Methods: The Detective Competition

Devlog

• Methods Halloween 2024!
  October 31, 2024 by LockedOn

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  #halloween, #methods, #detective, #mystery

  The Detective Game-masters have dressed up for Halloween! Greg as a Game-master Mug! Clark as a Scarecrow! Kane as a Cat! Mellie as a Ghost! Enjoy the artworks! — LockedOn & Erabit... Continue reading

  
• Methods Demo Update
  September 25, 2024 by LockedOn

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  I've updated the Methods demo to be consistent with the 4th Anniversary update. It includes the first 10 chapters, and also the Chinese translation. I've also compressed it, so it should not take up t... Continue reading

  
• Methods 4 Year Anniversary
  April 25, 2024 by LockedOn

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  #methods, #mystery, #detectives, #anniversary, #update

  It's been four years since I completed Methods ! This was an extremely important year for Methods , as after many years of searching, I finally found and partnered with a publisher — Erabit Studios!... Continue reading

  
• Methods Now Available on Mobile!
  January 22, 2024 by LockedOn

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  I'm really excited to announce that Methods: Detective Competition is now available on Google Play and the App Store — to play on mobile devices! There will be a 30% launch discount all week long, s... Continue reading

  
• Methods Christmas 2023
  December 25, 2023 by LockedOn

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  #methods, #christmas, #winter, #gift

  Joane and Larika exchange gifts for Christmas! Enjoy the winter holidays! Best, — LockedOn... Continue reading

  
• Methods Optimization Update
  November 10, 2023 by LockedOn

  4

  #detectives, #mystery

  I've been wanting to get around to this for a very long time. This build is an optimization update. The game's many assets have been compressed to half the size they were before! It will also run a bi... Continue reading

  
• Methods Halloween 2023
  October 31, 2023 by LockedOn

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  #halloween, #methods, #the illusion murders, #detectives, #mystery

  Just for Halloween, here's some special illustrations of The Illusion Murders characters!! Thanks for playing and we hope you're looking forward to the upcoming standalone release of The Illusion Murd... Continue reading

  
• Erabit x LockedOn
  September 26, 2023 by LockedOn

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  #publisher, #canada files, #methods, #detective competition, #lockedon

  Hello!! I have some very exciting news! I'm teaming up with Erabit Studios , the publisher of 20 Minutes Till Dawn , Brotato , Star Survivor , and many other indie games! They are coming on board as t... Continue reading

  
• Methods 3 Year Anniversary!
  April 25, 2023 by LockedOn

  5

  #detectives, #mystery, #visual novel, #anniversary

  Three years have come and gone since I completed Methods — which is strange. It feels like it hasn't been that long, and yet so much has happened. Glad to see that the fanbase for the game is still... Continue reading

  
• Methods Christmas 2022!
  December 25, 2022 by LockedOn

  2

  #christmas, #holidays

  Santa Roel! Detective White as Jack Frost! Catscratcher as an elf! Happy Holidays everyone! I will continue to work on Canada Files in the New Year, and I'm hoping to release the first file early next... Continue reading

  
• Methods Halloween 2022!
  October 31, 2022 by LockedOn

  2

  Still hard at work on The Canada Files ! In celebration of Halloween, here is Team Tads in various outfits! Enjoy! Until next time! — LockedOn... Continue reading

  
• Methods 2 Year Anniversary!
  April 25, 2022 by LockedOn

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  #anniversary, #new content

  Two years ago, I finished Methods . Thank you to everyone for continuing to create fan works and remain invested even two years after its release. Sometimes I forget how many people are into this game... Continue reading

  
• Exciting New Methods DLC Released!
  April 01, 2022 by LockedOn

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  #lord loomy, #dlc

  Some very exciting news today. As you know, I keep a close eye on the Methods fanbase, to see what kinds of content you would all most like to see. I like to think I'm super "clued in", so to speak, a... Continue reading

  
• Methods Halloween 2021!
  February 27, 2022 by LockedOn

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  #methods, #halloween

  I can't believe it's been a whole year since my last Methods Halloween post. Time seems to just fly by. I continue my work on Catalyst Wake , but don't think I've forgotten about Methods ! Here are th... Continue reading

  
• The Illusion Murders Released!
  July 30, 2021 by LockedOn

  3

  #methods, #red july, #update, #new content

  New Methods extra content The Illusion Murders is now available, free for everyone who owns the full game! 5 new chapters 20 minutes of new music One new interview Two news articles Unlocking the new... Continue reading

  
• Methods 1 Year Anniversary!
  April 25, 2021 by LockedOn

  3

  #methods, #sale, #anniversary

  I completed Methods exactly one year ago today! A lot has happened since then, especially ever since Sound of Mystery streamed the game, which resulted in it really blowing up in popularity and gettin... Continue reading

  
• Happy Halloween!
  October 31, 2020 by LockedOn#halloween, #small update

  Happy Halloween everybody! The latest update to the game just includes some typo fixes in the Chinese translation, and it also includes the missing Garden interview. But more importantly, I have a spe... Continue reading

  
• Full Chinese Translation Released
  September 07, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #methods, #translation, #chinese, #update

  The full Chinese translation of Methods has finally been released! This project went at lightning speed, and was completed in a little over a month. Though the biggest news here is the full translatio... Continue reading

  
• Chinese Demo Released!
  August 28, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #translation, #chinese, #demo

  I'm very excited to announce that a full Chinese translation of Methods is on the way! The new demo version of the game contains the translation of the first ten chapters! The translation effort is le... Continue reading

  
• Methods Released on Steam!
  June 01, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #steam, #methods, #detective, #detectives, #mystery, #mysteries, #crime, #sleuth

  Methods is now on Steam! Check out the Steam page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/Methods_The_Detective_Competition/ I have provided 1000 Steam keys here on itch.io, and I will supply... Continue reading

  
• Steam "Coming Soon" Page Now Live!
  May 09, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #mysteries, #Steam, #store, #release

  The Steam store page for Methods is live! Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/Methods_The_Detective_Competition/ The release date for Methods on Steam is June 1st — but the... Continue reading

  
• New Trailer
  May 04, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #trailer, #methods, #detectives, #detective, #mystery, #mysteries

  The new trailer for Methods has arrived, and the Steam store page is on the way! I also updated the game a few times to fix some spelling/grammar errors, and Nell's sprite — her thumbs were on the w... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.0 // Methods is Complete
  April 25, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #detectives, #detective, #mystery, #mysteries, #complete, #methods, #competition, #crimesolving

  Version 1.0 is here. While there are definitely more improvements still to make (because there are always improvements to make), they are minimal. I think it's safe for me to say that Methods is final... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.0 // Chapter 2 Revised + More!
  April 18, 2020 by LockedOn

  3

  #update, #huge update, #detectives, #detective, #mystery, #mysteries, #crime, #solving, #behind the scenes

  Version 0.0 is here! Version 0.0 contains a whole lot of stuff, so I'll have to break it down into more detail. But first, I just want to make sure everyone knows that Version 0.0 will probably corrup... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXX // Chapters 98, 99 & 100
  April 11, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #methods, #detectives, #detective, #mystery, #mysteries, #crime, #crimesolving, #puzzles

  Release XXXX is here! Release XXXX contains three chapters, sixteen CGs, one bio and four music tracks. Well, it's 4 AM, but I did it... I finally finished all 100 chapters of Methods . What a ride! B... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXIX // Chapters 96 & 97
  April 04, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #mysteries, #mystery, #detective, #detectives, #methods, #crimesolving, #clues, #sleuth

  Release XXXIX is here! Release XXXIX contains two chapters, two CGs, two music tracks and a behind-the-scenes article! Well, would you look at that — it's Friday! I met my weekly deadline for the fi... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXVIII // Chapters 93, 94 & 95
  March 30, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #murder, #detectives, #detective, #crimesolving, #mystery, #mysteries

  Release XXXVIII is here! Release XXXVIII contains three chapters, one music track, one CG, and one behind-the-scenes article! Making the game free for the time being has really opened it up to more pe... Continue reading

  
• Isolation Giveaway // Get Methods for Free
  March 28, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #giveaway

  As the world undergoes this massive crisis, grab a free copy of Methods or Broken Minds to help pass the time. Consider donating to fund the relief effort here: https://covid19responsefund.org/ Releas... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXVII // Chapters 91 & 92
  March 23, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #detective, #detectives, #crime, #mystery, #mysteries, #methods, #lockedon, #crimesolving, #sleuth

  Release XXXVII is here! Release XXXVII contains two chapters, two music tracks, two bios & one CG. Well, they aren't as comprehensive as I'd hoped but I was able to get the Release out... two days lat... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXVI // Chapters 88, 89 & 90
  March 16, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #detective, #detectives, #methods, #lockedon, #competition, #mystery, #mysteries

  Release XXXVI is here! Release XXXVI contains three chapters and two new music tracks! Sorry it's late — it was really hard to stay away from the news this week. But what will not be hard is self-qu... Continue reading

  
• Methods Ultimate Poll // v1
  March 10, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #methods, #detective, #detectives, #mystery, #mysteries, #music

  The Methods Ultimate Poll is here! Take it at the link below! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S55F262 This poll has a whole bunch of stuff to rank — from the new mysteries, to Fifth Stage contestants... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXV // Chapters 86 & 87
  March 07, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #competition, #mystery, #detectives, #detective, #crime-solving, #crime, #mysteries

  Release XXXV is here! Release XXXV contains two chapters, four music tracks and four new bios. I also updated Detective White and Detective Porter's sprites. Whew! Well, I just barely made it in time... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXIV // Chapters 83, 84 & 85
  February 24, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #criminals, #detective, #detectives, #mystery, #mysteries, #methods, #lockedon, #crimesolving

  Release XXXIV is here! Release XXXIV contains three chapters, two CGs and one music track. At last the winner of the Fifth Stage has been revealed, and Methods can finally enter its last arc... "STAGE... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXIII // Chapters 81 & 82
  February 16, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #mysteries, #detectives, #crimesolving, #competition, #methods

  Release XXXIII is here! Release XXXIII contains two chapters, one CG and one new music track! I also revised the extras and options menus. Well I managed to get this Release done in six days instead o... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXII // Chapters 78, 79 & 80
  February 11, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #detectives, #mystery, #mysteries, #crimesolving, #detective

  Release XXXII is here! Release XXXII contains three chapters, two CGs, and two music tracks (I also stealth-edited Ether's sprite)! Aaaannd it's Monday. Wow, how did things slip this far? Well, it's a... Continue reading

  
• Release XXXI // Chapters 76 & 77
  February 02, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #detective, #detectives, #mystery, #mysteries, #sleuth, #crimesolving, #weird, #murder, #contest

  Release XXXI is here! Release XXXI includes two chapters, two music tracks, two CGs, a new behind the scenes article, and I also stealth-edited Beth's sprite, which was bugging me. These two chapters... Continue reading

  
• Release XXX // Chapters 73, 74 & 75
  January 25, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #detectives, #murder, #crimesolving, #mystery, #contest, #detective

  Release XXX is here! Release XXX is what happens when you decide to use a roman numeral system for release names! I don't recommend it! This Release contains three chapters, two music tracks and three... Continue reading

  
• Release XXIX // Chapters 71 & 72
  January 19, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #detectives, #mysteries, #competition, #crimesolving, #weird

  Release XXIX is here! Release XXIX contains two chapters, three music tracks, three CGs, and finally updated ranks for the past three rounds of the contest. Well, I think this is the first time I've b... Continue reading

  
• Release XXVIII // Chapters 68, 69 & 70
  January 11, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #detectives, #detective, #mysteries, #crimesolving, #crime, #murder, #criminals, #competition, #solve, #weird

  Release XXVIII is here! Release XXVIII contains three chapters and a new behind-the-scenes article! I also stealth-edited the chapter "Beth" with a new background. Whew! Well, this arc was tough — m... Continue reading

  
• Release XXVII // Chapters 66 & 67
  January 04, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #mysteries, #contest, #criminals, #murder

  Release XXVII is here! Release XXVII includes two chapters and a new special feature! That special feature is "Behind the Scenes". It will consist of a few in-depth articles about the creation of Meth... Continue reading

  
• Happy New Year
  January 01, 2020 by LockedOn

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  #new year

  Hello! It's the first day of the new year, and 2020's going to be the best year yet. In human history. Probably. In the 2010s, our phones got slightly smarter, but nothing completely revolutionary hap... Continue reading

  
• Release XXVI // Chapters 63, 64 & 65
  December 21, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #mysteries, #competition, #detectives, #detective, #criminals

  Release XXVI is here! Release XXVI includes three chapters, three new music tracks and three CGs! In other words, three of everything! It's the holiday season, which is partially why this Release is o... Continue reading

  
• Release XXV // Chapters 61 & 62
  December 14, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #detectives, #mysteries, #renpy, #release, #update, #crimesolving, #detective, #mystery

  Release XXV is here! Release XXV contains two chapters, three bios, five interviews, and one music track! Well, I'm very relieved that I changed up my schedule because this Release was not ready at al... Continue reading

  
• Release XXIV // Chapters 58, 59 & 60
  December 07, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #detectives, #detective, #mystery, #crimesolving, #mysteries, #murder

  Release XXIV is here! Release XXIV contains three chapters, two CGs, six new bios and some minor improvements to various sprites. Unfortunately, I did not get around to making the music tracks for thi... Continue reading

  
• Methods Partner Poll // v1
  November 30, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #survey, #partners, #detectives, #criminals

  You can now take a poll to rank your preference for partners in the detective competition! This is something I've had in mind since the beginning, but now that we're 57 chapters in, there are enough p... Continue reading

  
• Release XXIII // Chapters 56 & 57
  November 30, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #mystery, #mysteries, #detectives, #criminals, #crimesolving, #detective, #sleuth, #weird

  Release XXIII is here! Release XXIII contains two chapters, four music tracks and four bios! Okay, so Methods now officially updates every Friday. This is partially because of Thanksgiving events maki... Continue reading

  
• Release XXII.5 // Chapters 1, 2, 4, 9 & 11 Revisions
  November 21, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #.5, #detective, #Detective 772, #mystery, #mysteries, #crimes, #detectives, #revisions, #behind the scenes

  Release XXII.5 is here! Release XXII.5 contains new backgrounds and 3 new CGs. Here's the full list of revisions: Updated Chapters 1, 9 & 11 with new "Floor One" backgrounds Updated Chapter 3 with new... Continue reading

  
• Methods Mystery Poll v1 // ANALYSIS
  November 17, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #results, #analysis, #mysteries, #mystery, #detective, #detectives, #methods

  Well, it's been a while since this poll closed, but better late than never! Here are the results: At the time I ran the poll, Ashdown's arc had not yet started, so this only contains mysteries one thr... Continue reading

  
• Release XXII // Chapters 53, 54 & 55
  November 15, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #detective, #mystery, #competition, #mysteries, #detectives, #crimesolving, #puzzle

  Release XXII is here! Release XXII contains three chapters, three CGs, and five new interviews. For the first time ever, I'm writing this post the morning after publishing the Release — but I did ge... Continue reading

  
• Release XXI // Chapters 51 & 52
  November 08, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #sleuth, #solve, #mystery, #mysteries, #detectives

  Release XXI is here! Release XXI includes two new chapters, a new bio and a new music track! Finally, we've reached the peak of Ashdown's arc... things are thundering towards an exciting conclusion! S... Continue reading

  
• Release XX.5 // Bios, Question, & More
  November 03, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #patch, #mystery, #crime, #detective, #.5

  This is a small patch to Release XX that includes new bios for the tourists, a new CG, a new Interviews question and a new music track. It's the additional content that I wanted to include in the orig... Continue reading

  
• Release XX // Chapters 48, 49 & 50
  November 01, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #fifty, #methods, #mystery, #mysteries, #detective, #crimesolving, #crime

  Release XX is here! Release XX contains three new chapters and a new music track. Happy Halloween! I'm writing this at the Witching Hour right now — extra spooky. It was important to me to get this... Continue reading

  
• Release XIX // Chapters 46 & 47
  October 25, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #crime, #mystery, #release, #detectives, #competition, #mysteries

  Release XIX is here! Release XIX includes two chapters, three CGs and two bios! Well, it's very late indeed... that's because I didn't work on this Release at all until Tuesday. I had to come up with... Continue reading

  
• 600 Downloads Milestone!
  October 20, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #milestone, #downloads, #methods, #detective, #mystery

  I'm happy to say that Methods has reached the 600+ downloads milestone! All this with absolutely zero advertising on my part! Thank you to everyone who has checked out the game or has been keeping up... Continue reading

  
• Release XVIII // Chapters 43, 44 & 45
  October 18, 2019 by LockedOn

  2

  #crime, #mystery, #contest, #detectives, #crimesolving, #mysteries, #weird

  Release XVIII is here! Release XVIII contains three chapters and a CG! I also made a slight adjustment to the "Ranks" screen, but overall this release is light on extra content because of the workload... Continue reading

  
• Release XVII // Chapters 41 & 42
  October 11, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #detective, #crime, #mystery, #release, #new, #update

  Release XVII is here! Release XVII includes two chapters, a new music track and 2 CGs. Now, you might not notice one of the CGs because it's actually a revision of the "interrogation room" CG. I've be... Continue reading

  
• Release XVI // Chapters 38, 39 & 40
  October 04, 2019 by LockedOn

  2

  #crime, #detective, #mystery, #release

  Release XVI is here! Release XVI includes three chapters, one new music track, a CG, and a brand new feature: "unlock all chapters"! I was going to wait a bit to implement it, but it's pretty useful... Continue reading

  
• Release XV // Chapters 36 & 37
  September 27, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #detective, #methods, #release, #mystery, #content, #contest, #crime

  Release XV is here! Release XV contains two chapters, one music track and a new bonus feature: The Rulebook . This feature is one of the things I've been planning since Release I. It doesn't have the... Continue reading

  
• Release XIV // Chapters 33, 34 & 35
  September 20, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #detective, #crime, #crimes, #mysteries, #contest

  Release XIV is here! Release XIV includes three chapters, one CG, one music track and five interviews! Well, I've simply run out of characters to interview (for now). That frees me up to work on an al... Continue reading

  
• Release XIII // Chapters 31 & 32
  September 13, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #mystery, #detective, #competition, #release

  Release XIII is here! Release XIII includes two new chapters, eight new bios, and three new music tracks! I've also updated the game's "You Lost" screen, and finally separated the options and the extr... Continue reading

  
• Release XII // Chapters 28, 29 & 30
  September 06, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #detectives, #mysteries, #release

  Release XII is here! Seeing as it's just after midnight, I guess I missed my deadline... the reason that happened was because I wanted to add the CG of Haney in the ticket booth, and that set takes a... Continue reading

  
• Methods Mystery Poll // v1 (Ends 10/3/19)
  September 01, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #survey, #mysteries, #mystery

  My computer is back from the shop and running rather well — Photoshop didn't crash and I was able to make the graphic for this post! Now that Methods has featured ten mysteries, I figured that would... Continue reading

  
• Release XI // Chapters 26 & 27
  August 23, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #detectives, #mystery, #release, #update, #bug fix, #crime

  Release XI is here! Release XI includes two new chapters, two bios, a new music track and five interviews. It also fixes some issues with the last Release -- the "Trigger Chains" minigame has been cha... Continue reading

  
• Methods Character Poll v1 // ANALYSIS
  August 22, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #characters, #detective, #mystery

  I meant to write this post earlier, but better late than never! Here are the results from my first Methods Character Poll . I don't know if saying "votes" is really accurate for this kind of data, but... Continue reading

  
• Original Soundtrack Released on itch.io!
  August 16, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #music, #mystery, #ost, #detective, #jazz

  Check it out here: https://lockedon.itch.io/methods-ost ! The original soundtrack to Methods has now been released on itch.io for a minimum price of $1! This OST will be updated with each release of M... Continue reading

  
• Release X // Chapters 23, 24 & 25
  August 16, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #chapters, #features, #mystery, #behind the scenes

  Release X is here! Well, it's a good thing I don't have a job and can work all day on this game, because that was close! However, I was able to make it in time. Release X is a pretty substantial relea... Continue reading

  
• Free Copy of Full Game // Limited Offer
  August 11, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #reward, #limited offer, #old players

  When I updated the game's pricing, I assumed that people who already downloaded the game for free would have access to the full game. However, that is not the case -- they only have access to it if th... Continue reading

  
• Release IX // Chapters 21 & 22
  August 09, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #pricing, #interviews

  Release IX is here! Release IX is a significant update, because for the first time since I began putting out chapters, Methods is no longer free. If you already downloaded it, you should still be able... Continue reading

  
• Release VIII // Chapters 18, 19 & 20
  August 01, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #pricing, #detectives, #mystery, #weird, #mysteries, #detective

  Release VIII is here! Release VIII is a pretty big update, with three chapters, five bios, two CGs, and a new music track. Additionally, I revamped the chapters menu and the gallery menu. I also went... Continue reading

  
• Methods Character Poll // v1 (Ends 8/8/19)
  July 26, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #poll, #characters, #mystery, #mysteries, #detectives, #survey

  With Release VII , now is as good a time as any to see which characters people like the most! Click the link below to go to the survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QGTMZLY This poll will be open un... Continue reading

  
• Release VII // Chapters 16 & 17
  July 26, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #mysteries, #detectives, #release, #new, #chapters, #mystery

  Release VII is here! Release VII contains two chapters, two bios and one new music track! Whew! The day's almost over, but I was able to publish the latest release! What happened was I got a bit lazy... Continue reading

  
• 300 Downloads Milestone!
  July 20, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #downloads, #milestone, #analytics

  Methods has reached a pretty big milestone: 300 downloads ! Thank you so much for your support of Methods ! When I was first publishing this novel on Wattpad (lol) about six people looked at it -- so... Continue reading

  
• Release VI // Chapters 12, 13, 14 & 15
  July 18, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #batch, #huge update, #detectives

  Release VI is here! Release VI contains four chapters, four music tracks, five bios and one CG. It's my biggest update yet! Well, I managed to do it (somehow)! Actually, what made it easier was that s... Continue reading

  
• Release V // Chapter 11
  July 11, 2019 by LockedOn

  2

  #release, #chapter, #detective, #methods, #mystery, #visual novel

  Release V is here! Release V contains one chapter and one CG. It also fixes the ranks screen, which didn't display Round 5, and other minor improvements like fixing a part in Chapter 10 that should on... Continue reading

  
• Release IV // Chapters 9 & 10
  July 03, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #chapter, #mystery, #crime, #detectives

  Release IV is here! Release IV contains two chapters, two bios, 3 CGs, and two music tracks. It also contains a fix for the "Casefile" menu screen. In Release III the casefile menu screen was availabl... Continue reading

  
• Release III // Chapter 8
  June 27, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #chapter, #mystery

  Release III is here! Release III contains one chapter, one music track, and a new "casefile" screen, where you will be able to view all the casefiles from the past mysteries you've solved. So, as usua... Continue reading

  
• Press Kit
  June 22, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #press kit

  The official Methods Press Kit has been released, for $1. The Press Kit includes: 5 backgrounds, including two exclusive renders 10 large character images 6 screenshots 5 different title designs, with... Continue reading

  
• RELEASE II // Chapters 6 & 7
  June 20, 2019 by LockedOn

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  #release, #chapter, #Detective 772

  Release II is here! Release II includes two new chapters, three music tracks (four if you count the Nell minigame one), four bios and the "ranks" screen. On a stealthier note, I added a few persistent... Continue reading

  
• More about Methods
  June 12, 2019 by LockedOn

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  METHODS is based on a novel I began writing in 2014. It is one of my longest projects, coming in at 100K words. I started converting the novel to a visual novel four years ago, however I took a long b... Continue reading