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Features explained: RAMMING!
RAM! Ahhhh RAMMING, basically, you can hit other cars to inflict damage on them (this mechanic also applies if the enemies hits YOU). Very fun stuff, usually, primary weapons overheat very rapidly to increase the use of…
Patch notes1 changeBalance - Desert Pirates
Features explained: Dynamic Zoom Camera
Dynamic Zoom Camera What does it look like, you ask? To put it in motion, simply unleash the mighty power of the mouse wheel! And what's it good for, you wonder? It lets you peer ahead on the road, giving you a chance t…
Patch notes - Desert Pirates
Level design: Making driving postapocalyptic levels
Hello, I'm going to start sharing (maybe even streaming) when working on the game levels. Here is one example (x7 speed) of the las one I did, although already starter before recording... ːsteamfacepalmː So, here is the…
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Playtest Closed!!!
Thank you everyone!!! That's the number of people we need for playtesting for now, so I've paused the access requests. Playtesters will be able to continue playing the game until the end of the weekend! For all of you w…
Patch notes - Desert Pirates
PLAYTEST OPEN!
OPEN PLAYTEST TODAY, ENTER NOW! Join our cause and aid us in refining THE GREATEST COMBAT VEHICLE GAME EVER BORN! You shall partake in a taste of the gameplay, embarking through 7 perilous zones towards the ultimate goa…
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New Playtest while SHMUP Steam Fest!!
In the upcoming SHMUP Steam Fest, the next September 25, we will open a new playtest for all players that want to try a little bit of the game, we are now ready to show a small taste of what this game is becoming: THE G…
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EVA 2023 Showcase!
Oh, what a couple of days! I did some really intensive playtesting at EVA this year, and it went terrific! Now, we know what we need to polish in order to create the greatest combat vehicle game ever! Look at all this f…
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Exciting in-game footage uploaded!
Hi everyone! In case you miss it we upload in-game footage of the two fighting tribes! We'll be attending to EVA in a couple of weeks, wish us luck!!
Announcement - Desert Pirates
Sharing Playtest Results
Hello! First of all, I want to say thanks again to all the players to give us feedback to improve the game, you are awesome! We want to share this feedback with you, so you are aware of the future changes and improvemen…
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Thank you for a VERY successful Playtest!!!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you!! We only have thankful words for everyone who playtested the game and gave us some very valuable feedback! We want to share all your thoughts and recommendations but we need a little time…
Announcement - Desert Pirates
Playtest opens today!!!
Hi! How's everything? We are thrilled to share a piece of our work with you! We have been working on this game for... how much? 3 years already? Wow! And we got to a point in where I think we suffer "dev-blindness" (is…
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Demo for BETA testing on the works!!
Hey! It´s been a while! We are putting together a demo for beta testing soon (“soon” is relative, how much time is “soon” these days?) AND it will be open to all players!! Here is a small video we shoot about the DEMO:…
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Visual Upgrade!
Hello everybody! We worked a lot to improve the game visual style! This was kinda the process we made: We added some clouds shadows and then we colored the ground with a reddish color and then added small places covered…
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Devlog 2: Enemy settlements mechanics for car games
Hi! I’m Hernán Smicht, game designer of Desert Pirates and I’m here to tell you about the elements we constructed for destroying enemy bases by shooting from a car. We love to shoot at things, but we don’t want to shoot…
Patch notes3 changesWorkshopGameplay - Desert Pirates
Devlog 1: Genre-Gameplay implications with camera
Hi! I’m Hernán Smicht, game designer of Desert Pirates and solo-dev of “El Tango de la Muerte”. I’m here to tell you about the road we take with the game camera within Desert Pirates, the game we are building. It wasn’t…
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Game Announcement!
Hi! We finally are ready to announce our new game! Desert pirates, we like the name of the game very much, thank you, because it represents well what it is. A lot of hard work put in it and love too, so don't be afraid…
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