OffTheGrid revisited
June 2nd, 2009
What is OffTheGrid terrain? OffTheGrid is a terrain technology we developed to bring detailed terrain data to in-game resolution without losing much detail. Below you can see a…
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Music to listen to while programming - part 2
June 1st, 2009
Here is the second half of my list of favorite songs to listen to while programming. Each song is matched with the coding task I think it best complements. You can find part 1 here…
Overgrowth animation editor UI
May 30th, 2009
The animation editor in Overgrowth is one of the last pieces of the puzzle that will let us transform the Phoenix Engine from cool tech into a sweet ninja rabbit fighting game…
Music to listen to while programming - part 1
May 29th, 2009
Programming is tough. Sometimes I need background music to keep things lively. But choosing songs is tricky. Anything with lyrics is distracting. Melodies that are new to me are…
Target Renders for Overgrowth
May 28th, 2009
You are probably familiar with this image from Alpha 27. It is missing a lot of things we would like to have in the final game. Sometimes it is useful to make what is called a…
Whale Man Origins
May 28th, 2009
From this morning: [05:07] meeboguest921835: whats this whaleman thing everone is talking about? A lot of you who have been hanging around the Wolfire site already know how the…
Detailed physics effects
May 26th, 2009
Physics libraries like ODE help simulate large-scale rigid body interactions, but they are only a small part of a complete game physics system. For detailed physics effects, it is…
Overgrowth alpha 28
May 25th, 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…
Ranged weapons in Overgrowth
May 25th, 2009
We've already given you a sampling of the kinds of melee weapons that will be included in Overgrowth but a lot of people have been asking me about ranged weapons. This is a tough…