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March Devlog: Code tidbits, game improvements and public events
And developing-on we did! Were making progress on a variety of elements. A lot happens in the depth of the code, continually improving, correcting, cleaning and so on which unfortunately doesnt make for very exciting news and visuals. For example, we improved how landmarks are placed on the planet so that they dont overlap visually. We also improved how regions and cities are tracked and stored in the code, so that we can access them in an efficient and fast way. And to help both the programmers and our game designer test and improve the game, Seb created a new development menu that enables us to easily tweak settings and follow variables.
A tidbit of the code generating the planet mesh and the regions.
Thankfully our UI designer Miguel has also been hard at work and upgraded some of the games main screen to fit development in the game design. Taking the landmarks for example, we had discussed in a previous devlog how you can make a choice specific to a landmark. At the time we were using the same presentation for an event and for a landmark where you can make what is essentially an upgrade. We felt they needed to be more clearly differentiated and so here is the new concept for landmark upgrades.
The new landmark upgrade UI design concept. Another development in the game design has been the addition and implementation of adjacency bonuses in city buildings. So for example a GMO (genetically modified organisms) Lab will improve the amount of food that adjacent buildings produce. And a factory will induce disapproval in neighboring population buildings. Here is a concept of how the city screen UI has evolved.
The upgraded city UI design concept showing adjacency building bonuses.
This month we participated in the Actu Gaming French Direct second iteration for which we prepared a small behind the scenes development journal video. Its in French as it is a media channel focused on french-speaking development. [previewyoutube=ml1y4j1wbGc;full][/previewyoutube] The full AG French Direct video with a small dev journal. We were also pretty excited to be part of the Goblinz Publisher Sale on steam which brought some visibility to the game and helped grow the community. Welcome everyone! To go with all this public appearances we finally worked on a logo for our small studio Asteroid Lab and we are pretty happy with the result! Its an asteroid of course, with a lab inside. The idea is its us, making games in our small asteroid lab, cruising through space.
The new logo of our studio Asteroid Lab! Thats most of the stuff we did this month but there is even more that we cant wait to show you next time :) Until then take care! Terraf team
[ 2021-04-06 16:14:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Dear future Mars settlers, SpaceX is blowing-up prototype-rockets every few weeks this year, which is good, we want them to find all the ways they can blow up before we get on them! Spring is also finally shining on the northern hemisphere of Earth, bringing some long awaited warmth and vitamin D to dev-on!
Deep tidbits
And developing-on we did! Were making progress on a variety of elements. A lot happens in the depth of the code, continually improving, correcting, cleaning and so on which unfortunately doesnt make for very exciting news and visuals. For example, we improved how landmarks are placed on the planet so that they dont overlap visually. We also improved how regions and cities are tracked and stored in the code, so that we can access them in an efficient and fast way. And to help both the programmers and our game designer test and improve the game, Seb created a new development menu that enables us to easily tweak settings and follow variables.
A tidbit of the code generating the planet mesh and the regions.
UI and game design improvements
Thankfully our UI designer Miguel has also been hard at work and upgraded some of the games main screen to fit development in the game design. Taking the landmarks for example, we had discussed in a previous devlog how you can make a choice specific to a landmark. At the time we were using the same presentation for an event and for a landmark where you can make what is essentially an upgrade. We felt they needed to be more clearly differentiated and so here is the new concept for landmark upgrades.
The new landmark upgrade UI design concept. Another development in the game design has been the addition and implementation of adjacency bonuses in city buildings. So for example a GMO (genetically modified organisms) Lab will improve the amount of food that adjacent buildings produce. And a factory will induce disapproval in neighboring population buildings. Here is a concept of how the city screen UI has evolved.
The upgraded city UI design concept showing adjacency building bonuses.
Public events
This month we participated in the Actu Gaming French Direct second iteration for which we prepared a small behind the scenes development journal video. Its in French as it is a media channel focused on french-speaking development. [previewyoutube=ml1y4j1wbGc;full][/previewyoutube] The full AG French Direct video with a small dev journal. We were also pretty excited to be part of the Goblinz Publisher Sale on steam which brought some visibility to the game and helped grow the community. Welcome everyone! To go with all this public appearances we finally worked on a logo for our small studio Asteroid Lab and we are pretty happy with the result! Its an asteroid of course, with a lab inside. The idea is its us, making games in our small asteroid lab, cruising through space.
The new logo of our studio Asteroid Lab! Thats most of the stuff we did this month but there is even more that we cant wait to show you next time :) Until then take care! Terraf team
[ 2021-04-06 16:14:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Terraformers
Asteroid Lab
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Goblinz Publishing
Publisher
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- Terraformers Linux [7.5 G]
• Explore the Red Planet
Send your leaders to mysterious locations and be the first to discover rich resource depots, giant crystal caves and stunning natural wonders.• Develop your cities
Found new cities on craters and in lava Tubes. Make them thrive and meet your population's rising demands.• Manage your resources
Mine the rare metals of Mars, manufacture them into advanced goods and set up an effective transport system between your ever-growing cities.• Terraform with ambitious projects
Restart a volcano, construct giant space mirrors or crash ice asteroids to geo-engineer the entire planet.• Become a gardener of life
From spreading adaptive bacteria, to planting full-grown forests with bears. Each life form has specific requirements and provides strategic benefits.• Join the Terraforming!
By making this game, we hope to inspire humankind to take its first steps out of the cradle and become an interplanetary species, starting with Mars! Do you want to join the terraforming movement, get updates about the game development, chat with us, and be the first to be considered for the closed alpha? Then join our Discord server!MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: 1.3 GHz CPU
- Graphics: Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+ Desktop only
- Processor: Dual-core 2Ghz CPU
- Graphics: Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities
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