Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 10, 2024

World of Warcraft's old raid system where raids supported only 10 or 25 players are examples of such where tuning and mechanics were modified to specific player numbers. If we have a small number of these encounters in the project, we can do most of this by hand and spend more effort on each one.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I'm currently playing through Baldurs Gate 3 and in one instance i began fighting one group of enemies, only for another to show up that distracted them. Essentially you have to use this distraction effectively to win the fight because it collects the enemies in a group and the interjecting enemy eventually leaves. I love that quest.

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Fighting NPC Mechanics Build 105

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. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power). 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).

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

Whenever an NPC is about to dump backstory and exposition on you, they'll ask you to take a seat. It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Destroy the player's expectation that relationship mechanic = main cast member.

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Yobob Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In the trailer, you can tell that these two siblings are fighting a lot. A very important NPC in the game. There won’t be any huge mechanics to show in the game, but a little nice story for you to enjoy. I wanted to show the relationship between the two siblings. I would know because I have two younger brothers.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze. Just like the Kota weapon concepts James created above, these armor concepts skillfully integrate various steampunk elements to beautifully highlight the mechanical and scientific prowess the Kotakaya species possesses.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The high visual polish and stellar production values adorn a solid but predictable gameplay loop: you fight through dungeons with random rooms / enemies, collect resources, and bring them back to your hub to build up your village and its inhabitants. And yet it doesn't get more mechanically complicated. But also veganism?

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