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Some terrain concepting
Here are some pictures, taken from the engine, of two different directions I've tried with the terrain.The first one has detailed grass and rock textures, all painted and stylized, and bright outlines...
View ArticleSome thoughts on GDC
This years Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was absolutely fantastic for me. I got to talk about X-Com nearly 20 years after making it, thanks mainly to the success of Firaxis Games reboot...
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Original X-Com concept art
Here are some of the screenfuls of sprites that John Reitze created in the very early stages of development for UFO/X-Com in 1991. Thanks John for keeping these for so many years!
View ArticleSpells, Decks and Hands
In the original Chaos you had a random selection of spells and the first thing you had to do was plan your spell strategy. Do you try to push towards Chaos or Law? Do you start with defensive spells,...
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Chaos Reborn is playable!
In the last two months my expanded team of programmers have been busy making a playable prototype of the game, and I am proud to announce that Chaos Reborn is born! One thing we decided to do is not...
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Chaos T-shirt
Dan Griliopoulos, who did the big PC Gamer interview with me, has located some Chaos Ware. It looks pretty nifty. Maybe I should ask for some royalties? Or at least a complimentary T-shirt or two. If...
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Eagle Swoop Ability
We are adding some creature abilities which were not in the original game in order to add some unique tactical flavours to the different creatures. The eagle has a 'swoop' ability which gives a bonus...
View ArticleOnline multiplayer demo progress
I have been working with a new local company, Game Cloud Continental, on the server backend systems for Chaos Reborn. I plan to have a publicly available demo soon, which can be played in a web...
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Chaos Reborn Logo
A bit of update again, here's a logo proposal for the game, we'd like to hear what you guys think about it.Ā
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Spider Web ability
One interesting creature ability which we have implemented in the current prototype is the Spider's web ability. It's a bit more complicated than the Eagle's Swoop or the Unicorn's Charge, but perhaps...
View ArticleEquipping your Wizard
While we are putting the finishing touches to the online demo, I have been working on the game design. Although core game play of wizardly combat remains faithful to the original Chaos, there is a...
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Chaos Reborn Logo - a Different Take
Some comments I've read about the logo said it doesn't represent the magical and chaotic feel they have in their minds about the game. So I've made a completely new version, which is a bit of an...
View ArticleKickstarter for Chaos Reborn
It's nigh time for an update on Chaos Reborn developments. After some discussions with several publishers, I have decided to go for a Kickstarter campaign early next year. I will be attempting to...
View ArticleChaos Reborn on Prefundia
There is a Chaos Reborn page on Prefundia here. The idea is to build a list of followers who will be notified by email when the Kickstarter campaign launches. It's a nice, simple idea that helps crowd...
View Article1979 Revolution on Kickstarter
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an episodic game with a an interesting theme - it is set during the revolution in Iran which overthrew the Shah. It is definitely one of the more interesting projects...
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Rebelstar 2 - The Game that Never Was
I was digging through some of may old game concepts and came across a pitch for Rebelstar 2. This is not the sequel to the original Rebelstar game on the spectrum, but the working title for a proposed...
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Rebelstar 2 - The Enemy Characters
Following on from my last post, here are some enemy character sketches for you, once again featuring the magnificent art of Get Fry.Mentat Krx HaanArelian Governor of EarthKrx Haan, the highly...
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Goblin
Our creature production is improving. Felix has modelled a fantastic looking Goblin. It has the cruel demeanour of a creature looking for the thrill of a fight. It is the easiest creature to summon in...
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Dwarf
The Dwarf is a relatively easy creature to summon, and is effectively the lawful counterpart of the Goblin. Dwarves are very tough with good magic resistance, but they are slow and not so good on the...
View ArticleChaos Reborn Kickstarter Rewards
I have posted the proposed Kickstarter rewards for Chaos Reborn on the discussion forum here. Please join the discussion if you can (but you can always leave a comment here, if you prefer).I have set...
View ArticleInterview about Chaos Reborn
I recently did an audio interview with Anything Geeky Reviewed all about Chaos Reborn, which you can listen to here. There is one mistake - our Kickstarter campaign will actually be launching on March...
View ArticleChaos Reborn live stream on Joystiq
You can watch the first ever recording of Chaos Reborn gamesĀ at Joystiq. I managed to save myself from humiliation by winning 3 out of 5 games, although I wasn't exactly playing my best. It was good...
View ArticleKickstarter - Monday 17th March
For those of you who didn't hear through other channels, the Chaos Reborn Kickstarter Campaign will launch on Monday, 17th March at 8am GMT. There is a very special guest appearance in the video from a...
View ArticleKickstarter Campaign Launched
Visit the page here.Here are some nice articles on Chaos Reborn appearing today:Rock, Paper, ShotgunGame ReactorStrategy Informer
View ArticleBring Me My Grand Fantasy Strategy Game
Ever since my board game playing days I have longed for a strategy game that encapsulated a whole fantasy world involving everything from kingdoms and empires to heroes and quests. I was inspired by...
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