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The Dark Frontier
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesIt's been years since I updated this game, and I have some exciting news to share! A sequel to 'High Albedo: Twisted Skies' is in development! 'High Albedo...
Alpha 3.3 Released
Outlier: Open Skies 1 commentIt has been a while. Once again, we aren't dead! Outlier has continued to develop in silence on GitHub most likely well below your radar. I'm excited...
A More Varied Cosmos
Outlier: Open SkiesThose of you who've played Outlier know that there are some things about the universe that are pretty predictable, specifically star textures and the...
Steam Greenlight And The MIT License
Outlier: Open SkiesOutlier has an exciting future coming up. It's not only being voted on in Steam Greenlight, it's also now under a new, even more open, license! These...
Alpha 3 Released
Outlier: Open Skies 3 commentsAlpha 3 covers a lot of ground. There have been fundamental gameplay changes, new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. This is the most...
Alpha 2 Released
Outlier: Open Skies 2 commentsDeployment days are always fun, waiting for huge files to upload and videos to render, painstakingly finding good screenshots and dealing with unexpected...
Towards Alpha 2
Outlier: Open SkiesWith Alpha 1 in the wild, I can sleep a little easier. But not that much easier, because there is tons of work to be done before Alpha 2 is fit for release...
Alpha 1 Released
Outlier: Open Skies 3 commentsYou've waited very patiently, and it's about to pay off. I am pleased to announce that the Alpha 1 release of Outlier: Open Skies is available for you...
Significant Progress Made
Outlier: Open SkiesThis is the first update I've posted about this project in 2 months, and some may have thought that it had been abandoned. Nonsense! This project has...
Weapons Free
Outlier: Open Skies 1 commentLast time, I told you I was getting hard at work on getting the combat code from High Albedo into Outlier. This time, I'm here to say I did it! And that...
Thruster Effects and Autopilot Docking
Outlier: Open Skies 2 commentsIn the previous news article I told you all about how I've been porting stuff from High Albedo, now I want to show some of it in action. Specifically...
Property Management and Physics
Outlier: Open SkiesWhen developing High Albedo, I wanted to incorporate ideas from the X Series about property management. Those games were a huge inspiration to me, the...
Procedural Planets
Outlier: Open SkiesI've always been fascinated by procedural content, the idea of just generating a world based on rules. However, procedural content has a way of making...
High Albedo: Twisted Skies - v1.4 Released
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesAfter taking some paid time off I was able to complete the campaign for High Albedo! This optional campaign will have a big impact on the world and your...
Campaigns Coming in v1.4
High Albedo: Twisted Skies 3 commentsIt has been a few weeks since High Albedo v1.3 was released, and I haven't been wasting time. I have begun work on the framework for adding custom campaigns...
High Albedo: Twisted Skies - v1.3 Released
High Albedo: Twisted Skies 3 commentsAfter a mere 2 weeks of work, I am proud to release High Albedo 1.3, which is the finest build yet! This build improves graphics, improves AI, adds new...
300th Commit Celebration
High Albedo: Twisted Skies 1 commentSo tonight I made my 300th commit to High Albedo. As you may know, I use GitHub as my version control system and my repository can be found here. Since...
High Albedo: Twisted Skies - v1.2 Released
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesAfter much revision, High Albedo is ready for a v1.2! This release brings some exciting changes and additions to the High Albedo game and universe, and...
Progress Towards v1.2
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesI've gotten a little bit of feedback on v1.1, and it has helped me prioritize fixes and improvements for the next version. Originally, I was planning...
High Albedo: Twisted Skies - v1.1 Released
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesAfter many months of neglect, this game gets some well deserved love and care. This release brings many bug fixes and AI improvements that make the game...
High Albedo: Twisted Skies - Released
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesAfter many months in quiet development High Albedo: Twisted Skies hits version 1.0 and is released!
Meet The Ageirans
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesShowing off some ships and stations of the Ageiran Federation, one of the 4 major nations.
Asset Management Overview
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesThis is an overview of the Property Window, which allows the management of ships and stations you own. This window acts as an autopilot console early-game...
Development Nearing Completion
High Albedo: Twisted SkiesI've been quietly working on this cool little project for about 8 months now. It actually transitioned between 2D and 3D several times, but in the end...
Scientific Computing and Video Games
News 3 commentsI put normal work on hold to address some long time standing issues with my game's structure. This means no new features were developed, but it makes...
Nebula, Engine Trail Iteration, and Time Dilation
News 2 commentsSimply put, I live in Indianapolis. This means that, due to the Superbowl, my university has shut down and I have more time on my hands than in the past...
Lava Below, Trails Above
News 2 commentsFinals week(s) may slow me down, but they can't stop me. I present some of the interesting changes I've made to Astral Clause since our last encounter.
You Can Haz Economies
News 5 commentsOne of the mission statements of Astral Clause is to have everything manufactured in a dynamic economy, similar to the X-Series. I have just finished...
Missiles, Targeting, Etc
News 2 commentsI have made enough progress on the combat system to share it.
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