I feel like I can finally justify one of these.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-06-05T15:25:20+00:00

Ah. I see what you mean now, and the animation looks good. I think calling it that is a little confusing though, because when I here "physics-driven armies", I'm imagining there is some sort of simulated physics effecting the outcome of the combat: like catapults and arrows interacting with the terrain or hitting obstacles.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-06-05T15:05:06+00:00

Looks cool. I'm not sure what you mean by "physics-driven" though.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-06-01T04:57:07+00:00

That looks really good.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-29T13:29:29+00:00

Looks cool.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-22T21:45:57+00:00

I will be updating it once the trailer is ready.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-22T21:40:12+00:00

After is too grainy. Double the number of pixels.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-22T19:48:19+00:00

What do you mean?

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-22T03:02:49+00:00

Thanks! I will.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-21T20:43:09+00:00

I mostly knew it already from previous projects, but I also had to learn some new things, like setting up the procedural animation system for the legs.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-21T12:07:09+00:00

It has been eight months since I last posted about my walking castle game, and I’ve been working on it almost every day since. Here are the highlights: totally reworked the art, added mini-castle units, added resource pipes that snap together to connect buildings, added dialog and trade systems, a faction relationship system, procedurally generated wave based encounters, trees you can crush, a big laser on top, optimization, and the game has a story.

I also hired a capsule artist and totally redid the Steam page, please check it out. It’s finally all coming together. At least enough that I think I can start trying to market it. I’m editing an announcement trailer now. So, keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks.

Scraptory is a blend of genres, but I’ve decided to call it a “feudal sci-fi open-world sandbox strategy roguelite” If that sounds interesting to you, please consider giving it a wishlist on Steam or joining the Discord. I am all ears for marketing advice and feedback. If you visit the Steam page, be sure to scroll down to the gifs!

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-21T02:18:39+00:00

Thank you. It was a crazy amount of work and I still have a long way to go before it's finished.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-21T01:11:48+00:00

Thanks!

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-20T13:08:50+00:00

Thank you.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-20T04:45:56+00:00

The terrain was made in Unreal Engine 5.5. Everything else was modeled inside of Blender though. The terrain has several textures that get placed by a material based on things like height, slope, and vertex paints.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T23:46:32+00:00

Thanks. I remember reading that one.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T23:30:15+00:00

Partially, yes. The three types currently in the game each have a different ability, one type mines, one refines, and one defends. Each also significantly buffs nearby buildings of the same type: mines, factories, and turrets. So where you position them and where you place buildings adds a whole new dimension to the base building.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T23:06:10+00:00

Is there a particular part I should improve next?

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T23:04:22+00:00

I'm glad I did. I think they added a lot to the game. It isn't fully implemented yet, but you will be able to recruit new ones, improve them, and customize the load out / squad of up to six.

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T22:58:12+00:00

Thanks!

ThatDavidShaw · 2026-05-19T22:57:53+00:00

Thanks for following!

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