bHopper: Hunted (Game in Development)

Devlog

• Fear the Hunter
  June 16, 2025 by lovemakeshare#AI, #NPC, #Enemy AI, #GDevelop

  Pillars The second of four design pillars I have for this game is Fear of the Hunter. From my design doc (such as it is): "Collisions, other drivers, gang members, and the cops present a challenge, bu... Continue reading
• Entering a New Dimension
  June 03, 2025 by lovemakeshare#3D, #Blender, #GDevelop, #physics

  The initial vision for bHopper was always a demake of the 1999 Midas Interactive game BHunter . It was a game that used its rudimentary 3D to create a world that was much more than the sum of its part... Continue reading

  
• Populating the City, and More Controls
  May 27, 2025 by lovemakeshare#cyberpunk, #controls, #npc, #GDevelop

  In other sci-fi and cyberpunk media - Blade Runner , Fifth Element , Mézières' and Moebius' work, Corscant from Star Wars , etc. - there are two main things that define their cityscapes: density and... Continue reading
• One-Line Mobile Control Fix
  May 22, 2025 by lovemakeshare#input, #controls, #touchscreen, #gamepad, #controller

  The May 18th update slightly broke mobile controls. I want to show you what I had and what I changed to make it work better. First, the problem. bHopper on mobile uses a virtual joystick, a very helpf... Continue reading

  
• Making Progress Again
  May 20, 2025 by lovemakeshare

  The last update I made to this game was apparently in September 2024, which doesn't feel right, but also feels entirely possible. Work and life got in the way to such a degree that I I'm working on a... Continue reading
• Fine, I'll Fix Mobile Controls Your Way
  August 12, 2024 by lovemakeshare#mobile, #controls, #physics

  I had planned to pick up my game for a few minutes to playtest and brainstorm ideas for this week's stream , and then found myself distracted and just playing a few rounds of the game. That's a good s... Continue reading

  
• Dressing Up the World
  July 19, 2024 by lovemakeshare#art

  Last night's stream was quiet but productive. While the systems are coming into place for the game, the game world doesn't exactly scream "lived in" yet. Part of that is that I had to disable other fl... Continue reading

  
• Optimization and Mobile Support - Sort Of
  July 16, 2024 by lovemakeshare#mobile, #optimization, #performance

  GDevelop isn't the most performant engine to begin with, so I need to take a lot of care that I'm not over-taxing the system. This is a bit of a learning process for me and most improvements are comin... Continue reading