In case you missed the announcement on our Twitter or Discord channel, we're kicking up a new series of livestreams! We want to give people deeper insight into what's possible with the Cantata modding tools, as well as give you a deeper peek at all the mechanics in the game working in concert!
Our next stream will be THIS WEDNESDAY, 4/28/21 @ 11AM EST, streaming both to our store page here on Steam, our Youtube channel, as well as on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/afterschoolvg.
For this stream we'll be doing a deep dive on unit projects and supply lines, two key features in Cantata. Projects allow you to define (without any code!) unique behavior for a given unit in the game, and supply lines allow you to automatically transfer things between any two given units or buildings, etc.
There's a ton of flexibility in this system, so we're excited to see what you all do with it!
In case you miss the stream, we'll also be posting the archived video to our Youtube channel so you can refer to it later when making your own mods!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stream last week! Here’s the stream archive video:
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This is the fourth in a series of videos where we create an overhaul mod in Cantata from scratch! In this video we walk your through the first part of unit mechanics. Learn all about interactables and aspects, movement costs, ap costs, and the first look at the loading/unloading system!
That's right, units and buildings in Cantata can have their own INVENTORY! If you want to create some epic single-unit map where you journey a unit across a dangerous terrain and collect valuables along the way, this system is for you. We of course use it in Cantata for other things, but we're excited for all the possibilities it unlocks for players.
We'll be doing part five (!) of our stream next week and dive into more complicated unit mechanics like Projects and Supply Lines, but if you're interested in the real nitty-gritty of unit configuration this one is for you.
You can watch the stream it on our page here (an announcement will go out when the stream is live), or subscribe to us on Twitch or Youtube to be notified when we're live!
In case you missed the announcement on our Twitter or Discord channel, we're kicking up a new series of livestreams! We want to give people deeper insight into what's possible with the Cantata modding tools, as well as give you a deeper peek at all the mechanics in the game working in concert!
Our next stream will be THIS WEDNESDAY, 3/31/21 @ 11AM EST, streaming both to our store page here on Steam, our Youtube channel, as well as on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/afterschoolvg.
For this stream we'll be doing a deep dive on unit mechanics in Cantata, and how you can, without code, give them VERY different functionality. For anyone who wants to make their own custom crazy stuff, this is for you!
In case you miss the stream, we'll also be posting the archived video to our Youtube channel so you can refer to it later when making your own mods!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stream last week! Here’s the stream archive video:
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For this video, we talk about how you can import custom units ("Interactables") into Cantata, no code required! If you've ever dreamed and creating your own turn-based strategy game with custom art and animations from characters in your imagination, you won't want to miss what we talk about in here!
We'll be doing part four of our stream next week where we dive more into unit and building mechanics, so if you want to learn about all the ins and outs of Cantata unit mechanics, that stream is for you! In fact, there's so much going on with the unit configurations, we'll probably split the stream into two or three separate streams, just so it's easier to digset.
You can watch the stream it on our page here (an announcement will go out when the stream is live), or subscribe to us on Twitch or Youtube to be notified when we're live!
In case you missed the announcement on our Twitter or Discord channel, we're kicking up a new series of livestreams! We want to give people deeper insight into what's possible with the Cantata modding tools, as well as give you a deeper peek at all the mechanics in the game working in concert!
Our next stream will be 3/31/21 @ 11AM EST, streaming both to our store page here on Steam, our Youtube channel, as well as on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/afterschoolvg.
For this stream we'll be focusing on creating and importing custom units (and buildings!) into Cantata. For all you out there who really want to sink your teeth into unit creation, this video is for you!
In case you miss the stream, we'll also be posting the archived video to our Youtube channel so you can refer to it later when making your own mods!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stream last week! Here’s the stream archive video:
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In this video we talk about all the map mechanics in Cantata and how both the development team and modders can leverage the map mechanics to make each map feel unique and interesting! We talk about:
Terrain Visibility
Terrain Movement Costs
Terrain Capacity (and Unit "Weight")
Terrain SFX
Terrain Sprite Types
Hacking Terrains!
We'll be doing part three of our stream next week where we dive more into units (or as we call them, Interactables), so if you want to learn about creating and importing custom units, that stream is for you!
You can watch the stream it on our page here (an announcement will go out when the stream is live), or subscribe to us on Twitch or Youtube to be notified when we're live!
In case you missed the announcement on our Twitter or Discord channel, we're kicking up a new series of livestreams! We want to give people deeper insight into what's possible with the Cantata modding tools, as well as give you a deeper peek at all the mechanics in the game working in concert!
Our next stream will be 3/16/21 @ 11AM EST, streaming both to our store page here on Steam, our Youtube channel, as well as on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/afterschoolvg.
For this stream we'll be focusing on map gameplay mechanics and how your imported terrains can be used to affect the map's look and feel. If you're an aspiring game designer, this stream is for you!
In case you miss the stream, we'll also be posting the archived video to our Youtube channel so you can refer to it later when making your own mods!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stream last week! Here’s the stream archive video:
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In it we go into detail on creating and importing your own terrains into Cantata! Theres also some sneak peeks at actual units and sprites in the game :) Check it out if you want to create custom art for Cantata, or if you want to import other art from other projects into the game.
We'll be doing part two of our stream next week where we dive more into properties of terrains like vision costs, movement costs, weights, capacities, and more, so if you care more about map design instead of map art, the next stream is for you!
You can catch it on our page here, or subscribe to us on Twitch or Youtube to be notified when we're live!
In case you missed the announcement on our Twitter or Discord channel, we're kicking up a new series of livestreams! We want to give people deeper insight into what's possible with the Cantata modding tools, as well as give you a deeper peek at all the mechanics in the game working in concert!
Our first stream will be THIS WEDNESDAY, 11AM EST, streaming both to our store page here on Steam, our Youtube channel, as well as on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/afterschoolvg.
For this first stream we'll be focusing on importing custom terrain tiles into the game, and in subsequent streams we'll be diving more into custom units and buildings!
In case you miss the stream, we'll also be posting the archived video to our Youtube channel so you can refer to it later when making your own mods!
Hope to see you there!
Development Video #4: Terrain Modding
Originally posted to the Cantata forums here: https://forums.cantata-game.com/t/progress-report-video-4-modding-terrains/142
The fourth development video is live! It’s a deep dive on adding mods to the game and walks through the whole process on how to import your own terrains and easily share them with others! I’ll have a video later on the process for Interactables, but rest assured it will be just as easy as it is for terrains.
As always, interested to hear what you think about the modding system, what you’d like to see, what ideas you all have, etc.! Hope you enjoy!
