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What's New In Skein?
SkeinIt's been some time since I posted about Skein, so I thought I better update people on progress. New sound, new HUD, new graphics, Steam integration and...
Black Triangle Days
Skein 3 commentsIn this newest dev diary, I'm going to talk a bit about what's been going on behind the scenes in the game, since visually not a lot has changed in the...
Sound? What sound?
Skein 4 commentsI've been ignoring sound a bit in my dev diaries, so it's time to fix that and talk about how I go about sourcing and creating sound effects for Skein.
Saving The Day
Skein 1 commentIn any game, you need to be able to store information away for retrieval later, but what information should you be saving? Where to save it to? Local...
Eye Candy And Easter Eggs
Skein 2 commentsThis news post is about how I approached some of the effects (other than lighting) in Skein, as well as how (and why) I created hidden "easter eggs" in...
UI, UX And All That Jazz
Skein 2 commentsThe user interface and the user experience is one of the most important aspects of any game. If a game isn't pleasant to use right from the start, players...
The Tools Of the Trade
Skein 4 commentsI thought I'd take a slight break from the Dev Diary format, and spend a bit of time talking about what tools I use to make my games (other than GameMaker...
Enemy At The Gates
Skein 2 commentsSkain still had no more than one type of enemy so it was time to fix that and start to expand the beasts and monsters that the player was going to have...
Caves Aren't Square!
Skein 1 commentAfter my crisis which changed radically the direction of Skein, it was time to start programming some more of the core engine... Which meant adding special...
Mid Game Crisis
Skein 6 commentsAll devs have a period where they start to wonder whether their project is going in the right direction, and Skein was no different. In this article I...
Let There Be Light
Skein 4 commentsIn this article I talk about how I created my own lighting engine for Skein after trying out a few of those available from the GameMaker: Marketplace...
They Live!
SkeinIn this news post I talk about the "dumb" AI in Skein, why I chose the method I chose (FSM), and what is actually going on behind the scenes.
A View To A Kill
SkeinToday I discuss the design decisions (and a bit of the code) related to how the views and GUI were set up for Skein.
Bringing The Game to Life
Skein 3 commentsIn this news post I'll be discussing the use of my procedural generation scripts to actually create a maze, as well as how I designed some of the graphics...
Organising Chaos
SkeinIn this post I explore the various ways that I could procedurally generate levels in Skein - particularly the use of Binary Trees.
Mummy Where Do Games Come From?
SkeinWhere do games come from? It all starts with an idea, often taken from another source, which is then built on. Find out where the idea for Skein came...
Last Minute Changes
RicochetLast minute changes to the level mechanics, hopefully making the game a bit more interesting!
Ricochet Nearing Completion!
RicochetOnly a few days left until my first commercial game is released...
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