Bar Hofesh

The last part of the story is coming soon to Sands, after that, I believe I have around 1 month more work of polish, and honestly, the game is quite done 🥲

Free at: bararchy.itch.io/sands

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v0.1.40 Sands v0.1.40 - The Capital Awakens “The Harkonnens hold Arrakeen in an iron grip, but even iron rusts in the desert wind…” This major update brings the ancient capital of Arrakis to life, expan...

Version 0.1.40 of Sands is out!

Arrakeen City, Daily quests, new scenes and main story progression! new weapons and ammo!

Free to play: bararchy.itch.io/sands/devlog...

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I think one of the biggest issues in Dune Awakening is the same problem that happened in No Men Sky.

Lots of freedom, lots of early content, but no depth and trading story for game play loops to simulate a never ending game.

That's why so many people are leaving it.

#duneawakning

Main blocker is the #CrystalLang, the game is written with Crystal and Raylib, which means it can build into everything that both Raylib and Crystal supports. it seems WebAssembly is not yet a supported target in Crystal.

Kids can dream, kids can dream

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I did, it's written in #raylib so I know that's possible, but honestly the length of the game and it's style being an rpg roguelike would mean that progress and saves etc are a must, it's less something that feels...native to a web game

Me looking at your game like "Fallout 3 is that you?"

When I started working on Sands My wife asked me "What's your goal with this project" and I answered "I guess, if 10 people worldwide will play it, I think I'll be happy".

I think I've hit my goal :)

game at: bararchy.itch.io/sands

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My game is breaking the @gamingonlinux.com percent distribution ahahah I guess itch.io brings in more Linux gamers. at least it's much higher then the @steampowered.com survey data of 3%

Filling the Desert: Random Encounters in Sands Fighting the loop, one boredom at a time. The desert is a vast lonely place, rocks, dunes, dust and sand. You walk for hours upon hours looking for the smuggler base you were told needed to be eradica...

How I handled walking across the Desert and seeing the same ol dune again and again in Sands.

bararchy.itch.io/sands/devlog...

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SpaceX most likely

Do I continue working on Sands or do I play Caves Of Qud (@cavesofqud.com)? this is the endless question 🥲

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v0.1.38 Sands v0.1.38 🎮 New Game Modes Permadeath & Roleplay Modes - Choose your destiny in the deep desert! At game start, select between: Permadeath Mode : Classic roguelike experience - death is final...

Sands v0.1.38 is live!
Choose your destiny with Permadeath or Roleplay mode, pay off the Spacing Guild, and face 11 new desert encounters on Arrakis.
Play free: bararchy.itch.io/sands/devlog...

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inb4 @swiftonsecurity.com starts posting boat porn again XD

I found another one @dunenavigator.com

"matar", which I found in dune.fandom.com/wiki/Fremen_...

"a rain of sand from high altitudes"

The cool thing is this is the Hebrew word for rain as well, together with Geshem. it's from the bible (song of david)

As long as he doesn't break protocol and conduct inappropriate cross-species activities

Sands by Bar Sands – A Dune-Inspired Roguelike

Thanks!! 🙏🙏

You can give it a try if you want, totally free 😁

bararchy.itch.io/sands

"Ecology makes water, water funds expeditions, expeditions create spice, spice buys silence."

A new addition to the game, will be part of the next release

#dune #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #rpg #SandsGame

v0.1.37 v0.1.37 - Worms! 🪱 “He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing.” - Paul Muad’Dib The desert reveals its ultimate secret. The time has come to truly become Fremen - to call forth Shai-Hulud...

Sands 0.1.37 is out!

This ones is all about worms! ride em, run from them, use them to attack your enemies!

"Bless the Maker and all His Water, May His passing cleanse the world"

Get it here free: bararchy.itch.io/sands/devlog...

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Sneak peek into Sands next release, Ride!

I wanted my worm riding to be much more then just a "use this item for quick travel" I wanted it to feel real.

Position, Hook in the right place, every mistake means HP loss or death.

bararchy.itch.io/sands

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v0.1.36 Sands v0.1.36 This update marks a turning point in Sands : the first cinematic story moment, the arrival of Lady Jessica, and the beginning of diverging paths of faith and skepticism. The Duel at the....

Sands v0.1.36 is out!

Witness the Jamis duel, the arrival of Lady Jessica, and the first branching paths of faith and doubt.

Walk softly, the sands are listening.

Download/Changelog:
bararchy.itch.io/sands/devlog...

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I saw your post in Raylib discord, awesome looking game!

Who among my Dune fans friends can identify the scene? :)

#SandsGame just got it's first scripted scene, more to come as the content progresses.

As always, free at itch: bararchy.itch.io/sands

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Sands is now the #1 Dune game on itch.io! 🌌🐛

Huge thanks to everyone who downloaded, rated, commented, and joined the community. You made this happen. 🙏

Get it for free here: bararchy.itch.io/sands

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a black and white photo of a boat in the ocean with the letters nm on the side ALT: a black and white photo of a boat in the ocean with the letters nm on the side

Oh yes, I think I have the visual idea

Same scene, 1 year apart. Slowly but surely progress is made.

Available for free for all the dune fans out there: bararchy.itch.io/sands

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while working on this one I had to go re-read a lot of the materials, the books, articles, @dunenavigator.com 's posts etc.. to really get things correct.

I found out an amazing read in the appendix about Ecology, the story of Pardot was really interesting, and was a huge data source