Evan

TL;DR: Toontown: The Grindworks is no longer my main focus project. I’ve still got bugs to fix and ideas I’d like to see through, but releasing a major expansion to the game every few months is definitely not a realistic goal to keep up with.

(Kinda used “me” and “the team” a little interchangeably here, but I can’t speak authoritatively for everyone on the project. Above all, this is just a reflection of my current feelings towards being the lead developer of a fan project I never thought would get this far.)

So, I wouldn’t call Grindworks dead by any means. But I do hope folks understand that going forward, I and many others on the team will be seeing it as a side project. Something to work on here and there while we focus more on our other endeavors.

But I am acknowledging that Toontown can’t be my home forever. I’m very proud of myself and the team’s work on the game, but it’s not a project I think we need to update and maintain forever. Making the project open source was an intentional decision to allow the game to continue through anyone.

To quell any fears this isn’t a “Grindworks is over” thread. Just a bunch of my jumbled thoughts on Toontown development in the admittedly limited time I’ve been doing it (depending on what “counts” to you, either 2 years or 7 months).

Toontown is very fun to work on with the right conditions and people around you. Though by nature of it being a fan project driven solely by passion with no way to earn a living off of it, eventually you’ll have to leave the nest and do the scary thing of making an original video game.

Making Toontown fan games is a double edged sword. Having a built-in audience is great for improving your skills as a developer/designer. Though at some point, you do start getting diminishing returns on the thousands of hours you spend working on free content.

powerlines #nitw #nightinthewoods (repost)

Don’t be a Stranger!
#Toontown #ToontownGrindworks

New update means new music! You can listen to the tracks I put together now on bandcamp, Youtube uploads will be out soon! alastairalpaca.bandcamp.com/album/toonto... #music #indiegame #vgm

YouTube video by callmeDJ Tax Return - Toontown: The Grindworks

New @toontowngrindworks.com song! This one plays during normal battles in the Cashbot Mint! youtu.be/xif_ffWu1BY

YouTube video by King Pants Liquid Metal (Afterburn) - Toontown: The Grindworks OST

Toontown: The Grindworks Update 1.2 is out now!
I have a few new OST tracks that I'm currently in the process of uploading to the KP YouTube channel and to streaming services. I also handled the cinematic sound design for The Liquidator's boss fight.
toontowngrindworks.com
#gameaudio #toontown

YouTube video by Rolobi FriendOS - Announcement Trailer

Our furry multiplayer bullet-hell RPG is now on Steam! Ohh you wanna give me Wishlist mmmm

Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IonR...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3727410/...
Discord: discord.gg/eCjYgnZdzX

#furry #gamedev #indiedev #godot #toontown #atlyss #webfishing

Toontown: The Grindworks by Evan A Toontown Roguelike

Attention Toons! The Masters of Mischief update is now available! Head on over to the download page to begin playing today!

www.toontowngrindworks.com

Follow this project or else you have no taste sorry sorry sorry sorry (not sorry)

Vertical key art for FriendOS. On the left is a red fox in battle knocking out a baseball, with bullets flying past them and a duck jumping in to help. On the right is a deer in Bliss, who has just caught a big fish. In the top middle is Astron, with one eye "open." In the middle is the game's logo, FriendOS.

We're sharing a big announcement in the coming days about our upcoming game, FriendOS (a furry multiplayer bullet-hell RPG).

You should join our Discord to be the first to know! discord.gg/eCjYgnZdzX

#furry #gamedev #indiedev #godot #toontown

I'M BACK! Among all the hard work the Grindworks team has put into this trailer, you can catch a preview of a new battle theme I wrote 30 seconds in!

a logo that says "masters of mischief." the top of the logo shows periscopes coming out of a trashcan looking down at a dagger and jellybeans.

🎨 i designed the logo for the upcoming grindworks update :)

YouTube video by Toontown: The Grindworks Toontown: The Grindworks - Masters of Mischief Trailer

Things are heating up! Take a look at our new trailer for Toontown: The Grindworks - Masters of Mischief!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXzg...

The disclosure mentions that there are AI generated assets that were modified or even just “chosen” deliberately by humans. So there are AI generated assets in the game.

Well, I certainly can't speak for TTR as a whole, but I can say I know plenty of people on the team who would be very against them pursuing AI generated assets. So hopefully those people are great enough in numbers to dissuade them from ever trying it, assuming anyone over there actually *wants* AI.

Some folks get caught up in the notion that AI is the future. But the fact of the matter is that it doesn’t have to be. Seeing the company behind Toontown fall into this mindset is nothing short of depressing, honestly.

It is so incredibly disappointing to see Schell Games pump out AI slop.

Gone somewhere you shouldn't have, Toon?
You want a bargain? All I've got to offer is a new trailer, dropping October 4th, 12PM EST.
Don't say I'm not helpful...

mine is bugged

i had a lot of fun putting this little cutscene together

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LANFest Charity Stream Zone at PAX East 2025 LANFest is bringing creators together to raise funds for a variety of causes at PAX East 2025! Make sure to tune in and support your favorite creators as they raise funds for LANFest and a charity of their choice.

Calling all Grindworks fans!

Right now and tomorrow at 4 PM PT, join our very own composer, Buck, who is streaming LIVE from LANFest
to raise money for the LANFest Charity Stream Zone at PAX West!

Come jam out with some new tunes!

🎥 twitch.tv/KingPantsTT
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