Flapping Through Mist - Windhaven dev. #7

Flying through a misty level in my bird flight simulation game. Various kinds of building are now implemented; the glowing structures are gameplay elements for the story mode (power rings, spell recharge arches and defensive obelisks). The 'normal' flight model is also complete; the 'realistic' model is now 'expert mode'.

Windhaven uses an unusual control mapping that aims to feel more like actual bird flight; one stick for each wing and the triggers for flapping. It is written in XNA and will be released on PC and Xbox 360 (XBL Indie Games). The target release date is March - April 2010.

Still some stuttering here due to the video recording overhead - it runs at a steady 60 FPS normally. The music is some of the actual in-game music.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• bird
• flight
• simulation
• xbox
• 360
• game
• xna
• procedural
• landscape
• shadow
• vertex
• fog
• mist
• tree
• rendering
• raven
• flapping
• animation

[TheDragonlover99]

will you be able to land in trees and make nests on this game sort iof like on fly like a bird 3?

[StargliderX]

@TheDragonlover99 You can land in trees; there is an achievement for doing so (bronze for raven, silver for falcon, gold for swan). Making nests is not in the game because the characters are actually humans who can transform into birds; you get to see them in human form in the cutscenes.

[huSzke]

can you update the release date from 2010? give a more realistic release date?

[StargliderX]

@huSzke I'd like to but it's impossible to predict how much time I will have to work on the game. Development has taken so long because I do it in my spare time and sometimes I'm too busy with work or family to work on it.

[ailienwolf]

when i get to play im not gonna be a TINY bird

[StargliderX]

@ailienwolf The smallest bird in the game is the peregrine falcon. The engine actually doesn't work well for really small birds, they have significantly different aerodynamics (e.g. significant inter-wing interactions) which the current flight model does not include.

[StargliderX]

@bridestar97 Hopefully August. I recommend subscribing to my YouTube channel, as I will post the launch trailer here when the game is released.

[velociraptornessa777]

can this be played in PC if yes, where could we download it

[webkinzluver2001]

This looks like a funner game rather than WolfQuest because WQ 2.5 glitches on me

[huSzke]

@StargliderX i would like to kindly ask you to screw your work and family and get this out cos im so excited for it xD

[Wolferific]

@StargliderX okieee!!! thanks for replying!

[StargliderX]

@Wolferific The game is still in development, but I expect a PC release some time after the Xbox360 release.