That’s my plan (at least for naturally generated stuff), to use a smoothing algorithm like marching cubes or similar. This is also the reason I have come back to cubes - as making a transition to smooth terrain from hexes isn’t so natural. Then, when the user modifies the terrain, it will become more blocky and harsh (and thus also easier to place buildings, mine, etc.)
I’m glad you like it so far - stay tuned for updates 
Thanks,
-Chris
Just when i thought my comment about hexes was to lame and deleted it 
I still have the ability to switch between the hexes and cubes with the switch of a bit (someone asked me a few days ago and I tested it - everything works in both situations). I still do really like the look of the hexes, but I do worry about optimizations when it comes to rendering and smoothing. I’ll keep the code in there for as long as it works though, in case someone wants to mod them in (or there turns out to be a really good use for them!), we’ll see!
Awesome, I think this will be the first kickstarter I’ll fund, because frankly unless you totally rigged the demo, it looks worth it the way it is right now!
Oh and please please please keep the hexes! It gives things a really awesome style!
More exclamation points! Cuz you deserve them! Yay! !!!
Edit: just threw in $60. Cuz you deserve dollar signs more than bangs ;D
This looks really awesome, wish you luck with this!
And im with Sproingie here, keep the hexes:)
I’m really sorry, but I’m not. I agree this makes it much more original, and it looks quite cool, but minecraft would have never become popular if it had hexes 
you can’t build “planes” from hexes, “walls” of hexes always got edges. This doesn’t even only look bad, but tesselating isn’t possible too, and some pc’s propably need optimization if they need to render so much blocks…
Walls of hexes only have “currogated” edges if you insist on building square shapes with them. Notice what happens when you build a diagonal wall with cubes. You just have to think like a bee. The setting is supposed to look alien after all.
I do agree that optimization for the low end might make it impractical in the long run, and sadly hexes might have to get the boot then, but aesthetically it differentiates it from all those other cube worlds.
Thanks everyone!
Sproingie - awesome! I was wondering who backed it for 60$, thanks so much! The T-shirt designs should be done in the next couple days or so, you won’t be disappointed! (and if you are, send me a message , and I’ll do my best to make them even better!). And as far as the trailer - nope, all just in-game stuff that I shot fairly continuously, plus most of the latest stuff was wrapped into my talking commentary (which I’ve done more recently), so the game mostly looks and works better than in the trailer (that, and I’ve been tweaking some stuff due to suggestions I got after posting today - mostly to fix the laser weapons). I’ve got tons to add, and I’ll be updating the kickstarter and tumblr blog as I go!
Sammyster - thank you! Oh (and Sproingie too) the hexes definitely don’t optimize as well, but hopefully I can find a good way to fit them in (as you said, they definitely look very alien!) - they are definitely still in the game engine for now - and I’ll do my best to get them in there in one form or another!
Matheus23 - yep, this is definitely one of the reasons I am focusing on the cubes right now - they optimize easier - and if I am pushing heavier graphics in other places (weapons, robot models, atmospherics) then I need the optimizations somewhere else
WHAT? wheeere ??
*searching :persecutioncomplex: *
Whoops! The link to the development blog is here: http://tumblr.dysis.net/ Hopefully you can reach it from the main Dysis.net webpage (under dev blog up at the top?), and I’ve been keeping track of the game since the first day I began working on it (though not every day since, but a lot of the big steps in between!).
Plonked a string of ponies down on it.
Cas
Awesome, thanks so much Cas! You’re very generous and I’m honored!
Oh yes…
An update to this awesomeness!
Might buy when you release 
This looks really cool! I am really excited to play this. By the “free updates for life”, does it mean that if you pledge $10 once the final version comes out you don’t get any more updates for free (as in, updates from then out will cost money)? That kinda confused me. Besides that, I’m going to pledge some money eventually, since I’ll really want to play this in Beta (or even Prototype too).
Hey Sammidysam, so “free updates forever” is meant to be until release (all content until then is directly leading to the full version) - so down the road I might release a new version or large expansion pack that I want charge for (something that isn’t part of the initial game and takes months of work), but updates, bug fixes (and to be completely honest, probably even all the content) will be totally free (up to and after the release). I just don’t want to be five years down the road making something like ‘Dysis 2’ and someone asking for it for free because they bought the first one and “get all updates forever for free”. Apologies for that being confusing, I definitely don’t mean it to be, and don’t want to come off as a jerk! - I will certainly release free updates through and after the release, and any bug fixes will always be free (duh, haha :). Also, I have NO INTEREST in releasing small DLC paid packages - so any post-release DLC that is small will be free if you own the game (so new units, or terrain formations, all that stuff).
Thanks for your interest, hopefully that cleared up any confusion?
Best,
-Chris
Yep, that completely cleared it up. I’ll be sure to pledge some money for this (and use Kickstarter for the first time ever at the same time) soon. I’m pretty excited
Awesome! Thanks so much Sammidysam
Holy mother of Java. Oh this will be the first kickstarter I’m ever funding…
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