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Next devlog a bit delayed
October 13, 2024
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StephanRewind
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I just wanted to leave a quick note to let you guys know that I must delay the new devlog for about a month, as I’m about to travel outside the country. I apologize for those who were hoping to read...
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First Blood
August 28, 2024
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StephanRewind
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Last time I left you halfway through the implementation of the diving sequence, which is now complete, at least in its basic structural form. It can go through an entire dive, with the Chief doing the...
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Peril or Salvation
July 12, 2024
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StephanRewind
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Among the few U-boat games I played, I don’t remember any that made diving an essential part of the gameplay. Let me rephrase that. I mean that U-boat simulations generally consider successful under...
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An Important Milestone
May 23, 2024
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StephanRewind
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We’ve reached an exciting moment in the development of Atlantic ’41. This update will develop how I implemented the interactive part of the TDC, allowing the player to manage torpedo tubes, and is...
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Building The Torpedo Data Computer, And What I Learned From The Battle of Helm's Deep
April 01, 2024
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StephanRewind
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We’re now down to the last two major building blocks comprising the combat gameplay: the torpedo data computer (TDC), allowing the player to set up attacks, and the end of turn sequence, which close...
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Under the Hood
February 09, 2024
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StephanRewind
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I would lie if I said that I didn’t slack a bit during the Christmas break. Still, I progressed on the tactical chart, and on my understanding of where I think the game should go. A few nasty bugs n...
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Tactical Chart Deep Dive
December 08, 2023
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StephanRewind
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I’d like to focus this update on the implementation of the tactical chart. These past few weeks made me appreciate important aspects relative to the translation of the mock-up into an effective expe...
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Building The Engagement Loop (Part three)
September 29, 2023
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StephanRewind
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I spent these past few weeks between the implementation of the tactical chart and the Torpedo Data Computer mock up. I was glad to leave the exterior views to tackle a different part of the game, but...
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The Sound of Silence
August 14, 2023
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StephanRewind
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At this point I have detailed the operation of about half the engagement loop, which is comprised of four steps: the exterior views (either bridge or periscope), the tactical chart, the torpedo data c...
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Building the Engagement Loop (Part two)
June 24, 2023
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StephanRewind
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Among the difficulties of game development, dependencies is a tricky one; how to break down the design and the code into independent units that can work in unison? How to structure the project in a lo...
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Building the Engagement Loop (Part one)
May 16, 2023
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StephanRewind
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The story so far: both the periscope and bridge views work, with ships to be implemented. Encounters will be resolved as a succession of turns, the player assessing the situation and taking action wit...
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Enemy at Sea
April 13, 2023
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StephanRewind
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Quick reminder of the progress at this point: the game has two functional views of the environment outside the submarine: one from standing on the bridge, and the other from the attack periscope. Both...
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The Midnight Hour
March 05, 2023
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StephanRewind
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Sunset palette After the daytime and twilight environments, I had to figure out nighttime, equally important and accounting for close to 50% of the in-game time. However on the Playdate, there are goo...
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In Time
January 27, 2023
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StephanRewind
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The progress so far With the exterior views completed, including weather, I was left with one important task: a visual representation of time. Despite the iconic ASDIC pings and silent runnings made p...
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Red Sky at Night, Sailors' Delight, Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors Take Warning
December 19, 2022
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StephanRewind
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Finally back with a new log. It’s been much more time than I would have liked since last time, so get ready for a long read. Where we left off First, here’s what happened under the hood: sometime...
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Ups and Downs
July 04, 2022
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StephanRewind
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These past few months health issues have impacted development and a long time has passed since the last update. Thankfully my situation has recently improved. I’m now back on track, and committed as...
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Through The Looking Glass
April 02, 2022
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StephanRewind
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It’s been a busy few months since last log. I worked on various aspects of the game design, notes and documents which I will share in the future. But for now let’s focus on tangible progress I mad...
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The Right Amount of Trouble
December 19, 2021
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StephanRewind
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Since last time, I’ve progressed on the submarine overview. Doing so, I stumbled on a bizarre overlook on my part, but what I imagined to be a quick fix took a life of its own. I even decided to ded...
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Coding Baby Steps
November 05, 2021
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StephanRewind
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It’s been a few weeks since the last devlog, and I figured I would write an update as I begin to come out of the conceptual phase. Adapting to high level I was both excited and weary to get back int...
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Mocking Up The U-Boat Overview
October 10, 2021
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StephanRewind
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Learning by Doing Recently, I’ve been thinking about the best way of making the game, maybe more than about the game itself. I could jump straight into prototyping something, anything, but that soun...
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Atlantic '41 In a Nutshell
September 16, 2021
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StephanRewind
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Today I want to go over what drove me to make Atlantic ’41. I write it for anyone interested but also for myself. It’s too easy to lose sight of the original vision when you get knee deep into dev...
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First Devlog Post!
August 30, 2021
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StephanRewind
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#1-bit, #playdate, #simulation, #retrogaming, #wargame, #ww2
So I‘ll Make a Videogame I propose to make a little videogame for the upcoming Playdate console, and if things go as planned, to make it part of a trilogy. Here I’ll document the development proce...
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