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[a::slight::adjustment::of::preference]
Here's the (almost) full line-up for @thisisrampagefest at Kaset Skate Park, August 2nd. Headliners and stage splits still to come, but looking pretty stacked. Excited to be alongside @i.am.masquerader again. Go grab tix.

[a::slight::adjustment::of::preference]
Here's the (almost) full line-up for @thisisrampagefest at Kaset Skate Park, August 2nd. Headliners and stage splits still to come, but looking pretty stacked. Excited to be alongside @i.am.masquerader again. Go grab tix.

[small::buffer::sizes]
Alex found us in @metalhammeruk and look at his little face. So pleased with himself. I give him 8/10 x

[small::buffer::sizes]
Alex found us in @metalhammeruk and look at his little face. So pleased with himself. I give him 8/10 x

[comms::up::eyes::on]
Another clip talking with @scottdotking on @cambridgeradiouk about the difference in experience between recording our EP Canis and our debut album Speculative Fiction.

Full interview uplink coords in the bio xx

[comms::up::eyes::on]
Another clip talking with @scottdotking on @cambridgeradiouk about the difference in experience between recording our EP Canis and our debut album Speculative Fiction.

Full interview uplink coords in the bio xx

[accurate::reproduction::of::the::original::program::sound]
We had the pleasure of talking with Scott King over on our local @cambridgeradiouk last night about song writing, album production and general band history. Take a listen to the playback - uplink in bio.

@scottdotking

[accurate::reproduction::of::the::original::program::sound]
We had the pleasure of talking with Scott King over on our local @cambridgeradiouk last night about song writing, album production and general band history. Take a listen to the playback - uplink in bio.

@scottdotking

[neither::of::us::are::coming::back]
Speculative Fiction. Four years. Two studio sessions. Countless live shows. Too many CRTs. Available to stream now.

[neither::of::us::are::coming::back]
Speculative Fiction. Four years. Two studio sessions. Countless live shows. Too many CRTs. Available to stream now.

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
"Speculative Fiction". Now available to stream direct to your hand terminal from all the usual feeds.

Don't be afraid to send us your impressions, and we hope to see you at a sanctioned live gathering at a future time.

With love,
-Your friends

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
"Speculative Fiction". Now available to stream direct to your hand terminal from all the usual feeds.

Don't be afraid to send us your impressions, and we hope to see you at a sanctioned live gathering at a future time.

With love,
-Your friends

[entropy::as::ideology]
Want to hear Speculative Fiction right now? You can stream it ahead of its Friday release exclusively on @noizzeuk Uplink in bio xx

You can still jump on the pre-order for digital download, CD and Vinyl via @churchroadrecords (UK) and @deathwishinc (USA) so gooooo. X

@prtrail

[entropy::as::ideology]
Want to hear Speculative Fiction right now? You can stream it ahead of its Friday release exclusively on @noizzeuk Uplink in bio xx

You can still jump on the pre-order for digital download, CD and Vinyl via @churchroadrecords (UK) and @deathwishinc (USA) so gooooo. X

@prtrail

[a::decent::performance::gain]
Join us to celebrate the release of Speculative Fiction. Connect in on your hand terminal and join us to chat and answer your questions about the making of the album.

Thursday 29th May @ 9pm UK time (1pm EDT, 2pm PDT)

Uplink coords in bio. xx

[a::decent::performance::gain]
Join us to celebrate the release of Speculative Fiction. Connect in on your hand terminal and join us to chat and answer your questions about the making of the album.

Thursday 29th May @ 9pm UK time (1pm EDT, 2pm PDT)

Uplink coords in bio. xx

[all::the::things::we:ve::lost::since::our::childhood]
One week until Speculative Fiction. xXx

[all::the::things::we:ve::lost::since::our::childhood]
One week until Speculative Fiction. xXx

[formed::of::saline::and::surface::tension]
The BBC gave our latest single a spin last night, beaming "Lifetime Achievement Award" into the aether via electromagnetic pulse. You can listen again on your hand terminal's packet-switched network, simply punch in the uplink coords from our bio to listen to the show.

@bbcintroducing
@bbcintroducingeast
@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[formed::of::saline::and::surface::tension]
The BBC gave our latest single a spin last night, beaming "Lifetime Achievement Award" into the aether via electromagnetic pulse. You can listen again on your hand terminal's packet-switched network, simply punch in the uplink coords from our bio to listen to the show.

@bbcintroducing
@bbcintroducingeast
@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[constrains::relative::motion]
We'll be heading out to Kaset Skate Park come august time for Rampage Fest. It's an absolutly stacked line up featuring @bind.mp3 @xhourofreprisalx @oi_nahh @fatlloyd.uk @nervepeel @2ndlocationeahc @sprainer_sux and more tba.

Head over to @thisisrampagefest to grab a tix. xXx

[constrains::relative::motion]
We'll be heading out to Kaset Skate Park come august time for Rampage Fest. It's an absolutly stacked line up featuring @bind.mp3 @xhourofreprisalx @oi_nahh @fatlloyd.uk @nervepeel @2ndlocationeahc @sprainer_sux and more tba.

Head over to @thisisrampagefest to grab a tix. xXx

[screen::burn]
It's been a week since we dropped the music video for our latest single. Have you checked out "Lifetime Achievement Award" yet? Uplink coords in bio xxx

[screen::burn]
It's been a week since we dropped the music video for our latest single. Have you checked out "Lifetime Achievement Award" yet? Uplink coords in bio xxx

[hard::vacuum]
Today we released our final music video - "Lifetime Achievement Award". You can head over to @idioteq_com to check out the full video now. Uplink coords in bio xx

The full album drops May 30th and is available to pre-order on CD, Vinyl and DD.

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[hard::vacuum]
Today we released our final music video - "Lifetime Achievement Award". You can head over to @idioteq_com to check out the full video now. Uplink coords in bio xx

The full album drops May 30th and is available to pre-order on CD, Vinyl and DD.

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[when::you::said::goodbye]
And that's us done with London for a little while, thanks to @humanimpactband, @slvrbrn and @human_disease_promo for letting us make a mess of things xxx

Next London show for us is supporting @coilgunsnoise with @genderwarfare in August, go grab a ticket for that please and ty.

We'll have a bunch of dates for later in the summer to announce soon, maybe even some big rig shows who knows. Meanwhile you can enjoy our final single that drops on the 29th April. Got our album on preorder yet? Uplink cords in bio. X

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[when::you::said::goodbye]
And that's us done with London for a little while, thanks to @humanimpactband, @slvrbrn and @human_disease_promo for letting us make a mess of things xxx

Next London show for us is supporting @coilgunsnoise with @genderwarfare in August, go grab a ticket for that please and ty.

We'll have a bunch of dates for later in the summer to announce soon, maybe even some big rig shows who knows. Meanwhile you can enjoy our final single that drops on the 29th April. Got our album on preorder yet? Uplink cords in bio. X

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[buried::with::both::names]
The beeb gave Crescents a spin on BBC introducing last night. It's an honour to have our material modulated by frequency and broadcast out into the world, penetrating buildings and flesh with our invasive EM signal.

You can listen again via packet switched network, if so inclined, by jumping to the uplink coords in our bio x

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail
@bbcintroducing
@bbcintroducingeast
@mattplumb3

[buried::with::both::names]
The beeb gave Crescents a spin on BBC introducing last night. It's an honour to have our material modulated by frequency and broadcast out into the world, penetrating buildings and flesh with our invasive EM signal.

You can listen again via packet switched network, if so inclined, by jumping to the uplink coords in our bio x

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail
@bbcintroducing
@bbcintroducingeast
@mattplumb3

[harmful::radiation]
The last artefact from "Speculative Fiction" will be released soon. Final single "Lifetime Achievement Award", deploying April 29th. There is also likely to be an encoded visual data stream to accompany the release, so keep an eye on your hand terminal.

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[harmful::radiation]
The last artefact from "Speculative Fiction" will be released soon. Final single "Lifetime Achievement Award", deploying April 29th. There is also likely to be an encoded visual data stream to accompany the release, so keep an eye on your hand terminal.

@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

[gauss::optimisation]
Excited to announce that we'll be supporting @coilgunsnoise at @newcrossinn in August ahead of their appearance at @arctangentfestival

Coilguns are one of our influences/FFOs, so this is a real honour for us. Also on the bill is @genderwarfare so it should be a great show - grab a tix and come along: uplink coords in bio xx

@churchroadrecords
@real.life.presents

[gauss::optimisation]
Excited to announce that we'll be supporting @coilgunsnoise at @newcrossinn in August ahead of their appearance at @arctangentfestival

Coilguns are one of our influences/FFOs, so this is a real honour for us. Also on the bill is @genderwarfare so it should be a great show - grab a tix and come along: uplink coords in bio xx

@churchroadrecords
@real.life.presents

[i::move::my::body::like::a::human]
Jumping on the front of this insane Human Impact show at the black heart in London. A noise rock supergroup featuring members of swans, daughters & cop shoot cop, this is their only UK appearance so grab a tix. Catch us and Silverburn while you're at it. Uplink coords in bio xx

@ourblackheart
@humanimpactband
@slvrbrn
@churchroadrecords

[i::move::my::body::like::a::human]
Jumping on the front of this insane Human Impact show at the black heart in London. A noise rock supergroup featuring members of swans, daughters & cop shoot cop, this is their only UK appearance so grab a tix. Catch us and Silverburn while you're at it. Uplink coords in bio xx

@ourblackheart
@humanimpactband
@slvrbrn
@churchroadrecords

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
Head over to @heavyblogisheavy to check out the visualiser video for Crescents and see what they had to say about it. Uplink coords in bio xx

@churchroadrecords

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
Head over to @heavyblogisheavy to check out the visualiser video for Crescents and see what they had to say about it. Uplink coords in bio xx

@churchroadrecords

[ribbon::ghosting]
Crescents will be out tomorrow. Perform a routine head cleaning and stay synced to the feed. Uplink coordinates will be in the bio. Xx

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[ribbon::ghosting]
Crescents will be out tomorrow. Perform a routine head cleaning and stay synced to the feed. Uplink coordinates will be in the bio. Xx

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[bit::rot]
Our 2nd single 'Crescents' will be dropping this Wednesday 26th via @churchroadrecords

In the meantime you can also catch our first single and music video, uplink coordinates in bio xx

[bit::rot]
Our 2nd single 'Crescents' will be dropping this Wednesday 26th via @churchroadrecords

In the meantime you can also catch our first single and music video, uplink coordinates in bio xx

[boiling::liquid::expanding::vapour]
Upcoming support shows for April;

April 4th - Norwich, Space Studios - with @club.brat @chicanesband @projectmork @spineless.band

April 8th - Canterbury, Lady Luck - with @_tarmac @man.band.uk

April 11th - Luton, The Castle - with @sleemoband @screamingmechanicalbrainband

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[boiling::liquid::expanding::vapour]
Upcoming support shows for April;

April 4th - Norwich, Space Studios - with @club.brat @chicanesband @projectmork @spineless.band

April 8th - Canterbury, Lady Luck - with @_tarmac @man.band.uk

April 11th - Luton, The Castle - with @sleemoband @screamingmechanicalbrainband

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[arguing::with::my::death::self]
We've got our next single coming along March 26th via the good people of @churchroadrecords so be on the look out for that. xXx

[arguing::with::my::death::self]
We've got our next single coming along March 26th via the good people of @churchroadrecords so be on the look out for that. xXx

[hot::cell::failure]
Thanks Ashford xXx Next show for us is Cambridge on Thursday. Six Six bar, we're on first so come down early. Headlining will be @solestialband there'll also be sets from @skinchangermusic and @voytekband

Xx

@impiousspirit @thesixsixbar

[hot::cell::failure]
Thanks Ashford xXx Next show for us is Cambridge on Thursday. Six Six bar, we're on first so come down early. Headlining will be @solestialband there'll also be sets from @skinchangermusic and @voytekband

Xx

@impiousspirit @thesixsixbar

[the::moment::is::structured::that::way]
It began simply enough. It was a Friday, as much like any other Friday. The circuits of the great machine began their hum with anticipation. Somewhere, deep in the tangled wiring harness of this reality, an artifact had been scheduled for storage. The air was heavy with the charged expectancy of the day's events. Every onlooker living their personal, desperate edge of now. For soon, it was hoped, would come the complex interweaving of valves and gears that brought forth respite from the diseased madness of this time - a mechanical ballet of utmost precision, locking in the smooth spirals of a high-fidelity polymer disc. The sequence would complete itself and, in doing so, would complete us. As it always had.

On Bandcamp Friday, a system tilts in your favor. No corporate siphons, no faceless middlemen extracting residuals. Just you. Just us. The direct exchange of value tokens for the promise of physical sonic density.

Uplink coordinates in our bio.

[the::moment::is::structured::that::way]
It began simply enough. It was a Friday, as much like any other Friday. The circuits of the great machine began their hum with anticipation. Somewhere, deep in the tangled wiring harness of this reality, an artifact had been scheduled for storage. The air was heavy with the charged expectancy of the day's events. Every onlooker living their personal, desperate edge of now. For soon, it was hoped, would come the complex interweaving of valves and gears that brought forth respite from the diseased madness of this time - a mechanical ballet of utmost precision, locking in the smooth spirals of a high-fidelity polymer disc. The sequence would complete itself and, in doing so, would complete us. As it always had.

On Bandcamp Friday, a system tilts in your favor. No corporate siphons, no faceless middlemen extracting residuals. Just you. Just us. The direct exchange of value tokens for the promise of physical sonic density.

Uplink coordinates in our bio.

[omit::the::individual]
Show this Sunday. This will be a full rig show for people that like their shows to feature antiquated machinery.

Ashford, Kent. Doors 6pm. Tickets via @doitourselvescollective

@un_automne_de_plus
@ourangoutang
@infernalhag
@jimmy.no.shoes
@doitourselvescollective

[omit::the::individual]
Show this Sunday. This will be a full rig show for people that like their shows to feature antiquated machinery.

Ashford, Kent. Doors 6pm. Tickets via @doitourselvescollective

@un_automne_de_plus
@ourangoutang
@infernalhag
@jimmy.no.shoes
@doitourselvescollective

[max::q::breach]
Go head over to Spotify via the link in our bio to hear our new single alongside other awesome tracks on the Kerrang! Chart.

Also don't forget you can head over to @churchroadrecords
or bandcamp and grab a vinyl or CD on preorder xxx

@kerrangmagazine_
@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

#posthardcore #punk #diypunk
#noise #noiserock

[max::q::breach]
Go head over to Spotify via the link in our bio to hear our new single alongside other awesome tracks on the Kerrang! Chart.

Also don't forget you can head over to @churchroadrecords
or bandcamp and grab a vinyl or CD on preorder xxx

@kerrangmagazine_
@churchroadrecords
@prtrail

#posthardcore #punk #diypunk
#noise #noiserock

[deadstick::landing]
You can check out the music video for our new single "Crashing Into A Hillside In The Dead Of Night" via @everything.is.noise Link in bio xxx

Also don't forget to head over to @churchroadrecords (UK), @deathwishinc (US) or Bandcamp to pre-order on vinyl and CD.

#indifferentengine #everythingisnoise #musicvideopremiere #speculativefiction #churchroadrecords #posthardcore #punk #retrogames #pixelart #diypunk

[deadstick::landing]
You can check out the music video for our new single "Crashing Into A Hillside In The Dead Of Night" via @everything.is.noise Link in bio xxx

Also don't forget to head over to @churchroadrecords (UK), @deathwishinc (US) or Bandcamp to pre-order on vinyl and CD.

#indifferentengine #everythingisnoise #musicvideopremiere #speculativefiction #churchroadrecords #posthardcore #punk #retrogames #pixelart #diypunk

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
Pre-order our debut album "Speculative Fiction" on CD and Vinyl via @churchroadrecords in the UK and @deathwishinc in the US. Link in the bio! xxx

[important::updates::must::be::installed]
Pre-order our debut album "Speculative Fiction" on CD and Vinyl via @churchroadrecords in the UK and @deathwishinc in the US. Link in the bio! xxx

[fuel::starvation]
You can now check out the music video for our new single "Crashing Into A Hillside In The Dead Of Night" via the lovely people at @everything.is.noise

Link in bio!

@churchroadrecords

@prtrail

#indifferentengine #everythingisnoise #musicvideopremiere #speculativefiction #churchroadrecords #altmetal #alternativemetal #emo #posthardcore

[fuel::starvation]
You can now check out the music video for our new single "Crashing Into A Hillside In The Dead Of Night" via the lovely people at @everything.is.noise

Link in bio!

@churchroadrecords

@prtrail

#indifferentengine #everythingisnoise #musicvideopremiere #speculativefiction #churchroadrecords #altmetal #alternativemetal #emo #posthardcore

[disintegration::shortly::after::lift::off]
Little reminder that Wednesday we'll be dropping some stuff.

[disintegration::shortly::after::lift::off]
Little reminder that Wednesday we'll be dropping some stuff.

[gamedev]
We said we'd do some updates on gamesdev didn't we?

For those that don't know our madness, we're working on a videogame that will be tangentially related to our upcoming album. It's a run through some vignettes of 90s retro games such as Afterburner, Desert Strike and Super Thunder Blade. You can catch our teaser trailer a little further down our insta.

Lately we've been working a lot on the Desert Strike inspired part of the game, trying to add some features that lead to more depth in the world. With that in mind, we spent some time working on getting GPU instanced destructible grass in with the intention of making a beautiful landscape that then gets scarred by the ravages of war.

Unity makes it pretty straightforward to update per-instance GPU data and it makes this kind of effect quite easy to pull off. It'd be neat to add some fires that spread and cause further damage, maybe something particle system based. These sorts of interactions can really help to sell the world as real and alive.

We've also been putting in other landscape objects like trees. They're not quite there yet, the wind animations are a little wonky - we've mainly been focused on getting the trees to sway more when your chopper is overhead but the procedural animation is super basic at present - it needs to act more like a spring so we'll spend some time working on getting that looking nice. Some kind of particle effect for "wind streaks" to show the downforce of the rotor blades would help to sell the effect more.

The tree animations pose an interesting problem in that we have to distribute the update of the animations over many frames with a coroutine so that we can support a large number of tree objects. They're spatially partitioned so we can keep the number of updating objects to a minimum, but we intend there to be a lot of trees, so getting it performant is tricky. Whilst the leaves on the trees are GPU instanced, doing vertex wiggle in the shader doesn't look as convincing as physically moving the parts of the tree in the transform because we're after a more exaggerate sort of swaying, so that's what we've stuck with for now.

#gamedev #indie #retrogames

[gamedev]
We said we'd do some updates on gamesdev didn't we?

For those that don't know our madness, we're working on a videogame that will be tangentially related to our upcoming album. It's a run through some vignettes of 90s retro games such as Afterburner, Desert Strike and Super Thunder Blade. You can catch our teaser trailer a little further down our insta.

Lately we've been working a lot on the Desert Strike inspired part of the game, trying to add some features that lead to more depth in the world. With that in mind, we spent some time working on getting GPU instanced destructible grass in with the intention of making a beautiful landscape that then gets scarred by the ravages of war.

Unity makes it pretty straightforward to update per-instance GPU data and it makes this kind of effect quite easy to pull off. It'd be neat to add some fires that spread and cause further damage, maybe something particle system based. These sorts of interactions can really help to sell the world as real and alive.

We've also been putting in other landscape objects like trees. They're not quite there yet, the wind animations are a little wonky - we've mainly been focused on getting the trees to sway more when your chopper is overhead but the procedural animation is super basic at present - it needs to act more like a spring so we'll spend some time working on getting that looking nice. Some kind of particle effect for "wind streaks" to show the downforce of the rotor blades would help to sell the effect more.

The tree animations pose an interesting problem in that we have to distribute the update of the animations over many frames with a coroutine so that we can support a large number of tree objects. They're spatially partitioned so we can keep the number of updating objects to a minimum, but we intend there to be a lot of trees, so getting it performant is tricky. Whilst the leaves on the trees are GPU instanced, doing vertex wiggle in the shader doesn't look as convincing as physically moving the parts of the tree in the transform because we're after a more exaggerate sort of swaying, so that's what we've stuck with for now.

#gamedev #indie #retrogames

[anomaly::in::the::stack]
23.02 Supporting @theredandpurplesongs and @adaycalledx, The Moor Vaults, London for @tombstonepromotions

28.02 Supporting @empireofonemusic with @blessedburdenuk at Exchange, Bristol

09.03 With @un_automne_de_plus at The Star, Ashford for @doitourselvescollective

13.03 Supporting @solestialband, @voytekband, @skinchangermusic at Six Six, Cambridge for @impiousspirit

04.04 Line-up TBA for @yellowtapepromotions_ at Space Studios, Norwich

08.04 Supporting @man.band.uk and @_tarmac at Lady Luck, Canterbury

11.04 Supporting @sleemoband at @the_castle_live, Luton

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[anomaly::in::the::stack]
23.02 Supporting @theredandpurplesongs and @adaycalledx, The Moor Vaults, London for @tombstonepromotions

28.02 Supporting @empireofonemusic with @blessedburdenuk at Exchange, Bristol

09.03 With @un_automne_de_plus at The Star, Ashford for @doitourselvescollective

13.03 Supporting @solestialband, @voytekband, @skinchangermusic at Six Six, Cambridge for @impiousspirit

04.04 Line-up TBA for @yellowtapepromotions_ at Space Studios, Norwich

08.04 Supporting @man.band.uk and @_tarmac at Lady Luck, Canterbury

11.04 Supporting @sleemoband at @the_castle_live, Luton

📸 @robin_dobbin_t

[determine::the::cause::of::failure]
one week to go and we'll be dropping news and stuff xx

#posthardcore #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #diypunk #livemusic #liveevents #livegigslondon #crt

📸 @martyvibe

[determine::the::cause::of::failure]
one week to go and we'll be dropping news and stuff xx

#posthardcore #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #diypunk #livemusic #liveevents #livegigslondon #crt

📸 @martyvibe

[go::at::throttle::up]
Few more days and we'll be dropping a bunch of stuff. Feb 19th is the day. Xx

#posthardcore #punk #punkrock #alternative #diypunk #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #altmetal

[go::at::throttle::up]
Few more days and we'll be dropping a bunch of stuff. Feb 19th is the day. Xx

#posthardcore #punk #punkrock #alternative #diypunk #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #altmetal

[cohesive::reset]
We'll be announcing some ridiculously exciting news come 19th of Feb, so we're gonna just keep posting these live clips until then so you don't forget about us xxx

[cohesive::reset]
We'll be announcing some ridiculously exciting news come 19th of Feb, so we're gonna just keep posting these live clips until then so you don't forget about us xxx

[abandoned::soviet::megastructures]

#pixelart #retrogames
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

[abandoned::soviet::megastructures]

#pixelart #retrogames
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

[never::see::the::light::of::day]
not sure why we cut this track from the album

[never::see::the::light::of::day]
not sure why we cut this track from the album

[lacking::language]
Today was mostly reviewing cutscene footage used in our upcoming music video. Making cutscenes and animated sequences in Unity is quite a simple and fun process - next week I'll look at doing a breakdown of one of our scenes, it can serve as a sneak peak of both the music video and the game.

[lacking::language]
Today was mostly reviewing cutscene footage used in our upcoming music video. Making cutscenes and animated sequences in Unity is quite a simple and fun process - next week I'll look at doing a breakdown of one of our scenes, it can serve as a sneak peak of both the music video and the game.

[moving::my::body::like::a::human]
Spent way more time on this little ladder than we should have.

Gonna start posting more little reels like this showing bits of pieces of progress. Next up is some sort of winch to pick up ammo crates and fuel canisters.

#gamedev #unity #desertstrike #segagenesis
#retrogames #videogames #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

[moving::my::body::like::a::human]
Spent way more time on this little ladder than we should have.

Gonna start posting more little reels like this showing bits of pieces of progress. Next up is some sort of winch to pick up ammo crates and fuel canisters.

#gamedev #unity #desertstrike #segagenesis
#retrogames #videogames #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

[forgetting::words::is::to::abandon::them]
Ellis is a good guy. He always rescues downed F14 pilots.

[forgetting::words::is::to::abandon::them]
Ellis is a good guy. He always rescues downed F14 pilots.

[on::a::watch::list]
Thanks to @boolintunes and @robin_dobbin_t for including us in their ones to watch for '25. Xxx

Full watch list over here:
https://boolintunes.com/column/boolintunes-ones-to-watch-2025/

[on::a::watch::list]
Thanks to @boolintunes and @robin_dobbin_t for including us in their ones to watch for '25. Xxx

Full watch list over here:
https://boolintunes.com/column/boolintunes-ones-to-watch-2025/

[disintegration::shortly::after::liftoff]
Ipswich, 14th Dec - been a while since we were over here, you likely need a top up on your cathode ray tan by now. Tickets only £5 if you get in advance from the link in our bio.

Support by
@oi_nahh (Experimental Hardcore)
@mountain.peaks.band (DIY emo-core)

Doors 19:30
Ticket link in bio, £5 advance, £7 on the door.

[disintegration::shortly::after::liftoff]
Ipswich, 14th Dec - been a while since we were over here, you likely need a top up on your cathode ray tan by now. Tickets only £5 if you get in advance from the link in our bio.

Support by
@oi_nahh (Experimental Hardcore)
@mountain.peaks.band (DIY emo-core)

Doors 19:30
Ticket link in bio, £5 advance, £7 on the door.

[make::any::emergency::communications::possible]
Toying with emergent behaviours and little world details for the apache section of our game - I like the idea of different alert levels for areas, so if you catch an airbase off guard the little pilots come running out to get to their choppers.

Bit of dodginess in the sprite animations, nothing that a bit of spit and polish won't sort. Trying to keep to that Genesis era minimal spritesheet look, it's got so much character.

#gamedev #indiegame #desertstrike #retrogames #punk #posthardcore #segagenesis

[make::any::emergency::communications::possible]
Toying with emergent behaviours and little world details for the apache section of our game - I like the idea of different alert levels for areas, so if you catch an airbase off guard the little pilots come running out to get to their choppers.

Bit of dodginess in the sprite animations, nothing that a bit of spit and polish won't sort. Trying to keep to that Genesis era minimal spritesheet look, it's got so much character.

#gamedev #indiegame #desertstrike #retrogames #punk #posthardcore #segagenesis

[never::cared::too::much::for::beauty]
Gotta get more close-ups of this Apache in game. So disgustingly pretty.

🎵Indifferent Engine - Pylon Cult

#gamedev #indiegame #desertstrike #retrogames #punk #posthardcore #segagenesis

[never::cared::too::much::for::beauty]
Gotta get more close-ups of this Apache in game. So disgustingly pretty.

🎵Indifferent Engine - Pylon Cult

#gamedev #indiegame #desertstrike #retrogames #punk #posthardcore #segagenesis

[to::incorporate::customer::suggestions]
Thanks to those that made it out to see us on our weekender with @botheruk in Cardiff and Stevenage.

Next shows for us are Ipswich and Norwich - look out for flyers.

Those of you who habitually refresh our website like deranged stalkers will have noticed that we've started pretending to publicise our new album. Spring 2025 it's coming. Expect further precision in those details soon.

@fuelcardiff
@thepracticeroomz

[to::incorporate::customer::suggestions]
Thanks to those that made it out to see us on our weekender with @botheruk in Cardiff and Stevenage.

Next shows for us are Ipswich and Norwich - look out for flyers.

Those of you who habitually refresh our website like deranged stalkers will have noticed that we've started pretending to publicise our new album. Spring 2025 it's coming. Expect further precision in those details soon.

@fuelcardiff
@thepracticeroomz

[seven::point::six::megahertz::is::not::much]
So we've been quietly working on this little videogame thing for a while. Originally, we began developing this game in order to use it in shooting our music video for our upcoming album, "Speculative Fiction", which will be out early next year. But, we figured we'd just keep right on going and actually try to release a game. Whyyyyyy not.

Inspired by classics like Afterburner, Desert Strike and Super Thunder Blade, it's a little slice of stylish 90s retro fun. "Should bands release games?" we hear you ask. Well, let's find out. Together. xx

The album itself drops early next year, and we'll put this thing out in some sort of state around the same time - perhaps with a patreon if people want to get some behind the scenes looks at how we made both the music video and the game? Maybe even support turning it into something larger in scope.

Love to hear what you think, and hopefully there'll be some sort of release anouncement for our album coming up soon. Finally!

🎵Indifferent Engine - Modern

#retrogaming #pixelgame #segagenesis #indiegame #sega #megadrive #afterburner #desertstrike #videogame #gamedev

[seven::point::six::megahertz::is::not::much]
So we've been quietly working on this little videogame thing for a while. Originally, we began developing this game in order to use it in shooting our music video for our upcoming album, "Speculative Fiction", which will be out early next year. But, we figured we'd just keep right on going and actually try to release a game. Whyyyyyy not.

Inspired by classics like Afterburner, Desert Strike and Super Thunder Blade, it's a little slice of stylish 90s retro fun. "Should bands release games?" we hear you ask. Well, let's find out. Together. xx

The album itself drops early next year, and we'll put this thing out in some sort of state around the same time - perhaps with a patreon if people want to get some behind the scenes looks at how we made both the music video and the game? Maybe even support turning it into something larger in scope.

Love to hear what you think, and hopefully there'll be some sort of release anouncement for our album coming up soon. Finally!

🎵Indifferent Engine - Modern

#retrogaming #pixelgame #segagenesis #indiegame #sega #megadrive #afterburner #desertstrike #videogame #gamedev

[intentionally::introducing::faults]
Another date for our weekend with @botheruk - we'll be doing our first foray to Cardiff to open up at @fuelcardiff for @leadbylies with @stickerbook_official

[intentionally::introducing::faults]
Another date for our weekend with @botheruk - we'll be doing our first foray to Cardiff to open up at @fuelcardiff for @leadbylies with @stickerbook_official

[faster::conversations]
Bunch of shows.

Fri 20th Sept - Northampton, @thegaribaldihotel supporting @space_pistol with @thisissundaybest and @sk.lta for @picky_new_promotions

Friday 25th Oct - Cardiff, @fuelcardiff with @botheruk

Saturday 26th - Stevenage, also with @botheruk for @thepracticeroomz

🎵 Bitcrush - Indifferent Engine

[faster::conversations]
Bunch of shows.

Fri 20th Sept - Northampton, @thegaribaldihotel supporting @space_pistol with @thisissundaybest and @sk.lta for @picky_new_promotions

Friday 25th Oct - Cardiff, @fuelcardiff with @botheruk

Saturday 26th - Stevenage, also with @botheruk for @thepracticeroomz

🎵 Bitcrush - Indifferent Engine

[good::tone]
Soon?!

#segamegadrive #segagenesis #retrovideogames #pixelart #posthardcore #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #altmetal #diypunk #livemusic #liveevents #livegigslondon

[good::tone]
Soon?!

#segamegadrive #segagenesis #retrovideogames #pixelart #posthardcore #posthardcoremusic #ukhardcore #newpunk #UKHC #altmetal #diypunk #livemusic #liveevents #livegigslondon

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