RIP to my game Sandstorm Day 1-3. Really sad to see it go as it had so much potential and I even saw someone do a full reskin of it in 3D which was really cool
Viewing post in Memorial for the Non-Successful Games
That was actually super quick :D I already had a tornado and tornado shader from KriptoFX's Realistic Effects Pack 4, and I love whipping up particles and quick prototype 3d bits.
The fun part was programming the tornado to regenerate its energy based on the terrain splat maps containing sand, and take damage while over water or climbing too high, allowing me to paint actual gameplay with the terrain. It's something I've used for dynamic footstep sounds, but I think was usage is much cooler.