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Vuntra City

@vuntracity.bsky.social

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City exploration game in development for VR and flat screen. Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859220/Vuntra_City/ Discord: https://discord.gg/UU3CbNnJDp

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 19h

That sucks! I guess simply capturing it with something like OBS doesn't cut it?

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 1d

I post updates almost every day as I make progress on my project, so it's kinda weird to day it's "too soon", haha. I just happened to replace the low poly placeholders I had previously with these modular guys a few days ago, so I posted about it.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 1d

There are 3 types of bodies: normal, bulky, and large. And right now they are distributed as 80% normal, 10% bulky, and 10% large. But of course I can always tweak those proportions.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 1d

Well of course they're assets. I'm a solo dev so I can't model a variety of custom NPCs from scratch. What I am showing here is the system for combining the modular parts and giving them custom color schemes so each one is unique. Any clothes and animations I add will also be assets by the way.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, same. Guess it's time to rewatch Legacy, hehe.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 2d

The premise itself was kinda interesting, but for me it was the art direction that was lacking the most. The world (both the real and the virtual parts) was just missing the surreal and eerie feel that made Legacy so memorable.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 2d

Just saw Tron: Ares in the cinema and man what a disappointment. Tron: Legacy is one of my favorite movies despite its flaws simply for the art direction, worldbuilding, and the music. And this new one lacks all of those things, it's just a regular action movie with flashy SFX. Bummer.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 3d

This is what the new modular NPCs look like in the game right now. Although I am still tweaking their materials and colors, as well as working on adding more hairstyles, clothes, and accessories, so this is still not the final look.

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning from Vuntra City!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

Sunrise in a procedural city with glowing trees.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 4d

Would be nice if there were feminine looking villagers too. It's as weird when they are all male as if they were all female, at least to me.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 5d

The first iteration of modular NPCs is a go! The variety of clothes and hairstyles is a bit lacking for now, but I will be adding more over time. Also facial feature sliders will be coming. What do you guys think?

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Randomized NPCs walking in a procedural city

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 6d

Youtube (long form) has definitely been working best for me in terms of promotion, but also Tiktok. They may not work for every game, but at least both of those platforms welcome self-promotion.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 7d

The vines are one of the facade decorations that spawns sometimes. Not very common, but they create cozy courtyards occasionally.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, the contrarian gamedev approach. Sounds very familiar to me!

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 7d

Found this cozy street bar.

#gamedev #indiegame #vr

A street bar with trees and vines in the background in a procedural city.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 9d

Always fun to find a double firework station on a rooftop and just sitting back for a bit to enjoy the show.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 14d

A virtual city that has been procedurally generated.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 15d

Haven't posted any pretty cityscapes from my environment demo in a while, so here's one.

#indiegame #gamedev

Screenshot of a procedural city with rainy weather.

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Jam2go @jam2go.com · 16d

I’ve been training my cat to play ambient music.

Last night he hit me with this hauntingly beautiful chord change after 10 minutes of A7sus4

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 17d

That said, I never managed to teach myself to love winter, so I just moved somewhere warmer instead 😆

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 17d

Coming from a cold place myself, I feel like the only people who really thrive in those environments are the ones who really enjoy the cold outdoors. I know plenty who love winter sports, snow, and cool weather. So maybe teaching yourself to love those things too could help view winter differently.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 17d

I wouldn't know, I procedurally generated mine 😉

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 17d

Changed the sound from piano to synth. Might add a few more variants and make them random. Although I think I should stop messing around and get back to working on the NPCs. But this is just too damn fun!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 18d

This is more fun than I expected! Although it's really hard to play, feels like playing the piano in a dream.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 19d

Been procrastinating today by making procedural keyboards for Vuntra City. And yes the keys can be pressed and they will be fully functional once I hook up the sounds.

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