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Author: koder
Software developer by trade, gamer by heart.
Stabilizing Vision
Recent release of stable version of Godot Engine 3.1 removed an important roadblock for release ΔV. As of 0.57.1 the game no-longer uses a bleeding-edge unstable game engine! Having a stable game engine is an[…]
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Account of Greed
I spend bulk of the development time expanding the games AI. Latest improvement is the ability of NPC ringer ships to find and catch asteroids. This is a multi-level improvement: Pathfinding AI has been improved[…]
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Sneak-peek on the dive summary screen
The dive summary screen will look something like this: The noteworthy detail is the fact that this screen uses exactly same mineral sprites that are used in-game – they are just zoomed in. This means[…]
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0.34.1 is available for download!
This is a feature version. Changes: Mid-flight jury-rig menu fully operational! Now you have a skilled mechanic who can fix up things for you when you play. Fine-tuned auto-exposure and glow effects. Small fixes in[…]
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The Design of Mechanics
Aiden Iozzo has joined ΔV development team as Mechanical Designer. His role is to ensure that all contents of the game adhere to hard science-fiction paradigm we subscribed. He will make sure that all the thrusters are[…]
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Play the demo!
Demo version of ΔV: Rings of Saturn is now available for everyone! You can now try ΔV first-hand to check what kind of game it is. You can expect full space-flight mechanics and introductory story[…]
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ΔV: Rings of Saturn’s release rescheduled to Q1 2019
Originally I intended release of ΔV in Q3 2018. Today I took some time to reflect on our development progress and while it’s looking solid, with new features and bug fixes every day, it does[…]
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The grand Paralax
“You know what ΔV needs?” – said a friend a while ago – “A parallax scrolling”. And he was right. This was supposed to be easy, but turned out not so much. Godot Engine has build-in[…]
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Shading the EMP
The EMP blast causes massive discharges on the surface of the hull, as well as lasting damage to electronic equipment. It’s about time I had some fun with shaders and show it off. Ships in ΔV[…]
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