Autarca

Solo #indieGameDev from Chile with 3 self-published games on Steam. Now working in a new title.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I painted the repair arm in Substance Painter and tomorrow I'll see if I can add it to the game.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Making an equippable repair arm for the mechs and adding a basic animation for it. This and the "backpack" parts I'll create will allow the player to have support mechs in their squad.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

At least 3 types of legs per class weight could be a good start for the game: bipedal, tetrapods (quads?) and tank tracks.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I uploaded a longer clip of the realtime time tactics game with mechs I'm making (with audio) to youtube:
https://t.co/5yjpxcu3oe

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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

A frontal assault on this base wasn't such a good idea.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

@solmatter_ They are destructible cover too, don't expect them to last very long though.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

They can still be improved but now I have burnable trees because iirc MechCommander had them too and you could even open paths after burning a forest.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Another feature that I'm adding to the game: pilots in the UI react to major damage to their mechs (also they can be injured).
Later I would like to add animations and fx for ejecting or dying pilots too.
#IndieDevs #mechs #gamedev

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

@PrinceOfPadel The emergency vent is automated to show the mech overheating. I have ideas for pilot skills and modules/parts that allow for controlled venting or releasing coolants to lower the temperature on command though.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Here's a test of fire generating heat and causing a mech to overheat and do an emergency venting.
My idea is that a venting mech can't fire its weapons until heat goes back to zero but it's still early to decide.
#indiedev #mechs #gamedev

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

@DeftMenaceGames Right now this doesn't affect movement because I would like to leave the player the option to escape if their weapons are locked.
I might reduce speed by a percentage though, not sure yet.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I want to have heat mechanics in the game, not just for the mechs but also for some environment objects so here I'm making an early experiment with trees on fire.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

My games are part of the #SteamAutumnSale
Check them out here: https://t.co/3R6TRXsz8Z
#indiegame #steam

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

@MrtonZsolt6 No official name yet but I'm partial to naming it "Steel Deterrence" when I announce it

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Still needs a lot of work but I'm adding a "tactical pause" feature so the player can pause and give orders to their mechs during combat.
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[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I think I know what was the issue. We had a recent time change in Chile but X is still using the previous time so I had to move by PC clock back 1 hour. This is weird but not unique, sometimes I have to do the same when uploading a trailer to a steam page.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Twitter once again giving me drama when I want to post a video or image ☹️

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

Here I'm testing animated pilots in their cockpits (bottom left of the screen). The idea is that you'll be able to recruit procedural and customizable pilots in the game.
#mechs #indiedev

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I'm planning to have an animated display of the pilot of the mech, not just static portraits.

[Autarca @AutarcaDev]

I'm planning to have several customizable mech parts: torsos, turrets, launchers, legs (4, 2 or tracks) and support backpacks.
These are more "walkers" than mechs though so don't expect arms and hands.
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