Rob’s Upcoming Panel at GDC Next
Rob will be joining some other former triple A devs that have started their own game studios at GDC Next…
Making Wine
Production assets continue to come in from Eddie.This week, we were focused on producing liquid libations that will keep miners…
Screenshot Saturday – Inaugural Edition
In the first of our Screenshot Saturday images, I’d like to introduce our fruit orchards. Farms in 1849 will have…
Simulation Engine Part 2: Resources and Conversions
In the previous post, I wrote about building simulations using production rules. In this next post, let’s look in detail…
Art Update – Ungrateful NPCs
If you don’t buy food for your workers, they get upset and leave. Where’s your loyalty to the mining company,…
I like A* (and I cannot lie)
En attendant A* Last week I was implementing pathfinding, so that our NPCs could find their way around town. Until…
Art Update – An NPC!
We’ve been working on mostly buildings so far, but Rob is starting to implement NPCs and asked if we could…
Concept Art 2 – Mines and Farms
I know last week I said that we’d show off stores this week, but Eddie made mines and farms that…
Keeping the history in the art
A while back, I started by talking about the historical context of our game in the California Gold Rush. I…
Concept Art 1 – Houses
We have our first piece of concept art courtesy of our fantastic artist, Eddie Einikis. 1849 is going to have several…