Designer Notes

AUGUST 10, 2021

The big change that always gets mentioned when going from Civ 4 to Civ 5 is one-unit-per-tile (1UPT), which is interesting as 1UPT is purely a mechanical – as opposed to thematic – change. Generally speaking, opinions were divided over (although largely in favor of) the success of one-unit-per-tile.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 40

Brand Game Development

JUNE 15, 2020

A puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players.” A lot of people obsess over CPC (cost per click) or impressions (number of ad views). What’s important about all the metrics above is that you want to watch the amount of revenue your ads are bringing in, not necessarily the cost per click. Eat villagers.

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Advertising Point and Click Games Media 130

The Liquid Fire

APRIL 11, 2024

As we need to find all possible tiles a unit can move to, A* quickly bogs down because it is designed to find a single path from point A to B as quickly as it can, but finding a path from A to B-Z is a lot of individual paths. static func GetDirection(t1: Tile, t2: Tile): var dir:Directions.Dirs var toTile:Vector2i = t1.pos

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Tile Scripting Animation Animation 59

Retro Game Coders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Neo6502 bus Of course, like the Agon, Neo6502 is Open Source so all the CAD and firmware files are available to study, copy, and modify to your heart’s content. Things like complex math (multiplication, floating-point) and graphics are also handled by the RP2040, acting like a co-processor. Neo6502 handheld anyone ?

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Demo Point and Click Graphics Software 137

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This allows them to optimise the number of clicks and app store visits resulting in higher CTRs (Click Through Rates) Optimization of the storefronts: After a “hero creative/or the main playable ad” is selected, Playrix changes the app icons and the first screenshots in the app stores to reflect a similar message with the ads.

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Co-op Games Puzzle Point and Click 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Notable changes are in-editor class reference translations (so far Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, and some French), some new rendering features (high quality glow mode, 3D point light attenuation option), and a number of C# marshalling fixes. Rendering: Add new 3D point light attenuation as an option ( GH-52918 ).

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Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

CSG: CSGPolygon fixes and features: Angle simplification, UV tiling distance, interval type ( GH-52509 ). Rendering: Add new 3D point light attenuation as an option ( GH-52918 ). CSG: CSGPolygon fixes and features: Angle simplification, UV tiling distance, interval type ( GH-52509 ). Crypto: Add HMACContext ( GH-48869 ).

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Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52