ok so you’re not gonna believe this but you unlock that later in the game

Baron@inhumanbaron.bsky.social · 4d ago

Gonna start sending ice cream to the enemy aces as a power move but also maybe a way to just like chill and hangout for a bit

i'm up to some shenanigans again

Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!@claradoth.bsky.social · 4d ago

Someone told me games need "unique selling points" or something, so screw it Fighter jet game where you send your squadron and supporting officers ice cream #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

ooh, strawberry scope creep is my favorite!

Someone told me games need "unique selling points" or something, so screw it Fighter jet game where you send your squadron and supporting officers ice cream #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

Orchestral DnB like arrangement we're testing out for Supermaneuver. #gamedevelopment #acecombat #indiedev

No Screenshot Saturday today sadly, I took the week off (both from NS and my day job) to do some “market research”. I return with plans and schemes.

assorted screenshots

was working on improving my sky and a side effect is that if you zoom out you can see the whole earth, which is fucking sick. This probably more than likely will never be ever visible ingame, but its influence is absolutely necessary.

Happy #screenshotsaturday! I've been working on improvements to the aircraft AI to make them more responsive to incoming missiles. It's still a work in progress but I'm pretty happy with how challenging they've become. #indiedev #gamedev

Giving me this power was in fact a mistake

Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!@claradoth.bsky.social · 3w ago

just more UI work, nothing to see here, you definitely cannot flirt with your AWACS #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

just more UI work, nothing to see here, you definitely cannot flirt with your AWACS #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

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Technofascist cyberpunk CEOs must die! Charge spells with the match-3 grid, then cast them on your enemies in turn-based tactical roguelike combat. Climb the tower, kill the boss, and maybe make the w...

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Favourite Hades character? Dusa, the maid. Maid Dusa.

Aaaaand back to #NovaSquadron UI. The main menu goes shwoop woop now. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Added mouse aim. Until now the game was really only comfortably playable with a gamepad or HOTAS. Now it's got a very familiar mouse steering!

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Adding item synthesis to Torment Hexus, and of course there's a natural starting point.

If I was smarter I would've picked a different angle for this animation so that I don't have to simulate badly-looking water. But I do this because it is hard (and because this shot is kinda important)

this was recorded on a GPU slightly weaker than a GTX 1080 by the way

Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!@claradoth.bsky.social · last mo.

I needed a break from UI stuff, so I let my hair down and, uh, completely remade #NovaSquadron 's missile VFX. The usual ~1 minute video wouldn't do this insanity justice, so here's 3 minutes of the INDF and CLE absolutely wrecking each other's navies. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Tinkering with my "fmComposer" a bit more. Added support for songs with both FM and PCM in them, and as a test swapped out the fm drums of this Desert Strike theme remake for samples. The UI is still pretty clunky, it needs a FM/PCM mixer, but I'm excited about some hissy Genesis-style beats 😎

I needed a break from UI stuff, so I let my hair down and, uh, completely remade #NovaSquadron 's missile VFX. The usual ~1 minute video wouldn't do this insanity justice, so here's 3 minutes of the INDF and CLE absolutely wrecking each other's navies. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Air to air rearming drone. Has some things I want to fix, but I'm satisfied with it! This will be use used in longer missions, so I can keep the pace good while not forcing the player to do the whole process of landing.

Besties I'm gonna do so many silly things Giving me this much power was a mistake

Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!@claradoth.bsky.social · last mo.

Okay, #NovaSquadron narrative tooling overhaul done. @crowwmonarch.bsky.social has vastly more power now, which I'm sure she will do nothing silly with at all. I'm taking a break from UI work for a sec, so expect some weird new VFX next weekend! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Okay, #NovaSquadron narrative tooling overhaul done. @crowwmonarch.bsky.social has vastly more power now, which I'm sure she will do nothing silly with at all. I'm taking a break from UI work for a sec, so expect some weird new VFX next weekend! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

Shatter part 2. I need to fix a few things such as: Making sure chunks buildings are water tight. Better particles. Optimize it a bit more. Sound effects. Sometimes the whole building doesn't come down. But this won't be a common occurrence in regular gameplay, and it's kind of awesome.

shatter :) (super wip but im happy with this so i will only post it here)

its true i was the mollusc

Clara Gale ✈️ NS 0.4.1 out now!@claradoth.bsky.social · last mo.

just in case the European heatwave claims me, let it be known that #NovaSquadron 's finale involves you blowing up a giant mollusc from the inside using the power of friendship while power metal blasts your eardrums #gamedev #indiedev

just in case the European heatwave claims me, let it be known that #NovaSquadron 's finale involves you blowing up a giant mollusc from the inside using the power of friendship while power metal blasts your eardrums #gamedev #indiedev