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Hello friends! It's been a while, so surely it must be time for some gnorp news. This post will be about Epilogue, an upcoming (free) expansion to the game that will bring new mechanics, an (almost) entirely new set of talents, new buildings, and lots more! Where Are We At?? Ther
Hello everyone! Trading cards are here! In addition, there are also a whole bunch of Points Shop items, and there is a limited time bundle for the Steam Winter Sale. Trading Cards Trading cards are now available. Completing a set of them, allows you to craft badges. When crafting
Hello! With no Half-Life 3 announcement, the world needs (the) New Gnorp Times more than ever. Today we'll talk about hats, and the current status of the Epilogue Expansion, I hope you are doing well, by the way! Hats All the hat winners are now live in-game! Here are a few of th
It's time for another TNGT. I'm hard at work with the Epilogue Expansion and the end is finally in sight. Today I'm going to talk about buildings in Epilogue. The Epilogue is an upcoming free expansion to (the) Gnorp Apologue in the form a new mode, which will include new talents
Welcome to another issue of (the) New Gnorp Times, voted superior to The New York Times in a recently conducted survey (Sample size: 1; Margin of error: ±0%). The topic of today is The Ring, a new mechanic designed for the Epilogue Expansion. The Epilogue is an upcoming free expa
There's a new bundle in town and it is called Gnome Apologue because it consists of yours truly's game and Gnomes —a tower defense game where you endeavor to murder hundreds of goblins as, you guessed it, gnomes! I've been privileged enough to be part of the playtesting for the g
Another issue of the LLM-free, Gnorpitzer prize winning publication (the) New Gnorp Times has arrived. Today we'll talk about: — Another hat batch — A new beta version — Talents in the Epilogue Update Hat Batch #2 More hats have been implemented! You'll find them both in the live
It's time for another edition of well-respected publication (the) New Gnorp Times. Today is the start of the Idler Fest on Steam, and I thought it cool to also provide a couple of new things to mark the event. Hats (and a bundle of balloons) The first batch of hats are now availa
Hello, friends. It's been a little over one year since the release of (the) Gnorp Apologue. 2024 I hope 2024 has been a good year for you — that you have made progress in life, whatever that might mean for you. For me, 2024 was a year of relative tumult and honestly personal fail
Hey guys. It's been, frankly, far too long. Developing (the) Gnorp Apologue continues to be a privilege, and today I'm going to share my current plans for the future. During the development of (the) Gnorp Apologue, game design solidified itself as my passion. I have too many idea
Yesterday I uploaded a patch that changed the order of shop items. I got some feedback that this should be an option, so now it is! "Reverse shop" is now an option than can be enabled. Enable this to get back to the previous order.
Localization has been well received! Thank you! This patch seeks to remedy a couple of text issues from the localization patch that, ironically, exists in the English version of the game. I have also thrown in a couple of quality-of-life changes. User interface fixes Shop items a
Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great summer (or winter). It's been a while coming: (the) Gnorp Apologue has finally been localized! I've been working with a company called IndieArk to bring this to life, and I'm very happy with to see the game translated. Besides English
Welcome back to Gnorp News! Today we're going to talk about the Saving Update, and the Wiki. First off, the game has reached 200,000 copies sold! The success of the game was something I was wholly unprepared for, and it has taken time to adjust this new reality. My plans for the
Ben Reber of Chillquarium fame and I have teamed up for a little bundle called Gnorp & Chill. That means you can get Chillquarium for 15% off if you already own (the) Gnorp Apologue! Chillquarium is a wonderful little idle game, where you collect vast quantities of fish. It's
Today I want to share with you a very early look at the Gnorps in Space, and talk about some of my goals with the expansion. We're also going to be taking a look at more winners of the hat voting. You can read this here, or on the website . I recommend the website for some higher
Hello everyone. It's Saturday, so that means it's time for Gnorp News. I'm still fatigued, and I think there is a valuable lesson to be learnt here: Don't crunch. But rest assured that I am really proud of my game, and that I am committed to being even prouder. You can read this
Welcome to the second Gnorp News of 2024! You can read this post here, or on the website . Hat Voting Commences In total, there have been over 200 hat submissions, and yesterday the voting started on the Discord . Winners will be determined and added to the game in a future updat
Read this Gnorp News here, or on the website . 100k Yes, that is correct — (the) Gnorp Apologue has now sold over 100,000 copies on Steam. I never imagined that the game would reach this level of success. (the) Gnorp Apologue was to be a niche game, with weird gameplay, for a sma
Coming in hot with fixes. In other news, I am currently working on hats, balance, and the hard mode. I will have more to share on this Saturday. Minor changes The festive hats are gone! See you next year! Both the gatlegnorp and riflegnorp reload sounds will now be disabled if yo