BLACKOUT

Devlog

• The Structure, Floor 4
  January 11, 2023 by Chris Bissette

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  A comment has just pointed out that I never made the final floor of the Structure public and I am very, very sorry and very embarrassed about that! I've made the files available now, and I'm going to... Continue reading
• Day 25: The Structure, Floor 3
  December 29, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  I hope you all had a good festive period, whatever you celebrate! We're closing in on the end now. This is the penultimate floor of the final dungeon... Continue reading
• Day 24: The Structure, Level 2
  December 24, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  We move deeper into the Structure, and closer to the truth of it all. (I was a little too ambitious with this project! I still have two floors of this dungeon left for you. I'd hoped to give you two y... Continue reading
• Day 23: The Structure, Floor 1
  December 23, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  The end is almost upon us. Venture inside the Structure and explore the uppermost level... Continue reading
• Day 22: The Structure, Part 2
  December 23, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  You have arrived at the Structure. Behold... Continue reading
• Day 21: The Structure, Part 1
  December 22, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  With three days left, your journey comes to a close. You have reached the Structure. Behold, and weep... Continue reading
• Fixed Day 18
  December 22, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  Today I opened up the PDF for Day 18 to check something while working on today's update and found that half of the prose was missing. When I opened my working document I found that it was also missing... Continue reading
• Day 20: The Great Divide
  December 21, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  Day 20 is here and you have arrived at the final safe spot before you reach The Structure... Continue reading
• Day 19: Last Gasp
  December 20, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The door opens on day 19 and The Last Gasp boarding house and inn, the last refuge for travellers heading out onto the Big Dusty... Continue reading
• Day 18: The Tale Of The Silent Sands
  December 19, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  When you get right down to it, history is just the stories we tell one another... Continue reading
• Day 17: Encounters On The Deeper Wasteland
  December 18, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The further out onto the Big Dusty you travel, the more dangerous it becomes... Continue reading
• Day 16: The Quartz Quarry
  December 17, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The quartz quarry has fallen dark and quiet. Find out why. (I've also fixed a problem with the files for day 14 so that the numbered lists are actually formatted as lists now.)... Continue reading
• Day 15: Beneath The Spire
  December 16, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  What lurks beneath The Spire? Misery... Continue reading
• Day 14: The Spire
  December 15, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The Spire has stood for centuries, a landmark on the edge of the Big Dusty. Some say it is haunted. You might be about to find out... Continue reading
• Day 13: The Thick Dust
  December 14, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  Dare you venture onto the Thick Dust?... Continue reading
• Day 12: Sandriston
  December 13, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  Today I invite you to visit Sandriston, and meet the Guild of Scavengers. I'm still a day behind on updates. Catching up will happen this week, so expect two entries one day soon!... Continue reading
• Day 11: People You Meet On The Dust
  December 12, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  Yesterday my brain simply did not turn itself on, and so I forgot entirely that I was meant to be updating this thing every day. I apologise for missing a day! Here's yesterday's update - a short list... Continue reading
• Day 10: The Wreck Of The HMS Opal
  December 10, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The Scavengers dig deep beneath the Dust in search of ancient treasures. What else might they dig up?... Continue reading
• Day 9: HMS Opal
  December 09, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  The wreck of the Opal is a hive of activity on the wastes of the Big Dusty. What can this relic tell us about The Structure, and those who were here before?... Continue reading
• Da7 8: Wasteland Treasures
  December 08, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  Not entirely empty, the Big Dusty. Sometimes there's treasure to be found beneath the sand... Continue reading
• Da7: Encounters
  December 07, 2022 by Chris Bissette

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  You are not the only things out on the Big Dusty, and you are definitely not the scariest... Continue reading
• Day 6: The Fork, & Weather
  December 06, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  Dawn hasn't broken on Day 6, because dawn no longer comes in the Big Dusty. Nevertheless, it's a new day. Enjoy your visit to The Fork, and your first taste of the weather here in the Dust... Continue reading
• Day 5: The People of Shadis Verge
  December 05, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The door to Day 5 is open. Today we meet three residents of Shadis Verge: Mato, the mercenary; Akio, the priest; and Zara, the scavenger. All know things about the Big Dusty and the Blackout, and all... Continue reading
• Day 4: Adventure Hooks
  December 04, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The door to day 4 is open, giving travelers in Shadis Verge reasons to care about the impending end of the world... Continue reading
• Day 3: Shadis Verge
  December 03, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The door to Day 3 is open. Welcome to Shadis Verge, the city on the edge of the Dust... Continue reading
• Day 2: The Big Dusty
  December 02, 2022 by Chris Bissette

  The door to day 2 is open, bringing you a map of the Big Dusty. Where will you explore first?... Continue reading