Overgrowth Alpha 16
March 2nd, 2009
Here is what is new in Overgrowth this week... If you are confused, please read our fancy FAQ. Overgrowth There is not a lot of really hot new tech stuff to show you guys because…
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Google App Engine for indie developers
March 1st, 2009
As promised, here's the second part of my post about web hosting. I thought I would highlight the technology that we use for the main Wolfire site, Google App Engine, and explain…
Overgrowth Voted 5th Best Indie Game on ModDB
March 1st, 2009
The ModDB Mod of the Year Awards have recently been announced. In addition to Overgrowth's nomination for the Editor's Choice "Best Upcoming Indie" award the final polls have been…
Editor Paintbrush
February 28th, 2009
To create natural environments in Overgrowth, we will need to be able to quickly populate the landscape with lots of semi-randomized rocks and vegetation. Doing this is pretty…
Black Shades iPhone
February 26th, 2009
It is my pleasure to announce that Black Shades, the intense first person shooter that David made many years ago is now available for download on the iPhone for only 99 cents. To…
How I Make Overgrowth Assets: Part II, The Concept
February 25th, 2009
Continuing on my series, this week I'll talk about making concepts. I mentioned the idea of working backwards through a design starting with what you want to accomplish. This is…
Why game designers should learn to draw
February 25th, 2009
If you're a professional game designer, it's essential to learn about the basics of every aspect of game development! Every discipline is important, but today I will focus on why…
New Overgrowth alpha released
February 23rd, 2009
Here is what is new in Overgrowth this week... Please read our fancy FAQ. Overgrowth As usual, we have fixed a number of bugs, tweaked some stuff, and implemented some new features…
New rock and statue assets
February 22nd, 2009
Here are some new assets I have been working on. Rocks are surprisingly hard to get right. Small features like cracks or areas where the rock has sheared off have a lot of small…