In the last art showcase we were experimenting with a 64 bit character animation and various tile sprite packs for level creation. While it would lead to some interesting and detailed background, the bigger character and more complex designs didn’t quite match the direction desired for LightWave. With an individual dev doing art, sound and …
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Indie development can be quite an undertaking. While indie devs may have to do art, music, programming and more by themselves, it can be helpful to find assets that they can use to speed up the process. One of the biggest steps to take for LightWave is level design. We want to add plenty of …
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There are plenty of amazing platformers out there, each with a unique and sometimes similar movement systems. We have experimented with a few different styles, and felt that the previous dash, which simply gave you a speed boost in the direction you were facing, was quite limiting in that it didn’t add much to the …
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