December 2nd – Here and there and everywhere!

Despite repeatedly getting sidetracked to tackle other tasks, we now have over 120 functional food items and recipes that the player can discover in their travels, and that’s just in tiers 1-4! You will typically receive one or two basic recipes upon collecting a new ingredient, and then you can earn more by spending some time preparing these items. Even the most unassuming recipe may eventually lead you to something particularly potent, so if you want the best food buffs you’re going to want to spend some time with your cooking table.

One of the more unusual concoctions I’ve particularly enjoyed playing with is a drink that imbues the player with great bounciness. When under the effects of this buff, you are completely immune to falling damage, your jump power increases by 25% and you bounce when you impact any surface. It can be a bit hard to control if you’re in a particularly rough patch of terrain, but if you can time a jump the moment you hit the ground, you can bounce higher and higher. This is especially fun when combined with the double jump tech!

Combat practical? Perhaps not. But it sure is fun!

December 1st – Bioluminescence

Hey there! Things have been relatively quiet on the blog recently, but very busy in the office. Lately I’ve spent most of my time helping kyren improve the way we configure biomes and planetary layers. This is necessary for ocean planets, but will also facilitate a lot of other cool stuff in the future. I’ll be able to talk more about that when it’s closer to finished. This evening I took a little break to put Supernorn’s bioluminescent plants in the game. They’ll be getting their own biome soon, but I thought they looked nice enough to warrant a screenshot of the progress:

Bioluminescence

November 27 2014 – Thanksgiving

Hey guys, supernorn here!

Everyone on the team has been working super hard on various mechanics, including ocean biomes and reworking the tech system!

Today I’ve been working on a sub-biome for the snow planet, a bio-luminescence environment! These snow covered plants and trees will glow and generate light:

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Everyone on the team is getting together for thanksgiving dinner, we hope all our american fans are having a good thanksgiving!

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Until next time!