Good afternoon!
So after hardening my butt yesterday I now got some extra motion. That Dev Vlog I did sure helped. Had to vent. And you guys delivered - as always. Your support and engagement is just... Indescribable. And I am a very lucky guy to have you guys.

So my plan partially worked out (rushing into ArtPortal/DeviantArt/AudioPortal/SoundCloud) and our circle grew a bit. And so had IndieGoGo and Greenlight. Of course we are far away from our target goal but yeah - nice to see some REAL progress again.

I would like to use this space to thank a wonderful user Exedor. Who personally scouted me yesterday for the Art Portal of Newgrounds. Enabling more people to see my work and maybe get involved. Thank you champ! You are like the Spider-man - always show up when situation is dire. Send some love-messages to him will ya? Please. I did it already. I want him to know how we are/I am grateful, and how much it means.

So today I've uploaded a lot of shinnies in many places. You can support those droppings the usual way - by commenting, rating, voting, faving and what not. But please, if feels like a chore to you - don't. I only want your support if you are willing to give it. This isn't army and I am not your commander. We are equal, we stand in the same line. No one's better the then other. We do it together or we don't do it at all.

Here's the graphics on Art Portal and on Deviant Art. Feel free to make them your new desktop wallpaper :P Moreover, I am currently dropping all the music tracks for Antumbra 2. You can find them on Audio Portal or on my SoundCloud profile. They all needs some love and rating!~

But if you want to listen to them for REAL - skip the Audio Portal and just go straight to SoundCloud. Sadly, Newgrounds Audio Portal takes only MP3 music. Which is probably the worst possible audio format. In the other hand - SoundCloud also takes raw WAVs. And even for a deaf guy - the difference in quality is VERY VISIBLE. REALLY. I am not joking. Go ahead and compare. That's because the best possible MP3 compression has up to 320kb/s bitrate. When WAV being lossless format streams with the power of 1400kb/s and higher bitrate. Listening to my music in MP3 format is like playing newest Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in lowest possible resolution and everything set on LOW. Sure, its an option - but only fool will go with it, IF he has the choice. So just don't. You'll be ruining the experience for yourself.

As yesterday, the 9Gag post "Because knowledge is power!" Wouldn't mind some more UpVotes. Its working fairly well. Also the thread on Newgrounds, Kongregate and Gamejolt gotten kind a cold. I promise, I won't get angry would you help me make them hot and warm again :P

Our little Facebook Group. Drone Locker Inner Sanctum is still open and ready to take any number of new and old Antumbrians willing to join our ranks. And really, please come. As that group is my main information HUB and social gathering.

Last but not last - I hate doing such aggressive marketing/advertisement. I really do. Its not funny. It sucks. Blows. Its disgusting. But it has to be done. Because the time is our enemy. And we need to accomplish, in matter of days what other people work for, for years. Believe me, its not a choice. Its a "need". If I've made someone angry or disgusted by such practices - please forgive me. But the stake is high. And never in my entire life I've believed in something as much and as strong - as I do now. Please forgive me.

Tomorrow I'll write a post about what the heck I am actually doing beside telling people what to do :P
Kudos. Stay safe. Stay with me.

Good evening. Time for a another wave. Today we attack the Artsy partsy of the internet.
As you've might have noticed, I've added some graphical juice from Antumbra 2, to the NG Art Portal.
Also I've dublicated that on DeviantArt.

NEWGROUNDS:
http://dronelocker.newgrounds.com/art/

DEVIANT ART:
http://astrat.deviantart.com/gallery/

Our job today is to make some noise. If anybody of you has an Artist account on NG - please, reccomened me to the Art portal. Even not having that would might actually do the trick. Remember to comment. Real, living commentary is what puts things in motion. We are not breaking any rules. The content I've droped by all means CAN be considered art. Even I think so. And most of the time I think very badly about myself and the stuff I make. High standards. That I am never able to achieve, but I always expect. 

Same rules guys. We need buzz. As much as we can get. Freaking LOADS of it. Both on Art Portal and Deviant Art. Lets go and make some. Who knows? It just takes ONE, right person. To see it. Viral is a matter of luck.
But the Luck - can be aided. So lets pump this motherfucker with all we got.
No time for resting. The battle has just began. And I am gonna make it. WE are gonna make it.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY GOD DAMNIT!
Lets make a CHANGE in this plastic reality of cardboard cut-out virtues.
Lets go and put the world on fire!!

My first Antumbra 2 - Dev Vlog. If you are my supporter - have a watch. If not - well, then its up to you. My ugly mug included so you can have a laugh.
Time for you to actually know who I am. And what I am. And what the heck is going on with Antumbra 2.
 

Hi guys! The IndieGoGo campaign rolls rather bad, and things on Greenlight sadly looks the same.
But we WON'T give up! Not without a fight. So here are some ways you can help + some goodie at the end.

1. Share, fav, sub, like, spam the living hell out of the internet about Antumbra2. Specialy about the IGG and Greenlight. You can find them here (in case you've forgoten :P )
IGG: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/antumbra-2-chant-of-ash/x/2538560
STEAM: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=451243057
INDIEDB: http://www.indiedb.com/games/antumbra-2-chant-of-ash

2. Please support me on those 3 forum threads. Lets give it some initial buzz.
KONGREGATE: http://www.kongregate.com/forums/3-general-gaming/topics/502367-antumbra-2-horror-returns
NEWGROUNDS: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1392665
GAMEJOLT: http://gamejolt.com/community/forums/topics/antumbra-2-horror-returns-d/9862/

3. Facebook, Twitter and Youtube
I still don't see all of you guys there :) Lets stick together, shall we?
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DroneLockerOfficial
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Drone_Locker
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/DroneLocker

4. Also, there is a secret Facebook group for Antumbra :) Called Drone Locker Inner Sanctum.
Its open for now. But I'll be closing the group to "invite-only" very soon. So hop in, when you still can.
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronelockerinnersanctum/

5. And finaly! The goodie! :D Full Antumbra 2 Intro Speech. Eskalion speaking. Please rate, fav, share and comment. Lets spread the word! :D
NEWGROUNDS:
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/627702
SOUNDCLOUD: (!!!Better Quality!!!)
https://soundcloud.com/dronelocker/antumbra-2-eskalion-speaks

Now time to rock, couple of socks
http://igg.me/at/antumbra2
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=451243057

Come here and READ IT CAREFULLY!!!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronelockerinnersanctum/permalink/862702450489311/

This is now or never my friends. All or none. Join me on this battle.
As without you - I am nothing but a shadow on the wall.

My dear friends, family, fans, supporters and fans.This is it. We're getting there. Together. Freaking eyes. Getting all wet again. Special thanks to Dora Meow/Drizzy. It is him who made this Greenlight happened today. Drizzy - I know you are a humble person and you didn't do this for the fame or glory. But this doesn't mean I am forbidden to show your my gratefulness. Thank you. I won't forget. And we will have that cup of coffee, on top of Empire State Building one day. That's a promise I am willing to keep.
And thank you all my dearest fellows. What else can I add/say?
Christmas came early this year.
With the sweet, summer breeze.

I want for A2 to succeed. But not just "yay 3 meals per day and paid bills!" kind of success. I want Antumbra 2 to hit HARD and STRONG. I want the game to go viral so I'll be able to wipe my ass with 100 dollar bills. And you know why...? Why I am so greedy and avaricious out of sudden?

Because I want to make Antumbra 3. But in 3D. With all the goodies. With Oculus Rift support. With high res graphics and sharp sounds. With all kinds of compatibility. With all the newest technologies. To create a world, within our world. To make the game huuuuge. As huge so it will take you months to finish just once. And then you will come back for more, and replay the game. And new content will get unlocked and the world will grow and extend every time you play.
And then I want to publish it on all platforms known to mankind.... For free. So everybody, regardless of their bank account balance, their material status, their religion, country, nation on gender - will be able to play it.

And enter the world from beneath my eye lids.
And see the world through my eyes.
Not for material gain.
But because this is my dream.

Now come, join me.
https://www.facebook.com/DroneLockerOfficial
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronelockerinnersanctum/

God saw all that he had made,
And it was very good.
And there was evening,
and there was morning--the sixth day.

Its coming.... its almost here...
https://goo.gl/jsDYPK

The Land of Rust and Moss...
Is about to bloom.

Hello guys. Something bad happened to Antumbra... Sorry, it won't be a short text. But bear with me please...
As some of you might know - on Kongregate games are being awarded monthly. 10 games can get in. Antumbra was nominated 8th. For which I am very grateful. But I've also learned about a very... Dirty tactics that are going on Kongregate every month.
Basically, each month when the Top10 awards are closing in - all developers downvote each other. To increase their chances by decreasing the chances of their competitors. And this also happened to Antumbra. Suddenly, the day before the awards, a huge mob of my "fellow" game developers, rushed in and attacked Antumbra.
All positive comments - DOWNvoted
All negative comments - UPvoted
All game Tags - DOWNvoted
Game - DOWNvoted.
Which made Antumbra fall from 3.9 rating down to 3.0 in matter of minutes. I have asked some of my GameDev friends and it appears this happening is quite normal on Kongeregate. Its usual. Like everybody does that. I was not aware of such thing to exist. At least - not in this spectrum. I find it disgusting.
And I am pretty sure that my friends are right. Because there is a pattern.
Every positive comment had -20 votes. Every negative comment  +20 votes, every game tag  -20votes. The number 20 was everywhere. And "surprisingly"  it all stopped, right after the winners had be announced.
I couldn't stop it. I could just sit and watch the destruction. But now I am trying to clean up this mess. So I am coming to you. Please, if you are a fan of my, or you just enjoyed playing Antumbra - please follow this link and UpVote each and every game tag. Of course as long as you are okey with it. I am not asking you to do something against your will. Just the tags. Broken TAGs kills the game visibility. I don't consider this cheating. More like "cleaning up after a hurricane". :(
Here's the link:
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Irbis/antumbra/tags
I would be most grateful.
And sorry for taking your time :(
Hope you don't mind.

RECAP:
Its incredible how the situation evolved in those 2 weeks.
From being scared to publish, to having some nasty negative feedback, to slowly catching success. Then the first frontpage, on Newshounds. Numbers of reviews growing drastically with each day. Top 10 at IndieDB, and eventually - #1 spot. Antumbra catching more wind in its sails. Then frontpage on Gamejolt. Dozens of youtubers recording their Lets Plays for Antumbra. #8th spot in monthly competition at Kongregate. Then Markiplier playing Antumbra. Hundreds of thousands players watching and admiring the game. Dozens of thousands coming in to play by themselves. Requests after requests... For Antumbra 2 to be made into reality. And now I am days from starting IndieGoGo campaign. And all of that happened, in less then 3 weeks.
This is.... mindblowing. You don't hear about such stories in real. Sure, we watch them - but in movies and books. Not in reality. And even if so - they always tend to happens to someone else... And here I am. Standing in awe. Watching my dreams coming true. Quoting a line, from one of the greatest Sci-Fi movies in our history...
"They should have sent a poet..."

ANTUMBRA 1 UPDATE:
There will be one final update after the Easter. Probably tomorrow. Spelling errors, mistakes, some bug fixes + some NEW STUFF :D But shh... no spoilers. Stay tuned

ANTUMBRA 2:
In about a week I'll be starting an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for Antumbra 2. This is because... Well. I'll be honest with you. Antumbra is a creation of exactly 2 weeks of work. Combined. Because I had to go in and out. Due to real life issues. It was not polished. As you know - I made the game by myself and FOR myself. To vent. Not to farm fame or glory. I was in pain. I didn't give a flying F will anybody like it or not. When I've encounter a problem - I just erased the problem. I did not look for a solutions, for a walkaround. I just hit delete and kept on moving. I don't want to come out like I am bragging or thinking I am some sort of genius. But I do claim that Antumbra... Was made without me even trying. It was a little, tiny spark. Of what I am capable of. Most of the stuff I had to get rid of, due to lack of time and money. Instead of 100+ locations you can visit only 27.
But Antumbra 2... In Antumbra 1 I gave you access, to 3 months of my life. 3 months worth of feelings and madness. A sneak peek into my world. An elusive taste of the whole. But Antumbra 2 will not be just 3 months. But 30 years, of my existence.. Or more. Semi-quoting Blade Runner: "You'll see things you people wouldn't believe". Madness and misery, glory and happiness. I will take you to the deepest corners of human existence. I will make you met God, written by capital "G". I will show you hell and heaven, angels and demons. I will sink you into deepest swamps of human subconsciousness... Just to brutally pull you away and leave you above. For you to bend and cry, stunned in awe, watching the Golden Gardens of Red Leaves. I will take you through the planes of Everhills. Where the world has died long time ago, and the whole land is shrouded by toxic clouds of rotting corpse of dead gods. Leaving only the mountains picks free from the poisonous stench. I will blow wind, into your sails. Once you swim through ocean of Leghorns, - Sentient, living islands. I will show you bitter beauty of things not from this world. Not because it banks. Not because A1 is on frontpage like everywhere, not because, I often land on #1 spot on IndieDB. Not because Markiplier sent loads of traffic my way.
No.
But because... First time in my entire life. I have a chance to show what's hidden. First time in my life someone has the guts to experience the insides of my soul. First time in my life, I do not need to pretend and act. First time in my life I can run around naked, with my heart and soul left in the open.
And this is the one-of-a-kind chance. To set myself free. By throwing you into my own world.
I can make many games. If Antumbra 2 won't success - I'll try my luck with another genre. But I won't be myself. This is the one and only time when I am letting thousands of people visit my disturbed mind.
And this is why Antumbra 2 will blow yours. Because my goal is to make it a masterpiece. The creation of my life. My, personal footprint, on this blue and green planet. A mark, which will live forever, even long after my death. My legacy.
And to prove... That sequels not always sucks ;)
But such achievement cannot be done overnight. I order to make Antumbra 2 as good as I claim it can be - I need at least 4months. I need to work full-time. And obviously - this is something I cannot afford in my current situation. Hence the IndieGoGo campaign.
Late "Happy Easter!" :D And take care... My dear Friends.
My... Antumbrians.

And no - this is not photoshop. Today for half of the day - Antumbra was above all those viral games.
Aaand I just got myself drunk ::Hic!::


















Oh and I actually updated the game a bit. Fixed some more bugs and stuff.
Remember to clean your browser cache and watch my ugly face telling you how to beat the game (if you got stuck)

WALKTHROUGH: