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Early 2023 Patron Q&A! (video fixed)

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/M6mmau0uVYkEdit: The original upload cut off early because of an upload bug I guess? Full video is here now, sorry for the hassle!Hey Patrons,We've not done one of these in a while so I took the time to answer as many questions as I could. There's also some doc announcements in the first few questions too so keep your ears open for those.Thanks for all the questions!Danny

Patron Q&A - CALL FOR QUESTIONS

Hey Patrons!It's been a little while since we've done the classic Q&A video so I thought it would be a good excuse to get some feedback on how we're doing and what you'd like to see from Noclip in 2023.So please stick your questions / thoughts / comments / concerns in the comments section below and I'll answer as many of them as I can in a video later this week.Cheers!Danny

[VOD now Available] Jan 2023 Production Meeting

WATCH THE VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZB2Ke8z5egThe stream has ended and VOD is now live. This one ended up being quite long and a lot of fun. Timecodes on the video but I'll post them here too: 0:00 - Intro / Catchup 14:19 - New Doc Announcements 36:50 - The Future of Studio Visits 56:44 - Patron Bonus Brainstorm 1:04:14 - Ads on Noclip - Yay or Nay? 1:22:55 - A look at Noclip Crew 1:47:00 - Our Massive Game Tapes Preservation ProjectIf you have any feedback on anything that came ...

How Gloomwood Combines Survival Horror & Immersive Sims

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRsWvtJSm0UHey Patrons,Our first video of 2023 is a short and sweet Developer Breakdown of Gloomwood - a game inspired by games like Thief and Resident Evil. We love a good immersive sim here on Noclip so it was a lot of fun to chat with Dillon Rogers about the design of the game and how it has evolved during development.$10 Patrons can watch the uncut version of the interview (along with loads of others) right here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/771...

Gloomwood Interview - Developer Breakdown Uncut

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fP8O7IuB0wHey Patrons,This week we release our Developer Breakdown of Gloomwood so of course we're giving you access to the uncut (though slightly trimmed for ease of watching) version of the interview between myself and Dillon Rogers.If you like immersive sims or survival horror game design there's a lot of cool stuff in this chat. We hope you enjoy it!Danny

EARLY ACCESS: The Design of Gloomwood

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ZjkpB1hpAHey Early Access Patrons!Early videos are kicking off early this year with this look into the design of Gloomwood. This series used to be on Noclip Crew (and we don't post early access videos from that channel here) but we've since decided to migrate that production over to the main documentary channel and just pull back on the branding a bit. Also we've stuck the credits in!So I'm very interested in what you think...

2023 Plans / Docs in Production / The Tapes! - Jan 2023 Patron Show

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9n3gFyMADEHey Patrons,We start another year of Patron shows with an update on what we're filming and publishing in January & February, the story of what happened when I went to film last month (spoilers; it wasn't awesome), our trip to LA next week, the effect of turning on some ads, why we now have thousands of video game tapes in our possession and what we plan to do with them.0:00 - Welcome Back3:09 - Projects in Production6:45 -...

Noclip in 2023 - Adapting & Changing

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0orRej5GZ8Hey patrons - and non patrons!It's the start of a new year and time to make some changes at Noclip. Over the past six years and change we've made over 100 documentaries on wide variety of games. But in those years we've changed, and the world of games development has changed too. People know who we are, studios are largely working from home, and most importantly - games development has become a lot more transparent than it was ...

Daniel Cabuco on Designing Soul Reaver

UNLISTED YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Dc0y4AQfkJQHey Early Access Patrons,The latest Extended Interview cut comes from our chat with Daniel Cabuco about his time working on the Soul Reaver / Legacy of Kain franchise. Daniel was great at remembering loads of design detail so it was a lot of fun chatting to him about how Crystal Dynamics tackled those games.0:00 - Intro / Early Career2:08 - Soul Reaver19:14 - Amy Hennig22:34 - Soul Reaver 236:46 - Legacy of Kain Defiance42:28 - Working on Lara4...

Meagan Marie on Community, Lara Croft & Writing

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQcCgLJOtRUHey Patrons,The first of our extended interviews from our trip to Crystal Dynamics is now live, featuring ex-Game Informer writer and current director of community Meagan Marie. We covered a lot in this chat including her history with the original Core games, the move from journalism to working at a game studio and even how Lara inspired her to leave her dream job. Chapter markers are in the video too.0:00 - Game Informer4:20 - Co...

Noclip Blog: We're Making a Dwarf Fortress Documentary

There are few games that capture the imagination quite like Dwarf Fortress. And fewer still that have such an immediate barrier to entry.Back in 2019 we interviewed Tarn Adams for about 30 minutes and I spent most of it with either may jaw agape, or laughing hysterically at the tales the game's emergent narrative is capable of spitting up.Tarn is just one reason why we always wanted to do a full documentary on Dwarf Fortress, but there are so many others. Like how he and his brother have wor...

The 30 Year History of Crystal Dynamics - Noclip Documentary

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsByUubJkk8Hey Patrons,After months of work from the crew we're excited to finally share our Crystal Dynamics documentary.In it we cover 30 years of games development by interviewing loads of past and current employees to talk about everything from Gex to Avengers. This one is long and packed full of terrific anecdotes so we really hope you enjoy it.0:00 - Intro2:04 - The 3DO Era8:45 - GEX18:51 - Blood Omen21:46 - Legacy of Kain33:33 - Whiplash36...

[EARLY ACCESS] Crystal Dynamics Documentary

[DO NOT SHARE ]UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/SOEPtP0S9i8Hey Patrons,After six months of work we're finally able to release this one. In our almost two hour documentary on Crystal Dynamics we dive into the history of its most loved franchises, explore some of its more esoteric games and visit the careers of many of the people who have walked through its doors.There have been some edits/fixes made to this render but if you find any errors or issues yourself please let us know. Also w...

Game Awards Nominee Breakdown - Noclip Podcast #99

WATCH VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BrcJRkp0wUHello Patrons,This month of your patron-exclusive podcast Danny & Frank go through each nominee list for the 2022 Game Awards and pick the games and esports coaches we think should win.Don't forget to check out the exclusive video version if you want to see our mouths move while the words hit your ear.See you next week for the big 100!Danny

Videos Coming for the Rest of 2022 (+ Beyond) - November 2022 Patron Update

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/Nnh7HIsOavMHey Patrons,There's a lot to cover this month so this episode is pretty dense. In it we talk about our upcoming filming on Dwarf Fortress, the docs coming in November & December, the Greatest Hits vote (UT & Wipeout), and future episode of Developer Breakdown.Lastly, I take a moment at the end to briefly talk about a new business I've been developing for much of the year. It is distinct and separate to Noclip but is worth exploring as it...

FINAL VOTE! - Greatest Hits #5 (ROUND 2 of 2)

Hey Patrons,The votes from Round One have been tallied and we have our two finalists.1) Unreal Tournament / Unreal (35%)2) Wipeout (30%)-----------------------------------------3) The Chronicles of Riddick (15%)4) The Simpsons Hit and Run (6%)4) Homeworld (6%)6) Age of Empires 2 (6%)While Riddick held its ground for a short while it seemed inevitable that Unreal and Wipeout would win this one out. Which makes me ask the question - should we have the fist vote of Greatest Hits where more than 65%...

VOTE NOW - Greatest Hits #5 (LOSERS BRACKET - ROUND 1 OF 2)

Shout out to patron takeshikitano3 who came up with this idea during our latest production meeting.Hey Patrons!The 4th episode of Greatest Hits is out and while we continue to try and get Soul Reaver done (I'm interviewing someone involved tomorrow actually) I want to get the ball rolling on the 5th episode as we drift towards the holiday season.During our monthly production meeting takeshikitano3 came up with the ingenious idea of having the episode five include all of the "almosts"...

Neon White Interview - Developer Breakdown Uncut

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlzciEqnJTIHey Patrons,In our latest episode of Developer Breakdown Jesse talked to Ben Esposito (Donut County, Neon White) about the design of the 2022 anime speedrunner.And as patrons you of course get access to this uncut version of the interview that goes into even more development detail on this unique game.Thanks so much for your continued support. We hope you enjoy it!Danny

Neon White - Developer Breakdown

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxARjOY3W9oHey Patrons,We're starting off November with what we plan to be a new monthly cadence for Developer Breakdown over on Noclip Crew. This month Jesse makes his (non-podcast) Noclip debut with a look at the design of Neon White through the eyes of developer Ben Esposito.Jesse is going to be producing the show with episode coming from himself, myself and perhaps the rest of the crew. We have some great episodes lined up but we'd love t...

VOD: October 2022 Production Meeting

VOD LINK https://youtu.be/rO9te-fsNUg0:00 - Preamble5:39 - Intro9:09 - Greatest Hits: Black & White & Soul Reaver24:30 - Developer Breakdown Ideas50:00 - Greatest Hits Losers Bracket Idea (Takeshi)57:23 - The New Company---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey Patrons,October's Production Meeting will happen on the final day of the month, a bank holiday back in my native Ireland, and will cover a bunch of different things from Greatest Hits t...

Why has Black & White Been Abandoned? - Noclip Greatest Hits

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNvEna6bxcHey Patrons,After a few months of production we finally finished our episode of Greatest Hits on the PC Gaming classic Black & White.This one skirts the line between development doc and something a bit more contemporary like the first episode of Greatest Hits. The team put a bunch of effort into producing it so we hope you like it.Let us know what you think!Danny

[Early Access] Black & White - Greatest Hits

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/OcZ4zhyqyZsHey Early Access Patrons,At long last the next episode of Greatest Hits is here. In this episode we talk to two of the Lionhead Founders about the design of Black & White, and investigate why it's not been available to purchase online for over two decades.I'm interested on feedback for this one as it's a little light on context for Bullfrog/Lionhead and the gameplay of Black & White than some of our usual videos. I tried to just tell...

Spooking Season - Noclip Podcast #93

WATCH VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JpJjWdIfUk&ab_channel=NoclipPatronVideosThis month on the patron exclusive podcast Danny, Franke & Jeremy talk about scary games, Massachusetts cider farms, Hellraiser, Shaqtoberfest, CTRL ALT EGO and more.Danny

Get Your Stunt Derby Beta Steam Key NOW

Hey $10 Patrons,As an added bonus this month we're giving you all access to the Stunt Derby beta. This is the game we're working on with Alex Austin for our series on Noclip Crew.There are only 400 or so left right now so ask early if you want in.How do I get my key?DM Noclip on Patreon asking for a key and we will respond as quickly as possible with the key.We also have a weekly playtest at Noon Pacific on Friday. To access that click on the "Join Game" button around that time. ...

Update from the Studio! - October 2022 Patron Update

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edwLEtW0zVs Yes I did forget to edit that bit at 0:54 dammitHello Patrons!In the first Patron Update from the new studio I give the latest on our massive Crystal Dynamics project, Black & White, the podcast, give out some keys to our game Stunt Derby, how the studio has been going and much more.This one ended up being a bit long so the chapters are on the video and listed below.0:00 - Intro0:48 - Crystal Dynamics3:22 - [clip] Gex5:03 - Black & White7...

New Studio Tour Video!

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fridZ7INNEcHey Patrons,After a week of admin and building furniture it's time to unveil the new studio - albeit in a very unfinished form.We're gonna be filming and streaming a bunch in here next month so you'll all get to know it very well very soon. We're also gonna be doing interviews there pretty soon too, so the wider plans for here are all coming together nicely.Check out the video and let us know what you think.Danny

It's our Sixth Birthday! 🎉 (Big Announcements)

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/01xSJR91C_QHey Patrons,Today is a special day for Noclip. Not just because it means we've survived crowdfunding for six years (all thanks to you) but because we're announcing a bunch of exciting news including the return of our big in-studio docs, the soon to be released Hades Blu-ray and the news that later this week I get the keys to our brand new studio. In fact we have a whole week of updates planned;Monday - 6th Birthday Video (you are here)Tuesday - C...

Our New Series on the Business of Making Games

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcwpxCH5mvwHey Patrons,So here's an idea I've had for a few years.What if we paid a dev to make us a game so we can learn about the business side of game dev? What if we used the game to make videos about publishing deals, influencer marketing, designing trailers and even how Steam works?This is the first episode in a new series on Noclip Crew where we take our first steps into game development with the help of Alex Austin.This first episode ...

Emil Pagliarulo's on Writing Bethesda RPGs

Hey Patrons,We've an exciting extended interview from the Noclip Vault this month as we publish the full 90 minutes conversation with industry legend Emil Pagliarulo.In it he talks about his work creating the Dark Brotherhood questline in Oblivion, the cancelled Arena fighting in Skyrim, making a Fallout game based in his home town and loads more. It's a great chat if you're a fan of Bethesda RPGs.0:00 - Joining Bethesda5:07 - Oblivion : Arena18:22 - Fallout 350:13 - Skyrim1:02:49 - ...

The Making of Rogue Legacy 2 | Documentary

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3aFy8F0aRwHey Patrons,Our final documentary of year six comes in at just over an hour and looks at a fascinating indie comeback story. The Making of Rouge Legacy 2 looks into all the nuts and bolts of this exciting rouge-like sequel, and tells the survival story of Cellar Door games.Thank you so much for supporting us this year. In our sixth year we produced a wide variety of remote and in-person docs and are very grateful that so many of you have s...