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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This year, we featured 22 inspiring creators in our Solo Developers-series and we love to share some of their highlights in these final days of the year.

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I really liked your recent answer about math in game design, but im curious what KINDS of math game designers should learn. Like, what is geometry useful for vs., say, calculus? Are there any fields of math that aren’t useful in game design?

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Here are some design examples of when I would use specific types of math to figure stuff out. Note that this is by no means exhaustive. Basic Algebra Almost everything requires algebraic knowledge. This math is necessary for understanding and answering one of the fundamental questions in game development:How long will this take? For example: How long will it take for a set of raid-equipped players to kill the evil Wombat of Doom?

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Top 10 Testing Strategies to Ensure Code Quality in 2025

Rocket Brush Studio

over proven top software testing strategies like unit, integration, AI-powered, and security testing to ensure code quality, reliability, scalability, and user satisfaction.

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Santa’s Present Run Web Remake Released

Cloudy Heaven Games

I mentioned in my last post that I was doing an update to Santa’s Present Run. Great news! It’s finally released! Check it out here on the GDevelop site! Share This: The post Santa’s Present Run Web Remake Released appeared first on Cloudy Heaven Games.

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Cocos Creator 3.8.4 Desktop Build After Run Error Assets

Cocos

Did you try to check what error gives if you debug the build with visual studio community? I had a similar problem due to some dll files. I patched it up with some that works, but not sure its the proper solution.

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🎉 Happy New Year 2025! Filmustage’s Chronicles of 2024 and the Horizons Beyond

Filmustage

As we bid farewell to 2024, the team at Filmustage wishes you all the luck in the world and a good New Year! This year has been nothing short of a grand adventure one filled with milestones to celebrate, and stories to cherish. Together, weve journeyed through a year that saw the art of filmmaking evolve in remarkable ways, and were proud to have played our part in supporting creators every step of the way.

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Scheduler is getting paused on window switch

Cocos

I have a function inside scheduler that calls the function after every 19 seconds and the functions sends data to the backend. whenever i switch the screen or minimize the browser game tab, The scheduler pauses which i want to avoid as the delay for which the scheduler doesnt sends the data gets very big as browser window is minimized or tab is switched and scheduler is paused.

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