Tagspire

Building Tagspire – a tag-powered game engine.
Everything changes with a tag.
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New lighting update for Tagspire!

Dynamic day/night cycle is working! The sun moves across the sky, casting directional shadows that change angle and length throughout the day.

Trees, terrain, and objects all react to sunlight.

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@TBoneGamesDev Really adds to the atmosphere!

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@solmatter_ That’s exactly what I was going for! Trying to make the darkness feel natural while keeping things worth exploring visible. Still tweaking the lighting, but it’s coming together!

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New lighting update for Tagspire!

Dynamic day/night cycle is working! The sun moves across the sky, casting directional shadows that change angle and length throughout the day.

Trees, terrain, and objects all react to sunlight.

#GameDev #IndieDev #PixelArt #Tagspire #Pygame

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@TalesOfEmberTCG Appreciate the follow! Still plenty to build, but it’s coming together!

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@TalesOfEmberTCG Mostly atmosphere for now, but nighttime makes visibility harder and light sources more useful. Planning to tie it into wildlife behavior later too!

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@EgeMustafaCelik Thanks! That’s pretty much how I’m doing it already, with shadows calculated per light.

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New dynamic lighting in Tagspire! Flashlights, glowing fires, and real-time shadows that interact with the world!

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@corhoonx Thanks! Still improving it, but happy with the results!

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@haru2401game Thanks! Right now I’m focused on visibility and atmosphere, but the plan is definitely to have lighting affect enemy behavior and exploration too. I want light to be more than just a visual effect — something that actually impacts gameplay!

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@chenzhangreal 😂 Started with boats, now I’m already thinking about planes and cars. The feature list is growing faster than the game is getting finished.

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Added boats to Tagspire because why not?

The world is huge. Walking everywhere gets old.

So now there's another way to explore… and another system for me to tinker with. 😂

Solo indie dev life.

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@WeVennStudios A bit of both! The boats are mainly about transportation for now, but they also open up new possibilities for exploring water and whatever might be hiding beneath the surface. Still a lot I want to do with them!

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@tamamogram 😂 The real danger is forgetting your own traps!

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Playing with traps in Tagspire - Land mines, arrow traps, and deadly surprises! Watch your step — anything can trigger a trap.

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@bonkstudio_ Hey! Sure, what’s your question?

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@littlemisscanna Thanks! 😊 Still a lot to add, but it’s slowly coming together. More features and sounds are on the way!

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A quick look at the physics in action as an object rolls down a hill. Just another small piece of building a world that feels alive.
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@AriHoresh I’m using custom rectangular colliders with height data for each side of the slope, then handling the slope collision separately in the physics system. It took a lot of tweaking, but it’s finally working pretty well!

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Slopes finally work in Tagspire!
The terrain is getting a lot more interesting.
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@adredev Thanks

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New Tagspire gameplay

Bow shots can be wound up for higher arrow velocity and damage, with arrows sticking into enemies on impact.

Lots of new stuff added lately!

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