Mars After Midnight

Devlog

• Face Generator Updates
  May 19, 2023 by dukope

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  Since putting together the first playable alpha I've pivoted back to work on the procedural face generator. Original details over here . The face generator is written in Python but in a C-like style t... Continue reading
• Sound Design
  April 04, 2023 by dukope

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  Normally when I put together sound effects for my games, I start with samples. I'll either record these myself, dig through some collected sample libraries, or head over to freesound.org , soundsnap.c... Continue reading
• Gameplay Loop
  March 03, 2023 by dukope

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  I just finished a vertical slice of the game and it looks like this: Work the door to admit martians matching some criteria. Everyone makes a huge mess of the FREE refreshments, which you have to clea... Continue reading
• Photoshop Exporting & Scenegraphing
  November 10, 2022 by dukope

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  Mentioned briefly in the Typography post, one of my aims for this project is to streamline the process of editing something -- images in Photoshop, vectors in Illustrator, sound effects in Bitwig, etc... Continue reading
• Typography
  October 18, 2022 by dukope

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  After a long side-track from this project, I'm finally back on it (nearly) full time. I'd written most of this post last year but got tied up in other things before I could upload it. Mostly untied no... Continue reading
• Working in One Bit
  August 21, 2021 by dukope

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  Working in 1-bit for this game has been interesting. Going in, I thought my experience with Obra Dinn would let me cruise through the visuals. Typical devlog setup, so let me describe in detail how wr... Continue reading
• Making Martian Faces
  June 18, 2021 by dukope

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  Most of the work on this game so far has been figuring out how to make interesting-looking martians. I've been prototyping this in Python, writing a script that combines individual facial features wit... Continue reading
• Mars After Midnight
  June 08, 2021 by dukope

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  Hey what’s up. My next project is called Mars After Midnight and it’s a small game for Playdate. The Playdate is a lot of fun to work with -- fantastic 1-bit Sharp screen, novel crank input, simpl... Continue reading