Basilisk

Devlog

• Basilisk Update 0.23 - Redeemer
  June 11, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Can a weapon ever be too powerful? Basilisk says no. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk/ Also on Itch: https://projector-studios.itch.io/basilisk... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.22 - Persistantification
  June 10, 2025 by Projector Studios

  The next bit was making sure that the configuration set by the player persists between menus. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk/ Also on Itch: https://projector-studios... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.21 - Randomisation
  June 09, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Don't know what to select? Try the random config button and see how you get on. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk/ Also on Itch: https://projector-studios.itch.io/basil... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.20 - the config screen
  May 30, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Enough explosions. Now its time for some hard UI action... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.19 - hypnotise
  May 29, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Added the basilisk hypnotise effect which disables ships so you can cause triple damage and take them out swiftly... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.18 - homing missiles
  May 28, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Homing missiles are now available!... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.16 - launch sequence added
  May 23, 2025 by Projector Studios

  The rockets now 'launch' for a time before they travel in the target direction. Just needs a swoosh when the speed kicks in. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk Or pre-or... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.17 - bringing the boom
  May 22, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Now that projectile weapons are implemented, I can move onto Rockets! At the moment they just move forward but they create explosions which can take out a bunch of enemies at once. Wishlist now: https... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.16 - ramping up the shmup
  May 21, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Many bullets make light work. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk/... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.15 - the basilisk effect
  May 20, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Working on getting the basilisk effect working which includes a hypnotic view cone, slow-down effect, background imagery, warning sirens. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basil... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.14 - Guns, lots of guns
  May 20, 2025 by Projector Studios

  I've created a weapon manager now so I can quickly configure all sorts of projectile based weapons. Here are some examples... Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553700/Basilisk/... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.13 - the shmup basics
  May 19, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Got the shmup basics set up - some cannon fodder spawning and moving, the player's ship flying around, some bullets spraying and some noisy explosions. If you've got ideas for a sweet shmup then I'd l... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.12 - Godot
  May 19, 2025 by Projector Studios

  Basilisk was pretty far in development but we decided to move over to Godot to see if that's any better to work with. First things first - the title screen... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.11 - Obstructions
  December 31, 2024 by Projector Studios

  I liked the idea of clouds of spirals that linger on enemy destruction that block the player's view. Might delete later... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.10 - Splines!
  November 28, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Now I have a nice set of weapons, I've spent some time looking at splines. Textbook shmup enemy path first... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.9 - More progress
  October 19, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Its coming on nicely so I'll post another gif... Continue reading
• Basilisk Update 0.8 - 1000x
  October 17, 2024 by Projector Studios

  I switched a load of stuff on and forget to set reload times which ended up with this thing of beauty. Made me think that the enemies should be powerful and require loads of hits. This will mean that... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.7 - More Weapons!
  August 26, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Update 7 - More Weapons! Added more weapons to the config screen. You can only choose 6 to use in-game so I've added limitations on selection and a Randomise! button... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk dev build
  May 18, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Early days but already enjoying playing my game. Can't get enough of upgrading everything and watching the screen explode in slow motion. I've shared a really early build so you can too... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.6 - Shields
  May 11, 2024 by Projector Studios

  There's a chance that the Basilisk ability could be overpowered. So I've added shields that can counter that ability if needed... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.5 - disabling enemies
  May 04, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Now I have the functionality of the Basilisk ability sorted - the game will slow and an enemy can be disabled after a few seconds of targetting and hit for triple damage... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.4 - Petrification
  April 30, 2024 by Projector Studios

  I needed a strobing visual effect for the Basilisk ability. The quick first attempt turned out nicely. I love it when that happens. The idea is that the player can use this ability to disable enemies... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk update 0.3 - Slowmo
  April 24, 2024 by Projector Studios

  SLOOOOOW-MOOOOOO!!! Oh yeah, and I've got the basics of the player-enemy dynamic up and running. But, more importantly, SLOW-MO!!!... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.2 - Weapon Select
  April 20, 2024 by Projector Studios

  Got a weapon loadout screen up and running so its nice and easy to add new weapons and abilities down the line. Loves a bit of UI I do... Continue reading

  
• Basilisk Update 0.1 - Title Screen
  April 20, 2024 by Projector Studios

  The most important thing in game dev before working on anything else is to get a funky Title Screen up and running. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise... Continue reading