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Insula Reborn – Part 3

Insula Reborn – Part 3

It’s been a crazy ride of many updates.  First, we covered the new arena design model. If you didn’t see that blog, you can check it out here. Second, we focused on the fully redesigned flight system and how the energy system and combat were overhauled to take full advantage of the new system. You…

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Insula Reborn- Part 2

Insula Reborn- Part 2

Hey everyone! In our last blog, we covered the changes to the design philosophy for our combat arenas. If you missed it, make sure to check it out here. The second part of the plan was to fully redesign the flight system from the ground up, update our energy reserves & focus on our in-game…

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Welcome, Heather to Insula!

Welcome, Heather to Insula!

We’re excited to announce that Heather McKinnon, aka MrsLuclin, has joined our team as our Marketing Director and Executive Producer. Heather’s been married to our Co-Founder and Art Director, Ethan McKinnon, for the past 21 years. They have two kids, Lil’ Ethan, who’s 20 and their youngest son Devin, who would have been 17 this…

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LuclinFTW

LuclinFTW

Ethan McKinnon Co-Founder / Lead World Design LuclinFTW comes to us from the grand state of Florida. He is a fantastic artist, with vast creative vision, which he has used to great effect, really bringing the world of Insula alive! As the tallest member of the team, he also has the extremely important responsibility of…

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iZtrahd

iZtrahd

Taj James Co-Founder / Lead Programmer iZtrahd currently resides in the vast expanse of Texas, though originally from Indiana. He has been programming almost since he could walk, and wrote his first game when he was 12. He currently does all of the programming, implementation, and integration for the project. Translation: Most of the bugs…

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Shrader

Shrader

Anthony Shrader Jr.Associate Producer / Game Writer Shrader hails from the far off region known as Pennsylvania. No one knows much about this race of people, or the mysterious lands from which they come, but he does write a mean story, and has an uncanny talent for giving even our crazy mix-pot of ideas cohesion…

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YellowSnoflake

YellowSnoflake

Jake Bullington Director of Information Technology YellowSnoflake, (don’t ask… we don’t), regardless of his questionable choice of wintertime activity, he keeps the servers running, the backends logging, and the clients connecting! Protip: This is the guy you will rant and rave at if the servers go down. Favorite Music: Heavy Metal Favorite Shows: Hellsing Ultimate…

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