Birdie Brigade

Creating a game with a friend

2024 - Present

About a year ago a friend and I wanted to combine our two passions: his, software development and mine, design. Creating a video game was the perfect blend.

Skills

  • 3D Modeling: Used Blender to model and sculpt game assets

  • Texturing: Hand painted textures using Procreate to keep style consistent

Starting with a goal

From the start, we wanted to challenge ourselves to make a 2 player game. After some initial brainstorming, we came up with pitting birds and squirrels against each other for seeds in the forest. But the details were still blurry. We sat down and started listing out ideas for how these birds and squirrels would interact with each other.

Initial sketch of the map layout

Drawing out the Characters

After leaning toward a two-player combat strategy game. I drew up the squirrel and bird soldiers

Hand drawn bird soldier
Hand drawn squirrel with an acorn helmet and mushroom shield

Bird and Squirrel Bases

Image of the bird base: a large tree with a nest resting on a branch

The ultimate goal of the game is to destroy the other player’s home base.

Bird base

Image of the squirrel base: a large tree with a hole cut inside for their nest

Squirrel Base

Hand Painted Textures

Each model is hand-painted using Procreate to keep the overall aesthetic consistent. I then bring these textures into Blender where I wrap them around the models.

Pine trunk texture
Acorn
Oak bark texture
Moss texture
Birds nest texture
River texture
Pink flower center texture
African daisy petal texture
Bundle of grass texture
Pile of seeds
Pink Flower Petal
oak leaf texture
African daisy center texture
Bridge wood texture
Flower stem texture
Pile of sticks
Side Navigation Shop
Bridge stone texture
Pine leaf texture
Spiderwort Petal texture
Pile of pebbles
Spiderwort pollen texture

Resources and Structures

Collecting resources (seeds, sticks, pebbles, and acorns) allows players to create armor, weapons, and structures, such as bridges, that give an advantage over their opponent.

On the ground there are sticks, seeds, an acorn, and a pile of pebbles amongst flowers and grass

Resources

A bridge across a river

Bridge

Thanks for Visiting

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