Hot Barrel Studios

Hot Barrel Studios is an indie game studio driven by a love for creating shooter games. Focused on growth, sharing the process, and connecting with players.

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Just a small update here, taking a bit of a break in development for the time being. Will still be working and maybe post updates or just some side projects!

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

I need to post some updates! Lots of changes to the actual game. Added alien projectiles, UI, some other things as well. Will post an update video soon I hope, for now here are some different colored tanks. Seriously thinking of redoing the tank later on in development.

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

@PinkCloverGames Good luck, post an update once you get it working! And remember to not get discouraged if something doesn’t work. I’ve spent days trying to fix problems that literally take 5 minutes to fix, just keep going!

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Small update, I’ve been trying different things, deleting, adding, you get it. Small snippet of what I have so far. Made a Parralax background, found some placeholder music that feels decent(I’d love feedback on the music, is it too much?

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

@PinkCloverGames It wasn’t super difficult, I use blueprints so I just followed a blueprint tutorial online and everything worked when I tried it out.

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Quick question, for other Devs, or gamers, is it better to post small updates every day or is it better to do fewer updates but with bigger more visible changes?

I’ve been figuring things out slowly but surely :)

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Added: Power up node! Can you hear the pickup sound?
Barrel movement working great now.
Custom cursor (too dark, v2 will be easier to see)
Alien ship upgrades (they now get hit by bullets, have health, despawn, blow up, sfx etc)

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

So much has been added, but so much more needs to be done !

What are your thoughts? Anything stick out to you? #indiegamedev

Next update goals: Make aliens shoot back, make the ground look better (via parallax?), create a rough UI, make the power up do something to the tank.

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Still need to fix the barrel movement, want to add rotating wheels, moving ground path to follow. Enemies, enemy projectiles, more gameplay elements. If there’s anything you’d like to see, let me know!

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Would love feedback if possible! Happy to answer any questions!

Got a free asset background off of itch. io and created sprites for an enemy as well as some projectiles. I still need to fix the barrel movement, looking to add some more to it later tonight(Credit Craft pix . Net)

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Any comments or interactions will be deeply appreciated!

Update: new tank design has been created and put into a project, added lateral movement. Still trying to work out the movement for the barrel. Will likely move on and address that issue later on. Still need some more stuff

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Looking for other people who love games and creative expression !
• game devs
• gamers
• streamers
• artists
• youtubers

Interact with this post if you fit the description and we can follow/support each other 🤝🏽

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Would love some feedback or thoughts on this if possible :)

Super Rough draft of a pixel art tank for an upcoming project. My first time trying pixel art so it looks a little silly. I want the final product to just be a simple tank with a ball turret on top.

[Hot Barrel Studios @hotbarrelstudio]

Welcome to Hot Barrel Studios!

I’m an indie game dev working on improving my skills and sharing my journey. I am looking to build a community of people that enjoy games like I do. Follow me for a follow back, updates and some behind-the-scenes fun!

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