{"id":1134,"date":"2024-01-30T00:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T00:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smugmarmot.com\/?page_id=1134"},"modified":"2024-01-30T00:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T00:37:14","slug":"coffee-stain-pitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smugmarmot.com\/index.php\/coffee-stain-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Stain Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1134\" class=\"elementor elementor-1134\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e79ac05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e79ac05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7076003a\" data-id=\"7076003a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0c374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0c374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:themeisle-blocks\/advanced-columns {\"id\":\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-86158d0e\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-undefined-columns has-desktop-undefined-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-default-gap has-vertical-unset\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-86158d0e\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:themeisle-blocks\/advanced-columns -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae22a6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae22a6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-734acee\" data-id=\"734acee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45065d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45065d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BACKGROUND<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec152b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec152b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecaeaf8\" data-id=\"ecaeaf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58e8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d58e8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>4 years ago I quit my industry job of 15 years to make my own indie studio. My first game was solo developed: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1528810\/Exodus_Borealis\/\">Exodus Borealis<\/a>. It is a single player game combining city building with tower defense. It has maintained a 93% positive rating on Steam, and has over 100k USD in sales despite having no publisher and no money spent on marketing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69cccaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69cccaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cbc4f8\" data-id=\"7cbc4f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fed453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fed453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in\">THE TWO MAN TEAM<span style=\"color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c098f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c098f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c37b060\" data-id=\"c37b060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f2c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f2c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the next and more ambitious game, I brought in a friend of 20+ years. We initially meet in high school and bonded over our love of computers, LAN parties, and music. Even though I moved away, sometimes living on opposite sides of the globe, we always made time to find and play that next great co-op game. For my second game, I wanted to make a truly great co-op game. After discussing what this game could be, he quit his industry job of 12 years, and we designed The Black Pool, a 3d action co-op rogue-like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb78957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb78957\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c477cb8\" data-id=\"c477cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d2d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8d2d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in\">DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE<span style=\"color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-841ea35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"841ea35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5bbaf\" data-id=\"3e5bbaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81aac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d81aac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>March 2022 &#8211; Development starts<\/li>\n<li>June 2023 &#8211;\u00a0Closed beta<\/li>\n<li>September 2023 &#8211;\u00a0Early Access launch<\/li>\n<li>Summer 2024 &#8211; Game Release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Black Pool has been in development for nearly 2 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We are self funded and are not seeking funding. To this point, we have spent no money on marketing, only doing necessary grassroots marketing to build a small but passionate community to help provide feedback as we iterate on the game on the Beta and Early Access portion of development.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>All the initial designed systems have been developed. We are now adding additional systems and content based on feedback from the community. The Black Pool is targeting a summer full release. Now is the time for us to bring on a publisher to act as a Marketing Partner. While we are happy to receive feedback, and still have localization to be done as we approach launch, what we need from a publisher is exposure and marketing. This is where we hope this would make a good partnership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a956ca2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a956ca2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e5430\" data-id=\"11e5430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86508f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86508f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE GAME<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92dbd65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92dbd65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6064adc\" data-id=\"6064adc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fffd1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fffd1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p><span>A summary and details about The Black Pool can be found on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2189670\/The_Black_Pool\/\">Steam Storefront<\/a>. Rather than spending a bunch of time hypothetically talking about what the game could be,<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>we would rather show you what the game is<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Steam Keys to try the game. We highly recommend playing it co-op.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>0TXWQ-TZFYK-MKC4D<\/li>\n<li>LQLTW-X4HIK-WNEZM<\/li>\n<li>8ZKCT-7DKE7-E8BGC<\/li>\n<li>QLF0M-KV94D-80N7T<\/li>\n<li>BQ386-MGYMZ-R495W<\/li>\n<li>DW5Z0-NNJBJ-WCTC6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are extremely passionate about this project and would be thrilled to talk about the game with you further.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKGROUND 4 years ago I quit my industry job of 15 years to make my own indie studio. My first game was solo developed: Exodus Borealis. 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