Desura: a new digital distribution platform
December 17th, 2009
The awesome guys at ModDB just announced they are launching a new digital distribution platform called Desura. A lot of Steam competitors come and go, but Desura is definitely one…
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Detail texture color matching
December 16th, 2009
One common problem with detail textures is that they can change the overall color of the terrain. For example, let's say we have a patch of terrain that's supposed to be a light…
Overgrowth alpha 57
December 15th, 2009
Here is what is new in Overgrowth in this weekly alpha. If you are confused what a weekly alpha is, or even what Overgrowth is, please read our fancy FAQ. Basically, we are…
Detail textures
December 14th, 2009
The terrain in Overgrowth has looked nice in the distance, but many of you noticed that it looked a bit blurry close up. This is because it didn't have a real detail texture yet…
Hanging out with Unknown Worlds
December 13th, 2009
We spent this evening hanging out at Unknown Worlds' winter party. For those of you that don't know, they are a small development team making a sweet RTS FPS hybrid called Natural…
Rock evolution
December 12th, 2009
Rocks are an important part of almost any terrain, and they help organize areas for gameplay. While they may not seem very interesting, poorly-rendered rocks can break immersion…
Bands and orchestras
December 11th, 2009
Sometimes it's intimidating to look at the credits of modern games: it's not unusual to see hundreds of names scroll by. How can we possibly compete with that? We're just four guys…
Last day in Lyon
December 10th, 2009
Today is our last day in Lyon. In a few hours we'll be boarding another Fokker 100 on our way back to San Francisco. Game Connection was an incredible experience and we're…
Season thumbnails
December 9th, 2009
Here are some thumbnails I made to try out some level ideas based on the seasons. It's important to work out the basic color palette before moving on to the textures. Thumbnailing…