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The writings of Elisabeth Crane – Dev Blog 77

By beebug_nic 20 Dec, 2019 Leave a comment

Part 1 – A beginning My name is Elisabeth Crane. I doubt human eyes will ever read these writings, but it is in my nature to make them – for there is a chance that one day they may be recovered and I truly fear the situation that will involve their discovery. I have taken

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The Music of The Void – Dev Blog 71

By beebug_nic 8 Nov, 2019 1 Comment

Music is incredibly important for any game. It allows you to set the mood, change the pacing and alert the player to things that are happening around them. It is an incredibly important tool for creating an atmosphere in a game. A single bit of music and can change the emotion of a scene, can

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Of Lovecraft and Lore – Dev Blog 47

By beebug_nic 24 May, 2019 Leave a comment

So I may have mentioned occasionally that Fringe Planet is heavily inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. In fact, it’s not just his works which inspire Fringe Planet – but other weird fiction authors as well – Poe, Wells, Bloch, Stoker and many more. It’s a genre I love and it’s very easy to

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The many ways a peon can die – Dev Blog 32

By beebug_nic 8 Feb, 2019 1 Comment

Death comes to us all, in one way or another. Death comes more frequently to peons – Fringe Planet is a harsh environment specifically designed to kill them after all. This week we have spent a lot of time refining some of the internal simulations, which unfortunately has had the side effect of drastically reducing

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The first 30 minutes of Fringe Planet – Dev Blog 26

By beebug_nic 14 Dec, 2018 Leave a comment

Fringe Planet is a cold and harsh world, and in order to succeed, you will need to provide warmth and safety for your peons. Today we are doing a different type of blog post. Rather than development news, we are going to take you through the first 30 minutes (or so) of gameplay. This will

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Clothes and fashion – Dev Blog 24

By beebug_nic 30 Nov, 2018 Leave a comment

Fringe Planet is a cold place and the peons first defense against the cold is the clothes that they wake up wearing. Clothes have an important effect on not only the survival of a peon during the freezing weather they encounter, but also has an important effect on a peons morale. All clothes have a

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Time and Seasons in The Void – Dev Blog 23

By beebug_nic 23 Nov, 2018 Leave a comment

Though the island the peons call home is floating through the ancient but timeless Void, time still passes. Today we will be taking a look into how time passes on Fringe Planet, and how even an hour can change the outcome of a situation. So read about how we have implemented Seasons, hours, days and

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Research and Books – Dev Blog 22

By beebug_nic 16 Nov, 2018 Leave a comment

Learning is power. And this week we have empowered the peons to not only read and write, but to learn and research. Technology and knowledge are important parts of Fringe Planet – the peons arrive with no knowledge of the alternative science that they will need in order to survive. To do this, we have

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Traps and Fortifications – Dev Blog 20

By beebug_nic 2 Nov, 2018 Leave a comment

Fringe Planet is a cold and dangerous place. The peons have very little in the way of defenses, walls and doors will only protect a fledgling camp for so long. This week we have added three new tools to help the peons defend themselves and the place they call home. They can all be used

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An introduction to Fringe Planet

By beebug_nic 19 Jun, 2018 Leave a comment

Fringe Planet is a survival simulator. It is inspired by the likes of such epic games as RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress and Factorio.  It follows the story of six strangers who have been plucked from their lives and deposited in a frozen hellish world.  With no memories of who they are, or why they are here,

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Fringe Planet is a survivor simulator inspired by Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld, set in a Lovecraft influenced universe where both magic and science co-exist. The project is currently on hiatus and will be returning as a passion project at some point in the future.

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