Substrate Devlog - itch.iohttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrateA bullet-heaven in space, with modular weapons and procedural ship generation.https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1544625/v013-virtual-joystickv0.13 - Virtual Joystickhttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1544625/v013-virtual-joystickFri, 05 Jun 2026 06:06:05 GMTdevlogThe release today includes isolating debug features on the right-hand menu. The 'Zoom' function has been placed here - it's really intended as just a debugging/testing tool to see what kind of depth p...

]]>https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1543658/v01215-station-rescuev0.12.15 - Station Rescue!https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1543658/v01215-station-rescueThu, 04 Jun 2026 06:23:05 GMTdevlogRather than waffle on about each set of changes made and pretend this is a coherent release, why don't I show you exactly what was changed in each new batch? The codebase is now approaching 16,000 lin...

]]>https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1542527/v0127-shields-upv0.12.7 - Shields Uphttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1542527/v0127-shields-upWed, 03 Jun 2026 01:06:49 GMTdevlogA new update - not as substantial a game overhaul as previous updates as most of this is building on existing systems - but still packed full of features. This batch includes: SHIP APPEARANCE * Scalin...

]]>https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1541542/v0122-liberation-and-loadoutsv0.12.2 - Liberation and Loadoutshttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1541542/v0122-liberation-and-loadoutsTue, 02 Jun 2026 01:58:30 GMTdevlogAnother significant feature update - performance isn't optimised in this version and starts to stutter around 400 enemies/10+ weapons, but hopefully this begins to reveal the vision behind the game. A...

]]>https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1537476/v09-rapid-iterationv0.9 - Rapid Iterationhttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1537476/v09-rapid-iterationFri, 29 May 2026 04:59:02 GMTdevlog

It feels like just yesterday that we published v0.6 to the world - but that's a misnomer, because it was two days ago. Part of the beauty of prototyping is how quickly you can go from an idea into som...

]]>https://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1534441/a-new-beginningA New Beginninghttps://ontogeny.itch.io/substrate/devlog/1534441/a-new-beginningTue, 26 May 2026 05:56:50 GMTdevlogAfter a few iterations of internal development and playtesting, Ontogeny Interactive decided they were having enough fun with this little arcade shooter to make it widely available. Made with the assi...

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