Inner Orc 1.1.0: Berserker upgrades and rewards for perfect play
New Level 6 Berserker attacks, more forgiving Mining and Blacksmithing timing, bonus rewards for perfect gathering, crafting, and repairs, and color-coded item durability.
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Notes from the workshop
Dev logs and behind-the-scenes notes on building pixel-art games and software at Gunblade Industries.
Inner Orc is out now: here's the whole game, start to finish
A start-to-finish walkthrough of the launched game — Energy and Morale tied to HealthKit, questing, gathering and crafting, gear, leveling, epic classes, camp, and retirement.
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Taps, swipes, and the Digital Crown: how Inner Orc's minigames work
A breakdown of all ten minigames — the five-and-five gathering and crafting supply line, and the four kinds of input (taps, rhythm, swipes, and the Digital Crown) that let a genuine skill check fit a 210×117pt watch screen.
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Building Inner Orc: an RPG that lives entirely on your wrist
Why Inner Orc is watchOS-only, how a whole RPG fits into a 210×117pt canvas with no server behind it, and what it means to reconstruct the game state from wall-clock time and HealthKit every time you raise your wrist.
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