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Latest developer video and some bad news
HOPE 4 commentsHad some bad news this week, but before I tell you about that here's an update video.
Latest dev news - adding mod support!
HOPE 1 commentA quick update on the latest dev work, including mod support.
Developer Diary #25 - Is Unreal an option?
HOPE 1 commentThe latest developer diary, showing the crafting in action, but also speculating about Unreal engine usage.
The dirty business of funding
HOPE 5 commentsAs I finish off a bid form for a government R&D competition, I wanted to share my views on this aspect of game development.
Trade screens and the wireframing process
HOPE 1 commentRecently I've been redesigning the UI for trade in the game. Here is an insight into that process.
Man is it tiring finding somewhere to live!
HOPE 3 commentsNews on the latest progress, showing the start of industrial tile-based procedural building system.
Looking forward to a new society
HOPE 6 commentsLatest dev news about the current AI work on the trade and society simulations.
Trading in game and the tradepoint interface
HOPEGot the trading working, here's a video showing it in action (wip).
Help me choose a name for the games currency?
HOPE 10 commentsI need help naming the currency used for trade in the game.
Bags of fun and the demon fish from hell
HOPE 4 commentsTwo videos today. One of a weird error, the other showing user feedback for using various items.
Less business, more development!
HOPE 3 commentsThis week has been far too "business development" heavy, but it has led to some interesting potential. Here's why.
Vertex paint blend shader vid
HOPEI've been working on a shader for painting the surface of the various shacks that form parts of the rig. Here's a work in progress video.
What is a community?
HOPEThis week while working on feedback for usable items, I began to think about the community simulation aspect of the game.
Hotbaaaaaarrrrrrr!
HOPE 2 commentsSo. Got the hotbar almost complete. Just need to hook up a few more feedback loops and event handlers and its done. Here's a vid.
Physics beam working
HOPE 3 commentsThis week I got the physics beam working, among other things. It still needs a bit of work, but here's a vid.
Current work-in-progress Physics beam
HOPEJust a quick update video showing the physics beam and crafting UI working again since the switch to DFGUI.
Cranes and Crafting
HOPEShort update about what I've been working on this week. Including a new crafting UI and some work on cranes for moving goods around the rig.
Crafting machines work, but what to let players craft?
HOPEAfter spending some time working on crafting, I need to start figuring out what players can actually craft.
Latest Hope developer diary #21
HOPE 4 commentsA short dev diary video this week showing the inventory system working. Quickbar and the start of the Crafting interface.
Inventory management and other dull stuff
HOPEWorking some more on "inventory". Its kind of dull, but its important for crafting, trading, resource gathering etc.
Good progress on an important feature
HOPE 2 commentsQuite a lot of work on Item and Inventory handling this week. Here's an explanation of why.
An insight into working out a unique style for HOPE. Part 1 - Whitebox
HOPE 2 commentsThis last couple of weeks Tim and I have been trying to define a look for the art style of HOPE. By specifically aiming to define the style of one block...
Some good news for HOPE
HOPE 2 commentsA quick news update with news about artwork and some thoughts on systemic design.
Dabbling with DABL and Unity
HOPE 1 commentWorking on a new language to implement the character AI for the game.
Unity, Ludum Dare and Livestreaming
HOPEQuick bit of news about potential shift to Unity, taking part in Ludum Dare this weekend and Livestreaming as I develop.
Trade ships, debugging and art
HOPEA fair bit of work done this week, but things have been going up and down a lot development wise.
HOPE Developer Diary #19 - Aka fun with foley!
HOPE 4 commentsA quick video showing a recent foley recording session.
On the horns of a dilemma
HOPE 2 commentsThis week has been a bit of a blur. Finally got a build together and out to a few people. Mainly just compatability testing, but still it feels good to...
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