- Pull your holster up and load your weapons, the BlackPowder adventure continues - 19 October 2020
Howdy Folks! Today we present the first part of our news series about our work on "Black Powder" in the last few months, to you. You'll go from the glowing deserts of Arizona, to the fertile landscapes of North Dakota, to the hidden underworlds of "Black Powder". Load your lead-spitting "life insurance" one last time and set off on a journey of discovery. Always be ready to pull faster than the ruthless enemy ... A birds eye view of our map "Abandoned Farm", set in 1868 Arizona. However, everything above the ground isn't all there is to discover. When you've got the guts, descend with us into the mighty catacombs under the abandoned farm of Jessie's brutally smuggled grandparents ... Explore the countless corridors and rooms whilst you try to survive against your enemies, who are lurking around every corner ... But your enemies aren't the only thing wanting to end your life with a blood…
- #2 Winter in the Wild West - Level Design Of "Cranks Station" 1871 - 16 February 2020
In our last post we showed you the construction of the winter based map, Cranks Station. Today we present you with different content, consisting of in-game images and a small video. Enjoy the gripping, wintry atmosphere of the map, captured in the images. Dress warmly for the ice-cold wind that will pierce your skin. Snowstorms and subzero temperatures await you and your battered body. We are developing Black Powder as a realistic, historical and authentic shooter. Our motto for the game is “Easy to learn, difficult to master”. We have made a series of decisions to reflect this goal throughout development: No crosshair Realistic Ballistics with bullet penetration, ricochets and bullet drop. Individual weapon handling, recoil and weapon jolting, along with many more weapon specific features Realistic damage models on characters, with which each body part has a different collision zone an…
- Winter in the Wild West - Level Design Of "Cranks Station" 1871 - 15 December 2019
It is the year 1871, the next episode of the drama about Jessie's bloody revenge takes place during the snow-covered winter of 1871/72 in the Appalachian Mountains. Cranks is a small town that has developed little by little around its once lonely train station. Today, in 1871, Cranks is a vibrant little town with everything you need to live and have fun. From saloons, stores and various smaller companies, to the railway depot of a large railway company, everything you need in the west can be found here. Here, a careless "wanna-be hero" can suffer the fate of an unnatural death faster than he would like ... Be warned stranger, the peaceful appearance of this cozy town is deceptive. Death will be your constant companion! Please note that the above video is a visualization with no color information yet. The final product and future posts will show the level with true colors. The maps in Bl…
- Gameplay Mechanics Series | #2 Weapon Sway - 27 November 2019
During a frantic shootout, the shooter's steady hand is the decisive variable between life and death. Whether one fires a perfectly aimed, fatal shot depends on several elements that must coincide in the best possible way in the final moment. It is important to consider the weapons and their individual characteristics such as center of gravity and the presence of shoulder support, as well as the characters own degree of exhaustion and concentration in tense situations or under fire. The gun sway mechanics in Black Powder allow the player to be immersed in an even more intense experience of firing black powder weapons in the wild west. The realistic weapon handling in Black Powder is of the utmost importance to us, but we are aware that it is important for a competitive first person shooter that the individual skill of the player must not be negatively affected and/or obstructed by a ran…
- Gameplay Mechanics Series | #1 Free Aim - 17 November 2019
In this upcoming video series we would like to show you a selection of Black Powders features the team has been working tirelessly on. Furthermore we would like to give you a sneak peak into the background works and the resulting gameplay mechanics. Most modern FPS games opt for the aiming mode in which the gun is locked to the character view. They also have the crosshair in the centre of the screen along with the iron sights always aligning to the centre. For Black Powder we are allowing the gun to move freely on the players screen within an area, meaning the middle of the screen will not always be the place your gun is aiming. By doing this we don't only replicate eyes, but we also achieve a clearly immersive and natural weapon movement. We are developing Black Powder as a realistic, historical and authentic shooter. Our motto for the game is “Easy to learn, difficult to master”. We h…
- New Mexico, 1869 - 6 August 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4IppAwfJL8&feature=youtu.be 1869 in the New Mexico desert ... Jessie and his friends are in a hot pursuit, leading them to a godforsaken hellhole "Hopetown". https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F7788d048d5d41648ab1d4a1f402e5ef1f8b3879f.jpg The murderers should have arrived a few days ago by trail and must’ve quickly scurried to a Pueblo settlement about a mile away. According to the information that Jessie had, the bandits are hiding with one of the members mothers, in hopes to not be tracked down. As per usual in life, nothing is ever as it seems… This is so in this instance… Jessie has tracked them down and wants to settle his debts. All with be paid with blood. Their blood. That is as certain as an amen in a church. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2Fdf7e3b23d5d47a297cea8a%25E2%2580%25A6
- Black Powder | WIP Gameplay - 30 May 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7zKk5lO5-o Work in progress gameplay from our upcoming wild west shooter! Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackpowdergame
- Black Powder | Tech Insight - 12 May 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTrAKEiWEw As part of today's technical showcase video, we‘d like to present the making of the „Smoky Mountains“ map to you. The scenario is set in spring 1872 in the dense woodlands of the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. Located in a valley, one can spot the settlements of Dudley Lake and Goldwater, separated by one of the many smaller lakes in this region. The mountains are honeycombed with mine shafts, wild animals roving around in the woods and those who are brave enough cross the lake on a wild ride in one of the cable cars or rowboats. With this short video, we would like to give you some insights on how we‘re making use of the Unreal Engine 4 to create a realistic and natural gaming experience. This includes: - Working with 3D landscape materials (DirectX 11 Tessellation) - Working with the Foliage Tool and Assets - Setting up weather effects -…
- Bloody Forest | Louisiana, 1873 - 21 April 2019
https://youtu.be/rtydO2NV1_A The year is 1873. The sun has become a rare sight in the sky. The overcast and gloomy fog shows the most callous side of Fall. Jessie and his friends had lost track of their opponents for a long time. In the meantime, their hunt has led them into the deep woods of Louisiana. Fate certainly did not have anything good in store for them. Even nature seems to have conspired against them as heavy rain falls out of the sky. A thunderstorm is brewing above, and wild animals are pestering them wherever they walk. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2Fa0d05e3b2884d53da1ab504532377d63bc0df204.png Today is just one of those days. Downpouring rain intensifies to an indescribable thunderstorm. The band was forced to search for shelter right before they reached their destination. A small lumberjack settlement nearby the road to Montgo…
- Happy Easter from Division Games - 20 April 2019
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- Animation Tech Showcase - 7 April 2019
Today we start a new series where we will be showing our game`s technical progress. This episode is about the new animation system, specifically how movement is affected by the terrain morphology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dsB8bWEy_Y
- BLACK POWDER CONTEST (OVER) - 26 October 2018
Win a copy of the western first-person shooter Black Powder and a poster! The giveaway has ended on 20th November 2018. See the winners below: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F4bff9318ec432da845aab70cb1a376d9df6265d2.png HOW TO PARTICIPATE: - Like our "Black Powder" page on Facebook. - Comment "Participate" under this post. The Contest lasts from 25th October to 20th November. Steam CD-Keys and the poster will be distributed to the winners randomly. Steam CD-Keys will be sent out once the Videogame is released. The winners will be contacted by us privately. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F5e537fc14cf82775e28dd7f1cc90e82f008575e1.png
- Under the blazing heat of the sun - Nevada, 1859 - 14 August 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F15673372e2d5e06d8d9e2d126b4168f3fce4c307.jpg A quiet village amidst the Great Basin under the blazing heat of the sun, tormented by the bellowing desert sand, in which the citizens have devoted themselves to their monotonous daily routines. Very rarely will something exciting happen, a drunken brawl near the saloon, a cattle theft or simply a loud argument... However, the citizens placid life is about to abruptly end... After Jessie and his friends picked up the trail of the nefarious gang of murderers that killed his grandparents, like a bloodhound, his nose led him to this small village. "It's going to happen here," Jessie thought, "I'm going to slaughter them like they did with my grandparents. No mercy! These rats derserve nothing!" After Jessie's men quietly scouted the town, they were certain that their ta…
- Tickets please! - 26 May 2018
Howdy Lawmen and Outlaws! Forgot to buy a ticket? Nevermind, this anyway won't be a cozy train ride as you'd expect! Get ready for the greatest robbery of your life! Force the locomotive to a stop, sabotage the rails and railway signals or tamper with the payload while unnoticed. But be warned! Your enemies will try at all cost to thwart your plans and fill your body with lead! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F9ce7d69469f95ef369600f5546d9629504647896.jpg https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F18310694b8bf038d02cff5176ab831dc4a081460.jpg Visit our platforms, we are looking forward to see you there! Community Hub Official Discord Twitter Feed Facebook Instagramm
- That's what awaits you next! - 14 May 2018
Howdy Lawmen and Outlaws! Upcoming weekend you can find us at the "ComiCult and Games" festival in Rende, Italy, where you can have a look at Black Powder and have a talk with its developers! We're looking forward to your visit! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32765470%2F0a7294904af9a054ab23bd4803ed06b77a0a7f61.jpg Visit our platforms, we are looking forward to see you there! Community Hub Official Discord Twitter Feed Facebook Instagramm
- Black Powder is now on Steam! - 13 May 2018
Howdy Lawmen and Outlaws! We welcome you to the hard-fought American frontier of the second half of the 19th century! Here we will be posting announcements, sharing awesome community made content and artwork as well gratefully taking your feedback and comments about the development of Black Powder. We invite you, our community, to get involved in the development by sharing your feedback, ideas, suggestions and questions. Just visit our platforms, we are looking forward to see you there! Community Hub Official Discord Twitter Feed Facebook Instagramm Twitter Feed Facebook Instagramm
