by Jeremy | May 26, 2020 | Dev Blog
I started messing around with unit design a few weeks ago. At this time, the only unit we had locked in was the first capital class unit, the Amoeba. The time to start coding our first combat units was fast approaching so after several unit/combat mechanic designs, I...
by Jeremy | May 6, 2020 | Dev Blog
Last post I mentioned Fractal, the game engine powering Deepfield. In this post I would like to give you a rundown of what Fractal is and our plans with it. Fractal is a networking framework like Photon or DarkRift 2, the similarities end there though. Our goal is to...
by Jeremy | Apr 21, 2020 | Dev Blog
The last blog post was published on 4th October 2018; it’s been a little while since then, let me fill you in. Stefan started full time development of Deepfield early 2018. I joined him in making games in April 2018; I didn’t work on Deepfield though, I...
by Stefan | Oct 4, 2018 | Dev Blog
Real time strategy. Resource collection, base building and indirect control of units. Using space as a setting for an RTS has been technically challenging and some of the biggest hiccups came from the most unexpected places. A testament to this is the months since...
by Stefan | Jul 16, 2018 | Dev Blog, Technical
The backbone of every multiplayer game is making sure the state is the same on every client. So network communication between the server and the connected clients is pretty key. If you mess that up, the whole experience falls short. Getting the data out and making...
by Stefan | Jul 6, 2018 | Dev Blog
Hello world! We’re very excited to be starting a series of developer/artist blog entries to keep you up to date with changes as well as plans and priorities throughout the development process. We are also very happy to hear any and all feedback. Got a bug you’d like...
