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[planckpixels]

Good night, can we PLEASE see some action shots? 

The low-res detail is just ridiculously good. But I want to see if the in-game action looks as juicy!

:D ridiculously good ~ too kind!

You can see some in game action on the website, we have a giant gif up top so you can't miss it! Let us know what you think

http://mainframeone.absinthegames.com/

[Photon]

http://mainframeone.absinthegames.com/

I saw the juice.

Remember that time I told you things looked too busy?

Yeah, you should totally disregard that.

[planckpixels]

http://mainframeone.absinthegames.com/

I saw the juice.

Remember that time I told you things looked too busy?

Yeah, you should totally disregard that.

Wow! Thanks so much for saying so :D

It has definitely been a delicate balance getting it to this point.

[ZeroTec]

the super reduced artstyle fucking rocks. looked cool when i saw the first sills, but the animations really sell the whole package. can't wait to see more

[planckpixels]

the super reduced artstyle fucking rocks. looked cool when i saw the first sills, but the animations really sell the whole package. can't wait to see more

Then more you shall see!!

STAY TUNED...

[planckpixels]

Hey forgot to mention that I will be putting all gif's and concept art for Mainframe One here - http://nabaroo.com/planckpixels/MAINFRAME-ONE

Will be keeping it pretty up to date with all things pixel so please feel free to stop by and check it out. :D

[planckpixels]

So here is an example of how we go from a concept design to pixel art for Mainframe One ~



As you can see its a massive leap from concept to in game designs, this giant leap must be kept in mind when we consider creating assets. In fact, one of the biggest artistic challenges of making a game at this resolution is actually turning the concepts into in game assets that still have a recognisable appearance. The designs need to be kept fairly clean and not overly complex so that when they get shrunk down into pixel art they still read well.

In case you missed the Reaper in action on the previous page - here he is below

Search / Shield Deploy / Drone Deploy / Fire Weapon ~

[AbsintheGames]

Back with a quick update - showcasing the tease for our first boss :D

https://gfycat.com/FrightenedVeneratedGordonsetter

It's been a while but we've been knee deep in development and are trucking along. I know I make for a poor devlog but when we get going we get going and don't really have much time to constantly update with every change.

I do apologize for that.

- Jack

[FK in the Coffee]

Glad to see this is still alive! Those particle effects are looking pretty immaculate

[AbsintheGames]

Glad to see this is still alive! Those particle effects are looking pretty immaculate

Thanks!

We've been busy cranking away and I'm fairly horrible at updating logs and the like XD

I had planned to write a lot more throughout development but it's been hectic. Thanks for the kind words!

[AbsintheGames]

Show and Tell Episode 1:





I go into minor detail about the two types of animation we use in our game.

Kept it as easy to understand as possible but the nuance that went into even this simple enemy in regards to it's leg movement is pretty cool even though you'll probably never notice it in game - but I like making sure stuff looks good even if it goes unnoticed.