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Harmony Games Deploys a Fully Custom Game Backend Utilizing AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)

AWS Games

With a beta launch of its first game “Domino Adventures” (a casual mobile game in the connect tiles space, with an RPG twist) just months away, Harmony also needed a solution that could be implemented quickly. Their first game, Domino Adventures, is set for global release in 2025, with a beta launch targeted for Q3 2024.

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D20 RPG – Board

The Liquid Fire

A lot of people asked about making 2D maps and how to use different types of tiles like water vs dirt. For this lesson I created a couple of simple images to use for tile maps. This asset will be sort of abstract data, and can be “skinned” with specific tiles at a later point. They are available in this package here.

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Godot Tactics RPG – 02. Board Generator

The Liquid Fire

We’ll create everything we need to build our tiles and generate a board or two. Tile Script We’ll create two folders here. Because we are going to be updating and viewing the tiles in the editor, we need the @tool command at the top. The next two values let the tile itself keep track of its position.

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Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 2: Engine-level Architecture

Grid Sage Games

The concept is simple, though does require that text characters take up about half the width that tiles do, which can be a little restrictive at certain sizes. Notice how the tiles in this Cogmind screenshot each occupy two cells, delineated by the partial grid overlay. Big chonker tile has arrived. No crashes, just big tiles.

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Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

PreMortem.Games

Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications. At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms.

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Programming Neo6502 in C/C++ Using CC65

Retro Game Coders

Paul had written a Hello World that provided examples of: SoundEffect SetCursorPosition puts ( Put String) Being able to output strings at a specific screen console position, plus being able to see how it is done, was the start I needed. Full bitmap graphics, with tiles and sprites is also available. What Next? What do you think?

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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders

Deconstructor of Fun

The company has developed two mobile titles— Word Tiles Puzzle: Word Search and Restaurant Tycoon. Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms. While neither became widely popular, they generated around 1.4 million downloads collectively. In Oct’24, the studio released a new game called Wordee!

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