Gravity Pollution Studios

www.retrogamingexpo.com

For those interested. (my last post had the link cut off by the image I posted)

See you there!

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For those unfamiliar, the Portland Retro Gaming Expo is the regions biggest cons for gaming. This is the 2nd time I've been part of it. Here's me a few years ago showing off my first game (I'm the guy in the red shirt).
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Vortex Breakers has been selected to be a part of the Portland Indie Game Squad's booth at this years Retro Gaming Expo! If you're in the area, you can check out Vortex Breaker and talk to me in person... or not if you don't like to talk! It's optional!
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Depends on the look you're going for. It kinda gives it a "framed" look, like it's a piece of art. If the hard border bothers you, maybe add a third layer in between to blend it, but I like how it looks.

My game’s demo, The Three Moons, comes out tomorrow at #SteamNextFest!

This will be the first public showcase of my first game, I'd love your feedback and support in this journey.
Wishlist now👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3663790/...

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1 DAY TO GO UNTIL #SteamNextFest 🎉

Don't forget to checkout the Kinsfolk demo!

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My custom terrain exporter from Houdini to Unity is almost ready! It features PBR material export, support for large terrains, MicroSplat compatibility… And everything is automated down to a single button click.

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#gamedev #madewithunity #unitoolkit

YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 22

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 23
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In this level, you must grab randomly spawning shards from the void while protecting your crystal from turret style enemies.

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 21

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 22

Welcome to the Mine Field. In the first draft, you were dodging speeding debris. But after testing, I found it way too easy to finish unharmed. So I decided it needed to be a little spicier; I switch the rocks with explosive mines.
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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 20

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 21

This one I'm referring to as the "obstacle course." This is another one that wasn't inspired by a specific retro game, but still has the feel of something you might have encountered on an old Atari game.

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 19

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 20

This level is called "the warp tunnel." You must guide your crystal through the narrow gap, avoiding the sides. If you touch the edges, your crystal takes massive damage.

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 18

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 19

This level I just though "what if you were just surrounded and ambushed by a fuckton of enemies." I went through several variants of firing sequences in different patterns to make it difficult but still fair.
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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 17

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 18

Next was an homage to one of the most iconic space shooters of all time: Asteroids. I tried to stay true to the original, but I added one additional layer of danger: when the smallest asteroids explode, they shatter into a hail of projectiles.
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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog16

Vortex Breakers- DevLog17

Next level is up and running, inspired by the classic retro arcade game Centipede.

I'm proud of the way the "Leviathan" breaks into smaller and smaller versions of itself when damaged. That was the most difficult part of the process.

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 15

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 16

Next is the level inspired by an old favorite, Space Invaders. But like all the levels, instead of just surviving, you must protect your crystal from the enemy horde as they kamikaze towards it once they're close.

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It's Not Original, But It's True, A Heavenly Man Based On This Mii!

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Inspector panels are now fully working. They visualize any unit you hover over and it gives a detailed breakdown of the character with their action, status effects, and more.

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Trying out some PixelArt. Feedback welcome!
Done in the classic #beep8 style with limited colors.
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The Beginning of a Dark Age – And How We Can Resolve It The release of Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity has marked the beginning of a dark age for us. Originally, the “Dark Age” was intended to refer to the Early Middle …

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The Beginning of a Dark Age – And How We Can Resolve It

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 14

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 15

The next level was inspired by the classic space shooter Yar's Revenge. There's no actual "yar", but I loved the idea of having to blast your way through a space fortress to get to your objective; the purple crystal shards you need.

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YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 13

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 14

I've been working on a lot of homages to classic arcade games for the various levels, and the original (and inspiration for the whole game) was the bonus levels to Galaga. I'll be showcasing the new modes all week!

#arcade #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #unrealengine

YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 12

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 13

Spent the past few days working on the stat/ability upgrades. Once they were included, I immediately built the upgrade menu to test and tweak the variables. There are a total of 24 upgradable stats.

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Awesome! I may be all about PC now, but I grew up on consoles, so having controller support really makes a difference to me.

YouTube video by Gravity Pollution Studios Vortex Breakers- DevLog 11.5

Vortex Breakers- DevLog 12

Its minor, but I added "wipe" animations to my menus.

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Spectacular: This composite colour infrared image of the centre of our galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and complex structures in ionised gas swirling around the central 300 light-years

Credit: NASA, ESA and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Does the UI work with a controller, or mouse/keyboard only?

Inventory items all added in and working! UI bugs fixed!

The text needs to be fixed, and some of the projectile skills have bugs to iron out, but big issues solved!

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I love the death animation for this weapon.

Still working on it. Gotta fix that gun animation bug (-_-)

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Give in into delight. 😈
Neo Habits demo patch 1.0.0 is coming this week.
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