Always initialize your memory
April 26th, 2009
I ran into an interesting bug when I was messing with an early version of David's shadows. I was a little surprised to see my full name projected onto the ground: Unitialized…
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Group Browser
April 25th, 2009
Keeping track of all objects, groups, hotspots, scripts, characters, and more in a big Overgrowth level can quickly become a headache. We started noticing this with Hale's massive…
Post processing - part two
April 24th, 2009
I had a lot of fun the other day experimenting with post-processing effects, so I made a video to show how they look in action, and to explain how some of them work. While they are…
What features make a fight epic?
April 23rd, 2009
We still have some under the hood work to do before we can start implementing the Overgrowth combat system. However, one thing we think about frequently is what features make a…
Dog Concept Timelapse
April 22nd, 2009
I have been working on fleshing out the ideas behind the dogs and their culture in Overgrowth. I am pretty excited about it so I made some new concept art! Be sure to check it out…
Post processing - part one
April 22nd, 2009
Inspired by recent blog comments about bloom, I added a post-processing step to the rendering pipeline in Overgrowth. Post processing effects are image filters that are applied as…
Overgrowth Alpha 23
April 20th, 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…
Updates to Overgrowth's music
April 19th, 2009
This is a post from Mikko Tarmia who is the composer for all of Overgrowth's music. In this post, I want to talk a little about the evolution of music in Overgrowth. You might have…
A comparison of social networks
April 18th, 2009
Part of our strategy for getting the word out about Overgrowth revolves around various social networks. Pretty much the only way we grow is organically through word of mouth. This…