This second part describes how the lighting is achieved, providing that contour when the sprites get close to a light source. Phew! It has been a while since I wrote the first entry of this topic in the blog. Maybe … Continued
As I’m writing this post, the closed beta testing period is over, having thrown invaluable feedback from players. From errors (exceptions, mostly) and other hard-to-find bugs, to design suggestions, everything was valuable. Steam distribution Use Steam as soon as you … Continued
This first post (1/2) describes the shadow casting part of the full process. The second one is still in the backlog waiting to be done 😉 Disclaimer: This is a reference for my future self, when he’d forgot how to … Continued
Some months ago we were showcasing Trespassers (more shameless self promotion… in our own webpage!) at FIMP ’16, a local event that, in its 4th installment has grown so much as it can be considered a reference in the local … Continued
When we started working on the audio in Trespassers, we were working with the built-in audio system in Unity3D. Our designer did not have control over it. He teleworks, so the workflow needed to be as smooth as possible, as … Continued
When you think about blood action shoot em ups you may think about a few splats here and there, or something more dynamic, bloody, gore, if you like. That’s what we thought about Trespassers. When the 5.2 Unity3D update was … Continued
In the early stages of the development of our 2D run’n gun game, Trespassers, we started to get some performance problems. One of our design goals was having tons of enemies on screen at once, and shooting them without thinking … Continued