- We're coming back! - 16 April 2025
🔷 Hello, dear friends! WE'RE COMING BACK! All this time, work on the game has been in full swing and has not stopped for a single day, and we definitely have something to share with you! Weekly news about «Pigeon», collections of interesting facts about famous projects, streams and podcasts, announcements of high-profile and important events — we will tell about all this in our social networks and channels. As before, all the news will be released twice a week: on Wednesday and Saturday, so subscribe and follow our progress, there are many interesting things ahead!) 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game/pigeon_ovnru/ 🔷 Subscribe to our social networks to learn more about us: • Discord oVnRU - https://discord.gg/EEqZGQmqvK • Twitter oVnRU - https://twitter.com/o…
- Happy New Year! - 29 December 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Despite the slight lull in our social media and the studio's busy schedule, we sincerely wish you a Happy New Year! May 2025 be a year of fulfillment and fulfillment of your most cherished desires, and every day will be filled with joy and new opportunities. We wish you and your loved ones good health, love and warmth in your homes, and success in any endeavors. We hope that in the new year you will have more reasons to laugh, more adventures, cool ideas and exciting events! Summing up the results of 2024, I would like to note that the year was extremely difficult, but our team is more determined and willing than ever to work on the game, constantly improve and refine it. In addition, let's not forget about the impressive results that we have achieved over these 12 months, and about the many positive moments that we were lucky enough to experience. First of all,…
- Vertical slice of the game! - 4 December 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! We would like to announce that work on the vertical slice of the game has moved to the final stage of production! Now we are testing the whole level, bringing all the mechanics to mind and working on optimization. As soon as everything is ready, we will publish a separate news and tell you about our plans for the future! We would also like to warn you that due to the busyness of all departments, there will be less news on our social networks. But don't worry, this is only a temporary change for the sake of the development of the Pigeon project!) 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game/pigeon_ovnru/ 🔷 Subscribe to our social networks to learn more about us: • Discord oVnRU - https://discord.gg/EEqZGQmqvK • Twitter oVnRU - https://twitter.com…
- Our merch! - 20 November 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Recently, we have terminated our partnership with the online store "VseMayki" due to some disagreements with the management. Therefore, unfortunately, it is not possible to buy our T-shirts now. We also do not recommend buying our T-shirts from unverified websites or other stores, as these may be scammers. All official information about us and our products is published only on our social networks! Despite this, we hasten to inform you that we are not going to stop the release of our merch, but, on the contrary, we want to make it even better, better and more diverse and promote our product on proven sites at affordable prices. And we are talking not only about clothes, but also about various things, starting with key chains and ending with full-fledged collectible figures, some of which may even be played in contests! So stay tuned and follow the news! We are try…
- High-poly model of the Veruca monster! - 30 October 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Most recently, we talked and showed the concept art of a cute creature called Veruca, and today we are ready to show you a ready-made high-poly model of this monster! 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game/pigeon_ovnru/ 🔷 Subscribe to our social networks to learn more about us: • Discord oVnRU - https://discord.gg/EEqZGQmqvK • Twitter oVnRU - https://twitter.com/oVn_RU • Website oVnRu - https://www.ovnru.site/ • YouTube oVnRU - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_SJnOtyYUyS2QF2zGuxCg
- Pigeon Developer Diary - 23 October 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! We are pleased to announce that we have started creating full-fledged Pigeon developer diaries in video format. In these videos we will tell in detail about each stage of our game's creation, sources of inspiration, ideas, show the workflow of the oVn RU studio staff, as well as show early concepts and exclusive footage that have never been published before. We are still working out the best format and way of presenting information for such a video, but we can definitely guarantee that the first issue of “Pigeon Developer Diary” will be released before the end of this year! If you have any suggestions regarding the video or questions about what you would like to learn from these Diaries, you can write all your wishes in the comments on our social networks. 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationale…
- Monster Veruca! - 16 October 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Today we want to introduce you to another monster of our game, but this time not an evil and dangerous monster ready to destroy the player at any moment, but a cute and harmless creature that is called Veruca in the world of birds! Verucas are domesticated creatures, extremely inquisitive, interested in everything, but at the same time timid. They can usually be found in pens, but due to their small size and innate curiosity, they often escape. But to catch at least one of them is already a task with an asterisk, since they run very fast. Veruca is an analogue of a chicken from the real world, and although they do not look like each other outwardly, they are bred for one purpose: meat and a footnote of eggs that come out through their backs, where there are special holes for this. Like many other monsters from our game, the Verucas will have several colors, and y…
- Studio work! - 9 October 2024
Friends, it is with great regret that we have to inform you that due to the blocking of the Discord messenger in the territory of the Russian Federation, our server is suspending its work on this platform. Those who sent us their application to join the studio and work with us, please resend the application, but with your data from Telegram, not Discord, so that we can contact you. All these changes are valid only for the duration of the Discord lock. We really hope that the situation will be resolved soon and everything will be as before! We also remind you that we have a Telegram chat in which you can always continue to communicate, share information and always be in touch with us. • Link to the chat: https://t.me/ovnruchat 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game…
- Work on the NPC! - 2 October 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! As you know, there will be many different characters in our game, both important, plot-based, and ordinary NPCs who walk around the world and go about their daily business. Since Pigeon's budget is limited, we cannot afford to create unique models for ordinary villagers as well. However, this does not mean that we have given up and that now all NPCs in the game will be the same. So what did we do? Let's consider our solution using the example of the blacksmith Volt. Despite the fact that the non-player characters have one model, we tried to make each of them as different from each other as possible. Firstly, we create our own unique distinctive color for each bird, and we do it not at random, but taking as a basis the species of birds existing in real life with interesting and unusual colors! Secondly, clothing is also undergoing changes, and not only the color,…
- The character Harry! - 18 September 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Today we want to introduce you to another interesting and funny character of our game, as well as show you his ready-made high-poly model! Meet Harry the jackdaw named Pig Iron! One night, a visiting woman, whom no one knew, left a wicker basket with a baby jackdaw inside in front of the entrance to the temple. After leaving the baby alone, she almost immediately left the island and was never heard from again. But the baby was lucky: 17-year-old Michel, who had just lost his parents due to an accident, really wanted to shelter him. Everyone around doubted that the boy would be able to bear such a burden of responsibility. However, the Cockle priest vouched for the young man, but with one condition: he would not reject help in raising the baby bird, who was later named Harry. Despite the fact that Michel loved his pupil very much, he was completely unable to show…
- Pigeon animation demonstration! - 11 September 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! Our team continues to work hard and create animations for various Pigeon characters, and today we have prepared for you another small selection with ready-made animations for Prokofiy the eagle, Urus the hummingbird and Volt the cockatoo! We advise you to watch to the end, because at the end you will find a pleasant, funny bonus!) • Link to the video: https://youtu.be/AdyzCLgp0PQ?si=bfCMx2X3DUo8GVeD 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game/pigeon_ovnru/ 🔷 Subscribe to our social networks to learn more about us: • Discord oVnRU - https://discord.gg/EEqZGQmqvK • Twitter oVnRU - https://twitter.com/oVn_RU • Website oVnRu - https://www.ovnru.site/ • YouTube oVnRU - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_SJnOtyYUyS2QF2zGuxCg
- oVn RU Studio is looking for employees! - 4 September 2024
⚡oVn RU game studio is looking for cool specialists to join its team!⚡ Friends, if you have been following our progress for a long time, you are interested in the Pigeon project and you would like to participate in the creation of the game, then now you have the opportunity! • Currently, specialists are being recruited for the following positions: - 3D Artist - 2D Artist - Concept Artist - Game Designer - Narrative Designer - Programmer • The main advantages of working with us: - completely remote work with a convenient schedule for you from 5 hours a week; - Access to purchased and closed studio courses, as well as courses from other various schools; - communication and work in the same department, or in different departments, where middle, middle +, senior, full stack specialists are located; - individual sessions with Department Leaders in raising issues related to your work, as well…
- Comparing a character in childhood and now! - 30 August 2024
🔷 Hello, dear friends! We continue our column "Then and now", in which we compare two different versions of the same character, and today we want to share with you two ready—made models of Varya the pigeon - the half-sister of Richard the pigeon and Urus the hummingbird! 🔷 You can support our project: • Boosty - https://boosty.to/ovnru • DonationAlerts- https://www.donationalerts.com/r/ovnru • VK Play - https://vkplay.ru/play/game/pigeon_ovnru/ 🔷 Subscribe to our social networks to learn more about us: • Discord oVnRU - https://discord.gg/EEqZGQmqvK • Twitter oVnRU - https://twitter.com/oVn_RU • Website oVnRu - https://www.ovnru.site/ • YouTube oVnRU - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_SJnOtyYUyS2QF2zGuxCg
- Dungeon! - 22 August 2024
Hello, dear friends! To date, our level design team is actively working on creating a large level in the dungeon, and now we want to share our intermediate results with you! By itself, this level is not very large, but it has several corridors, forks and spacious halls in which you will learn the history of the Pigeon world and see the statues you already know, which we told you about earlier in our social networks, and exploring secret paths and nooks you will be able to find useful artifacts and secrets. And, of course, where to go without enemies — several types of opponents of different complexity are definitely provided for the player! In addition to filling the level with various objects and monsters, we also paid special attention to lighting. In addition to flying fireflies and candles placed everywhere, tree roots with mana glowing in them grow throughout the location along the…
- Pogg's finished character model! - 14 August 2024
Hello, dear friends! More recently, we talked and showed the concept art of such a character in our game as Pogg, and today we are ready to share with you a fully finished model of this daring and treacherous sparrow! As a reminder, Pogg is very similar to Urus in his personality traits and behaviour. But while Urus used manipulation, lies and persuasion to achieve his goals, Pogg, on the other hand, always went straight ahead and used the right of the strong. Of course, the villagers tried their best to stop the young sparrow's attempts at banditry, but, alas, they were not always successful. Nevertheless, Pogg realised that it would be more and more difficult to continue to carry out his deeds alone, so he needed a gang of his own. One thing Pogg hadn't taken into account was that he couldn't count on honest and loyal friendship among scumbag kids like himself. For the power the other…
- The Plant system! - 7 August 2024
Hello, dear friends! Last week we told you about such an interesting mechanic as Plant, and exactly how it will be implemented in the game itself. Today we want to delve into the technical part of this system and talk about how it all works in practice. 📌 Part 2. The Plant system is designed to solve 2 main tasks: 1. Creating zones for the appearance and disappearance of many monsters at specified points. 2. Changing the behavioral characteristics of Plants. Let's talk about each item separately. 1. The feature of this system is the activation of habitat zones and the nth number of points of appearance of creatures in it. When the player's character crosses the border of the zone, the spawn points are activated in it, which in turn create in their place related Plant instances. In addition, the zones themselves may overlap with each other. That is, when one of the zones is activated, P…
- The Plant system! - 31 July 2024
Hello, dear friends! Today we want to tell you about a rather complicated, but interesting and ready-made mechanic called Plant. Since this system is quite multifaceted, we will divide this news into two parts and now tell you how it works directly during the game. 📌 Part 1. A Plant is a predatory plant creature that lives in dungeons and is located on the vaults and walls of caves. Hunting various creatures, he lures them to him with his mana-filled tentacles. The tentacles themselves are extremely toxic, and upon contact with them, the victim will be affected by hallucinogenic substances. From the gameplay point of view of the mechanic, we work as follows: when a player approaches a Plant, he will feel it and begin to react to it, pulling out his tentacles and luring the victim to himself. Since the Plant does not have eyes and is oriented in space only thanks to its appendages, it w…
- The user interface is in the game! - 24 July 2024
Hello, dear friends! At the moment, our team of artists is actively working on creating a user interface for the game, including the design of one of the most important elements of the game UI: HUD (Heads-Up Display). Today we want to show you a ready-made version of HUD and tell you about it in detail. In the upper left corner, according to the classics, the most important interface elements are located: a health bar, a flask with mana, which, by the way, will not appear immediately, but only after some time, when Richard acquires his witchcraft abilities, as well as a mini-map on which various objects, tasks, and the location of the main character relative to the game will be displayed the world and so on. In addition, in addition to the information component, we have also added decorative elements in the form of bright feathers. Just below is an icon with the name of the active quest…
- The character Pogg! - 17 July 2024
Hello, dear friends! Today we will introduce you to another interesting character from our game - a cheeky and dangerous sparrow named Pogg! Pogg is very similar to Urus in his character traits and behaviour. But while Urus used manipulation, lies and persuasion to achieve his goals, Pogg, on the other hand, always went straight ahead and used the right of the strong. Of course, the villagers tried their best to stop the young sparrow's attempts at banditry, but, alas, they were not always successful. Nevertheless, Pogg realised that it would be more and more difficult to continue to carry out his deeds alone, so he needed a gang of his own. One thing Pogg hadn't taken into account was that he couldn't count on honest and loyal friendship among scumbag kids like himself. For the power the others gave him over them, they got nothing in return. Sparrow took all the laurels and honours for…
- Character Design! - 11 July 2024
Hello, dear friends! A few days ago, someone wrote to us in private messages with an interesting question about how exactly we create and come up with character designs for our game. Well, there are really a lot of bright birds in Pigeon, so now we will try to answer this question and tell you everything in detail! To begin with, it is worth noting that one of the key goals of our team is to show in the game as many different bird species as possible that exist in real life. To do this, the narrative design department first studied a huge number of birds, noting the peculiarities of the behavior of each of them, then chose the most interesting, familiar and rare species, and after that they were directly engaged in creating characters: prescribed their image, character, background, etc. When the character is ready, artists step in and give him an original and memorable appearance. Of co…
