Matthew Parker

Adding new content can feel very abstract. I added mineral refineries. Needed a base layout, needing colour coded squares to set where different building chunk spawn relationships. Still, feels pretty rewarding when all the game systems work together to streamline adding new content!

Cthonic, echoing within the vambrace of the mind. Howling with the depth and uncertainty of the beyond

awesome 😎 thanks!

YouTube video by PillBugGames Mount and Blade... but it's Mechs? | Drop Command Dev Log 13

It's been 6 months since the last update, time for a ton of news! From 10 new planets, to 2 new vehicles and the first steps towards a procedural campaign! Check out the Drop Command game #devlog and let me know what you think! #gamedev #indiegame youtu.be/p-9cFx79K4w

First attempt at the 2D projection is done! These are the stars in the Hyades cluster. The red dots are the star systems that are currently in the demo. Still a lot of work to do, but progress is progress!

A 3D scatterplot of the Hyades star cluster. Highlighted is the star labelled Netil, at local coordinates (-17, 63, -25).

First step towards 'empire management' in Drop Command: an accurate 3D map of the star cluster! Next up... probably a 2D projection to create a player interface for travelling between stars.

Finally updated the Drop Command terrain generator. Now uses chunks instead of one giant mesh. Opens up many new possibilities! For optimizing the game, next up is reducing map generation times! The glories of gamedev...

Wishlisted! Glad to see a new mech game to look forward to!

Drop Command - Drop Command Announce Trailer - Steam News First gameplay trailer available now!

Announce Trailer: Drop Command!
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Screenshot showing that the Steam game Drop Command has reached 1003 Wishlist Additions on February 11, 2025.

Got to 1000 Wishlists! Hard at work on the gameplay trailer. Thanks everyone! #indiegames #indiegamedev

Drop Command Alpha: v0.1.27 Welcome back Mech Pilots! We're here with a new game update! Download version 0.1.27 and give it a go today. New in this version of Drop Command: Torso Twist bar under reticle Continuous fire for weap...

Drop Command v0.1.27 is now live! Lots new in this update. #gamedev #indiegames
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Almost ready to start work on the Drop Command gameplay trailer! Just one more day of polish to do.

Drop Command Alpha: v0.1.26 Welcome back Mech Pilots! It has been two weeks since the last update, so I am very happy to have some new content for you. Drop Command v0.1.26 is now available for download. Included in this update....

New version of Drop Command is up and ready! New mission type: Dropship Defense #indiegamedev #indiegames pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command...

Working on the next Alpha Demo update. Got plenty of optimizations and bug fixes done. Aiming for this Friday. We'll see if I can get the new mission type in by then!

YouTube video by PillBugGames Epic Mech Battles: Alpha Demo Now Live! | Drop Command Dev Log 12

Devlog 12 is up! Check out what's new in Drop Command. Developing a Mech Combat game for 1500 hours over 3 years, here's where we're at now. #indiegames #gamedev

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Drop Command by PIllBugGames Mech and Combined Arms Combat on a grand scale!

Drop Command Alpha Demo is now live! pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command #IndieGame #GameDev

Shown is a graph of daily Steam wishlists for the game Drop Command. Jan-15-2025 there was a spike of 29 wishlists in one day, where the previous daily average was around 3.

Not sure what happened yesterday, but thank you for the Drop Command wishlist spike! Getting real close to 1k~

Working hard to get the Drop Command alpha playtest demo ready for the weekend! Which day remains to be seen. Still a long list of tasks to get through.

YouTube video by PillBugGames End of Year Update: 2025 Roadmap

Good morning everyone! News update time: Roadmap for 2025. Check it out to see whats next for Drop Command! #gamedev #indiegames youtu.be/H7I0m1H6u9E

Steam year in review... I guess I like Mech games!

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STEAM SALE has begun! Get Mech Shuffle at 30% off~

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Back to working on Drop Command! Crushed 4 bugs this morning. Next up, add troop transports!

Interesting! Do you know if there are any good intro/intermediate tutorials for getting up and running with this?

Thanks for doing this! I'm an indie dev, and would love to be included =D

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Mech Shuffle - Patch 2.02: This one is for all the new Mech Pilots out there! - Steam News VERSION 2.02 PATCH NOTES Lore Events now reward: Battlefield Vanguard Card Pack Changes: Hammerhead replaces Ablative Plating with Massive Heat Sinks New Music: Intro Cinematic Baron Heremod: I, II, I...

Patch 2.02 is now live! Thank you Mech Pilots new and old who have been playing Mech Shuffle. Your support means a lot to me! #IndieGameDev #indiegames store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

#MechShuffle Patch 2.02 coming in about an hour. Just doing some final testing first.

Mech Shuffle - Announcing Patch 2.02: Friday November 8th! - Steam News New Music Tracks, New Player Experience, Quality of Life Updates, and more!

Working on our post-launch QoL patch! store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegames #GameDev #MechShuffle

I'll have a new patch soon to address this. Better tutorial, better tooltips, advanced tutorial popups, etc. Lots to do! (3/3)

However, it's clear both from new player feedback and from the time played bins (lots in <1 hour bin), that I need to improve the onboarding for new players. (2/3)