I try to do an update once a month. You can to be notified when these updates come!
News Reel
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Video Devlog 1: Basic Resources
June 2020 This is the first installment of the video devlog series, and I'm pretty excited about it. I feel this is a good way to share mechanics and information about the game. This first episode takes a look at basic resources, how they're harvested and how they're replenished. |
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An Interview With Moonlight Game Devs
June 2020 I was interviewed by Marc Philippe Beaujean, a writer at Moonlight Game Devs and they transcribed it into this article: Also, you can listen to the Podcast version on my Patreon! |
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A Fire System
May 2020 This post describes one of the most dangerous obstacles to the player: fire. It details how fire spreads in Kainga, and a few ways to fight the fire with a reveal of a new production building. |
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Presentation
April 2020 Lots of changes, improvements in art, gameplay and more have been made. A new name, logo and reveal trailer was created, I reworked the website and added the game to Steam, Twitter, Patreon and Trello. For all to see! Makes me nervous but excited! |
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Re-Imagined
December 2019 I've made some big strides in development and I explain just a few of them here. Getting ready for some real visual releases and a demo! Sign up to be a Beta Tester here! |
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Creating Water
September 2019 I re-did my water and made it multi-layered. In this post I go into detail with all the steps I take to get the effect I got. Let's take a dive! |
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Cliffside Stairs
August 2019 I add a new way to access higher and lower areas of the map using stairs that cling to cliffsides and wrap around mountains. I try my best to explain how I accomplished this in Unreal. |
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Watchtowers
August 2019 I explain basic defense in Tribal and how watchtowers can help you get an edge in being prepared for the wild world out there. |
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Melee and Ranged Units
June 2019 We take a brief look at the basic unit types including two varieties of both melee and ranged units, how they differ, and how they are created. |
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Unit Organization
May 2019 I try to simply explain how I got my units to group up in a chaotically organized way while maintaining some semblance of clarity. |
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Farming
April 2019 I explain why I added farms to the game and how I hope the game benefits from an added complexity. We look at how you can expect to see them play out. |
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Carrying Ladders
November 2018 I revamped the ladder system and added more functionality including carrying and re-placing ladders as your needs require. |
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Weather and "Seasons"
October 2018 A brief look at how I plan to go about the weather system and how this is explained to the player. Trying to create something new and interesting yet understandable. |
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Technology
September 2018 We take a look at technology trees in traditional strategy games and how I came up with a unique technology system that fits this game's needs. |
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Ladders and Elevation
July 2018 I added ladders to traverse the vertical terrain in an easy and thematic way. It took a bit of McGyvering but the end result is satisfying. |
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Landmasses
May 2018 I created a simple system to create a randomized landscape without too much hassle using large chunks of pre-sculpted landmasses and piecing them together like a giant puzzle. |
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Structure Designs
April 2018 We take a peek at how I plan to create a diversity of differently built and different looking structures so that your culture feels unique through each playthrough. |
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Animating 2D Units in a 3D World
March 2018 We look at how I created 2D units, running around animated in a 3D isometric level, getting the unit to face the right way and the image to face the camera. |
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Setting the Theme
February 2018 We briefly go over where this idea grew from and how vernacular architecture will affect gameplay. |
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Setting the Focus
January 2018 We explore the purpose of this project as well as the armature that will affect the future development of the project. |
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