[NoahSoft]

Making my first ZZT game! It's code name is PROJECT: NDBB. Will be my shortest game for sure, but focusing on worldbuilding. Gonna port it to MZX later. Already have it all laid out with a few boards drawn and a few characters popped in. Got it all mostly planned.

[NoahSoft]

2/3 of the boards have something on them.
1/3 got the environment pretty good and some characters started.
every board will have music. full soundtrack. 0% on that so far.
I'd say it's about 15% done!

[kclancy]

What does NDBB stand for?

Nostradomus Doesn't Bite Back?

Never Delete Blue Buckaroo?

Neon Dark Bright Brown?

This post has been edited by kclancy: 14 February 2026 - 02:48 AM

[NoahSoft]

Hehehehe I won't reveal it until it's done! Those are all fire tho... Might have to change it.

Got a good hour on it today.

2/3 boards are really coming along
1/3 have a little on it
last 1 or 2 are still blank
soundtrack remains unstarted.

id also like to thank jakeout for expediting my process with copy block

[NoahSoft]

Got some good work in today and also DL'ed OBS so i can stream zeux games!


2/3 boards now have almost completed environments, a few details, and a few characters. more characters and details needed.
1/3 have a little bit more on it. a few chars and pathways. need the main environs
last 1 or 2 are still blank
soundtrack got started today!

the first song is done, which is likely the longest and hardest so that is nice

Shouldn't be too much longer!

[NoahSoft]

Progress rolls on!

About half the boards are 90% done! Near finished state, with just a bit more writing or sprucing up to do.

The last 25% of boards are still blank.

I got ZZT fully set up so I can progress a bit faster now!

[NoahSoft]

Now we're motoring. Started more of the blank boards. Only the last 2 are blank. Some are generally done, and others are really close. A few halfway. Gotta work more on the soundtrack!

[kclancy]

Nincompoops Dine Before Breakfast?

[NoahSoft]

Haha, no but keep guessing! You haven't even been close yet

Over half the boards are 90% done!! A few are completely done. The last board or two and credits are blanks.

Finished another song for the soundtrack today too so that's started up 10% done.

[NoahSoft]

Made a real good breakthrough today on stuff I was putting off.

Every board is now 60%+ done. About 2/3rds are 90% done with one or two being fully complete.

Got another few songs in the soundtrack, so that's about 20% i'd say.

Could be out end of this month, or early next. Spring at the latest!!

Just under half of all boards are finished!!!

[kclancy]

Nine Day Baloney Binge?

[NoahSoft]

LAST TIME I TOOKA A 9 DAY BALONER BINGE I CLOGED DA TERLET,,,

Jokes aside I wrote the majority of the plot/dialog/world building today. Also got a TON of songs done as well as the ending sequence started up.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT are halfway or over.

About 60% are completely done. Might pop on one or two more things but they're release quality.

Soundtrack is just under halfway done, but many songs are just small jingles. The main tracks are done.

Overall I'd say we're around 70% complete!

[NoahSoft]

We entered beta testing!! Every board is technically done! I might spruce some up, fix some bugs, and finish the title screen but we're super close!

Soundtrack is about 60% done so that's the main concern next time.

[NoahSoft]

90% done overall! finished the title screen today and some more songs. Just have a few simple tunes left and the last board or two to write a bit and then it's finished!

[NoahSoft]

Oh my god GREAT news! We're approaching the point where some boards dont need ANY sprucing up. I'm talkin 100% final build quality. Finished almost all of the writing today too! Only a bit left:

Almost the entire game is done.
-1 or 2 boards need a few effects still and sprucing up.
-Still need about 4 or 5 songs

Then we're done!

[kclancy]

Noah's Dilbertian Board Boquet

[NoahSoft]

NOTHING TO DO WITH DILBERT. YA'LL R OBSESSED. IM CHAGIN THE NAME TO NBDD

It's 95% complete after I added the last few cutscenes.
Things left to do:
-finish off the last 3 or 4 songs

-Minor overall sprucing

I THINK THATS IT!

[Micah]

Can't wait to play it!

[kclancy]

NoahSoft, on 28 March 2026 - 08:58 PM, said:

NOTHING TO DO WITH DILBERT. YA'LL R OBSESSED. IM CHAGIN THE NAME TO NBDD

It's 95% complete after I added the last few cutscenes.
Things left to do:
-finish off the last 3 or 4 songs

-Minor overall sprucing

I THINK THATS IT!

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Noah's Debatably Bad Boards

Neverending Bottomless Dilbert Dungeon

[NoahSoft]

Only a single board remains and the sprucing is done! Might try to coincide the release with Dr Dos stream in Maygazeux.

[kclancy]

NoahSoft, on 02 April 2026 - 07:35 PM, said:

Only a single board remains and the sprucing is done! Might try to coincide the release with Dr Dos stream in Maygazeux.

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I'm not sure you'll ever finish the last board. To do that, first you need to get half way between where you are now and finished. But before you do that, you need to get a quarter of the way there. You still have infinitely many steps left.

[NoahSoft]

kclancy, on 04 April 2026 - 06:50 AM, said:

I'm not sure you'll ever finish the last board. To do that, first you need to get half way between where you are now and finished. But before you do that, you need to get a quarter of the way there. You still have infinitely many steps left.

fuckin Zeno over here. You think i'm gonna let a little asymptote stop me?

its done droppin next month! might poke and prod at it but its in a fully releasable state!