Defenders of the Last Colony

SergioSantos · Sep 2011

Hi!

I'm making this game with my brother (another fellow polycounter) and we just wanted to share the development:

http://knittedpixels.wordpress.com/defenders/

It's all in XNA and it has some prerender models and some photoshop love
is still in early beta, but we'd love to hear some comments.

you can also follow us in twitter @knittedpixels
and facebook "knittedpixels"

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first playable test on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KnittedPixels

VictorSantos · Sep 2011

Hi there!

I'm making the alien ships right now, and could be great if you share some inspiration, concepts and ideas for them.

Let's rock!

Cheers!

SergioSantos · Sep 2011

here is an early discarded ship concept:

shipconcept.jpg?w=604&h=385

ScudzAlmighty · Sep 2011

looks pretty kewl so far, definatley a timesink if I didn't suck at that kind of game.

the ship is cool but I'd really prefer to comment on a model your using rather than one you've discarded.

p.s. add the youtube vid from yur site to the first post for extra kewlness.

SergioSantos · Sep 2011

yeah... we are switching to a more circular designs instead of a more plane shape, bcause it works better with the game camera and controls,

I added the youtube channel, but I couldn't get the embed video on the post...

thanks for the comment!

VictorSantos · Sep 2011

Hi again,

This is one of the many enemies you'll encounter in the game, the design of the ship it's based on the purpose itself, it's a kamikaze ship so this enemy it's not gonna be shooting at you.

This is a 512x512 image but in the game it has a size of 128x128 pixels.

I hope you like it!

Cheers!

VictorSantos · Sep 2011

Hey!

I just finished the "hyperdrive ring" enemy class, the function it's simple, until you destroy this "portal" the enemies will keep coming.

I hope you like it!

Cheers!

VictorSantos · Sep 2011

Hi! We got some fresh stuff, you can check out the game with this video!

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pp7EO4E_ss"]Defenders Of The Last Colony - Video Diary #2 - YouTube[/ame]

Any C&C is very welcome!

Cheers!

VictorSantos · Oct 2011

Hi guys!

After a short and forced rest (my PC crashed) I'm now back in business heheh

I'll keep you posted with the art of the game.

This is one of the ideas for the failed mission background:
colony_destroyed.jpg?w=889

Cheers!

VictorSantos · Oct 2011

Hi up!

As the last friday I'm sharing with you the last gameplay video:

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc8wl-L3dU0"]Defenders Of The Last Colony - Video Diary #3 - YouTube[/ame]

You can be an important part of the game by sharing your thoughts, critics and ideas for it.

Cheers!!

VictorSantos · Oct 2011

It's Friday!! Let's check the development video-diary!

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ShYrREGjzM"]Defenders of the Last Colony - Video Diary #4 - YouTube[/ame]

Cheers!!

VictorSantos · Oct 2011

Hi there!

This is the escape ship of the colony, you'll have to protect it against the waves of enemies:

Hope you like it!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

We're close to have the beta!!

So we're now starting the promotion of the game, you can check updates and follow us on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/#!/KnittedPixels

And check the latest videos on:

http://www.youtube.com/KnittedPixels

Cheers!!

Geezus · Nov 2011

Just popping in to say that this looks very slick. Kudos and Good luck!

DrunkShaman · Nov 2011

Very nice work, you should consider linking this thread to pnp for good crits for trims.

JacqueChoi · Nov 2011

Sergio!!!! Beeen a long time brah!!

Game is looking slick! Grats!!

Can't wait to play it!!

^_^

SergioSantos · Nov 2011

Hey Jacque!
yes, long time, well, we are preparing a playtest for XBLIG next week, so whoever have a creators club acc could play it,
and sooner after that a beta for PC.

thanks for your kind words!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

Geezus wrote: »

Just popping in to say that this looks very slick. Kudos and Good luck!

Thanks guys!

We're moving it here:

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90700

Cheers!!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

We got some... Boxart!! It's the colony escape ship running away from the planet.

What do you think? We should do it more lighter, darker or just leave it like this?

We'd love to hear your opinion!

Cheers!!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

We're very happy to announce the first trailer of the game!!
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVXBYNH0pA"]Defenders Of The Last Colony - Trailer #1 - YouTube[/ame]
Thank you so much for your interest!!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

Greetings folks! Welcome to the Defenders of the last Colony Galaxy!

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VictorSantos · Nov 2011

After the galaxy map, the mission right now is "fill it". So I made the background for the "Moon of Gea" level.

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VictorSantos · Nov 2011

New trailer! Enjoy the worlds of Defenders:

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ortMKeuoeU"]Defenders Of The Last Colony - Worlds Trailer - YouTube[/ame]

And also, the mysterious world of Danae...

Cheers!!

VictorSantos · Nov 2011

Enjoy the galaxy's most populated system, Prometheus!

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VictorSantos · Nov 2011

Bradbury, one of the last strongholds of the galaxy.

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VictorSantos · Dec 2011

Post definitely moved to PnP:

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1474607#post1474607

Thanks for following us here!

VictorSantos · May 2012

Today is a big day!

My brother is making a great job with the programming, we got a lot of new stuff like lens flares, new behaviors for the enemies, game modes, final boss, etc.

And... we got the final boxart!

VictorSantos · Sep 2012

A quick note:

DEFENDERS of the Last Colony is released on XBOX LIVE INDIE GAMES!

You can purchase the game for just 80 Ms Points or try out the demo version for free.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/es-ES/Product/Defenders-of-the-Last-Colony/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550be1?noSplash=1

Cheers!!

agentfx · Sep 2012

here's the link to the English version of the xbox live page

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Defenders-of-the-Last-Colony/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550be1?noSplash=1

VictorSantos · Sep 2012

agentfx wrote: »

here's the link to the English version of the xbox live page
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Defenders-of-the-Last-Colony/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550be1?noSplash=1

haha! Thank you so much, I didn't notice that mistake mate!

MikeF · Sep 2012

very nice, congratulations on the release! me and some friends have been looking for a good same console co-op game, gonna grab this tonight for sure!

VictorSantos · Sep 2012

MikeF wrote: »

very nice, congratulations on the release! me and some friends have been looking for a good same console co-op game, gonna grab this tonight for sure!

Thanks a lot Mike!

MikeF · Sep 2012

forgot to reply back about this, absolutely fantastic man! We had intended that to be the start of evening entertainment and then go out to a bar or something, ended up playing for 8 hours straight hahahaha. Great fun!

VictorSantos · Sep 2012

That is absolutely fantastic Mike!

I'm glad to hear that, it's been a tough year developing this with no help and even now it's tough because it's really hard to get noticed in front-pages like here at polycount or magazines out of the "Indie world".

I'll keep you all posted here about the game and future projects. This is just the start of KnittedPixels "moo ha hahaha!!"

Cheers!!

Defenders of the Last Colony

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