Day Thirty Nine
Sometimes there are urgent bugs that just take over everything. Today I have spent my entire dev time trying to fix bugs like that 🫠 thanks to the Discord server for finding them! I’ve just got to fix them in the next couple of days so they can pass certification on time…
ID@Xbox Demo Fest
Polyfury is part of the ID@Xbox Demo Fest again! Starting Tuesday, 11 July 2023 and ending Monday, 17 July 2023, earn the highest score on the HEXAGON boss on XBOX ONLY to win yourself a snazzy Polyfury-themed Xbox Elite Controller 2! Plus, all scores will be entered into a raffle to win one of two £50 Xbox gift cards.
This is what the majority of my time for the past few weeks has been spent working towards tbh, but I was told to wait until the Xbox Wire post went live. Well, that’s live now - so I can actually talk about it, yay!
Last year over 3,000 people played the demo during this event, which is incredible. However, basically none of them joined the Discord server, even though I ran a competition… Turns out I didn’t do enough to actually promote that competition, so this year is going to be different! This is basically the whole purpose behind that huge splash screen, which only shows up once but does fill the screen completely, and blocks input for a good few seconds.
I’m also reaching out to as much press and as many streamers as I can find - so if you’re a streamer of any size and are interested in working with me for this event, there are a couple of things I can offer! 😁 If you haven’t already received an email, you can reach out to dom@wayfarer-games.com to find out more.
This is my first major marketing push. I’m going to be talking about this absolutely everywhere over the next week or two, so I apologize in advance if it gets boring or repetitive 😉 if there’s anyone you know that hasn’t already seen the demo, now is the time to send them a link! I’m also going to do a Steam event with a similar marketing push and competition either at the end of this month or the start of the next one, so if you don’t have an Xbox - keep your eyes peeled!
What’s next?
Fixing these pesky bugs, resubmitting to Xbox cert, praying that it goes through before the event 🤞
I hope you enjoyed reading about my Polyfury progress. If you have any questions or thoughts, please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for reading, and maybe check out the demo:
