Mike Tipul

@tipul.bsky.social

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Independent Game Developer https://dyingsungame.com/ Previously: Pandemic Studios, Bungie, Theorycraft Games

Unreal state tree example from Epic's documentation
Library area from Vagrant Story
Nine inch nails on the satellite stage during their latest tour.
Unreal graph showing the SerializeItem nodes that handle custom blueprint-centric data.
"Oshii recounts that his mother said upon watching the film that nobody would watch his films anymore."
Lego version of House of the Dying Sun's main shit, the Executor fighter.
Path of Achra generated intro screen.
Footage of House of the Dying Sun, as the player fighter zips through an enemy fleet while orbital bombardment happens in the background.
Rock Paper Shotgun blurb about House of the Dying Sun: Not one to let bygones be bygones, the final order of your murdered emperor in House Of The Dying Sun is a punchy one: hunt the traitor lords and bring ruin to their people. So starts your short rampage through the solar system, blasting away fighters, frigates, and capital ships with vengeful abandon. House Of The Dying Sun is a space combat game built in the mold of Wing Commander, Descent, and Star Wars: X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter. Each battle in its short campaign sees you warp into a map littered with asteroids and other stellar clutter, and a target you must terminate before their backup arrives and outguns you. Played on a gamepad, your little fighter feels both nippy and powerful, able to pull off maneuvers that would be impossible in gravity. By holding down the left shoulder button, you can shut off your rear thruster and spin round to fire on enemies chasing you, all while retaining your forward velocity. It's the closest I've come to feeling like Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica outside of the demo for the (sadly cancelled) Beyond the Red Line Freespace mod. While there are larger and more complex space fighter games, they overstay their welcome and run out of ideas. House Of The Dying Sun is an adrenal shot of moody cool space shootery. And, if you've a VR headset, it's one of the best games to play with a screen strapped to your head. – Julian
Guide robot in an abandoned moon base.
Procreate replay of a cosmonaut drawing
Charcoal-ish sketch of a cosmonaut
First person view of a starfighter making a pass through an enemy fleet while a planet is being destroyed in the background.