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Release 20130514
OpenRA

Release 20130514

May 13, 2013 OpenRA 40 comments

Today we're announcing our long-overdue "Mammoth May Madness" release. In the last 7 months, 26 authors have contributed more than 1,100 individual changes...

Alpha 6 [0.6.0] Dev Status: Satellites Generation, Phase I
FAR Colony

Alpha 6 [0.6.0] Dev Status: Satellites Generation, Phase I

May 5, 2013 FAR Colony 0 comments

I stopped the calculation of the geophysical data at the tectonic activity, because I need data from eventual satellites. So I beginning to implement...

Trees in space!
ScrumbleShip

Trees in space!

Apr 30, 2013 ScrumbleShip 10 comments

Seriously, space trees. Why aren't you clicking the link already?

Youtube Migration
Planetoid Rescue

Youtube Migration

Apr 4, 2013 Planetoid Rescue 0 comments

We have moved to another Youtube channel and have a new email account. We will be moving our existing videos to our new channel.

FAR Colony Alpha 5 is released
FAR Colony

FAR Colony Alpha 5 is released

Mar 31, 2013 FAR Colony 0 comments

The Alpha 5 is done and officially released. As usual there's one feature that is postponed toward the next releases.

Playtest 20130330
OpenRA

Playtest 20130330

Mar 30, 2013 OpenRA 4 comments

The last big code refactoring before Voxel support is added plus many nice community contributions to give the game more polish.

OpenMW v0.22.0
Game

OpenMW v0.22.0

Mar 30, 2013 4 comments

The OpenMW team is incredibly proud to announce the release of version 0.22.0! This release introduces the long awaited animation feature, many thanks...

Protagonist Design Finished
Planetoid Rescue

Protagonist Design Finished

Mar 6, 2013 Planetoid Rescue 0 comments

After a while without updates, we have our protagonist done.

MLNM-ONE Engine Announcement
Game

MLNM-ONE Engine Announcement

Mar 2, 2013 0 comments

Today we announce the name and partially completed documentation for an open source 3D video game engine.

New great project around
Ancient Beast

New great project around

Feb 23, 2013 Ancient Beast 3 comments

Hello! Was told quite a few times to get this project here on indiedb. To be honest I'm not very familiar with this website overall, but slowly starting...

Become a contributor
StarFire

Become a contributor

Jan 30, 2013 StarFire 0 comments

Your chance to contribute to StarFire - and ultimately, also help shaping its future! Read more about how to contribute and what advantages it brings.

ScrumbleShip 0.20 - Now for Mac!
ScrumbleShip

ScrumbleShip 0.20 - Now for Mac!

Jan 27, 2013 ScrumbleShip 2 comments

Mac support, multiple ships, transparency, and ship movement come to ScrumbleShip.

New Planetoid and Enemy
Planetoid Rescue

New Planetoid and Enemy

Jan 13, 2013 Planetoid Rescue 0 comments

Today we have a planetoid, an enemy, and a video demonstrating these two.

Development Diary 6: New Maps and Rockets
Planetoid Rescue

Development Diary 6: New Maps and Rockets

Jan 3, 2013 Planetoid Rescue 0 comments

Today we have the first two planetoids done and and more rockets.

ScrumbleShip Christmas Giveaway
ScrumbleShip

ScrumbleShip Christmas Giveaway

Dec 15, 2012 ScrumbleShip 4 comments

Hug someone you care about and get two free copies of ScrumbleShip - One for you, and one to give as a gift!

Space is Big
ScrumbleShip

Space is Big

Dec 7, 2012 ScrumbleShip 17 comments

In which Dirkson discovers that space is, well, Big.

Is ScrumbleShip a Minecraft clone?
ScrumbleShip

Is ScrumbleShip a Minecraft clone?

Dec 1, 2012 ScrumbleShip 12 comments

Dirkson explores some similarities and differences in related genres.

ScrumbleShip 0.19 release
ScrumbleShip

ScrumbleShip 0.19 release

Nov 24, 2012 ScrumbleShip 4 comments

A ton of backend changes means good things for the future.

Version 0.19.0 Released
OpenMW

Version 0.19.0 Released

Nov 10, 2012 OpenMW 13 comments

OpenMW version 0.19.0 released. Now with more DEATH!!!

StarFire ShipEditor v0.0.037 Demo, Item Generation and more
StarFire

StarFire ShipEditor v0.0.037 Demo, Item Generation and more

Oct 25, 2012 StarFire 0 comments

Get more to know about the new editor features and features to come.

Less than three days left for ScrumbleShip's Kickstarter
ScrumbleShip

Less than three days left for ScrumbleShip's Kickstarter

Oct 14, 2012 ScrumbleShip 4 comments

With the Kickstarter nearly over, ScrumbleShip is releasing 0.18.

ShipEditor v0.0.036 Demo out! + future
StarFire

ShipEditor v0.0.036 Demo out! + future

Oct 3, 2012 StarFire 0 comments

Get the newest demo of StarFire's ship editor here! Includes a short overview of future features.

ScrumbleShip Kickstarter!
ScrumbleShip

ScrumbleShip Kickstarter!

Sep 18, 2012 ScrumbleShip 5 comments

ScrumbleShip has started a kickstarter, released a new version, and been featured on multiple news sites!

ScrumbleShip Heat Engine
ScrumbleShip

ScrumbleShip Heat Engine

Sep 16, 2012 ScrumbleShip 1 comment

A technical writeup of aspects of the ScrumbleShip heat engine.

One year in Development
ScrumbleShip

One year in Development

Aug 28, 2012 ScrumbleShip 12 comments

ScrumbleShip's come a long way in a year. A very, very long way.

Help us making our game world become alive!
Unknown Horizons

Help us making our game world become alive!

Jun 13, 2012 Unknown Horizons 0 comments

Open positions at Unknown Horizons - Tell a story and/or create visuals to make the game world come alive.

Using Blender 3D as a 3d map editor, rather than programming your own from scrat
Game

Using Blender 3D as a 3d map editor, rather than programming your own from scrat

May 24, 2012 2 comments

One issue that needs to be solved during game development is how to get the art from the modeling tool into the game. Blender 3D is a tool that makes...

TripleA stable 1.3.2.2 released (free)
TripleA

TripleA stable 1.3.2.2 released (free)

Jul 27, 2011 TripleA 0 comments

TripleA 1.3.2.2 stable version has been released, July 23rd, 2011. Besides fixing all known bugs, this adds many new features and greatly improves the...

FreeGameDev on Indie DB
Game

FreeGameDev on Indie DB

Dec 13, 2010 Open Source Game Development 0 comments

FreeGameDev comes to Indie DB to enrich its community!... So if you're a fan of FOSS, either for the development process or even for the end product...

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