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Dev Build #2 - Equipment System

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Here's the new development build for you to test. 

BUILD DOWNLOAD (1,07Gb)&nbs...

Development Update (25/11/2022)

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A quick development update.

I'm currently expanding the Village map to it's final version and making new props for the Public Demo 1 v2 update. I think this update would be suitab...

Equipment / Clothing System Preview

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Here's the first preview of the new equipment and clothing system.

There's multiple improvements still to be made but I like the simplicity, the general flow and how it fits with th...

Item Showcase: Combat Boots

Equipment / clothing system continues to expand, here's some footwear that was recently added to the game.

- Antti (Developer)

The Vostok Skull

The Vostok Skull is an icon that is linked to the permadeath zone of Vostok.

The first map of this mysterious zone will be available in Public Demo 2 and the key design element is to provide ...

Ambient Collection Vol.1

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Here's the first files from the Road to Vostok Ambient Collection.

This Ambient Collection represents the emotional vision and atmosphere of the game. The collection is divided int...

Development Update (14/11/2022)

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A quick development update.

I just returned back to home office from photography and location scouting trip.

Currently, I'm adding more clothing related items to the game and ...

Character Preview System (WIP)

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Just quickly wanted to share that I'm making a first iteration of the character preview system which is based on 2D-sprites and layering.

The reason why I'm making this visualizati...

Item Showcase: Hotplate

Here's the first cooking related item. This portable hotplate can be connected to electric source or generator and it provides a radius where you can boil water and cook warm meals.

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Local Business Competition

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Road to Vostok is participating in a local business competition in Finland. This competition has a crowd favorite category and the winner is decided based on the number of votes. &nbs...

Development Update (08/11/2022)

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A quick development update.

I'm currently modelling all kinds of equipment and clothing. The goal is that somewhere end of this month there will be a new Patreon exclusive Dev Build...

Item Showcase: Plate Carrier

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Here's some end-game protection gear. These plate carriers will act as chest rig and also as a protection when you add armor plates inside them. Rarity of these will be extremely rare. 2022-11-07 22:46:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Item Showcase: Patrol Backpack

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I'm currently working on some new equipment stuff, like backpacks, chest rigs, tactical belts and clothing. Here's the first game-ready backpack.

- Antti (Developer)

Development Update (01/11/2022)

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A quick development update.

October was really busy month for me, here's some of the things that I did:
- 2x Location visits
- 2x Interviews
- 1x Devlog (40min)
- 1x L...

Dev Session #1 (Live)

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Today will be Road to Vostok's first live development session on Youtube.  

Goal today is to learn about streaming and get out of my comfort zone. In this session, we will ana...

Game Design | Devlog #4

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I just released a new devlog episode which covered some topics around development process, game design and player experience.

This devlog episode was quite lengthy and analytical,...

Development Update (24/10/2022)

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A quick development update.

I'm currently finishing the next devlog episode which is about game design. This video will explain my thoughts around designing a large scale project ...

Dev Build #1 - Inventory Tetris v2

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Here's an updated version.

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Changelog

Fixed: Item highlight started flickering, when you tried to place item [LMB...

Dev Build #1 - Inventory Tetris

Here's the development build for the new Inventory Tetris system.

Controls & Features:

TAB = Open UI
ESC = Close UI
F1 = D...

New Items: Maps

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Here's some new items that I added yesterday:
Area 05 Map
Tactical Map

- Antti (Developer)

Patreon Exclusive Builds

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As a thank you for your support, I made a decision to start sharing small game related development builds called Dev Builds here on Patreon.

These Patreon-only de...

Development Update (09/10/2022)

A quick development update.

I have analyzed the demo feedback and made a priority list of the most important fixes and features.

Now the journey towards the next milestone begins.

WIP Screenshot #9

Here's few reference images from the next map called Shipyard.

I made a location visit + photography yesterday and I have feeling that this map  will be quite interesting, there will be...

Weekly Development Plan (02/10/2022)

Here's this week's (upcoming) development plan:

1. Inventory Tetris finalization
2. Location photography (Map: Shipyard)
3. Public Demo 1 feedback fixes
4. Experimen...

Inventory Tetris V2

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Here's a little video showing some of the inventory tetris progress from yesterday.

Video can be found in attachments.

New things added:
- Seamless transition between in...

WIP Screenshot #8

After analysing demo feedback and videos, it's obvious that the current inventory system and those inventory action buttons (Use, Transfer, Drop etc) are clunky, confusing and generally non-ideal f...

Development Update (28/09/2022)

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Just a quick update. I'm going to spend few more days of watching demo-related videos and streams, reading the feedback and gathering an understanding what are the most crucial improveme...

Vostok 72 Radio Files (Part 1)

Vostok 72 Radio Files (Part 1)

Here's the wav. files for first part of Vostok 72 Radio Channel

Vostok 72 - Vostok Tango (01:59)
Vostok 72 - Rakkaus on Kuollut (05:0...

Demo release date: Today

- Antti (Developer)

Public Demo 1 Update

Two weeks of bug testing is now over, there are still some minor issues, but nothing major that would prevent testing. 

The demo has now been uploaded to Steam and is currently in the re...