The Space Coder Rises: Astrobase Command Weekly Dev Update – 7 May 2018
Today's the big day! Our ninja coder emerges from the shadows to add his wisdom to the weekly update. Without further ado, take it away, Cam! Cam Hi people, I'm the new programmer you've been hearing about for the last few updates. I've been having a great time working with the jellyfish guys you know and love! My last month has been dedicated to getting save games working with the last week spent on (Hopefully) getting rid of the last few bugs in it. Max - @Max_Shields Hello Terrans! Bug hunting was the name of the game this...
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Save Game Loading – Astrobase Command Dev Update – 30 April 2018
Adam - @adam_blahuta Hey everybody! We're a few small tasks away from having functional save files! We're dedicating a bunch of time to testing save/load to identify and fix bugs that inevitably crop up. Since some of those bugs will force us to wipe save files, we're trying to get as much of those out of the way before shipping it. That being said, this is still alpha and we don't have a huge QA team to lean on, so we'll be counting on you to put your investigator hats on and put the system through its paces! Dave...
Bug Squashing, Save Games, and Combat Design | Astrobase Command Dev Update – 23 April 2018
Daniel - @Polygonatron Hi Everybody! Another week of intense planning and organizational work for me. Not much to talk about there. But it's getting there! The future is looking all planned and stuff. Max - @Max_Shields Hi y'all! My plate was filled with foley work and populating the GUI with audio. I also whacked a few audio bugs which was quite satisfactory. In the process, I've developed a new programming language, T♭using TOP (Troll Oriented Programming). I'm not sure I was supposed to do it with a warhammer, though. T♭: Troll Oriented Programming at work Dave - @Dave_Astrobase...
Got Management? – Astrobase Command Dev Update – 16 April 2018
Adam - @adam_blahuta Hey everybody! With the recent addition of a new programmer, work on save files has picked back up nicely. On top of my responsibilities keeping him unblocked and well-fed with tasks, I've done a bunch of project management work to keep programming clear on its objectives and on track with progress. I also used the opportunity to knock out some overdue bugs. While the build is pretty stable, there's still an accumulation of small things to get to. Since adding new features tends to create new bugs as well, it's important to get ahead of it. Once...
News From Command: The Astrobase Team Grows — Weekly Dev Update, April 9th 2018
Hey everybody! I had to wait until things were official, but I can finally share some great news! As many of you know, for most of its lifetime Jellyfish Games has been entirely self-funded through contract work. Since programming contracts are usually the easiest to find and most lucrative, I’ve taken on the lion’s share of that to keep the lights on. While I enjoyed working with different teams on a bunch of fun projects, this kept pulling me away from Astrobase Command. Art and design were coming along nicely, but programming work was piling up. Lucky for us, we...
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Jellyfish Games’ Spacebunny Dispatch – 30 March 2018
Hello everybody! We want to take a moment to wish all of you a Happy Spacebunny Day! It only happens once a year, so enjoy. Before parting ways this week, we'd like to remind you of our Patreon. You can add continued support to our efforts to make Astrobase Command, and bring a new paradigm to the funding of video games. Patrons supporting us for $5/month or more also receive an exclusive monthly work-in-progress chapter of the Astrobase Command novel. Originally intended as an exploration of Astrobase's storytelling possibilities, the novel has expended into a serious endeavour. Here's a sample...
Marching onward: Astrobase Command Weekly Dev Update – March 26th, 2018
Daniel - @Polygonatron Hi Everybody! This week I continued to work on expressing the crew personalities as well as making another pass over all the lights on the station. Dave - @Dave_Astrobase Hey guys, As part of the ongoing story design, I had the pleasure of digging into Viruses, Heat/Oxygen, Riots and Combat! Max - @Max_Shields Hi all! I've been sounding out the game audio, and in the process have demonstrated that like most things, Unity is not Infantry proof. I broke it. Fortunately, our space-time continuum is still intact. I may or may not be able to say the...
Improved Conversation Visuals and UI Audio: Astrobase Command Weekly Dev Update – March 16th, 2018
Hi everyone, We're working on some bigger pieces that don't fit nicely the weekly development cycle. As a result, we're not putting out a build this week. There's good stuff coming! Daniel - @Polygonatron Hi Everybody! This week I've worked on improving the touch and feel of finding and accessing crew conversations on the station as well as a new system that should allow more of the crew's personalities to shine through visually in their portraits and on the station as they go through their day-to-day activities. Max - @Max_Shields Greetings, Internetlings! I've kept up the audio work this week....
Astrobase Command Weekly Gamedev Update: Improving the Wow Factor – March 9, 2018
Daniel - @Polygonatron Hi everybody! This week I've been working on various smaller tasks. Improving the visuals a bit here and a bit there. Some of the things I did this week are already in the latest build, for example the new color scheme (and minor layout changes) of the Species Creation UI and the new sound effects in the Asteroid Shooter cartridge. Some things will be in the next build, like tweaks to all the lights on the station. Adam - @adam_blahuta Hey Space-Friends! This week I focused on integrating a bunch of scenery changes Daniel made to improve...
Procedural Story Content in Development – Astrobase Command Dev Update – 27 Feb 2018
Dave - @Dave_Astrobase Hey guys! Very exciting times on the design side of things! The core systems of Astrobase Command were always intended to be a stable foundation for procedural story content based on the personalities of characters, and playing out in a very naturalistic and unscripted way. This is something that has never been done before in video games! Now the fun part begins, which is designing the dynamic stories that the permeate the characters' lives. In production terms, it sits on top of the existing simulation game playable in the alpha (which is a logical, consistent game universe...
