Our next update is getting closer. Here's some more fun with our new enemy(ish) plant, Husk. #icariagame #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

WIP: A new challenge targeted for the next update of our game Icaria: the Husk defends its territory by draining power and using it to grow. As it is a programming game, the attacking drones are fully automated. #icariagame. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

First feature for our next update: I moved the command bar to the bottom of the screen (like the build bar I did earlier) and then put the script editor in a movable and resizable window. #icariagame. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Messing around with a multi-layer base using our new sloped conveyors in #icariagame. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Getting ready for our first major update coming to #icariagame on Monday July 14.
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The biggest new feature in #icariagame update 1 is blueprints; copying builds within a save, between saves, and exporting them as a string to share with your friends. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Working on #icariagame Update 1 where conveyor can climb hills and jump over canyons. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

We are announcing our EA release date Tomorrow. Last week I did a full playthrough starting from a new save through to the end of the tech tree on a near-release build: around 30 hours total in game. It's not a small. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Gotta have a distillery in a factory game. First time for this model in game. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

I cut a new trailer for our game Icaria in honor of the 3rd major update to our demo. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Messing around with our farming mechanics. Demo update coming to Steam soon! #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Spent the last few days playtesting our upcoming release and capturing video for a new trailer. The game is finally, I think, capturing that feeling we were going for when we started the project five and a half years ago.
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With the new terrain and the new start, I am rebuilding our training scenarios. Each one introduces a mechanic in situ but also provides an example for how a player might approach the game. The tutorial is short and specific but I hope there's something here to spark curiosity. #gamedev #indiedev

We're reworking the start of our game to give it a more "just landed on an unexplored planet" vibe. We have been doing a more set up to help new players but, as we've simplified the early mechanics, we're thinking we can get away with something more minimalist.
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The rework of our procedural terrain is close to ready for a January release with a completely new erosion model, some new tiles, five new trees, and a full simulation of the tree ecosystem. Now on to playtesting the new mechanics. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

These pine trees are new to the game today; next year I'd like to decorate them. Happy Holidays everyone!

Trees are going to play a big part in Icaria with a simulated ecology and support for farming. We've still got quite a but of tuning to do, but this is an early WIP sample.
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