DEV Community: Yvonne Alexandra

Future of HSEG

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:53:08 +0000

Hi, Yvonne here, though nothing else makes that obvious.

I just wanted to let it be known that this project is on hold until I acquire some kind of computer science degree.
I'm thinking of this project all the time, but I don't have enough of a programming skillset yet, so I don't see any better course of action.

I'll still probably work on planning and discussion of the game from time to time.

I'll attempt to work on the actual game (hopefully) during the summer of 2025.

HSEG Devlog 5

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 28 May 2022 10:49:27 +0000

Released a build of one of the coding practice games.
https://github.com/Megallix/Hardcore-Space-Exploration-Game/releases/tag/codingPractice

HSEG Devlog 4

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 28 May 2022 08:03:48 +0000

Now, I know the approach I want to take for the better planet generation. But before I can do that, I need to be able to simulate gravity between multiple bodies. And before I can do that, I need a proper understanding of C# and Unity.

At the time of me writing this, I am about halfway to my goal in terms of how much I understand, and still working on it.

This concludes devlog posts of things that have already happened.

HSEG Devlog 3

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 28 May 2022 07:58:32 +0000

...and that problem was that no matter how large you made a planet, it would be pretty terrible quality up close.

That is no good. I need planets you can explore from the surface, not planets you only look at from afar.
All of that work, just to have to delete it all and take a different approach. Tis the life of development.

HSEG Devlog 2

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 28 May 2022 07:55:08 +0000

And so, I began work on creating a planet generator.
At this stage, I've essentially just been following Sebastian Lague's procedural planet generator tutorial on YouTube. This was good and bad in a few respects. For instance, I was essentially just copying code into Unity, not learning the basics of how to use C# or really even just Unity for that matter. I did however learn a lot about noisemaps and terrain generation and should be able to do it myself once I properly understand the language.

The following screenshots, originally posted as comments on their relative GitHub commits, show the progression of the planet generator:

Then, colors and sizes were added.

Then began work on the actual noisemaps and terrain generation.

And then, filters to put on noise layers, for even more specific terrain.

From there, I could start on shaders.

Then, biomes.

And that's that. The planet generator code was done, I had nothing left to do with it, and it was good.
But there was one big problem...

HSEG Devlog 1

Yvonne Alexandra — Sat, 28 May 2022 07:32:17 +0000

These first few Devlog posts are things that were done before I joined this platform.

I started this project off by making a GitHub project page for it. Listing off all of the ideas I had off the top of my head at the time.

You can keep up to date with any changes I make to the planning here: https://github.com/users/Megallix/projects/2/views/2

Something I know for certain about this game, is that I want there to be a point where even I, the developer am unsure what someone could find out there.
On top of that, I want to create some serious AI lifeforms that will create their own civilizations which players can meet and explore.
This is a hardcore game, so I need to make many hazards. Things such as black holes, fast moving space rocks, other players, hostile AI, planetary weather, space weather, whatever, there needs to be a multitude of ways a player can die.
It will be hardcore in the sense that, once you die you may start over from a new, blank file. Each player will be given a "true name" assigned to their file. Their actual usernames remain anonymous (though, there will be ways to identify your friends). Logging discoveries will be done through an "in game forum" of sorts. Once you die, your legacy, your discoveries, your impact on the universe and the database, all remain, but you can no longer change that impact in any way and begin anew with a new "true name".

Hardcore Space Exploration Game

Yvonne Alexandra — Mon, 23 May 2022 00:35:03 +0000

I began work on a passion project of mine a while ago, you can check it out at https://github.com/Megallix/Hardcore-Space-Exploration-Game.

There isn't much for me to say at the moment, but I intend to do a lot of cool things with this. The GitHub's project page shows what I currently have planned.