PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the game now announced for a 2024-release, the part time solo dev is motivated to finish the game. The core mechanics of Critter Crossfire leave the door open for so many unique items that couldn’t exist in any other turn-based tactics game or first person shooter. There have been a few 6-month breaks there.”

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Drawing inspiration from their own experiences in bouldering, the team sought to incorporate the exhilarating mechanics of climbing into the game. The post Indie dev studio Wikkl Works takes virtual rock climbing to New Heights appeared first on PreMortem Games. It is great to see that it’s working out so far.”

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

He took some online courses on programming and he was in business, as a solo dev operating under the name of Frambosa , only six months later. So, his solo debut game Billy Bumbum might be the first and last game he made as a one-man-dev-team. But for me it might be different than for other solo devs. There are many lessons!

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Throughout development, you may often be tempted to include incredible features and mechanics that weren’t originally planned, which can make the project’s completion elusive. The post Solo dev Diego Ras of Raccoo Venture “Everything starts with paper and pencil” appeared first on PreMortem Games. Beware of mutant scope.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It is hard to balance something deep and meaningful with game mechanics while keeping things enjoyable for the player. The post Solo dev Michael Schmidt “Adding spiritual traditions to games is hard” appeared first on PreMortem Games. What’s the biggest lesson learned from this project?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I sketch many times, not only my concept art but even game mechanics. Crude will release on 22 December 2023 and Remote Life 2: Fearless on 7 May 2024 The post Solo dev Mario Malagrino “The psychological pressure is the worst part of game development” appeared first on PreMortem Games. What’s your creative process?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2024

I added the first goblin and the basic combat mechanics, and that felt good but still not quite there. The post Solo dev Jason Larabie of Rodent Games works after hours on Artificer’s Tower “I live a dual life” appeared first on PreMortem Games. The final piece that solidified the game for me was summoning bosses.

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MARCH 31, 2017

In the coming week, I hope to accomplish the following goals: Create a rudimentary win condition to test Experiment with a card drafting mechanic Push version 1, edit 2 to Tabletop Simulator (version codename: State Route 1, Edit 2) Playtest some more. The post Dev Diary: 03/31/17 appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What originally started out as a treehouse building simulator prototype, slowly evolved as the duo gradually added different mechanics. “It From the building mechanics, all the way to the third person character movements. Does it improve the mechanics of the game? We judge each feature based on three criteria.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 5, 2024

Starcraft, for example, had all Zerg units regenerate, all Protoss have a combination of shields and health, and Terrans have a mix of organic (healable) units and mechanical (repairable) units. To do this, think about what makes a Corp and try to capture that in gameplay mechanics. Your faction abilities should be similar.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 8, 2023

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ Still, through judicious reward placement and some vents for frustration, we can make mitigate the worst of the sting of losing for most players.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

Is this mechanic fun? All advice for new game devs is to work on small projects, and make as many as you can. If I could pay for employees tomorrow, I would, but for now the solo dev works best. And if I get to keep making games, even in solo dev mode, that’d be great.” Will it run properly?

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 19, 2024

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ Many good roguelikes have a similar gameplay loop where the choices are plentiful but lack clear winners, making part of the demonstration of player skill through the choices the player makes over the course of the run.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

All these games together will teach you a wide variety of mechanics. This is a neat way to introduce brand new board game devs to odd concepts like modular boards – that is, boards that do not have the same form every time you play. Don’t study the mechanics of this game. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 27, 2023

for example, if there’s some sort of new unifying game mechanic in the DLC or expansion (think artifact weapons in WoW Legion), we may need to build content around that new mechanic and old stuff might take too much effort to repurpose. We also can’t always repurpose old content for the story DLC.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Is this mechanic fun? All advice for new game devs is to work on small projects, and make as many as you can. If I could pay for employees tomorrow, I would, but for now the solo dev works best. And if I get to keep making games, even in solo dev mode, that’d be great.” Will it run properly?

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Brand Game Development

JULY 28, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Every game mechanic, every piece of art, and every marketing endeavor ultimately comes down to your decisions. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? That’s no way to live a life.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 9, 2022

One of the core mechanics of a VR game is being able to interact with the world around you. It’s such a fundamental mechanic that it feels strange if your game doesn’t include it. Halfbrick found this was particularly true for movement mechanics, where there are three usual ways to move around: Blink.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain. With much of the game involving little witch Mika swooping around the beautiful scenery of the island, the team is particularly proud of the flying mechanic. “We So, finally, we decided to stick to the original plan and create a short adventure.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 7, 2017

I’m trying something different on the Dev Diary. My hope with the Dev Diary series is that by being really direct and transparent about my own development experiences, you’ll see how I respond to real problems. We’re in this together, game devs. My brother and I ended up liking the drafting mechanic.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 23, 2023

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ Saber also worked on Halo 2 Anniversary and brought their hot swapping tech to H2A as well. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

I am a 2d & 3D Animator so having a template where the Dev is already setup will be easier for me to work from and learn how the mechanics are put together. I would like to find out where I can get or buy a really good quality Slot Game template for online and mobile that I can update and skin here.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! Stay tuned for details on how you can get monthly comprehensive and even more detailed issues of the Kristala dev blog for just $1 a month! They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs already, you know that they're pretty hefty when it comes to content. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Kristala at Play NYC 2021. Concept Art.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2023

Currently, our system is designed to address highly repetitive and mechanical content production problems, such as matching lip movements. Impressive numbers To give an indication of how much time a dev team saves on the creation of NPCs, Dao Si shows some impressive numbers. That can be very tedious and repetitive work.”

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 30, 2020

Create rules and mechanics that help you express your idea in the best way possible. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Board game development is incredibly complex. To create a board game from start to finish , think of everything you have to do: Come up with a board game idea and design a game around it. Find artists.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

That’s interesting and new gameplay for Among Us” There were plenty more features and mechanics the team considered adding. And many of the regular tricks that devs use to save on rendering costs are lost when building VR games. “It You wonder, can I trust them or not? It does take much longer to build a great VR game.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That boss already has all of its mechanics locked down, all of the art done, all of the voice over recorded, all of the features designed, and so on. A good rule of thumb is to assume we on the dev team are working two or three patches ahead of whatever you're currently seeing in game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As such, the Unity engine has had to continually evolve, both setting and supporting trends in the game dev space. That spirit remains a foundation of who we are as a company, but nowadays there are so many more Unity developers out there, so we have to have new mechanisms to co-develop the engine in collaboration with our community.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

Welcome back to the Kristala dev blog! We know we've promised you bi-weekly dev blogs, but in truth, there's been a lot happening lately here at ACS headquarters. We know we've promised you bi-weekly dev blogs, but in truth, there's been a lot happening lately here at ACS headquarters. We're happy you're here. We promise. ;).

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In previous years I’ve opened the review with a collage of dev images of varying themes and content, but approaching the end of this year we have one major theme that stands out, and that I’ll be writing more about below, so let’s hear it for the interface mockups! The first three years there are Alpha, followed by Beta.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2023

We can discuss mechanics and existing content (and what we might modify), but we generally won’t take suggestions on hypothetical new content in forms other than “Would you like to see X?” Game mechanics, for example, cannot be copyrighted so game mechanics are fair to talk about.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We're so happy you're joining us for another epically magical installment of the Kristala Dev Blog! This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios.

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Cocos

JULY 11, 2023

On web platforms, you can’t use scheme method, as mentioned in the doc, Due to limitations of the Web platform, it can not be implemented by this mechanism, but internal pages can interact in the following ways: <html> <body> <dev> <input type="button" value="Trigger" onclick="onClick()"/> </dev> </body> (..)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

That's why we were super excited when we learned that this year's fifth-annual Play NYC convention would be held in person (with tons of awesome precautions in place to ensure all devs, speakers, and attendees were kept safe and healthy). Welp, that'll do it for another exciting installment of the Kristala Game Dev Blog!

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 27, 2020

Not everybody is into this kind of mechanic and many find it to be unsatisfying. Mitigate push-your-luck with a good catch-up mechanic. Smartly, Quacks of Quedlinburg included rat-tails, which act as a catch-up mechanic. Even with well-designed catch-up mechanics like rat-tails, luck-based games are like firecrackers.

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