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Vuntra City

@vuntracity.bsky.social

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City exploration game in development for VR and flat screen. Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859220/Vuntra_City/ Discord: https://discord.gg/UU3CbNnJDp

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 21m

The first iteration of modular NPCs is a go! The variety of clothes and hairstyles is a bit lacking for now, but I will be adding more over time. Also facial feature sliders will be coming. What do you guys think?

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Randomized NPCs walking in a procedural city

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 20h

Youtube (long form) has definitely been working best for me in terms of promotion, but also Tiktok. They may not work for every game, but at least both of those platforms welcome self-promotion.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 1d

The vines are one of the facade decorations that spawns sometimes. Not very common, but they create cozy courtyards occasionally.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, the contrarian gamedev approach. Sounds very familiar to me!

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 2d

Found this cozy street bar.

#gamedev #indiegame #vr

A street bar with trees and vines in the background in a procedural city.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 4d

Always fun to find a double firework station on a rooftop and just sitting back for a bit to enjoy the show.

#gamedev #indiegame

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 9d

A virtual city that has been procedurally generated.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 9d

Haven't posted any pretty cityscapes from my environment demo in a while, so here's one.

#indiegame #gamedev

Screenshot of a procedural city with rainy weather.

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Jam2go @jam2go.com · 11d

I’ve been training my cat to play ambient music.

Last night he hit me with this hauntingly beautiful chord change after 10 minutes of A7sus4

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 11d

That said, I never managed to teach myself to love winter, so I just moved somewhere warmer instead 😆

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 11d

Coming from a cold place myself, I feel like the only people who really thrive in those environments are the ones who really enjoy the cold outdoors. I know plenty who love winter sports, snow, and cool weather. So maybe teaching yourself to love those things too could help view winter differently.

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 11d

I wouldn't know, I procedurally generated mine 😉

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 12d

Changed the sound from piano to synth. Might add a few more variants and make them random. Although I think I should stop messing around and get back to working on the NPCs. But this is just too damn fun!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 12d

This is more fun than I expected! Although it's really hard to play, feels like playing the piano in a dream.

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 13d

Been procrastinating today by making procedural keyboards for Vuntra City. And yes the keys can be pressed and they will be fully functional once I hook up the sounds.

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

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Multi Hardcore @gravitybreak.media · 14d

old image, not mine. left: vanilla, right: HD texture pack

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 14d

The NPCs in Vuntra City don't just walk around the player randomly and disappear when they're out of sight like in most games with crowds. Each one of them has a schedule to follow and I demonstrate it in my new video. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxLC...

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Finalizing The NPC Schedules And Transitions

YouTube video by Vuntra City

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 18d

Knights of Guinevere pilot looks very promising! Looking forward to a new sci-fi/cyberpunk show, hopefully!

Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 19d

Knights of Guinevere PILOT

youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

YouTube video by GLITCH

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 19d

Playing around with the NPC movement speeds, and apparently if I increase them enough I get this hilariously panicked city. But at least they get to their destinations more reliably 😆

#gamedev #indiegame

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 23d

The best part about procedural environments is how they never cease to surprise even their creator. Like this colorful space I've discovered that looks really weird but strangely alluring.

#gamedev #procgen #indiegame

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 26d

Just noticed that one of the NPCs got stuck half way through the timelapse 🤦‍♀️

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 26d

Made this timelapse of Vuntra City coming alive with the NPCs, cars, and sky trams zooming around.

#gamedev #indiegame #procgen

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · 28d

I am currently using Unreal Engine's behavior system, and they can't interact yet. I am only working on the basic behaviors (going from one place to another according to their schedules) and I'll be adding complexity later.

Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · Sep 9

Next month I will be heading to GIC'25 in Poznan. Always happy to meet up with fellow developers and talk #gamedev and #procgen, so if anyone else is going let me know!

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Vuntra City @vuntracity.bsky.social · Sep 7

When I see that some algorithm's generations come out significantly cooler than others, I like to tweak it to eliminate the "uncool" ones. I mean why gamble whether a map will come out cool or not if you can just have a cool one every time 😁