Auto Fire

Devlog

• Testing out turn execution changes in the arena
  October 06, 2022 by Vertigames#game design

  So I've been poking at my turn system after capturing a ton of footage over the last month. There are a few stalls in the game (by design) when you play, specifically as the game resolves projectiles... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.6.61: Citadels, Balance, UI and Optimization
  October 03, 2022 by Vertigames

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  In the last couple of months we've made a number of changes to UI, the combat experience, and those you meet at citadels. It's a beefy update but more to come. Download the new build, and check out th... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire at the Seattle Indies Expo
  September 18, 2022 by Vertigames

  A couple of weeks ago, Auto Fire got taken out for some air at SIX, the Seattle Indies Expo. This show was an in-person event in conjunction with PAX, and featured indie games from around the rich dev... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire Update: Citadels and Renown
  July 31, 2022 by Vertigames

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  Some great new updates to Auto Fire this month. The UI got another level up with some improved screens and a more lived-in look. You can now go to the citadel and help those people out, building renow... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.52: Technical cleanup
  July 02, 2022 by Vertigames

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  Some cleanup updates today, just paving the way for setting up new content in the future. Gameplay/Content The tutorial encounters aren't as punishing as they were. Sorry! You don't have to fight as l... Continue reading

  
• Big UI Update! (it's about time)
  June 26, 2022 by Vertigames

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  It's been a long time coming, but Auto Fire is back in action with a bunch of updates and improvements! There has been a major UI revision for just about all of the supporting screens and menus. Consu... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.26: Talkin' about my Generation
  February 18, 2021 by Vertigames

  Another update is inbound! This one is focused on revising the world generation methods for more interesting and playable maps. This lay the system foundation for new types of biomes and better over... Continue reading

  
• Desert Generator at Full Power!
  February 14, 2021 by Vertigames

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  Something that is really enjoyable, believe it or not, is refining ways to generate cool maps. To see the result of a mad pile of code and some assets turn into something you can play can be a bit add... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v06.25: Stable Stability
  January 19, 2021 by Vertigames

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  It's been a month, so there's a pretty chunky update this time. The player now has access to a vehicle fleet, and as such starts with a pretty basic car until they can afford something better. There... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.23: Ammo Feedback and More
  December 15, 2020 by Vertigames

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  Trying to get that release cadence up, and good thing too since the holiday break is coming up and we hope to get a bunch more done. Today's release is smaller, with some quality of life improvements... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.22: Gas and Traveling the USA
  December 08, 2020 by Vertigames

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  Thanksgiving was fantastic! It was great taking a long rest, but it also gave time for lots of improvements... The campaign is slowly taking form! Some big ticket items include: Sectors now take ga... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.21: Refinement
  November 12, 2020 by Vertigames

  This version focuses on cleaning up some bugs and rough edges related to moving between areas, as well as continuing to refine the UI and art. Started down the path of improving load times, as well a... Continue reading

  
• New Cars Added
  October 29, 2020 by Vertigames

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  Some new vehicles have been added to the mix, and these have so many interchangeable parts that it's been fun setting up some new enemies. Just a couple examples: The Jupiter Crux is a common vehicle... Continue reading

  
• AF v0.6.20: Full Patch Notes
  October 03, 2020 by Vertigames

  5 September, 2020 - Version 0.6.20 Tech: Updated to Unity 2020.1.6f Replaced CTS terrain system (to make procedural terrain texture better) with Microsplat for improved performance and some new featur... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.6.20: Back in Black
  October 03, 2020 by Vertigames

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  Could it be? A real update? Well since just writing the patch notes for this one took over two hours, I'd say the answer is yes. So what do you have to look forward to? Here are the highlights: Th... Continue reading

  
• Preparing for Roguelike Celebration 2020
  September 28, 2020 by Vertigames

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  Been working frantically, ironing out some of the last bugs on Auto Fire so that the newest build can be put out in time for Roguelike Celebration 2020 . Don't worry, right here is precisely where i... Continue reading

  
• New version gearing up!
  September 16, 2020 by Vertigames

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  It's happeningggggg.... We're finally gearing up to put out a big Auto Fire update! It's quite a step: Visuals got a big overhaul, we're in the process of getting a new UI, and the bullets will be... Continue reading

  
• Coming up for air
  August 04, 2020 by Vertigames

  It’s been a while! I’m about a month into ramping back up after the spring got eaten up by a much-needed personal break, and it’s been a while since I’ve shared the ongoing improvements to Aut... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.08: Toots on the Highway
  December 04, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It’s been about a month since the last update of Auto Fire, and I’ve been focused on the content arc. In between hitting “refresh” on the Kickstarter page for Car Wars Sixth Edition (really e... Continue reading

  
• Dev Streamin' and Learnin'
  November 09, 2019 by Vertigames

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  I’ve been doing development streaming on Twitch lately, and it’s been pretty enjoyable actually. It’s early afternoon for me, Tuesday at 1PM Pacific , and it’s been fine. I worried about the... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.6.07: To Progress!
  October 29, 2019 by Vertigames

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  There have been improvements to Auto Fire both big and small! There was a list as long as my arm of bugs and nitpicks that I discovered when showing off the game at the Roguelike Celebration . Qualit... Continue reading

  
• October Gameplay Update
  October 17, 2019 by Vertigames

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  Just a quick update today as I was t esting out my new hardware in the run-up to my first stream , I whipped up a quick video blog showing off the most recent changes to the build and its vehicle pla... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.6.06: Perk-olation
  October 10, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It's been a couple weeks since the last build, but a lot has happened due to things that I've wanted to get in for the Rogue Celebration 2019 , which I'll talk about in another article. For Auto Fire... Continue reading

  
• Boom.
  October 02, 2019 by Vertigames

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  Spent the day cleaning up my passive effect system to make sure I can fire off special game effects when the player boosts, shoots, skids, etc etc. Doesn't sound exciting, but first up is a chassis u... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.05: Advancing the Experience
  September 26, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It's been a few weeks since the SIX update, and there's a lot of meaty gameplay work to show off. Ammo! Maneuvers! Slomo visuals! Better ramming! Slo Moooooo One of the biggest issues of having a tur... Continue reading

  
• Rammalamma
  September 19, 2019 by Vertigames

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  We've been working on some new special abilities for the vehicles in Auto Fire, including the Ram Piston . Different vehicle chassis types can have some crazy maneuvering abilities, although they'l... Continue reading

  
• Big big big news!
  September 17, 2019 by Vertigames

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  Just wanted to stop by and break the news: It's official! Thanks to some pitching in by some ✨incredibly✨awesome✨folk, we're all-in to bring Auto Fire to Kickstarter in January! That's just... Continue reading

  
• Slo-mo Auto Ballet
  September 14, 2019 by Vertigames

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  So thanks to the regular pushing from a developer friend, I finally scraped together the time to add a bit of extra flair to Auto Fire. One of the challenges of the game for many new players is that t... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.04: SIX Build Update!
  September 03, 2019 by Vertigames

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  On September 1, Auto Fire was demoed at the Seattle Indies Expo , a companion exhibition that took place near PAX West in Seattle. It was an exciting time and an exciting place to be, where 25 local... Continue reading

  
• New art from an exciting guest artist!
  August 17, 2019 by Vertigames

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  I just wanted to take a moment to crow about Auto Fire's new title image, which was commissioned from legendary car combat illustrator Denis Loubet ! This is super-exciting and my inner 1984 kid... Continue reading

  
• New gameplay video!
  August 16, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It's been a while since I put out a video illustrating the core features of Auto Fire. This is a vertical slice edited for length: Player customization Intro scenario Starting region Tutorial combat... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.6.03: Gamepad control at last!
  August 14, 2019 by Vertigames

  Auto Fire has been going through a lot of work focusing on making the game more approachable for someone that might want to sit down and play. This is specifically useful in preparation for the SIX s... Continue reading

  
• See Auto Fire at the Seattle Indies Expo!
  August 02, 2019 by Vertigames

  On PAX Sunday (September 1), there is an special event just down the street from the Convention Center… The Seattle Indies Expo 2019 . In this magical place you will find a great selection of loc... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.02: Crits and Repairs
  July 31, 2019 by Vertigames#release, #design

  I am rolling off of a bunch of updates by the first coder to touch Auto Fire outside of me... My friend Jim streamed his work this past Saturday and Sunday and helped get some cool functionality in th... Continue reading

  
• Join the Auto Combat Zone Discord!
  July 30, 2019 by Vertigames

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  We've finally launched a new Discord server to help relay information about Auto Fire. It will hopefully also be a home for other types of vehicle combat enthusiasts, because we want to learn from fa... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.01: Objective pointers!
  July 27, 2019 by Vertigames

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  The Space Marine said it right that one time: Hell, it's about time. A small update coming down the pike today, but one big one comes along for the ride. Objective pointers! When a boss appears, the... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.6.00: A Smooth Startup
  July 25, 2019 by Vertigames

  A big update, worthy of a full point! Auto Fire has had a lot of work put into it over the last month, not the least of it being the revised onboarding. A lot of players' first experience with Auto... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.15: Overworld Overlords
  July 11, 2019 by Vertigames

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  When expanding the feature set of Auto Fire, an important element was to make the overworld finally play more of a role in the game. As a first step, the badlands now have roaming gangs that run con... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.14: Hitting the Big Time
  June 27, 2019 by Vertigames

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  Some good progress as Auto Fire enters a new phase of its development... Getting the prestige and reputation system in is important to the future of the game. You see, the world of Auto Fire is not t... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.13: Big Week!
  June 18, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It's been a pretty exciting week for Auto Fire. A whole bunch of stuff going down! For starters, we now have a pre-alpha trailer with full-fledged professional voiceover. It feels great to hear mor... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.12: The Spruceining
  June 07, 2019 by Vertigames

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  I've been laying the foundation for a trailer over the last couple weeks, so most of my progress in Auto Fire has come in the form of cleanup, although there are a few gameplay tweaks, mainly to make... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.11: Way too many changes!
  May 21, 2019 by Vertigames

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  It's been far too long since I've made an update. That's a terrible thing I don't want to happen very often, but I started to put in the quest updates and it made sense to get a number of additional... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.10: Quality of Life
  April 06, 2019 by Vertigames

  A small update to Auto Fire this week, but some important quality of life things are part of it. A quick overview: An updated settings screen. A couple additions, and your settings are now remembere... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.09: Better Combat, Better Cities, New Weapons!
  April 01, 2019 by Vertigames#release, #balance, #ui, #procgen, #weapons

  Some great advances in Auto Fire over the last month! Combat Revisions Combat has been revised with new to-hit calculations , which means that the choices you make have an increased impact on your suc... Continue reading

  
• Changes: The Practical and the Pretty
  March 30, 2019 by Vertigames

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  #Design, #Development, #Procgen

  Another month of slow-but-steady progress on Auto Fire. A solid amount got done, although some was tangible and some was straight up infrastructure. Conditions There's a condition system now, where e... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.08 - Controls, Couriers and Citadels
  February 18, 2019 by Vertigames

  It's been a month or so since the last update, but a lot has gone down since then! Controls You asked for it! Using the forward key ("Accelerate") will cap your speed at 40 mph so you don't accidenta... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.7 - General fixes and visual cleanup
  January 14, 2019 by Vertigames

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  Some smaller updates for Auto Fire today, but in particular there are some important bug fixes. Visuals/Fluff All menus use standardized buttons and fonts now Music for the garage Screen darkens behin... Continue reading
• Auto Fire v0.5.06 - Mines! Flaming Oil! Vehicle choices!
  January 10, 2019 by Vertigames

  Some new Auto Fire coming in! Check out what’s new: New Equipment: Mines: When anybody (including you!) moves adjacent to one, it arms and then explodes 1 second later. Be careful! Oil Slick: Lay... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.05 - Boss fights and more
  December 27, 2018 by Vertigames

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  A lot has happened in the last couple of months, so it's great to get a build out. Thanks to Itch.io for providing the app and the Butler tool so I can more easily post patches in the future. Checki... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.02 - Faster exteriors
  October 29, 2018 by Vertigames

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  #Update

  Just got back from vacation so not a lot going on yet. I was really bothered by the game's poor performance in the exterior desert areas (both the overworld and the outpost maps), so I investigated t... Continue reading
• Musings on Auto Fire visuals
  October 23, 2018 by Vertigames

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  I still have a ways to go to hit the look I want out of Auto Fire. All my visual assets so far are bought from the Unity Asset Store, or made by me (and I am no artist). The challenge of using purcha... Continue reading

  
• Auto Fire v0.5.01 - Skidding Improvements
  October 16, 2018 by Vertigames

  I had a bit of a weird week because I was coming off the RoguelikeCel, but after the feedback I got I knew just what to focus on for this new update. Enemy Cars Enemy cars can shoot again! Yeah sooooo... Continue reading

  
• Status Update - Oct 2018
  October 05, 2018 by Vertigames#7DRL, #Gamedev, #Roguelikes, #Unity

  Over the past several months I’ve been working through some significant issues to get Auto Fire up to snuff… A good friend talked me into going to the Roguelike Celebration 2018 in San Francisc... Continue reading