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[sortris]

Hi all!
It’s been a loooooong time since we posted a devlog here last time. But now we want to come back to every week posting.

Today we have for you some small GIFs with small but cute feature - wild animals Just take a look:

Bird


Frogs


Fish


Rabbits


Fox


New building: train station - here come trains with a big order cargo to load


We will be grateful for any feedback!
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[Pixel Noise]

Been following you guys on Twitter! Good to see you back to posting - the game is looking great 

[sortris]

Thanks!
Just added your music portfolio link to the bookmarks for the future

[sortris]

Today we have something special for you: first UI preview!
Please, tell us what do you think about that! We would be very thankful for every opinion.

Animal info panel


Achievements panel


Unlocked achievement panel

[Pixel Noise]

Like the style/detail - but maybe thin it down just a bit? It feels like it takes up a bit too much screen for the current amount of information shown.

Edit: Really meant that mostly for the 2nd one. That is only applicable though, if the UI is going to be up while your are also navigating the main window. I realize now it doesn't look that way - in which case, those work great.

[sortris]

Hi all!

Today we have something special for you. But let me show you another small features firstly.
Please remember that we are still working on the old models and UI temporary graphics.

Removing trunk obstacle animation



Building opening animation
Every finished building construction process is a happy moment for a player so we celebrate it in the right way ^^



ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES SO FAR - SLOTS REMOVED - NEW CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
First of all, initially Blocky Farm had to be much simpler and less game. We wanted to make a small farm simulator, so 6 months ago we decided to base the game mechanics on the slots. We took the idea from the Fallout Shelter game. But the more we were developing our game, the more problems we started to see with slots. Slots put too many limits to the gameplay. That’s why we decided to get rid of them finally. Now player is able to construct buildings everywhere he wants to (only if there is a free space).

Just take a look on the first sneak peek of this feature. This is a small step for mankind one giant leap for our BlockyFarm game :cool:

Old construction system


New construction system



Locomotive
And at last but not least, to awaken your appetite even more. We are proud to show you one of our best game models - Locomotive.



Tweeting
If you want to get the latest info about our project, please follow us on Twitter

[Pixel Noise]

Definitely a good call to allow free building I think. Those models are looking really nice - the "cat in the hat" on your twitter is especially cute

Speaking of - that twitter link in your post doesn't work! (The one below, in your signature, is fine)

[sortris]

Thanks for your feedback and thanks for paying attention to the incorrect link - fixed

[Poya]

Great stuff!

Just a thought/comment: I notice that your "Work in Progress" shots have some sort of GI or self-shading going on (it's really soft and subtle). I assume they are pre-rendered, but I really like the look and feel. If you can manage an approximation of that in the game itself, I really think it will take the visuals to the next level.

I say this knowing you probably already have lighting/shadows in mind and just haven't got to it yet.

Looking forward to what you come up with next.

[sortris]

Hi, thanks!

Yes, we've already got a nice effects in our game on the device with stable 60fps (HTC One), but we want to make every element perfect before we show it to the world. But yes, we are close to now to the visuals on renders.

[sortris]

We were still working on a new UI this week but however we have something new features. Please notice that some UI graphics and game models are temporary.

Advanced pet care
One of our duties is to take care about our pets. We’ve implemented first stage of advanced pet behaviours. Just take a look:

Pet needs and thoughts showed as a cloud message


Ill pet is ill


Tired pet is tired


Moveveor we’ve added new place a building effect


And as always - new render - Silo building. It’s essential on every farm


We would love to hear your feedback!

[sortris]

Hi there
This week was mainly about bugfixing and environment details. We’ve added river and its neighbourhood: waterfall, watermill and others. Take a look and leave here your feedback pls

River and neighbourhood


Waterfall


Watermill

[sortris]

It’s been a while since we posted here but we are overworked too much last time. We are hope you will like our new features and graphics

Train
First of all, we have new train station and a train with a new locomotive and wagons. What is it used for? A player is able to load a train cargo at the further stage of game. It will take a lot of time to complete it but reward is worth of doing it

Train arriving

Full size GIF.

Train leaving

Full size GIF.

Poo
Animals can make a poo like in a real world. Just take a look on this sweet gif ^^


New animals animations
We would like to introduce to you complete new chicken model and refreshed cow model. They’re cute, aren’t they?

Relaxed working chicken animation


Cow models


Old train station render

Full resolution

[Pixel Noise]

These models are too cute

Can you make the dog shake a little bit when he poops? LOL! I think that's hilarious, by the way. Keep up the great work 

[sortris]

Can you make the dog shake a little bit when he poops? LOL! I think that's hilarious, by the way.

Yes, you were right :D Thanks for your kind words and for this good suggestion. Here is the result of our work on this topic. We hope you'll like it



Higher FPS animation here

[sortris]

Hi all!
Today we have something special for you and for us too! We were waiting for this so long...

*drums*

Ladies and gentlemen!
We are pleased to reveal official Blocky Farm logo!




Tell us what do you think, do you love it?!

We would also like to invite you to our stand at Digital Dragons conference at 16-17th May in Kraków, Poland. You will be able to play our game by the first time! See you!

[sortris]

Hello all!

We are proud to reveal new BLOCKY FARM look!

This is a result of 4 months of hard work. During this time we've made over 100 new models, thousand of bug fixes and several totally new features, all for this one game - BLOCKY FARM. Enjoy the new graphics with us!



FULL SIZE GIF HERE [1600x900]

Do you like it?

FYI: Blocky Farm is a next-genre voxel-styled mobile farm manager with strong focus on animal care with unique features like driving a tractor and more.

More info soon! )

[Pixel Noise]

    WOW! I thought this looked great before, but this is really, reaaaalllly nice. I was worried since you guys hadn't posted for so long - good work!