store.steampowered.com/app/3442980/... my friend's game - just released today! Please wishlist or get a copy! Thanks!! #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#followfriday dear all ... just an update here - this week was spent revamping a huge part of the engine to be C++17 compliant because it'll be used by the new C++Builder 12 CE which we'll be upgrading our tools to use in the near future. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamdev

#screenshotsaturday ok ... shields ... which sci-fi game is complete without shields yeah? In the Foresight universe, shields are bubble-shaped so that they automatically all components n emplacements. But turrets can fire OUT of it. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #twitchtv

#WIPWednesday oooo what's that?! Non-canon btw. Shields aren't supposed to appear THAT soon on these ships. But hey ... enemy anti-fighter turrets can fire at u but u can't hit them at all - at least until the shields are down. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday OK, this is a preview on how playing as a turret feels like. I know we aren't the first game with turret controls (duhz) but it's a secondary gameplay when reinforcements aren't available. Oh yeah the flak hit sphere is pretty big. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

#WIPThursdays #WorkInProgress Interior "cockpit" view. Ammunition matters. If this is proximity fuze flak that fighter wouldn't have stood a chance. Still need to work on the UI display and other issues. Soon. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#WIPWednesday #WorkInProgress 4-barrel Light Mass Driver turret firing like the old chicago piano ... this is just a normal round ... wait till it fires proximity fuze rounds... Oh yes - u can control it. (and hav loads of fun with it) #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

#mondaymotivation here's a temporary placeholder for a 4-turret "chicago piano" which is an anti-fighter turret. Not a turret u'd wanna fly against head-on. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indegame #gamedev

No #screenshotsaturday this week. Working on completing the turret framework: 1) Barrels can be taken out individually 2) Each barrel recoils independently 3) Switching between turrets and UI display #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev Chicago piano is BACK ON THE MENU bois!!!!

#screenshotsaturday Surprised that the hover mechanic has so many uses - up to the pilot's imagination... maverick vs rooster in top gun, anakin's hangar shield destruction in episode 3 etc... #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday! Added recoil camera shake (that doesn't affect distant objects) & hover controls (up/down) - that's the 4th axis u can control ur fighter apart from pitch, yaw, roll. Now u can just face down and hover up to do an attack run #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday u can control a turret if u wish. Though, ur AI wingmen won't be doing anything. This is a passage of gameplay where the mothership is waiting for reinforcements. Firing at the right target makes a big difference too. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday Therer're tiny systems built into the game that helps the player silently. Often, aiming at small turrets tend to be hard due to the fighter being too maneuverable; hence the FINESE aim mode. Watch and find out! #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitchtv

ok, I'm going to put it here - my input polling is done via a thread that polls at a FIXED INTERVAL. Turning V-sync off won't make input more sensitive. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev Please - turn on V-sync. Rendering so many fps (ie, 500fps) without DLSS or FSR turned on is insane.

#screenshotsaturday the final song for the demo is complete! Song's called "Burst Fire"; something most players would likely use to focus firepower on the target briefly. Back to the game itself! #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #videogamemusic #twitchtv

#GamingTuesday #TuesdayVibes ok - here's an ACTUAL vid of me arranging the new battle song - www.twitch.tv/videos/25732... Used both "sushi" and "threading" approach. One to make detailed sections, the other to thread the entire song with bass only. #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

#screenshotsaturday still working on the 2nd battle track. Rejected a few motifs already. Barrel roll is completed though. Need to bathe more to get more ideas lol #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogamemusic

#screenshotsaturday sneak preview - still being worked on... OST "Barrel Roll" probably another week or 2 before both tracks are done. Plays during dogfights. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiedev #gamemusic #videogamemusic

#screenshotsaturday not much visuals this week. Working on music next week. Music mood manager is working already. But here're a few shots in 4k (sandbox build, no skybox) - wormhole is in 1080p though ... #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday and so I was working on the music mood manager & realised there's no way to specify moods unless done so in code. So I decided to add it into STAB. Multi-track thingy is for future implementation - but doesn't stop data from existing. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday no vids this week but here's a pic of the music mood manager code snippet. While it sounds simple on the surface - no enemies, calm, hav enemies? battle. Sometimes it's a lot more complicated than that. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

#showmeSunday bloopers from the clip yesterday - some issues with AI's obstacle detection but funny nonethless... lol P.S. the wingmen were continuing their squad orders under "Orders" on the left. dunno y they didn't sense the frigate. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday We, not me. Us, not I. Together we can defeat the enemy. Wingmen may be flown by AI, its importance cannot be underestimated. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev I still die trying to take on too many, but it wasn't a one-sided fight.

I realised I've gotten a few new followers recently but I've received no notification; so please forgive me if I seem to be ignoring u.. no no thank u so much for following! new vid for #screenshotsaturday coming up. Thanks again for the follow! #followfriday #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday title of the video - "I tried my best" just watch n u'll understand. AI's BRUTAL af ... but really, if u had ur wingmen - things wouldn't be that bad. Next week will do one with wingmen helping out. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday now this looks kinda repetitive yeah? Coz the work done behind the scenes is about cargo & container management; how are they spawned; random or sequenced? The type of cargo, injection of objective cargo... things not seen in graphics #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday - no vids this week. This is an actual freighter loaded with containers. Each container is its own entity with hp, cargo which can be scanned. The freighter hauls the cargo from wormhole to wormhole. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday ok here's the scan & identify mechanic. Yes, it takes a bit of time but otherwise smugglers will never succeed. 4 cargo types per container. After 1st scan, subsequent scans become 100% faster. Will be tied with objectives as well. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

300 followers!! Thanks everyone for following! The game demo is on its way! Please stay tuned for more updates!! #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday who doesn't like cargo and containers carrying contraband, waiting to be boarded or freighters hiding illegal cargo. Or mabe they're just NPC traffic. mabe. #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #twitchtv Identification mechanics not up yet. Coming soon!

#screenshotsatuday here's the 3rd song ... tentative with a little tension, not overly expressive, happens when hostiles enter the area, but not engaged in combat yet. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameost

#screenshotsaturday - I dun hav much this week but yeah the variants are coming. This is the UNC Interceptor MK-I. it's not fully equipped yet - I'm just borrowing the UNC Fighter MK-II to test if the mesh appears properly. Bomber's on the way. #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

some updates ... ok - this is the little thing I've been working with a mesh artist - that's to combine several textures and remapping accordingly so that I can come up with several variants but still using just 1 set of textures. #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev

#screenshotsaturday Particle Emitter with 2 attached emitters. Both start with parent particle (torpedo) speed & knows to expire at point of impact gracefully. No sudden removals, no "smoke" clipping. AI gunners are shooting it down too purposefully. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday short preview on the 1st OST for Fractured Alliance. Already working on the 2nd OST. This is played in-flight during periods of calm. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameost #ost

#followfriday - had a rough week! was down with flu, then my old HDD starts to crash, I had to replace it asap before it crashes completely ... did some work, added a tertiary emitter that can be attached to a particle on top of a secondary emitter. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

#ThrowbackThursdays what it looked like back then at the beginning vs now... #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

#MondayMotivation yeah i'm working on it. There won't be any screenshot this saturday as well as I'll be away on a short trip. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamemusic this song's abt flying over a horizon in orbit towards a sunrise ... in space.

#screenshotsaturday no screenshot this week. Working on the music now - already 1 song is done. 1 out of 5 for the demo. Yay! Second asset production stage underway as well. More fighter types and ships coming soon! THEN, the demo!!!! #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday New Kirin Rocket look! "Dive-bombing" into the frigate, attacking in formation - where AI will fire alongside u while in formation. Formation is tightened 4x too. The destruction of the frigate is accidental... kinda... #indiegame #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday ok here's part 2! sometimes firing missiles prematurely is a legit move - just to throw off the opponents a little. Incendiary mass driver scale adjusted. Still powerful af ... #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #twitchtv

#screenshotsaturday core gameplay #1 - dogfighting - enjoy! #indiegame #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitchtv can't upload too long a clip ... so this is just part 1 of it. With this, the demo can finally move into contents and more assets to add.

#screenshotsaturday sorry folks - today is polling day and I must exercise my duty as a citizen to vote in our general elections. No politics here. Currently waiting for results while doing tests ... so won't be posting - earliest by tomorrow. Thanks for understanding!

More updates: Tools are updated too. In the future these values will be adjustable with a drag tool to help devs discern what's best for the projectile emitter. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev What? Not everything is done by codes. Certainly not vibe coding. LOL

Some updates: Bullets and missiles no longer have a "fixed range" but rather a dynamic range based on lifespan. Because the game allows u to slingshot ur bullets anyway (so that its faster and hav slightly longer range) #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday no vid this week - burnt out already... need some time off doing nothing to recover mentally... urgh... will be back in a day or 2... #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

#screenshotsaturday here's how multiple things are tested at the same time: 1) Fighter AI attack behavior - locking on, going around, weapons used, etc 2) Match target speed 3) Capital ship AI target assignment 4) Turret lead aiming #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #twitchtv

#followfriday don't get caught in the crossfire boys ... #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #twitchtv Pitched battle. The small calibre guns are meant for fighters actually. But in its absence, they're used on enemy starships instead. This isn't the improved version yet.

New feature update: Matching target speed has always been a staple in dogfighters. However, keeping up is a pain. Thus for Fractured Alliance, this will be toggle-able n automated. Braking cancels it automatically. (just like cruise control in cars) #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev

Here's a little update. I was wondering how I could get my wingmen to "pick a spot" instead of the center of the ship (which might be hollow)... And so now the AI wingmen will pick a spot on the target ship and its warheads will guide towards that spot. #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev