Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

So, why should I go back to make a historical, tile-based 4X game? It somehow even won a Grammy award, for Baby Yetu, by my college roommate Christopher Tin, which was definitely not even on the radar when we developed the game. Here are some screen’s from the game’s prototyping phase. somewhere in the comments.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 98

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 3, 2021

Mobile GPUs are very different from desktop GPU, to make better use of limited access to fast memory mobile GPUs use a tile based architecture. This means that the render buffer is divided into smaller tiles. All geometry is processed first while the GPU keeps track of which triangles need to be rendered to each tile.

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Tile Render Prototyping Writing 52

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Back in the heat of the summer of 2017, I wrote two articles about this A Crash Course in Games and A Crash Course in Game Development. A lot of board game developers choose to go through Kickstarter for funding these days. Fundraising.

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Games Art Media Game Design 130

Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Buckle up, aspiring developers, because the barrier to entry just shrunk to the size of a pixel! We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. So, are you ready to unleash your inner game developer? Let’s jump in!

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game?

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Mechanics Games Game Design Game Designer 130

Brand Game Development

JUNE 15, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. A puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players.” Eat villagers.

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Advertising Point and Click Games Media 130

Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Shuffling decks, dealing tiles, and assigning first player at a push of a button is very useful. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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Designer Notes

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the original version, one player discovered that the optimum strategy was to cover every fourth tile on the board with a city, a mind-numbingly boring strategy that was always the best choice. Namely, building an urban improvement and producing a specialist on any tile extend the city borders in all six directions.

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Tile Build Mechanics Prototyping 52

Nvidia

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Rather than generating complete results with only high-level user guidance, this prototype shows how AI can function as a brush in the hands of an artist. The AI in the prototype is designed to ensure that the brushstroke includes variations of the reference, without deviating too much from its identity.

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Texture AI Prototyping Demo 52

Interesting Choices

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Not long after that I started working on a game (then called City Draft) that would be strongly inspired by a few key influences: 7 Wonders for the mechanics and structure, Carcassonne for the idea of placing tiles in a grid, and SimCity for the theme. Science is purely all or nothing. Few viable paths to victory.

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Build Tile Point and Click Games 40

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

While development keeps going at full speed towards Godot 4.0 (see see recent devblogs on GDScript typed instructions , Complex Text Layout , Tiles editor , documentation , and 2D rendering improvements !), Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. branch for the upcoming Godot 3.2.4.

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Beta Dev Bug Render 52

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

At different parts of the bridge there were investment tiles, so on a basic level the premise was kind of, “do I move to a relatively unsafe investment tile, or do I BUMP?” We’ve watched as this language has developed from MTG, to things like Gwent, Codex, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, and most recently Marvel Snap.

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Mechanics Game Design Game Designer Playtesting 52

The Liquid Fire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I probably left them in by mistake from one of my previous prototype passes. If you "confirm" on a tile where there is nothing to attack, then the selection indicator will just move back to the hero for you to try again. If you find value in my blog, you can support its continued development by becoming my patron.

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Designer Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Truthfully, no one has ever done this well, and during development I often reminded myself of the old joke about how you don’t need to be fast to avoid getting eaten by a bear – you just need to be faster than the person next to you. The hardest part of a 4X to design is the ending. Then make sure to always choose the religious option!

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AI Simulation Mechanics Mobile Gaming 40

Brand Game Development

JULY 22, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Early in development, I realized that the game would be best if I could fit the experience into a 30-60 minute time frame. There is also an escalation in strategy as the players fill up their boards by acquiring more and more Leader tiles.

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Tile Games Playtesting Balance 130

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Our partner ironSource builds technologies that help game developers take their games to the next level. The majority of growth in 2020 in Match-3 games came from Tile Blast, Puzzle & Decorate, and classic match-3 games. Items are hidden on the board and the player must match over tiles to unearth them. A small price to pay.

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Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mechanics 69

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. Originally this was prototyped as "Saugzwang" and I made it for the 7 Day Broughlike Jam back in 2019. This marks its true public release, with finished graphics, gameplay, tuning, more sex, and finally an ending. L of semen for each one.

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