Happy New Year! Just like that, 2023 is over. The last couple months of 2023 have been busy and eventful for us here at Bible X, with progress being made on all fronts especially art, game design and marketing. Here's an update on what we've been working on!
Game Mechanics – Traversal Experimentation
In the last update, we announced that we’ve been intensely prototyping and working on improving the game mechanics in Gate Zero. This has been the focus of our design and programming teams for the past few months with one goal: to make the moment-to-moment gameplay so fun that players want to engage with our game again and again.
One of the areas we’ve been testing out are traversal actions for the player character. Here’s a clip from a little test of Max using a shepherd’s staff. What do you think?
Capernaum
Capernaum is a crucial location mentioned multiple times in all four gospels. It is the home base of Jesus when He began His public ministry, and is often referred to as His second home. Some key places include the house of Simon Peter’s mother-in-law, the Sea of Galilee and the synagogue where Jesus taught.
Our art team has been busy moving from the concept art stage to building Capernaum in Unreal Engine 5. Throughout the process, we consult with historians to ensure historical accuracy. Many elements here will need a lot more work, but we wanted to share the beautiful art our team has been creating so far!
Capernaum Docks
Concept art of the boat construction facilities
Capernaum Synagogue
Models of the synagogue
Sea of Galilee
We also recently implemented water into the world of Capernaum. Here's an early player interaction test at the Sea of Galilee.
Instagram Viral Success
In October, our Instagram broke records. Over 9.5 MILLION people have now seen Gate Zero content in the last 90 days on Instagram! We also saw a 5x follower growth since October, and we're currently at 128,000 followers! We wrote a post-mortem detailing some stats and lessons learned here.
Would you like to further support our mission?
Bible X, as a part of the media organization BCC Media, is a non-profit game studio. Donations to Bible X are tax-deductible. If you would like to make a year-end gift to support our mission to bring the Bible to the next generation, we invite you to check out our giving page here.
And that’s it for now! We hope you've had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your support for Gate Zero in 2023, and we look forward to sharing more in the year to come!
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