Bushside Rangers

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• Announcements·26 Mar 2026Official

  Chapter 1 - One Year Anniversary

  Hey Rangers!!Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Bushside Rangers! What a wild journey it's been so far, huh? To celebrate, we've got three announcements/updates that we've cooked up for you all!1. Official Merch StoreTo kick things off, we're announcing our official Merch Store! We're currently working on some awesome designs for shirts, posters, etc. and we'll be formally launching it soon!2. Team Bushside x OwnajNext up, in collaboration with Ownaj, we're launching our first plush campaign: Laurel the Leopard! If you want to support us as we develop the Chapter 1 Overhaul, and want something in return, this is the best way to do it! You can purchase her here! https://www.ownaj.com/collections/plushies/products/laurel-the-leopard-plush3. Chapter 1 Overhaul ScreenshotsAnd lastly... we've got four in-development screenshots of the Chapter 1 Overhaul for you all! Of course, nothing you see here is final. That's how game development goes, but regardless we hope this gives you all a small taste of what's in store for you!With those announcements out of the way, let's wish one final Happy Anniversary to Bushside Rangers: Chapter 1! It can be so hard to keep track of the time sometimes... 🕐
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• Patch Notes·1 Jan 2026Official

  New Years Development Update - January 2026

  Hey Rangers!Happy Holidays everyone! We're officially in the new year now, 2026... feels weird how quickly the last year went! But alas, we've been taking a break from working on the game during the holidays so we can kick back into full gear and get to work! Thankfully though, we have something exciting to show off, so let's get into all of that now!Year in Review - 2025Last year was absolutely insane for the game, especially since we officially launched Bushside Rangers out into the world with Chapter 1: The Desolate Land! Although it's overall not our best work, it was made independently by me, Daniella Garner, and for that reason I'm personally quite proud of it since I basically handled EVERYTHING about it. With the game launching though, led to an influx of Youtubers playing the game. I want to give a huge thank you to Dawko, SuperHorrorBro and FusionZGamer for making videos on it and getting the game out there! I know their thoughts on it overall weren't as positive as I would've liked, but the fact that it happened in the first place makes me tear up even now, and I'm glad things went the way they did. Here's to hoping they play the Chapter 1 Overhaul when it releases....With the launch of the OG Chapter 1 came fans eagerly wanting more of the game, and so I made the announcement trailer for Chapter 2: Lonely Ruins, said to be "in development now". Obviously, this isn't so much the case now, but it would encourage me to make posts asking for new team members to assist me with development, and this is when ArtyDoesStuff privately messaged me. We discussed the game, what they liked and what they didn't like, and this eventually led to Arty joining the team as a writer, which THEN became Project Manager, Writer, Texture Artist, and so many other roles.... I don't know how Arty does it, but oh my goodness they've been a HUGE help in everything really. Massive thank you to them for shaping the game into something so much better than I could've ever made on my own...
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• Patch Notes·8 Oct 2025Official

  Development Update - October 2025

  Hey Rangers!Long time no see, it's been a fair few months since we've had a development update for you, so how about we get into what's been happening behind the scenes...?Chapter 1 Overhaul - Progress UpdateWe've been really, REALLY hard at work on the Chapter 1 Overhaul and it's turning out amazingly! We've been spending lots of time making our own assets, re-coding gameplay mechanics as well as implementing new ones, and the sound design is also in the process of being redone from the ground up too!Admittedly though, we've still got a long, LONG way to go until it's release. There's been so much love and passion put into this game, and the further we go along with development, the more passion we put in. Everyday we strive to make this game perfect, and the feedback you all have provided us has been so, so helpful, so thank you all! And a huge thank you for your patience!! We're going to make this the best it can be, and we're all so excited for you to see what's in store!Some things I'll say publicly about the Chapter 1 Overhaul is the game's visual style is WAY different, and honestly, I think it's so much more beautiful and pleasing to look at. Our biggest hurdle has been the fact that we're handcrafting all of our assets instead of resorting to asset packs from the Unreal Marketplace, but my god has it been beyond worth it! I won't be showing anything here just yet, but I promise you all things are coming together really well!Chapter 2 - Progress UpdateLonely Ruins admittedly hasn't been our main focus when it comes to development, we're really wanting to get the Chapter 1 Overhaul out first so that we can have a better groundwork to build from, but I can still give you all a bit of an update regardless!With Chapter 2, there's a LOT of new characters, new scenarios, new areas to explore, and it's going to be HUGE... but that, of course, requires a lot of planning on our behalf. So that's what we've been doing! A lot of our time with this chapter has been spen...
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• Patch Notes·25 Jul 2025Official

  Team Bushside - Development Update

  Hey Rangers,I've seen a lot of the recent reviews and I know that a fair amount of you guys are experiencing lots of bugs and glitches, poor optimization and a generally unfavourable experience with Chapter 1. Just so that I don't keep you guys out of the loop, I'd like to explain a bit of what's going on with the game currently!We previously announced that Chapter 2: Lonely Ruins began development, and while that still holds true, it admittedly hasn't been our main focus. We've been prioritising development of our so-called "Overhaul" for Chapter 1. The currently public iteration of Chapter 1 was developed purely by me, Daniella Garner, as a solo developer. A lot of the game was rushed in an effort to actually finish and release it, so a lot of gameplay aspects weren't fully considered when developing it. This is most noticeable in the main gameplay loop for "The Ranger Conduit".As part of our overhaul for the first chapter, we've been completely reworking the game from the ground up. Lots of new gameplay mechanics that weren't seen in the original version, massive graphical and stylistic improvements, audio design improvements and of course, significant changes to our way of storytelling. I feel that all of this is massively required in order for the game to be the best it can be, and I'm sure all of you feel the same way.We're also partnering with a company to release the game on consoles too, so if you've wanted to play the game but don't have a PC, keep an eye out on our socials as we update everyone on the overhaul! We really want this game to be the best it can be, and we're doing everything we can to ensure that it ends up to ours, and your expectation. We're all very passionate about this game, and I know that a lot of you have found some form of passion for the game too, so we're very adamant on fixing the first chapter and making it an experience that all of you can truly enjoy!That's it for this development update, I may do more of these, may not, we'll ...
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• Announcements·7 May 2025Official

  Official 'Bushside Rangers' Discord Server

  Hey Rangers! The official Bushside Rangers Discord server is properly public now, so feel free to join if you're interested! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45101622/aec83201bbed72827258ea627046f10b018ec8f8.png Here's the invite link if you want to join! Thank you! - Daniella Garner
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