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Hey hey! Pascal here from Orangepixel :)

Sir Questionnaire comes with a lot of little secrets and things to figure out, and since I don't want you to go into the dungeon and get slaughtered or overwhelmed, I've put together a short list of some basic tips and tricks.

Besides those tips, as a subscriber to the newsletter, you also get this exclusive unlock code for the Voodoo character! 

So let's get going:

First I wanted to let you know how to unlock the exclusive character/outfit. Now the unlocking depends on what type of controller you have, so let's split this up:

 

1) Touch-screen (iOS+Android).  Start the game, wait for the title-screen to show up, and then tap 10 times on the fireplace (no rush, just normal taps). 

 

2) on PC, using keyboard.  Start the game, wait for the title-screen to show up, and then type the following text (without the quotes): "firepit".

 

3) using Gamepad on any device. Start the game, wait for the title-screen to show up, and then press/push the following directions: UP, UP, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, DOWN.

 

If done correctly the screen should give a little flash, and there's a sound playing, and that should have unlocked your Voodoo character! 

 

When you start a new game, select the Voodoo mask from the outfit screen, and it should give you new starting skills as shown on the screen. Enjoy!

 

Tips&Tricks

 

Now for a few basic tips&tricks and I'm trying to not spoil anything here, just give you some extra hints. I might do a more advanced version of this later, because there is a LOT to tell, if you can't wait for that however you can always drop by in my Discord, there are some great gamers already haning there and I'm usually there, so for more Tips & tricks come hang out!

 

for now let's get going with some basic things:

 

1. Monsters and weapons. Some monsters are weaker and easier to defeat with the right type of weapon. In most cases use some logic thinking for this. A fire or magical creature is best attacked with magic, a tough and strong creature is often best slashed with a good big weapon.  Flying (bats) or elusive (rats/ghosts) creatures are often best attacked with a sling-shot or blunderbuss!

 

2. Spiders have a lot of cob webs around them... ever tried using a broom on all those cob webs and spiders ?

 

3. Minotaurs are scared for little worm-like tentacles. It really makes them frozen to the ground!

 

4. Carniplants are always hungry.. maybe someone should drop some food near it.  Doesn't always work, but sometimes, it's an interesting tactic!

 

5. Ever used a Seashell near the water? 

 

6. A crowbar is pretty weak as a weapon, but you can also use it to open up almost any type of lock, and that includes locked gates!

 

7. Slime in a bottle has a lot of magical powers, ever dropped one near a creature? Watch out tho.. it can also backfire on you!

 

8. Skull-gates are normally very random in what's behind them. There are ways to force the outcome of a skull-gate tho. You can bump into an Ancient color wheel device, it contains the colors that match the four elements. So turn it to Blue, and you'll be 100% sure the next skull-gate houses King Splash, same goes for the other colors and the elements behind it.

 

You can also force a skull-gate to lead to the Minotaur by holding a "Thread of Yarn"  or force it to Medusa's lair by holding a "Piece of Stone".  Just make sure you are prepared for the battle behind those Skull gate doors before you enter!

 

I hope some of these tips are useful to you when you enter the dungeon the next time.

 

There are a lot more little things to figure out and find out, so make sure to experiment a bit with items in combination with monsters!

 

So good luck on your next dungeon adventure, and I'll see you in the next newsletter OR in the next weekly video! 

 

Bye!

- Pascal

Hi!

I'd like to thank you again for signing up to the Orangepixel newsletter, but I was thinking, we hardly know each other !? You probably played at least one of my games, but who am I and who is Orangepixel ?

Well, my name is Pascal ('Orangepascal')  born and living in the Netherlands since 1976.  I started Orangepixel back in 2004 when I started diving into mobile-games.... and yes, that was long before modern day smart-phones!

Orangepixel is a one-man company, so I take care of the design, programming, graphics, and marketing and promotion and that's a pretty FULL-time job :)

For the music I team up with free-lancers and the last 5 years I've been working mostly with Gavin Harrison (@GHarrisonSounds on Twitter) so you can thank him for most of those catchy tunes that won't leave your head!

 

And that's me in short! If you got an awesome story to tell about yourself, just look me up on social media @orangepascal and say hi, I love interacting with people about games, so don't be shy :)

 

You'll probably receive a few more mails, which are automated, but they are Tips&Tricks mails that you missed out on. Usually they contain some secret unlock codes for extra stuff in my games,  after that, I try to limit the newsletter to at MOST once a month.. so hopefully that's something both of us can handle ;)

 

Bye!

Pascal / @Orangepascal

Hey!

It's me, Pascal from Orangepixel, mailing you from the past! Yes, well sort of.

Now and then I mail interesting things about my games to the newsletter subscribers, from secret character unlocks, to walkthrough's, and tips. These are mostly exclusive to you as subscriber to thank you for signing up!

But, since you only just subscribed to my newsletter, I figured you might want to get the older "Game Secrets" of the newsletter? So this is the first one, and this automated system will mail you any of the other issues, one a day, until you're all cought up.. smart right?  

 

Unlocking the Dinosaur in Ashworld

So, can you keep a secret? Cause I have a secret, a secret playable character in Ashworld!  Now the character isn't a real secret, because I actually showed me creating it in last week's Behind the Scenes video.

BUT as mentioned in the video, the character is hidden and locked, and this email has the secret instructions as a thank you for subscribing to my newsletter!

So, how do we unlock this Dinosaur character in Ashworld? Well it depends on what device you are playing and which controller you have.. but here's the full walk through for each device:

Touchscreen version of the game

On both iOS and Android you unlock the game in the same way. Simply go to Options, Credits, and when the credits are rolling, tap ten times on the screen. If you do it correctly, the screen will flash greenish and a sound is playing. Now, if you go to the settings menu, and press on the right side of the "Looks" bar, the last character in the list should be Dino!

PC version / keyboard

For players with keyboard+mouse (pc, chromebook, etc). Same as for the mobile version, first head into the Options menu, then select Credits. While the credits are rolling type the letters : D I N O  and if done correctly, you should also get a green flash and a sound playing. Go to the settings menu, browse to the most right character in the Looks list, and there you go.

Game console / gamepad

Finally for players with a controller only (AndroidTV, or PC, etc). Again, head over to the Options menu, select credits, and when the credits are rolling use either the left-stick or the dpad and press the following directions:

UP - DOWN - DOWN - RIGHT - LEFT

If done correctly, the screen flashes green, a sound plays, and you should now also be able to select the Dino character from the Settings, Look menu!

 

That's it! You should now be able to walk around in Ashworld as a cute little Dinosaur - does require starting a new game to have effect.

 

BUT there is more! 

Various people ask me about a full mission list for Ashworld, so that's exactly what this second game secrets issue contains.

If you don't want any spoilers, then just archive this email for when you do need some help, but if you want to know the full walkthrough steps for the Story part of the game, read down below!

I've also included a short list of tips and tricks, which are not a spoiler so you can safely read them first 

 

 

Ashworld short list of tips

1) Running and jumping requires stamina. So before you dive deep into buildings, make sure you have food and water. Once you are low on stamina, you might find yourself stuck at the bottom of a building!  IF you are low on water/food when entering a building, find some friendlies or cabinets, they are slightly skewed to give you a higher chance of water (I don't want you to die).

2) Sleeping restores your health. You'll have your home assigned to you pretty early, so use the bed there or use random beds in buildings after you killed all monsters nearby) 

3) Experience unlocks skills. All your actions give experience, and with experience you can unlock new skills. Very important for your survival. Skills can be unlocked at a skill-table, you'll always have on at your home but they are also available in random buildings.

4) Got lost? The compound is often the start for most missions, or if it's not there are often friendlies around that you can talk to and they will point you to nearby missions.

5) Avoid contact early in the game or when low on food and ammo. You can find a lot of stuff at the compound, which is a safe area of buildings, and then slowly make your reach bigger from there.

 

Ashworld mission list [SPOILER ALERT]

Besides the story missions mentioned below, there is also a host of sub-missions (destroy X totems, clear all houses of radiation, fix any cogs not turning, etc).  These missions are either a returning versions of a main story mission, or very self-explanatory.

Besides these sub-missions, there are also some rare-items that have a purpose. These items include a game-console, snow globe, book, and a phone. These items have only one purpose, which you'll have to figure out yourself!  - one extra hint, the snowglobe gives an alternate ending to the game.. sort of.

Anyway, on with the walkthrough:

1) Find garage: you start at a campfire, dude tells you about the garage, and gives you the location. Make sure to grab and search the camp for some things

2) Kill some ragers: garage asks for help with bad guys. Make sure to snatch the boomerang in the building.

3) Home sweet home: The garage guy points you towards the compound, and tells you to talk to the captain.  So head over to the compound, and look for the captain within the compound walls (he'll be the one walking towards you and whistles). He'll assign you a home near the compound, but just out side (usually to the north).

Check the home for a full fridge, a skill-table to use any of your experience points, and a bed to rest and restore your health.

4) Dog-rescue - When you exit your home, a kid well tell you about a dog, pointing you toward the dog. It's locked in a gray box, surrounded by a bunch of ragers. Destroy the box as soon as possible, and the dog will help you out with attacking.  After saving the dog, the dialog mentions there might be more to do in the compound.. so head over back there if you're ready for more missions.

5) The butcher/shop has a little icon twirling above it, there's a mission there to kill some sandworms, you can grab a weapon in the shop for free, and you'll need to find some sandworms.  

Make sure to check the armory and other buildings in the compound, tool up as much as possible. Once you have some scraps, talk to any of the friendlies and they can point you to the sandworm locations (tip, some friendlies ask less than others for their info!)

Find the sandworms, kill at least two, they should drop some sandworm-meat which you should take back to Butch in the compound.

After getting the sandworm burger from Butch, exit his shop, and Captain has a little task for you: Exterminate some nests

6) Exterminate! - find the building that Captain has pointed you towards, and go in. Kill all the skellies until the nest is exterminated. Then head back to the compound (or your home for some sleep and refreshing)

7) Find Captain in the compound, time to to bring up the communication arrays, find the main tech guy and see what he needs, so visit Max at the communications building and see what he needs.

Max will need a couple of batteries, so time to find them if you don't have them yet. They are mostly found in random buildings. Once you have enough of them, head back to Max and talk to him.

8) Head back to compound, and Butch' shop. He needs a "delivery boy" to do a supply run. He'll give you a package in your inventory, and tells you where to bring it (another shop somewhere in the ragelands).  Head over to the shop, go in, and deliver the packages!

9) You can now find Captain in HQ (the bigger building at the north border of the comoiund). Rager clans have various camps marked with totems, let's bring the fight to them and take down a totem (and all other totems you can find if you like).

10) Check back with the captain in the compound, it seems Max has made a breakthrough so he'll ask you to return to the com-system. When you talk to Max he'll tell you about an item found at a crashed Satellite.   Good thing: there's only one satellite that crashed, so that's the one.. bad thing: it can be anywhere in the ragelands.. hunt it down! (possibly some friendlies can point you toward it for some scraps).

Find the gizmo, return it to Max, and leave communications.  You'll now have a walky-talky and it will be used very quickly after leaving the communications!

11) The first radio transmission will let you know that the ragers took the captain hostage! So find the city, and the right building, and save the captain! (target building is usually in the north-west area of the city). Head into the building, save the captain, save the world!

12) Captain is pretty angry, he wants retaliation. Let's destroy some of their fuel-bases! You'll get a random near fuel base as target, head over there and take out the fuel depots and all ragers that are surrounding and protecting it.

13) Ragers have now put up gadgets to interfere with our communications, these gadgets are fortified, find a way to destroy them (tip: sniper rifle or rocketlaunchers).

14) Well done, but now the Ragers are taking their turn. They are raiding the compound! So get back there ASAP, and protect the compound until all attacking ragers are dead.

15) Max has found some information, and now asks you to locate the mysterious arches (portals) and collect the broken motherboards and bring them to Max. There are four portals, and you can find them in each wind direction near the world's order. So North, West, East, and South.  Find the portals, search them to grab the motherboard, and return them all to Max.

16) To get these motherboards up and running, we need some weird conducting ooze.. only one place to find it: grab it from a dead sand-crab. Find one of the huge sand-crabs, kill it, and grab ooze from it's dead body!

17) Bring the ooze to Max, and he can then fix the motherboards. You'll have to place these motherboards into the consoles one by one. So take the motherboards, and find all four consoles to generate portals. Step through the portals, each portal houses an ancient-technology building, and each building has a Terra-former missing a key component.. let Max know through radiochatter.

18) So the four huge white mystery towers have now revealed a door opening, and you can enter those buildings. Each tower houses a "Terra-egg" which is the missing piece for each terra tower. Get all terra-eggs, and bring them to each terra-tower.

The terra-forming devices rumble, and rain will start falling.. this should finally make an end to the dry sand world.

Well done, that's the story missions done!

Now even with the story done, that's only like 20%-30% completion. For full completion you'll need to also complete all sub-missions, and get rid of all the ragers in the world! Heavy task, but you can do it, I'm sure.

 

enjoy!

Pascal

Hey!

It's me, Pascal from Orangepixel, and it's another Tips&Tricks email!  This time it's the unlock codes for the special character in Space Grunts 2.

This character has somewhat higher stats and a good collection of cards will be available right from the start!  So a perfect character to learn and play the game with (and possibly own the leaderboards).

Alright, let's dive into the unlock information:

Unlock with keyboard (PC):

Go into the Credits menu, and when the credits start rolling, type: FRONTIER. If done correctly, the screen should flash, and you'll be able to play with this new character!  Don't worry if you make a typo, just start over with the F and try again.

Unlock for Gamepads:

Go into the Credits menu, and when the credits start rolling press the following directions one after another: Left, Right, Down, Up, Left, Right.

If done correctly the screen should do a quick flash, and you'll be done!

Unlock for Touchscreens:

Go into the Credits menu, and when the credits start rolling tap each avatar picture once. If you tapped all four characters, the screen will do a quick flash, and the character should be playable !

 

Done!

Another exclusive unlock as a thank you for subscribing to my monthly newsletter! These unlock instructions are already available in the Steam Early Access release and will be available from the start when Space Grunts launches on iOS on December 3rd and Android a few weeks later!   

So don't lose this email ! ;)

Thanks for reading, enjoy the rest of your day, and make sure to check tomorrows weekly vlog as I go into a fight with a bug in the game code! (it was frustrating!)

Bye! 

Pascal

Are you ready for your next space adventure?  Starring in your own episode of a 60's sci-fi show? -- I am!  :D   

Hey it's me, Pascal from Orangepixel, with the first email update of the new year and there's a lot of stuff I want to talk about, but I promised you (and myself) to keep these emails short, sweet and to the point... so.. all the other cool stuff just has to wait I guess?

Hmm that can't be right.. hang on, don't look down just yet, but there will be some EXCLUSIVE art scribbled at the bottom of this email for you, as I'm working on a new game!

But FIRST:   Space Grunts 2 is released TODAY on Android !!  YESSSS ! I've been playing it a bunch of time on my Nokia7 for over a month now, but I couldn't release it correctly due to all the holidays and events..  but the game is worth the wait! trust me!   Grab it on Android NOW from this link:

Android:  Google Play download

(for PC or iOS gamers, check: www.spacegrunts.com for the links and a wiki-page and all other details)  

I'll be fixing any bugs or things that need fixing over the coming days, don't worry, just let me know if you run into anything! 
 

And I'll be working on the next game! For which I have some nice sketching done:

A new bunch is in charge of re-introducing an old game in a completely new way.. I know, that's not making anything clearer!   I'll mail you a bunch more info on this game in next months newsletter, but you can also check out this Thursdays video (https://www.youtube.com/orangepixelmobile), as I'll be digitizing and coloring this image and show a very small preview of what the game is ;)

 

So that's it !  Go play Space Grunts 2 on Android, or iOS or PC, and enjoy the rest of your day! 

I do hope you are having a nice start of this 2020 year we found ourselves in !

 

Bye! 

Pascal / Orangepixel

 

 

Hey there!  It's me, Pascal, from Orangepixel!

Month of July is here, and guess what?  I'm only a week late with the newsletter! 

But I had a good reason to delay this months newsletter a bit:

Yesterday I did one of the most nerve-wrecking things I've done in a long while: I pushed the "publish" button on my first ever Kickstarter campaign. 

In case you don't know, Kickstarter is used to help fund great stuff, and in my case, the next Orangepixel game: Residual

Check out the Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orangepixel/residual AND download a demo of the game on Steam (completely free!)

 

Now I get it!!  In these times we're in?  not everybody has money to help fund a silly game..!  BUT you could also just share that link and info with other people, and that could also REALLY help me get this game funded, finished and playable by the end of the year - and eventually, playable by you on your device of choice !

The game will be made for PC, iOS, Android and Switch - and there are a few interesting Kickstarter rewards for you to look into if you do have a spare coin or two!

Maybe you could name your own planet?  Or work with me on leaving a message in the game for players to find ?  Those rewards are still up for grabs!

Anyway, sorry for just talking about stuff like a Kickstarter in the monthly newsletter, instead of giving you some cool exclusive art... but.. hmm.. hang on!.. maybe I can share some art with you, here, just drew this exclusively for you : 

Until next month, you're awesome! :)

Bye!  - Pascal

 

 

MOVE OUT! - YES SIR! -  Snake Core is launched !

Hey, it's me, Pascal from Orangepixel, and we're in a strange world aren't we? 

Well, hopefully I can give you some entertainment! I just released Snake Core on iOS (and it's coming in 2/3 weeks to Android and PC) so check out the link of your choosing:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/snake-core/id1496604420

Android Pre-register: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orangepixel.snakecore

Steam wishlist: http://store.steampowered.com/app/1262770

BUT as I do with all my games, there's a little exclusive unlock hidden in the game just for you as subscriber of this newsletter!  The game has a secret unit which you can unlock by following instructions below.  This will unlock a clone of Johnny Rumble (from Gunslugs fame) who randomly joins your army. When you have a johnny (or more) walking in your army, the enemy will be slightly weaker and you'll be just a tiny bit stronger.

So let's unlock the little yellow-headed dude.  Play the first mission of a new game, and once you complete it you should be taken to the unit-upgrade screen.. this is where the magic happens:

In the unit upgrade screen: Tap 7 times on the General avatar.

In the unit upgrade screen: type "rumble" (without the quotes)

In the unit upgrade screen press: LEFT,RIGHT,DOWN,UP,LEFT,RIGHT

 

If you do it right, you should hear a little sound and see a little flash. Now if you play a game there will randomly be Johnny Rumbles added to your army!  Enjoy! :)

 

Stay safe, stay indoors and play games! - bye!

Pascal / Orangepixel

 

Hey! It's Pascal from Orangepixel, and there's so much things going on at Orangepixel headquarters (pretty much my kitchen table) I almost forgot sending out the monthly newsletter ! 

Alright so RIGHT NOW you can play Residual, the new game I'm working on, in the Steam Festival, just go over here:
 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290780/Residual/ 

it's completely free, not finished, but you can move around and see where this game is going! 

The demo is available for Windows and Linux only, BUT the game will be coming to iOS, Android and Switch when it's done later this year!

Besides that, if you have not been checking my tweets or youtube stuff, you might have missed the big Switch announcements.  Right now we've got Meganoid(2017), Space Grunts 1 and Heroes of Loot 2  up and running on our Switch developer kits! 

The whole process of getting them released takes up some time, but the end of 2020 should be VERY interesting ! ;)

Now go and check out Residual! 

Bye,

Pascal / Orangepixel 

Working at the kitchen-table 

With an 'orange' cat infront of me

 

Time! am I right!?   It's this crazy thing, that doesn't REALLY exist, but it's just so important: all the time!

Hey it's me, Pascal from Orangepixel, and this is the February newsletter.. which is crazy, because it felt like it was new-years eve only last week!

I've been hard at work on the new Orangepixel game, and it now has a name and a sweet new banner.. AND.. it's close to a first release version (on ios, android and PC! don't worry!). 

The game is Snake Core, and it's inspired by an old game I made called Mini Army, but better.. and bigger.. and newer.. !

Want to check it out? here you go: https://www.orangepixel.net/snakecore

Last month's newsletter I showed you the first sketch I did for some art work, but I wasn't fully happy with it, so did another sketch..

...and wasn't happy with that either!  Until I combined both of them into the banner you see at the top of the mail :)  Funny how those things work sometimes!

Okay, so, I've been trying to tie all my games into one big universe for a while now, and a few weeks ago I decided to create a good graphic for it and type out the whole time-line, including where these new Snake Core guys are coming in.

So if you played any of my games (and I guess you did) and want to see where they fit in the bigger scale of things? and you got 5 minutes? you should read this: https://www.orangepixel.net/about/

I'm now linking games together with shared enemies and such. So for Snake Core I'm creating a "younger" version of the blob enemy in Space Grunts 2.. which I thought was pretty clever! 

BUT! that's it for this newsletter, as I'm knee deep into alien-blob-stuff that's supposed to work and function as an end-boss for this new game..  you want an exclusive look? 

ok! here:

It's a work in progress (started on it yesterday, probably need another day or so).  

And on that note, thanks for reading! I have to get back working on this monster now, and make sure it behaves!

Bye!

Pascal / Orangepixel

 

 

 

Hey! It's Pascal from Orangepixel, and you and me? we finally made it to this point!

I've been talking about this for a while now on my weekly youtube videos, but it's now FINALLY happening: the first Orangepixel game will launch on Nintendo Switch!

Make a note: Meganoid will be available on Switch starting September 8th, and it plays SOOOO nice !

But that's not all! Keep it between you and me for now, but Space Grunts is coming to Switch on October 5th, and we are VERY close to having an Orangepixel release for the next few months after that! I'm REALLY pumped to finally see these games in the wild, me and Friedel have been working on this for months and we currently have the first six games close to be shipped onto Nintendo..  all my tiny pixels on the big N !

Can't wait for you to play it!

and FINALLY a HUGE thank you to everyone who backed the Residual Kickstarter!

We DID IT ! 

And if you haven't joined in yet:  you can still get in on those EXCLUSIVE backer rewards!

The Kickstarter campaign ends in 19 hours, and after that:

- you won't be able to name a planet

- no name in the credits

- won't get your hands on the Residual - User Manual

or any of the other rewards! 

So.. might want to check it out? join in? - it will make the game bigger and better!

 

So a LOT of cool Orangepixel games are coming to a bunch of different platforms.. cause I didn't even mention the other stuff ! I'm saving that for future newsletters.. it would just be too much coolness in one newsletter! 

 

Bye! - Pascal / Orangepixel  social links down below :

Hey! It's me Pascal, from Orangepixel, and I got some cool news to share exclusively with you! 

This months newsletter is a bit late, just to switch things up a bit, but that's because I had an extremely busy month with releasing Snake Core on all platforms (Android, iOS and Steam/Itch !) AND started working fulltime on the new game which is called: Residual (Steam page).

Residual is really switching up what ever you expect from an Orangepixel game. Mostly because it's not going to have any guns/weapons!  This is a survival game of sorts, and you can check out some VERY early footage over at the youtube channel. 

Now, let's switch to one more little exclusive little update.. because I can't sneak the wordt Switch into any more sentences .. soooo: 

YES! - I'm currently testing out the first Orangepixel game on an actual physical Switch! and it's still a few months away from release, BUT it will be the first of a bunch of games making the jump onto Switch in the coming year!

Hopefully I'll have a bit more info on this in next months newsletter! 

Sooooo... if you could choose one game, which of the Orangepixel games would YOU like to see on the Switch?   Drop in discord.gg/orangepixel and come chat about it! :D

 

Bye! - Pascal / Orangepixel