New Site Post: An introduction to Iridium Moons
https://bumblebeegames.eu/iridium-moons.html

Finally got around to spell out at a reasonable length the whole idea behind the retro-futuristic Space Opera setting Iridium Moons and the concept for an ImSim game set in it, made with Godot.

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I made this.

It's shit. But I made it. And except for that water shader, I understand quite well how everything else works.

Not bad at all for day 1 with Godot.

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New Site Post: Project Wasp
https://bumblebeegames.eu/project-wasp.html

Finally getting that actual announcement and pitch for #ProjectWasp out there.

My early and still somewhat vague plans for making a first-person RPG/ImSim game with 90s graphics in Godot, heavily inspired by Morrowind, Thief, and Fallout.

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I got an idea for a #crpg narrative, that I don't think I've ever seen anywhere:

The player plays as an explorer of old ruins in the wilderness and discovers ancient texts and artifacts. There are several sages in the nearby towns who are very interested in them for their own reasons and have conflicting goals, and provide different information on the things you show them.
By deciding what to share with who, the player influences what's going to happen.

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Putting Project Hornet, a tactical CRPG inspired by Fallout, Jagged Alliance 2, and Kenshi, away into the desk drawer for now. Turn-based grid combat in a 3D engine seems quite hard to code.

Announcing Project Wasp, an ImSim inspired by Thief, System Shock 2, and Morrowind, with comparable graphics.

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While looking for examples for games similar to what I want to make with #HornetEngine, I noticed that Wasteland 2 seems to be extremely close to what I have in mind in gameplay and graphics (basically a blend of Fallout and Jagged Alliance 2 in a 3D engine), and it's available on PS4 so it can be played with a controller.

Only played half an hour in the first area yet, and I already have so many notes about what I like and what I would do very differently. 😄

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Having a fairly well worked out concept for gameplay and mechanics, and starting to get an idea for what kinds of assets I could realistically create myself, I think that my planned game would be best served with graphics and controls similar to Wasteland 2.

The only thing this would be missing are views of the sky, which are a big part of the aesthetic I have in mind.
Any ideas how to sneak in occasional views of the sky in such a game?

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Sitting down with #blender to make the first assets for my early 2000s retro-ish game, and immediately facing the question how many faces a standard cylinder should have.

This seems like something I should lock in now, as it would probably a huge pain in the ass to change later.

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Thinking about a tactical fantasy RPG that has no spells. What could characters even do in combat to make it interesting and give it depth?

- Throw any weapon currently equipped.
- Thrown weapons land on the ground. Disabled enemies drop their weapon.
- Pick up and immediately equip any weapon from the ground.
- Wrestle with an enemy to pin him down.
- Tie up an enemy pinned down by an ally.
- Demoralized enemies flee combat.
- Win combat by causing a rout.

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