Darkfire

Devlog

• The migration to VR begins
  October 13, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  Working on the core elements of a zero HUD VR MMO. Every action in the game is performed by interacting with the environment. No hotkeys, no inventory boards, no mana bars... Continue reading
• Version update
  August 17, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  I got pretty busy with personal RL stuff over the weekend so only had a couple hours to work on the project. I'll be back on this full time starting tomorrow so there should be substantive progress n... Continue reading
• Removed browser support :)
  August 14, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  After playing with the browser version for a while I decided to remove it as I feel it detracts from the overall experience and not alot of people were engaging with it. I'll be posting an updated cl... Continue reading
• Added browser support
  August 11, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  I decided to move the game to a browser based platform using UE4 pixel streaming. This involved creating a traffic director server and the pixel streaming farm. I also had to refactor the account cr... Continue reading
• Daily update - crypt, time of day, chat enhancements
  August 08, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  Today I added a small crypt level. I'm still working on the lighting, as UE4's idea about global illumination is different from mine. The sun can magically penetrate walls! So anything indoors or u... Continue reading

  
• NPCs!
  August 08, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  I added the first NPC today after a couple days delay due mostly to power outages. Server controlled NPCs are quite challenging because every other player needs to see the same thing (e.g. locations... Continue reading

  
• Update on gameplay
  August 06, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  I spent several hours today going over gameplay ideas and foundational concepts. I decided to put together a basic list of design tenants that will guide mechanics. I'm calling this the "game promis... Continue reading
• Day 4 - final submission
  August 05, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  I completed the chat and nameplate logic and decided that would be the final version for submission in Brackeys. We had a power outage for almost the whole day due to tropical storm Isias, so I wasnt... Continue reading
• Day 3
  August 04, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  Today I debugged a bunch of issues around player rotation and managing the netcode communication efficiently. I added a small fishing village and modified the landscape material functions to include... Continue reading
• Day 2.5
  August 03, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  All of the netcode and client/server logic is complete for updating other player's position/rotation and each is replicated efficiently to all other players in the game. Tomorrow I will complete the... Continue reading
• Day 2
  August 03, 2020 by FurrieBunnie

  On Day 1 (Saturday) I created some of the base artwork and a couple of the GUI elements. Using World Machine Pro I generated an 8k x 8k heightfield - although the map dimensions are 16km^2 (its on a... Continue reading