Also, since all of the components of a ship are functional, we get advanced damage modelling for free. This means that your weapons will not only damage enemies, they’ll also damage the environment too. One of the fun things about the environment in this game is that it is completely destructible. Expect to see action and controls, similar to what you’ve seen in games like contra, castlevania, or the old Dos game Abuse. Windforge features easy to control, skill based combat. (Just don’t be sad after you’ve destroyed the beautiful world you live in!)įinally, with a few exceptions like quest items, ancient artifacts, and money, almost all items seen in the game will be craftable. For example, if you’re starting to find mining for resources tedious, turn your ship into a bulldozer. My goal is to make the system rich enough that you will be able to create your ships for specific purposes. These blocks and items that you use to create your ships will not just be aesthetic. These airships will be constructed using the building blocks and items of the game. The primary way you will travel through the world is through the use of flying airships. It’s all about freedom of expression and meaningful choices. (And we will be seeing this game full time for quite a while.)Ĭonstruction encompasses the building, crafting, and customization features of the game. Even we won’t know exactly what you’ll get! A funny side effect of this feature is that the sense of exploration and discovery won’t be dead even for us developers making it. This means that the computer will create a unique environment for you every time you play the game. One other aspect of the game that will enhance exploration is the procedural generation of the environments and other parts of the game. (you’ll have to send me a video if you do ) I want the game to embrace cleverness, not penalize it. There will still be some physical and difficulty based constraints to help enforce the progression of the game, but I would love it if people can figure out ways to beat the game stupidly fast by utilizing the rules of the game.

By that, I mean I want to avoid invisible walls and other design hacks as much as I can. One of my goals with the design of this game is to avoid artificial constraints as much as possible. To make this a satisfying experience, we are putting a lot of time into creating high quality visuals, and a rich, exotic diesel punk inspired world to discover. Windforge is all about exploration, construction, and combat.Įxploration, discovery, and the freedom to go where you want are all focuses of Windforge. I (Evan, Creative Director for Windforge) want to elaborate on that now and talk a bit more about what it is about.

Windforge item list