Willis Studios

After spending a while working on roads, I feel like its finally ... connecting ...
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Me too, Tom, me too
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This was actually the product of the new terraforming tool I've been working on
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Feeling pretty good about the desert oasis level I've been working on
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Testing out how much nature the engine can handle, didn't think it would be good with this much.
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Screenshots of various things I've been working on recently
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Spent some time to allow player to select completely custom colors for their buildings. People will pick nice colors that go well together, right?
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A little more with some long arched bridges
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More work on bridges and canals and archways. Also see the somewhat finished longer bridges in the background
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I use a pretty simple/standard noise generation, but then pass the heights through a step function like this, which gives the terraces.

Was traveling a lot over the past few weeks so I made this word spelling points game to play: steve7987.github.io/WordGame/

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Worked a bit on some fancy fountains. Now I just need to work on the effects
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Got to work on some additional types of connections for houses, allowing for more types of courtyards. Also, look at the people fishing!!!
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Somehow got distracted building this when I was supposed to be fixing a few path finding bugs

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YouTube video by Cornell Crits Interview with Halls of Watershot Developer Steve Russell! #hallsofwatershot #keymailer #interview

Had a lot of fun doing this interview about my first game with @cornellcrits.bsky.social. Funny coincidence: Right after finishing this interview, Chris Wilson posted his interview of David Brevik about Diablo II; quite the stroke of fate.

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Belle Citique Demo on Steam Belle Citique is a cozy city builder and design game. Use the joyfully simple building system to make riverside hamlets, alpine castles, bustling cities, and everything in between. No major objectives...

Finally got the demo polished and ready to be played. You can check it out right now!!!
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store.steampowered.com/app/3768940/...

Been experimenting more with other kinds of grids and tilings. This is two little stars connected to each other. Also demo coming soon...
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Trying some more circular based maps
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A few things I've been working on
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Early mornings at the monastery
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Experiments with various styles of geometric grids and symmetries led to this.
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I made everything inside out by mistake, but I also don't hate it
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The other set of targeters I made, definitely took longer than expected.
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Belle Citique on Steam Belle Citique is a cozy city builder and design game. Use the joyfully simple building system to make riverside hamlets, alpine castles, bustling cities, and everything in between. No major objectives...

I now get why youtubers always ask for you to like and subscribe, it works and those things matter to ze algorithms. So wishlist now!!!
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Tried some shader magic for making some new build targeters
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Had some fun designing this little castle garden :)

Been working on some larger sized towns, no gpu fires yet...
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A little behind the scenes look at the pathfinding graph used by most residents. White edges are normal, blues are special items like doors and stairs, and yellows are places for birds to perch.
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Gotta program some resting behaviors, don't want the dogs to tire themselves out too much...
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I think I need some boats on this river, but otherwise I'm starting to like it
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