Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here are some of them: AI-Powered Content Creators Ludo AI: This tool excels at generating gameplay concepts and mechanics based on your preferences. Visual Scripting And No-Code Solutions Bolt for Unity: This visual scripting editor within the Unity game engine allows you to build game logic without writing code.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Why writing rules is different than other kinds of writing How to structure a rule book Making rule books clear and concise Your player’s first experience and your rule book Dealing with rule book skimmers Parting advice. Brandon: Both in consulting and in creating books, you’ve done quite a bit of writing.

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The Liquid Fire

APRIL 17, 2024

So you go about it by creating prefabs or scriptable objects with a single script that includes properties for each of these details. You would have to input it all again, or write additional code to do it for you. Rarity Feel free to read more about the rarity game mechanic here. There are other problem scenarios too.

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

You should concentrate on building up your writing portfolio and getting regular game writing work. They’re related, but the difference is this: A game writer’s primary responsibility is to promote the story that the game tells through the scripts they write. Creative writing. Technical writing.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 19, 2024

Pay attention to your writing, developers. So BG3 has a really tight script. Then the precious, limited time and words could be used for plot mechanics and exposition. It takes lots of care- careful writing, good direction, and skilled actors. As I write this, there are rumblings that game voice actors may go on strike.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

This is needed for some types of game mechanics such as: Projectiles (bullet hell for example). They only write what is needed (no redundant information), keep the ordering of sections and are simple enough to understand changes by just looking at the diff. Visual scripting. That said, Godot 4.0 Large team VCS support.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Then I write down everything I consider relevant into spreadsheets to compare them all. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. I write everything down and spend some time trying to find alternative paths. In which time period is it set?’

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Cocos

APRIL 27, 2023

In my previous post, I mentioned that I would be write a series of articles on Cocos Cyberpunk. After understanding some of the future plans from the game team, I decided to start over and create a guide from the perspective of code-writing and logic mechanisms.

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The Liquid Fire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Overview My very first blog project involved creating mechanics for a Tactics RPG. Create a new folder inside of “Scripts”, named Board. Board Generator Create a new folder inside “Scripts” named Tools.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I like quests which turn out to be something completely different than you expect, and where the good writing/setup makes you forget that its a scripted event. Suddenly, I'm in a horror game and still it uses the mechanics from the general game. Helping a NPC gets you a pet/sidekick [link] may I chime in? I love that quest.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 18, 2019

We're now in the middle of the GSoC 3-months coding period, and we asked students to write a progress report to present their project and the work done so far. Improvements to the Visual Scripting System by Swarnim Arun. Further optimizations will be done so it isn't necessary to process the same scripts again and again.

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Game Designing

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With GDevelop, anyone can easily get started making and even selling their own games – and you won’t need to write a line of code! It includes everything you need to create real video games in one package, including tools for scripting, animation, visual effects, sound design, and more. What is GDevelop? GDevelop Beginner Tutorials.

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iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

Instead of spending time modeling every part from scratch, creators can spend more time concentrating on the in-game mechanics and the narrative of their games when they browse the asset shop. This content can come in the form of 2D or 3D characters, backgrounds, buildings, vehicles, or plugins.

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Filmustage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Each director has a different idea of how the script will look on the screen. Visualise how you see all the elements in your script with Filmustage's Visual Reference board. While I'm writing the script, I'm always discussing it with him". The main thing is to love cinema and talk about it.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Another option is scheduled scaling, where predefined automation scripts activate at specific times or dates, making adjustments as necessary. Blue arrows represent trigger events leading to heightened activity, whereas red arrows indicate the manner in which the platform’s auto scaling mechanism adapts to the rise in demand.

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Game Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

First, we have the universe level where you establish things like game mechanics, abilities, characters, locations, statistics and so on. There’s no scripting. GameDaily: How do I, as someone with no coding experience and a lack of artistic talent, go about making a game in Adventure Forge? There’s no code.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You can even create complex dynamic effects by writing custom shaders that operate on FogVolume nodes. Scripting them is simpler now as well. And to top it off, your scripts can now automatically generate documentation that can be studied with the built-in help and the Inspector dock tooltips. Of course, the 4.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Improvements to the Visual Scripting System by Swarnim Arun. Improvements to the Visual Scripting System – Swarnim Arun. Project: Improvements To Visual Scripting System. Visual Script graph unification. The graph for the Visual Script has been unified , that is, all the functions are shown in the graph simultaneously.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2019

The GSoC coding period is close to the finish line, and our 8 students are hard at work to finalize their projects as best as they can, while writing their final evaluation report. Improvements to the Visual Scripting System by Swarnim Arun. Static checks that are fully finished: Script inherits the Object type that it is attached to.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 16, 2017

“Alright, so it’s a roll, spin, and move game with push-your-luck mechanics and it’s about the Ottoman Empire…wait, where are you going?” If you’re really tech-savvy, you can write batch jobs and Python scripts to do repetitive digital tasks.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

This recap post / viewing guide covers only the first half of the series (episodes 01-17) and I'll try to write-up the second half later. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole. As a public service, I've written a short text summary and some notes for each episode.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

The second Clash game was Clash Mini, which entered soft launch around three months from writing this article. One of the main problems in Clash Mini is the strong similarity with Clash Royale , the other Supercell auto battler whose gameplay and unit mechanics are very similar.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

In Unity, you write code using the C# language, while in Unreal, you use C++. When working with Unreal, users don’t require deep knowledge of codes or even a basic understanding of how to write them. Scripting Unreal uses C++, whereas Unity goes with C#. C# often provides faster compile and iteration times.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As we progress through this tutorial series, I’ll be doing so with a focus on using no-code development tools rather than scripting to create games. I’ve been covering many different no-code engines on our blog recently including how to use Unity’s built in no-code tools and most recently I covered Godot’s visual scripting tools.

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Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 5, 2013

I was skeptical at first that it could blend so many different genres and game mechanics together, but it did so with ease.". I don't remember the last time I was so enamored by a puzzle game, but this one has me wanted to play even as I write this review.". Touch Arcade Hands On. Jay is Games. NewbReviewer. Arcade Sushi.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

In this tutorial we’ll teach you how to use Unity’s free Bolt add-on which will allow you to design video games without writing a line of code. . In total, this three part video series consists of 30 minutes of video and will walk you through the basics of getting started with Bolt, Unity’s free visual scripting tool.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

The Mechanic I. I was looking for suitable solutions for having both views in the mechanic of the game. Having the character and the story set, the mechanic was implemented. I decided in the end for a “scan mechanic” instead of an “photography mechanic” The player has now to find the creatures aka.

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Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I gave a talk on games and meaning at GDC 2023, which is now available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. And of course, if garbage goes in, garbage comes out. One researcher aimed to find out.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Today, Sovereign Moon Studios, the makers of your favorite NoCode game development course , are excited to bring you a new tutorial that will show you how to use triggers and switches within Unity’s free visual scripting add-on called Bolt. Be sure to write the tag properly as this tag is case sensitive. Let’s jump in!

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