Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi everyone. I want to make you all up to date about some things that have been going on for me. My wife and I learned recently that my she is pregnant. That caused a lot of being busy for me, but also prompted me to think deeply on what I'm doing with this project. Obviously it'
Hello! The April release including all of the latest updates is now available on the default Steam branch. Here's a listing of all changes since the March release. It's a bit smaller since a large chunk of the work was focused on a single item: updating the renderer for performan
Hello! The March release including all of the latest updates is now available on the default Steam branch. Here's a listing of all changes since the February release. It's a big list! New since the mid-cycle update: * The sun now casts dynamic shadows. You can turn this off via t
Welcome to the largest mid-cycle update in a while (ever?) is now available in the 'upcoming' beta branch on Steam: * The game is auto-saved more often to avoid loss of progress. * When the player starts flying the model displays wings. * Show the names of objects you're collecti
I've just put out a hotfix to the default branch with a few fixes. * Fixed a crash when placing brushes. * Fixed jerky collision and unable to place blocks sometimes after reloading a level. * Fixed hex blocks disappearing from certain viewing angles sometimes. The hex blocks dis
Hello! The February release including all of the latest updates to Outpost is now available on the default Stream branch. Here's a full listing of all changes since the January release. (Please note as usual that all graphics are still placeholder and will eventually be completel
I've always wanted players to be able to express themselves artistically in this game while building their home, but having finished the basic prototype for domes they don't feel like they are meeting that goal. As such I have tried a crazy experiment where the player can use the
In case you haven't noticed I've been falling into a biweekly release cadence, where at the beginning of each month there's a major regular release and in the middle of the month we get an update to the "upcoming" Steam beta branch. Well, today we have an "upcoming" release with
Hello! The January release including all of the latest updates to Outpost is now available on the default Stream branch. Here's a full listing of all changes since the December release. (Please note as usual that all graphics are still placeholder and will eventually be completel
Hey folks! Lately I've been focusing on improving the 'homebuilding' experience in Outpost. Along those lines, a ton of new features have been brought onto the 'upcoming' branch on Steam. Players can now build a 'dome' near any Outpost. This will server as a small living space fo
The October release is now available! I continue to fill the world with content and look for the initial gameplay loop. Here's the changelist: NEW FEATURES: * Codexes now have a pillar of light above them to make them easier to find. * The player can press shift to sprint. Sprint
The September release is now available! It's here early because I'll be taking a few weeks vacation during the normal release time. This month I undertook an effort to begin filling the world with content, starting very simple. Here's the full changelist: NEW FEATURES: * Small co
The August release is now available! I took a break for a few months to complete another personal project that I had on the back burner for a few years. Now that it's out of the way, Outpost will be my primary work. Here's the full changelist: NEW FEATURES: * The Outpost, the Cod
The March release is now available! It's a smaller release this month because a lot of work had to go into integrating the physics engine so that I could have structures like the Outpost. Here's the full changelist: NEW FEATURES: Unlocking the Codex allows it to be collected, gra
It took a while because of some difficult technical challenges, but I've now integrated a physics engine into Outpost. I still need to fix up some weirdness in player movement code that uses it but all the base stuff to make it work is in. Here's an obligatory colliding cubes dem
New in the "upcoming" Steam beta branch: If the player collects 3 Petrite, 1 Flux, and unlocks the Codex, then they can build an Outpost. Outposts are the center of a small base that the player can make. You can make as many of them as you want as you explore the planet, and they
This month's update features the Codex and a slew of new resource collection features. I'm slowly working towards being able to start the eponymous Outpost by adding its features and prerequisites. Thanks for playing. I love feedback, so please feel free to open a thread or join
Each Codex is a small puzzle or challenge that the player has to complete in order to unlock the Codex and earn whatever's inside. The first one is simple, you just have to walk around in a circle. I've been working on the progress indicator for it. It doesn't grant anything yet,
More progress made on this object, which is called the Codex. A Codex will be important to player progression later on, but for now it's just a spooky ball that stares at the player if you approach it. Lots of work went into making it feel like a real eye. A Codex will always sp
Now that you can collect Flux, it's time we can do something useful with it. Now when the player presses TAB this button will appear that will cause the Egg to shine a light to help you explore at night. This feature is now available to try in the "upcoming" Steam beta branch.