OpenBioForge

#OpenBioForge now has a release target: open source under GPL v3, early 2027. In the meantime, here’s the full play-through I mentioned in August. Uncut, no commentary, 1 hour 21 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Ur...

Big milestone: I've just finished my first full play-through of BioForge running entirely in #OpenBioForge! No workarounds, no cheats, start to finish. Combat, NPC AI, projectiles, and damage all fully working. Now onto bugs and polish. #BioForge #retrogaming

"That was one sorry excuse for a security robot. Makes a great bonfire though..." 🔥 New in #OpenBioForge: dynamic palette-based lighting, climbing, balancing on ledges, fall recovery, body-zone combat and positional audio. #BioForge #devlog #retrogaming

BioForge turns 31 today. I've been heads-down on OpenBioForge - here's an uncut playthrough showing where things are at. Early combat, hit detection, dynamic effects, and more. youtu.be/7CMTDYt2_nQ?... #OpenBioForge #BioForge

BioForge & Diablo: Reverse Engineering bringt alte Spiele in neuem Glanz zurück https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/BioForge-Diablo-Reverse-Engineering-bringt-alte-Spiele-in-neuem-Glanz-zurueck-10328302.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Gepostet in Nachrichten @nachrichten-heiseonline

Had some fun with AI to visualize what a #BioForge Unit AP-127 figurine might look like! Could be a cool #3DPrinting project once #OpenBioForge is complete.

Experimenting with native analog gamepad support in #OpenBioForge! 🎮 Let me know your button layout ideas in the comments (keep in mind fixed cameras, and over a dozen attack types). Excuse the amateur phone recording 😅 #BioForge #GameDev

BioForge PC Origin Systems, 1995

OpenBioForge Aims To Bring Origin System's Cult Classic Adventure Title "Into The Modern Era". (Repost)

Been heads-down coding #OpenBioForge for months and forgot to post updates! Latest: Quake-style console, motion-linked sfx and events, 168/188 script interfaces complete, Linux compatibility, and heaps more. Back to coding! #BioForge #GameDev

@banditloaf.wcnews.com Hey Ben, I stumbled across this www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/ste... and thought it might be of interest to you and the WC community. I believe Steve did some voice acting for Wing Commander IV and was the voice of the evil Dr. Mastaba in BioForge.

Bioforge-ing the Super Wing Commander Shuttle https://wcne.ws/16892

Time for @robzacny.bsky.social and @patrickklepek.bsky.social to explore the strange detours their favorite developers have made over the years. In other words, an excuse to talk about BioForge. Time to Remember Some Games, people! remapradio.com/articles/dee...

Today marks 30 years since BioForge's release! From playing it in '95, reverse engineering in the 2000's, to recreating its engine - check out this anniversary showcase of OpenBioForge, bringing this DOS classic into the modern era. #BioForge #GamePreservation youtu.be/YZFhfYX1uVk

Magazine advertising for BioForge by Origin in the issue #3 of Electronic Entertainment, in March 1994

EA took a battle-axe to Origin's spinoffs around that time. Here's a similar print ad for Bioforge Plus... I believe a build of this one is floating around out there. They also killed the planned (but not advertised AFAIK) Ultima 8 enhanced CD-ROM (alongside its constituent expansion, Lost Vale.)

These DOS games are turning 30 years old this year: ---- Full Throttle Hexen Abuse Worms Terminal Velocity Dark Forces Command & Conquer BioForge Need for Speed Hi-Octane Destruction Derby Witchaven Descent Stonekeep Crusader Heroes of Might & Magic Warcraft 2 Phantasmagoria Discworld MechWarrior 2

It's ALIVE! Good progress on "AI" for NPCs. First question from my 9yo - what happens if you turn off his cell bars whilst he's alive?... well... nothing... but we can fix that now by modding the script in C#! 👇 What would you change / fix? #BioForge #retrogames #retrogaming

#BioForge is a highly scripted game, and so after reversing, much of the effort has been reimplementing the proprietary script API. Of the 188 subroutines and functions used by the f1.01 scripts, there are only 43 remaining to be implemented! #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

BioForge turns 29 today! 🥳 Could the upcoming 30th be the start of something new for this classic? 😉 #OpenBioForge #BioForge #retrogames #retrogaming https://openbioforge.com

Dressing up to go outside! 👨‍🚀 Physics system progress (Gravity ✅ Root motions ✅ Stairs ✅) #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Scroll all the text! 📖👀 All monitor text is complete, including scrolling, highlighting, dynamic content, and all languages (English, French, German, Spanish, except Japanese fonts) #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Testing OpenBioForge compatibility with all of the #BioForge releases I can find (four so far: b1.14, b1.83, f1.01, f1.02). #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming #pcbigbox

Playing around with AI upscaling of pre-rendered backgrounds from #BioForge (1995)! From 320x200 to 2560x1600😲 #retrogames #retrogaming @Magnific_AI

I caught Roland sleeping on the job! 😴😂 ... Levels are loading! Also progress on sfx e.g. ambient sounds, cued by distance, perf optimisations, etc. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

A fork! ... is ... invisible in my hand?! 🤔 ... because hierarchical transforms aren't implemented yet🤦 Progress continues. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

PIM (Personal Information Manager) is now functional. Good progress on in-game monitors, item pickup/drop/use, and inventory. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

3D model texture mapping comparison (Left: Original, Right: OpenBioForge). Love the detail that was just waiting to be uncovered! #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Getting combat ready with backflips! 😉 Progress continues on the marionette and sparring/AI system. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Camera/scene switching fixes, physics system progress, some cleanup and optimizations ... but Fido still doesn't want to come out to play (yet) 🦖😄#bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Shader debugging is keeping me busy lately 🐞🤔 #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

Some items from my #BioForge collection, including sealed #pcbigbox protected by @retroboxed, and art positives from the Origin museum! #retrogames #retrogaming

Dying without gravity = awkward 🙃 #bioforge #retrogames #devlog

That's not supposed to happen!😂 Progress continues on the script monitor API... #bioforge #retrogames #devlog

Reverse Engineering a Classic Video Game (BioForge) https://youtu.be/fKb_0BfKtsA

Moonquakes #bioforge #retrogames #devlog

Camera auto-follow, collision toggling, debug wireframes, basic interactions #bioforge #retrogames #devlog