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Players Spawn Position Deadlock
February 20, 2023 by termg
Due to the random map generation there was a situation where players could spawn in an isolated region, like an island, unreachable by others players leading to a deadlock scenario. Here is an example... Continue reading
TMAX Launch!
February 19, 2023 by termg
First version launched v0.0.1!... Continue reading
New Page and Screenshots
February 19, 2023 by termg
Game page updated with new screenshots!... Continue reading
New Scrollable UI
January 18, 2023 by termg
Since the game will be playable on small screens too, adding a new UI to show content larger than the available screen size, the content can be scrolled vertically or horizontally:... Continue reading
Controls Added
January 14, 2023 by termg
New controls entry on the main menu where you will be able to check the supported game controls:... Continue reading
Main Menu and Input Devices
January 07, 2023 by termg
Sneak peek on the main menu + input devices, the game will support: Keyboard + Gamepad + Touch + Virtual Controls. The game will be playable by using just a 4 way directional + 2 buttons!... Continue reading
AI Vs AI Fight
January 04, 2023 by termg
Testing the entire AI together with a battle 1 Player (Idle blue color) Vs 3 AI: :... Continue reading
The Tank AI
January 03, 2023 by termg
Tank AI is ready! below its decision tree (blurred to not giveaway the precise behavior): Here we can see how the Tank will attack enemy entities:... Continue reading
The Builder AI
January 01, 2023 by termg
The Builder AI is ready! The Builder will construct buildings like: Miner, Turret and Factory. Below a blurred version of its's decision tree (to not giveaway the precise behavior): Here we can see it... Continue reading
The Scanner AI
December 31, 2022 by termg
The Scanner AI is finally ready and here we can see it working:... Continue reading
The Scanner AI Is On The Works
December 31, 2022 by termg
The Scanner will not only scan the map for resources, but also flee whenever it sees an enemy, when done (if survived that far!), it will return to the base. Below is the decision tree so far, I won't... Continue reading
AI Player Added
December 30, 2022 by termg
Added AI to control up to 3 players, each player will start as far as possible from each other, everyone start with passive units, so that there is enough time to explore around and build structures b... Continue reading
Buildings Vs Units
December 30, 2022 by termg
The buildings will have uppercase character and the units will be lowercase: Currently the buildings available are: R - Radar M - Miner F - Factory T - Turret And the units: s - Scanner t - Tank b - B... Continue reading
New Building: Factory
December 28, 2022 by termg
The Factory will produce units like Tank and Scanner:... Continue reading
New Unit: Scanner
December 28, 2022 by termg
The Scanner is a mobile radar that also reveals the resources on the map, here a comparison between the Tank and Scanner when moving:... Continue reading
New Unit: Builder
December 28, 2022 by termg
The Builder will be used to construct buildings like the Radar and Turret. It needs a fresh turn to be able to build, so if the unit has moved in the turn the build option won't show in the GUI, once... Continue reading
New Building: Turret
December 27, 2022 by termg
Turrets will have a certain amount of shoots available per turn and the ammo decreases when used too. Once the ammo reaches zero, it will take 1 turn to reload:... Continue reading
New Building: Miner
December 26, 2022 by termg
Miner will extract resources each turn, based on the number over the resource tile: Material, Fuel and Gold, if placed over a regular terrain nothing will happens. The info GUI will show what it's cur... Continue reading
New Building: Radar
December 26, 2022 by termg
The Radar will reveal a big portion of the map around, compared to regular units like the Tank:... Continue reading
Top Bar in Action
December 24, 2022 by termg
Top bar in action: cursor position, units name, resources and current turn info:... Continue reading
New HUD System
December 24, 2022 by termg
New HUD system added, top bar and events logs on the bottom... Continue reading
Info GUI for Units
December 24, 2022 by termg
GUI to see unit's stats like movements left for the turn, ammo left and so on:... Continue reading
Moving Camera and Units
December 24, 2022 by termg
Camera and units movement added!... Continue reading
Map Fog Of War (FOW)
December 23, 2022 by termg#fow, #fog of war, #unit, #move
FOW added, so when units move the explored terrain remains... Continue reading
First Unit And View Radius
December 23, 2022 by termg#unit, #tank, #view, #radius
First unit added, a tank, every unit will have their own view radius that will reveal the map around:... Continue reading
Map Resources
December 21, 2022 by termg#ore, #resources, #fuel, #gold, #material
Resources will vary from 1 to 9, like in the original game we'll have: Material, Fuel and Gold... Continue reading
Map Generation
December 21, 2022 by termg#map, #terrain, #generator, #world
Maps will have the following tiles:... Continue reading