{"id":140,"date":"2025-10-22T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcolin.com\/blog\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:07:45","slug":"star-renegades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcolin.com\/blog\/star-renegades\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Renegades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Renegades PC Launch Trailer - Join the Rebellion!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9uu4M39kibs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f993aa0 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Studio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Massive Damage Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Release Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 8, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dev Time:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Platforms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PC \/ Xbox One \/ PS4 \/ Switch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Engine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Unity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game Developer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link to Play<\/h2>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/651670\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"646\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Star Renegades<\/em> is a rogue-lite, turn-based RPG with a 90s JRPG aesthetic. Players can see what the enemies will do before it happens, and so they must plan their moves carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was one of the two programmers on this game and my duties were to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Implement all the UI (including animations and controls for joystick+mouse and keyboard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement the localization of text (into over 10 languages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement music and audio features<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement camera systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create tools to help artists achieve the &#8220;2DX&#8221; look (level editing, material setup, post process control)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build upon tools to assist artists in creating combat animations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimize for Nintendo Switch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finalist for the 2020 Canadian Game Awards <em>Best Indie Game<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Studio: Massive Damage Inc. Release Date: September 8, 2020 Dev Time: 3 Years Platforms: PC \/ Xbox One \/ PS4 \/ Switch Engine: Unity Credit: Game Developer Link to Play About Star Renegades is a rogue-lite, turn-based RPG with a 90s JRPG aesthetic. 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