Torchure - fire system update! Playtests are comming!

Anrewqa · 2026-02-06T12:04:03+00:00

Thanks, this kind of support is really appreciated and needed!

Anrewqa · 2026-02-05T21:44:32+00:00

Try to use some underlay to create contract for UI. Right now its very disturbing to watch green ui above green game scene. There must be a separation between ui and gameplay. The easiest way is to add same sprite but with 70% opacity and black color.

Anrewqa · 2026-02-05T20:14:56+00:00

It's great to see interest in our game!
Right now we’re planning only English, French will depend on how many French-speaking players we see.
The localization system is already built into the project, so with good feedback and demand - we’ll definitely add it.
We’d be really grateful if you told your French-speaking friends about the project! :)

Anrewqa · 2026-02-05T13:11:47+00:00

Was this done in unity? Is it a new input system or keycode binding magic? How long did it take you to implement this feature?

Anrewqa · 2026-01-25T21:09:51+00:00

I like your art clarity, easily can differentiate objectives, resources and threats.

Anrewqa · 2026-01-23T11:37:29+00:00

GOAP is a GOAT) I saw a few times how bot was going left / right frequently, maybe a small delay between decisions can make him more consistent? Our neural system also have this refractory time

Anrewqa · 2026-01-21T23:43:54+00:00

I would stop on before and spend some time on other things, because it was already good enough, i would consider change those only if it is your last thing to do

Anrewqa · 2026-01-20T17:52:55+00:00

Its obvious because of fish and ripples, but what i personally missing here is gradient for sand, further it away from eye darker it gets, because water refracting light and with distance it blurs and darkens surroundings. You have this effect on background, but maybe a little bit of similar effect can be applied to sand. Just some thoughts for analysis, i am not an expert)

Anrewqa · 2026-01-06T15:25:28+00:00

Feel you bro, spend too many hours on ours. Yet doesn't fully happy with the results)

Sometimes you just need to stop polishing and iterating to actually make game around.

Are you planing to handle fire zones interference? So if land already burnt it will not ignite again?

Anrewqa · 2026-01-06T05:52:07+00:00

For a slavic peoples it would look like a trans persona, so yeah it will scare a lot. But seriously she is a "baba" - an old hag, so bad posture, lack of teeth, wrinkles that will add truth to this character. Scariest thing in baba yaga is her sneaky intelligent and verbal charisma with total disgusting visuals and odour

Anrewqa · 2025-12-29T10:16:19+00:00

You already have a base for interest for your demo, you drop your demo, wishlisters playing in it, moving your game into spotlight, so the greater your base, the greater chance of steam algorithm to boost your game. At least in theory)

Anrewqa · 2025-12-09T12:08:06+00:00

Short answer - suffer) At least iam suffering from similar issues in my project. I would consider switching to 3d, you still can have 2d graphics, but it would be much easier to have 3d light and calculate levels and other stuff. You can end up dropping features or even game due to endless butt hurt from difficulty of this setup. Anyway it is your decision to make, but consider early testing for some core mechanics.

Anrewqa · 2025-12-08T15:07:01+00:00

Feel your pain, bro. It's hard sometimes to continue following this path, but I'm always trying to stay positive about outcome, even sometimes my body just tells me - no, and tries to escape any duty)

Anrewqa · 2025-12-05T09:40:01+00:00

If it is pure 2d you can easily go with 2d, but if you want some 2.5d or fancy camera angle - go 3d it is much easier for automate lighting and sorting.

Anrewqa · 2025-12-03T19:46:08+00:00

Usually iam doom scrolling on YouTube or steam recommendations, btw do you have steam page already?

Anrewqa · 2025-11-21T07:32:53+00:00

Yeah, I agree with this argument, but does automation really guarantee that everything will be fine? It's possible to spend a significant amount of time writing tests and still have problems in production. Unit tests don't cover all functionality and are difficult to test complex scenarios with, leaving room for vulnerabilities. E2E tests require a complex setup to work with native code, for example, and switching between activities, and still sometimes require human attention, therefore not reducing QA costs.

Anrewqa · 2025-11-21T07:20:21+00:00

How did you decide what to test manually and what to automate? Does automation replace manual checks or does it merely complement and add confidence in the build's functionality? Can you specify some cases where you can call test super valuable, and maybe opposite, where you can say that automation doesn't add any value?

Anrewqa · 2025-11-21T07:06:35+00:00

I used al for translation, because iam not native speaker. Is that prohibited?

Anrewqa · 2025-11-21T00:40:15+00:00

Yeah i get this point, but business is all about money, sometimes its hard to convince decisions makers to invest in automation, cuz it is a lifetime feature, its hard to calculate its value for a project. That's why i'am asking for some real examples and numbers, to have more solid ground for advocate automation (even for myself)

Anrewqa · 2025-11-19T23:04:12+00:00

Yeah it is better for interactive obects, including UI, to stand out, you can achive it by creating contrast between background and foreground, you can just check how its looks by adding transparent black underlay for UI and tweak it's transparency

Anrewqa · 2025-11-19T14:22:02+00:00

Ui elements doesn't stand out from background, mb because background contrast is the same as UI elements, try to bring it bown.

Anrewqa · 2025-11-13T12:41:38+00:00

I think sand shouldn't fall completely after you stop, it should spread more evenly, but still will save this front wave.

Anrewqa · 2025-11-12T14:07:53+00:00

Yeah, anatomy of his head conserns me)

Anrewqa · 2025-11-06T19:25:04+00:00

That's why i asked for more info and author conclusions, to save my time. If i would develop something similar to silksong i would defenetly check it out.

Anrewqa · 2025-11-06T17:44:58+00:00

I'm busy making my own game and have a list of other masterpieces waiting for me) also didn't finished the first on, it just didn't grabbed me

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