Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 1, 2018

The GDNative architecture changed a lot since the very first version of the then-called "DLScript" With the release of Godot 3.0 approaching and the API getting more and more stable it is a good time to give an overview of what GDNative actually looks like now. GDNativeLibrary. A GDNativeLibrary is a resource type that abstracts over the actual binary files needed for each platform.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 2, 2018

Waldschattenspiel is one of the best board games I've ever played. The gist of the game is you place wooden trees on the board, then one player hunts the other players (dwarves) using a tea candle. The candle cast light that creates deep shadows behind the trees, which is where the other players hide. It's surprisingly effective, spooky and even (actually) scary.

Games 52

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Sirlin

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I was thinking about how we'll handle cross-platform play in Fantasy Strike. The plan is that you'll add a friend to your in-game friends list, even if they are on another platform, then you can click on them there to directly challenge them. I was looking into how Street Fighter 5 handles your in-game friends list. They went a different way with it.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the ninth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This suite is based on the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development , my own personal board game development philosophy.

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Playtesting Games Advertising Prototyping 130

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 1, 2018

As a little kid growing up in the 1970s, 2018 seems like an unimaginable future. Moon bases and rocket ships. It didn't quite turn out the way 8-year-old Ronnie imagined. Some ways better. Some ways worse. I'm not sure my life turned out the way I imagined. Some ways better some. Some ways worse. 2017 was the year Thimbleweed Park came out. It was also the year a dipshit narcissistic a **e became president.

Point and Click 52

Point and Click Writing Internet Prototyping 52

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 1, 2018

A review I read before buying Roll for the Galaxy said it was much simpler than Race for the Galaxy. That's not true at all, but I do think the dice and other elements make it a better game than Race for the Galaxy.

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Racing Games 52

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 5, 2018

Hey, it's time for Friday Questions*, but since I've never done this before on Grumpy Gamer, there are no questions to answer, so you have a week to ask some. If you have a question, put it in the comments below and I'll pick 4 or 5 and answer them with a stark honesty that will amaze you. Questions can be about anything, but please keep them game or game industry related.

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Games 40

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 4, 2018

It's not uncommon for me to get asked on Twitter (when I was active there) why we don't unit test games? They would mention how they work in blah blah industry and do unit testing all the time and it's virtually eliminated the need for human testers. They then go on to call me a jerk face and tell me I make stupid games. OK, I made up that last part, but sometimes it feels like they said it.

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Bug Games Writing Data 52

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you're wondering why Thimbleweed Park isn't anywhere to be seen in the IGF awards , it's because we didn't submit it. I have some issues with the IGF. The IGF doesn't do this, but I also won't submit to any awards that make you pay just to be considered (BAFTAs, DICE). Awards are basically cool-kid popularity contests and often have nothing to do with how good the game actually is.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Whenever I sign up for a website and it asks me for my birthday, I always enter Jan 1, 1901. This cause two things to happen. 1) On New Years day I get a stream of happy birthday wishes from websites I rarely visit. 2) Chris Remo always wishes me a happy 116th birthday.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 5, 2018

Paper Scraps Recovered From Blackbeard's Cannon Reveal What Pirates Were Reading

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 3, 2018

New rules for Settlers of Catan

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 5, 2018

Fulfillment is one of the most intricate and complex parts of the board game business. In fact, I’ve written about a few times: a crash course on the concepts , how to prepare for the costs , and a personal story of how hard it was to fulfill War Co. on my own. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

Games 130

Games Concepts Prototyping Software 130