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Godot XR progress update June 2021

Mircosoft Game Dev

Mobile GPUs are very different from desktop GPU, to make better use of limited access to fast memory mobile GPUs use a tile based architecture. This means that the render buffer is divided into smaller tiles. All geometry is processed first while the GPU keeps track of which triangles need to be rendered to each tile.

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How We Printed the Tasty Humans Board Game Kickstarter

Brand Game Development

It’s a tile-placement, puzzle-solving board game for 1-4 players about villagers attacking monsters. So we followed this basic process for the box, boards, rules, cards, and tiles. Another minor issue that we resolved shortly after receiving our first Tasty Humans prototype was ink oversaturation on the box and the rules.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

see recent devblogs on GDScript typed instructions , Complex Text Layout , Tiles editor , documentation , and 2D rendering improvements !), This new beta 4 adds a new round of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ).

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Ascent of Ashes dev switches to Godot halfway development “Not as chaotic as Unity”

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This also meant we had less dev time to fix bugs or optimize performance. Without it, rendering the 800.000 tiles that compromise the game map became problematic, so the team had to spend a week on optimizing that. Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game.

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How Much You Should Spend on Board Game Advertising

Brand Game Development

A puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players.” Reviews are tremendous at establishing trust and are relatively low-cost, often only costing the price of a prototype and shipping. The post How Much You Should Spend on Board Game Advertising appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Eat villagers.

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I Make Board Games in Tabletop Simulator (A Guest Post)

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Shuffling decks, dealing tiles, and assigning first player at a push of a button is very useful. Tabletop Simulator can be used to prototype your game with hundreds of people remotely with the freedom to change and customize on a whim. Tabletop Simulator allows you to script functions within the game. And if you need help?

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What is a Tabletop Game? This is Everything that Goes into Making a Board Game.

Brand Game Development

That means card games, dice games, miniature games, and tile-based games also fall under the purview of what is frequently called “board games.” A designer usually starts with the simplest possible prototype – often either pen and paper or on an online testing tool such as Tabletop Simulator. This is really important to know.

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