Hey Guys!
Dave here again to talk about the main project we've been working on since the middle of 2016. Broadside is a spaceship combat game where you take control of 1 of 3 varied and different races to get the highest score possible!
It's a simple premise but actually deceivingly complicated. Each faction has some unique strengths and weaknesses that can really change up your plan of attack.
This project was our very first paid freelance project for Lost Games UK and because of that provided some very valuable experience. The biggest challenge for us as a team was working to the specification of an outside designer. Although we knew this designer (Shout out to Ross) from University it was still a big change for us to not have fully control of decisions, i feel that this is a great lesson for small teams that have perhaps become too reliant of the inner knowledge of each other. When looking for investment in the future, we now better understand how important constant group communication can be!
The other challenge for us was cold hard deadlines. Something every development studio needs to get used to! For myself, the hardest thing was managing my part time job, relationships and allocating development time but i think by the middle of the project i got this sorted out. Again, going forward the benefit of this experience is invaluable!
Lastly, Broadside is also the first time that we as a team have used the Unity game engine for our commercial releases. Getting into this engine has been a breath of fresh air, you can really do alot of stuff with the Unity and i HIGHLY recommend to all new or smaller development teams out there. The resources available to you can be a life saver when trying to hit deadlines!
Overall, we are relatively pleased with not only the product we have produced but also the general number of sales the game has managed so far across its two platforms. But, as with all developers, we knew we could do better, thats why im pleased to officially announce that we are working on a FREE patch for the game. Following reviews and general internal discussions we want to make the game feel a little bit more fun. A really obvious thing to say but fun has always been the focal point for us as developers and we want all of our games to be fun!
So thats a quick look at broadside! The game is available right now on the iOS App store and Google Play (Links below) so check it out if you like what you see!
The next blog will detail the patch so please look out for it!
Cheers
Dave Bellringer
Captain Dinosaur Games
Daves Twitter:@eofgizmo
Capt Dino Twitter: @CaptDinoGames
Lost Games Twitter: @lostgamesuk
Broadside Links:
iPhone:http://apple.co/2pm7xhV
Android: http://bit.ly/2p5Y3mM
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