PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

There would be an almost infinite amount of awesome content. Intricate mechanics The dev team faced two major challenges when translating the physical act of climbing to gameplay mechanics: replicating the intricate mechanics of grip, support, weight, and motion, and ensuring user-friendliness.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 24, 2020

You’ll be asked to enter the following: List Name – I use Brandon the Game Dev Newsletter. You’ll very soon be receiving updates from Brandon the Game Dev. Everything else is extra, so you have to strike this subtle balance. Help content creators. Short and descriptive. More personal that way.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 22, 2017

I am thrilled that many of you enjoyed Setting Up Social Media as a Board Game Dev: A Primer Course. Getting Started Getting Noticed Refining Your Approach Using Twitter for More than Just Tweeting Key Takeaways for Game Devs. The first is what I call Content Mix. You have strike a balance. What is Twitter Good For?

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Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy. no-tls-tickets.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In 2020, he was joined by his wife, Gorokhova Rita, who took on the role of 3D modeler and content lead. Click in my heart Selfloss stands out visually with a style that balances elegance with a folkloric, almost storybook quality. Later, Dmitriy Nakhabin, a former student of Khoroshavin’s joined the team.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The Overview could be an actual overview paragraph, a summary section, a Table of Contents, a list of blog articles, or the abstract of an academic article. Key Takeaways for Game Devs.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Our overall goal with these balance updates isn’t necessarily to achieve perfectly balanced matchups. It isn’t even to achieve game balance that is “good enough”. The real purpose of balance updates is to keep the game interesting to the community so they want to keep playing it.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 6, 2017

Make sure you have a basic sense of balance and no runaway leaders. Bonus content: a list of all the completion criteria in this article. Basic balance. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. .” Q: How does that apply to board games? A: First, strip out all obstacles to immersion. Remove obstacles to immersion.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

I’m most proud of the game’s extensive content and numerous interlocking systems”, Ryding continues. This lean asset pipeline allows me to quickly create and iterate on new art and models, which is crucial for small dev teams.” I plan to support and expand the game for years to come.” “I’m

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In 2023 this increase in content cadence doesnt seem to have any positive effect on the games revenue that continues to slide until late 2023 when the marketing is turned on to 11. Spark: The Brutal Bootcamp for Game Devs Supercell knows its new game development is too slow , so enter Spark , a high-stakes incubator designed to fix that.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Not only does it help your team manage the workload, but it means you can roll out more content to keep your players engaged later. And many of the regular tricks that devs use to save on rendering costs are lost when building VR games. VR takes double the time and double the tech VR is much more demanding.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2023

We've found that the sweet spot for the quality, quantity, and pace of content we can deliver (and also for our financials) is usually a content patch every three months. This way we provide enough content at once that players won't burn through it within moments, while still avoiding crunch and burnout behind the scenes.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Even former mainstays like Nintendo titles and Grand Theft Auto have embraced paid DLC, ongoing content drops, and a live service model. Call of Duty's annual release) with regular content updates alongside battle passes, cosmetics, and microtransactions. Everything else is basically a live service or approximates a live service (e.g.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

As promised, to celebrate the release of the iOS and Google Play version of Game Dev Tycoon, we’ve now updated the Desktop versions of the game. We felt that the un-modded game lacked a few core topics that prevented players from re-making their favorite game in Game Dev Tycoon. Added: Translations of new content.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 1, 2023

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. Well known indie dev ( Vlambeer ) Rami Ismail developed a ready-made pitch template , with the help of several indie studios of all sizes, and professionals working at two dozen publishers.

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 1, 2024

This is by design, an underpowered new offering is easy for players to ignore and we don't waste resources making post-launch content nobody wants. We want players to keep playing the game and that's only going to happen if the content we add, both paid and free, is compelling.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

” One concern raised during the conversation was the use of copyrighted material in AI-generated content, as seen with AI models like DALL-E and StyleGAN. ” In terms of legality, Chaumette expressed that large companies like Disney and Epic Games might not see AI-generated content as a threat, as it is not copyrightable. .”

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

If Game A and Game B were the exact same in terms of content and quality , people would prefer Game A. Make sure the balance is right. The post How to Keep Up Your Board Game Kickstarter’s Momentum with Stretch Goals appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. It sounds more impressive. It’s a matter of framing.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

I also work with indie dev companies on a more casual level discussing challenges, goals and brainstorming solutions. Chad: With blogging, the content often comes across in an informal, personal tone. You want to strike a balance between being specific and deliberate, but also human and approachable when writing rule books.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 16, 2024

While playing against better players usually increases skill level over time, it must be balanced against the frustration of that play experience or players on the losing end won't want to come back for more. From the developer perspective, we want players to keep playing the game so that we can keep paying the bills and making more content.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

WE SHOULD ALL DO THIS / STEAL THIS: Dev-owned wiki. The dev team "SureAI" operates the official Endreal strategy guide and lore wiki. Dense narrow spaces = too much content packed together and repetitive encounters. this is better to sell" and this tips that balance too much toward the latter. Anyway, here's my notes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! This success highlights their ability to generate revenue through a balanced mix of IAP and ads. This balance creates a flexible business model that thrives in today's competitive puzzle market.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

CASHING OUT: The actual Stars balance a game publisher earns can be reinvested in ads promoting the app , which in theory cuts out a lot of the “middle man” costs necessary for a publisher to pay in standard mobile gaming. Graphics may be relatively simplistic but every moment has to be ‘perfect.’

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2023

ALT Feedback is different from content. We’re not taking content (or specific ideas for content) that the users created and incorporating that into the game. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

Nobody Stripmines An Idea As Well As Indie Devs Do The history… Vampire Survivors entered early access in December, 2021. Its creator hired a bunch of staff, and they've been releasing bunches of new content. However, the weapons aren't balanced well. Brotato has a great design. I recommend it. Some of it very cheap DLC.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I think that every game release, Pokemon or no, is a delicate balancing act between adding enough new and engaging content and polishing the experience enough to reduce overall player frustration to manageable levels. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

Recently a player asked me a question regarding my game balance philosophy, and while I can often respond to queries by pointing to some previous article, despite all my writing and no doubt occasionally touching on related topics, I had yet to explicitly do any sort of summary of the philosophy behind my gamedev work. Difficulty.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

You can also find lots of them for free on the GDC Youtube channel ; Invest your money in building your game dev skills and portfolio at a reputable school with a vibrant community (like CG Spectrum!). As we know, changes in our industry are gradually being made to provide a safer and more balanced environment for everyone in this industry.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Alien Artifacts. Exiles Prototypes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience. It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks. Enjoy from the links below.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

First here’s our yearly dev collage showing off in visual form some of the progress and work since our last review, version 2022! In addition to lots of new content and strategic possibilities, the Garrison expansion even added a whole new faction system. Read more about its design here on the blog. So we’re done, right?

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Game Dev Unchained

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

. “We’ve definitely just had a return to the office here… But the icing on the cake there is that we did have to return to the office this week, but we’re onto a four-day work week, which is great,” he says, providing a glimpse into the evolving work-life balance within the gaming sphere.

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Game Dev Unchained

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

. “We’ve definitely just had a return to the office here… But the icing on the cake there is that we did have to return to the office this week, but we’re onto a four-day work week, which is great,” he says, providing a glimpse into the evolving work-life balance within the gaming sphere.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 22, 2024

If you balance things right, the choice isn’t always obvious and will depend on evaluating other factors at the time of the choice. That information comes from the content and context we create - we need to provide that information to the player via our implementation. That’s what makes it interesting. What is the FANTa project?

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It becomes a delicate balancing act, especially when you’re talking about the possibility of a save game import. This means that they’ll never see any of the additional content that we spend development budget on acknowledging from a save game import. How many possible outcomes need to be acknowledged? Anything else is icing.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

The amount of content variety offered by the original Garrison design was more suited to a lower visitation rate, not the “I’m going to play almost my entire run inside these things” which it had become for some people. Sample Garrison content list from Beta 11. It’d sure be nice to resolve that!

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Understanding players and marketability have also become more important, leading to larger companies increasingly building content fortresses – in which they acquire a user and move them between games in their portfolio. Mobile gaming megatrends Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo.

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