Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. me) or PvP buff but conceptually rather boring Aether (cloak + invisible to laser sensors, attacks cancel it, can be upgraded to only consume mana while moving). It would feel terrible.

Fighting 130

Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 130

Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This isn't a big apocalyptic video game betrayal cutscene where a villain reveals himself and destroys a castle, instead it's a smaller deeper betrayal that instantly brought me back to being a teenager. Gradually all these advancements and upgrades add up to a NPC-driven town that can maintain and feed itself automatically.

Indy 130

Indy Film Games Point and Click 130

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Also, worth listening to my conversation with Pete Seicienski on his “Adventure Games” concept, which is very much related to this Sense of Wonder thing ). Although it’s definitely important to notice that all RPGs use both systemic and narrative cues to create a sense of wonder.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy AAA Concepts Games 52

Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It was like resetting a little stage-play; the NPC actors hit their marks and reappeared at their start location. Not that I coined them, of course; the concepts were very much in the air. Breadcrumbs, dialogue trees, cutscenes, progression paths. Earlier in MUD design, these zones even “repopped” all at once.

Sandbox 59

Sandbox Simulation Content Scripting 59