Work in progress.
Worth following.
Design journals, worldbuilding notes and development retrospectives from Hallvik. A place to understand the decisions behind the game.
From a terrain basin to places worth walking through
The world-building phase: mountain silhouettes, riverbanks, forest depth and the decision to put authored routes ahead of empty scale.
Environment retrospectiveRead article
Making the industrial approach a real route
A service exit, stream, bridge and workyard—and why a convincing screenshot is only half the job.
Current environment workRead article
234 images, 280 pickup entries: the icon library
Tools, medicine, electronics, clothing and everyday objects now have a consistent visual language—and a proper place in the website.
Completed art-library passRead article
First-person focus, clear prompts and the first radio call
How the interface work evolved from early menu foundations into first-person interaction, bilingual narrative views and a moving start.
Integration retrospectiveRead article
From an asset atlas to playable content
The broader content work covers enemies, weapon families, vehicles, damage, repairs and economy—but models and catalogue rows are only the beginning.
Content planning retrospectiveRead article
Beyond the ridge: a second reply
How a settlement in an old quarry basin extends Hallvik’s story from a restored broadcast to a shared water supply.
Design journalRead article
Progress you can see in the streets
Why a repaired gate, a running substation and a trusted route matter more than another level on a skill tree.
Design journalRead article
Building the first district: foundations before scale
A retrospective on movement, equipment and persistence work, and what still stands between isolated tests and a complete playthrough.
Development retrospectiveRead article