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![One Week Left to back Village Monsters on Kickstarter!](https://i.imgur.com/PzrPYL3.png&key=67f713dfd21e27aa11abcddc707005aead0a5e7e14b842487e9bc11329ac9d47)
There is only one week left to back the Village Monsters Kickstarter. Are you ready to join the village?
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the world of an abandoned video game? What happens to all the NPCs and monsters after their game is powered off for that last …
![News & Notes on Village Monsters](https://i.imgur.com/frjFX9K.png&key=1f9789eba65b8e5845837a3e10b2ddab294385f60fba3ca496564c776c21780d)
Hello Villagers!
I seriously can't believe it’s only been a week since I launched the Village Monsters Kickstarter. It’s been a tremendous experience, and though there’s a long way to go I couldn’t be happier with the support I’ve had. To all current and future backers - thank you!!!
As …
![Village Monsters has launched on Kickstarter!](https://i.imgur.com/2rV05eE.png&key=e64555b045a43b54c34ef6c3a4cfa3a7d715392939bbc5d323655a9bad58dc80)
Today's the day! The Village Monsters Kickstarter has finally gone live, and you can start backing it right away!
Nearly 9 months to the day I quit my day job in order to work on Village Monsters full time, and it's been one wild ride. This Kickstarter represents my first chance to make …
![Kickstarter, Cooking, and Quests: It’s the VMD3 for September 10th](https://i.imgur.com/uLq6XDC.png&key=2a460cd99d4e51ece8675a7eaef9ffb8bbaa63f3001432ed263b3f6795fdd9b9)
Hello monster friends!
It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)
The marathon continues! This past week saw the release of the latest demo, and it was a big one.
www.warpdogs.com/wererelease/
I want to thank all the people wh…
![No Time!: It’s the VMD3 for September 3rd](https://i.imgur.com/nWd6y2u.png&key=2b6f9304d8a05692ee96a42d8cd3f2e0d3b2a6755925a2fa781f19926110f6ad)
As 'promised', this week's edition of the VMD3 is late, and it'll be quite brief. I'm keeping descriptions to a minimum and instead focusing of a screenshot blitz.
First up, some usual housekeeping: September has begun, and with it begins the most important month of my entire life. Nearly a 9 mont…
![Kickstarter, New Village Construction, and a Dynamic Camera: It’s the VMD3 for August 28th](https://n3b6p5n5.ssl.hwcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/4/76/280326/media/-8mx7vip7.png&key=c7549fb7ecdbea728f50ec6a5e3109879b3725f37aa03c323413553b6492a499)
Hello monster friends!
It’s the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)
Today’s update is both late and briefer than usual, but I hope i have a good excuse: with PAX being this week and the Alpha 1 release next week, I’m already pretty dang…
![Seasons, Village Changes, and the Compendium: It’s the VMD3 for August 20th](https://n3b6p5n5.ssl.hwcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/4/180/278180/media/-nhrbm32c.png&key=7b2349a9c4ad2938d77ac648d803eb885fede8b719443d3cac6e151a97e15d9b)
It’s the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)
This edition is an extra-large one. I typically try to pick out the 3 most important things I worked on to share, but I was a real whirling dervish of productivity this week, and just 3 things ai…
![Beaches, Ruins, and UI Improvements: It’s the VMD3 for August 13th](https://uploads.gamedev.net/monthly_2017_08/image.png.e5cdeed1892758995f6f4cd996d7895f.png)
It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)
There is now less than a month to go until the version I'm working on releases for you all to play with. This'll mark the very first Alpha version that I make public, and I'm pretty excited about…
![Pets, Hail, and UI Improvements: It’s the VMD3 for August 6th](http://i.imgur.com/Qy7biKB.png&key=578d9dafee0d56cb728d47e2cf89f28819624f9a5f9bbe1aee73301ad1ebb47a)
It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)!
Like last week I have a bit of housekeeping to do before diving in. Longtime followers know that I've tried several different ways to present progress updates, but none of them have really 'stuc…
![It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for July 30th, 2017](http://i.imgur.com/H4DtcAd.png&key=08e81ffe6ebdb08e48a3e716738d1acb16c81420290cdff277d0b7a7ab105d9b)
Before I begin, I wanted to quickly plug something. You might not know this, but I have a newsletter for Village Monsters, and I would absolutely love it if you sig…
![A New Demo & Trailer for Village Monsters!](http://media.indiedb.com/images/members/5/4072/4071341/profile/2017-07-13_16_20_30.png&key=b20db7597b317a1d038d198674a587ecac1b6d9230f4f092c7c829c5f1b826e0)
I'm very excited to announce that a new demo for Village Monsters is now available - and there's also a new trailer for you to enjoy right alongside it!
You can find the demo right here at my website, and the trailer below.
This release is still considered Pre-Alpha, wh…