Here's a more up-to-date video on Orcs vs. Martians. This shows more up-to-date improvements in the chase cam, sound fx, and health bars. Enjoy.

Author Geom Date 11/19/2010 (12:05 am) Comment 12 comments

November dev update on Orcs vs. Martians. I guess I'll go ahead and post this, although the IA announcement is surely the thing on everyone's minds right now...

Author Geom Date 11/11/2010 (9:48 pm) Comment 5 comments

Orcs vs. Martians has reached a milestone--all essential game coding is (nearly) done. From here on out, the remaining work should be mostly polishing, optimizing, and artwork. After 4.5 years in development, that's a sigh of relief.

Author Geom Date 10/12/2010 (2:24 am) Comment 8 comments

I've been working on the fire effects for damaged buildings in Orcs vs. Martians. Pretty happy with how it's looking. Video inside.

Author Geom Date 10/04/2010 (10:23 pm) Comment 10 comments

I recently added "victory flags" to buildings in Orcs vs. Martians. These appear atop towers and bases once the building achieves a certain number of kills.

Author Geom Date 09/11/2010 (5:17 pm) Comment 8 comments

I recently implemented unit-to-unit collisions in Orcs vs. Martians. Units now walk around each other, rather than thru each other. It works great...most of the time! Still has some rough spots. Video included.

Author Geom Date 09/01/2010 (8:45 pm) Comment 18 comments

I've made more improvements to the replay feature of Orcs vs. Martians. Players can now seek, sync with other players over the internet, and see stats before the replay finishes downloading.

Author Geom Date 08/28/2010 (8:42 pm) Comment 6 comments

I took a break from A.I. stuff to do a little right-brained work in Orcs vs. Martians. Let's hear it for Art work! Here's a new tile set "Sand". Also inside, a few new gun models for the Martians.

Author Geom Date 05/21/2010 (11:13 pm) Comment 5 comments

I'm doing a big overhaul of the AI in Orcs vs. Martians. It's not going fast, but if it works, it should be well worth it. Here's a summary of what the AI can currently do, and after the overhaul, what it should be able to do.

Author Geom Date 05/06/2010 (2:26 pm) Comment 3 comments

...as a video. Destroyed buildings drop resources, and upgraded buildings & units get new DTS models. Improvements to the 3-D fog-of-war and to the A.I.

Author Geom Date 04/15/2010 (4:18 pm) Comment 10 comments

Back to doing game development after a hiatus. Here's a little bit of progress, a few screenshots, and a little bit of .plan.

Author Geom Date 03/17/2010 (12:12 pm) Comment 5 comments

Orcs vs. Martians beta 3 is finally out! Video and download link inside. Check out an RTS made with Torque.

Author Geom Date 11/07/2009 (12:12 pm) Comment 22 comments

Some recent screenshots of Orcs vs. Martians, some interesting project statistics, a delay in the beta, and <boring project management task warning!>doing the legal legwork to properly credit all the media files used in OVM.</boring project management task warning!>

Author Geom Date 10/20/2009 (9:00 pm) Comment 6 comments

It swivels, it pitches, it recoils, and it fires lasers--what more could one ask for? Screenshots and implementation notes for laser towers in Orcs vs. Martians.

Author Geom Date 10/06/2009 (10:36 am) Comment 12 comments

Some thoughts and reflections on doing audio content and coding in the RTS I'm working on, Orcs vs. Martians. Plus, there's a beta coming up.

Author Geom Date 08/31/2009 (9:23 am) Comment 7 comments

The 2nd in a 2-part update on Orcs vs. Martians progress. Map doodads, dust & debris FX, muzzle flashes, building scaffolds, and A.I. sharing its attack plans with you. Lots of RTS goodness. Enjoy!

Author Geom Date 06/15/2009 (7:37 pm) Comment 10 comments

I haven't posted much about Orcs vs. Martians lately, so here's an update. There's lots of visual improvements: here's pics of bldg foundations, new water textures & skyboxes, and three new tile sets. Enjoy!

Author Geom Date 06/09/2009 (3:52 pm) Comment 16 comments

How does one make terrain elevation clear, when the camera is pointing down? Inquiring minds want to know.

Author Geom Date 03/16/2009 (11:05 pm) Comment 7 comments

I haven't blogged in a while but I am still working on my Torque RTS, Orcs vs. Martians. It's coming along quite well, and is ve...

Author Geom Date 10/04/2008 (1:28 pm) Comment 8 comments

Lately I've been giving a cosmetic makeover to Orcs vs. Martians' menus and guis, with particular emphasis on re-fonting things. Here's the old Game Setup screen: [image]redbrickgames.com/...

Author Geom Date 01/02/2008 (1:56 pm) Comment 5 comments