Goodby 2018 – Final remarks
Hi 2019! I hope everyone had a few nice days between the years and that a great new one is coming. The last year was a very busy one for me. Beside working on Pre-alpha 0.3 I also did some...
Pre-alpha 0.2 – A closer look at Engineering 2.0 – Goods
Hi and welcome to this development update! Before I start I want to give a short update on what I was working on the last few days. First I settled for itch.io as my patcher and hub during the pre-alpha...
Pre-alpha 0.2 – A closer look at Engineering 2.0 – What is what
Hi everyone! So this is the first part in a series of “closer look” development updates. They are meant to give you a better understanding of the basics behind engineering 2.0. This time I’ll outline the principles of construction, production...
Pre-alpha 0.2 – Dwarfs are engineers!
Hello and welcome to the first update in 2018 – Finally.. Pre-alpha 0.2! You might argue that it would make sense to write news more often. But this time it turned out to be quite an effort to get to...
Camera and Characters
Hi and welcome to a new dev news. Currently I’m somewhere in the middle of Version 0.2 and I thought it would make sense to give an overview over the past few weeks. On my way to 0.2 The next...
Pre-alpha 0.1 – Now with some brain
Hi all! Today the game finally reached pre-alpha 0.1. This means all game pillars are implemented. Some already quite final, some just in a basic form. Non the less they are there. Of course countless smaller features and game mechanics...
Hello 2017! You? Here?
Hi all! I have to apologize for the long silence. The first half of 2016 (ironically directly after my post) was a very busy time (full time job). I wasn't able to move forward as fast as I would have...
From black powder to gibberish
Welcome to the first development update for 2016. I've been constantly working on various systems and assets to build up a solid foundation. I want to finish a vertical slice through all game elements from mechanics to visuals. The goal...Huge Update Video
Hi there! Here’s now an updated video presenting the current state of the development. As already mentioned most of the work went into systems deep inside the core of the game. All difficult to showcase. But it’s really great to…