New devlog: Directives — around forty-four challenges that pay out in cosmetics, never power. They tick over on bad runs too, which is the real engine behind "one more go". northforge-interactive.itch.io/pulse-zero/d... #gamedev #indiedev #godot

Directives: A Reason to Play Differently

Cosmetics gave PULSE//ZERO a reason to keep playing. Directives are how you earn them — a data-driven layer of around forty-four challenges that track what you actually do in a run and pay out in lo.....

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x11 and still climbing, screen full of elites, grid buckling under all of it. This is the bit of PULSE//ZERO I never get bored of. #ScreenshotSaturday #godot #indiedev

Should we launch a discord? I’m leaning towards not yet. I’d like to see more folks playing our games first! Getting more interested! #gamedev #indiedev #community

In No Return Depth, every role matters and so does carefully managing the engineering systems aboard the DSV Orpheus - you never know what’s out there! #gamedev #multiplayer #godot #indiedev

Our survival horror game, No Return Depth is coming along! Here’s a few scenes of what we’ve been up to over the last few days Who wants to join a playtest ? #godot #indiedev #gamedev #development #noreturndeotg

Our next game is titled No Return Depth. It's a co-operative submarine survival horror. Explore an uncharted abyss, keep your failing vessel alive, and decide whether you really want to know what’s out there. #survivalhorror #godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsunday

We've been quiet on social media these last couple of weeks. The team has grown to 3 and we've done a a kick-off + hackathon for our first game as a team! We started with an idea and a whiteboard. Now it’s starting to look suspiciously like a game - rough still but progressing! #gamedev #indiedev

New devlog up! northforge-interactive.com/journal/devl... Some older versions of screenshots (I wrote this one a while ago) but we take a deep dive into how our living grid works and how it works like a liquid. #devlog #gamedev #indiedev #godot

Devlog #006 — The Living Grid: A Stage That Reacts — Northforge Interactive

The arena floor in PULSE//ZERO is not a backdrop — it is a single shader that listens to the whole game and answers in light. Here is what the Living Grid is, why a reactive stage is the thing that ma...

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PULSE//ZERO: EVOLUTION (v0.5.0) is out now. The Run Director now picks a Combat Profile that reshapes the run, and Sectors bend the rules. Eleven new enemies, two new bosses, an EVOLUTION leaderboard. Play free: northforge-interactive.itch.io/pulse-zero #godotengine #indiedev

PULSE // ZERO by Northforge Interactive

Survive. Adapt. Overdrive.

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A quiet week on the socials for us as we’ve been hard at work on a few things! 1. Polishing up the EVOLUTION update for PULSE//ZERO release this weekend 2. Working on getting to our alpha build for our next game (more on that soon) 3. Building a PoC for a multiplayer horror game #gamedev #indiedev

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Something is coming... #northforge #teaser #gamedev #godot #indiedev

Another sneak peak at something we’re working on This is small, zoomed out slice. Having a lot of fun learning how to build 3D kits. #whatisit #gamedev #indiedev #godot

It is with a heavy heart, we share this official statement. #gamedev #spiritofvengeance #ghostrider

It's Sunday again! show us what you got. 🛠️ Making a game? Drop a clip, a screenshot, a win, or even a struggle from this week. Doesn't matter how rough or early. We genuinely want to see it, and we'll be down in the replies cheering you on. #gamedev #indiedev #SundayShowcase

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Feel like adding more theme unlocks for PULSE//ZERO. One I have in mind is Game Boy but need a name for it that won’t get me sued and is more exciting than “handheld”. Thoughts?

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New Devlog: EVOLUTION - every run, new rules (first look) - PULSE // ZERO northforge-interactive.itch.io/pulse-zero/d... #godot #gamedev #pulsezero #indiedev

EVOLUTION — every run, new rules (first look)

The next PULSE//ZERO update is called EVOLUTION , and here’s the first look. Trailer below 👇 The headline is sector mutations : every run rewrites the base rules of the arena, so no consecutive r...

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111gb patches for games should not be something we as developers or gamers should accept.

#ThrowbackThursday time #indiegamedev community! Every great game started somewhere. Pen and paper or something digital! 📸 Your first prototype or oldest screenshot 🔄 A "then vs now" comparison Let's celebrate how far we've all come #gamedev #solodev #indiedev

Next PULSE//ZERO update: EVOLUTION 🧬 teaser trailer. Headline: sector mutations - every run rewrites the base rules of the arena, so no two runs play the same. Plus new bosses & enemies, a rebuilt audio system, and a visual pass. youtube.com/watch?v=5W8dhcUO8BY #godot #gamedev

PULSE//ZERO: EVOLUTION — Every Run. New Rules. | Reveal Trailer

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Politics we can get behind

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Count Binface, a man who is famous in the UK for standing in local elections while wearing a trash can, has called on Sega to make Shenmue 4. https://bit.ly/4wWXwoP

Masters of the Universe at Northforge Towers this evening. If this song isn’t in it at any point, we riot.

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Ok #indiegamedev community, let’s start #WaffleWednesdays! A chance to chat interesting community topics amongst the community. This week’s topic: OPTIMIZATION. How? What? When?

Yes, it could be time to start thinking about publishers if anything for budget and getting the games we’re making to more people #gamedev

Liam Gulliver@lgulliver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I think I’m at a point with @northforge-interactive.com where I need to start thinking about a publisher and not be so staunchly indie so I can putting games like PULSE//ZERO and the handful of others there are in the background to more platforms and a have a marketing budget

In other things we've been working on, some huge UI improvements as part of the EVOLUTION update for PULSE//ZERO. New menu, arena mutations, more graphic polish. Get it now with the DISTORTION update: northforge-interactive.itch.io/pulse-zero

Just a little peak at some other things we're working on Really early proof-of-concept/tinkering right now 🚜 #farming #godot #indiedev #gamedev

Fruits of today's labour... a new potential main menu for PZ

What do you call the art style of games like Oxygen Not Included? #gamedev

Calm down ONI

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Our next PULSE//ZERO update is called EVOLUTION. Still a work in progress, but you can expect: - Better visuals - Proper touchpad support on macOS - Sector mutations - every run changes the base rules for the arean - New audio system and soundtrack - New bosses and enemy types #gamedev #godot

PULSE//ZERO is pay what you want. If you'd like to help it reach Steam, there's a supporter tier - supporters get their name in the in-game credits under Community Supporters. Only 200 available though! northforge-interactive.itch.io/pulse-zero #indiedev

PULSE // ZERO by Northforge Interactive

Survive. Adapt. Overdrive.

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Do many of you fine folks of #indiegamedev do streaming of your games?