Tag Archives: game development

Big move and new client


  The past 6 months have been crazy. We have made a huge move from Florida to New Jersey. This means leaving our house of many years, packing it all up, driving 2 days with kids, 4 cats and a … Continue reading

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The various versions of Unity…Why we use the free version


I was reading some posts on the Unity forums today and thought I might explain to people following our game why we use Unity Personal. I am sure you will see it pop up in our test builds so you … Continue reading

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Development is so much more than making games


  It has been a while since the last update so I thought I would try to catch up. The last few months have been busy for us. In October, we gave a presentation in Tampa to a local game development group. … Continue reading

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Art, it is those little things that count.


Finding the right art style for a game is one of those things you must do to make your game art cohesive with the rest of the game style. Some games are stylistic, some choose photo-realism, and some choose fantastic … Continue reading

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No Man’s Sky and Procedural Generation


The other day I was MUSING about procedural generation and thought I would write a bit about my opinions.  With the release of No Man’s Sky, a game that was hyped as a game with innovative use of procedural generation, … Continue reading

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FPS anyone??!!!


So…we decided that it is taking too long to make our game.  But…we were thinking…an FPS shoot ’em up game would be so easy to make! Why not just take our art work and environmental assets, add a Unity asset … Continue reading

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Lore and Stories….


Hi folks! I am going to start building a great city.  But first, some important news. We are going to be making some changes to the lore and to some of the backstories for the game. The vast majority of … Continue reading

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Roleplaying in MMORPGs


Some musings…. A friend and member of our team sent me a link to a very interesting article about roleplaying on the Massively Overpowered website. The article is by Bree Royce and is entitled The Trouble with Roleplaying in MMORPGs.  … Continue reading

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Player Housing


Hello! I am gathering the pieces to show you our player housing system and it is taking longer than usual, of course. I am also testing a new terrain tool that is awesome so that is taking some of my … Continue reading

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Thanks for the feedback!


I heard from a number of people about the swamp video. Everyone liked it and a few had some great suggestions as well. The number one suggestion from almost everyone I talked to was that the grass was too long.  … Continue reading

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