Bad Pixels

Devlog

• The roadmap
  May 22, 2025 by dadako

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  I can finally says this, we are close to releasing the first public beta! Over the project's development, I've experimented with many game mechanics, seeing what works and what doesn't. Some things to... Continue reading

  
• Weapons & where to shoot them
  March 04, 2025 by dadako

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  Weapons So, it was time to make a comprehensive weapons system. Up until a few months ago, the player and enemies are just carrying around a pistol that shoots pretty much infinite ammo. I'll keep the... Continue reading

  
• console hud
  September 22, 2024 by dadako

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  To make development easier, we've added a console hud. It can be activated by pressing the tab key. These used to feature in old FPS games, and we can print various types of information to it. Handy f... Continue reading

  
• Terrain
  July 18, 2024 by dadako

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  One of the questions in any Unity game is how do you go about making a terrain. There is a terrain engine built-in, however it is notoriously "one-size-fits-all"... if you are making a standard walk-e... Continue reading

  
• Lighting part 2 - shadows
  April 15, 2024 by dadako

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  Should shadows should be part of the Bad Pixels look? Old 3D games seemed like they didn't use shadows. If you look a little closer, it seems that most games did try to use shadows in their own way. V... Continue reading

  
• Lighting & the cutting room floor
  February 06, 2024 by dadako

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  A lot of my effort lands on the cutting room floor. Have you ever watched videos of a certain game, and thought "how did they do that?". This kind of research occupies a good chunk of my time as a tec... Continue reading

  
• Wanted, dead or dead.
  December 16, 2023 by dadako

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  Wanted posters are now interactive, along with some needless violence. For Pre-Order supporters, your name and Wanted reason will appear. In keeping with the game's artwork, the portrait is generated... Continue reading

  
• one sprite = one hundred cowboys?
  November 17, 2023 by dadako

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  #commodore64, #shaders

  Game consoles of old use palettised sprites, a range of colour indexes that could be swapped out to make sprites different colours. The most famous example of this is in super mario bros on the NES, w... Continue reading

  
• Tumbleweeds, roll out!
  October 11, 2023 by dadako

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  While we're busy creating the entity system that drives everything from simple cacti to end of level bosses, there is something to share... and it is typical of game development when building complex... Continue reading

  
• Daily loop
  June 23, 2023 by dadako

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  The world around us is moving. Day becomes night, clouds become rain and people move around doing various tasks. Some things are also constant; water is wet, gravity makes things fall and it is easier... Continue reading

  
• Keep off the sand!
  June 23, 2023 by dadako

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  Time for some rocks! And Joshua trees. And Bushes? One thing we are trying to do with Bad Pixels is keep detail to a minimum to suit the aesthetic. So the sprite bushes here may not make it into the f... Continue reading

  
• Get your name in the credits with pre-orders
  April 05, 2023 by dadako

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  Pre-Orders with rewards are now open! All pre orders will get a credit in the game. A custom gravestone that can be interacted with by all players is also available. (check the main Bad Pixels page fo... Continue reading

  
• In-game model viewer
  March 05, 2023 by dadako

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  Bad Pixels uses a custom rendering engine, so it is a bit tricky to see models working how they should without running the game. Then I have move around the levels to find the models and see if everyt... Continue reading

  
• Progress on game systems
  February 25, 2023 by dadako

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  It's been a while but we have made some good progress on things behind the scenes. The game now supports: Health system Stamina system Hud log Compass Interactive items with text, sounds and event lin... Continue reading

  
• Development Tools
  January 20, 2023 by dadako

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  #Bad Pixels, #indie game dev

  To make Bad Pixels look and sound like it is from a computer of old, we had to use various specialist tools to make the assets. Here are some of the various tools and a brief description of how they a... Continue reading

  
• c64 styled 3D graphics
  November 13, 2022 by dadako

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  #commodore64, #8-bit, #low-poly, #pixel-art, #aseprite, #crocotile3d, #8bit, #lowpoly, #pixelart

  How should a Commodore64 inspired game be lit? Should it use realtime shadows? Textures? These were some fundamental questions on the road to the final look. The answer is only known by trying all opt... Continue reading

  
• Getting ready to make a game
  October 06, 2022 by dadako

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  #low-poly, #lowpoly, #crocotile3d, #aseprite, #pixel-art, #pixelart, #commodore64, #8bit, #8-bit

  Sometimes when you make a thing, you'll look at it from a different angle after people leave comments about it. The header image to this dev article was well received and got me thinking "what if this... Continue reading