May 2013
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Weekly Update
Hey everyone! Our meeting is over but you can catch a recording of it here. We’ll be moving our meetings to every other week instead of every week so keep an eye out for when we’ll be having one. The team will be at E3 this year if you’d like to come meet the team and grab some Captain Cards, posters and view a build of the game!
This week we have a new designer on the team...
Weekly Meeting - 5/24/2013 →
Happy Friday everyone! Our weekly Hangout starts in 15 minutes! Head on over to our YouTube channel to see what’s new with us! We’re introducing a new team member today! See you in 15!
Art Showcase - Pet! →
Good afternoon everyone and Happy Art Wednesday! This week, we’re showcasing our first pet! Follow the link in this post to view Neko the cat! Neko was designed by our very own Jason Fader. She was modelled after Jason’s own cat named Neko that is sadly no longer with us today. However, she is now immortalized in Steam Bandits: Outpost! Big thank you to our artist Susan for creating...
Weekly Update
Good evening everyone! Hope you’re all getting off work soon and ready to have a fabulous weekend. Sorry for the late update! If you missed our meeting this morning, you can catch a recording of it here. This week’s update is pretty short since we’re missing some people this week. We wanted to give a big thank you again to those of you who attended the IGDA meeting at Gaikai this...
Weekly Meeting - 5/17/2013
Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes! Head on over to our YouTube page to see what’s new with the team and ask any questions you might have! See you in 30 minutes!
http://www.youtube.com/user/IocaineStudios
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IGDA OC Chapter Meeting - Steam Bandits &... →
Good morning everyone! We want to give a big thank you to everyone who was able to attend the IGDA meeting this past Tuesday and also to Gaikai for being kind enough to host the event! We had a great time meeting all of you and sharing our project with you. If you were unable to make it to the meeting, follow the link in this post to view the recording of it! Thank you again for all your support!
Art Showcase - Building →
Happy Art Wednesday everyone! Today we’re showcasing another building. Follow the link in this post to view the Flox Refinery. This building will be upgradable so this particular showcase is of one of the upgraded versions of this building. As with other buildings, this one will also be color customizable! How do you like the color of the flox? I personally really love the color of them! ...
Poll - Help us name our caterpillar!
Good morning everyone! We hope you’re having a fabulous Monday! Today we need your help! We’ve created a creature, but we don’t know what to name it! We’d like you to help! The team came up with some names for the species and we’d like you to vote on them. However, if you feel you have a better name for the creature, please feel free to add it to the list! If you do...
Weekly Update
Our meeting is over, but if you missed it you can catch a recording of it here. Just as another reminder, the IGDA OC Chapter Meeting is this coming Tuesday at Gaikai’s Headquarters in Aliso Viejo and we’ll be there talking about Kickstarter funding and Steam Bandits. We’ll also have Captain Cards, so stop by and see us. We’ll be making a Facebook event so you’ll know...
Weekly Meeting - 5/10/2013 →
Good morning everyone! Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes! Head on over to our YouTube page to see what’s new with the team! If you miss the meeting, a summary will be posted shortly after. See you in 30!
Art Showcase - Building →
Happy Art Wednesday everyone! This week, we’re showcasing another building. Follow the link in this post to view the Hydro Plant! Let us know what you think of the building style so far!
Until next week. <3
Weekly Update
Hey everyone! Our meeting is over, but if you missed it, you can catch a recording of it here on our new YouTube channel. This week, we made the switch back to YouTube since we can now stream our Hangouts from Google+! We also have a new Google+ page so be sure to check that out here. As a reminder, Tuesday May 14th we’ll be at Gaikai’s headquarters in Aliso Viejo at the IGDA meeting...
Weekly Meeting - 5/3/2013 →
Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes! This week, we’re finally making the switch back to YouTube. Follow the link in this post to view our new YouTube channel which is linked to our new Google+ page. In 30 minutes, you’ll see a live broadcast of our Hangout and you can ask us any questions in the comment section. Head on over to see...
Art Showcase - Building →
Happy Wednesday everyone! Thankfully, we’re a little early on the art post today! This week we’re showing another building. Follow the link in this post to view the building! This is the Glassworker which will allow you to create specific glass related items such as goggles and much more! We’re showing the level 3 version of this building so it’s fully upgraded. These...
April 2013
14 posts
Platform Poll on Facebook →
Hey everyone! Since we’re getting closer to a closed beta, we wanted to see which platforms you are most likely to use to play Steam Bandits: Outpost! Follow the link in this post to our Facebook page to view the poll and let us know! Be sure to send over your friends to like our page and participate in our poll! We love your support! <3
Weekly Update
Hey everyone! This week our meeting is pretty short. If you missed the meeting, you can view a recording of it here. On May 14th, the team will be talking about Steam Bandits at the IGDA meeting in Aliso Viejo at Gaikai’s Headquarters. We’ll be handing out Captain Cards and possibly Beta keys. We hope to see you there!
Susan shows us the Glass Factory that she’s been working on...
Weekly Meeting 4/26/2013
Good morning and TGIF everyone! Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes! Head on over to our Twitch page to see what’s new with the team. A summary will be posted after in case you missed it! We’ll see you there.
Art Showcase - Building →
Hey everyone! Sorry again for the late Art post! Today we’re showcasing a building! This is the Engineering Workshop! There will be 3 levels of most buildings and each level parts of the buildings change or new parts are added. This building was made by our talent artist Phil! Follow the link in this post to view the building on our Facebook! Let us know what you think! Til next week! <3
Steam Bandits + IGDA Meeting →
Hey everyone! Hope you’re all having a fabulous Tuesday! On May 14th, The IGDA OC Chapter will be having a meeting at Gaikai’s headquarters in Aliso Viejo and we will be there talking about Steam Bandits! We’ll be going over Kickstarter funding and talking a little bit about our game. We hope you can come out and see us, but if you can’t make the meeting, we will most...
Weekly Update
Hey everyone! We don’t have too much to show this week. We unfortunately didn’t make the switch to YouTube yet so we’re still on Twitch, but hopefully next week we’ll be on YouTube. In case you missed the meeting, here’s a link to a recording of it.
JD shows us some of the aspects of the environment he’s been working on such as reflections in the water....
Weekly Meeting 4/19/2013
Hey everyone! Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes! Follow this link to our Twitch page to watch, see what’s new and ask questions! We’ll see you all in 30 minutes!
Art Showcase - Captain! →
Hopefully you all didn’t think we forgot it’s Art Wednesday! Sorry we’re a little slow this afternoon. We’ve been really busy trying to get stuff finished and needed a little more time today. Follow the link in this post to view one of our male Captains, Captain Harcourt Fineas Mallybuster! This Captain was designed by backer MarkJPC. Big thanks to MarkJPC for his design...
Weekly Update
This week, we didn’t have too much to show, but we hope you enjoyed what we showed. We’ve been working on an interesting feature that we’ll announce before the Beta! If you missed the meeting, you can catch a recording of it here, and below is a summary of everything you missed!
JD shows us the Alora outfit in game to show the 2D outfit vs the 3D avatar. He also shows us a bug...
Weekly Meeting - 4/12/2013
Hey everyone! Our weekly meeting starts in 30 minutes! Head on over to our Twitch page to watch, ask questions and see what’s new! This week we have some new in-game pets to show you! See you in 30!
http://www.twitch.tv/iocainestudios/old
Art Showcase - Captain! →
This week we’re showcasing another female Captain! Her name is Maya Athelas and she was designed by backer Brillig. Follow the link in this post to view her on our Facebook page! Big thanks to Brillig for his design and to our artists for bringing his vision to life! What do you guys think?
Til next week! <3
Weekly Update in 2 Parts!
The meeting is over, but you can watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here! Last week we were up at GDC and didn’t sleep much, but we’re showing the latest build of the game! It’s a very early alpha build, but we hope you enjoy it. We’re also introducing a new team member to the team! Esther is our new 3D Artist!
Esther gives you her very adorable greeting and shows us one of the pets one of...
Weekly Meeting - 4/5/2013
Hey guys! It’s back to reality for us after a fantastic week at GDC last week. We skipped our Hangout last week due to GDC (and lack of sleep), but we’re back on track today!
Our Hangout starts in 30 minutes! Head on over to our Twitch page below to see what’s new and ask questions. This week we’re introducing a new 3D Artist, Esther! We look forward to seeing her amazing...
Art Showcase - More Captains! →
This week we are showcasing another Captain. Her name is Captain Alora Alexandrus, and she was designed by backer toughchimp. Follow the link in this post to view her on our Facebook page. Thank you to toughchimp for his design and our talented artists for creating toughchimp’s vision! Alora is the first Captain to have glasses so far! What do you think?
Stay tuned for more art next week!...
March 2013
14 posts
Art Showcase - Captain Card 4! →
Happy Friday everyone! Today we are showing the last of the Captains that will be featured on the Captain Cards we will be handing out at GDC. This Captain is one of our Northlanders! Follow the link in this post to view our fourth Captain Card! This is Talia and she was made by our artist Lindsey! As mentioned before, the back of these cards will include a short background story on the Captain as...
Weekly Update
The meeting is over, but you can find a recording of it here on our Twitch page. Next week the team will be at GDC from Wednesday until Saturday morning. We will be meeting with fans, interested parties, handing out our Captain Cards and showing the current build of the game on our phones and tablets.
Phil shows us some of the concept environment art that he has been working on for the...
Weekly Meeting - 3/22/2013
Our weekly Hangout starts in 30 minutes. Head on over to our Twitch Page to join us, ask questions and see what new art the artists have been working on this week! The artists have been working on some amazing environment art and I can’t wait to see the finished work! A summary of the meeting will be posted after in case you miss it.
http://www.twitch.tv/iocainestudios
Iocaine is looking for a 3D Artist! →
Iocaine Studios is looking for a 3D Artist to assist on Steam Bandits: Outpost. Follow the link in this post to our forums to view the job description. If you love steampunk, airships, pirates, floating islands, video games, making art and being a part of a close-knit group of like-minded people, then this is the job for you!
Art Showcase - Captain Card 3! →
It’s Wednesday Art Day! Today we are showing another one of the Captains that will be featured on the Captain Cards we will be handing out at GDC. This Captain is one of our first Automatons! Follow the link in this post to view our third Captain Card! This is C.A.L. and he was made by our artist Phil! As mentioned before, the back of these cards will include a short background story on the...
Art Showcase - Captain Card 2! →
Today we are showing another one of the Captains that will be featured on the Captain Cards we will be handing out at GDC. Follow the link in this post to view our second Captain Card! This is Bashir Windcaller and he was made by our artist Lindsey! As mentioned before, the back of these cards will include a short background story on the Captain as well as a redeemable code to unlock these...
Weekly Update
The meeting is over, but you can find a recording of it here on our Twitch page. Lindsey’s cat, Phoebe, greets everyone good morning and reminds us to eat our breakfast! Following last week’s request, Jason decided to wear a silly hat and wig, which apparently itched really bad. GDC is in less than 2 weeks and most of us will be attending so be sure to find us. We will be handing out...
Weekly Meeting - 3/15/2013
Our weekly Hangout begins in 10 minutes! Follow the link to our Twitch page to join us and see what we’ve been working on this week! We hope you enjoyed our first Captain card! Today we’ll be showing the rest of them! A summary of the meeting will be posted after the meeting in case you miss it!
http://www.twitch.tv/iocainestudios
Art Showcase - Captain Card! →
Today we are showing one of the Captains that will be featured on the Captain Cards we will be handing out at GDC. Follow the link in this post to view our first Captain Card! This is Becka Carter and she was made by our artist Susan! The back of these cards will include a short background story on the Captain as well as a redeemable code to unlock these Captains instantly in game so you can begin...
Weekly Update
The Hangout is over, but you can find a recording of it here on our Twitch page. This week the whole team is wearing silly hats as requested through our forums! We have a new office location and our meeting started off with everyone peeking out the windows because it started hailing viciously! Well, as vicious as hail can be in sunny Orange County.
Susan has been working on the Captain, Dreadnaut...
Weekly Meeting - 3/8/2013
Our weekly team Hangout starts in 30 minutes. Follow the link to our Twitch page to join us and ask questions. We showcased another Captain this past Wednesday and the artists are working on more awesome Captains that they would love to show you. Join our meeting to see what else is in progress! A summary of the meeting will be posted after the meeting in case you miss it.
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Art Showcase Round 2 - Captain →
This week we decided to showcase another Captain, but we decided to show a female Captain! Her name is Captain Aislynn Far-Reacher, and she was designed by backer KrazyDave. Follow the link in this post to view her on our Facebook page. As always, big thanks to KrazyDave for his design and our talented artists for creating KrazyDave’s vision! Let us know what you think! I think she looks...
Weekly Update
This week’s meeting is over, but you can find a recording on our Twitch page here. Our meeting was particularly short this week because the art pipeline is going through some updates. Most of the artists spent the last week updating outfits to be compatible with the new system, but we should have more to show next week!
Say hello to Phoebe, Lindsey’s cat! Phoebe was the apartment cat that was...
Weekly Meeting - 3/1/2013
Hello March! Our weekly team Hangout starts in 30 minutes. Follow the link to our Twitch page to join us and ask questions. This past Wednesday we posted one of our completed Captains. Join our meeting to see what other Captains and items are in progress! A summary of the meeting will be posted after the meeting in case you miss it.
http://www.twitch.tv/iocainestudios
February 2013
12 posts
Art Showcase - Captain →
Hey everyone! As chosen by you through our art poll, I’ve posted one of the captains designed by backer Spyke! Follow the link in this post to our Facebook page to check out Captain Spyke Alpha! Big thanks to Spyke for his design and our talented artists for creating Spyke’s vision! Let us know what you think! I think he looks quite handsome and dapper. Be sure to check back every...
Art Poll! →
Hey everyone! Help me pick what type of art to post on our Facebook page this Wednesday! Follow the link in this post to our Facebook poll and vote for what you’d like to see! Thanks!
Salutations~
Hey everyone! My name is Tawny and if you watched our weekly hangout this past Friday, you’ll know I’m the new Marketing and PR gal! I’ll be handling all the media pages now and I look forward to keeping you up to date. I’ve decided to post some new art from our lovely and talented artists every Wednesday on our Facebook page so keep an eye out for some awesome art this...
Weekly Update
This week’s meeting is now over, but you can find a recording right here. Apologies for the confusion at the beginning of the video; we decided to try our Twitch TV instead of Youtube this week, which resulted in some…messiness. It won’t happen again!
Welcome to our new team member, Tawny Pascarella! She’ll be joining us as our most esteemed PR/Marketing gal. With her on...
Weekly Meeting - 2/22/2013
Our weekly team Hangout starts in 30 minutes. This week we’re introducing new team members! Join us in welcoming them and get the latest updates on the game! A summary of the meeting will be posted after the meeting in case you miss it.
http://www.twitch.tv/iocainestudios
Naming Poll →
Hey all! You guys should vote in the poll linked in this post. It’s small, but it will help us determine how we handle names in the game! Thanks in advance. :)
Weekly Update
The meeting is over, but you can find a recording right here. Here’s what you can find in it, if you prefer text to video:
A good chunk of the team will be at GDC in San Francisco next month. We’ll be bringing copies of the game on tablets, laptops, phones, etc. Come find us if you’ll be there, and we’d love to show it off!
There’s a preview of the work-in-progress...
Weekly Meeting - 2/15/2013
The weekly team Hangout begins in about 15 minutes. Join us to hear the latest on the game and ask us questions live! A text summary and a link to the recording will be posted separately when the meeting is over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfTqT9CawyY&feature=youtu.be
