⛄Day 5⛄ A few weeks ago we created a channel on our official Starbase server where players could suggest name ideas for the in-game gas planet. We closed the channel after a week and received a large number of name suggestions. We chose our 5 favourites of them and now it is your time to choose yours. The name candidates for the gas planet are. Abstera-S Cerule Eos Krogius Origo You can vote for your favourite here.We are requesting a Google sign-in to cut down multiple log-ins from one person. So please, choose only one candidate and stick with it. […]
🎅 Day 4 of Christmas Calendar is hopefully bringing some laughter to your day 🎅 Game developing is hard work and not everything always goes as planned. Here are a few examples of Trine 4’s development process: That’s not how you use a door. Zoya, are your legs okay? Saving the kingdom must take a toll on the body. This spider is so much better at dancing than I am. Hope you enjoyed these little gifs of mishaps! If you want to learn more about game development, check out this article about Nine Parchment’s journey here.
🎅 It is gift o’clock! 🎅 UPDATE: All of today’s codes have been given out and redeemed! Thank you to everyone for participating, and stay tuned for more code giveaways during December. Today the elves of Frozenbyte will hide three game codes of Trine Enchanted Edition (Steam version). More information about the game can be found here. Keep an eye on the following platforms for codes: Comment section of our YouTube videos (November 2019) Starbase Forum: Progress Reports Weeks 41-45 threads Frozenbyte Discord server (any channel) 🎁 Here is a hint for you: the first code drops in 30 minutes. When […]
Week 48 (25.11. – 29.11.2019) Here are the progress notes of week 48: Design Features Cargo Lock Beam “status”-fields added to YOLOL, functionality tested: cargo lock beam state can be shown in the UI screen with YOLOL. Group instancing in asteroid mining job tested: group members can see each other and all the asteroids in instances regardless being inside or outside of the instance. Electricity costs for furnaces, material smelting and cargo beams calculated. Economy simulation calculations and planning worked on. Maneuver Thruster resource consumption adjusted to meet it’s reduced thrust power. UX improvements to UI design: unifying highlight and […]
For the 2nd day of Christmas Calendar we have a story to tell. This tale was loosely inspired by Frozenbyte support workers’ daily chores, though all characters and events (including explosions) are purely fictional. The tale was written by AuraFB. ❄️ A Day in the Life of Support by Bob, a robot It was nine a.m., and Bob felt groggy. The computer, which he had just booted up, was some ancient model, unlike any he’d seen before, and was taking forever to start up. It wasn’t the only piece of machinery that puzzled him; The whole station was crammed full […]
🎄 Hello everybody! It is time for our annual Christmas Calendar once again! 🎄 This year we will have daily uploads on the blog, something for every day until the 25th of December. Don’t forget to check the blog often, for I heard that the elves of Frozenbyte have some surprises in store for you. Maybe even some game codes among them! 🎁 For the 1st of December, please have these beautiful wintery images of the whimsical fantasy world of Trine 4, a game that we released early October this year. Have you played it yet? If not, we highly recommend […]
