Doing a little testing of the AoE effect for #Project8088. It's not quite the complete vision, so it's more of placeholder for now. Struggled a bit trying to Niagara, but I might try using it as a complement to the scaled actor. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming #gamedevelopment

Project8088's next level, The AI Server, is in progress. There are 8 horizontally slotted GPUs, 4 CPUs and a bunch of RAM, along with a lot of game play area. Loving the look and feel of this! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #UE5

Shhh...it's okay...I might put that feature back in later. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #blueprint

The first level of the Project8088 tutorial is completed. There will be at least one more tutorial to help build some buffs early and forward the narrative into the game. It's a bit long, but I would love to hear feedback. Feeling every part of solo in #solodev. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

A few in-game images from the Project8088 tutorial and a view of the entire level. I think I can live with this. 🙂 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Before I start building the #Project8088 AI server level, I decided to give the tutorial 8088 level a bit of attention. Updated some materials and lighting via the experience I've gained over the last few months. #gamedev #indiedev #ue5 #indiegame

The routine that will play dialog before and after a mission. A data table holds the references for each level and phase and then stacks them into a queue to play as those missions start and end. When a dialog is finished, rinse and repeat. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame

Tonight's #Project8088 update was adding the FlowState buff which effectively rewards accuracy - consecutive hits yield more damage. For the UI (lower left) there are two radials - the outer shows the hit buff accumulator and the inner shows the FlowState. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #UE5

Uh...mirrored and upside down. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Uh...yeah...don't worry...I know exactly what I'm doing.😆 #gamedev #indiedev #blueprint

This week on Project8088: ☑️Completed the first level use of The CryptoMiner ☑️Two new probes: Burst and KiloBurst ☑️Particle effects in Niagara on projectiles ☑️New music via mixkit and sounds from Soniss ☑️Game mechanic decision on player buffs. ☑️Not a bad week. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Gameplay from Project8088: The CryptoMiner. We can see the Burst and KiloBurst Probes, and some tiny Bugs which can be hard to find. Then finally, head home after all objectives are completed. #gamedev #indiedev #saturdayscreenshot #indiegame

Finished up the BurstProbe earlier this week and working on the KiloBurst now. As for the rest of them, just a bit of planning for the future - near or far remains to be seen. #Project8088 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #planningAhead

Thought I'd retry this Project8088: The CryptoMiner gameplay video after adjusting the lighting and sounds, and incorporating some chill music. I think it came out pretty good...except for my ability to play my own game. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #ue5

They're fighting back!! #Project8088: The CrytoMiner. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

It wasn't intentional.... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Trying something a bit new - actually leveraging my ghost site with a real blog post. I sat on the CryptoMiner level for while because it was bigger the my brain could handle. So I figured writing it all down as I went would help...and voilà! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Inspired by an 8088 motherboard, this is the level design and implementation for the tutorial level in Project8088. The game is still very much a passion in progress - but I absolutely love doing it. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

As I mentally prepare for the development of the next level in Project8088, I've been spending some time working on the ambiance of The Lab as well as the story and backstories for the characters. Hoping I can make it all make sense. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #ue5

Working so much lately on the The Lab and story in Project8088, I almost forgot there ~is~ gameplay. The enemies and player are unpowered because of testing, but it's chaotic nonetheless. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #ue5

There be bugs in that router! A bit of a look into some gameplay of #Project8088. The bugs are my first attempt at an AnimGraph. They definitely need to be redone, but at the moment, serviceability reigns supreme. Man, I love this project! #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #indiegame

It's just a door. In fact, it's called a BasicDoor as if there are non-basic doors. But, you can set a clearance level &&|| an access code, and name plate. It opens vertically and the player can close it, otherwise it will close on it's own after 5s. #gamedev #indiedev #solo #indiegame

A boss level in #Project8088. The story, levels, and designs are still very much a work in progress, but it's [slowly] coming along and together nicely. #ScreenShotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev #ingiegame #solo

Sometimes it's the simple things. A door has been added to #Project8088. It opens and closes vertically; has a clearance level; and will have access code ability. It can be closed right away by the player - or after 5 seconds, it will close automatically. #gamedev #indiedev #ue5 #indiegame

Updated my first venture into the UE5 cinematic camera so that it actually had a non-blank first frame. This is a super quick whirlwind fly through of the Gaming PC level in #Project8088, potentially a boss level. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Final[ish] form for The Lab in Project8088. The agent won't see the outside of The Lab, but inside will encounter narrative / story points during the game. The hexagon in the middle, the Quantum Transfer Chamber, is the mission launch area. #gamedev #indiedev #ue5

My second game video for #Project8088. There is still so much to learn being a solo dev. This video is going from the Residence to the Quantum Transfer Chamber. The video could be better in many ways, but still, progress has been made. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #ue5

Still learning camera movement and video editing - it might take more patience than developing the game itself. This is a quick video starting at a residence and moving to the Quantum Transfer Chamber. #Project8088 #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #ue5

Seeing a lot of vertical white flashes in #Project8088. Claude said to check the light map. Yeah *sigh* I think there is problem. #ue5 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

It doesn't look like much, but The Lab is coming along nicely. Upper right: residences with the cafeteria, and recreation center below them. Center smaller hex: Quantum Transfer Chamber. Left: The Archive in the center with spokes for the other narrative areas. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #ue5

Development side-questing some basic residences for #Project8088. The furniture is Japanese Furniture Modern which can be found on FAB. I simply don't have the talent to do that level of detail. Next up are the rest of the narrative areas at The Lab. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Some satisfactory progress on the hallways at The Lab in #Project8088. Getting a little bogged down in the layout of the facility, but just letting myself organically work through it. #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #indiegame

The moral failure of humanity is that integrity can be sold and respect can be bought.

Ok...so I think I finally have the vision I want for the Quantum Transfer Chamber. The first pic is earlier tonight, the second pic is a bit more industrial. There was also a happy accident with the wall tile light. Instead of an outline, the full tile is lit. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Created a module out of 6 walls. Each wall consists of 24 wall tiles that each have their our configuration. But the wall configurations can't be directly accessed via the level in the LabModule because they are child components. May have to rethink a bit. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Created a wall [actor] for #Project8088 where each wall tile can be turned on and off via a binary string for each row. I plan on adding lighting and window options to each tile as well. This should yield some buku flexibility building out environments. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Created a lab module which can be used to create spaces for The Lab in #Project8088. A little derivative, but the plan is to add signage and lighting as variables in the module to make them a bit easier to configure. Before | After | Module #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Current state of The Lab in #Project8088. It has been a neglected area of level development. As the hub and upgrade center to go from one game level to the next, it's time for some updates. More to come! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Time to get back into the groove of #gamedev. The deeper I get into #Project8088, the more I appreciate the industry. It's challenge I'm here for. This 29s video of level 7 is a culmination of learning as I go, hours of wtf, and persistence over the last 7 months. #indiedev #indiegame

Put together a little fly through of Project8088's Gaming PC level. Video production / editing is even less familiar to me than game development, so the software (Unreal Engine 5 Cinematic Camera and Canva) is doing the heavy lifting. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Struggled to get the gaming pc level to do a new type of game mechanic. So I took a step back, reevaluated, a moved forward with the level. Very happy with the outcome. Still some issues to work out, but aren't there always? #gamedev #indiedev #ue5 #indiegame #Project8088

Time to spawn in a boss and see what happens with #Project8088 level 7. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5

Sometimes what seems the simplest of things are indeed simple. After neglecting the modeling tool in UE5, I finally gave it try. That's going to open up a whole new level of development for #Project8088. First use case: video card fan rim. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

[Representative] Memory. Down the road, maybe I can circle back around and add in details. But my goal at the moment is to make things *look* they are what they are without a lot of scrutiny. As a solo dev, I understand only have so much in the tank. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5 #project8088

Just keep building...just keep building... #Project8088 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

It's been a minute - but now that the holidays are over, I am able to get back to #Project8088. Currently working on the GamingPC level. I am not sure exactly sure how the game play will work since it's a vertical level, but I *feel* like it can be fun. #indiegame #indiedev #UE5

Keeping game development within my skillset in order to maintain progress. But from time to time, I'll engage in something new to expand the toolbox. This is just a quick walk into RouterA (L5) of Project8088. The video was recorded using OBS and edited with Canva. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

The next level/map in Project8088 is shaping up nicely. There is a huge empty area which will be filled with something for a future return to the level. Over the weekend I will be working incorporating story elements and enhance buffs in The Lab. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

A bit of a technical post on how the levels are built for Project8088. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame www.electricdust.com/leveling-up-...

Working on the next level for Project8088 where we are inside a router. Unlike the tutorial, this level will be broken down into a few segments of battling and platform with a big boss at the end. Discovering ways to add to the level / phase engine as well. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #ue5