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Overgrowth a184 changelog

July 2nd, 2012

This week I added save files to store the player's scores and awards on each level. There's no UI for this yet, but it's a big step towards adding persistent goals for the challenge levels. I also changed team loyalties into editable parameters, so that character types are no longer locked to specific teams. This should give ...

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The Mindkill - Making the Music for Receiver

June 28th, 2012

This is a guest blog post from Anton Riehl, who is an incredible composer, and is responsible for the live flutes in the Overgrowth main theme and co-host of OG Weekly. Recently I had the opportunity to work with Wolfire again, this time for the 7dfps challenge to create a full first person shooter game in a week: Receiver. Working ...

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Overgrowth a183 video changelog

June 25th, 2012

Here is the new weekly Overgrowth alpha video! Don't forget that you can help support us, try out our weekly alphas (such as the one in the video), and chat with other preorderers in the Secret Preorder Forum by preordering Overgrowth. If you'd like to see real-time news about Overgrowth, you can follow me on Twitter at @wolfire ...

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Receiver Art Asset Overview

June 22nd, 2012

If you follow this blog, you are probably aware that David and I attempted the 7DFPS challenge. There were only two rules: you needed to make a game, and you had to have fun. Surprisingly, "complete the game in 7 days" was not one of the official rules... which is good, because it ended up taking us 9 days! Here ...

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Announcing Receiver

June 18th, 2012

This week we participated in the 7 Day FPS challenge, and created a new game called Receiver. It is free for all Overgrowth preorderers (here), and anyone else can get it separately for $4.99. Here is a video showing some of the features we focused on: Be sure to watch it in HD! Aubrey also made a trailer, focusing ...

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Overgrowth a182 changelog

June 11th, 2012

This week I focused on going through all the recent bug reports, and fixing as many as possible. I would like to get back to gameplay soon, but need to make sure that the game is working for most people! Here are the changes for Alpha 182: Fixed Windows bug with paths that contain spaces Updated SIGAR for better hardware ...

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David and Aubrey are streaming for 7DFPS

June 9th, 2012

David and Aubrey are joining the 7DFPS challenge! They will be streaming their work on an experimental FPS game, which will help get the creative juices for Overgrowth's gameplay flowing. Be sure to tune in! Watch live video from wolfiredavid on www.twitch.tv Watch live video from wolfireaubrey on www.twitch.tv Don't forget to follow David ...

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