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Josh @ Pyramid Lake Games

@Pyramid_Lake

Indie Game Studio in Wisconsin. Discord: https://t.co/IVe7WBU1e3 Upcoming: ๐Ÿ”ฅ https://t.co/rEdMLqwrLs ๐Ÿˆ @varsityfbgame

Wisconsin Beigetreten Ocak 2019
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PAC@CatholicPacmanยท
Can the guys working on Varsity give EA some pointers? How is this indie game able to nail natural QB animations/movement but EA struggles? I see a few good QB animations in CFB and Madden but overall itโ€™s a mess and very hit or miss.
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Varsity - High School Football Video Game
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ Whatโ€™s new ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿˆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ•๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ• ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ #๐Ÿ‘ โ€ข Full 7on7 exhibition gameplay โ€ข Knockout tournament mode โ€ข Team customization โ€ข AI vs AI with broadcast camera โ€ข Local multiplayer added โ€ข Coach Mode added ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Playtest: March 20 โ€“ March 25 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up: playtest.pyramidlakegames.com ๐ŸŽฎ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Stats now tracked during games with halftime and end-of-game box score updates โ€ข Player of the Game recognition added โ€ข 7on7 now features 32 teams, each with unique archetypes and traits ๐ŸŽจ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€ข Generate full rosters for custom teams โ€ข Edit players individually, including equipment โ€ข Next up: jersey customization, logo recoloring, and custom logo uploads ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€ข New jukes and end-zone celebration animations added โ€ข Recent mocap session with a CFL WR captured sideline catches, toe drags, and effort catches ๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œThe most realistic movement Iโ€™ve seen in a football game.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œGame feels like APF 2K8โ€ฆ and thatโ€™s a great thing.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œSome of the smoothest passing in an indie football game.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œThrowing trajectory feels really realistic.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘‰ varsityvideogame.com #VarsityVideoGame #HighSchoolFootball #7on7Football #IndieGameDev #GameDevUpdate
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Varsity - High School Football Video Game
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ Winter 2025 Whatโ€™s new ๐Ÿ‘‡ โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ #๐Ÿ โ€ข Updated 7on7 gameplay ๐Ÿ‘€ โ€ข Multi-season Dynasty (sim only) โ€ข Coach schemes & tendencies โ€ข Community file share test ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Patreon: Jan 23 โ€“ Feb 20 ๐ŸŽฎ Playtest: Feb 21 โ€“ Feb 28 ๐Ÿˆ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Improved pursuit logic to avoid โ€œconga lineโ€ tackles โ€ข Expanded custom rules (scoring, clock, OT, mercy rules) โ€ข Continued refinement of QB/WR/DB gameplay ๐ŸŽง ๐€๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ€ข PA announcer for downs, turnovers, and touchdowns โ€ข Crowd reactions and ambient stadium audio ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ โ€ข Full-time lead animator hired โ€ข Big upgrades to mocap + DB logic โ€ข Weather, game themes, and custom Dynasty features โ€ข First playable 7on7 playtest ๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œMovement feels smooth.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œQB timing feels right.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œStrong APF 2K8 vibes.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘‰ varsityvideogame.com Stay tuned for some major announcements in 2026! ๐Ÿ‘€ #VarsityVideoGame #HighSchoolFootball #7on7Football #IndieGameDev
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Josh @ Pyramid Lake Games
Josh @ Pyramid Lake Games@Pyramid_Lakeยท
@n65128830 @varsityfbgame @spearinteractiv A realistic sports game is not a small game to make from the ground up. For what itโ€™s worth, weโ€™d rather take our time to do something well instead of rushing to get โ€œsomethingโ€ out the door fast and being wholly forgettable. Strive for greatness. Put in the work. ๐Ÿ’ช
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GTA JOE
GTA JOE@n65128830ยท
@varsityfbgame @spearinteractiv @Pyramid_Lake Is rockstar games helping yall make this? This games been in development forever. I get why rockstar is taking forever but this is a way smaller gameโ€ฆwhat gives??
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Varsity - High School Football Video Game
Varsity - High School Football Video Game@varsityfbgameยท
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ Big momentum heading into the new year ๐Ÿ‘‡ โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ #๐Ÿ โ€ข 7on7 gameplay has taken a big step forward ๐Ÿ‘€ โ€ข New offense and defense plays โ€ข Team and player archetypes now live โ€ข Full 7on7 rules customization ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Patreon: Jan 23 โ€“ Feb 20 ๐ŸŽฎ Playtest: Feb 21 โ€“ Feb 28 ๐ŸŽฎ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Coach Mode lets you call plays while the AI runs them โ€ข AI vs AI mode to sit back and watch full games โ€ข Broadcast camera option for a true game-day feel ๐Ÿง  ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ & ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ โ€ข Varsity, All-Star, and standard talent tiers โ€ข Teams now play differently based on their makeup โ€ข QB, WR, and DB archetypes with unique tendencies โš™๏ธ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ โ€ข Expanded AI logic for man and zone coverage โ€ข Full drives and possession changes now working in 7on7 โ€ข Play QB vs AI defense or control a DB vs AI offense โ€ข Deep exhibition customization is now in ๐Ÿš€ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ โ€ข Exploring a Varsity 7on7 release in early 2026! Let us know in the comments if we should release this ๐Ÿ‘‡ โ€ข It would be Steam/PC first, consoles later. Exhibition, tournament play, and team customization โ€ข We are still working on Full 11v11 Varsity + Dynasty remains the long-term goal ๐Ÿ‘‰ varsityvideogame.com #VarsityVideoGame #HighSchoolFootball #7on7Football #IndieGameDev
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Josh @ Pyramid Lake Games retweetet
Varsity - High School Football Video Game
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ Whatโ€™s new ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€ข New mocap session with our DB to capture swats, interceptions, and juke moves โ€ข Fresh animations now feeding into gameplay refinement ๐ŸŽจ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฌ โ€ข First batch of 48 logo options ready for custom teams โ€ข If you use these instead of uploading your own, you can swap colors freely ๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ•๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ• ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Full gameplay loop in place: team select โž play selection โž down management โž possession changes โ€ข This will be included in the December 7on7 alpha playtest โ€ข Varsity remains an 11v11 game, but 7on7 focus helps sharpen core QB/WR/DB gameplay while line play is still in development โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€ข Early 7on7 gameplay test โ€ข Multi-season Dynasty (sim only) โ€ข Coach schemes & tendencies โ€ข Community File Share server test ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Patreon signups: Nov 14 โ€“ Dec 19 ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Playtest: Dec 20 โ€“ Jan 4 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more: varsityvideogame.com #VarsityVideoGame #HighSchoolFootball #7on7Football
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KR@KodiakGainzzยท
@varsityfbgame Whenโ€™s release?
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Ari Karate
Ari Karate@firstbasemanยท
@varsityfbgame A shoutout to the artist behind that team select screen, game is solid and I'm pumped to see that the UI is solid as well ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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King
King@KINGPiN_Guwopยท
@varsityfbgame Do yโ€™all plan on bringing this to consoles or will it only be available on PC?
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Varsity - High School Football Video Game
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ Whatโ€™s new ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐ŸŽฎ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€ข Zone coverage for safeties is now in โœ… โ€ข Working on play-specific man coverage so DBs recognize deep help + play underneath ๐Ÿง  โ€ข Fully functional drive event system built: line of scrimmage, first downs, touchdowns, + 7on7 QB rush timer โฑ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ก ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€ข Lighting, shadows, + environment art overhaul in progress ๐ŸŒ… โ€ข Everything youโ€™ve seen so far has used crude base lighting โ€” big visual jump starts next month ๐ŸŽจ โ€ข New working scorebug now displays teams, scores, downs, quarter, + more ๐Ÿˆ ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฉ + ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€ข QB motion capture cleanup complete โ€” huge milestone โœ… โ€ข WR + DB motion capture up next โ€ข New animation pipeline slashes time from capture โ†’ in-game โš™๏ธ ๐Ÿงข ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€ข 7on7 gear in development: shorts, tees, + soft shell helmets ๐Ÿ‘• โ€ข Usable in Dynasty mode for full 11-man practices or tryouts โ„๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€ข Early 7on7 gameplay test ๐Ÿ”ฅ โ€ข Multiple dynasty seasons (sim only) โ€ข Coach schemes + tendencies โ€ข Community file share server test ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Patreon signups: Nov 14 โ€“ Dec 19 ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Playtest: Dec 20 โ€“ Jan 4 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more: varsityvideogame.com #VarsityVideoGame #HighSchoolFootball #7on7Football #DynastyMode #IndieGameDev #GameDevUpdate
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Thomas
Thomas@tkram7684ยท
@Pyramid_Lake @varsityfbgame @spearinteractiv Thx, a couple questions will it include real high schools, what will it cost, and if it doesnโ€™t have real schools will it have like teams that are like the real team names, and if real teams will it include not real players but like what NCAA 14 did with fake players names
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