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StickyTipCreating a GIF for your game

Since many people on itch.io used animated cover images I figure we should have a thread with some GIF creating resource...

started by leafo Dec 28, 2015 Last page

26 replies

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investus.itch.io

23 days ago

StickyTipFavorite Game Making Tools

Thought it might be fun to have a thread where everyone could share their favorite tools for making games. I'm gonna use...

started by flankstaek Dec 02, 2015 Last page

131 replies

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SupersizeMyHeart

65 days ago

StickyTipDistributing pre-release builds with itch.io

I see a lot of devs using a mix of these techniques to distribute early builds of their games/tools: .zip or installer i...

started by Amos Jan 10, 2016

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StickyPersonal Games Resource List

Since itch.io is full of very interesting personal games, I thought it would be the best place to post something like th...

started by Vaida Dec 04, 2015

18 replies

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IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

StickyMental Health in Games Resource List

After having a blast making the personal games resource list , I decided to compile a list of games, articles and other...

started by Vaida Dec 15, 2015

20 replies

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GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

ProgrammingMaking a holi bomb and a flare in unity3D

Making a color bomb/flare in unity3D Tutorial by: Anurag Pathak - https://anurag-pathak.itch.io/ Shubham Kumbhar - https...

started by GOVIT Apr 27, 2021

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DesignCursor which Identifies Enemies, with animation added to enemy, destroying on cl...

Tutorial By: Aakash Gupta (20BCG10053) - https://aakashh0-0.itch.io/ Anas Ahmad Khan (20BCG10081) Students At VIT Bhopal...

started by khan0743 Apr 27, 2021

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Unity - Making a Waterfall

This tutorial has been the efforts from 1st year students of B.Tech CSE with specialization in Gaming Technology at VIT-...

started by OmMani02 Apr 26, 2021

2 replies

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evilsn

Apr 27, 2021

ArtMaking a confetti system in unity

This tutorial was made as a part of my Game Programming course in VIT Bhopal University. Today, I will be explaining how...

started by Sankalp Jajodia Apr 26, 2021

1 reply

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naniloit

Apr 26, 2021

DesignWhich part of making a game do you like best?

The parts I like most are environmental design and storytelling . I also like to combine them so that the ambient itself...

started by criacuervos Apr 26, 2021

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DesignCustom cursor on web

hello, I would like to know how to put a custom cursor on the web, some time ago I saw a person who had his itch.io page...

started by CasadoGames Apr 25, 2021

3 replies

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mid

Apr 26, 2021

TipMARKETING on Facebook 2021

MARKETING. I thought about also sharing with you guys a recent marketing experience with 0 funding, mostly because I ass...

started by 16bitnights Apr 18, 2021

18 replies

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16bitnights

Apr 25, 2021

ProgrammingURL of a video file

Hi, I'm making a game in WebGL with Unity,. The game works, but I need to access to a video file that is in a subfolder...

started by ericvenn Apr 24, 2021

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How can I make an own game?

started by Raging.bean Apr 21, 2021

2 replies

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Raging.bean

Apr 21, 2021

TipDroidCamXpro

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started by RDK Studio Apr 20, 2021

2 replies

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No Time To Play

Apr 20, 2021

Programmingneed help on scratch project

every time i try to start the project the best i can get is 13 FPS (16 being the normal smooth 30 FPS) plz help

started by shoto_kazui Apr 18, 2021

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ProgrammingImplementing Wind Effect Into A Beautiful Terrain

VIT Bhopal CSE (Specialization In Gaming Technology) Project Natural Vision Members: Ronak Sharma (20BCG10004) Yashasvee...

started by Yashasvee Apr 17, 2021

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Tip[2D] How to Make your Camera follow your Player

Introduction: As a beginner, me and my team of three have taken up our very first 2D platformer project for our B. Tech...

started by Abhinav Apr 17, 2021

4 replies

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vinayakmathur

Apr 17, 2021

ProgrammingCan you recommend a cheap server hosting service for indie games?

Can you recommend a cheap server hosting service for indie games? I've tried playfab multiplayer services, but I'm only...

started by Xcrypt Apr 11, 2021

2 replies

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Synzorasize

Apr 16, 2021

ProgrammingTutorial on buttons in unity

Buttons in unity To insert a button, right click in the Scene Hierarchy and go to Create → UI → Button . If you do n...

started by piyushchourasia05 Apr 15, 2021

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DesignUnity - tutorial for simple game menu

Hello Gamers. This tutorial will be focused on how you can create simple game menu for your game in Unity. This Tutorial...

started by CasualClicks Apr 15, 2021

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ProgrammingIs there a good BASIC Fantasy Console with supports maps that function like TIC-...

I help another member to ask the following question. I am looking forward to some help. Thanks. ( https://itch.io/jam/ja...

started by rcbasicfans Apr 15, 2021

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ProgrammingGdevelop in 3D

Hello. i have a question where is a no-code 3D game engine with a scripting method like gdevelop?

started by markcopperman78 Apr 14, 2021

1 reply

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firecat

Apr 14, 2021

TipHow to sculpt a Terrain in unity

1. In the GameObjects tab select 3D and select Terrain. 2. Keep the Terrain selected from the Hierarchy and on the inspe...

started by fiza234 Apr 12, 2021

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ProgrammingCamera Following a Moving Object in UNITY

CAMERA FOLLOWING AN OBJECTS MOVEMENT Akshat Singh-20BCG10037 Nehal Pal-20BCG10070 Creating an object and Plane surface...

started by Akshat Singh BCG Apr 11, 2021

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