- Happy Holidays! - 23 December 2022
Hello Gunners! Christmas and the New Year are ahead of us, which means it's time to slow down and reflect. So what was this year like for us? Certainly a busy one, we managed to take part in the winter edition of SIMFEST: Hobby Edition, during which our production enjoyed considerable interest among players. We got a lot of useful feedback, which helped us to know your expectations from the Cannon Foundry Simulator. We managed to introduce many interesting ideas, which we regularly informed you about on Steam and social media! May the next year be even more productive for us! So, returning to the Holidays and the New Year, we'd like to wish you the warmest wishes! Health, joy, and peace for this special time, and may Santa Claus listen to your requests and bring you under the Christmas tree your dream cannon! Also, may 2023 be full of success in your personal and professional life! Orbi…
- Metal Alloying Process - 7 October 2022
Hello Gunners! Work in progress - this is how we could describe the last weeks of our work. In the development of our production, in addition to working on elements that appeared in earlier devlogs, we focused on creating a metal alloying process. We started with the idea of pouring the alloy into a mold. The whole process involves placing an oblong mold in the holes that are in the ground so that casting of the cannon can be made. As you can see at the below video, there's a furnace door in the upper right corner. When you lift them up, the melt will flow out of the furnace and fill the molds. Take a look at what the process looks like in the material. How do you like it? Let us know in the comments and keep watching our Steam and other social media for more!
- Blast Furnace Bellow - 12 August 2022
Hello Gunners! Another news and another objects to show you from the Cannon Foundry Simulator game. This time we wanted to show you the bellow of a blast furnace with a gearbox. Let's start with the fact that its task is to create a blow of pressurized air to get a higher temperature and speed up the process of smelting metal alloy. Our blast furnace bellow with gear is modeled after those found in windmills. The mechanism works faster or slower, and that means more or less efficiently. This is influenced by the drive, that is, the waterwheel shaft and its mesh. This element isn't implemented, so we can't show it to you, but work is in progress! For now, take a look at some screenshots of the blast furnace bellow with a gearbox. Let us know how you like this mechanism and if you haven't seen the rest of the news yet, we encourage you to catch up! Stay tuned for more!
- Bucket Elevator - 22 July 2022
Hello Gunners! The work is ongoing, so today we'd like to present you another object that will be in our Cannon Foundry Simulator game. We have a few shots of Bucket Elevator to show you. This is a place where the material is transported to the blast furnace. Workers would haul material to the top floor of the blast furnace and throw it inside. Take a look at the screenshots below: To better illustrate this construction, we'll also show you a short GIF: How do you like the newest material? Let us know in the comments and wait patiently for more!
- Blast Furnace - 1 July 2022
Hello Gunners! Last week, a fragment of the furnace appeared on our social media, if you aren't following us yet, we encourage you to catch up. You can find all the links HERE. Today we've to present you a more extensive and refined part of the whole object, which is called Blast Furnace. This is the place where we'll smelt metal for casting cannons. How do you like it? Let us know what you think!
- Clay Forms - 6 May 2022
Hello Gunners! We're very happy that you liked the last material in which we presented workplaces in our machine foundry. But remember that our foundry is constantly being improved and a lot can change here. Of course, for the better Today we'd like to present you another element that will be our space in the game, i.e. the clay form. It's only model but what do you think it will be used for? Well, you can find a hint in the graphic below: We're waiting for your answers!
- Shaping, Drilling & Correspondence Table - 22 April 2022
Hello Gunners! We're back on Steam with another dose of news on what we're currently working on. It's something completely new and something we haven't shown anywhere yet. On the screenshots below you'll find several workplaces from our cannon foundry. Graphics show Shaping, Drilling and Correspondence Table. Let us know how you like the new materials and if you want more! We're looking forward to your feeback!
- SIMFEST: Hobby Edition - Live Stream! - 31 March 2022
What’s up Gunners? Have you heard of SIMFEST: Hobby Edition, which is currently running on Steam? This is the only such event dedicated to simulator games. The main feature of these games is an attempt to imitate a job or a hobby. Our game that fits perfectly into this convention is Cannon Foundry Simulator. If you haven't heard of our game yet, then you're setting up a cannon foundry here, where you've to go through the entire process of creating an old cannon from the very beginning. As part of SIMFEST: Hobby Edition, you'll be able to watch a stream on which we’ll show fragments of our game. Additionally, a chat will be available during the broadcast, where you'll be able to ask questions to our dev. So… are we seeing you on the stream? The event will last until April 4!
- SIMFEST: Hobby Edition - Live Stream! - 31 March 2022
What’s up Gunners? Have you heard of SIMFEST: Hobby Edition, which is currently running on Steam? This is the only such event dedicated to simulator games. The main feature of these games is an attempt to imitate a job or a hobby. Our game that fits perfectly into this convention is Cannon Foundry Simulator. If you haven't heard of our game yet, then you're setting up a cannon foundry here, where you've to go through the entire process of creating an old cannon from the very beginning. As part of SIMFEST: Hobby Edition, you'll be able to watch a stream on which we’ll show fragments of our game. Additionally, a chat will be available during the broadcast, where you'll be able to ask questions to our dev. So… are we seeing you on the stream? The event will last until April 4!
- Guess what it is! - 4 February 2022
Hello Gunners! Welcome to the first news on Steam this year! We hope you started it well and that everything is ok with you! Not much has changed with us - as always a lot of work. We continue to work on various solutions in the cannons - we refine the already developed carriages and create new versions of barrels. We can announce that soon we'll show you new barrels with marine and fire decoration. And today we'd like to show you something we've been working on recently. Do you have any idea what this is? We're curious about your ideas!
- Gunners, Season's Greetings! - 24 December 2021
Hello, Everyone! A special time is coming - the time of Christmas and the celebration of the New Year. The passing one was very intense for us, because we devoted every free moment to working on our game Cannon Foundry Simulator. But we don't complain about it, we hope that next year we also have a lot of work ahead of us and that we'll be able to present you even more results. In the meantime, we'd like to wish you a healthy and peaceful Christmas spent with your loved ones. Cannon as a gift under the tree or in a sock won’t fit, but we can wish you a "boombastic" party on the occasion of the New Year! Merry Christmas and the Happy New Year! Orbital Fireworks
- Wheels comparison - 3 December 2021
Hello, Cannon Lovers! Today we come to you with another material from our game – Cannon Foundry Simulator. This time we have to present models of carriages on different wheels. There are three types of wheels: lightweight, heavyweight and plank. Below are graphics showing these wheels. Lightweight wheels: Heavyweight wheels: Plank wheels: We're very curious to know which of these wheels you like the most. Let us know in the comments. Stay tuned for more!
- Social media - 12 November 2021
Hello, Guys! As you well know, the game is constantly evolving, as we regularly show on our Steam page. But did you know that we're also present on other social-media channels? We'd like to invite you to follow us also on other accounts, the links to which can be found below: - Facebook, - Twitter, - Instagram. See you there!
- Filigree double-bar carriage - 5 November 2021
Hello again! Cannon Foundry Simulator developers here! Let's come back to you with another piece of information on what is happening in the game right now. In recent weeks, we have focused on considering new concepts and solutions for our cannons. This time it was a filigree double-bar carriage and light spoked wheels. Ok, that's the theory, but would it look like practice? Check out these Blender screenshots below. What do you think? How do you like this solution? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for more material from us! See you soon!
- Primitive and modern carriages - 10 September 2021
Hello there! We come back to you after a short break, during which we were thinking about the next solutions, and then introducing them to the game. One of our last considerations was how to present the differences between primitive carriages and modern ones. Take a look at the Blender screenshots below. The first screen shows a primitive double-bar carriage, the next one shows the first modern trunion carriage. How do you like our applications? Let us know and stay tuned for more content from the work on Cannon Foundry Simulator!
- Checking cannons and their systems - 14 May 2021
Hello again! The work on Cannon Foundry Simulator is ongoing and going really well. We know that you are curious about what is currently happening in our project, so we would like to present you a few more screenshots documenting the work on the game. We're still testing various solutions, checking cannons and their systems. Ok, let's check them out. Below are some shots from Blender. We'll try to give you more information soon, so we encourage you to follow our Steam! Stay tuned!
- Concept and technical solutions - 23 April 2021
Hello there! Here's Orbital Fireworks, creators of the Cannon Foundry Simulator game and welcome to our first post on Steam. We would like to present you some graphics, showing what we are currently working on. Concept and technical solutions are currently being tested. So take a look below, here you will find screenshots from Blender. Let us know what you think and don't forget to add our game to your wishlist on Steam. Stay tuned for more!
