- AutoForge Announcement - 16 June 2023
After several years of development I'm excited to finally be announcing my new game project, AutoForge. Much like Crea, AutoForge is a 2D sandbox game. However, it has a pretty big twist - it is a factory building game too! Visit the official website for more information: http://playautoforge.com/ Wishlist AutoForge on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1960480/AutoForge Join the discord community Questions I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. You can ask away here or over on the Discord server. Thank you everyone for your continued support. I'm excited to share a bit of what I've been working on for so long.
- Celebrating Ten Years - 11 April 2022
Ten years ago the seed of Crea was planted into my head. I immediately began work not knowing that it'd lead me on such an exciting and long journey. While there were many struggles along the way, as explained in my last update, there were far more wonderful moments. I would have never made it as far as I did without your support. Thank you for all of the kind words and encouragement throughout the years. As a thank you and way to celebrate all of this time, Crea will be 75% off for the next week! Be sure to share this great deal with your friends, family, enemies, and any other dressed mannequins you know.
- Crea's True Future - 18 November 2021
Greetings everyone! It has been over two years since my last official post, so first off I want to thank everyone for being patient with me and apologize that it has taken this long. This post is a mixture of both great news and not so great news. Crea will not be receiving any substantial updates in the future; however, I'm not done with either the world of Crea nor the game concept. This is undoubtedly upsetting to many of you as many people have told me that “the game has so much potential.” I too share that feeling, but it gives me hope for the future! Before looking forward to the future let's take a look at the past - storytime! The world of Crea was born nearly 20 years ago as an RPG Maker 2k game that I was working on in High School. In true indie gamedev style, the scope of the game I designed was way beyond my abilities at the time. Years later I revisited the Crea mythos in t…
- The Future Of Crea - 18 August 2019
As some of you may had noticed Crea's updates have gotten less and less frequent leading up to the release of "Chaos Awakening". This is about to change! I'm excited to announce that Crea has a new developer helping out part-time. Andrew (Wacko) is a talented developer with over a decade of experience working on games such as Starcraft 2. All of the work Andrew is doing is completely volunteer - that's just how awesome he is. If you see Wacko around be sure to give him some love. With Chaos Awakening released we are planning out and starting development on the next major update, v1.8. Our focus will be setting the stage for bigger and better future updates. One of the major changes we are making is modernizing the custom engine that Crea runs on. With these changes Crea will run smoother on more machines including proper 4k and Mac OSX support. We are also listening closely to feedback…
- Welcome New Players - 9 August 2019
Hello to all of you new players that have joined Crea's community recently! I hope you are all enjoying Crea's latest update, Chaos Awakening. I wanted to give you a bit of useful information. Developer Livestreams I do daily development livestreams where you are welcome to join to follow development, ask questions, request support, or tell me how much you love me. https://www.twitch.tv/siegegames Official Discord Server Great place to find other players to play with, provide feedback, report issues, or just chat away. https://discord.gg/crea Supporting Crea Thank you for all of the support thus far! The best way to continue supporting Crea is to share it with your friends, friends, and favorite influencers. Leaving a review is also a great way to show your support and provide feedback - be sure to give details! Patch v1.7.3 Speaking of support, I have just released a new patch v1.7.3 t…
- Crea Extravaganza Livestream - 7 August 2019
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- Daily Deal - Crea, 66% Off - 7 August 2019
Today's Deal: Save 66% on Crea !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Chaos Awakening Update Released! - 1 August 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F6031329%2Fa0d43e9ba9b279fa3fdd7e00a5848c8a57ebc53d.jpg Something deep in Crea seems to have been disturbed some time ago. It has been growing unnoticed and today it has broken free! A brand new update for Crea, Chaos Awakened, is now available to play! This update focuses on adding new content, bolstering bosses, balancing, incorporating player feedback and resolving many outstanding issues. This update has something for everyone. Rumors are that a new inhabitant of Crea, the Chaotician, reveals himself to those that have truly engaged Chaos. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F6031329%2F11fb5c878cb2b3e958dcd1d355897938febc30e4.pngOh good, you are here. I needed a bit more Chaos in my life. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F6031329%2Fa6348735186c59231c29356c63660e%25E2%2580%25A6
- Magnificent Mechanisms Update Released! - 17 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F6031329%2F8e5311ab9006a884be331bc030eb339cae7b78dc.jpg I am extremely happy to announce that Crea's latest update, Magnificent Mechanisms, is now officially released. It started out as an innocent update but slowly grew into the beast of an update it is today. So what exactly does this Magnificent Mechanisms bring? Mechanical Wiring System Thanks to the Syle Manipulator it is now possible to connect items together and create complex automated systems. When a device sends a signal it has a power level which the receiving item can react to in different ways. It can be as simple as a light changing color based on the power level to as complex as a series of logic gates with conditional logic based on the power level. Automatically open doors, easily move water, and even transfer items in treasure chests. The power is now your…
- Crea's v1.6 Update in Beta - 7 December 2018
It has been a few months of work since my last status update and this one has some amazing news. The upcoming version of Crea, Magnificent Mechanisms, (v1.6) is now in public beta. Much excite! There are so many amazing changes in Magnificent Mechanisms. It will undoubtedly dazzle new and old players. For now I will withhold divulging details as I want the official launch to be the highlight. At that time I will go over the juicy new features and give an extensive changelog (it is going to be huge). So far it has been tested by many players for a few months now and is very close to prime time. Now is your chance to get a first look (more like second or third) at this super exclusive (everyone can play) beta. If you do play then please join the discord and let me know how it is going. You can join by opening up the Crea game properties in Steam, going to the "BETA" tab and then selecting…
- Designing Dungeons - A look at update v1.6 - 21 August 2018
Introduction After Housewarming Update (v1.5) came out last year I decided to turn my attention to the dungeon system. Before taking some time off from development I laid out the dungeon design changes I wanted to make. As usual, I decided on the most ambitious ideas I could imagine which has resulted in the dungeon system being rebuilt from the ground up. In this post I want to share why I think the dungeon system needed to change and what these changes will look like. Revisiting Dungeons After turning my attention to dungeons it quickly became obvious that the biggest decision I had to make was if I should attempt to salvage it or completely scrap it. I heavily considered taking the salvaging route but a major factor was that another programmer had implemented it entirely. This meant I had to first learn the existing code before I could make substantial changes. Additionally, dungeons…
- May Development Update - 10 May 2018
Wow! It is already May! I hope everyone is having a good year so far! Apologies for having such a long period between announcements. I have intended to post something for over two months but am only now managing to force myself to do so. In this post I want to give an update on Crea and as well as details on why this current Crea update is still in development. Crea Development Just to get it out there: yes, the Crea 1.6 update is still being worked on. I am still figuring out exactly what it will have and when it will be released. I will tease that a big new feature has been completed for it which will delight those who like to build. There are many other things I would love to do in 1.6 so I ask for your patience for a bit longer. It is also worth noting that I am once again the sole developer on Crea. The artist, Jonatan, did great work for Crea but after wetting his appetite for ind…
- Update v1.6 News - 21 December 2017
Hello, I hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to give everyone an update on the progress for the next big update (1.6). While it is developing nicely; it still needs awhile longer in the oven to fully bake. So what is planned for the 1.6 update? Currently in beta, I am bringing much better unicode support to Crea and making it vastly easier to translate with the Localizer tool. This will hopefully lead to more languages added to Crea soon! The main course for the update is enhanced dungeons. "Lackluster" and "anticlimactic" would be good words to describe the current dungeon system. The dungeon modifiers and objectives will be balanced and expanded upon. Other aspects such as treasure will be rebalanced and most importantly bosses will be added to the end of dungeons. Thank you for your continued support! Happy holidays!
- Update v1.6 News - 21 December 2017
Hello, I hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to give everyone an update on the progress for the next big update (1.6). While it is developing nicely; it still needs awhile longer in the oven to fully bake. So what is planned for the 1.6 update? Currently in beta, I am bringing much better unicode support to Crea and making it vastly easier to translate with the Localizer tool. This will hopefully lead to more languages added to Crea soon! The main course for the update is enhanced dungeons. "Lackluster" and "anticlimactic" would be good words to describe the current dungeon system. The dungeon modifiers and objectives will be balanced and expanded upon. Other aspects such as treasure will be rebalanced and most importantly bosses will be added to the end of dungeons. Thank you for your continued support! Happy holidays!
- Patch, Pricing and Progress - 25 November 2017
Hello everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update on a few things. 1.5.5 Patch I just released a small patch that fixes a few issues around using mods. Resolved issue with activating a mod for an existing world without first selecting it which resulted in putting the world content information into a bad state that causes it to crash on load Fixed issue with some mods using old craft categories Attempt to resolve Xbox One controllers misbehaving Pricing Availability Several countries had their pricing updated by Steam and this caused Crea to become unavailable int hose countries. I have submitted new prices and am awaiting Steam's approval. I unfortunately do not know when this will happen but keep checking back. Steam updated the pricing! Update Progress The next update is in progress and while I'll hold off on exact details I will tease that friend's of the dungeoneer will be please…
- Patch, Pricing and Progress - 25 November 2017
Hello everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update on a few things. 1.5.5 Patch I just released a small patch that fixes a few issues around using mods. Resolved issue with activating a mod for an existing world without first selecting it which resulted in putting the world content information into a bad state that causes it to crash on load Fixed issue with some mods using old craft categories Attempt to resolve Xbox One controllers misbehaving Pricing Availability Several countries had their pricing updated by Steam and this caused Crea to become unavailable int hose countries. I have submitted new prices and am awaiting Steam's approval. I unfortunately do not know when this will happen but keep checking back. Steam updated the pricing! Update Progress The next update is in progress and while I'll hold off on exact details I will tease that friend's of the dungeoneer will be please…
- Localizing Crea - 1 November 2017
From the very beginning I planned for Crea to support multiple languages. My hopes were that the community would help localize Crea and I have not been let down. There are numerous attempts to translate it including Russian, French, Japanese and Chinese to name a few. However, as Crea continued to grow these existing localizations struggled to keep up as it is extremely difficult to know what text had been added, removed, or changed. This is finally changing! Localization Tool I have been working on better localization support since the last update and am ready to share what I've come up with. I have created a tool inside Crea called "Localizer" which allows you to filter, edit and preview localization entries. It will also version your entry and let you know when it is outdated making it easy to keep your localization up to date. While editing there is a live preview which reflects wha…
- Localizing Crea - 1 November 2017
From the very beginning I planned for Crea to support multiple languages. My hopes were that the community would help localize Crea and I have not been let down. There are numerous attempts to translate it including Russian, French, Japanese and Chinese to name a few. However, as Crea continued to grow these existing localizations struggled to keep up as it is extremely difficult to know what text had been added, removed, or changed. This is finally changing! Localization Tool I have been working on better localization support since the last update and am ready to share what I've come up with. I have created a tool inside Crea called "Localizer" which allows you to filter, edit and preview localization entries. It will also version your entry and let you know when it is outdated making it easy to keep your localization up to date. While editing there is a live preview which reflects wha…
- Housewarming Update (v1.5) Now Available! - 18 October 2017
Greetings adventurers! It has been awhile since we spoke last and I'm excited to bring good news - Housewarming (v1.5) is now available! In Housewarming the focus has been on improving building and adding an incentive to construct a base. You will also find many new home items and several new monsters to fend off. NPC Housing After learning how resourceful adventurers are the NPCs immediately started making requests. Now they want their own room and will even request items to furnish it. Upon completing these requests they will give you various bonuses through their services such as a discount. Get to building! Building Upgrades With the focus on building this update I wanted to make the experience easier and more enjoyable. A placement grid has been added so you can easily see how things line up while building. Speaking of lining things up, item placement will now snap to the grid (thi…
- Housewarming Update (v1.5) Now Available! - 18 October 2017
Greetings adventurers! It has been awhile since we spoke last and I'm excited to bring good news - Housewarming (v1.5) is now available! In Housewarming the focus has been on improving building and adding an incentive to construct a base. You will also find many new home items and several new monsters to fend off. NPC Housing After learning how resourceful adventurers are the NPCs immediately started making requests. Now they want their own room and will even request items to furnish it. Upon completing these requests they will give you various bonuses through their services such as a discount. Get to building! Building Upgrades With the focus on building this update I wanted to make the experience easier and more enjoyable. A placement grid has been added so you can easily see how things line up while building. Speaking of lining things up, item placement will now snap to the grid (thi…
