).

Have you considered using sprints (weekly or biweekly) and making releases at the end of each? Again, a proper tool will help with this (JIRA+GreenHopper or whatever you prefer).

I’m not bothering with the prototype until the basic controls are working, so I hope you will prioritize those.

I would just like to point everyone to one of my favorite/most awesome topics on the forums right now. It’s not full or rage/bugs, it’s full of awesome build that people have done, how to make bridges and use planks, just good stuff all around that is making the prototype so much fun. even with the bugs (which aren’t really all that bad to me) i’ve been playing for 3-4 hours per sitting and i love it!

http://castlestoryonline.com/threads/prototype-castle-builds.1576/page-3#post-32518

Sigh seems if you had put 25$ on as a backer and the transaction failed it didn’t revert back to the 20$ backer status guess im gonna have to wait :(

YAY!

awesome guys keep up the good work !!!
already addicted to the “buggy” prototype :P

Man! shift click, how could i miss that!!! Anywho, thanks again as always.

haha i see you like my screenshot of of my fort, well i like your game more :D

If this is what the Prototype looks like, then the final version of the game is a guaranteed success!!
You guys are doing a great job!

Great job guys! Thought I’d go ahead and add to the swarm. :P

Oh my, now I’m ashamed for writing to you with my apparently non-existent problem. You can see my e-mail address here, right? Please go ahead and delete my message to [email protected] . I hope this spares you a few minutes. Sorry for bothering you guys! :(

So I think I used the wrong thing for my credit island name when I signed up, but I can’t remember, I know I could probably just email them, but I figured I would ask here first. Is there a way to check/change my Credit Island name?

I think you guy do a really good job of community engagement. This is really important to me.
Not sure I really understand the comment about lack of resources, spend the kick starter money and get whatever resources you need.

jeez, knowing the shift click would’ve been really helpful. i was building a bridge in the far right of the start island. the bridge started with a staircase and once i finsihed the block stairs to build a wooden planky bit, i realized that my bridge was heading into the side of a mountain. i still had great fun and i love the bricktron working music!

Please Release Prototype exactly as it is WITHOUT THE CRICKET OMG. SO annoying.

I Love You

I’d like to congratulate you guys on such a great game :) i’ve already wasted so many hours! it would be amazing if I could join the team ;) but sadly I doubt it hahaha. Good luck guys :) This game has Great Potential :P

And btw. My username is Jdfskitz on the Forum if anybody needs to know ;)

I got two copies of the prototype, what do I do to register the second account?

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Thanks I will try that.

Thanks for clearing that up Sauropod Studios, keep up the great work guys and please bring that beta out soon! I can’t wait ;D

Feb/Marchish is the time that the beta comes out approximately, right?

Great work , the prototype is working and this is really cool.

Thanks you

The game is unbearably laggy.

Hey, can anyone tell me how game updates are going to work? do they come out weekly? Do I need to re-download the client files, or will it patch? How will I know that there is an update?

I swear there was an entry in the FAQ about castle story’s incompatibility with ESET (fatal error in gc GetThreadContext failed), but it looks like it was removed. Did it get resolved/whitelisted by ESET? Or will I need to ask on ESET’s forum for them to fix/whitelist castles story’s .exe? Adding it to the exclusions page in ESET to the AV/firewall/HIPS settings seems to have no effect. It doesn’t even show up blocked even with the log all options checkmarked.

Now I know what they are talking about. Already like 500 replies.

Nice prototype guys I have been playing it at every oppurtunity other than the obvious bugs I haven’t been having too much trouble with it, for a prototype its pretty good you guys should be pleased with the prototype you put out bugs included its great work.

The one major bug that has been bugging me a rather large bit is when I move then stop moving, it looks like a bricktron dance party.

Any news on Linux version??
:’)

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Alright, one thing I can definitely say is that you need some main menu music in the, well, main menu. That thing is as grim as a graveyard… Not really, I just always wanted to say that :P… Seriously, main menu music :)

Hey I know the Prototype has already been released, But what is the Estimated release date for the BETA?
Thank you!

Hey, a little Question. can we make “Let’s Plays” of the Prototype/Beta ?

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