Tag: gameplay
Doing their part
Welcome back to the next part in our series on faction lore. Last time we talked about the techno-cultists who sided with the AI. Today we’re looking on the other side of the fence, at the planet’s governmental forces. The Planetary Defense Force (PDF) was the colony’s standing military force. Their original task was to…
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Something in your bionic teeth
Hello again, today, we have a bit of a lore update for you guys. We’ve had a poll on our Discord recently where we asked you guys what aspect of the game you want to see expanded and apparently you’re interested in hearing more about the “techno-cultist” faction. But who are these people actually? What…
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AI and you
Hello again, today you’re going to help us lay the foundation for AoA’s survivor and enemy AI, but more on that in a moment. AI is one of those oft-neglected, yet vitally important aspects of video games. Making smart AI that can challenge the player is hard and too often developers skimp out on it…
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Gameplay
A number of people have asked me to describe what the gameplay for Ascent of Ashes will look like. So I figured I’d demonstrate using screenshots taken from the current tech demo. Disclaimer: Since this is only a tech demo, it is in no way representative of the quality of the finished product. Graphics and…
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