Dig a little deeper!

As work continues on progression, the team spent some time today discussing the structure for tier 2 and succeeded in getting a solid plan down. For now I’m slated to continue helping in the design and re-balancing effort, though some of it requires I wait for one of our capable programmers to get a couple of things working. In the meantime, as a side project I’ve been tasked with populating our underground with more microdungeons so there’s more interesting stuff to find as you get deeper. You can look forward to finding more stuff like this!

We want more exciting stuff underground!

I’ve also spent some of my free time starting to update the lights to be wirable as I mentioned in my last post. There’s over 250 objects with lighting to go through and determine whether they need the treatment. Most simply need to be configured properly, though some lack “off” frames in the graphics, so I usually need to create them. This process with each object can be quite time-consuming. Doubly so if they’re animated. Because this will have to remain a side-side-project, it’s going to take me a while, but I’ve finished with all the Apex objects at least.

That’s it from me! See you next time guys!

Treasured Trophies

Hey guys, Supernorn here again!

I thought I’d show you guys the finished animation for the Treasured Trophies outpost. This was a complicated one, but I think it came out really well!

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Lenna’s Inception Beta is live!

Good morning guys!

We’re happy to announce that we’re publishing Lenna’s Inception by Bytten Studio, and the beta goes live today!

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Lenna’s Inception is an action-adventure game with procedurally generated locations. It has a Gameboy-like aesthetic and a top-down view. The gameplay consists of action-driven combat segments, seeking out new items and upgrades, and solving simple puzzles. The game features:

  • Huge procedurally generated world, different each playthrough
  • 7 permadeath challenges with an online leaderboard
  • Pets that offer to fight alongside you with their own AI
  • Beautiful Game Boy-inspired pixel art
  • Meaningful narrative (under development)
  • Chiptune soundtrack composed by Warfreak2

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Lenna’s Inception is an early access title! That means things will be broken from time to time and many of the most interesting features haven’t been finished yet. If you don’t like that, please wait for its release at the end of the year before buying.

moneyCurrently the game is in beta and costs just £2.99 (approximately $5.13 USD). On release, the price will bump up to £5.99. You can buy the game on itch.io here.

We’ve had a bunch of fun with it, so check out the beta trailer below and give it a try. :)

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Lenna’s Inception Forums

Back to our regularly scheduled Starbound progress updates! <3