Author Archives: Darius

Utah Game Wars Video

I’ve spent the last little while fixing bugs and polishing things up for a video to submit to the Utah Game Wars. It’s a contest between in-development game ideas, where the winner gets a lot of cash. It took some … Continue reading

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Galactic Map

I spent a lot of this last week fixing my computer, it had taken some heat damage, I believe from having the hot summer sun shine in on it every day, and I had to disable one of the cores, … Continue reading

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Lighting

I started working on some images for the in base, or at least some rough stand ins for the final art that will give an idea of where it’s headed. Here’s a shot of a landing pad:In the game that … Continue reading

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The Bright Side: Fibrillation

I tend to buy a lot of game bundles, partially because I want to support other indie game developers, partially because I want to sample a wide variety of games to see what’s out there, and partially because my inner … Continue reading

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Creating a feeling of presence

I’ve been doing some research lately, playing other space games, and trading games, trying to refresh my memory of how other people have done it and get some good ideas. I’ve noticed something interesting in my playing, most of the … Continue reading

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Announcing Yet Another Space Game

Back in mid December I decided to take a break from Tot Voltus for a while and work on something else. That something else has really taken off, and I’m excited to be talking about it. It doesn’t have a … Continue reading

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Abstract Conversation Representation

How would you go about representing a conversation in a game?  The most straightforward way is the conversation tree.  You make a statement, someone else makes a response, or counter statement, and back and forth it goes.  Each statement is … Continue reading

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What is Tot Voltus?

Most western RPGs are enjoyable because they allow you to live out a life as someone else, someone you could never be, and honestly, probably wouldn’t want to be.  They give you the chance to live as a sword swinging … Continue reading

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What am I doing?

I’ve created this blog largely as a way to drum up awareness of my latest project.  I thought it would be helpful to talk about some of the ideas behind it in a public forum where I could hopefully get … Continue reading

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