Mecha Knights: Nightmare Gets Plenty of WIP Gameplay Videos Showing Features and Development Progress

Mecha Knights: Nightmare solo developer Damian Kubiak recently posted quite a few videos showcasing plenty of progress made on the game.

Giuseppe Nelva

Published: Jun 20, 2020 03:58 pm

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Mecha Knights: Nightmare solo developer Damian Kubiak recently posted quite a few videos showcasing plenty of progress made on the game.

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We get to see shoulder-mounted automated turrets and rocket launchers, work done on a new level, improvements made to movement and boosting, voiced dialogue, a skill bar, and the campaign map.

You can check everything out below in the order in which each tweet was posted, to give you a good idea of how quickly this game is progressing, which is very impressive considering that it’s made by a one-man-team.

Automatic Turrets. I'm working on a new class of weapons – turrets mounted on shoulders that automatically shoot nearby enemies 🗿#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #indiedev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/L7nlsB64pz
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) May 24, 2020

Work on the automatic turrets is almost done, I still need to do some polishing. They are really useful if you prefer fast/maneuver builds. I want to have many variants from machine guns to rocket or grenade launchers#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #indiedev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/ePvVdfyF6N
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) May 25, 2020

Automated Rocket Launchers on shoulders, now time to add a shotgun turret and the first batch of automated weapons will be ready😎#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #indiedev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/dR7MdCtSna
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) May 25, 2020

Automated shotgun turrets Hachiman MVRF-12#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #indiedev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/IgkpbIzgiQ
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) May 25, 2020

First draft of the level is ready, now it needs some polishing 🗿 Beside new enemy type it will also introduce a new character to the game 🗿#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #indiedev #unity3d #unity pic.twitter.com/nUfuRkAdXr
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) May 28, 2020

I started working on mechs momentum/weight feeling, now how fast mech is gaining speed and how easy is to change the direction of movement depends on mass. I still need to tweak turning speed. Thanks again for the feedback!#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #MechaKnights pic.twitter.com/urRdI3ktIF
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) June 10, 2020

I'm still working on mechs momentum/weight feeling. Now mech won't gain/lose velocity instantly, so boosting is much more smooth now. Still a lot of work to be done. Thx @MechaGameDev for help#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #MechaKnights pic.twitter.com/KPGOpiUy9t
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) June 13, 2020

The first version of the new boosting is ready, moving is much more fun. Now I need to rebalance parts stats as mechs maneuverability parameters calculation has changed. 🗿#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #unity3d #MechaKnights pic.twitter.com/xCqUWleNsp
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) June 13, 2020

All mission dialogues are fully voiced. I recently also added situational lines beside the scripted ones. For example – allied troops will comment on their status and the pilot will comment if HP is dangerously low #gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #unity3d #MechaKnights pic.twitter.com/9l7zpL2b2F
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) June 17, 2020

I added quick access to skills/abilities of mounted active modules and equipment (panel on the right side). Those are for example calling a supply helicopter or placing mines#gamedev #mecha #mech #indiegame #unity3d #MechaKnights pic.twitter.com/a9NGomq7fS
— MechaKnights:N (@MechaKnights_N) June 18, 2020

https://twitter.com/MechaKnights_N/status/1274069330720940032

Set in 2049, Mecha Knights: Nightmare depicts a scenario in which monsters of unknown origin have appeared on Earth, and they’re gradually pushing humanity to the brink of annihilation.

Among the sources of inspiration, its creator cites Armored Core, Front Mission, Earth Defence Force, Resident Evil, Blue Gender, and Muv-Luv. Personally, I can say this makes the project even more promising. Anyone mentioning Muv-Luv and Blue Gender among their sources of inspiration has my attention. I’m quite sure reading the brief description above will prove familiar to the fans of said titles.

The release window listed on Steam is fall 2020. At the moment, no other platforms have been mentioned.

If you want to see more, you can enjoy the first development vlog, the second, the third, and the fourth.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.