What are we working on?
April 11, 2012 in Featured, Media, News
A quick update on what each member of the team is working on at the moment!
Kyren‘s been hard at work putting the finishing touches on object integration and tweaking the netcode; it’s now at a point that online play is very very smooth and seamless. Net play has been in for a while, but it wasn’t featured in the last update because we wanted it to be more about the fantastic lighting she did.
Among making various assets, Tiy‘s actually been working more on the code side of things – defining and inputting assets, setting to work on putting as many finished things as possible into the game for testing.
Omni is specifically working on creatures; defining their AI and behaviours and recently got flying creatures working. Flying creatures were a problem because we have winged creatures, which have to move a specific way to look right. The solution we came up with for winged creatures in particular is pretty ingenious, maybe we’ll be able to show it to you in a future update!
George has gotten lots of random armors done, along with some creatures and object work to keep things varied. The random armors in particular are a very hard and lengthy process, so great job George!
Legris the Tree Master is focusing mainly on the biome side of things – parallax, plant and tree (big surprise!) production. Right now he’s concepting a system for dynamic trees, which could mean trees being much more varied.
Lastly, I (Rho) have been working mostly on creature production, inparticular on the contest winners, as well as various other things. Congratulations, by the way!
Here’s Tiy messing with a flashlight whilst I stand lookout
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first
also awesome
Congrats!
OMG, this looks so awesome.
P.S. First!!!
i can’t wait for this game :)
First FAIL
Thanks for the update!
THANK YOU! Now i dont need any information for a month..
No, we all want info XD
Took you some reasonable amount of time with this one, didn’t it?
Thank you so much for your work on Starbound, it will be a really great game ! I discover it a few days ago and I can’t stop reloading and reloading Tiy twitter page since ^^ (I am french, I don’t know if I am understandable by the way) Thanks !
Great crystal tree and white worm:D
Looks fantastic! I can’t wait!
My god…
i need this game! :D
In the picture..Tiy is a girl….and you’re a monkey…..ok….
If I can play a monkey, then this game is a guaranteed buy for me.
Oh wait, it already was.
MONKEY!
I think this game is ready enough for beta testing! Like this if you agree!
From what we see it might be ready. BUT, we still have not seen a lot of the game so there might be a lot of bugs, problems, or unfinished things.
yeah but that’s the point of beta testing. To FIND and ELIMINATE those things!
OR! The devs do testing (like every OTHER company out there) and FIX those BEFORE they become a problem.
Honestly, people like you need to learn patience and just wait for the product to be finished before it’s released.
not gonna lie though, these teaser images are driving me freaking insane
but they need more people to test the bugs, 11 people cant find all of the bugs. that’s y there’s beta testing so there is a greater chance of finding alot of bugs.
I hate people who go into the ‘Mojang Mentality’, where, because you make an indie game, you must release beta, cause were “testing for bugs”. Fun fact, almost no one actually tests. You all just want to to play the game early. You really wanna test? Good. Wait till they release the game. That way you’ll have plenty of quirks to find.
What you’re saying is so true… xD
So many crankys. Leave poor Couldnotcare alone. He/She is just excited, no need to get your knickers in a knot. I am also excited and would love the chance to help test and see this game in action. Looks fantastic. :D
Wait… so your not supposed to report bug when beta testing? Man I’ve been doing it wrong my entire life.
You’re saying alpha testing.
99.9999% of beta testers dont test the game. Look at minecraft for example. THE ENTIRE THING WAS A BETA TEST it just recently finished. but it shouldn’t have beta cuz it would just have that one out of a billion people who actually TEST.
Just pointing this out there, some people, like me, do actually test games. It’s nice to see the content, but the beta, in my mind is about finding the bugs. when the patch/expansion/game goes live, you have the satisfaction of being apart of the game, and you know all the secrets. I thought that mindcraft’s idea was charming to give a gradual price increase while in beta, it defiantly got them theirs
True enough, some people do genuinely test a product (I, myself, have been a part of more than my share of closed/open betas/alphas.. I have no life), but when going into a full on open beta there’s always too many non-testers playing to accurately gauge the information received.
Would a closed beta with a few extra people they trusted be reasonable? Possibly, it seems like it from all the teasers so far; an open beta would be counter-productive at this point if you ask me. In the end though, whether they invite testers, do open testing, or simply do it all themselves.. It’s entirely up to them.
And, to clarify.. Not all of this was directed at you (Levelgrind), I’m not trying to put words in your mouth; the first part was and I didn’t feel like multi-posting to cover (essentially) the same topic.
I’d have to agree with couldnotcare. Although even if they don’t have those necessities out yet, it’d probably be best for them to get a beta out sooner than later so they have a community helping them with finding the bugs earlier on.
I agree. but if you cant i thinm you should do a leak. The end of summer is far away!
Learn patience and wait for summer to end.
well i guess its not the end of time if they dont do testing
i want the game now!!!!!
I don’t care, I want a quality game. So, I will wait.
It’s the start of winter already. GET GOING! They said it would be released when summer ends now they say it will be released in the winter.
either do beta testing or a leak
DEVELOPERS don’t do leaks, hackers do.
I think what he meant was “Either a BETA test is released soon, or some fan that doesn’t know what waiting nor patience is and leak the current development of the game”. But I honestle agree that a game is done when it is done. people have to live with it.
Um, yes they do. IIRC Redigit was responsible for the first leak of Terraria. Swear I saw it stated in some article. A lot of indie devs release “leaks” to popular gaming communities sometimes to see feedback.
what!its redigit who released leak?
Redigit didn’t leak it, a closed beta tester did or that 4th employee of Re-Logic ( yes, there was a 4th), I forgot
ohh really? i did not know that…
i thoght componys did game leaks like testing.
i did not mean a fan made thing
i hate only this about games when this game will come the next week there wil come hacks i don t want to hack but my freinds do
I think they should clean up a bit first. It seams like they haven’t implemented many things yet, and you never know, there might be just planets FULL of unfinished things, so we should wait a bit. They are bright enough to know when it is ready, in case you didn’t know.
totally your right
Game sounds amazing. Id love to play it now but id rather get something a little more finished
yes
”like this if you agree”
For all we know there could be no GUI, and the pistol in the screenshot could be added solely by developer commands and there is no other way to equip items. Maybe there is one, maybe there isn’t be the fact is YOU don’t know, and as such are nowhere near qualified to say whether this game is ready for gameplay or not.
Give him a break! I’m impatient too.
Everyone’s impatient. It’s impossible to not be impatient after hearing all these delicious things about the game.
It may be ready for testing but not for the full game (this is for all the peple who think that testing will be the real thing)
cus if they do testing they will still improve it cus its TESTING not the game but eralier
Why all the arguing? It’s not a controversy, it’s just a suggestion…
Beta testing? this early? lol. the games a long way from beta. Alpha testing maybe. lol.
I doubt that they’ve barely started, they’re still getting ideas and getting the programs working e.g. the procedure generation thing.
Dude they can’t just go into to beta testing I mean they could but wouldn’t you want even more content first and to show us more and up the excitement for the game, I mean if they just go into beta testing now you will feel so anticipated but in the long run you wouldn’t be as excited as you thought, just think about it. I would love to go into beta testing as well don’t we all!! …..but no it takes time.
Making me want this game more and more! :D
Oh…. MONKEY!
Awesome! I’m glad to hear that you’re doing good on the game! Don’t stress yerself out too much though. :3
I should be more active on the forums… I really want to be a part of the “Starbound community”. :P
Cant wait for release!!! :) and can the people working on the creatures please check out my thread!! THE STALKERS
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/the-stalkers.4118/
throwing my credit card at the screen y u no work !
What is that Worm thing in the bottom right corner? And I finally see a crystal planet, with crystal trees YAY :D
I’m gonna diiiiiiiie waiting for the release !
We all are man…… we all are.
Jawesome! Moar screenshots pl0x
lol like the jawesome for 2 best friends play???? O.O
Will there be worlds that are mostly abandoned cities or complexes? This would obviously require it’s own generation algorithm and art resources to do properly, so I can understand if that’s not going to make it in. It might make for a fun expansion though…
I would love that.
That would be awsome!
Like a huge dungeon!
Hell yeah, that what I call an update thread. Keep da good working. And by the way, I really want to beta testing the game. keep feeding us with mre teaser. It’s always relevant !
Incredible. I can hardly wait to get on my hands on it and start playing around!
This is looking brilliant so far, I really can’t wait to dedicate some of my game-time to it!
I wish I was involved more…I guess I’ll have to do my coursework and then I can do stuff like this!
Tiy sure does love his flashlights. :P
why are u the guy and him the girl. that got confusing for a bit there
did you build that building or was it generated?
Picture Analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2flzcDIGciY
Saying what we already noticed.
I think the monster in the lower right corner is a mutant space burrito.
SO EXICITED WANT SO BADLY!
how to play this game
its not out yet
how to play this game ,,Starbound”
plz some body call my
I’m sorry, but you can’t get the game yet… It’s not gonna come out until summer.
YOU CAN BE A MONKEY? :O
Nothing says developer more than being an Abe, the space chimp :D
could be just a monkey helmet
No, there’s a race called the Apex.
Were is the play button…
but…
WHAT… ?
This is not a video !
Grab your forks, flip the tables !
xD
lolz
Whats that thing in the bottom right corner?
That’s all we wanted, and its perfect. Thanks for the info and the screenshot.
If it doesn’t have a tail its not a monkey/
even with a monkey kind of shape/
if it doesn’t have a tail its not a monkey/
if it doesn’t have a tail its not a monkey its an ape!
what is that that thing in the bottom right corner?
it looks cool!
Man this game just becomes better and better, I can’t wait to see the end results guys ^^
….AND I JIZZED IN MY PANTS! nah but seriously tho i cant wait for the game or atleast a beta of to pre-order itor something because it looks so freaking cool
Related.
Is that a cake monster………
It’s a mutant space burrito.
WHERE IS THE BETA!!!!!
WHY CAN’T I USE MY STARBOUND ACCOUNT TO COMMENT!!!
-TehLonelyDonut
What’s that in the bottom right corner?
Whay
Hmm…
I found a problem…
YOUR PICTURE DOES NOT ACCEPT CASH.
Like if you threw money at the screen.
I’ve been throwing money at my screen since i heard about Starbound. Money throw is ineffective.
Mainly happy that the monkey is holding a gun. That would imply that it kills things.
Looks wonderful.
Can’t wait to get more of it!
Just discovered this game, glad to see this existing after finding out that Terraria is now dead (no more updates). All I can say about this game is SPLOOSH!
need weekly screenshots
Love the screenshot!!! Great to hear from the devs!!! The building is really nicely done, btw!
When beta is released????
I WANNA PLAY THIS GAME
Or moar gameplays
Thanks Rho!! i’m sure i speak for the community when i say i appreciated the update :)
also, Tiy is a blonde girl and you’re a gorilla with a backpack radar?? :p
would you mind putting the wallpapers, the pics and the screenshots in the media section? It seams you kinda forgot about that.
This game looks so great :D A small demo, just like one or 2 planets, would be amazing!
great job to all the devs :3
Who is Tiy on that picture? :)
Is that a cake monster in the bottom right?
I’M THROWING MONEY AT MY SCREEN AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING!
Sorry but i think character look bad character in terraria look fun. In this game it is idea to put character loking like a people. And i dont like this idea.
Fix your English.
I love the look of this crystal tree! :DDD I wonders what sort of things i may be able to craft from it! :P Keep up the good work devs! I simply canno’t express my excitment in words so gonna look foward for the release! :D
BETTTAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for giving us info … we love info, keep us informed :D and we will keep coming back :D woot :D
awesome that is so awesome, is that your house
Was that base custom made by placing blocks? And is that area in the bottom middle of the screen a mine type thing?
Ooooh! i see they gave a hint in the picture… ~Crystal Biome~ :D
The ability to look like Zero Suit Samus or a Planet of the Apes like character? Why does the screenshot not have a credit card slot?
WOW.. nice, this game is in C++ Lenguage? or XNA ???
Its in C++ if you wanna make sure go to the FAQ
Everyone, look to the bottom right hand corner, THAT TELE-TUBBIE’S ABOUT TO GET EATEN!!
BY A GIANT SPACE BURRITO!
I would be super excited for a beta from this game. I still play Terraria to this day and I love it!!! I can not wait to play this game.
Looking fantastic, Cant wait to see what you will be showing us next. Keep up the great work.
CANT FUCKING WAIT AGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!
What do we have here… Looks like the same kind of block, but major part of it is different and somewhat diversed. I don’t think it was diversed manually though…
Those crystals look amzing :D
could we get some combat videos or a small demo plz
Oh look, it’s Terraria with a texture pack installed. Why hasn’t Relogic sued the crap out of this yet?
Oh look, it’s another Terraria fanboy. Why are you so diehard for Terraria?
Because the people who made terraria are the people making this game. Doy!
Wooo, crystal trees :D would be awesome if you could make them into a crystal sword or such
I’m sitting here right now, once again, drooling at this game….I want to be a beta tester. Big time. Definitely willing to pay bucks right now just to ensure that I have this game when it comes out.
wait wait…… you mean like a preo-ordering of some sort? yea some guy named gadoosh said that a while ago. im totally for it too both your comment and that guy’s
It’s nice that you are being involved and telling us how it’s going. do you mind showing us just a tiny video showcasing some of the work you have done?
Moar VIDS Please!!!
I see a sandworm type thing in the lower right corner (next to the bunny statue) new monster?
All you guys do for the longest time is make wallpapers
Then with this right here, you let us know the progress you’ve made. Which is basically none whatsoever when you stop and think about it.
I’m starting to lose hope in this whole project a little…..
lol what?
Maybe you should actually READ this post.
~Starbound Progress Report Card~
Supposed Progress:
Getting a smooth netcode that makes online play seamless and enjoyable: 0 Pts
Newly finished code being put into the program and tested: 0 Pts
Defining new creature AI and working out issues with old ones that had problems: 0 Pts
Creating bulk amounts of armor, monster, and item graphics to keep loot interesting and varied: 0 Pts
Working on biome generation to make sure the planets are as diverse as possible: 0 Pts
Creature Production for contest winners: 0 Pts
Not taking the time to detail each and every armor, item, piece of code, and feature you’ve worked for the last two months: -10,000 Pts
Final Score: -10,000
Notes:
Very unimpressed. Need to do something more substantial with your work time. Perhaps jump straight to releasing the finished game? This would show your dedication more than dillydallying in development all day.
The f*ck? you have no idea what their doing except for small things. That and making netcode,AI,making armor and insuring no Missingnos come from nowhere is very challenging.
So basically: It’s harder than you think.And for god’s sake be patient.
You are saying that they are making sure that missingnos ARE there. Nothing comes from nowhere means everything comes from everywhere. -*2=+. (double negatives make a positive!)
Sir, you just had a diarrhea through your fingers…
I find it laughable that you call yourself the official reporter…there’s nothing official about this. I’m not going to white knight, but I will say, you’re an obvious troll, or you’re reeeeaaaaaally butthurt.
Irony.
Not everyone can see it.
what happened to saying WAZ alot?
was that building made in game? or can you not build ubuildings like that.
Wow, this looks awesome.
I love the idea of this I would be honored to be in the beta if there is one (if possible) I was introduced to this by a friend of mine and was hooked. One last thing is have you guys thought about adding pets like to help out in certain ways ex: one can produce light or fight etc… it was just an idea but it must be a busy job as is so I hope you get a chance to look into it but I thank you enough for makeing this game!
guys,i am working on a downfall parody of “fuhrer in starbound” i will later upload on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/slainender
the parody is in process
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
You guys are awesome!
will have pixel art?
Whoohooo!! Good luck guys
okay people, i have been looking at this site everyday for updates. Please give some material.
hey yeah, im not very good with words so… PULL YOUR FINGER OUTTA YA ASS AND PUT SOME SHIT UP HERE :)
umm…not exactly how i would have put it, but yeah im really eager for some new material * w *
You guys stopped posting updates to facebook? Sadface.
Oh god.. I’m hungry for news again ;_; Anything special happened?
A wild Starbound appeared! Starbound uses attract. IT’S SUPER EFFECTIVE! Internet wanderer uses throw money. It’s not very effective. Starbound uses awesome screenshot. Internet wanderer fainted.
So incredible awesome !
Does ANYONE acctually check on this site anymore????
I check up on this site every day! EVERY……..SINGLE………DAY.
Yup I’ve checked the site everyday for the last two weeks.. :/
Yeah me too, open the site…no updates…sigh. Tell myself to be patient, the devs will deliver…
So awesome…
I can’t help but wonder how the building process is going to work. Surely their not going to use the same format as Terraria, right? (not like i had a problem with Terraria’s building or anything on the contrary i loved it)
Crystal planet looks Sweeeeet. I love the trees + Background and I want it to be my home world!! With lots of Poptops walking around. :D
-wonders what the bunny and white giant plant like thing are in the bottom right-hand corner-
i have waited for 18 days for a new update.fuck!
I’m pretty sure it’s been longer than 18 days…
you guys are so dumb in the comment section the whole fun part of a game at least to me is waiting for an update and going omg this is a awesome update and playing with it then going to the next update. So if they release a beta test at least to me it would seen amazing to see all the bugs and glitches and the game getting much more intense become real and have some real fun with the game. I have stopped playing minecraft because they have stopped with the little updates they used to do so we would try to find out what they did and have fun informing people or not telling anyone ;)
If this game will turn out to be half as awesome as I think it’ll be, it’s going to be the last game I buy.
I think this game is ready enough for beta testing! Like this if yo-
*see’s couldnotcare’s comment*
Aw…
Wait… What?!
Can’t find a release date “guess” anywhere. All I can find is Q2 2012 some places. Is it still expected to be released this summer sometime? Want it so much. I’ve spent about 200 hours in Terraria now and all I do is try to build sweet towns. Need new world :)
Agreed! If you ever want me to beta test….
I’m here!
Please, do something about character’s eyes. Those dots are awful! Just a little bit bigger? Maybe like Terraria… Please?
i really think it would be cool to play i am been so egar to play when i heard terraira stop updating… lighting is good and the high tec seems great to.. good job on the game
Did anyone see the weird worm thing on the bottom right hand corner?
giant space burrito.
this game are inspired in what ?
this game looks like my suggestion about terraria, space, planets, aliens etc.
:s
inspired in what ?
Shut up and take my money!!!!
.
it looks armazing im a huge fan of terraria and i relly want to play plz :)
Im throwing a bag of money at my screen. Nothings happening.
i’m throwing money at the screen but nothing is happening
I Agree with “Could not Care” i think we need a beta.
Maybe you could make it a paided beta like minecraft craft?
Anyway,Great game and will recommend to all my friends.
What about add a boss for every biome (or planet)?
looks awsome
That looks cool. I hope it’s easy to construct as it is to look at.
I think it’d be a cool feature if you were able to sit in (or on) furniture, just for funsies.
Is it just me or is that a Shark or Evil Fish in the righthand bottom corner?
what the price for the game?
nice game i will buy this game for i gant play the :)? i komming form denmark :O
About that screenshot.. is it just me or is there an evil killer worm thing in the corner?
Like everybody else here I’m very excited to get started. However, under absolutely no circumstances should they give in to our pressure and rush the release. I want them to take the time to make an *awesome* product, test-run everything a hundred times over if need be. That’ll be the difference between the best thing since Minecraft/Terraria, or a huge let-down in video game history.
you should add a biome with plant monsters. that would spawn after you defeat a certain boss. a giant maneater prehaps?