Originally published as an Advisory Hour Substack post on 2026-09-14. This first-party site copy preserves the text, localizes public supporting media, and connects the record to its project trail.
Original post
The Apostate Engine series is an exploration of engine concepts that are situated on the heretical fringe. Perhaps these engines could exist, perhaps they power tomorrow’s vehicles that represent today’s science fiction. Or perhaps they’re just tinkertoy lab experiments dropped by a punk elf in a mohawk. This machine is weird and intentionally so.
The engine contains a collector mechanism that positions a plasma chamber that controls a portable sun.
Words fail to capture how fluid the animation exchanges are for animating the sun capture. It feels like science-fiction made real.
The parallax event is the most fascinating. This is when the engine begets a simulation of itself to generate power.
The entire scene is a fantastic wonder.
Give it a try on a larger display (laptop or desktop) over at Apostate Engine 2
Connected work
- Apostate Engine 2: Open the project overview and follow the wider build record.
- Apostate Engine: Explore the earlier engine that started the project line.
- GameLab: Browse the rest of the playable experiments and build records.