Rocket Constructor – A Simple Modular Rocket Building Game

rocket constructor - rocket in flight

Inspired by Kerbal Space Program and wanting to create a simple rocket building game for my then 3 year old son, I created Rocket Constructor. Rocket Constructor is a simple modular rocket building game I developed using for my son after noticing his enjoyment of the ‘Space’ theme. I created it with Unity. To play, … Read more

Space Pillage dev update – modular gun / weapon system for enemies

This post covers my first Space Pillage dev update. It will do a quick run through of the design and thought behind the customisable / modular weapon system I have created for enemies found in the game. The customisable weapon system package is actually something I created a while back for this game. I decided … Read more

Unity 2D space shooter – general development progress update 11

Game progress has been a little slow lately. I’ve been doing a bit of contracting work in the evenings and I’ve also had a pretty intense training routing on the go for the last few months in preparation for a Spartan race which I am participating in this week. That doesn’t mean I haven’t tried … Read more

Unity 2D space shooter – gameplay / gamedev video update – update 9

I’ve been spending sparse bits of my time in the evenings fixing bugs, and adding new features to the 2D space shmup project. For now it is really just a case of getting the “platform” ready. Once that is done, I’ll have all the bits and pieces I need to create the game/storyline I have … Read more

Unity 2D space shooter – object pooling and other progress – update 7

I am writing this blog post from an apartment in Girne, enjoying a week off of work (the day job!) with my wife in Northern Cyprus. We spent the day today on a boat trip cruising around the coast, swimming at various points along the way and enjoying the sun. Being off of work of … Read more

Unity 2D space shooter update – adding a laser weapon

I recently had a nice, month long holiday in South Africa. Apart from affording me some well deserved downtime and a “castaway-like” beard, this meant I was also able to get quite a lot done on my re-working of “Cosmosis” (my original iPhone/iOS app) using the Unity engine. This time the game will be developed … Read more