Dark Matter
Every software developer will tell you that last 10% of any project takes up 90% of the time. Tim Ruswick from Game
Tag: diary
Daily development summary. See these to have deep insight into design process.
There and back again
Here comes one of early drafts of games establishing shot and ring exit sequences: Establishing shot is the critical one, on
Sneak peek into new ringdust and spotlight effects
Since the troublesome 2D lighting bug was fixed in Godot engine I can finally add a proper spotlight to the ships. It was
Microseismic Laser Mineral Scanner
Knowledge of contents of your cargo hold is a key for successful excavation business. While skilled geologist can tell mineral composition by
Autopilot Mk2
Autopilot control got complete overhaul. Pilot can now point orientation of the ship with a mouse and control desired movement vector independently
Remaking the ships
A decided to get the K37 a complete makeover. While earlier versions had all the necessary systems, they didn’t really look like
Improving the shaders
Godot 3 has a built-in normal mapping shader for 2D sprites. It works, but doesn’t really offer anything outside standard normal mapping.
The Emergent Emergency
Sometimes you design a game mechanics, and sometimes, when you are lucky enough, it emerges out of nowhere and surprises you. ΔV
Getting things under LIDAR
A bit longer gameplay video, featuring precision ring maneuvers, enlarged asteroids, Doppler Effect LIDAR and a bit of Coherent Light CL-150 Mk3 mining laser
Coherent Light CL-150 Mk3
CL-150 Mk3 mining laser is a powerful tool for any ring prospector. While expensive, it can be easily retrofitted even to ancient