#sunlesssea

[ladylupae]

THE SUN!

THE SUN!

THE SUN!

THE SUN!

[unknowncontributor]

award winning studios being closed by both microsoft and 2k in the last week because game companies keep competing for the 'greediest capitalist in the bunch' title is why i keep saying publishers aren't (generally) good for game studios. you have to set yourself up for success, don't leave it to someone else. if you have a successful studio, don't sell it!

this guy put it so well:

but nowadays you can't rely on the buyer of your company to keep you going and if you're selling for that stability - it no longer exists. especially not when publicly traded companies are involved. they live and breathe for making profit for their shareholders.

unrelated, microsoft probably hasn't even started working through the studios they aquired with acti-blizz-king so more layoffs are likely coming from them.. might take a while though as it was such a big beast!

so, anyway, i refer you to my previous post where i say this

fully understand the responsibilities of running a studio, having to pay salaries and making sure things are running, it just makes me a bit disappointed because the reliance on publishers in the long run is what takes good studios down.

it might seem counter intuitive but investing in even a mini-publishing department (someone to help release on stores, someone for biz-dev and someone for marketing) - and can just be freelancers coming in once a week or when needed - should help with studio sustainability because you’re not relying on getting a deal done for each game, you’re at least in charge of your own destiny. 

read the rest here if you want: https://unknowncontributor.tumblr.com/post/748540405754232832/maybe-controversial-opinion

because if anything, this whole situation with roll7 and with tango gameworks, etc. shows us that not self publishing, not investing in yourself is killing even big studios now, award winning, successful studios.

it's all so sad.

to not end on a sad note - if you want an example of a studio self publishing and investing in themselves, taking care of their people over time, look at failbetter games. so here's a little vid from their marketing person talking about how they keep it sustainable:

more companies should do this imo.

[lyeekha]

oh. yes of course. this island is designed to look good to the player, not the inhabitants #sunlesssea

[hekateras]

We enter a fog bank.

Sunless Sea fanart.

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[mopomoko]

The last Fallen London commission I did before. The client's D&D character was reworked from FL and you can still see her Correspondence tattoos peeking through! Interested in a Fate commission? DM me! 100 Fate = Coloured Waist-Up 50 Fate = Coloured Bust #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #digitalpainting #instaartist #artistofinsta #art #drawing #illustration #originalartwork #madebymoko #commission #fanart #digitalfanart #fancharacter #failbettergames #fallenlondon #sunlesssea #sunlessskies #browsergame #fallenlondonoc #fallenlondonart #fallenlondonfanart #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #tabletop #fantasy #elf https://www.instagram.com/p/B0deIecpHg6/?igshid=y7xs8dc6b59d

[cornybones]

spooky painting I did a while back, trying to capture the likeness of a captain on a Sea without Sunlight.

[vagrus]

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Let the party begin! At @rebootdevelop in Dubrovnik #indiegame #indiegamestudio #rebootdevelop2019 #rebootdevelopblue2019 #dubrovnik #dnd #rpg #srpg #gamingevent #videogameconference #videogamenews #gamingpress #gamepress #gameevent #turn-based #darkestdungeon #sunlesssea #sunlessskies #indiedev #indiegamedev #GameDev #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiestudio #rebootdevelop https://www.instagram.com/p/BwITJaJF9UP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fcqqdqetk440

[falkberg]

[pelagic-eye]

Sunless Sea took my breath away aeons ago and inspired me to draw a lot.

Sunless Sea давно покорила мое сердце и часто служит вдохновением для рисования.

[themikecollective]

The Zee #sunlesssea #fallenlondon #calligraphy #handlettering

[cutesyhunter]

Got to the part in sunless sea with the snow child. They’ll be a great captain someday! And now must resist urge to make a snow child for any of my characters #sunlesssea #snowchild #dandd #dailysketch #quicksketch #dungeonsanddragons #gensai #expression #amused #handonhead #handonshoulder

[zzailor]

The Edges of Pale Wood

바다에서 치어리맨 다리 치료하는 퀘스트 중에 한떄 잘나갔던 시인이 치료제를 

알고 있다고 해서 따라감 (꿈속으로)

공주님이 여기에??

Palewood에서 가져온 물을 치어리맨에게 가져다주면 치어리맨이 젊어짐 

그건 그렇고 Palewood 여기서 나오는거였구나 

[hugofloresofficial]

Good morning! Time for a nice cup of coffee with my #DarthVader Mug and to play a round of #SunlessSea on #MySwitch #nintendoswitch #starwars https://www.instagram.com/p/B_t623NpUo9/?igshid=cx863l2dg3km

[lyeekha]

thinking about. stone pigs…? #sunlesssea #fallenlondon

[meztoons]

Who knows what creatures lurk in the dark waters? Dark Seas #illustration from The Gongfarmers Almanac 2017. #gencon #DCC #zine #dungeoncrawlclassics #rpg #pen #ink #pencil #drawing #dungeonsanddragons #sunlesssea

[mopomoko]

A Fallen London commission for @bewerethewoof in the Failbetter Games server! Her Felicia Voight is very clearly not a lady to be trifled with. I'm gonna be offering Fate Commissions for the duration of the Election! 100 Fate = Coloured Waist-Up 50 Fate = Coloured Bust IG Name: Mopomoko #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #digitalpainting #instaartist #artistofinsta #art #drawing #illustration #originalartwork #madebymoko #commission #fanart #digitalfanart #fancharacter #failbettergames #fallenlondon #sunlesssea #sunlessskies #browsergame #fallenlondonoc #fallenlondonart #fallenlondonfanart https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GjAk5JaEO/?igshid=4jk2jvftdx3l