More of me in Indy gear

Never saw the Mummy previously, just know the series by it's poor cgi reputation, coincidentally. Meanwhile I kind of enjoyed Kingdom and particularly on smaller screens never found the cgi too obnoxious probably because I enjoyed the acting direction and set design.

But I just realized how similar it is, sure the Mummy also borrows from early Indy films, but I just find similarities striking. Ants vs Scabbards, Mac vs Beny, Alien vs Mummy, Crystal Skull vs Key, Ancient City Destroyed while lead characters escape and view from a distance, etc.

So many similarities. Anyways, just thought I would point it out here in case it hasn't been already.

I'm Raymond, the developer of Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel. I shared our Adventurer's opening here a few weeks ago. Indiana Jones is a big reason I wanted to make a tomb adventure of my own, and that goes right down to the clothes. The hat, the jacket, the boots that have clearly seen better days. You already believe there's a story there.

I've been working on giving our Adventurer and Soldier more equipment variety without losing that expedition feel. Our next update has 42 new items, including field gloves, canvas trousers, expedition boots, masks and a few much less sensible things to wear into a cursed tomb. The game has its own fantasy side, so there is chainmail in the mix too!

I've just posted a preview with close-ups of the new gear and how it fits both characters. B5.32 is nearly ready; this is a look ahead, not a release announcement for the update.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3273880/view/742688880388473141

Curious what sells that old adventure-film feeling for you in a character's outfit. For me it's gear that looks like someone actually travelled in it.

The game is in Steam Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3273880/

Come say hello: https://discord.gg/WJZT6HPSH8I'm Raymond, the developer of Under a Desert Sun: Seekers of the Cursed Vessel. I shared our Adventurer's opening here a few weeks ago. Indiana Jones is a big reason I wanted to make a tomb adventure of my own, and that goes right down to the clothes. The hat, the jacket, the boots that have clearly seen better days. You already believe there's a story there.

I've been working on giving our Adventurer and Soldier more equipment variety without losing that expedition feel. The update is live now with 42 new items, including field gloves, canvas trousers, expedition boots, masks and a few much less sensible things to wear into a cursed tomb. The game has its own fantasy side, so there is chainmail in the mix too!

B5.32 is live now! The Steam news post has close-ups of the new gear and how it fits both characters.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3273880/view/742688880388473141

Curious what sells that old adventure-film feeling for you in a character's outfit. For me it's gear that looks like someone actually travelled in it.

The game is in Steam Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3273880/

Come say hello: https://discord.gg/WJZT6HPSH8

With it being Spooky Season and Halloween a couple of short weeks from now, it got me thinking of what are some good more Horror-oriented pieces of Indy media, outside of Temple Of Doom which is the closest the series ever got to full-blown Horror in the film series? I seem to recall there was a novel where Indy actually went to Dracula's castle and I remember a Young Indy storybook where he encountered a mummy. I had the latter as a kid and remember it used to creep me out a fair bit due to the way the mummy in it looked, which was like an actual corpse and not a typical EC Comics-style mummy like many are used to. I haven't read the Army Of The Dead novel, but it sounds fairly Horror-y from the premise.

I always wished we got more Horror-oriented Indy adventures outside of TOD. Not sure if there's ever been a novel or comic that had him in some locale like the Paris catacombs or Poveglia Island, both of which would be something to see him in such scary places like that. If you've ever seen the movie As Above, So Below it very much feels like a more Horror-oriented take on Indy. I always have to wonder how he'd fare in the scenario depicted in that film.

I've messaged the mods to see if this kind of post is allowed but didn't receive a reply, so if any of the content is not allowed - I'm sorry, I tried.

It is with regret that I have decided to sell my fertility idol. It was made by "Relic Maker" of the RPF; you can find the best quality images of the item there, on the Project Runs forum (under 'Indiana Jones - "FERTILITY IDOL" (Made from Casting from Original Mold'))

I'm only looking to recoup the money spent on it. It is the "hero with glass eyes - aged" version.

From the original listing:

"I received an Idol casting from a friend of mine that received it from his friend at ILM. (Names are being protected for obvious reasons...)

The details on the casting were amazing and you could tell right away that it was the raw sculpt and was also used as the Stunt Idol. After examining it more closely compared to the Hero Idol at LucasFilm, it was easy to see that they had used the Stunt Idol to modify and make the Hero Idol that we see Indy replacing with a bag of sand. Evidence is seen in all over of the Idol including the hair close to the hands, which would obviously be changed if it were an entire new sculpt. The hair lines matched up exactly for anyone to say it was an entire new sculpt. In a way, it is an entire new sculpt, given the amount they have changed, including the face of the Idol, especially the face of the 'Baby'".

The item is really heavy - about 5kg, and is exactly what you'd expect.

It cost me £444 - not cheap, but likely to be the best quality of its kind you can find.

Happy to answer any questions.

It’s a bit sad that I only got this because of the loss of my uncle but still, it’s kind of amazing that they still have their original sleeves and everything. Thinking of doing a little movie marathon tonight.

Got to wonder though how many people are gonna see the picture and think it’s just the soundtracks from the movies on record.