Beneath the Mountain

Devlog

• Week 65 Update
  April 19, 2022 by Failosipher

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  Welcome back to another Beneath the Mountain devlog! It's been (somehow) already 4 months since my last update, and we've got a lot of new features and improvements to discuss. Before we get started t... Continue reading

  
• Week 49 Update
  January 05, 2022 by Failosipher

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  Welcome back fellow dwarves! Somehow we're on week 49 of this project, and we've got so much to catch up on. This (version 1.1.9) has been the longest/biggest patch so far. Publisher Partnership First... Continue reading

  
• Week 43 Update
  November 19, 2021 by Failosipher

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  Another month has somehow flown by, but I've got a lot to show for it! In this dev log we'll be discussing the massive performance improvements we've made, the new difficulty slider, options UI, undea... Continue reading

  
• Week 39 Update
  October 22, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #3D, #Fantasy, #Mountains, #Real time strategy, #Unity, #devlog, #dwarfs, #mining, #mountain, #rts, #orcs, #survival

  Its been almost a month since my last devlog and major patch here on Itch.IO, but we've got TONS of new features to cover in this article; new background art, better AI, unit formations, new goblin mo... Continue reading

  
• Week 35 Update
  September 29, 2021 by Failosipher

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  In this dev log we'll discuss all the new features, such as attackable buildings, new RTS unit controls, new units, changes to how traps work, and lots more. Attackable Buildings Buildings are finally... Continue reading

  
• Week 33 Update
  September 10, 2021 by Failosipher

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  Alright, so its been about a month since my last devlog here, and there's a ton of new stuff to talk about. We finally have a Steam Page (please wishlist if you can, it really helps!), as well as a to... Continue reading

  
• Week 29 - Forge, New Resources, & UI Improvements
  August 16, 2021 by Failosipher

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  Post-Alpha Fixes The alpha version got a ton of feedback, and I immediately got to work fixing and making improvements! Options UI One of the most common feedback items I got was the need for an optio... Continue reading

  
• Alpha Version Release!
  August 04, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #Stategy, #rts, #mountain, #dwarfs, #fantasy, #mining

  Come check out the alpha version of Beneath the Mountain! The first 20 or so minutes should be engaging and keep you very busy throughout. Please download and try version 1.1.2 and let me know what yo... Continue reading
• Week 23 - Traps!
  June 26, 2021 by Failosipher

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  I finally added traps, and as expected, they add a lot of value to the game. Additionally, I've made a huge design change, and made the game 100% underground. You no-longer start on the ground floor,... Continue reading

  
• Week 22 - Floor Tiles & Wall Lights
  June 20, 2021 by Failosipher

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  Alright, its another weekly recap of my work! This week we've got tons of bug fixes and system re-writes, as well as floor tiles and wall lights being automatically installed by engineers. Lets run th... Continue reading

  
• Week 20 and 21 - Save & Load Game
  June 12, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #dwarf, #strategy, #survival, #mininig, #mountain, #fantasy, #orcs, #devlog, #unity, #unity3

  I'm combining the last two weeks into one devlog because almost all of that time re-writing code to make saving and loading possible. I originally though it'd take me more than a month, and now I can'... Continue reading

  
• Week 19 - Blood and Sound
  May 28, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #Fantasy, #Strategy RPG, #Real time strategy, #Unity, #Mountains, #devlog, #dwarf, #mining, #game

  This week we've got a reduced build size, tons of audio improvements, a new spider model, and most importantly blood effects! Blood Visual Effects I've been waiting... okay about 18 weeks... to put th... Continue reading

  
• Week 18 - Goblins, Cyclops, and Battle Audio
  May 21, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #dwarf, #game, #rts, #devlog, #fantasy, #strategy, #survival, #mountain

  Exciting week for Beneath the Mountain! We've added goblins and cyclopses to the orc invasions, as well as a ton of combat audio. Lets check out some of the cool stuff I've been working on this last w... Continue reading

  
• Week 17 Progress - Orc Invasions
  May 16, 2021 by Failosipher

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  #3D, #dwarf, #Fantasy, #mining, #Mountains, #Real time strategy, #Strategy RPG, #Unity

  Orc invasions are working! At least, the basics are. It was another short week for me, due to having to fly out of the state for a few days, but I'm happy with everything I got done. Lets review: Week... Continue reading

  
• Week 15 + 16 Progress
  May 07, 2021 by Failosipher

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  I didn't get a chance to post Week 15 because it was a slow week due to real-life stuff, so I'm adding it to Week 16. Lets get into it... Week 15: Basic Combat AI - Got a lot of the basic combat AI do... Continue reading

  
• Week 14 Progress
  April 24, 2021 by Failosipher

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  Alright, so, its week 14 for the project, but really week 1 on itch.io. I'll be doing these recap posts every week (hopefully) and summarize what I got done for the game that week. Lets get into it. M... Continue reading