KickStarter BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION - isometric post-apocalyptic adventure from STASIS developer

I'd prefere a pile of skulls of EA executives.

 

While we're fixing each other...

 

Just place a troll on the place of the space marine and add pink hair to the demons and it would be perfect.

 

Thats ms paint not photoshop

 

I really like that idea.

 

A small taste of the next backer update:

http://desolationgame.com/megaimage1/

And we have some really cool news to announce.

 

oo pretty

 

That looks great man! I like how the blood appears to be acidic and has etched holes in the limestone-ish rock. That look - of liquid collecting in erroded spots of rock, is very particular. How did you model it to look so natural?

I'm very familiar with the look because i've done a lot of hiking in central texas, where we have a ton of limestone on the surface. limestone is easily eroded and water will pool into it just like your bloody water in the teaser picture. https://www.google.com/search?q=texas+limestone+water&source=lnms&tbm=isch

 

Thanks mate! Its actually a pretty easy process, although I did have a bit a time to figure out the best way to do it.

I took this texture:

and created a high contrast map that I used as a DISPLACEMENT MAP:

Then the blood etched into the rocks is done as a flat plane that sits 'inside' the displaced geometry. So its quite literally pooling inside the darker parts - and getting and reflections or refraction from the surrounding geometry.

 

Pyke awesome, is that rock indigenous to SA? Do you know what it's called?

 

That particular texture isnt from an SA place, but we do have very similar erosion happen here close to the beach where the salt eats away at the rocks. I think its a relatively common occurrence in places that have rock pools - and this area is very close to an oceanfront.

 

Damn infinitron is so fast i literally got my email 9 minutes ago.

 

How much a AAA blockbuster composer cost? Seems like alot of money and there are probably tons of talented cheaper artists out there.

Unless this is a marketing move, having a big-ish name can get you more media exposure/mention.

Pyke

 

Hey Pyke nice update man!

The world looks great, as does the UI. I have two squabbles though.

The first is that one part of the full UI looks a bit too squeaky-clean for a game with the word "Desolation" in it.


The clean panels around this log look out of place to my eye - is the upper-left L piece supposed to be plastic? Maybe have some discoloration and slight flow, characteristic of bakelite that's gotten too warm in the sun?



The 2nd is the UNITY scene transition / interaction icons that I see you've got your own version of.



You mentioned playing PoE and it being an inspiration, but please don't take these zone/interact icons as inspiration from it (nor the writing...). They definitely help a player get their bearings, but they take you out of the world immediately. If you have a tab-to-highlight feature, I suggest making the icons show upon pressing it, rather than have them on by default at all times. If you don't see my point, go to your smallest map with multiple exit points close to each other. Or in PoE. How "good" does it look to have this cluster of zone-transition icons, especially when there's other interact icons jumbled in as well? Put that shit on tab-to-see and you preserve the look of the game and the player's agency, less they tap the keyboard.

 

Hmm. Doom has good music, but his Prey score was particularly bad/unmemorable except for that opening credits song which is (100 emoji) (fire emoji) (eggplant emoji) (jizz emoji)

 

Marks equipment is all new - but will age as we move through the game. Honestly the interface is in constant flux, so Ill certainly have another look at it before release!
The icons only turn on when Mark is close enough to them - the proximity of the appearance is something we are tweaking to avoid the 'LOOK AT ALL THE ICONS!' issues that some games have. But yeah - its all in flux, and nothing is sacred!

 

I love the Prey OST! The Wolfenstein one is also right at the top of my list (granted Im a little biased).
The reason I love Micks stuff is that he isnt afraid to experiment with strange and unusual instruments and sounds - something we are taking advantage of! Hell - he has a flute made out of a human thigh bone in his collection of instruments...that alone is worth it!

 

where can you sign up to make your bones into a musical instrument when you die? Maybe they can make a bagpipe with my massive gut.

 

Oh wow, nice job landing Mick Gordon. His work on the new Wolfensteins and Killer Instinct reboot was stellar.

 

If you want I can write a word for you and you can try to decipher it..

 

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