In my previous post, I talked about how I released my zombie action driving game, “Diminishing Light,” on itch.io. The idea was to release a basic demo and then get player feedback to help shape the game and release it on Steam. My demo has been on Itch for a little under a month, and … Read more
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I released a small demo of my game on itch.io. “Diminishing Light: Wheeled Carnage is a zombie apocalypse action-driving game. The demo includes four missions for players to experience. The idea here was to release some basic gameplay that I could put on itch.io, hopefully, get some … Read more
It has been a few months since I last wrote about my progress on Diminishing Light. Honestly, I almost decided to call it quits on this game. I reached the point where I needed to start building out the game world and creating a complete game loop. I’m using the Synty Simple Apocalypse asset pack … Read more
Welcome back for an update on the development progress of Diminishing Light, my arcade-style zombie apocalypse game. Since my last devlog, I’ve been focusing on two key areas: refining the object pooling system that manages the zombie horde efficiently, and resolving some bugs. Fixing Object Pools When playtesting, I encountered a bug that caused the object … Read more
Diminishing Light is on Steam! I’m excited to announce that Diminishing Light, my Zombie Action Driving game, has a Steam page! Getting this set up was a big milestone for the project. I used Upwork to find an artist to create the capsule art. After searching for artists with experience in game art, I selected … Read more
Happy New Year!🎉 Today’s post is about the progress I made in my zombie action driving game Diminishing Light. The Steam Store Page I am at the point in the game dev process where I have fleshed out some core game mechanics and have a pretty good idea of what I want to do with … Read more
In this post, I wanted to share the progress on several key features for my zombie apocalypse action driving game, Diminishing Light: Wheeled Carnage. Last time, I covered systems like vehicle damage and weapon upgrades. This week, I focused on naming the game, implementing vehicle selection and upgrades, strategic resource gathering, and optimizations. Task 1: … Read more
In my last devlog, I shared progress on initial driving mechanics, zombie crowds, and building atmospheric environments for my zombie action-driving game. After getting the core gameplay of plowing through zombie hordes, I focused on new systems to complement the experience. For this update on my Zombie Apocalypse Action Driving Game, I’ll cover recent progress … Read more
Growing up, I loved watching the classic TV show The Dukes of Hazzard with its high-speed car chases and stunt driving. I also love zombie games and fiction. So, for my new game project, I decided to combine zombies with driving mechanics inspired by my childhood memories of shows like The Dukes of Hazzard and … Read more