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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 31/08/2026

Thanks! Credit to @pkautz.bsky.social for the write-up - it's brought a lot of people to the project.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 24/08/2026

BioForgeheads is the official term now.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 24/08/2026

That box art sold a lot of copies I reckon! Great purchase in hindsight.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 23/08/2026

Big milestone: I've just finished my first full play-through of BioForge running entirely in #OpenBioForge! No workarounds, no cheats, start to finish. Combat, NPC AI, projectiles, and damage all fully working. Now onto bugs and polish. #BioForge #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 15/08/2026

No firm ETA, but I'm getting close - all major systems are done now. Will post another progress update soon!

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 25/06/2026

None taken at all, great video and I was nodding along throughout. The jank is the soul of BioForge, and sanding it down would lose the very thing that makes it special. Exactly why #OpenBioForge is a recreation, not a remake: keep all that character intact, just free it from the DOSBox cage. 💜

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 25/06/2026

Thanks Ben, that genuinely means a lot coming from you. Hope you're keeping well 👍

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 22/06/2026

Yeah, it was! BioForge ends on a cliffhanger, and a full sequel (BioForge II) was underway before it got re-scoped into the BioForge Plus expansion, which even reached beta before Origin's rough 1995 killed it. That lost beta's high on my list of things I'd love to see preserved.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 21/06/2026

"That was one sorry excuse for a security robot. Makes a great bonfire though..." 🔥 New in #OpenBioForge: dynamic palette-based lighting, climbing, balancing on ledges, fall recovery, body-zone combat and positional audio. #BioForge #devlog #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 29/03/2026

BioForge turns 31 today. I've been heads-down on OpenBioForge - here's an uncut playthrough showing where things are at. Early combat, hit detection, dynamic effects, and more. youtu.be/7CMTDYt2_nQ?... #OpenBioForge #BioForge

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OpenBioForge | Progress Update (March 2026)

YouTube video by Tim Comport

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 07/12/2025

Love the nostalgia! Thanks for sharing. So glad you found OpenBioForge - welcome aboard!

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 18/10/2025

The whole image is just AI imagination (Google Gemini), not a real 3D model.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 20/09/2025

Had some fun with AI to visualize what a #BioForge Unit AP-127 figurine might look like! Could be a cool #3DPrinting project once #OpenBioForge is complete.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 01/09/2025

If you've come for the gamepad, you'll be sorely disappointed. 🤪

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 01/09/2025

Definitely on my radar as a control option! The challenge is managing those moments when cameras switch angles rapidly - need some smart hysteresis to avoid jarring control reversals.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 31/08/2025

Experimenting with native analog gamepad support in #OpenBioForge! 🎮 Let me know your button layout ideas in the comments (keep in mind fixed cameras, and over a dozen attack types). Excuse the amateur phone recording 😅 #BioForge #GameDev

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Timeproof Games @timeproof.games · 13/08/2025

BioForge PC Origin Systems, 1995

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 15/07/2025

OpenBioForge Aims To Bring Origin System's Cult Classic Adventure Title "Into The Modern Era". (Repost)

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OpenBioForge Aims To Bring Origin System's Cult Classic Adventure Title "Into The Modern Era"

With enhanced graphics and physics

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 16/07/2025

On the radar, but not the initial focus bsky.app/profile/open...

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 14/07/2025

Been heads-down coding #OpenBioForge for months and forgot to post updates! Latest: Quake-style console, motion-linked sfx and events, 168/188 script interfaces complete, Linux compatibility, and heaps more. Back to coding! #BioForge #GameDev

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 19/06/2025

@banditloaf.wcnews.com Hey Ben, I stumbled across this www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/ste... and thought it might be of interest to you and the WC community. I believe Steve did some voice acting for Wing Commander IV and was the voice of the evil Dr. Mastaba in BioForge.

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Wing Commander CIC @wcnews.com · 27/04/2025

Bioforge-ing the Super Wing Commander Shuttle wcne.ws/16892

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Remap Radio @remapradio.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Time for @robzacny.bsky.social and @patrickklepek.bsky.social to explore the strange detours their favorite developers have made over the years. In other words, an excuse to talk about BioForge. Time to Remember Some Games, people! remapradio.com/articles/dee...

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Deep Cuts

Rob and Patrick explore the strange detours their favorite developers have made over the years.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 30/03/2025

Cheers Ben! Origin's technical DNA spreading across their titles created something special in that era.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 29/03/2025

Today marks 30 years since BioForge's release! From playing it in '95, reverse engineering in the 2000's, to recreating its engine - check out this anniversary showcase of OpenBioForge, bringing this DOS classic into the modern era. #BioForge #GamePreservation youtu.be/YZFhfYX1uVk

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BioForge Engine Recreation | 30th Anniversary Showcase

YouTube video by Tim Comport

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Retro Video Game Ads @retrovgads.codevanessa.com · 21/02/2025

Magazine advertising for BioForge by Origin in the issue #3 of Electronic Entertainment, in March 1994

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Ben Lesnick @banditloaf.wcnews.com · 15/02/2025

EA took a battle-axe to Origin's spinoffs around that time. Here's a similar print ad for Bioforge Plus... I believe a build of this one is floating around out there. They also killed the planned (but not advertised AFAIK) Ultima 8 enhanced CD-ROM (alongside its constituent expansion, Lost Vale.)

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

These DOS games are turning 30 years old this year: ---- Full Throttle Hexen Abuse Worms Terminal Velocity Dark Forces Command & Conquer BioForge Need for Speed Hi-Octane Destruction Derby Witchaven Descent Stonekeep Crusader Heroes of Might & Magic Warcraft 2 Phantasmagoria Discworld MechWarrior 2

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

Thanks for the offer! The project isn’t ready for playtesting yet, but I’ll keep you in mind when it reaches that stage.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

That's awful, I'm so sorry that happened. The BioForge big box in good condition is indeed a rare treasure - glad you at least still have the manuals and CD.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

6/6 After many iterations, it's working great! There are areas that rely on the root motion implicitly that can't be avoided, but the hybrid system is as generic/elegant as I hoped. What other BioForge aspects should I consider improving? Let me know!

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

5/6 Pros: Better responsiveness, consistent speed, acceleration support, simpler collisions, future analog control. Con: Potential foot slippage, which I'm minimizing with careful tuning and blending.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

4/6 Solution? A smart hybrid movement/animation system. Player-controlled movements now use the physics system, not animation root motion.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

3/6 BioForge uses root motion for all movement - animations drive character movement directly. This explains issues like unresponsiveness and faster backward walking.

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2024

2/6 OpenBioForge aims to faithfully recreate the BioForge engine with QoL improvements. BioForge's most criticized aspect? Controls and combat. I'm tackling that head-on. #RetroGaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 18/08/2024

1/6 Significant refinement of movement/animation in #OpenBioForge! Most complex cut-scene now working (minus projectiles & some details). Check it out. Interested in a tech deep dive? Read on... #BioForge #GameDev

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/06/2024

It's ALIVE! Good progress on "AI" for NPCs. First question from my 9yo - what happens if you turn off his cell bars whilst he's alive?... well... nothing... but we can fix that now by modding the script in C#! 👇 What would you change / fix? #BioForge #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 19/05/2024

#BioForge is a highly scripted game, and so after reversing, much of the effort has been reimplementing the proprietary script API. Of the 188 subroutines and functions used by the f1.01 scripts, there are only 43 remaining to be implemented! #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 29/03/2024

BioForge turns 29 today! 🥳 Could the upcoming 30th be the start of something new for this classic? 😉 #OpenBioForge #BioForge #retrogames #retrogaming openbioforge.com

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 16/03/2024

Dressing up to go outside! 👨‍🚀 Physics system progress (Gravity ✅ Root motions ✅ Stairs ✅) #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 18/02/2024

Scroll all the text! 📖👀 All monitor text is complete, including scrolling, highlighting, dynamic content, and all languages (English, French, German, Spanish, except Japanese fonts) #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 19/01/2024

Testing OpenBioForge compatibility with all of the #BioForge releases I can find (four so far: b1.14, b1.83, f1.01, f1.02). #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming #pcbigbox

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 10/12/2023

Playing around with AI upscaling of pre-rendered backgrounds from #BioForge (1995)! From 320x200 to 2560x1600😲 #retrogames #retrogaming @Magnific_AI

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 07/11/2023

I caught Roland sleeping on the job! 😴😂 ... Levels are loading! Also progress on sfx e.g. ambient sounds, cued by distance, perf optimisations, etc. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 22/10/2023

A fork! ... is ... invisible in my hand?! 🤔 ... because hierarchical transforms aren't implemented yet🤦 Progress continues. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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OpenBioForge @openbioforge.com · 08/10/2023

PIM (Personal Information Manager) is now functional. Good progress on in-game monitors, item pickup/drop/use, and inventory. #bioforge #devlog #retrogames #retrogaming

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