To Boldly Grow

Devlog

• Character Designs
  December 12, 2021 by SnackSizeGames

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  #concept art, #character design, #game design

  Hey all it’s Serena here again! This week I’ve returned to bring you a little bit of an insight into our main character design and potential directions for the other critters living in our game wo... Continue reading

  
• Vertical Slice Plan
  December 05, 2021 by Matthias

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  Heyo, it's Matt. We've been hard at work creating Space Botanist over the past few months as we're getting ready to make our "vertical slice". (If you imagine the game's a cake, the vertical slice is... Continue reading

  
• Music Design (and soundtrack preview!)
  December 02, 2021 by NiamhG

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  #music, #audio

  Hi, Niamh here with a bonus mid-week blog post! This time, we’re looking at the development of the game’s original soundtrack. Let’s dive right in, here’s a sneak peek! We’re lucky enough to... Continue reading

  
• Prepping for Playtest
  November 30, 2021 by Brendan

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  #dev log, #prototype, #playtest

  Hey y'all! Brendan here with a quick update on how the project has been progressing! Yesterday, we shared a build with our classmates at TU Dublin for our first proper playtesting session. The last we... Continue reading

  
• The Art Process
  November 21, 2021 by Matthias

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  Heyo, it's Matt! The character, the plants, the buildings...all the things you see in the game didn't just come out of nowhere! So how do they get made? They go through the art production pipeline, wi... Continue reading

  
• Early Development
  November 16, 2021 by Josh

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  Hi all, Josh here! This weeks update looks at some of the development work done so far on Space Botanist. Movement controls: With Space Botanist we've set out with the goal of having our controls be a... Continue reading

  
• The Botany System
  November 07, 2021 by Brendan

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  #design, #botany, #system, #systemic, #plants, #seeds, #research, #create, #stats

  Hey all, Brendan here with an update on Space Botanist! For this dev log post, I'll be introducing you to the botany system at the heart of Space Botanist. Space Botanist tasks the player with crossbr... Continue reading

  
• Concept Art - First Look!
  November 01, 2021 by SnackSizeGames

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  #Concept Art

  Hey there, it's Serena here! This week we’re giving you a little look at some of our early concept art and art tests. Aesthetics We knew we wanted to make the game in a 3d low-poly style but it’s... Continue reading

  
• Early Concepting
  October 24, 2021 by Umbrella Goat

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  #game design

  Where did the idea for a space botany farming sim come from? We’d like to show you the first steps we took - early concepting ! First things first, here’s the game’s current key features : Creat... Continue reading

  
• Meet the Umbrella Goat Team
  October 18, 2021 by Umbrella Goat

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  Hey there, we’re Umbrella Goat! We’ll be sharing our game development journey here as we work away on our upcoming systemic farming sim game. But first things first – let’s introduce ourselves... Continue reading