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I write indie video games. As co-founder of Howling Moon Software, I have authored or participated in the development of over a dozen video games on platforms from the original iPhone to the latest iPads, Android tablets, custom x86 tablets, Mac, Windows, and Unity3D webplayer. We use Chipmunk2D, C#, Objective-C, OpenGL, Metal, Unity3D, and countless other technologies. Co-founder Scott Lembcke wrote Chipmunk Physics, and we work to maintain it as the best 2D Physics engine by maintaining the integration into the Cocos2D game engine. Our clients include Disney, Warner Bros, silicon valley tech startups, local Minnesota companies, and independent developers all over the world.

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Verdant Skies Summer Modding Update

Verdant Skies Summer Modding Update

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Our Summer Modding update has major new features for mod makers and mod enthusiasts. We’ve also reworked romance events for Sasha, Yuki, Rosie, Wyatt...

Verdant Skies Released! We're out on Steam!

Verdant Skies Released! We're out on Steam!

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Verdant Skies is live on Steam - after 3 years of development we're ready to share with the world.

Verdant Skies - Release Date Announced

Verdant Skies - Release Date Announced

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Verdant Skies will release on February 12th! In this newsletter we show off our wiki, steam community page, and Nessa Collins, animal expert!

Verdant Skies - Final Stretch to Release!

Verdant Skies - Final Stretch to Release!

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As Verdant Skies nears release, we share some new artwork, the marsh crops, and we introduce Ramón Martínez.

Verdant Skies - End of 2017 - Mod Support

Verdant Skies - End of 2017 - Mod Support

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As the year comes to an end, we announce support for modding Verdant skies! Customize artwork, dialogs, mails, items, crafting recipes and more!

Verdant Skies December - Relationship Update!

Verdant Skies December - Relationship Update!

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Making New Friends, Steam Integration, and Introducing Doctor Zaheen Patel!

Verdant Skies November Developer Update

Verdant Skies November Developer Update

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Verdant Skies is on Steam, revealing a Curious Cave, and introducing Photojournalist Skye Miller!

Verdant Skies October Developer Update

Verdant Skies October Developer Update

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This month Verdant Skies is featured in PCGamer, change the style of your exterior home, put your animals on leashes, and meet Miles!

Verdant Skies August Developer Update

Verdant Skies August Developer Update

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Verdant Skies is going to PAX West! Check out a new gameplay tutorial covering the genetic splicer. Plus, we've added animals!

Verdant Skies July Developer Update

Verdant Skies July Developer Update

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The relationship journal allows you to manage marriages, breakups, and more with the other colonists. A new player's log tracks your improved tools and...

Verdant Skies June Developer Update

Verdant Skies June Developer Update

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Meet Skye Miller, the official photographer you can recruit for your planet. Also this month, new recipes, award and UI artwork, and Verdant Skies was...

Happy Spring from the Verdant Skies team!

Happy Spring from the Verdant Skies team!

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Much like our world outside, there's many things blooming in the development of Verdant Skies! From crops to insects, we've added some great new art...

Verdant Skies - New in March

Verdant Skies - New in March

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In March, Verdant Skies got new fog effects, improved controller support, more interiors, and new sounds.

Verdant Skies Development News

Verdant Skies Development News

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This month Verdant Skies gets insect collecting, improved shadows and reflections, and lots of progress on the story and dialogue.

Verdant Skies December Update- Awards from Gamer's Rhapsody

Verdant Skies December Update- Awards from Gamer's Rhapsody

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This month, Verdant Skies won Best Game of 2016 and Best Story at Gamer's Rhapsody. We've added controller support, fertilizer, sprinklers, and improved...

Verdant Skies is Greenlit! Development Update!

Verdant Skies is Greenlit! Development Update!

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Verdant Skies has been Greenlit on Steam! Thanks for your support. This month, we've added an all-new set of clothing, new character events, updated the...

Verdant Skies - New Gameplay Trailer and Greenlight Voting

Verdant Skies - New Gameplay Trailer and Greenlight Voting

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Check out our new gameplay trailer which shows off all sorts of new things you can do in Verdant Skies. We're now on Steam Greenlight, and we need your...

Verdant Skies - September Developer Update

Verdant Skies - September Developer Update

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Since the last public showing at 2D Con, nearly every aspect of the game has been improved. New music has been composed, artwork has been repainted, game...

August Verdant Skies Update

August Verdant Skies Update

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Check out our newly implemented map and cooking and hybridization features!

Visual Tour of new Verdant Skies features

Visual Tour of new Verdant Skies features

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With over 38 bug fixes and new features since showing at 2DCon, we've got a visual tour of the new stuff in Verdant Skies!

New Verdant Skies Team Member

New Verdant Skies Team Member

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We've been working hard on getting Verdant Skies ready for 2DCon, but the IndieDB article posting fell behind a little bit. One big reason for that is...

Spear Fishing in Verdant Skies

Spear Fishing in Verdant Skies

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A lot of games in this genre have a fishing system based on waiting for a bobber to move, quickly hitting a key, and then some sort of button mashing...

Crafting in Verdant Skies

Crafting in Verdant Skies

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I've put a lot of consideration into the crafting system of Verdant Skies. Here's an overview of what's important and why.

New Icons!

New Icons!

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Check out the amazing new artwork for our tools and interface icons!

Making the Music of Verdant Skies

Making the Music of Verdant Skies

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Troy Strand explains his methodology for creating the mood and character of the music of Verdant Skies.

Character Customization in Progress

Character Customization in Progress

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Weekly update for Verdant Skies featuring a sneak peek at skin tone customization.

Verdant Skies - Water Reflections

Verdant Skies - Water Reflections

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I really wanted to make the world of Verdant Skies beautiful- and as a developer, I figured the best way I could contribute was with fancy graphical effects...

Verdant Skies Announced

Verdant Skies Announced

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Verdant Skies is for people who grew up loving Harvest Moon and who long for a game that matured with them. Featuring a diverse cast of characters to...

OpenFeint Added to Crayon Ball

OpenFeint Added to Crayon Ball

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We've added the popular social networking library, Open Feint, to Crayon Ball. With this comes online high scores and more!