Current pre-alpha screenshots (we're on internal testing right now!)

I like the new version The colors are cool and the stage with the spermatozoid too.

Hey!

Sorry for the lack of updates, we're working hard on the last details of the first playable alpha.

To sum up, this week...

- ...We've completed the space turrets (or satellites).
- ...We've included text windows (pop ups) the tutorial tips, mission objectives and clarifications about things that haven't been included in the game yet (crafting system for example).
- ...We've added the connection between the "sandbox" and "special" space stages. This connection has been made using portals! Note: sandbox = exploration part ; special = a mini-arcade stage to complete an specific objective.
- ...We've created the main menu (a provisional main menu of course, the final main menu is planned and It'll be more interesting than the actual main menu  )
- ...We've solved bugs.
- ...We've drunk liters of coffee.
- ...We've (almost) done our new typography (aka font).

(Provisional) Main menu! (the text (play,exit,options...) is hidden in this gif)



Space (gatling) turrets:



The screenshot for the screenshot saturday.There is no ambient light on it, and an error on the color of the tiles...but wow look! the new shield enemy is there! and the little spiderbot too

Cool One thing, you should fix the lava collision cause it kills me when I'm near (not over) it

Do you have any idea about the plot? And about the puzzles, you could include some enemies (although there's not a fight system) as part of them.

This week we've been working on some enemies (space turrets and jelly enemies with a shield), particle effects, the HUD and some decorative elements.

Here you have some plants sketches...



...and their final animated version:



Lastly we want to show you the first video of The Intergalactic Trashman (from march 2013). It's an animations and physics early test. Hope you enjoy it

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iAtaG8589uI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;start=" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/iAtaG8589uI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;start=</a>

The music is amazing Did you make it alone? How many time did you spend to make it?

@kpars Thanks for you support! You'll be able to support this project in a future through crowdfunding. We'll launch the crowdfunding shortly after the release of a playable demo

And now, a new micro-update

Our friends of Esoteric Software have made a second kickstarter for their amazing bone-animation program: Spine. Give it a try if you didn't yet, and please,consider supporting them because the new features are really cool: Free Form Deformation, Meshes, IK...(c'mon we need it desperately for development of Trashman !!!).And... We're on their new KickStarter video! 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/esotericsoftware/spine-features

@SHC We're close to release a playable demo, it'll take one month at most

And today... new enemies! Those are the last that we'll include in the first playable alpha Smiley

A classic enemy: the shield enemy!



And a spiderbot waking up:



Hope you like it!

I've tried the new version and it looks so good. I've only seen three of the four enemies cause I played with a touch pad and it's so hard not to die I love the furry one. I'll try again we I've a mouse

P.S.: The red and yellow coloured enemies are so hard

Thanks for your support @Nate

BTW, we're also on Steam GreenLight Concepts

We’re glad to show you a new gameplay footage!

Here you can see the new lighting system, new weapons (the assault rifle and the shotgun), a new enemy (Spiderbot), a new colour scheme and the HUD. They are in a pre-alpha state, but you can get the idea. What do you think?


The playable version is coming...

Thanks @SHC We're five: two coders, two graphic designers and one composer (he also makes the sound effects).

Hey!

This week was a quiet week here , sorry about that. We're working hard on the new video, solving bugs, and adding new stuff that We need to include in the pre-alpha

A new space stage screenshot:



And a new song!

https://soundcloud.com/razonjo/demo-the-intergalactic

Currently the last one is implemented but maybe we'll need other kind of spiders (as explosive spiders) so we'll consider your opinions

@kpars We'll publish a new footage this week or next, be patient About the editor, in a future we expect to release the editor but not in short-term because it isn't user-friendly.

And about on what we've been working this week:

- The space stages minimap. It's almost done, but it need some improvements, like removing the elements that are destroyed for example.

- The whole HUD, with CRT shader effects and some cool stuff!

- New decorative elements for planets (flowers, bushes, lakes...)

- New enemies! We want to add a "spider" enemies with a basic behaviour. They're "easy" enemies individually and very dangerous in group, because they're smaller than the other enemies and you need to shoot them crouched. Here you are some sketches:







Counting down for the first playable pre-alpha version!

Soon, I'll show you a CRT shader effect on HUD monitors that I think it'd change your mind.

And about the game, we’ve included dynamic lights on platform stages (we'll include it on space stages too).

For dynamic lights we’re using box2dlights library that gives us the choice to add points of light, cones of light and directional light. Those lights are objects of type Light that we wrap in an actor (PointLightActor, ConeLightActor and DirectionalActor) and are added to the scenery as the same way as we add statics sprites or animated sprites using the editor.


•   Point of light:


•   Cone of light:


•   Directional light:



In a future, we also want to include different ambient lights for different zones of the scenery. For these purpose we’ll use shaders and some kind of mesh in order to define the ambient light area.

Will you include unlockeable paid content? Just out of curiosity.

BTW the comic strip it's so cool

As we said previously, there will be a connection between space stages and platform stages. This week we've worked in this connection element, the outside part of factories.


Currently we have aproximately 25 different pieces to "build" factories, including towers and chimneys. In the picture you can see an example of an "important" factory, because it's really big. In average situations, the factory size will be smaller.

It looks so good Will you release a demo version? I'd like to test it

@BurntPizza @SHC
I saw the animation on Spine and wheels turning right. Maybe the error is on the gif recording process (we recorded it at 16 fps).

@opiop65
Could you gave me an specific example? The name of any game that you like the HUD.

@SHC @Drenius @kpars @kingroka123
We're are changing the colour of the scenery/background. In this concept art you can see what we want to get:



Anyway, you'll be able to customize the colour of the character. Although we need to choose a standard colour for him.

@opiop65@wesley.laferriere
So you think that this HUD is cool? You should know that the weapon/ammo/health screen and the mission briefing screen will have a CRT shader effect; and mission briefing screen and hiddens coins panel will be hide until you complete a mission or you get a coin.

@kpars
I like him red too, but he reminds Super Meat Boy for most people.


And finally, we wanna show you one of our most loved characters: the robot that works at the gas station. It appears when the spaceship doesn’t land at the center of the platform, where the trash gate is. It can push or pull on the spaceship.

This is the robot walking:


Here it’s grabbing the spaceship:


And this is the robot pulling on the spaceship:


If you wanna know something about the robot let us know

A preview version of the HUD. There will be minor changes for the space stages (catched trash, fuel,... we need to add them). We're still choosing the final color because,the color of factories won't be blue (very WIP!),so we need a good "contrast" between HUD and the gameplay part.



Hope that you like it!

Best name ever!

Thanks for the suggestions we'll think about it (not in short-term because we're so busy finishing the features that we'll include in the demo).

P.S.: @SHC I've never seen that cartoon It wasn't shown in Spain.

I'm glad you like it  

@kpars We've no idea about the name We've to think many things about the main character's background.

@zngga I think that @kpars was talking about the circular particle effect xD

@wesley.laferriere Why Bob?

Hi! Here I come to show you how one of our designers - Marina - has made a stargate. Stargates connect space exploration stages with special (arcade/puzzle) space stages.

This is the final stargate :


The stargate itself is composed of this three images:


And the center of the stargate is composed of this five images:


Using Spine, she has done a cyclic animation for the stargate (when our hero still not entered in it)


But that's not all! We wanted to made a great stargate so, Marina has made two particles effects:

This one:


Using this image:


And this one:


Using this image:


And putting them together:


What do you think? 

We really hope you like it!

Cool!    It reminds me cell stage of Spore. Will it evolve? Could you tell us something about future features?

@kpars @wesley.laferriere @SHC Thanks! 

Currently I'm adding the new weapons animations and working on the new Shooting/Aiming system. With the new system our hero will be able to shoot upward and downward.

We've tested option B, because the shotgun looks better (IMO)  



What do you think?

P.S.: Pay attention to the weapon morphing.

I tried your game and it looks cool    By the way, the names are mistaken (when I click an archer in the description appears footman and vice versa).