Radiator Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

I had to compensate with powerful lights to get the sunny light bouncing effect I wanted and it was a bit annoying. So if you make a mod that does manage to make this theme work within the confines of Quake, you can easily interpret it as a commentary -- don't be such a baby, McGee! Why are these textures like this?!

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

Pham and Max delved deep into the world of indie game development, discussing everything from the inception of the game to its surprising success. Max Fink, originally from a modding background, joined the Battle Bit team a year after its formation, bringing his extensive experience in vehicle development to the team.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Reusing the light and fog settings, skybox, texture scheme, and architectural modules really helped me fit this jam into my schedule. is already included, so to install you just have to drop the mod folder in your Quake game folder and then you'll be good to go. (With textures by Makkon as usual.) Arcane Dimensions 1.8

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Radiator Blog

JANUARY 16, 2022

related: Yarn "language" spec , a programming specification / standard for how Yarn should operate in any game engine Yarn Spinner Unity plugs the core into Unity and adds a convenient wrapper. You will need to mod this and personalize it for your unique game project. for Unity release. has gone through six (6!)

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As a merchant, he offers a unique range of wares, making him an excellent choice for early-game husbands. However, if a spouse is killed, they can be resurrected by using a console command or by using a mod. His high HP levels ensure his durability in battles, and reaching level 50 allows him to keep up with your progress.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

I'm playing a giant Skyrim "total conversion" mod called Enderal. and my notes are obviously going to spoil some of the game's structure, but all these spoilers are pretty vague and anyway I don't name any names. reminds me of a central Nordic LARP tenet that more video games should adopt: "playing to lose" see also: Far Cry 2?

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Hobby Board Games. Tasty Humans is a 30-60 minute, tile-laying, pattern-building game for 1-4 players. Description from Board Game Geek.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

I made a new single player Quake 1 map called "Breakfast Under The Balloons" for the community map pack Coppertone Summer Jam 2 , where mappers were encouraged to make sunny summer-y themed maps using the popular community rebalancing mod Copper. It helps supplement the stealth fantasy in a game with basically no stealth mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Riot for sure succeeded in shipping fast, but they clearly didn’t pay much attention on the business case for the game. The game has grossed only around $4M in net revenue since launch.

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Radiator Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Taught By Thirst is a new Mesoamerican themed single player Quake map that I made for Remix Jam , a 3 week community level design event where we all adapted multiplayer maps from other games for Quake. Like a lot of Counter-Strike Source, it often feels more like a game engine tech demo rather than something for humans to play.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. These games have a huge leg up in terms of organic downloads. These games have a huge leg up in terms of organic downloads. This analysis is written by Adam Telfer , Om Tandon and Nate Ross. Make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

Over the last four articles of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game , I’ve talked about a lot of things that are more complicated than you’d think. That includes the unexpected depth of the board game industry as well as the surprising variety of responsibilities which a self-publishing developer must handle.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Zugzwang by Robert Yang This post details my process and intent for making my new release Zugzwang (pronounced in German like /ts'OOK-ts'VAHng/ ) a tactical sex dungeon roguelike cum ritual game. SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils what happens in the game. So this game too is set in a dungeon -- a divine sex maze dungeon.

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