(And Probably Other Misc Game Dev Things)
While I’m not posting about Devtober every day, I’m working every day (at least a little) on getting a platformer library available for Solar2D. Honestly, I’m very far behind where I expected to be — I’m still working on getting up to speed with the PonyTiled tiling engine which is giving me fits. I *know* […]
I’m getting off to a bad start for Devtober 2020… https://itch.io/jam/devtober-2020 …in that I didn’t make a lot of progress, but I did *something* today, at least. Instead of working on a specific game this month. my plan is to put together a library that will help folks (including me) make platformers in Solar2D (the […]
The info in this post will be of use to anyone using Solar2D, but it will be especially awesome for people who are: Just learning about Solar2D Trying to decide whether to use it for game dev Curious about whether the hype about how fast you can create games in Solar2D is only hype, or […]
Changes since previous build: Adds a lateUpdate event called after the enterFrame event. This would be called like this:
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Most (many?) people will never need this, but if you’re wanting to do something after every other object in the scene has been moved/updated, this is where you’d handle that. Here’s a link to the […]
(Only the interesting stuff.)
Great article that talks about the importance of user retention in your games and shows the pros and cons of the best retention methods available. While it’s kind of aimed at games as a service, it’s worth reading even if you’re working on just a solo game. Source: What drives retention – Raph’s Website
YoYo Games has announced the beta release of GameMaker Studio 2, a huge jump from the previous version. I just watched about an hour of videos showing off the new features and I can confidently say, “Soon, GameMaker might not suck!” They suck now because they broke up with the girl they took to the […]
Short article on the gamification of fitness apps. May spark some ideas for “fitness games” of your own. How games are changing the way we stay fit | Public Radio International
I’ve always kind of liked Marmalade, especially their “Quick” version that’s Lua-based and a lot like Corona SDK. Too bad to see the Marmalade SDK is being closed. Marmalade ceasing SDK support, focusing on game making | GamesIndustry.biz “”
This is an older article, but I wanted to post a link to it so I can find it again — you know, when I start making the RPG I’ve had in my head for years. This article is a great collection of design notes from 20 of the most influential RPGs over the years. […]
I’m working on a game that was inspired by Pac-Man and it got me doing some research into that classic game. I came across this article that dives deep into the game and is interesting even if you’re not making a similar game. Gamasutra – The Pac-Man Dossier “”
[Updated Jul 30, 2020] Using transition.to() for animation is one of the most awesome things about Solar2D. It makes simple animation quick and easy. However, it’s based on time — move the object from Point A to Point B over a specified amount of time. Which means if you want to move something different distance […]
I’m working on a puzzle game where the player can walk off the screen and wrap around to the other side. That effect is also see in arcade games like the classic Asteroids where the asteroids and space ship wrap around the screen.
[Updated August 4, 2020] There’s a cool tutorial video (and sample code) on the Three Ring Ranch video course site. It’s free (although requires you register on the site) and talks about managing display objects that are “mass created” and don’t have variable names attached to them. For example, in a loop like this:
Every time you create a new display object (image, rect, circle, etc.) in Corona SDK a “reference point” is attached to that object behind the scenes. That point determines exactly how the object is positioned on the screen. Here’s a videos showing what that’s all about and then there’s a bunch of variables afterwards you […]
There’s a new video tutorial course for people just getting started with Corona SDK. It covers the basic concepts of animation, tap events, and audio. Which means it will show you enough for you to be able to make a simple game on your own. The course is free, although you do have to register […]
[Updated August 2, 2020] This is a utility function for Solar2D called makeDriftingText() that creates text on the screen that slowly drifts up (or down) and vanishes. You can use it when the guy in your game grabs a coin to show how many points it’s worth, you can show a message on screen when […]
[Updated August 3, 2020] Reading the forums I see the same questions come up again and again – which is fine, because everybody’s new at the beginning. But there are some questions that frustrate me because while the question is valid, the thinking behind the question is based on assumptions that make me think the […]
(Click this link to see Part 1 of this tutorial) Here’s the bonus follow-up video for the Billions of Stars tutorial. In this part I add to the code so it’s more useful. You can also download the project files if you like so you can try it on your own computer.
Everybody has to start somewhere and if you had to write code that was perfect none of us would be developing mobile games. Or any other kind of software, for that matter. 🙂 Fortunately, the most important thing is to WRITE SOME CODE and worry about making it perfect later. And while I won’t claim […]
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