Bitrim

Visit BitRim on Steam

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:08:01 +0100

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92932119

Player is down temporarily

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:48:00 +0100

The Alpha 3 player is down temporarily. Here’s a screenshot while you wait. It is a pixelated grass/foliage test on a very large terrain.

Bitrim on Steam Greenlight

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:51:50 +0100

Bitrim will be appearing on Steam Greenlight!

Steam Greenlight will be available around the end of August, and Bitrim should have a page there within the first few days. Alpha 4 will definitely be available on that date, or before.

Bitrim Alpha 4 - coming soon

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:44:13 +0100

Alpha 4 will be the first major update of Bitrim showcasing elements of gameplay. There will be some simple puzzle examples and new locations.

The plan is then to try and get onto Desura alphafunding, do some advertising, and then continue to add to build the game.

A “Prologue” version of Alpha 4 will remain as a demo, but all further updates will be for paid users only!

Screenshot of the week

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:17:50 +0100

Experimental 3D menu

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:56:00 +0100

It will act as the overworld like in Super Mario World, etc. The first node will essentially be Bitrim: Prologue.

Alpha 4 will be out soon. Then it will hopefully be put on Desura, advertised everywhere I can think of, with Alphas coming thick and fast afterward.

Tree leaf test

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:04:11 +0100

Unity 3.5.1 update

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:19:53 +0100

Unity 3.5.1 has been released. This will be the last update before the next alpha version of Bitrim is released.

Alpha 4 update

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:50:44 +0100

The engine update has caused a few issues, but there will be an update soon with images of a few new areas I’m working on, and maybe even a pirate ship…

Bitrim Alpha 4 info

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:22:53 +0000

Currently in progress:

Switchover to Unity 3.5 + Vizio 1.25/1.26
New teaser intro area. This will have some gameplay mechanics such as levers and more. The street/interiors of the current alpha will be gone.

Engine Update

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:13:43 +0000

Unity 3.5 was released almost a week ago.

Potentially interesting features as far as Bitrim is concerned:

Adobe Flash support - This means you may not need to install the Unity Web Player plug-in, although it won’t be as nice graphically as the Web Player.
Pathfinding - Characters will be able to walk around the world.
New Occlusion Culling - This will improve performance. There is currently no optimisation done to Bitrim.
General graphics optimisations

It will take a bit of time to transition over to 3.5.

Bitrim Alpha 3 released

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Go play it at the top of the page. You can pre-order Bitrim here.

Alpha 3 Changes:

WASD FPS-style movement
Interior locations (see garage doors and closest house)
Physics objects
Message display system
Doors openable/closeable part-way through anim
Button/levers that can target multiple doors
Light switches (updated Jan 11th)
Fun if you press Z

Alpha 4 possible upcoming features:

NPC movement
Implementation of introduction story
Inventory system

You can pre-order Bitrim by buying the Prologue version above. You’ll get a downloadable version (instantly) and full access to Bitrim when it’s complete.

Dialogue system is go

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:13:47 +0000

I made the visual-scripted version of the dialogue system today. All basics are there. It just needs skinning and some minor additions.

It looks a bit scary:

Bitrim Alpha 3 preview

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Alpha 2 won’t be playable because so much has changed since the Alpha 2 video.

Alpha 3 changes:

Interior locations
Physics objects that can be picked up and rotated. They are not finished yet.
Message display system
Doors openable/closeable part-way through anim
Button/levers that can target multiple doors
Light switches (updated Jan 11th)

ETA: Playable on site within a week.

There are almost enough systems complete to start making the game content now. It’s already outlined and ready to be made.

Switch to Antares almost complete

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:33:00 +0000

This past week has seen me switch the game over to Antares after making the WASD version in Playmaker. The Myst-style adventure game (Alpha 1, playable above) was all coded by hand.

Why Antares vs Playmaker?

Antares is full visual scripting, whereas Playmaker is just an FSM. To do anything complex, Playmaker requires a lot of custom Actions coded by hand, and lacks basic functionality like being able to handle lists (ArrayMaker gives me export errors).

On the plus side, Antares also has FSM functionality.

Bitrim Alpha 2 preview

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:26:04 +0000

Shows gameplay changes.

Gameplay change

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:08:00 +0000

After some demand from users, Bitrim will allow you to walk around freely as of Alpha 2.

This is good news if you’re a fan of games like Amnesia or Darkness Within 2.

It’s much easier to build the game in this way because it makes a few things easier. I planned to have physics puzzles, but being stuck to movement nodes made them difficult to work with.

It will also make it possible to implement enemies, and Unity 3.5 comes with a new pathfinding solution.

The change also gives me a chance to implement a finite-state machine.

Welcome to Bitrim!

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:13:00 +0000

Bitrim is a 3d 1st-person adventure game. You can play the Prologue version for free at the top of the page.

There’s a few features in there right now including a conversation system and a test of the theme song. I’m working on a ton of new features including an inventory system. Check back often to play the new updates.

You can pre-order Bitrim by buying the Prologue version above. You’ll get full access to Bitrim when it’s complete.