Hello, my friends!

Since I published the news about the flood I suffered, I have received more interest (likes and comments) than any update made in recent years!

This made me extremely happy and made me understand that in addition to the developer-player bond, there is a bit of love <3

For this reason, I want to work even harder to make sure that in the future, when you open one of my games, you will feel it more fun, warmer, and with the feeling that it was developed by one of you!




If you are interested in getting some images of what happened, search for "Campi Bisenzio flood 2023".

The situation has not yet returned to normal, but the water has receded from almost every area and most of the mud has been taken away to allow road transport, so the first conclusions of this disaster can be drawn.

Eight people have died, hundreds of families are currently homeless, and the damage is calculated in the order of hundreds of millions of euros.




When storm Ciaran hit Tuscany on November 2, 2023, the rain began to fall with rare violence.
I remember I was out with my dog, and I was talking to my mother on my cell phone when the rain started hitting the umbrella with such force that we couldn't hear each other anymore, not even screaming.

Statistics say that two months' worth of rain fell in just two hours...
I honestly don't know if it's true, but I guarantee you that a lot... a lot... has fallen.

Many towns in the Florence-Prato-Pistoia plain were flooded simultaneously and by different rivers, a sign that the quantity of water on the ground was truly unmanageable.

In my town, Campi Bisenzio, the rivers have both burst their banks and overflowed.
Many areas were inundated with more than 150 cm of water.
In the case of my house, the water did not exceed 50 cm, but it was the most affected by the mud, as an old wall broke in at least 3 points, completely letting the water flow out.

In my street, we found ourselves having to shovel like 30 cm of mud everywhere in the house, garden and street.
I'm not a thin guy, but I guarantee you that wet mud weighs a lot, especially if you don't sleep at night and if the humidity gets into your bones, day after day.




I saw a lot of solidarity.
Honestly, with the way the world is going, I didn't expect to see so many people willing to roll up their sleeves to help other people from nearby countries.
We received the help of thousands of volunteers of all ages, who made themselves available to shovel the mud, to bring basic necessities and to finance these operations.

I also saw absurdly comical scenes like a group of volunteers trying to clear out an underground garage with buckets... without realizing that the water came back under their feet every time :D

Unfortunately, there have also been many episodes that make you lose all hope for the human race, such as the fact that there have been looting actions, that there have been thefts of food items intended for flood victims and that cars have been stolen pretending to be emergency units.




Talking with the other inhabitants of my area, I discovered these consequences, some obvious, others curious:
- common back pain due to moving weights.
- intense pain in hands and feet due to continuous contact with water; we are talking about at least 7 days.
- difficulty sleeping in the rain.
- feeling of nausea when you hear water flowing, whether it is a small stream or a high-pressure washer.

In my case, having been the only one able to clean the house for many days, I now find myself with a fixed backache. I have no strength in my hands, and as soon as it becomes evening, I get constant pain inside the bones of my hands and feet, so much so that it is impossible for me to return to sports for at least another week.




I can finally go back to work most hours of the day now, even if it will take another week to finish the cleaning.




Just to summarize, in addition to updating the games already released, there are 2 projects I'm currently working on:

- "Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood" has already been released but is still in Early Access. In particular, I must add the Story mode, which enriches the gameplay and justifies the battles.

- A Battlefield-style game, but single-player, with both first-person and tactical components, as in BF2 and BF4.
I tell Home Wars lovers to follow this latest title (not yet available) in the future because, among the factions present, there will also be insects and perhaps even dinosaurs! Both as enemies and as fully playable units!
Furthermore, I will need this game to test some dynamics that I would like to introduce in HW2, such as physics and first-person in the invertebrate units.

In reality, I have a thousand other ideas, but being a single developer, it's very difficult to manage everything, so I'm forced to nip some very cool ideas in the bud, perhaps hoping to realize them in the future.




Do you know those developers who managed to become millionaires with a single game (due to skill and luck)? ... well, it's not me! :D

If you want to support me, there are 3 ways:

- Check out my latest games and see if there's any you're interested in!
Please buy for your own pleasure and not out of compassion for what just happened to me. Ultimately, I received very little damage compared to other families affected by the flood.

- If you like one of my games, it would be great if you left a review to encourage other potential players to purchase!

- Good old word of mouth!
I certainly can't invest in advertising now, so good word of mouth would be very helpful to me at this moment <3




What doesn't kill you strengthens you... but it tires you out a lot... :D

I REALLY thank you from the bottom of my heart for being close to me at this moment, and I promise that I will try to reciprocate this love with healthy fun in the months/years to come!

Talk to you in the next updates, my dear keyboard friends! <3

My friends, yesterday my town suffered an incredible flood.

In just a few hours the rain managed to fill the rivers that descended from the nearby mountains; I have never seen so much water fall in such a short time (about 6 hours).
A riverbank near my house gave in to the force of the water and broke.

Unfortunately, there were victims and several people are still missing.
Many people risked drowning in their own homes.

I'm fine, but a lot of mud has entered my house (as well as those of my neighbors), so I have to roll up my sleeves and clean everything, saving what can be saved.

The hardware I work with is upstairs, so all my games are safe, but, as I imagine you will understand, all the development will have to come to a complete stop for a few days.
I will be able to continue to provide support in the Community Hub before bed.

When everything gets back to normal, I will be happy to resume the development of my games, including updates to already released ones.

I'm the first one to regret this temporary stop, sorry.

This planet probably no longer knows how to tell us that we must pollute it less and has resorted to the "hard ways".

I want to tell you this disaster hasn't affected my spirit as a game developer in the slightest, on the contrary, I've come up with some very "insane" ideas to include in games and maybe use this experience to make a game, who knows.

I greet you and see you when there is less mud around me :D

Hello, my gummy dummy friends!

It took a long time to release this update, but there are two reasons why it happened:

The first reason is that I just released the Early Access version of my new game "Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood".
I would be very happy if you would go and take a look at it :)

The second reason is that I spent a lot of time doing a complete rebalancing of Gummy's units.
The result is that Gummy Dummy Battles should now feel much more balanced in battles. Each unit should better reflect its cost.

Given the large amount of units present, it is possible that I missed some errors.
For this reason, please feel free to contact me via the Community Hub or email.

For the next updates, I will continue to hunt those cowardly bugs that didn't have the courage to reveal themselves in my presence!

Have a nice day, and see you at the next update!

Hello, my friends!

Sorry for the late update; I have concentrated my time on the game presented at the last Next Fest "Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood", because I would like to have it out in the early autumn.


- Adjusted the pitch and roll speed of the following units:
Master Gun fighter
Biplane
Old school fighter

- Changed the force with which the Balloon brat throws the grenade.

- I tried to raise the glass roof a little to see if the bombers fit less.

- Improved some colliders in the Urban Park map.

- improved the attack animation of the following units:
Hooligans
Lancer
shield


I hope you are having a good summer!
See you at the next update <3

Sorry for the delay in the new update, but I had to finish the DEMO for my new game "Mercenaries of the Kingdom" which will participate in the Stem Next Fest in June.



- Improved obstacle colliders in the Game Show map.

- Balanced the forces of moving obstacles in the Game Show map.

- Changed the inertia of some objects in the park map.

- Adjusted the strength of the Assault troop's jetpack.

- Increased the inertia of the units:
Bulldozer
Penguindozer
Monster trucks
... and Chicken

- Changed the projectile speed of the units:
Rifleman
Hunter
Assault troop

- Slightly changed the animation of the Goat to improve head impact.


If you find problems or have any advice for me, you are welcome to write me in the Community Hub!

I hope you're enjoying the game and, above all, it makes you smile!


NEW:
I take this opportunity to tell me that the DEMO of "Mercenaries of the Kingdom" has just been released and you can play it for free without limits.
I would be very glad if you give me some feedback about the gameplay, thank you very much!

IMPORTANT:
I take this opportunity again to tell you that I have also started working on the new game that I will need to better develop HOME WARS 2, a sort of Ravenfield, but wider, more tactical, without mods, with marine and submarine battles, intense dogfights and above all more units on screen!
I'm going to add some insects too, especially spiders, so you can get a taste of HOME WARS 2 from an FPS point of view.
I haven't decided on the name yet.


Lots of new things are boiling in the pot and I can't wait to give you some more details as development goes on!

Hello, my friends!


CHANGES IN VERSION 1.3:

- Decreased the horizontal dispersion of the pirate's weapon.

- Changed the ascending/descending speed of the balloon.

- Changed the blast radius of the cannon and mortar.

- Changed the mass of catapult projectiles; Do you have any notes for me about this ammunition?

- Fixed the spawn point of the fighter missile, as it used to explode at certain angles on the launcher.

- Fixed the front colliders of Kart, Scooter knight, and Kick scooter.

- Fixed a bug that created flying units above the top glass or below the field.

- Changed the mass and bounce factor of the balls in the Balls Balls Balls map!

- Changed a politician's name to "Thanks, daddy!".


If you find problems or have any advice for me, you are welcome to write me in the Community Hub!

I hope you're enjoying the game and, above all, it makes you smile!

Here we are at the second update after the official release of Gummy Dummy Battles!



- I noticed from online videos that the following defenses were not working properly against larger units; as a result, some parameters have been adjusted and these are now doing their "dirty work":
Mine
Claymore
Poo

- The Giraffe has undergone changes regarding some of its "sensors" because it was jumping for no reason ... it was happy to be a giraffe :D

- I've "smoothed" the colliders on the Kick scooter, so it jams less against objects.

- I changed the balloon's inertia and center of gravity.

- Fundamental change: in the Main Menu, I replaced a mine with a poo; now it's much more in line with the style of the game! :D


I hope you're enjoying the game and, above all, it makes you smile!

If you want to support the game, the best way is to write a review to allow the Steam algorithm to suggest it more often to new players.

Thanks for your attention, I love you all!

Here we are at the first update after the official release of Gummy Dummy Battles!


- I have removed the respawning of passive defenses, such as barriers, as their return to battle was useless and made it difficult for newly spawned mobile units to pass.

- From the gameplay videos, I saw several users had issues using the mouse wheel to raise/lower the camera, so I decreased its default value, but you can easily change it in Settings/Game.

- Some parameters related to the movement of the following units have been changed:
Goat
Camel
Elephant
Crocodile

- I fixed the bug that sometimes didn't allow unlocking the next batch of missions.

- I changed the audio volume of the following units (give me feedback, please):
Cat in heat
Angry dog
Crocodiles
Cow
Chicken



KNOWN ISSUES:

- I've noticed that mines don't work properly against larger units.

- Bouncing kid has trouble bouncing against large units.



I hope you're enjoying the game and, above all, it makes you smile!

If you want to support the game, the best way is to write a review to allow the Steam algorithm to suggest it more often to new players.

Thanks for your attention, and see you soon!

Gummy Dummy Battles has finally been updated to version 1.0, its full release!

I consider this a "good mood game" because there hasn't been one time, in all these months of development, that hasn't made me smile during its many tests.

Gummy Dummy Battles does not aspire to be an accurate battle simulator, have superb graphics or realistic physics; Gummy aims solely to make the player enjoy himself, to make him relax at the end of his day, as he did with me.

If you want to see a police car crashing into Karens or a group of cats in heat jumping on politicians, you've found the game for you!

Have fun, friends!


If you like this game, please leave a review and check out my other games:
Home Wars
Age of Undead
Cursor Challenge
Multicellular
Bugs!