The Kickstarter made it! Thank you once again to all of you who supported the project! We'll be posting more updates in the coming days and weeks with more previews on the game and rewards. Enjoy a few pirates until the next air-strike! More as it develops! -...
I need to hash out the first few boats so we can get a feel for basic progression as we start integrating construction > technology > expansion, blah blah blah game stuff. I need to do a raft, a canoe or dinghy, and a...
Enjoy this preview of hot-piracy in action! The boat design doc is nearly complete! We're really excited to get a couple prototypes sailing around. The customization options are rich but the application is very straightforward in game. Fine-tuning your fleet will be really...
Just about any game with any amount of "rpg elements" will offer some character customization. Getting a good selection of skintones for humans can be a bit tricky. Nothing is worse than programmer designed sliders to pick your skincolor in a game, but...
Another Saturday another Screenshot! Ben is streaming nonstop like some frenzied streaming monk. This does mean you can hangout, talk about the game, and ask Unity3d questions here: www.twitch.tv/benopotomus2 If you're just in the mood to see how Ben setup today's screen, this is...
It's time for another update from the deck of the DWD ship! Ben has the SWABs doing all sorts of marvelous jobs, and sharing the work amongst themselves. Teamwork is magical, just like all those motivational posters told you. Turns out that means we need buttons...
Planet 72 is about colonizing Planets. Space has lots of planets and we want players to be able to really enjoy the limitless possibilities all those planets present with tons of replayability. That means either infinite content or lots of clever hooks for random variables. Obviously...
Planet 72 features a blend of RTS gameplay with a building system more akin to a tower-defense game. Right away I think you can see the knobs and dials that gives us to play with as designers. Here's a look at an empty building node. Don't...
Greetings fellow spacenauts! Lets scope out a couple of those radical accomplices that will keep the drooling horde of alien nasties from dining on your scrumptious brain during your time on Planet 72! First up we have that staple of camping goodness, the defense turret. It sports...
What better way to kick off all the hot-new-game-action that is The Horrors From Planet 72 than with some radical poster love? Clearly I see no way or I wouldn't have posted this. Check out all of its groovy goodness here If it sounds too good to be...