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Introducing more people of Whateville!

March 18, 2012 · Arvind

Hey everyone, i.e. the five people who read my posts – I love you guys/girls/sentient AIs!

Our awesome artist had some slight…issues with his plan of electrifying the entire world’s oceans to destroy all aquatic life (which for the record, is pretty cool) and a complex series of events following failure of said plan means the game is delayed – again. Indie developer fails to meet deadline shocker!

Okay, okay, I know. But I’m pretty sure our run of bad luck will end this time, with the new release date being Friday the 13th, April 2012! I mean, what could go wrong?

That bit of unfortunate news aside, let’s introduce a few more characters you’ll meet in your adventures in Will Fight for Food.

Lily
She’s the head forest ranger of Whateville, responsible for the maintenance of the forest area near the city. However, the protected status of the forest itself is in danger with the WFF looking for land to expand in. Oh, and if the situation wasn’t bad enough, she and Jared have the strains of a past relationship to deal with.

Marco
You know, running a food joint in a place like Whateville isn’t easy. For starters, you have to keep up with the latest food trends from all over the world. Then you need to service all sorts of niche markets like the police while balancing the demands of the cool kids that need organic coffee or something. At least Marco’s dress sense is impeccable, because his situation isn’t.

Peter “Captain Patriot” Jones
Patriot’s CV is impressive – he broke into the WFF by winning their first ever amateur tournament, was the champion for a long time, and then used his charisma to contest and win in the local mayor elections. The only way to go is up for him, and you better not stand in his way.

Lou
Unfortunately, when somebody wins, somebody must lose. After losing in the amateur tournament finals to Patriot, Lou’s promising career failed to lift off. The weight of her family’s louchador tradition meant she had to work as a food vendor while looking for her lucky break. But with Patriot as the mayor, that is about as hard a task as it gets.

P.S. Here’s a bit of music from the game for your listening purposes!
Things are getting intense! – Mod DB

Introducing the people of Whateville

March 11, 2012 · Arvind

Will Fight for Food has an interesting and quirky cast of characters that you can befriend or beat up as you play the game.

Pierre
Pierre is the WFF’s slick and funny announcer. Rumors suggest he is sick of being the constant butt of jokes in the WFF. Will he help Jared to get his revenge?Kim
The chief of police is famous for her hands on approach to crime fighting. Can Jared convince her to join his side of the fight, or will he antagonize her and anger the entire police department?
Fightacus
An old friend of Jared, he is now employed as a gym teacher by the university. His job is one of the many things on stake in the war between nerds and jocks. Can he emerge unscathed from the carnage?
Koala Man
Whateville’s own superhero, Koala Man used his failure in wrestling tournaments as a springboard for his success in TV and comic books. He could be a valuable ally for Jared, but can he be trusted?

Will Fight for Food is coming soon!

Download the mini demo for Windows and Linux

New levels, UI and a small delay

February 10, 2012 · Arvind

In the new levels, Jared visits locales ranging from a pizzeria to a cave. Where will his adventures take him ? We also present the new and improved UI – it’s not programmer art anymore!

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We are also announcing a slight delay in the release of the game by about three weeks to polish art assets and combat after the feedback we received from the mini demo. Don’t panic just yet – this time will be well spent to make the game better.

We’re adding extra combat moves and items – not to mention a few extra characters and quests. If you haven’t already downloaded it, give the mini demo for Windows and Linux a spin. If you like it, why not preorder the game? (It’ll be great, we promise)

Will Fight for Food Mini Demo!

January 30, 2012 · Arvind

Will Fight for Food is a Role Playing Brawler with choices. Talk or fight your way through a variety of situations as you control Jared “Raptor” Dent in a futuristic city.
Download the mini demo for Windows and Linux.

Here’s what you can expect from the game:

1. Detailed conversation system
Are you tired of “simplified” conversation options in RPGs? Do you want depth and challenge in conversations? If you answered yes, then WFF is for you. Jared’s Body Language, Opinion and Tone can be customized in conversations according to a person’s personality and situation.

2. Fast paced brawling action
If you are not the talking sort, fight the myriad of characters in the game instead! We can confirm that the cast of fightable characters include Italian hoteliers, power armored nerds, forest rangers, thugs dressed in animal suits, donut starved police – and many more! You cannot find this sort of quality action elsewhere.

3. A Plot with choice (and you can punch anyone in the neck)
Instead of NPCs wearing plot armor and unskippable cutscenes where cool stuff that you can’t possibly do in-game happens, Will Fight for Food allows you to pick a fight with anyone in the game. The consequences of your actions are yours to bear as you decide how Jared gets back on his feet in the city.

4. Mod support
We love ModDB, and the game features super easy customization of everything – new scenarios, fighting moves, story – the full package. It is our way of saying thanks 🙂

P.S. We will release a more hefty demo later, please follow us to be notified when it is out!

Pyrodactyl is one year old!

January 19, 2012 · Arvind

In the cutthroat industry of today, you would have thought a tiny dinosaur on fire would be devoured by bigger dinosaurs not on fire. That can still happen but for now, Pyrodactyl is celebrating its first year of making games and being slightly crazy.

That’s right, it’s our first birthday today. We are so happy that instead of asking for gifts, we have decided to make our first game, The A.Typical RPG free for one day. For the next 24 hours, you can ~~download the game here~~. (Time’s up! But we may have other surprises lined up soon!)

This birthday, give us the gift of downloading a game that you will hopefully enjoy for FREE. Peace out!

Academy, Police HQ, Information Overload!

January 15, 2012 · Arvind

Will Fight for Food development has been going strong this past month, and we are nearing the final stages. We have a boatload of new screenshots, details about the setting and much more for YOU! (Except Dan who was rude to me)

We have been dropping various images for the past month, most of them related to two areas in the game. Now, it is time to give you more info on each of these locations.

The first area is the academy, which is embroiled in a war between two factions. These rival groups have battled since time immemorial. Countless lives have been lost. Dozens of pictures of humiliation shared on social networks. Can Jared tip the balance of the conflict between NERDS and JOCKS one way or the other?

The second area is the headquarters of the police. Tasked with maintaining law and order in the town of Whateville, things were going well until a mysterious ailment gripped the police force. Can Jared help the police chief? Does he have a friendly talking dog to help him on his adventures? Why does everyone ask Jared to solve their problems?

Will Fight for Food answers all these questions.

You can also follow us on our website (you are on it now!), Twitter or Facebook!

Alpha launch date, updates and promises!

December 14, 2011 · Arvind

Let’s get down to business. First, here are a couple of new screenshots that show off one new location, the new HUD icons and KO animation.

Also, the ever fantastic indiegames.com blog covered Will Fight for Food. Do check it out for new information on the game by our programmer, Arvind “Will Fight for Media Attention” Yadav. Here’s a snippet from the article:

Developer Arvind Yadav’s favorite thing about Will Fight for Food is the amount of freedom given to the player. “The player can help or fight any character inside the game, with consequences in the story. Instead of a world filled with unkillable NPCs and annoying companions, you are free to roam around and punch anyone – with the plot accounting for it.”

Now for the major news today. We aim to release the Will Fight for Food alpha on Desura on 17 February 2012. Mark it using e-ink on your digital calendars or something!

The game will ship with a complete story mode on release date, and we plan to add the following during the alpha phase:
1. New game modes and story missions
2. Quest editor and mod tools
3. Extra polish to all areas of the game

We are working harder than ever, and will share more information soon. Be sure to follow us on our website, twitter or facebook!

Into the Academy

December 13, 2011 · Arvind

The academy is famous for training jocks to become future wrestling stars. However, the nerds in the university are sick of being bullied and are fighting back.

This war can only end well, right?

His monocle is way smaller than his ego.

Still not big and green enough.

Inventory!

December 1, 2011 · Arvind

In what has been a true miracle, our lazy programmer actually got up and programmed an inventory in Will Fight for Food. Now that’s a handy and time-tested way to store all kinds of stolen goods and property!

Pretty picture below: