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SimpleRockets 2 - Dev Notes

Dev AndrewGarrison  6.4 years ago

It's been a while since we've put out some dev notes. 657 days to be exact.....but who's counting? SimpleRockets 2 is coming together nicely, so I'm excited to start talking a bit more about its development.

One of the biggest challenges we've run into with SR2 has been the terrain generation. It's quite a step up from the simple, stationary 2D terrain from SimpleRockets 1. Now we have fully 3D planets with oceans, mountains, deserts, craters, etc. Also, now they rotate and have realistic lighting and atmospheric effects. It's taken a very long time to get things looking good and performing well. In fact, yesterday I was flying around this terrain at 60fps on my iPhone 7.

Here's what Smearth currently looks like in SR2:

Credit goes to Nathan, Philip, and Kevin for the awesome looking terrain. Next time I'll post more about what William and I have been up to.

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    4,620 MongooseZiya

    you are counting

    3.4 years ago
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    25.9k Strucker

    Well, I wish I could see Smearth in these images.

    +3 4.6 years ago
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    Are you going to update SP again, We would like some of the things that are being suggested on your website, such as:

    Multiplayer
    Bomb sites
    And improved AI

    5.1 years ago
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    6,227 FlexNoTape

    *Droo

    5.4 years ago
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    @AndrewGarrison So will SR2 replace SP?

    5.8 years ago
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    29.0k Nerfaddict

    So this is basically a kerbal space program for mobile devices in a nutshell

    6.2 years ago
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    9,390 ValtTeck

    @AndrewGarrison do you have relative idea of when it may be coming out? I am willing to waste my hard earned money on a game to satisfy my boredom.

    6.3 years ago
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    @AndrewGarrison can you create Simple Trains PLS

    6.3 years ago
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    1,652 Victor039

    "Credit goes to Nathan, Philip, and Kevin for the awesome looking terrain. Next time I'll post more about what William and I have been up to." @AndrewGarrison so what are you and @HellFireKoder up to?

    6.3 years ago
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    105 GR00G0

    @kerothehero mine is 12th of January, let’s go for that one ;p

    6.4 years ago
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    @kerothehero :D
    We will try and get better about posting more regular status updates, but I'm not confident enough to put a number on what percentage complete anything is yet.

    6.4 years ago
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    9,344 Bori0

    I feel like you just toying with me
    Andrew

    6.4 years ago
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    105 GR00G0

    @AndrewGarrison How did you deal with such a large surface? Or is it always just scaled down when you’re not like 1km from the ground?

    6.4 years ago
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    9,344 Bori0

    @AndrewGarrison
    That means you don't know your progress?
    XD

    6.4 years ago
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    @kerothehero That looks pretty accurate.

    6.4 years ago
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    9,344 Bori0

    Complete

    Parts finished ??%
    Planets finished ??%
    Modding support finnished ??%
    SR2 website finnished ??%
    Beta finnished ??%
    Main game finnished ??%

    Devs please answer

    6.4 years ago
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    11.6k Pjork

    looks fantastic I bet the other planets will too!

    6.4 years ago
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    4,109 JetFly

    @Alienbeef0421 SR1 for lamers, go straight developing SR2!

    6.4 years ago
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    347 looppydow

    @Botfinder I already have that it still don't work

    6.4 years ago
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    @robloxweponco Yes

    6.4 years ago
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    35.2k V

    Will simplerockets2 have a community website where we can use our simpleplanes accounts if we want?

    6.4 years ago
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    347 looppydow

    @Botfinder oh understood I'll do that I soon as I can

    6.4 years ago
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    347 looppydow

    @Botfinder Oh I see, hopefully the developers will troubleshoot the issue. Because to me being a bata tester I have to test mods to

    6.4 years ago
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    2,872 Donger

    Какие системные требования у этого шедевра?

    6.4 years ago
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    18.2k exosuit

    IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL

    6.4 years ago
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