Above the breath

"Above the breath" is an indie game made by one developer and it is all about gliding, flying and most importantly to soar through the sky like a graceful bird. Set in a fantasy world with floating islands, "Above the breath" will present amazing visuals and a very powerful experience of skydiving, as ,even though it is a fantasy setting, the physics of flight are very real, indeed.
The goal of the game is to give people an experience they've never gotten before - to feel like they are gliding through an endless magical world, to feel the wind beneath their gliding suit pressing and pushing them. Feel the resistance of the wind as you fall though it. Hear the air whizzing by your ears and see the turbulent forces of wind around you.
The game is meant to be quite relaxing and at times jaw dropping. There are very few restraints put in place, simply to abide by the rules of physics, but if certain conditions, that you might intuitively expect, are met then you can do many sorts of amazing things, like you can land on a island, if you so wish, or push yourself off the side of one and launch yourself in a new direction. All kinds of tricks can be performed as well. I consider it relaxing the way that you don't have to do anything if you so wish, you can just glide downward endlessly, enjoying the awe inspiring visuals and smooth, calm and slow music. Or go for the highest score you can get by performing tricks and gaining the most speed possible. Pull off incredible stunts and glide on thinking to yourself how you just did that. And at times you would just fly above all the islands with enormous speed and just let yourself go and let the wind take you where it wants, while you enjoy the view down on the islands.
This game is still early in development, a few months in, and there are quite a few more features, like game mechanics and game props, planned for the future. I am actively working on this project alone, so all my spare time goes into it, but it will take quite a long time until the project is finished, but it will be done eventually. I have 4 years experience in unity, about 3 years in Blender, about 5 in FL studio and have recently gotten Photoshop, so those are the tools i am using for the creation of the project.
So far the big scale plans for the game are such: 2 game modes - Levels(created by hand) and Endless( procedurally generated by an algorithm); Inspirational and motivational text on screen during flight(like quotes) that will hopefully relax and inspire the player as they play.
The game is being made for quite low system spec pc's, and this is actually where most of my development time is going into, trying to optimize everything as much as possible, but still having pretty visuals. I am using many techniques to improve performance, like texture atlasing(this in particular is heavily abused) and LODing my models, which takes a considerable amount of time, since i have to do it by hand for the current models, simply because of the nature of the models themselves i can't use automated tools.
Everything in the game, except some sounds and the engine itself, are made entirely by me from scratch, the models, textures, code and so forth. This devlog is made to interest people in the game before it is released, as well as getting lots of feedback from players, to help me make a better game that more people would enjoy. I also hope that putting out updates for people interested in the project will motivate me more and work harder. Updates on the game do not currently have any set schedule, since i also have school and finals coming up, it is difficult to predict how much time i have to work on the game, but there should be an update at least every month.
I am not currently looking for help with the project, but i do need game testers that will test new features and give constructive feedback on the feel and progress of the game. If you feel like you could test the game every once in a while, then be sure to contact me about it. Also, since i'm not an artist, it is possible to get some commission work for the cover art, main menu, UI stuff and so on, with pay of course.
My twitter(not very active): https://twitter.com/TheMagicWritere
My gmail: [email protected]
My youtube channel for the game: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9kEThWwXg_WB2IhbsV_wEQ
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