Terranova

Devlog

• New release: Tomodachi 8in1
  August 13, 2024 by illuminesce

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  #tomodachi 8in1, #new release

  Hello friends! If you’ve been following along with our recent news, you may have already played our new minigame that’s in development, Terranova Side Stories . We’re back with a new installment... Continue reading

  
• A new Terranova Side Story has been released!
  May 10, 2024 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova side stories

  Hello everyone! We're proud to announce that a new chapter of Terranova Side Stories, INFRARED is now ready to download on itch.io and playable for only 2.99. Terranova Side Stories are nostalgic, nar... Continue reading

  
• New Terranova Side Story Releasing May 10th!
  April 23, 2024 by illuminesce

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  #side-stories

  Exciting news! Our next chapter in Terranova Side Stories , INFRARED / 赤外線 will be releasing on May 10th. The side stories are short, 5 minute games based in the world of Terranova around the li... Continue reading

  
• New Project: Terranova Side Stories
  February 14, 2024 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova side stories

  Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Mabbees and I are so thankful to those of you who've been supporting us through this gamedev journey. To be honest, we didn't know if there were people out there who w... Continue reading

  
• Terranova Featured in Famitsu, Denfamico Gamer and Indie Tsushin
  December 13, 2023 by illuminesce

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  #media, #indie tsushin, #japanese, #terranova, #devlog

  Holy cow, we're on Famitsu Japan! October was a big month for us. Back in September we announced that Terranova's demo version had been translated into Japanese by Kimitaka Ogawa. Ogawa-san worked on... Continue reading

  
• Terranova at the Gayming Live Indie Festival
  October 01, 2023 by illuminesce

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  #gayming live

  Exciting news everyone💚 We’re appearing at the Gayming Live Indie Festival! From Sept 30 - Oct 14, we’ll be appearing alongside other LGBTQ+ Indies in a massive Steam Sale Event, and we'll also... Continue reading

  
• Patch notes for v2.0.0
  September 08, 2023 by illuminesce

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  Hello fans and new players! We are pleased to announce version 2.0.0 of Terranova. This version was the result of a long, hard month of debugging. The biggest change in this version is that for player... Continue reading
• New Wallpaper Pack DLC!
  August 02, 2023 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #dlc

  New Wallpaper Pack DLC! Previously only offered as a "thank you" to folks who helped us out on the game, we now have an extra DLC: for a few dollars more, you can download all nine wallpapers that are... Continue reading

  
• Terranova: One Year Anniversary Edition
  June 29, 2023 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #Terranova, #Terranova: One Year Anniversary Edition

  Terranova: One Year Anniversary Edition Can you believe it's already been a year? In celebration for Terranova's one-year anniversary, we've made some major game updates that we hope you'll enjoy. Buc... Continue reading

  
• TERRANOVA FOR LINUX IS HERE!
  January 26, 2023 by illuminesce

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  #linux, #devlog

  We’ve been asked by many players for a Linux version of Terranova, and we’re proud to announce it here on itch.io! A HUGE thank you to our Linux QA testers for their help and feedback. What about... Continue reading

  
• Patch notes v1.2.0
  November 22, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #patch-notes, #devlog

  Hello fans and new players! We are pleased to announce our first bugfix patch; we've been testing hard to make sure we got all of the issues folks had been contacting us about. This patch fixes: issue... Continue reading

  
• New! Steam Keys for itch.io Customers
  September 04, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #steam keys, #terranova

  Good news! For folks who have already purchased Terranova, we're adding Steam keys to you can download the game to your Steam Library. How to get your Steam key Check out the Terranova page on itch.io... Continue reading

  
• Known Issues and How to Fix Them
  August 23, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova, #bugfixes, #known issues

  Hello y'all! Thank you to everyone who has been patient as we've gone through launch. We appreciate folks who reached out and provided us with reports. There is an issue where Terranova locks the game... Continue reading

  
• [UPDATED DATE] Writing Interactive Stories Workshop at FujoCon!
  June 23, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #fujocon, #terranova

  We messed up! Our Interactive Stories That Pack a Punch workshop will be on Friday, June 24th at 10:00PM CDT. (Our original post showed the date as Saturday, which was a mistake). Here is the updated... Continue reading

  
• Writing Interactive Stories Workshop at FujoCon!
  June 19, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #workshop, #fujocon

  EXCITING NEWS! Mabbees and I will be doing a workshop at FujoCon , the premier virtual gathering celebrating all things BL to give a workshop called, "How to Tell Interactive Stories that Pack a Punch... Continue reading

  
• Queer Games Bundle 2022
  June 06, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova, #roleplay, #fujocon

  Happy Pride, everyone! Pride Month is upon us, and in the light of violence and legislation against our community, we wish you a very Wrathful Pride. Take that anger and frustration, and go out there... Continue reading

  
• Full Game is RELEASED!
  April 27, 2022 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #full-game, #terranova

  TERRANOVA IS RELEASED! 🎉🎉 You can download the full game for Mac or Windows on itch.io or Steam for a fancy $20.04. The full game features... A full ten hours of story , complete with romance, d... Continue reading

  
• Coming Soon...
  March 24, 2022 by illuminesce

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  Hello folks, we've been rather radio-silent here on itch.io. Our last update here was about our FujoCon panel--my goodness, almost a year ago! If you haven't been keeping in touch with us on other par... Continue reading

  
• We're Coming to FujoCon!!
  May 25, 2021 by illuminesce

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  Exciting news, everyone! We'll be doing a panel at FujoCon , an online-only BL convention for fans across the world! Our panel's name is "Fanthropology: A Deep Dive into 00's-Era Fan Communities" and... Continue reading

  
• Terranova Updates on Twitch
  March 01, 2021 by illuminesce

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  #writing, #streaming, #twitch, #game development, #devlog

  Since releasing the Terranova beta, we've been doing an experiment—instead of posting our updates via devlogs on itch.io, we've been livestreaming our work on writing and polishing the game every Fr... Continue reading

  
• Share Terranova with your friends!
  January 12, 2021 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #press kit, #new website

  New Website + Socials Thank you for your continued support! From releasing our early access beta late last year, we're excited to announce the launch of our official game site, playterranova.com . Th... Continue reading

  
• Beta is LIVE!
  December 07, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #beta, #devlog, #release

  Terranova is a nostalgic interactive fiction game set on the internet in the early 2000's. It's about fangirls and anime culture, and centers around a roleplay community of four girls, each with their... Continue reading

  
• Pricing Updates to Terranova and $5 Beta Access!
  September 28, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #pricing, #terranova

  Hello everyone! We're excited to wrap up the writing for Terranova beta and move into QA testing! Huge thanks to the folks on our Discord and those who pointed out some bugs we squished last week... Continue reading

  
• Terranova: Alpha 5 released
  September 23, 2020 by illuminesce

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  Hello friends, I don't have a lot of fanfare to go with this update, because there's not much noticeably new in the game this time around, but I've uploaded a new build of Terranova with some bugfixes... Continue reading
• Terranova: Alpha 4 released
  September 14, 2020 by illuminesce

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  Hello friends and fans! Mabbees here with another new build of Terranova. But first, I want to share some other happy news: Terranova recently surpassed over 350 downloads. While that might not be a b... Continue reading

  
• [Update] Group Chats are LIVE!
  August 31, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova, #feature update

  Did you miss us? We missed you. We've got a few new things for you as we hunker down working on the beta release. New! Group Chats What could be better than chatting your friends online? Chatting them... Continue reading

  
• UI Polish
  August 04, 2020 by illuminesce

  Terranova has come a long way from its humble origins as a 48 hour game jam project. In addition to fleshing out the story and characters, we've also been hard at work building out the user interface... Continue reading

  
• [Update] New, Original Art!
  July 20, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #terranova, #update, #devlog

  Due to the very hard work of our fantastic artists, we're excited to announce that as of now, Terranova has completely new , updated art for our Limejournal icons, chat icons and wallpapers. The new a... Continue reading

  
• Terranova: Alpha 3 released
  July 07, 2020 by illuminesce

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  Mabbees here, Today's update is a brand new build of Terranova. It's full of even more bug fixes, new artwork, new additions to the story, and more! Notable changes in this release are: New story chap... Continue reading

  
• Doing the Homework: Research for Terranova
  June 23, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #devlog, #terranova, #writing

  Hello from your friendly dev, CJ! You might have wondered where last week's update went. As I have a full-time job, I typically work on Terranova in the evenings and weekends. We're working towards a... Continue reading

  
• Supporting Black Creatives + Terranova Beta Update.
  June 08, 2020 by illuminesce

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  #terranova beta, #update, #terranova, #blm

  Hello, everyone! Tonight's devlog will be a short one. Terranova Official Beta Matt and I are currently working on the official beta version of Terranova. This means one step closer to release! 🎉... Continue reading

  
• Code is a User Interface
  June 02, 2020 by illuminesce

  Our focus in Terranova has been on how players will feel playing our game. For example, we've worked hard on the LimeJournal site, making sure it looks and feels good. It has to evoke the feeling of t... Continue reading

  
• How I Write for Terranova
  May 25, 2020 by illuminesce#writing, #game design, #terranova, #devlog

  Hello, CJ here! I'm the producer and lead writer for Terranova. Tonight, I'd like to talk a little bit about how I write. I was inspired to do this by a friend who saw Matt and my session on Interacti... Continue reading

  
• Terranova: Alpha 2 Released
  May 18, 2020 by illuminesce

  Many thanks again to everyone who has helped us with bug reports and feedback! This version is a small improvement over the build we demoed this weekend on Twitch. In case you missed it, here's the vi... Continue reading
• Terranova Livestream this Weekend! And More...
  May 11, 2020 by illuminesce#terranova, #announcement, #writing

  To those who have downloaded the alpha version of our game... thank you! We have had over 100 downloads of the alpha version of Terranova, and we're simultaneously floored and honored to have so many... Continue reading

  
• Terranova: Alpha Build is LIVE!
  May 06, 2020 by illuminesce#alpha release, #major update, #devlog, #terranova

  Terranova is a game that follows the nostalgic roleplaying culture of the late 90's and early 00's, happening primarily on "LimeJournal," a blogging platform that you use to write stories together wit... Continue reading