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Always Alpha is an indie game development group consisting of two high school students from California. We currently have two games released, War of the Voxels and Labyrinth, which run on our soon-to-be open-source voxel engine, Bloxel.

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Development Journal - June 17, 2013

Development Journal - June 17, 2013

War of the Voxels

Lots of good work on the new terrain engine this week!

Quick Update - June 10, 2013: Octrees and New Forums!

Quick Update - June 10, 2013: Octrees and New Forums!

War of the Voxels

A new octree system is in the works for terrain! Also, we've upgraded our forums! Check there for more frequent development updates.

Development Journal - June 9, 2013

Development Journal - June 9, 2013

War of the Voxels 4 comments

Work has begun on the new engine! Take a look at this week's progress.

Development Journal - June 1, 2013

Development Journal - June 1, 2013

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War of the Voxels is due for a major makeover... read to find out!

New Lighting

New Lighting

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The lighting system in War of the Voxels has been drastically improved! Take a look at the lighting in action.

New Weapons to Come!

New Weapons to Come!

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We're expanding our weapons list. Check out this article for some images of what's to come!

Alpha 0.0.1 is out!

Alpha 0.0.1 is out!

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Alpha 0.0.1 is out! This new update brings a whole new look and feel to War of the Voxels, and we're very excited to let you play it.

Feature Freeze + Server Browser and Gamemodes!

Feature Freeze + Server Browser and Gamemodes!

War of the Voxels

We're nearing release date! Read this post for a quick summary of what we've been working on this past week.

Gamemodes and Server Browser!

Gamemodes and Server Browser!

War of the Voxels 2 comments

I've been quite busy at work on gameplay and GUI for the past couple of days, mostly on gamemodes and GUI. Free-for-all is now completely implemented.

Development Update (February 26th, 2013)

Development Update (February 26th, 2013)

War of the Voxels

A quick update on what's been added since the last update! Also contains status on playtester applications!

Network Security - Built in since day one.

Network Security - Built in since day one.

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Cheating is an inherent aspect of online gaming. As such, we've built in countermeasures ever since networking was added.

New Weapon Sounds and Effects!

New Weapon Sounds and Effects!

War of the Voxels

Obviously, weapons are a key part of an FPS game. Here's an update on what we've done to the weapons.

We're looking for some playtesters!

We're looking for some playtesters!

War of the Voxels 3 comments

A good game needs good playtesters. Are you up to the challenge?

Player Physics Implemented!

Player Physics Implemented!

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The player now recognizes the slopes of the terrain!