One year of Picocraft - releasing the tools - PicoCraft by yourykiki

One year of Picocraft - releasing the tools A year ago I released Picocraft , a Warcraft III demake built entirely in PICO-8. It was a wild ride to build - two factions, AI, fog of war, pathfinding, a...

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It’s been a year since I released #Picocraft, a demake of Warcraft III on Pico8 with cool @brullov_art pixel art.
To celebrate, I thought I’d release the two editors I coded to help me create the four maps and animations.
https://yourykiki.itch.io/picocraft
I've just published a #Picocraft devlog about Pico8 Sprite and maps Tricks https://yourykiki.itch.io/picocraft/devlog/949482/picocraft-pico8-sprite-and-maps-tricks
If you're interested in the tricks used to draw lots of pixels with postprocess fog of war, it's the right place !
Pixel art is from https://x.com/brullov_art
Picocraft: Pico8 Sprite and maps Tricks - PicoCraft by yourykiki

Devlog: Sprite Management, Map Depth, and Performance in a PICO-8 Strategy Game In this post, I share how I approached graphics, memory handling, and performance optimization for my PICO-8 game—from...

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I've just posted a postmortem of #picocraft

This one focus on time, organization and motivation along time, 5 mins read
https://yourykiki.itch.io/picocraft/devlog/944487/picocraft-a-bumpy-ride

Picocraft is a RTS made with @brullov_art you can play it on @itchio https://yourykiki.itch.io/picocraft #gamedev #indiedev

​Picocraft: a bumpy ride - PicoCraft by yourykiki

Picocraft: a bumpy ride I intend to share information, thoughts and details about the bumpy road this project has taken. This first post focus on project start, socials and organization aspects. Then...

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Wanna try a 8bit #pixelart RTS ?

#picocraft , the warcraft III demake made with @brullov_art, is coming to https://yourykiki.itch.io/picocraft !

Have fun !

Also available on #pico8 BBS https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148318

PicoCraft by yourykiki

pico8 warcraft III demake

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#picocraft update with units upgrades is released !
Blacksmith allow you to improve units attack and defense ! You can also upgrade towers
There is also some fixes, changelog and game is on #pico8 BBS https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148318

Pixels are from @brullov_art on twitter
#indiedev #indiegames

Picocraft - a pico warcraft III demake

#picocraft update incoming in few days, I find a way to add some upgrade, for democracy ! (oops that's Helldivers🙃) with fix that @real_good_games has reported
I tried myself at icons respecting style of @brullov_art that made all the others pixels ! #pico8 #indiedev #indiegames

Here are the complete gif of the WIP evolution of #picocraft that I made with @brullov_art
Each sequence is focus on a feature, quirks, bugs, trials / error...

The game is playable on lexaloffle BBS, incoming on itch soon... :)
https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148318

Have fun !

#gamedev #indiegame #pico8

Picocraft - a pico warcraft III demake

#picocraft animation editor development progression