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Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

PreMortem.Games

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Their solution was a unique blend of hand-drawn 2D sprites and animations in a 3D environment. As Canadians and self proclaimed sport fanatics, hockey is ingrained in their daily lives.

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sprite wars, gamers vs evil, and PAX

Interesting Choices

I'm calling the game Sprite Wars , and the rules set is a fairly simple modification of Tic-Tac-Toe. There are currently 50 unique cards, and I'll be bringing five copies of each to PAX (with the exception of a group of ten that lost one each of their comrades in the process, so those will be a bit rarer than the rest). right about now.

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Top Tools and Software for Creating Visual FX in Games

iXie gaming

Whether you’re an indie developer making 2D effects or a big studio creating realistic 3D visuals, choosing the right VFX tools is vital. With the right tools, you can turn simple sprites into stunning displays of art and movement. Its various tools help create and edit sprites, textures, concept art, and matte paintings.

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Schedule for GodotCon 2018 in Pozna?

Mircosoft Game Dev

Basic way to get a normal mapped 2D sprites from Blender to Godot, and a few fun things you can do with them in Godot. As an indie dev, he also published Aequitas Orbis in early access, a multiplayer 2D space game using Godot 2.1. My story of learning shaders the hard way - by doing an awesome grass shader! The speakers.

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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

iXie gaming

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D This makes it perfect for indie developers and cross-platform releases. Its not just about blending 2D sprites with 3D environments; it is about strategic design choices that create a unique visual and gameplay experience. merges the best of both worlds. What Powers 2.5D?

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In the over-the-top world of Mullet MadJack by HAMMER95 dopamine means life

PreMortem.Games

Brazilian indie game studio HAMMER95 goes all out in this boomer shooter on steroids. Alternate world Indie studio HAMMER95 is a collective of three developers with more than ten years of experience each. The hardest part is compressing and making all the sprites and frame by frame animation work on a modern game!

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Solo Indie Game Dev RAP

Mnenad

Check my sprite, check my sprite.   I hate crash causing foreach loops, Still solo indie but creating canvas groups, having issues - with editor version 2019.2. The scenes is lit!   Code snippets coming at you - from StackOverflow-Crew.

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