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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It took a good while brainstorming the different sort of background art that the game could have. It’s possible that the game will have more than one background, possibly depending on the type of level. The foreground/level design is still placeholder, since everything should feel like its a similar style. With the sun as the …
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Please enjoy the first (alpha) OST tracks for LightWave. These may be subject to change for the final game.
This is the first video made for LightWave, where the game is demoed in its still very basic form. With the addition of audio including music and sound effects, the game will feature its own original sound tracks.
Here is a quick demonstration of the basic concept for multiplayer. There is a player join screen where each player can select a unique color. When loaded into the game, the player retains their color and can move independently using the assigned controller. It can even show you what kind of controller the player is …
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Another type of hazard created for LightWave. If the player runs into a hazard, they must reattempt the level. A container of unknown bubbling toxic substance, this hazard can sometimes be empty or full of toxic slime. Empty containers are safe to walk on, but touching the toxic liquid is hazardous. Made following some of …
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This is one of the first hazards created for LightWave. If the player runs into a hazard, they must reattempt the level. Kept aloft by the strange crystal’s energy, this hazard is safe to slide underneath, but not safe to jump over. If you have sufficient height to clear the crystalline knife, you won’t be …
Welcome to the LightWave Developer Blog. @LightWaveDevLightWave 2 is currently in development using Unity and C#.LightWave 1 never made it to market as a published product – as it was a university project – LightWave in this blog represents LightWave 2, which is being developed by Noah Petrides @NoPetRides @P3TR1D3S
