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octopus58
I am a multimedia developer making music, games, and art! I founded MGFlow58. At the moment I am working on ME-OS and Guppy's Quest. I read my DM's very often so if you have any questions feel free to send!
I speak English and Russian Fluently

Michael @octopus58

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Posted by octopus58 - August 19th, 2022


Hey! So I just wanted to share some screenshots of something new I started working on for ME-OS, and maybe give a bit of like an update or something lol. Here they are:

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This is for a new sub game that will be part of ME-OS called Portal Dreams, and I'll happily explain a lot more in detail later. But for now, all I can say is it's heavily exploration/secret finding based, and just meant to be weird at certain points. This is just one of the worlds I'm making for the game called Yellow City.


I spent the past week experimenting with things and making stuff work. As you can see, there are moving cars, and even a day night system. I might be geeking out a bit lol but since this game is meant to work in multiplayer, I made the time cycle sync to the owner of the server, meaning you will have the same time and order of events as the host. But not just that, the shadows actually move based on what time of day it is in the full 24 hour cycle! I might have went too far but I just like adding little things like this to make stuff feel more immersive.


But yeah, let me know what you guys think! I don't usually post stuff like this so I'm trying to interact a bit more with you all :)


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Posted by octopus58 - July 22nd, 2022


Finally got to make another Jump Wars announcement! You know that song I released today? It was made to be used in this!


Basically it's a stage mod for Rivals of Aether, but also a stage in my platform fighter Jump Wars for ME-OS! The Jump Wars announcement also reveals a new character, Sonsh, that is comprised of only ranged moves.


If you want to know more about this announcement, visit our Discord! There we also discuss other games that are part of ME-OS, and you can see more updates as well as give any feedback if you'd like :)


I did a mistake of only making this trailer in like 2 hours lol, I've been really busy coding and doing stuff with ME-OS in general but I wish I had more time...

Also check out @FelixBlobDev, he is the guy who sprites my designs and does a really good job at it lol


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Posted by octopus58 - January 21st, 2022


Hey everyone! Before I write some update notes, here are some screenshots I took recently showcasing only some of what came in the new update to ME-OS!

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The screenshots are mostly from Gon Ball Rally, the marble racing game, and Keyccordion Dawn, the ten button rhythm game (although what you're seeing are some of the hardest levels on hardest difficulty)! For those who don't know about ME-OS, it's an OS simulator with many preloaded games and programs, all linked together in terms of unlocks and progression! It's currently in beta (if you want to join please check out our Discord) so any feedback is greatly appreciated :)

Make sure to check out the website too if you're interested!


Anyways, here's the changelog:


Build 0.0.49 is live!
Wow, it sure has been a long time since we made an update for you all! So much has changed in this time, and yet again, this update is probably yet another "biggest" update we have made yet. We're hoping this doesn't catch on as a trend, but we'll see. We also have an official website now at https://www.meosgame.com!
Please check out the short note at the bottom of this changelog, as we are nearing an important point in development.


Changelog:
General:
- Bugfixes for random cross game things
- Discord integration improved and added to new apps


Gon Ball Rally:
- Level 9 and 10 are finished, along with levels A and B (secret levels).
- Replays are here! If you get an awesome new high score, a replay will be saved. You can share it with your friends!
- The amount of playable balls has more than doubled since last update!
- Pee Dog balls have been added (he makes funny videos and let us use his characters as balls in the game) 
- Severely improved online performance
- Added several things that should optimize the game even more, although I'm not sure if it lagged much for anyone in the first place. If it does, let me know!
- Added more options for controller to make the experience feel better


Hungry Hungry Solies:
This is a small new joke game with three levels and a ton of stupidity. You can find the exe under E/Misc/Felix/


Jump Wars:
This is the first new game we want to introduce in this update! It is a small platform fighter featuring characters and stages from ME-OS, plus a bit more. Each character has two moves, plus you can hurt other players by jumping on their head. 
- Added two stages, Endless Forest and Shikabok Frostlands
- Added three characters, Kvarol (king square), Ballsy and Sonsh. Pink stickman counts as well if you consider test characters


Keyccordion Dawn:
- Two new songs were added! DEAF (5/5 difficulty) and a remix of Mathew Valente's Synthetic Nightmare (4/5 difficulty)
- Severe graphical improvements! Everything just looks so much better now, and we still have a bit more to come hopefully.


Mimi Player:
- UI improvements on the big app
- Finally you can control the volume of the music using a slider! (about time, right?)
- Tons of songs were added since last update


Shop:
- Tons of new background packs added including Artificial Pack 1, Mont Tremblant Pack, Netherlands+ pack, Painting Pack 1, and more!
- New cosmetic items introduced for Gon Ball Rally


Syho:
- More modellnig progress, one fully furnished starting room
- Gavzer will now shoot you if you are near him


Textventbox:
The next new game in this update is a text adventure game engine! It comes with one preloaded story (The Hills), but you can even write your own write now and share with others! The format you have to follow is fairly simple.


Videx:
- Massive UI update! Watching videos just got prettier
- Added more test videos to play with

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Posted by octopus58 - December 11th, 2021


This level probably has some of the coolest VFX in Keyccordion at the moment, you can see it here:



If you want to hear the song that's being played in the level, check it out here: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1096280

And here's the Discord link if you are interested in this game or ME-OS overall: https://discord.gg/YG6Krqz

And the website: https://www.meosgame.com


I almost got a perfect run but I kinda screwed it up especially towards the last few seconds... but I got better results after recording this ;v;


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Posted by octopus58 - November 22nd, 2021


This level is probably one of the most evil things I have ever made, so check it out here:



If you want to hear the song that's being played in the level, check it out here: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1092441

And here's the Discord link if you are interested in this game or ME-OS overall: https://discord.gg/YG6Krqz


I tried to genuinely do a perfect run, and as much as I have gotten much closer than this before I never have. However I know it's possible, so if anyone can do it before me, that would be amazing lol. My left hand can be pretty lacking in this game ;v;


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Posted by octopus58 - August 9th, 2021


Here's a small teaser for an upcoming project in my OS simulation game, ME-OS. Without showing too much, it's a gif of the first test character I made for this project with two animations, shooting and exploding. Even though it was meant to be temporary, it kinda looked funny so I kept it. As for the project itself, you'll have to find out on Saturday so stay tuned ;)


Make sure to join the ME-OS Discord if you haven't yet: https://discord.gg/YG6Krqz

Or the MGFlow58 Discord: https://discord.gg/ASQVH5H


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Posted by octopus58 - May 19th, 2021


Hey all!

No post in a while oops (as usual, might as well be tradition now lol)... but I really need help! I'm currently working more on ME-OS (my OS simulator game with many sub games and programs) as my school stuff is all over, but I don't have as much feedback/suggestions that would help me guide this game in a direction likeable for everyone. So if you're into giving feedback for growing games and/or interested in being a beta tester, please join this Discord right here: https://discord.gg/YG6Krqz


For those of you who don't know what ME-OS is, it's a OS simulator game (with an OS said to be sent from another planet far away) with many different games (marble racing, FPS, rage platformer, physics racer, etc.) and programs (video player, internet browser, music player, etc.) included within.


I hope to get a Kickstarter going once me and my wife feel far enough with the project and got a little more attention on it, so we're grateful to anyone willing to lend a helping hand :)


Thanks!

  • MG

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Posted by octopus58 - January 27th, 2021


Hey!

Feeling a little bit anxious as I just made a game submission for the first time since... 2014? It's a little demo of a game I'm working on called Royal Squared Color, which belongs to a bigger game called ME-OS! If you have some free time, check it out here: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/779085?updated=1611759338


I tried to make sure to give it a lot of things to play with, even just for a demo. You can try out a bunch of silly/stupid skins if you'd like too in the options pane. Please let me know what you all think!


Thanks!

-MG


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Posted by octopus58 - July 3rd, 2020


Hey guys! Long time no... post? For anyone that follows me on here, I have a cool thingy to share!


I'm working on a game right now called ME-OS, which is a spoof on operating systems like Windows, OSX, Linux based, and so on. It functions almost like a real OS with a ton of programs and games, where the programs go anywhere from music players, text editors, video players, web browsers, and even some basic compilers. The games range from platformers to shooters, retro arcade, marble racing, infinite jumpers, and much more. All the software in the OS is linked together in terms of progression and even a story! Interested? We're really looking for suggestions, feedback and beta testers right now. The more the merrier! Here's the discord link:

https://discord.gg/YG6Krqz


As for a bit more info, this is a project I started with me and my wife before we were married, about two years ago plus minus. That's why it actually abbreviates to Michael Emily Operating System! Very original, I know haha. We wanted to make something that doesn't just feel familiar, but feels vast, with new content and fun progression while you find out more about the "worlds" the OS comes from. Because of this, it's very important to us that we get as much feedback and impressions as possible, so we can make the OS more fun for you!


Thanks for reading, as always ^^


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Posted by octopus58 - November 25th, 2018


Hello!

We are currently opening up Guppy's Quest beta testing positions, as the game is getting new Unity versions that we need people to test. For those who don't know, we switched from Java to Unity to make a much less buggy, dynamic, and fun branch of the game that will replace the old buggier/static version. We post progress on the server, so if you would like to join the discord feel free at: http://gqdiscord.mgflow58.com !

Also, if you would like to apply to become a tester, please fill out this form after joining the server: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lAHpFmNk16TuJgwJyP6sH_uF227QWADbkb63rCfNLbo

 

Thank you for reading, have a great day c:


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