Since I now have a full-time job, I removed my Patreon page and my silly “donations” form. I also ordered a brand new notebook; it’s ridiculously powerful so I can run GameMaker Studio 2 with no lag (and in Full HD resolution).
Lately I found myself willing to create content but the very same job that gave me financial freedom, is kind of keeping me from making progress on my own projects. I guess I should stop planning ahead and just go with the flow.
Today I made my first contribution to the opengameart.org website. It’s a simple edit of Michele “Buch” Bucelli’s sci-fi interior tileset. I adapted it to be used in GameMaker Studio 2 with the 47-tiles autotile feature (I needed it for a personal project of mine). I’ve also opened a Patreon page. You can directly support my…
I’m working on a free basic platformer tutorial. I’ll post a youtube video and a blog post as soon as I manage to complete it, edit the video and voice-over it. For this project I’ll be using freely available tiles and sprites: https://ansimuz.itch.io/grotto-escape-game-art-pack https://ansimuz.itch.io/grotto-escape-ii-art-pack- https://ansimuz.itch.io/grotto-escape-chibi-monsters I’ve just made some minor edits to the player sprite…
So I was working on a small Metroid-like game in GameMaker Studio 2. Then one day I thought: what if I wrote a book about how I made it? Maybe I could attach the whole GameMaker Studio 2 source project to the book. It might be useful to others and it might even pay some…
Here’s a small gif showing what I’m working on. It’s about pushing and carrying movable objects (which in turn can move and carry other movables). The coming article will explore a fundamental concept of programming: recursion. Due to its length and complexity, it’s going to take a while for me to publish it. It’s code…
I haven’t received much feedback on the previous platformer engine articles (part I and part II) but I kept working on some features anyway. So far I implemented slopes, one way platforms and now moving platforms (that move on slopes as well). Moving platforms can carry more than one object and I’ll probably keep adding…
Now that I have a full time job, I need to re-assess my priorities. Game development will always be a part of my life but in a lighter, brighter and smarter way. I’m focusing exclusively on my own projects while keeping an open approach for the future. I have no immediate plans on releasing or…
