Category Archives: Designing Optera

Just a little something to satiate the Optera appetite. Here is a sneak peak at some details on unit animations. These descriptions are to help me when doing basic sketches in Adobe Flash before the final animation is made. I’m … Continue reading →

Optera has still continued to take shape in the form of some documents, spreadsheets, and images. The game design document is a good 70 pages strong and pretty detailed at this point. Its not finished, but I think its time … Continue reading →

First I would like to say: Thank you for your patience! I know many of you are anxious to play Optera. I know the feeling. The design phase is a tedious one but I believe once this part of creating Optera is over and help is recruited … Continue reading →

This week I have been playing around a lot in Photoshop trying to figure out the digging system of Optera. I have come back to this area of the game play many times in the past year or so. I have cycled through a … Continue reading →

I’ve decided to start work on the section of the game design document that deals with the creation of new units in game. Why? I don’t know. There is so much work to do that I feel the best thing for … Continue reading →

The section of the Game Design Document that deals with the complex combat interactions of different species within Optera has been finished! I’m relieved. Now I just need to pick the next area to tackle and jump in head first. I have … Continue reading →