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[JohnyBGooD]

Hello everyone,

In the first devlog I want to introduce my game and show what have been done recently.

Pixelpunk XL is a pixelated old school first person shooter with rogue-like mechanics set in sci-fi environment. It is similar to old games, such as Descent and Forsaken, but with rogue-like gameplay type.
Early gameplay prototype is here:





IndieDB page:

http://www.indiedb.com/games/pixelpunk-xl
The levels generates randomly, combining different types of tunnels and rooms. Also in each room and big tunnel there are obstacles and decorations, which appear randomly after generating of the main level. The game has different types of enemies, also I plan to add several bosses with unique environment.

The most of tunnels and rooms are already set, in the past couple of weeks I have added 2 new types of enemies:





Also some new types of tunnels have been added:





The decorations and obstacles will make each level look unique, there is a lot of work to do, but here are some recent examples:







Just for fun:



Happy holidays!

[JohnyBGooD]

Hey guys,

The second entry for Pixelpunk XL devlog is here. All new and interesting from the development is described below.   

In the last week I was working a lot on the new constructions and sci fi panels to decorate some rooms and tunnels. Now the biggest rooms have completely different look and it changes every time after random generation of the level.





I am still working on the post procession filters which make the retro style look.





Work on lighting never stops and here are some new examples and screenshots.







There is still a lot of work on random levels, but now I'm starting to think about bosses. What will they look like? We'll see.

[JohnyBGooD]

Greetings!

The third devlog is a video demonstration of what I have been worked on in the past several weeks. So, here is what the gameplay looks like in the current state of development:





There is still a lot of work to do and release date is not exactly defined, but Steam page for the game has been already set:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/803850/Pixelpunk_XL/

[JohnyBGooD]

Hello everyone,

The game received a major update in the past 2 weeks. Now there are 2 new enemy types and 3 new weapons for the player. Also the game now has gamepad support, camera shake and lens distortion at high speed, info panels for player's ammo and health, replenishments of ammo and health which drop from exploded enemies.

Kamikaze and Electroshock are 2 new enemies which player will meet in the rooms and tunnels. The first one chases the player till collision and then explodes, the second one - hits the player with electric shock from a short distance. Here's how they look:



Player's weapon arsenal has been improved with rockets for the right gun and 2 new weapons for the left gun. Next are screenshots showing all the above in action:

















Updated gameplay video is coming soon!

[Sundrop]

Interesting look! Can't wait to see some GIFs of the gameplay!

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks! Currently I plan to make an updated gameplay video.

[JLJac]

This looks so good  It seems to control super well and the graphics are ON POINT, retro but subtly employing modern tech (I don't think you'd be able to have that many moving light sources back in the day). Your pixel shader is great - you have something subtle going on at a higher resolution on top of the low res rendering?

I'd maybe think twice about the name? Both the words "pixel" and "punk" are heaaaaaavily used in the indie games scene and best case scenario it won't stand out much, worst case scenario people might have a bit of an eyerolly reaction...

Really looking forward to see where this is going

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks for your comment. This is not a pixel shader, it's post processing filter. The screenshots above were made on 1920X1080 resolution. And about the name - this word is unique, it can attract attention. I don't want to use trivial names.

Thanks again for your feedback.

[chalcidfly]

Roguelike + FPS is a really interesting combo, hadn't thought of that before. Looks good! Are there ways for the player to level up as they go through levels?

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks!

You can expand only your own skills in the game Progress is focused on unlocking the bosses.

[Zaphos]

The name really doesn't match the game at all to me, but the concept sounds good!  HUD elements look kind of sloppy to me in the most recent screens, but aside from that the visual style is cool ... looking forward to seeing more 

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, everything in the game looks slope and pixelated. This makes it unique, and that's why it's pixelpunk.

[matriax]

Love the art style with that pixelate stuff and if i'm right with bayer dither 8x maybe?

Also gameplay/look reminds me an old game called "Terminal Velocity" maybe you can get some ideas from there!

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks for your comment. I am using just a simple hand made post processing 2d filter for pixelation. The most of textures are not pixelated, but the pixelated picture appears after the post processing in real time. Terminal Velocity is another cool game from the past, I am using it as a reference together with Descent and Forsaken.

[-Ross]

Looks like it could be pretty cool. Descent is pretty much the best. I think you need to make the enemies bigger though, or at least make sure they have enough contrast with the environment. The first few enemies you destroy in the video, it just looks like you are shooting at empty air.

[Ayrik]

  I'm following this immediately

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks, guys for your comments. Yes, you are right about the enemies.

[JohnyBGooD]

Now the enemies are highlighted:

[Josh Bossie]

Very pleased by this trend of 3D pixel-y games. Looks rad

Not sure about that highlight as it's pretty large

[JohnyBGooD]

Thanks for your feedback. It is still in development and can look different later.