Hello! We've been updating our development blog near-daily, and I've been reminded that we should cross-post some of our updates here. :)
It's difficult to fit several posts within the Steam Announcement character limit, so I'll try to make a habit of posting excerpts here with links to the full posts. You can also access these posts via Starbound's launcher!
15th October - Do the Monster Mash
We had a group chat about Tccoxon‘s procedural quests system. It’s just about ready for the team to start work on the many quests the system will pull from, hopefully we’ll have some further information to share on this shortly. ... We also have another round of monsters to reveal! We’re proud to introduce the Yokat, Quagmutt & Toumingo
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16th October - Sharkdog
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Work on vehicles has continued today, and we’ve been having some fun working on quests for the generated quest system. Also, Healthire implemented these little guys!I’ll have more vehicle stuff to reveal next week, but for now, here are some cool monsters. :)
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19th October - Sporgus!
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Metadept has been working on alt weapon abilities, and I particularly like this shotgun vacuum. The art is placeholder, and the effect itself still needs some tweaking, but I think it’s a pretty great new way to annoy your colonists.I’ve got more monsters to show you, too. Meet Crustoise, Wisper and Sporgus. You’ve sort of already met Crustoise, as he made an appearance in Friday’s post, but I figured he deserved a proper introduction. Which one is your favorite?
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Hoverbikes > Hoverboards
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Kyren’s been doing a lot of work on the vehicles system, so we’ve got a newer/cooler version of the hover bike to show off. There’s still work to do, including damageable vehicles and keeping track of the damage status of vehicles. (This gif is too big - click here to watch it!) P.S- Happy Back to the Future Day!
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22nd October - Hot Stuff
We’ve had loads of stuff going on this week. GameCity starts today, so yesterday Harriet and Rosie went up to Nottingham to get us all set up with the help of our friends at Creeperhost! If you’re in the area, stop by and participate in Operation Colonisation and you’ll get a super cool penguin sticker. :D Time to reveal some more monsters! Meet Squeem, Crabcano, and Smoglin!
Look at Crabcano go! He’s so adorably mad that you just kind of want to give him a hug and tell him to calm down – don’t do that though, because he will spit fiery rocks at you. Continue reading on the blog!
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