John Doran

Technical Game Designer | Author | Software Engineer | Instructor

[John Doran @jodoran]

I'm proud to announce that Culina: Hands in the Kitchen is now available for purchase on Steam! https://t.co/zHRxMPm8OT #vndev #visualnovel

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@EpicChambers It’s hard to do with one jump; but I’ve had success going one generation at a time. Verifying it works properly then going to the next. Not the funnest experience but it can lighten the issues a lot

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@SunnyChowTheGuy You may consider spawning the world pieces and have it move instead of the train. Then you won’t have the floating point issues since you’ll always be close to the world center. You could also consider auto pausing the game if left too long.

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@Strain42 Sure!

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@WinterwolvesG When I do personal projects I try to tackle projects that have aspects that I would like to get more attention to the games I normally play. But as you say budget/manpower, and scope can an issue for sure :-)

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@GamesByKinmoku But I think the other versions are much cheaper on Steam right now; so probably what I’d suggest to see if you actually like it first before investing so much

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@GamesByKinmoku I know the latest RPGMaker is inside Unity but reviews are mixed; haven’t looked into it much but that’s pretty real.

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@GamesByKinmoku Either way; RPGMaker will save a lot of development time for things like level design, combat systems, etc. that doing in other engines will take a lot longer to get up. I do know some people have done RPGs in RenPy as well but always good to branch out too

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@schenksmill Right now my daughter is mainly into Baby Shark, Peppa Pig, and the like; I’m assuming Bluey is an upgrade?

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@GamesByKinmoku Just bought it a minute ago when I got the release email! Congrats on the release and I wish you all the success! :-)

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@Skermunkel_ST No worries! I did get your e-mail and responded already. Let me know if you need any extra help

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@Witdarkstar Wish you both a speedy recovery!

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@osamadorias The book I’m currently in the process of writing; but of course I have to finish it first…

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@RetroGameCorps I got a pair when I had some long flights and it was great to have then. Works well with the Steam Deck and I bought a used Samsung S10e for ~$100 which has a Snapdragon 855. Add in a Bluetooth controller and you have a nice setup for gaming the go if you're not at your desk.

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@holographicpink Testing deals with both. They'd all go in the game development pile :-)

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Haven’t finished it yet; but I really enjoyed my time with Shadowhand awhile back; highly recommended if you like card games, and at this price great opportunity to give it a try!

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@chhopsky I like to think of it more like using the systems/engines to their fullest potential ;-)

[Travis Flowers @meanderingleaf]

Indiana gamedev students: I am offering a $200 travel fund to one student group whose game is accepted to a limited-acceptance game showcase. Details here: https://t.co/K9T8IGjx7J

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@moreelen If you’re a Disney-Parks person at all I’d recommend checking out Tokyo DisneySea, it’s a whole new park that isn’t around anywhere else in the world. Loved visiting when I got the chance and a lot of similarities between game design and experience design :-)

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@thedanrosas @gravenimagerd I'll second Inscryption; really enjoyed my time with it. Also played on PC, but I heard it also plays well on Steam Deck if you have one