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Globalization Patch for Dec 15 Inner Circle Release

Hey everyone!

We were alerted by our Inner Circle member Malkavir (thanks very much for letting us know!) about a serious issue with our test release for some users who have non-English versions of Windows.  The game would interpret our physics commands incorrectly and launch Onyx around at light speed whenever she would attack D:! 

Since this is a beat 'em up and not a space exploration game, I've updated the download link in the 2019-12-19 09:24:49 +0000 UTC View Post

PURE ONYX - Dec 15, 2019 Inner Circle Test Release

Hey guys!

We finally have the Inner Circle release ready to show off! 

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This release is an enemy wave-based combat test using the new 3D characters and animation system. As with the previous tests, enemies become more and more aggressive up to wave 20.  

There have been a lot of changes, not all of which are perfect yet...

Progress on the Upcoming Release

Hey guys,

I want to apologize for not having the release ready for you quite yet.  We've been working very hard since our last update to get it finished ASAP, however we won't have it ready by the end of the month =(.  

The good news is that we're close, and the art progress is coming along very well.  We're simply bottle-necked on the code side, mostly due to a lot of difficulty we had from merging our combat and physics overhauls to our most recent stable build.&n...

Inner Circle Update for November 28 2019!

Hey guys!

Firstly, I apologize for not having the release ready yet.  We pretty severely underestimated the amount of work it would take to merge our combat and physics updates with our latest stable build and still get things polished.  We are however nearing completion!  

I also apologize for not having an update sooner -- I simply thought we could power through and get the release to you, but with the end of the month coming up an update felt important.

Mr....

November 2019 Progress Update!

Hey everyone! 

The first release featuring the 3D character overhaul will be ready by the end of the month!  We're currently still working on updating the combat code (mostly collision and physics), not only so it behaves with the 3D characters better, but because we need to consider Onyx's expanded moves as well as various new effects like knockback.  

As soon as combat feels good, we intend to make a release to the Inner Circle (hopefully on the 15th), so that we ...

Inner Circle Update for November 1, 2019!

Hey guys!

We're on track to have a release sometime in November.  The goal is to have combat with the Splicer Thugs functional (and pretty).  I intend to have an earlier release for the Inner Circle.   

Mr. Kittyhawk has been working on improving the combat system physics and collision systems for the 3D overhaul since the last update, and while he's been doing that I've branched out into getting the groundwork laid for weapons and environment props.  Limb...

Inner Circle Update for October 19 2019!

Hey guys!

Mr. Kittyhawk has been working hard on updating the remaining combat system code for the 3D conversion, and it's given me some time to focus on environments and FX.  We'll hopefully have some combat footage for next week's update :D.

Attack FX 

One of the bigger accomplishments this week for Mr. Kittyhawk, TK and I was finally getting attack FX rolling (shown in first image above).  The system we've built is very flexible for creating al...

October 2019 Progress Update (Part 2/2)!

Hey guys!

This is the second part of the October monthly update.  This one will be all about Onyx's expanded move set and the combo system, which we've begun developing pretty thoroughly now that we're able to animate more quickly.  Some of the animations I'm posting today are still WIP, so feel free to give suggestions for improvement.

The video above shows the most up to date attacks and actions working in-game.  This is actually only the first iteration of Onyx's...

October 2019 Progress Update (Part 1/2)!

Hey everyone!

This is the first of what will be a two part update!  This one will focus on the progress we've made on assets, as well as give you a glimpse into the game mechanics of Pure Onyx's Mission Mode (RPG / Beat 'em Up hybrid mode).   

The second part will be a video update, which will showcase Onyx's combos and expanded move set, as well as all of the work we've put into the 3D conversion.  We've been working very hard on polishing the input and combo ...

Inner Circle Update for September 29 2019!

Hey again guys!

Here's the second part of the update I mentioned a couple days ago :D.  I showed a lot of our animation progress with the move list, but we've made gotten a lot of other stuff done in the past couple weeks. 

I made the pic above while working on materials to ensure all the characters are cohesive, and figured it'd be neat to show off all our presentable characters so far in one image.  I've done a lot of work improving the shaders over the past month...

Inner Circle Update for September 26 2019!

Hey guys!

This post got a lot bigger than I was expecting, so I'm breaking it up into two parts.  This one will be all about Onyx's expanded move set and the combo system, which we're getting deep into now that we're able to animate more quickly.  A lot of the animations I'm posting today are still heavily WIP, so feel free to give suggestions for improvement.  I'm also only including stuff you haven't seen yet :D. 

Onyx Move and Combo List! (Incomplete)

Inner Circle Update for September 14 2019!

Hey guys!

I had hoped to have a solid video of the 3D conversion in action, but decided to hold off a bit so we can polish it up some more.  It's completely functional, but now that we're getting to work with real animations with transitions we're taking the time to make it flow and feel better.  

Mr. Kittyhawk has done a lot of work revising the combo system so it's as modular and flexible as possible, allowing us to experiment easily and make a solid base for an upgrad...

September 2019 Progress Update!

Hey guys!  

We're just about back to having the game in playable form, and while it took longer than expected, we're at the point where the 3D conversion is paying off.  Animating is much more efficient process now,  It's also far easier to include alternate clothing models in 3D, so we're raising the priority on an equipment system.  

We hope to have a gameplay video in the next few days that will show the reassembled combat and AI systems.  Once we're th...

Inner Circle Update for August 28 2019!

Hey guys!

Sorry for being slow to update here the past week.  We've been getting a lot of uninteresting but necessary tech stuff related to the 3D conversion out of the way while I grind out the animations for Onyx and the Splicer Thug.   

Now that we're producing animations, Mr. Kittyhawk has been resolving issues with the 3D conversion as we run into them. He has also made a lot of progress smoothing out his improved AI system that he had to leave hanging when we...

Inner Circle Update for August 15 2019!

Hey guys!

We've made some very good progress on Onyx's rig and the animation pipeline since the last update, and I'm now in the middle of creating test animations so we can get the game back into a playable state.  I have a few fun examples to show off, as well as new models from Limbo.  

Mr. Kittyhawk's animation code is working exactly like I'd hoped so far.  I still have to finish the rest of the Splicer and Onyx's animation sets so we can fully test combat, but ...

August 2019 Progress Update!

Hey everyone!

In case you missed it, I made a second update last week for the $3 tier showcasing our conversion to 3D character models for Pure Onyx.  Make sure to check it out if you haven't yet (otherwise our progress might be a bit confusing)!

We've made a lot of progress since then, especially with Onyx's 3D models.  I also have a lot of new work from Uber...

Pure Onyx Sewers Level Modeling Livestream

Hey guys!

Ubercharge is currently doing a livestream of some hard surface modeling for the Pure Onyx sewers level if anyone wants to check it out :D. 

July Progress Update #2!

Hey everyone!

I'm doing a special second monthly update this month to show off what we've been working on the last couple of weeks.  It should vastly speed up content production, and will hopefully provide some clarity as to why we pushed back the Pure Onyx release this month.  

In short, we've figured out how to very nearly replicate our hand drawn character art style for Pure Onyx in real time 3D, thereby dramatically cutting down the time re...

Inner Circle Update for July 22 2019!

Hey guys!

We have a very big update here for you regarding the 3D conversion process for Pure Onyx.  We've been putting in a lot of extra hours and are really moving along with this. 

 I encourage you to join our Discord server, as we are posting updates in there daily (and I think it's going really well community-wise).  We've also begun doing live development streams (we will eventually start recording them, we haven't gotten to delve into it yet).  For ...

Inner Circle Discord Server is Live!

Hey guys,

In case you hadn't noticed, our Discord server is live, and we're posting updates all the time in there.  

If you have your Patreon account set up for it, then it's already added you to our server.  If you haven't connected your Patreon account to your Discord, then you can follow the steps here to do so:

https://support.patreo...

Inner Circle Update for July 10 2019!

Hey guys!

We have some good news and some bad news o_o 

The bad news is we're going to spend another week on this upcoming release :(.  

The good news is that in the past few days we've made some exciting breakthroughs that should allow us to replicate our hand drawn art style in real time 3D, thereby dramatically cutting down the time on future animations. Best of all, the setup time is a fraction of anything required for MATM (in part to...

We're finally on Twitter!

Hey everyone!

I finally made a Twitter now that tumblr has pretty much bit the dust after its NSFW apocalypse x_x. 

Not much to say here other than to check in on it for public updates, which I'll be ramping up as we work toward a Pure Onyx public demo!  

July 2019 Progress Update!

Hey everyone!

We should have another Pure Onyx release ready for you next week!  Here are the expected changes:

• Completely reworked Combat/AI code that should clear up many of the existing known issues, as well as remove input lag and glitches.
• Splicer Boss grapple animation and first H scene.
• Added a wind up / grab animation for the Splicer Thugs' H attacks.  
• SFX for the boss and Chain Splicer 

We've also made a lot of ...

Inner Circle Update for June 28 2019!

Hey guys!

I wish we had something playable to post, but we've got  good news and some significant progress nonetheless. 

The biggest news is that Mr. Kittyhawk has the revamp of the combat system working, and with it he has overcome the remaining player input issues.  I'll explain the details in the programming update section below, but the big thing to know is input and AI will be much more solid soon, and we can finally get on with all of the other important featu...

Inner Circle Update for June 18 2019!

Hey guys!

We all took a few days to unwind after the last release, but have been back at it this past week and have quite a bit to show already.  

One of the more important updates is that we have dynamic physics working *on character skeletons*.  In short, this should mean far less animating work with better results to boot.  You can check out some examples of it working on Onyx's hair and jacket in the video above -- but keep in mind we've only had it wor...

PURE ONYX - June 6 2019 Test Release

Hey again!  

Here's the next test release for Pure Onyx!  

We've added the Splicer boss on Waves 10, 20, etc., as well as the new Chain Splicer enemy.  These units are using placeholder animations (they aren't rigged yet), so keep in mind that their motion and FX will improve significantly once we get to rig them.  They also will get additional moves and sound effects, but overall they're quite functional.

Be sure to check out the new kno...

Short Delay @_@

Hey guys! 

We're going to spend another day polishing up the PO release, but we'll definitely have it posted by tomorrow evening. 

The new enemies are in and look a lot better than I expected them to with just their placeholder animations :D.  We had to wrestle some bugs with the new code for the boss' skills/mechanics, but are past those and now just need some time to test and balance.  

Apologies for the hold up!   

June 2019 Progress Update!

Hey everyone!

The update is relatively short this month, but that's mostly because there's a lot of new artwork to show :D.   Also, we’re planning for the next Pure Onyx release to be on the 5th!

The content additions since the May 7th release will include two new enemies (Chain Splicer and Wraxe boss), a new H scene for the Splicer Thug (an updated version of the scene from the Inner Circle release), and updated artwork and animations for Onyx.    

Inner Circle Update for May 25 2019!

Hey guys!

We have yet another new enemy to show off this week!  It's been a team effort to get this guy worked out in short order, especially since he'll likely be one of the more difficult enemies to animate.  As such, we've had time for little else, but currently the plan is to get basic versions of both this guy (we'll call him the Chain Splicer for now) and the first boss (Wraxe) into the game for the monthly update test release :D.   

For now they will pos...

Inner Circle Release + Update for May 18 2019!

Hey guys!

We've got a new build for you this week, along with a new enemy preview and some other goodies.  Mr. Kittyhawk's primary goal this week has been to rework the multi-threaded sections of the Ai that were causing a lot of issues.   He's almost there, but we didn't include it in this build because it's not quite ready.  He and Ubercharge have also begun getting the parallax stuff figured out for the existing maps.  That went well, and we now need to make ...