James Rowbotham

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[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Finding bugs/optimisation issues in a big #UnrealEngine project can feel like searching for needles in a haystack

That’s why I made: Project Optimise Tool

It scans your whole #UE5 project & flags bugs/optimisation opportunities

On FAB marketplace
👉 https://t.co/6Il0eh9NRI

#GameDevelopment | #GameDev | #IndieDev

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

@ParsnipennDev Thanks! Yeah I was thinking it would be useful for making asset zoos and helping store creators show off their assets in a fancy way.

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Been making progress on my new #UnrealEngine 'Asset Showcase Tool'

Got auto asset text labels working over the last couple of evenings

Want to hear when the tool launches? Join my newsletter 👇
https://t.co/YexkHSQMuj

Still needs some tweaks and UI cleanup, but it’s already working with the core part of the tool: quickly arranging assets to showcase them (you can see that in the second part of the vid)

My goal is to make showcasing game art assets inside #UE5 quick and painless!

#GameDev | #IndieDev

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I love playing all the new demos that come out on Steam.

It's a great way to see different mechanics in action and add ideas to your mental design library

I'm a big fan of incremental games, so today I'm giving these a go:
🔸Orbrix
🔸Necromancer Army
🔸Next Reign Kingdom

Any good Steam demos you've played recently?

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

'Zombie Typing' is a game I'm making in my spare time

It's a mashup of Typing and Survival, wrapped in a Zombie apocalypse

Got a FREE demo on Steam:
👉 https://t.co/E4Nb36nHLs

Are typing skills good enough to stay alive? Give the demo a go!

#IndieDev #GameDev

[Ryan Muoio @RyanMuoio]

I've been messing around with the idea of procedurally redirecting character attacks/strikes — which I'm calling Strike Warping.

YELLOW: authored animation's strike-frame pose.
GREEN: procedurally adjusted pose.
RED: target.

Notifies mark the strike frames in the animation.

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I’ve launched 2 #UnrealEngine tools for finding bugs & optimisation issues:
🔸Project Optimise
🔸Level Optimise

I’m currently working on a new tool for quickly showcasing your game art assets in-engine

Join my newsletter to hear when new tools go live
👉 https://t.co/SrR3njjjaM

#UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I stumble across this GIF every so often on my PC, and it still makes me smile

Years ago I made a fighting game called 'Rage' with my friends and I as the characters

This was my character sheet of attacks

The game took far too long to make… but I’m still glad I did

If you’re curious, I wrote a postmortem about it
👉 https://t.co/zpKiui98ma

#GameDev #IndieDev

[Tom Dörr @tom_doerr]

Curated list of game art, code, and design resources

https://t.co/2xkQBb8TaJ

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

@RootHiveGames Glad you liked it!

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I solo-developed a game called 'Freerunners' and wrote a postmortem on the realities of solo game deving

Full read 👇
https://t.co/38xRHKqCS0

Here is the TL;DR:
🔸Early decisions (genre, scope, tech) define everything
🔸Without deadlines, your game will drift
🔸You don’t need a better plan; you likely need less scope
🔸Get feedback or become an echo chamber of one
🔸Everything takes longer than you think
🔸You are the bottleneck
🔸Long projects lock you into outdated decisions
🔸Finishing is a skill, but so is knowing when to stop
🔸Time spent on one project is time not spent on another
🔸Do you really need to do it all alone?

Check out the full postmortem for more in-depth breakdown

#GameDev #IndieDev

[ゆーりんち @ゲームを作っています @mitakamikata]

インプットアイコンを作れるサイト！

大体ここで全部揃います😎

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Want to quickly find hidden bugs and optimisations in your #UE5 project?

PROJECT OPTIMISE | helps you find those “needle in a haystack” issues faster

View on FAB
👉 https://t.co/FYNj9dAtgu

🔸24 optimisation checks
🔸10 bug checks
🔸Naming convention checks

Surfacing issues like assets with both missing LODs and disabled Nanite

#UnrealEngine #GameDev #UETips

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I make quick #UnrealEngine dev tip videos

So far I’ve made 113, covering: UI, materials, blueprints, organisation & more!

All short. No fluff. Straight to the point.

Check out the full YT playlist👇
https://t.co/lp4JLdKMUU

I'm sure there will be some you didn't know about!

#UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev #UETips

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I made a game called 'Freerunners'
A precision parkour game built around tight movement, fast restarts, and chasing better times

Shave seconds off every run!

Play it on Steam👇
https://t.co/42hTogGQ2V

#GameDev #IndieDev

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I added a new “Articles” section to my website

It’s a collection of in-depth posts I wrote on Unreal Engine, game dev, and real-world production:
🔸Postmortems
🔸Tips & Tricks
🔸Guides
🔸Tech Experiments

Check it out👇
https://t.co/EqUkTfYBqh

These were previously buried in a different section under 100+ odd Quick Dev Tips, so I’ve pulled them out into their own space to make them more obvious!

#GameDev | #IndieDev | #UE5

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Been making progress on my new:

#UE5 ASSET SHOWCASE TOOL

The idea is to help you quickly showcase and arrange assets in seconds inside #UnrealEngine

Sign up for my tools newsletter to get notified when I launch it:
👉 https://t.co/GicUQE8uEU

Current progress:
🔸Built out the Add To Level workflow with advanced settings
🔸Basic asset arranging/layout tools
🔸Early scene helper tools started (like the turntable actor in the video)

Next up, I'm going to be properly fleshing out the asset arranging side of things

What would you want to see in a tool like this? Anything you think would be especially useful?

#GameDev | #IndieDev | #GameDevelopment | #GameDevTools

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Just came across a blog post I wrote a while back:

“5 Useful Unreal Engine Blueprint Tips & Tricks”

Still relevant, and I still use them all the time in-engine

Check them out 👇
https://t.co/X5BhPQ1vYy

#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #UETips

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

I’ve got a game on Steam called 'Indie Dev Story'

It’s a short clicker game about trying to survive making your first game as an indie dev

Play it for FREE on Steam
👉 https://t.co/8WbI7xwVDv

Originally released it on itch a long time ago, but people seemed to enjoy it… so I polished it up a bit a while back and brought it over to Steam

A lot of what’s in the game is inspired by my early game dev days. Starting in a grotty basement and working up to a small proper office, with furniture based on what I had back then and characters inspired by my friends and me.

Give it a go, and if you enjoy it, feel free to follow me on Steam to see what I release next!

#GameDev #IndieDev

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

Realised I was spending too much money on sound effects for my games

Classic indie dev:
My audio was so badly organised it was easier to buy new sounds than search through what I already had

Fixed it with a simple, searchable audio workflow (article)👇
https://t.co/LhDxkBrCOc

If you've got a growing audio library, this is definitely worth setting up

Wish I’d done this sooner. It's already saving me time and money

#GameDev #IndieDev #UE5

[James Rowbotham @cbGameDev]

A while ago, I started building a set dressing tool for #UnrealEngine to speed up level building

Got distracted… and never finished it

Thinking of picking it back up to help build out my Zombie Typing game faster

What would you want from a tool like this?

#UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev