Dark Nebulae Online

Devlog

• Godot texture interaction tips
  August 27, 2018 by alshady

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  #Tutorial, #Godot, #Sprites

  This is a short collection of intermediate tips and tricks for using sprites/textures in a Godot scene. I wrote it as response to this question on reddit. Compose first, sub-scene later. This is a ge... Continue reading

  
• Why Godot game engine is awesome - Part 1
  July 22, 2018 by alshady

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  #Godot, #gamedev, #development, #open source, #free, #programming, #Tutorial

  In this post I want to talk about the Godot game engine and why I've chosen to use and support it. Although it's fun to cast shade on the two major proprietary vendors in this space (Unity/Unreal) I'... Continue reading

  
• Dark Nebulae 2.3.0 Alpha Release
  June 03, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Spacesim, #4x, #top-down, #Multiplayer

  Dark Nebulae Online - Alpha 2.3.0 I've gone into quiet-mode while working on this major update which includes support for dedicated servers, new ship classes, weapons, capturable bases, ship construc... Continue reading

  
• Community forum, new ships, new audio system
  April 20, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Space, #Spacesim, #fleet, #Multiplayer, #free

  Before getting to whats in the update, an announcement: I've started a community forum for Dark Nebulae Online. This is a place to discuss new game idea, report issues and otherwise start building... Continue reading

  
• Dark Nebulae Online Alpha Update and Trailer
  April 15, 2018 by alshady

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  #Spacesim, #Space, #Godot, #Multiplayer, #top-down, #free

  I've got a few cool features to introduce, this video briefly shows most of them. New Features: New more streamlined login screen with animated nebula, ambient scare space sounds and backlighting... Continue reading
• Massive improvements to networking and UI
  April 01, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Multiplayer, #Space, #Spacesim

  I'm skipping a version number because of how substantial this update is. It includes significant improvements in networking, UI, art, and more. Networking Efficiency and a Powerful Foe A major featu... Continue reading

  
• Dark Nebulae 1.3 - UI Exploration
  March 18, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Multiplayer, #Space, #Spacesim, #top-down

  This week's update features a ton of UI improvements to get ready for additional ship classes, a larger map, ship upgrades, mothership upgrades, resource collection, playable Zarkavan faction, and mor... Continue reading

  
• Dark Nebulae 1.2 Update
  March 10, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Space, #Spacesim, #Multiplayer

  Alpha 1.2 is now released for Dark Nebulae Online. It contains new ship, weapon and station art. A map redesign with new bases, some performance optimizations and new login screen. There is also a sne... Continue reading
• Dark Nebulae Alpha Has Begun!
  March 04, 2018 by alshady#Space, #Godot, #Multiplayer

  I released Alpha 1 of Dark Nebulae Online last night for Windows, OSX and Linux PC's. I played for a few hours with some testers and took notes on issues and feedback. I felt as though the gameplay wa... Continue reading
• Zoom to minimap
  March 02, 2018 by alshady#Godot, #Tutorial

  Today I implemented a simple system that activates a large icon on top of all ships when you are sufficiently zoomed out. This mean that once you zoom past a certain level, an overlay activates which... Continue reading

  
• Introducing Dark Nebulae Online
  March 02, 2018 by alshady

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  This is the first post, in what I hope is many, describing the journey of a part-time, solo, indie developer creating a multiplayer 2d spaceship game . I'm starting this devlog after 3 months of devel... Continue reading