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Hijong Park

@hijongpark.bsky.social

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I had been making game for hobby since 2016. Right now I'm using unity engine and developing a retro helicopter flight sim prototype 'Defender Patrol'. Try my game here : https://hijong-park.itch.io/defender-patrol

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. I had been so busy with minor fixes for this game, but once I release this on steam I'll start posting about the sequel Low Level Hunters.

Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · 13d

store.steampowered.com/app/3982130/...

My flight sim will be released in late October.

All the preparations are done, now I'll start making AH-1S cobra helicopter for the sequel.

#gamedev #flightsim #retro #helicopter

Hijong Park's Defender Patrol on Steam

Hijong Park's Defender Patrol is a small, low-poly helicopter combat flight simulator featuring simple but fully interactable cockpit system, playable in both the monitor and Virtual-reality.

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Aug 15

16 months before Lara Croft, there was Conrad B Hart.

#tps #classic #retrogame

Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Aug 9

I had been working on trailer video and gifs to parepare the steam release !

#gamedev #flightsim #helicopter

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Jun 16

Don't try this in real life

#flightsim #gamedev #helicopter #vr #revolver

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Jun 15

I have implemented pilot firearm today !

#gamedev #flightsim #retro #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Jun 7

the new NVG operating in VR. it's much simpler than the old NVG because I had to make sure it works well in VR, but still very serviceable.

#gamedev #helicopter #flightsim #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · May 25

Today I successfully implemented Virtual cockpit interactions.
the game is almost entirely playable with VR controllers alone !

#vr #flightsim #gamedev #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · May 18

I'm making VR mode for my flight sim.

the very first work was making UIs functional in VR.

#gamedev #flightsim

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · May 11

Trying to use Mouse cursor with TrackIR is annoying because of constantly jittering camera and it would be simply unusable in VR, so I implemented 3D cursor mode.

the 3D cursor doesn't move along with the camera.

#flightsim #helicopter #lowpoly

Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · May 11

The fire support feature is fully functional.

The mini patch introducing fire support and other QoL features will be uploaded today.

#flightsim #lowpoly #gamedev

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 27

Enemies have artillery unit as well

#gamedev #flightsim #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 26

Howitzer support !

#gamedev #flightsim #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 20

Inspired by Falcon BMS, I added Sticky cursor feature. the cursor no longer moves around while interacting with switches.

#gamedev #flightsim #helicopter

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 13

youtu.be/e3mWfpqiBq8

I have released the new update for my flight sim !

#gamedev #lowpoly #flightsim #helicopter

1.9 devlog - Transport, Training, Optimizations

YouTube video by hijong park

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 2

Compensating lack of Transport helicopters at the moment, I added Unarmed MD-500E with MCAS-MH personnel carrier.

#gamedev #helicopter #flightsim #lowpoly

Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Apr 2

Added the new game over condition where the player is not dead but the helicopter is destroyed enough not to be able to fly anymore.

#flightsim #helicopter #gamedev

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 29

I'm working on the interactive training missions, to teach the players how to fly the helicopter.

#gamedev #helicopter #flightsim #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 26

Many years ago, I made a game called 'night of the little birds'.

It was basically an 2D flight sim, like sopwith or falcon patrol but with helicopters.

I eventually cancelled this project as it did not meet my expectations, and realized that 3D is the way to go to realize my vision.

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 25

Implemented Boarding troops order for AI helicopters, so that they can complete transport missions themselves.

#helicopter #gamedev #lowpoly #flightsim

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 23

I had been working on modularizing the helicopter units, it's even possible to control AI helicopters by myself.

But I'll focus on making Playable ally attack helicopter and transport helicopter for a while before thinking about making enemies playable.

#gamedev #flightsim #lowpoly #helicopter

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 23

Made new Unit icons for TSD and some reported units on briefing map.

#flightsim #helicopter #gamedev

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 21

I'm working on Easy spot icon option which is essential for every flight sims.

#gamedev #flightsim #helicopter #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 20

I also I have done various works to optimize the game.
that included using texture blend to color terrain and display roads without both using too many vertices and causing Z fighting issues, and Unit object poolings instead of calling Instantiate() and Destroy() so much.

#gamedev #lowpoly

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Hijong Park @hijongpark.bsky.social · Mar 20

I spent some tedious time figuring out the issues with helicopter AI issues and fixing them.

the AIs had been suffering target direction inaccuracy issue when their roll degree is not exactly 0.

#gamedev #flightsim #lowpoly #helicopter

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