Show notes
Avara, the minimalist 3D mech shooter from Ambrosia Software, just turned 20 years old. We celebrate the occasion and are joined by Scarlet Swordfish, who ran a 20th anniversary event that was livestreamed on Twitch.
Gameplay
- the HECTOR bipedal tank
Hector in the forest
Key layout customization
- interview with creator Juri Munkki [WayBack]
- level files and add-ons
- Binary Space Partitioning
- the Finnish word "Avara"
- Avara level design guide [.sit.hqx file]
- Avara Aftershock
- "official" fan site [WayBack]
- download at Macintosh Garden
Our chat with Scarlet Swordfish
- Escape Velocity stream with Matt Burch
- Scarlet Swordfish's setup
- iBook G3
- Epiphan AV.io HD capture card
- Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)
- Avara community
- Avaraline
- Avara web forum
- Avara Guild
- pavara port