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Corral Countdown 4: Trailer Premiere #1 - The Saints-Little Gang

Corral Countdown 4: Trailer Premiere #1 - The Saints-Little Gang

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Boot Hill Bounties finally gets a trailer and it features the titular "bounties" - the Saints-Little Gang.

Corral Countdown 7: Mystery Eggs

Corral Countdown 7: Mystery Eggs

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Does game theories and mysteries spark your interest? Find out about the mysteries tucked away in Boot Hill Bounties

Corral Countdown 10: Trappings

Corral Countdown 10: Trappings

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Trappings are the Wild West version of RPG relics. I'll tell you about some of them here

Corral Countdown 11: Game Scope and Pacing

Corral Countdown 11: Game Scope and Pacing

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Just how much content is in Boot Hill Bounties? How long is the game? This DevBlog Friday we count it all up

Corral Countdown 12: Classroom Riddles

Corral Countdown 12: Classroom Riddles

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What can you do at a Wild West schoolhouse? See if you can you solve these riddles?

Corral Countdown 15: Doc is a Doctor

Corral Countdown 15: Doc is a Doctor

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Doc also helps the party out at camp and you can probably guess what he does.

Corral Countdown 17: Side Quests

Corral Countdown 17: Side Quests

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Sidequests allow for mini-adventures in Bronco County. Read about'em in the newspaper.

Corral Countdown 20: Chuckwagon Chief Cooking Competition

Corral Countdown 20: Chuckwagon Chief Cooking Competition

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Test your culinary skills and win the title of Chuckwagon Chief. Like Iron Chef, but Wild West.

Corral Countdown 21: (Devblog Friday) Inception to Realization

Corral Countdown 21: (Devblog Friday) Inception to Realization

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Here's some notes from brainstorming ideas for Boot Hill Bounties. I talk about what it means to bring an idea to reality through game development

Corral Countdown 22: Question Master Boxes

Corral Countdown 22: Question Master Boxes

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In the Bronco County Sunrise newspaper are clues leading to the codes to unlock mysterious green boxes found all over Bronco County.

Corral Countdown 25: Imbuing Weapons

Corral Countdown 25: Imbuing Weapons

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Moon combines reagents to imbue weapons with status effects, so you can customize your weapons

Corral Countdown 26:  Mine Design Time

Corral Countdown 26: Mine Design Time

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How did this sketch of a 19th century mine inspire a level in Boot Hill Bounties?

Corral Countdown 27: Wounds and Doctor Visits

Corral Countdown 27: Wounds and Doctor Visits

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Grievous Injuries are constant worry in the Wild West. But is a doctor near?

Corral Countdown 30: Finding Treasure

Corral Countdown 30: Finding Treasure

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Find treasures from bosses and exploration that you can sell or collect. How do they add to the flavor to the setting?

Corral Countdown 32: Cooking by the Campfire

Corral Countdown 32: Cooking by the Campfire

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Corral Countdown 32: It's time to get cooking! You guessed it, cook up some grub by the campfire!

Corral Countdown 35: Stealth and Surprise Attacks

Corral Countdown 35: Stealth and Surprise Attacks

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Sneak up on enemies and surprise them for an initiative bonus!

Corral Countdown 36: Body-Kun Helps You Draw!

Corral Countdown 36: Body-Kun Helps You Draw!

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Corral Countdown 36: Learn how I improved my sprite art from "blah" to "pretty okay" using "this one weird trick

Corral Countdown 37: Harvesting and Growing Your Farm

Corral Countdown 37: Harvesting and Growing Your Farm

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Harvest crops and invest in your farm to grow crops, raise livestock and hire farm hands.

Corral Countdown 38: Rusty Challenges

Corral Countdown 38: Rusty Challenges

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Challenges are basically tutorials cloaked as side quests or achievements.

Corral Countdown 42: Nonlinear Chapters

Corral Countdown 42: Nonlinear Chapters

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Is Boot Hill Bounties a linear RPG or an open world RPG? The answer may surprise you.

Corral Countdown 41: Shrinking Swellsville

Corral Countdown 41: Shrinking Swellsville

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Why did I make Swellsville smaller in Boot Hill Bounties? Find out in Friday's DevBlog

Corral Countdown 43: Camping

Corral Countdown 43: Camping

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The air is crisp, the stars are bright, the campfire's warm. It's time to talk about camping!

Corral Countdown 46: NPC Creation (Friday Devblog)

Corral Countdown 46: NPC Creation (Friday Devblog)

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How I made non-player characters in Boot Hill Bounties.

Announcing Boot Hill Heroes!

Announcing Boot Hill Heroes!

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Boot Hill Heroes is another retro RPG - but with a twist. Instead of the typical fantasy setting, Boot Hill Heroes is set in the American Wild West. Think...