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Dev Update (02/04/2024)

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All major Public Demo 2 bugs have now been fixed as far as I know, including the "deadly consumable" and "bullet inserting stuck" + few other that I found today.

I also added few ne...

Website 2.0 FAQ

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This upcoming Tuesday, I will be releasing that new website.

This website will include an updated FAQ section and I decided that I should probably ask you also what you would consid...

Public Demo 2 Situation Update

i! Here's a little Public Demo 2 situation update.

I have been taking notes and watching as many videos / streams about the demo as possible and going through feedback emails and here's few t...

Public Demo 2

Welcome to Public Demo 2 which is the second major milestone of Road to Vostok, where the goal is to test the initial gameplay loop and get feedback on the core idea of ​​the game.

-Antti...

Dev Update (27/03/2024)

Public Demo 2 build ready.

Friday afternoon sounds like a good time for a release and a way to start the weekend.

See you on Friday :)

-Antti (Developer)

Public Demo 2 Screenshots

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Here's some screenshots from the Public Demo 2.

More release information within day or two :)

-Antti (Developer)

Dev Update (25/03/2024)

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Here's a quick updated related to Public Demo 2.

I spent around 4 hours today of playtesting the Public Demo 2 build and it's starting to feel pretty solid. I was actually having a ...

Dev Update (19/03/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update related to Public Demo 2.

The bug fixing and testing phase is progressing well and there's only one major bug left and 22 of those "easy-to-fix" ones.

Dev Update (17/03/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update and rather tech-oriented this time.

Like mentioned earlier. I have started the bug fixing / tweaking phase for Public Demo 2 and there was (so far) 2 major...

Weapons Teaser

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I worked on some small impact dust/smoke VFX for hit surfaces (not visible on this video) and at the same time I decided to record a small teaser clip from all Public Demo 2 weapons.

Trading System

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Yesterday I mentioned that today I will be finishing the trading system and now it's fully implemented.

Here's a small clip about the system.

Loot tables are still totally mes...

Public Demo 2 Tutorial

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Just a quick update.

Public Demo 2 Tutorial is now finished and it includes all the necessary details related to this upcoming demo. Through this tutorial level you can also play ar...

Dev Update (09/03/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update.

The training / tutorial are is now pretty much done and I also implemented an ammo system since infinite ammo in Public Demo 2 can't be a thing.

Amm...

Dev Update (06/03/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update.

For the past few days I have been making some good progress towards Public Demo 2 and here's some of these things:
- Around 25% of the lootable items h...

Public Demo 2 Weapons

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All the weapons have now been prepared for Public Demo 2 and here's the entire arsenal.

All these weapons are fully animated and this includes +120 custom animations files that were...

FPS Animation Batch (with audio)

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Here's the finalized animation batch with audio for Public Demo 2.

Now that the Bandits video is out, I will be spending tonight implementing these new animations / weapons for the ...

Bandits | Lore #2

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Here's the new lore video about the bandit faction :)

Video premiere: Mar. 2, 2024 | 10PM (EET)

- Antti (Developer)

Bandits Video Ready

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Just to let you know, I just finished editing and making subtitles for the Lore #2 video and it will be released tomorrow 10PM (EET), so no more additional delays for this :)

- Antt...

Upcoming events (Update)

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Here's a little update to these upcoming events that mentioned a while ago. 

Once all these events / tasks are done then it's time to release the Public Demo 2.

I also ne...

Weapon Animations (WIP)

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Here's a quick work-in-progress clip of the upcoming weapons and animations. This will be the last batch of new weapons before Public Demo 2.

In terms of new weapons, this batch wil...

Generalist (Trader)

Meet Generalist.

Generalist is an in-game trader who runs a local hardware store, smuggling business and other shady jobs in Area 05.

This old man may look harmless, but looks can be de...

Dev Update (28/02/2024)

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Just a quick dev update.

The game dev seminar that I mentioned in the previous update is now over and I'm back at the office. I got bunch of useful stuff done while traveling and to...

Dev Update (26/02/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update.

I'm currently taking a two day business trip to one gamedev seminar in Finland. 

The combined travel time required is around 15 hours with trai...

Performance Upgrades

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Just a quick update.

Since the last devlog, I spent quite a bit of time studying about Godot's rendering and doing multiple benchmark tests related to Public Demo 2.

Today I m...

Reconstructions | Devlog #10

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Here's the latest devlog episode that goes through the reconstruction of maps and features for Public Demo 2.

- Antti (Developer)

Bandits | Lore #2 (Teaser)

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Here's a small teaser for upcoming Lore #2 video which tells about the Bandit faction.

Planned release date for this video is 29th if everything goes smoothly :)

- Antti (Deve...

Map Rebuilding | Devlog #10 (Teaser)

Devlog #10 | Road to Vostok
Feb. 23, 2024 | 10:00 PM (EET)
2024-02-21 02:52:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev Update (19/02/2024)

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Here's another quick dev update.

I returned back to my home office yesterday and that shooting day for Bandits | Lore #2 video went really smoothly. 

I think the footage ...

Dev Update (17/02/2024)

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Here's a quick dev update.

I'm currently located at the IRL border zone and preparing tomorrow's Bandits | Lore #2 video. This video includes 4 actors, 1 bandit van, frozen lake and...

Item Placement + Loading Improvements

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I decided to spend a little a bit of time today bringing the item placement feature back to Godot. This gives now the possibility place items freely in the shelter and I also activated th...