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Some new pics
Since the last update I’ve been mostly working on changing how the game handles moving the submarine which is why there hasn’t been much to show. In the current version the levels actually move around...
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Barotrauma v0.3
The new version is up now! The changes to the way the game handles moving the submarine “under the hood” were definitely the the biggest and most time-consuming change in this update, and unfortunately...
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Lighting improvements
Some small improvements to lighting in Barotrauma: added a bit of blur on the lightmap and changed the rendering order so that the walls aren’t full-bright anymore. I was really surprised to see how...
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Multiple subs?
The idea of a submarine-vs-submarine game mode has been popping up quite frequently and now we’re one step closer to having one: There were (and still are) tons of systems in the game that work under...
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Multiple subs!
v0.5.0.0 is now out! The biggest addition in this update is the multi-sub support I mentioned in the last post, but there’s also a ton of smaller changes and bugfixes (check out the changelog)....
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A beginner’s guide to injecting mind-controlling parasites into people
Step one: Make sure you’ve been infected with the husk parasite. The most common way to get infected is an encounter with an active husk, but some well-equipped laboratories and research facilities may...
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Steam Greenlight and a brief status update
Last week, Valve brought us some big news regarding Steam Greenlight: they’re planning on getting rid of Greenlight “in the next few months” to make way for a new system called Steam Direct. Personally...
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Barotrauma has been Greenlit!
http://undertowgames.com/wp-content/uploads//2017/02/clown.webm We did it! Less than two weeks on Steam Greenlight and Barotrauma has been greenlit! The amount of positive feedback (and votes of...
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Netcode update
As many of you may know, me and juanjp600 have been working on rewriting Barotrauma’s networking code for some time now (oh god, I just checked and it’s been 9 months, why does time have to go so...
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Barotrauma Source Code
Today I have some important news for the players and modders of Barotrauma. The full source code of the game is now publicly available on GitHub! This doesn’t mean that Barotrauma is becoming an open...
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Barotrauma: status update & Steam release
Way past due to make a blog post and give a status update on what’s going on with Barotrauma! Despite the lack of major updates (on the blog and on the game), a lot of stuff has been happening this...
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Campaign mode improvements
I thought I’d make a little update about the changes we’ve been doing to the campaign mode (+ a few things that also affect other game modes)! As you may have noticed, the current campaign is quite...
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Game Connection Europe 2018 Development Awards
Hello everyone! We’ve got some good news, Barotrauma has been nominated for Game Connection Europe 2018 Development Awards in multiple categories. If you want to help us win the People’s Choice Award...
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New Barotrauma website and Steam page
Hello everyone! Things are rolling along swimmingly – we collected the Best PC Hardcore Game Award in Game Connection Europe 2018, and the Steam release date is getting closer, with the Barotrauma...
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