Category Archives: Game Development
Kickstarting the Suns in January
Merry Christmas and a happy Lux Splendor to everyone. At the beginning of the month we posted that we were thinking of running a Kickstarter to fund ports and further development of Fading Suns: Noble Armada. We got a good response to that, so we are seeing if we can get it going in January. […]
FSNA: Noble User Interface
Developer Diary 5 As I noted in an earlier dev diary, the traditional RTS movement interface has a player select a unit (or group of units) and then select a point on the map where they should move or an enemy unit/structure for them to attack. There may be other bells and whistles (formations, speed, […]
Battle & Brew is Brewing Again
Battle and Brew in Sandy Springs has always been a fun mix of LAN party, restaurant and pub. It has been a favorite place for GGDA members and meetings, and there was much consternation when the owners announced they were having to shut it down. New owners stepped in, however, and it reopened. GGDA member […]
FSNA: Realistic Movement in Space!
Developer Diary 4 How do you have realistic movement in a space combat game? Well, unless we have actual battles between the planets, we really won’t know. Until that time comes (and let’s hope it is long after we actually start regular trips between worlds), we can make some suppositions. Since there is almost no […]
What is Fading Suns: Noble Armada?
Developer Diary 2 Holistic Design Inc. first released the Fading Suns universe in the role playing game of the same name (Check out Ulisses Spiele’s plans for the tabletop game). Emperor of the Fading Suns was our first computer game set in the universe. A few years later we began work on the Noble Armada […]