223 - Things Are Coming Together.
Hello, Bros. How is life? No, wait! Don't answer that. Let's just move on.
Anyway, this was a very productive week. Even though I did catch a cold, it wasn't a particularly strong one and I managed to get a lot done despite not feeling the best.
The Movie. Yes, I did get done a lot. For example I watched another movie from my "old-school sci-fi movies" backlog. While watching it I vaguely recalled having seen it already as a kid, but it only added a sweet layer of nostalgia to the picture. All in all Spacehunter is a simple but fun adventure flick with special effects that still hold up well. I had a good time with this one^^
The music. Also I watched a cool documentary about gangsta-rap and it made me make certain adjustments to my playlist for the week. Now it contains a lot of 50 Cent and other guys tough looking guys. I'm sure it's just a phase. I mean it' is got to be, otherwise my next game will be about Genie living the life of crime XD. I'll just leave this link here: https://youtu.be/K0fLP_N6UxM
The work. Alright, let's discuss the interesting stuff now. I spent the week working on the HUD. Originally I didn't plan to spend too much time on it, but later I've changed my mind. After all the HUD will be present on screen quite often and if done well it could definitely add to the atmosphere and the experience in general.
Also I spent quite a few hours making different versions of the main city screen. I will talk about this more in the Monday Surprise post :)
All in all this was another productive week. Also some elements of the game are finally starting to come together and I always enjoy this stage of the development a lot :)
And finally thank you for all the support you have been showing me lately. Seeing growing interest in this game from you guys makes me a bit more confident about adding a few extra features I originally thought would be a bit too ambitious. That being said I still maintain strong restraint over my creative urges to make sure this game does not become too bloated with not essential stuff.
That is all I have to say for now. For more info on the development progress head to the Monday Surprise post. And I will see you all next week ^^
List of links just in case:
buymeacoffee.com/akabur
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itch.io/profile/akabur
Comments (17)
You’re doing all of this on a 12WX! Mad props!
<p style="color: #008600;">Oh yes, when all the elements of the game come together it's a really exciting process. I hope this week will be productive for you too!</p>
Thanks :)
Glad that you are doing well, against all odds. Keep the great work! BTW: Still hoping for a little L.o.l.a. -Cameo in QT ;-)
Hehe... If all goes will QT will tie into the SC34 story. Don't tell aniyone.
Ah! I haven't seen Space Hunter in years! Thanks for the reminder, I should find that again. As for your hard work, thanks! This looks to be an awesome game, and I love the atmosphere you create in your work!
Thanks, Trevor. Yeah, atmosphere is important. I'll try to do my best to make sure different seasons and weather really feel like it. And with the NPCs commenting on this stuff hopefully it will make the world a bit more alive and personal. With this stuff as a base educational scenes should feel extra satisfying :)
Spacehunter was awesome! Thanks for reminding us about that one ^^
You are welcome :)
A productive week it's a good week, that's for sure!
Indeed :)
It's too bad that a proper 3D Blu release of SPACEHUNTER is unlikely to happen, but never say never, eh?
Didn't realise there was a 3D version, I have it on blu-ray have watched at some point and completely don't remember it, though probably come back to me once I start watching it again. 3D has kind of gone out of fashion from an industry perspective, pretty much none of the TVs I see for sale have 3D capability now. I bet there will be a lot of disapointed 3D fans when their TVs break down and they find they can't get new ones.
Epic update, happy that things are going fine.
Thanks, Ace ^^
>223 - Things Are Coming Together. *Cuming Together 😌 #nohomo
#nohomo 4life bro.