Hi everybody,
I’vre been reading all your comments, and I really appreciate your enthusiasm! I know some of you are worried the project has died down, but don’t despair! This is simply because Tim and I are both working full-time (I scored a full-time position as a network administrator for a private school), and with Tim’s recent marriage there have been many other things on our minds.

I’m aiming for some solid weeks of development these christmas holidays – I won’t lie to you, progress IS slow and I’m unsure of a release date as yet, but again, don’t worry.

Keep those suggestions and kind comments coming!

-Rhys

Hey guys!
Development for CC2 is now well underway, after many months of planning and conceptualising. To keep you guys excited about its release, I’m going to post very small features that will be included in the game every now and then. The BIG features are for later on

So far we’ve developed the main backend for how the cavemen interact with the environment. The major bugs we’ve had with the previous versions of Caveman Craig involved getting stuck in a loop, or cavemen positioned incorrectly when being eaten by a raptor or something. This new engine for caveman actions will prevent such bugs.

In Caveman Craig 2, cavemen can help each other take carcasses into a cave – it’s no longer just a one-man job. If you’re dragging a dead dino, another caveman can come up and help out, and you both lift it and walk much faster. Some dinosaurs are too heavy for one man to carry, and requires two.

Hi everyone,
I need your help again! We need some good and somewhat amusing tribe names for Caveman Craig 2. If it’s good enough, it will feature in the game and we might name the leader of that tribe whatever you like (within reason)!

-Rhys

Hi everyone
A few of you have asked me what the progress is on Caveman Craig 2.

Things are going fairly slowly because of where me and Tim are at the moment. I am working full-time as the IT technician at a private school, and Tim is working at an animation company. During the development of Caveman Craig neither of us had jobs, and for the special edition Tim had a job but we still had time to put it together.

So our jobs, and that Tim is engaged and working out a new house / his wedding, is preventing us from completing much work on the game. However it is still something I very much want to do and we are still working out the game in concept. Your continued support, suggestions, and purchases of the special edition has kept me motivated and enthused to make a second Caveman Craig.

-Rhys

*EDIT 28th JUNE* – No longer accepting comments for this post; I needed ideas for BONUSES, anything else please submit to “Post your Suggestions!”. Thanks.

Hey guys!
Great to be able to post again, I hope you’ve not all run away! But I bet you have =\

We’re still planning Caveman Craig 2 and putting together the concept, as it’s going to be more than just ‘better graphics, better performance, and new features’. But indeed, there will be a hoobload more new bonuses – they just won’t be ‘bonuses’ as such, but instead expansions and improvements you can make to your tribe and cave. This is important as in Caveman Craig 2, you won’t just be defending your own cave from other tribes and dinosaurs, but you will need to plan attacks on other tribes to become more and more powerful.

So, I’d really like to hear some suggestions for bonuses and expansions to the cave, or specialised cavemen etc that you guys might have. If it’s good enough, we’ll include it! The more the better. Currently we only have 23 bonuses that we’ll be including.

On top of the new found importance of bonuses and tribal warfare, here’s a few ideas we are planning on integrating:

• More identifiable cavemen, with clothing and accessories.
• You will no longer train hunters to dodge – all cavemen will know how to dodge by default. I mean, it’s basic instinct, you shouldn’t have to throw rocks at their precious heads.
• A majority of (or perhaps all of) the preparers will be female. Is that sexist? I don’t know. Tell me if it is xD
• Cavemen will have humane needs. Their lack of sleep affects their performance and they can eat to regain health. It won’t be like having a 100-person Sims family, getting them all to sleep and go to the toilet before they crap their pants. It will be based on a very simple scheduling feature.
• The day will progress. You will likely get attacked by other tribes at night, and you’ll have the most huntable herbivores in the morning. Making cavemen sleep when they are least needed will help the flow of your cave – you won’t just fail based on luck.

Hope that’s enough to get you drooling again. Oh, and how about a nice piece of concept art?

As Caveman Craig SE is selling by itself, and Teka Teki has been completed (plus I’ve finished school and can slack off all I like), Tim and I have decided to get Caveman Craig 2 underway again. We’ll be working on it throughout this year and hopefully it will be out in a few months time.

I really appreciate the loyalty you guys have to me and Tim, and the amount of suggestions and comments we’ve received. I hope you guys remain active on this blog to help us get the game completed.

How is everybody?
For about a month I have been developing a puzzle game for the current YoYo Games competition, called “Teka Teki” – it is lightly inspired by Sega’s “Baku Baku”. For anyone who asks, Teka Teki just means puzzle in indonesian. I was kinda desperate for a cool title so took to Google’s Translation tool.

Sadly, Tim has been too busy to co-create our competition entry this time ’round, but will of course be working with me on Caveman Craig 2 as well as other very unique ideas we have up our sleeves. Instead, Greg VanderBeek has been designing the graphics for Teka Teki – he has an amazing ability and brings a style different to Tim’s, yet still eye-candilicious and very fitting for the game’s theme.

We have a BETA version out at YoYo Games now, I’d love for you to try it out and give us suggestions, glitches, etc. Obviously, we want to have the game in its complete form by the deadline of the competition.

PLAY TEKA TEKI NOW

Regards
Rhys Andrews

For the next 24 hours, you can buy the special edition of Caveman Craig for just US $2.49, instead of the usual $4.99 via Game Du Jour.com!

So get your copy quickly, there are only hours left!
http://www.gamedujour.com

Regards
Rhys Andrews

Not sure whether special edition is worth the spare change?
We’ve just made a gameplay video to upload on youtube showing some of the new features special edition boasts and just how exciting it can be!

To view it, go here: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9PcCc845D3M

Regards
Rhys Andrews

How is everyone?
Thanks for your continued support, we’ve been getting more sales than we expected! We’re continually working on marketing the game so hopefully it won’t slow down in upcoming months, but rather increase.

On that note, anyone living in the UK should buy the upcoming issue of Total PC Gaming, which I think is available in most newsagents and corner stores – though if not, you can also buy the issue online – www.totalpcgaming.com. Caveman Craig is being reviewed in the indie games column! Of course, I doubt people would buy the magazine just to read the review, but it’s worth a mention for anyone who enjoys reading PC game magazines!

And now for a development update… Tim and I are working out concepts for the “Save the Planet” YoYo Competition… so wish us luck!

Regards
Rhys Andrews