The Ray-Traced Recreation (Puzzle / Platformer)

@JobLeonard: true that about problem spikes. I had it on my thoughts. For positive there shall be some beta-test rounds, and I admit that I can change ranges to decrease problem if will probably be an excessive amount of. Your thought about “lame” stage ending and “true” stage ending may be very good. In actual fact, I am fairly impressed by Talos Precept the place it was like that and it was very cool. However I plan these tweaks after different vital duties are performed (story, sound, music, controller help, and many others..). I have to un-stuck myself from stage designing to different duties which weren’t moved in any respect as a result of all of this ranges brainstorming and creating. I hope that subsequent replace would be the final one about ranges (I’ve to make some “story” ranges but).

@marcgfx: stage is darkish to extra pronounce these lethal charged lights flying there. Most ranges won’t have backgrounds, it is present design choice (perhaps I will change that). I do not need raster backgrounds in any respect (as I am not artist and I need to preserve pure RT). I can have background from different 3D parts, however at present with non-optimized engine, it might imply decrease FPS. I plan some optimizations later in improvement, so if this may go nicely, perhaps I will add some backgrounds in batch to extra ranges. However anyway, a minimum of, I need to add backgrounds to “last ranges”, to make distinction with common ranges. So additionally THIS particular stage will obtain some backgrounds. Animation I proven isn’t meant last look of this stage.

At the beginning, even when a bit late, Glad New 12 months 2023 to everybody right here! Shall your initiatives develop and your laborious work come to fruition!

I had once more a small break from TIG for a while, as I used to be something however bored from my final publish. Not a lot associated to RTG or indie improvement itself, however most vital factor which occurred in the meantime to me, is that I grew to become father for 2nd time. After son Elio, I’ve now a daughter. Leya was born sixth of December.

That is additionally a purpose, why free time was such scarce final weeks for me. Nonetheless, I managed to work on RTG as nicely. Even when 2022 was development-wise fairly troublesome, I persevered, made a number of counter-measures, and I can say that tide is altering and my common day by day time, which I dedicate to indie-dev is bettering once more.

So, I want you once more good progress in your initiatives and see you all with my common devlog quickly!