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Game Tech Discussion Devlogs Page 11

Z80 Development Tools
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Tech Discussion
Before I started writing Castle Escape (towards the end of 2020), I was surfing the web looking for a 'C' compiler for Z80 based systems and stumbled across Z...
Checking conditions visually
Tech Discussion
Unity Animator have a very neat trick. You can define parameters and use them to define conditions for transitions. No need to write custom function for each t...
Essence Showcase - Fast-Forwarding Your Own Time
Tech Discussion
This is the 4th is a 6 part write-up I've been doing about Worldline's time manipulation mechanics. You can find the first three here: Pause Slow Rewind Fast-fo...
The ECS in Idle Orbs: Tycoon
Tech Discussion
Idle Orbs: Tycoon is another addition to the "Idle Orbs Franchise" that I'm building up. It's not much for gameplay, just a nice little project to test out an E...
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Aztec/Mayan Themed Level Building
Tech Discussion
We wanted to give you the behind the scenes of how our levels are built. Today we will show you have post processing improves the look and quality of Buluk. Her...
Almost Alpha!
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With only 1 more release to go before we have to be 'feature-complete' for Alpha, we are focused on getting those last items checked off. In this build for Wind...
Bazza Nava Devlog #1 - Music Sheet
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Tech Discussion
This week I've been able to focus on the sheet system, that allows the game to generate harmonies that progress with the song. Let's dissect it step by step. Th...
Oh Snake! Making-of Video
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Tech Discussion
I put together a time-lapse of the milestones in developing my game. Approximately 85 hours of dev in 2 minutes! Enjoy. Do me a favor, subscribe to my youTube c...
Long-term TODO tracking in Synthnostate
Tech Discussion
This is a post for developers, project managers, and Synthnostate fans following my progress. Tracking and organizing tasks, sprints, and feature wishlists is a...
Game breakdown from dev perspective
Tech Discussion
You can read about how we developed this game jam on ShooterTutorial.com...
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Two days remain...
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Feeling the crunch, but making some really great progress in spite of this (or perhaps because of?!). Since last time: Added new hex type: survivor camp Impleme...
Grow And Rush
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Tech Discussion
I made this game during Weekly game jam 78. It is a platformer game where you can make certain platforms big to progress further in level. The game is not optim...
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V1.1 bug fix + support manettes
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Tech Discussion
V1.1 Ajout support manette de jeu. Le deuxième joueur peut rejoindre la partie en cours en appuyant sur Start. Correction de bug : La vie ne revient pas à...
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Tile priority
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Tech Discussion
The Genesis graphics were organized in two plans plus sprites. The most common way of drawing things in a platformer was to use the background plan for some bac...
Ironing Out Netplay Bugs
Tech Discussion
Now that I feel the UI is at a solid point, I've moved back over to what I've been sketched out the most by: the netplay conversion of the game I created last y...
Work in progress + Q & A
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Tech Discussion
Work In progress : 1. Type writer system on chatbox (Done) 2. Inventory system 3. Lantern on/off Future progress update : 1 Health bar 2. Save system 3. Map 2 (...
Sound Effects - Don't Fear the Synthesizer
Tech Discussion
Sound design is perhaps the most underappreciated aspect of video games. Is that an overstatement? Possibly, but let’s talk a little bit about it. Sound effec...
Required tools for "Where Is Here: New Home"
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Tech Discussion
Hey guys!! Here I am gonna explain why I need the tools to make my game! Topics: 1) Playmaker (with link) 2) Adobe Photoshop (with link) 3) Unity Asset FREE: Te...
Infinity world! New caves generation! Updated lighting system.
Tech Discussion
Now in Sandoria there will be INFINITE WORLD!* Just recently, in a separate project, I tried to create an endless procedural generation of the world, which I su...
Some news
Tech Discussion
Hi, I've been struggling with the game's code this last days and I must say that's a little mess in there. When I started to code this game, years ago, I didn't...
NcJump devlog #0
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Last month I decided to work on ncJump , a project with a new engine: nCine , an open-source C++ framework for 2D games developed by @encelo . Some time ago, a...
How I made a Pattern Recognition Algorithm for Ludum Dare Compo
Tech Discussion
As you likely know, I made the suicidal decision to make a game based off of a pattern recognition algorithm for the 48 hour Ludum Dare Compo. I'd never attempt...
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The Swarm 1.0.4
Tech Discussion
Hi! The following is a more technical discussion of the release notes for v1.04 of The Swarm, seen here . Weapon Penetration I've modeled a semi-realistic weapo...
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The Lost Demo
Tech Discussion
The download link is finally up and running, I hope everyone will enjoy the demo of this game set to be released 2020!...
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Behind the Scenes: Art
Tech Discussion
This post is a catalog of all the art produced to make this game, with links to their ArtStation pages which includes way more art! I plan on doing additional p...
PIZZA-8 - Simulating PICO-8 on a modern game engine
Tech Discussion
Introduction If you've seen my Twitter recently ( Right 'ere ), you might've seen I've been working on Jefftastic 's Pizza Delivery 2, a sequel to a game I keep...
Tools and Assets
Tech Discussion
Some Tools/Assets Used All of them are public! Feel free to try them out. Art Aseprite: https://www.aseprite.org/ Code Audio and Fade Manager: https://www.epi...
M1 Anyone?
Tech Discussion
I have to say, I'm largely impressed with Apple' s M1 chips. I thought that various portions of this transition would be more sloppy than executed, but Apple ha...
Xochipilli's Trade – Random Temple Generation
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Xochipilli's Trade – Random Temple Generation Context Not unlike a lot of people, we did the Ludum Dare Jam 44 this past weekend, with theme “your life is c...
The "Soldier" AI
Tech Discussion
Hey again! So, I decided to talk a little about the "soldier" AI that I wrote for this game. It's still a work-in-progress and I'm still polishing up the animat...
Some of My Uglier Character Models
Tech Discussion
I'll fix my ugly character models, if I learn how to, and if I must, I guess. I put a lot of work into getting Dawn right. She needed darker skin. She needed to...
UPDATE
Tech Discussion
The game is Updated! Some bug is fixed Stairs bug when you sprint you stuck is fixed Notes are in the walls now Monster random disappears fixed...
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C++ implemented code 2
Tech Discussion
Hello, In this blog I will discuss what has been implemented. at the current stage of the game I have setup an inventory and items are being stored within certa...
How I Did It-The Behind the Scenes Feature
Tech Discussion
Here is a brief rundown of some of the techniques and functions I used in building out the behind the scenes feature. There is dramatic room for improvement, bu...
Solving the attacking close to object problem !
Tech Discussion
As some of you knows, Elysium has been suffering from a problem for quite a while now, that made it impossible to attack IG a close enemy. To give a quick expla...
Addons!
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Or "yes, it supports mods" The October 2020 demo (corresponding with CommonCore 2.0.0 Preview 16) adds one big feature that I’ve wanted since the beginning an...
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Noise Hunters Devlog 26 - Choosing 3D models
Tech Discussion
Hello [Code_Name: MEVYE] [Location: CLASSIFIED], welcome back! Today we will see how we chose 3D models in online retailers! As we mentioned in a previous post...
Making of the landscape
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The landscape was really a technical challenge as we had to familiarize with a lot of unreal tech : landscape splines, virtual textures, how to import an extern...
Inventory in Soracca
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I've received a few questions on how inventory is handled in TMoS , so I figured I would make a devlog covering the subject. To front-load some information: TMo...
New Game Page
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Tech Discussion
Hi! I decided to change old full game project to restricted mode. Don't worry everybody who bought a game on old page are still able to download it :)...
Hotfix WebGL version
Tech Discussion
*** Error quit button resolved: go to the Ludum Dare page Wrong UI scale resolved ***...
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The halfway mark!
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I guess I'm at the halfway mark! I can feel the clock ticking... 😅 Anyway, some decent progress last night! First off, I've added the foundational bits for s...
Unity Port Progress
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Without further ado, here's what we've been doing over the last 6 months! If you missed previous post, where we adopted Unity forward, here it is. We are super...
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