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Socoder -> Question of the Day -> QOTD - January 2025 |
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| Sat, 11 Jan 2025, 02:19 | |
Jayenkai
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YouTube. No, really. Watching a LetsPlay on YouTube is SUCH a great way to get feedback. You get realtime thoughts, and, more importantly, you can SEE why the player's having the issues they have. And you get ALL the issues. You don't get "On level 7 I fell down a pit and couldn't get out of it." You get to see that at the start of level 3 they didn't collect the hover-gem that would've helped them to get out of the pit on level 7. Or that on level 5 they accidentally used the hover-gem whilst trying to get up to that one platform that you left out of reach on purpose, so they could come back later, once they'd earned the jetpack. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!'' 
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| Sun, 12 Jan 2025, 02:49 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 12thHow has your style evolved over time? |
| Sun, 12 Jan 2025, 03:16 | |
Jayenkai
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(D)evolved...?
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| Mon, 13 Jan 2025, 02:43 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 13thHow do you approach balancing gameplay difficulty? |
| Mon, 13 Jan 2025, 02:45 | |
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Jayenkai
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That's a toughy. People frequently complain about the difficulty levels of my games, so I guess "really quite badly" would be the answer to that. Thing is, I've frequently said that if I made games with a Tutorial, Level 1, Level 2 structure, that playing them weekly would get real old, real fast. .. But .. Maybe I should think about doing that more. After all, not everyone's playing every game, every week. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Tue, 14 Jan 2025, 01:34 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 14thHow do you handle creative setbacks? |
| Tue, 14 Jan 2025, 01:39 | |
cyangames
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Jan 13th: Playtesting. lots of playtesting. |
| Wed, 15 Jan 2025, 02:03 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 15thWhat's the oldest project you've ever completed? |
| Thu, 16 Jan 2025, 02:24 | |
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Question of the Day : January 16thWhat's a book, movie, or album that inspires you? |
| Thu, 16 Jan 2025, 03:36 | |
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Jayenkai
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You know, I'd love to do something expansive, like Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. I'm really not sure where to even begin doing something like that, though. I guess I'm not inspired enough! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 00:33 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 17thWhat's one tool you'd love to master? |
| Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 01:40 | |
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Jayenkai
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Any actual tool'y tool. I've never been a hands on kinda guy.
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| Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 04:45 | |
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cyangames
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Yeah, I think the chisel would be good for me.
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| Sat, 18 Jan 2025, 04:17 | |
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Question of the Day : January 18thWhat's one underrated tool or software you'd recommend? |
| Sat, 18 Jan 2025, 04:38 | |
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Jayenkai
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PHP as a tool. .BAT style scripting, with epic power!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 02:49 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : January 19thDo you have a favorite book, podcast, or course? |
| Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 02:50 | |
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Jayenkai
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Favourite Podcast : Answer Me This ... Returns on January 30th! \o/yeay\o/ -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 13:22 | |
cyangames
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Yes, PHP is a fantastic tool! Fave podcast probably still: The biggest problem in the universe -=-=- Web / Game Dev, occasionally finishes off coding games also! |
| Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 02:51 | |
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Question of the Day : January 20thDo you use version control, and if so, what do you recommend? |
| Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 02:53 | |
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Jayenkai
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AGameAWeek doesn't really suit Version Control, since by the time a couple of days have passed, the game's practically finished. Could probably have used it for JSE.. That's not exactly been a rapid-dev thing! But so far I haven't tripped up, so I think I'm ok. ... I'll probably break everything, now, having said that. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 02:56 | |
spinal
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Nope, that's why I sometimes loose a months work on a project  I recommend using version control. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 07:02 | |
steve_ancell
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Version control, what's that !
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| Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 08:28 | |
AndyH
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I use git and github. Nice and easy in VSCode and I use github desktop to manage my Vic 20 code without having to mess with a million command line commands.
-=-=- Andy H 8-bit games at www.hewco.uk Cartoons at awful.ovine.net Ovine at ovine.net
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