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2015.11.08 Boss 101 Making the Backgrounds

Posted by DarkTimmy - November 8th, 2015


Boss 101 What’s up back there?! - Backgrounds

Let’s talk about some of the things you will see happening in the backgrounds in Boss 101. Each level represents a section of a city and many are on different planets. During the course of the game you fly from planet to planet and see a lot of the Boss 101 galaxy.

So, how do we make things interesting? GOOD QUESTION! We started with the story, which has you cross the universe through a series of warp gates looking for Boss 101 and his home planet. Once we knew that bit of lore we had a reason and a design for a lot of the planets in the game. The idea is they progressively get more strange as you go along. For instance, you will see moons with holes punched out of them and strange Dyson Sphere like systems.

Below are some of the creations to give the player a sense of the alien places he is visiting. Make no mistake a LOT of this is a tongue and cheek takes on alien life. Of course, we have a ton of fun creating the look of the worlds to texture to the planets.

Check it out and see what you think! 

Cratered Moon
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Dyson Sphere?
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Sunshine Day
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Bad Moon Rising
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"That, is not a Moon"

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How much is enough?

When we sat down to make Boss 101 a lot of the impetus was to have fun flying around in a jetpack. As the game development progressed we began to add in things we felt created value for  people playing. It is an organic process we believe is making Boss 101 more ‘real’ than just a collection of backgrounds and sprites. The best part is we are giving you that story as part of the experience. 

You get to fly around exploring with Steve and Max and discover places right along with them. You also will find out why there are warp gates and how YOU can control them. We originally planned to make this a souped up remake of the web version of Boss 101 but it has grown into something a lot bigger and more fun. If you look at the prior updates you will see we have been adding in things like the Endless Boss mode and a huge Command Center. This is all part of the total world experience we are making for you. 

You will have tons to do and ideally you will find many little things to do between battles. Shop, upgrade your weapons and yourself, fly kites, consult the gophers, plan your next moves and more! You can play arcade games too! 

It’s all there for you to do and part of the giant universe of Boss 101. 

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Ctrl500.com latest Dev Article is up!

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Our latest article on the hats in Boss 101 is up at Ctrl500 here: What a Difference a Hat Makes in Boss 101

As always, remember to live your dreams. No one else will. Talk with you soon!

-Tim


Comments

I like your current pixel art.

I find funny the "Bad Moon Rising" sleeping in the night. If by any chance you saw the moon at day would you find it awake all crazy pulling his tongue on the sun?

Is the "That is not a moon" a background in wip or a splash screen? It's different from the others.

Keep up the good work.

Yes! The moon is indeed different during the day (it's awake - HAAAAAAAAA!)> Good catch on the That's not a moon page. It is a scene from one of the movies in the game. Since we were just showing off pixel art we pulled all the other 'cast members' from the shot so you could see the art more clearly.

Thank you for checking us out and the nice comment! Take care and LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

-Tim