Cross of the DutchmanChoosing the Genre
We are often asked the question “What type of game is Cross of the Dutchman going to be?” Well, to be honest, it took us some time to figure out as well, but in order to…
Designing Arum
Creating a comprehensive game world is the most important aspect of a videogame like CotD. The objective voor Triangle Studios is not only to create a world that is nice to look at, but resembles the…
Working your way up in the community
One week into the CotD website, and already some people have joined us on our quest to develop the game of the century. One thing we learned from our previous games, is that we received very…
An epic two years in the making (and counting)
As some of you may know, we first announced the development of Cross of the Dutchman way back in November 2009. This was actually just a couple of weeks after we came up with the initial…
Designing a Hero
The hero of our story, Great Pier (or Grutte Pier Donia like he was called in Frisia) was the kick-off of the design process for the game. We wanted to have an idea of what Pier…
Visiting the town of Kimswerd
When we started gathering information for CotD, one of the first things we did is visit the town of Kimswerd. This is the town where Grutte Pier had lived. Pier was a rich farmer who owned…
The Legend of Grutte Pier
When people tell a story, they tend to give it their own ‘twist’, tell it a bit more like they imagine it, or how they wanted it to be. This keeps storytelling interesting most of the…
Up next on CotD!
First ‘fresh’ item on the CotD blog. Good moment to explain what you’ll be able to find over here, and why it is definitely worth your time making us part of your daily web-routine! Well, first…
Why Cross of the Dutchman?
Many of you are probably wondering, why build a game about a character (almost) nobody has heard about before? It’s true that Grutte Pier Donia is mainly a character out of Frisian Folklore, but we feel…
We’re off to a great start!
Welcome to crossofthedutchman.com! This is the official and dedicated blog of Triangle Studios’ latest game titled Cross of the Dutchman. On this brand-new website, you’ll be able to find all the information on the game, the…
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