The Sapling

Devlog

• Blender modeling timelapses for the flower update
  December 01, 2020 by Wessel Stoop#timelapse, #modeling, #blender, #blender3d, #low poly, #sandbox game, #god game, #sim, #evolution

  During the development of the flower update, I had to learn a ton of new 3D modeling techniques in a short amount of time. Here's a showcase of what I learned:... Continue reading

  
• Optimization: what I did to make the game 300 times faster
  November 03, 2020 by Wessel Stoop

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  A major point of feedback for evolution simulator The Sapling is that the players wanted larger levels. To make this possible, I spent three months optimizing the underlying game engine. This article... Continue reading

  
• Running The Sapling for 7 days straight: this is what happened
  October 06, 2020 by Wessel Stoop#sandbox, #evolution, #sim, #simulation, #god game, #indie, #wessel stoop, #relaxing, #ambient, #spore, #twitch, #live stream, #procedural generation, #global warming

  To celebrate the release of the flower update of The Sapling, there was a 1 week live stream of the game on Twitch in the beginning of September. I have now created a video that summarizes and explain... Continue reading

  
• The flower update
  August 13, 2020 by Wessel Stoop#unity3d, #simulation, #evolution, #god game, #update, #solo dev, #indiegame, #flowers, #bioluminescence, #pollination, #sandbox, #procedural, #life, #god, #spore, #trailer

  Today the first big update for evolution simulation game The Sapling is announced: the flower update. It will release September 10th, and will extend the indie sim with major new functionality. A very... Continue reading

  
• Interactive breakdown of the visual style of The Sapling
  February 13, 2020 by Wessel Stoop

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  #unity3d, #interactive, #breakdown, #tutorial, #simulation, #evolution, #post processing, #graphics

  W riting game code and creating game graphics are two fundamentally different beasts, and what is fun about them is very different. Programming has the clear advantage when I'm inspired by another gam... Continue reading

  
• Under the hood of the procedural music in The Sapling
  January 12, 2020 by Wessel Stoop

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  #procedural music, #music, #soundtrack, #game music, #relaxing, #ambient, #ambient music, #sandbox, #evolution, #simulation, #sim, #god game, #indie, #wessel stoop

  The arrow button above plays a short excerpt of what the music in The Sapling sounds like. I hesitated a long time before I settled on this musical style. Normally, I prefer memorable, hummable melodi... Continue reading

  
• How player content works in The Sapling
  November 21, 2019 by Wessel Stoop

  The Sapling was built from the ground up with community interaction in mind. This interaction goes both ways: players can take stuff generated by or for the game, and use it in their own creations, or... Continue reading

  
• The Sapling main theme music available
  November 14, 2019 by Wessel Stoop

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  #the sapling, #wessel stoop, #simulation, #theme music, #cover, #mashup, #remix

  Today, the main theme of The Sapling was officially released on SoundCloud. It's an attempt to mix an ambient music like sound with a recognizable melody - and if you listen carefully, you will indeed... Continue reading