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[Full Game] Monopolo

My wife and I are Monopoly fans, and we sat down to play this. A bit laggy in some places, but over all a lot of fun...if you like Monopoly.

If you don't like Monopoly, then yeah, this game is not so much an accomplishment as a proof of not being vaporware.

Gamemaking and Time Management.

@Feld:

Well, dude, what you are describing is the biggest hurdle any indie developer has to overcome. It's not inspiration, it's not passion, it's not talent. It's organization. Time Management, being a subset of overall Project Management (a nifty college-oriented buzz word that just means organization), is critical to anyone who wants to be anything more than a game-making hobbyist.

Generally speaking, when I commit to a game project, I section off two hours a night to the project, and nothing more. Knowing that I have only a limited amount of time to work on said project per evening, I play around less and work more, getting -something- done during that time. It's like when I sit down and write, even if I only write a thousand words a day, that's still a thousand words. After awhile, it adds up.

Apologies to anyone who was expecting a more detailed explanation of how I use Time Management, but I'm saving that for an article.

@Karsu:
Forums are for lunch breaks. They make the Taco Bell digest better. Didn't you know that? ;)

Lost Legacy: An Animania Story

Choose the offsite download for now. Megaupload is being problematic.

IDle past and future

Thanks everyone!

Anyway, the work-hell is over for now and I am back. I'll get to that next article this week, everyone.

Also updated my one game and am looking at my next project, or collaboration, or what-not.

Peace, everyone!

IDle past and future

author=Atavus Dei link=topic=3392.msg67819#msg67819 date=1237937218
Come back soon. :P

Your articles on game development have influenced my outlining quite a bit.

Thanks Atavus. Apart from a few people, such as ChaosProductions, I wasn't entirely sure if anyone was actually reading or benefiting from them. That's all the more reason for me to hurry on back and continue writing! :P

IDle past and future

author=ChaosProductions link=topic=3392.msg67818#msg67818 date=1237937131
author=MayorAnime link=topic=3392.msg67756#msg67756 date=1237914446
article-writing
*side-project's development grinds to a halt.
:( :( :(

I am really sorry, Chaos. :( But when I wake up at 4:30am, go to work for 6:00am, and stay until 6:00pm. Yeah. It's not fun. :-\

I'll be back soon and continuing writing those articles. :P

IDle past and future

Hey everyone, just a not about my lack of participation in...anything...lately.

The company I work for is about to launch its new website, which is my department's main project since September. This is why I've suddenly stopped being apart of things here. More than likely, I won't be around much until April.

Sorry for the delay is telling ya'll this. I'll pick up on my posting, game-making, talking, and article-writing after this site goes up!

Existence

Only with 16-Bit graphics...

I'm very curious to see how this one will play out. Could be awesome if done right. ^_^

First assumption- your new game has already been cancelled

author=kentona link=topic=3353.msg66993#msg66993 date=1237422851
author=antifarea link=topic=3353.msg66966#msg66966 date=1237412498
author=MayorAnime link=topic=3353.msg66869#msg66869 date=1237293584
author=WIP link=topic=3353.msg66822#msg66822 date=1237234244
It's actually because they are alphabetically sorted...

This thread, particularly this response, gave me a resounding chortle this morning. :D

I actually lolled hard at WIP's quote... lol such a misunderstanding of option placement and it could have gotten into a heated argument... interesting.
Hmmm. I thought this was quite obvious and thought you people were just goofing around.

We are...or at least I was. It was teh way that this thread was taking itself so seriously, then WIP just posting 'It's actually because they are alphabetically sorted...' with that ellipse at the end, as if WIP were saying it with the kind of voice that that says 'I thought this was the most obvious thing in the world, and you not seeing it that way utterly annihilates my personal paradigm'.

Okay, I'm probably reading a bit too much into one line, but the tone was pretty funny in my head. :P

Liberta Open-World RPG (Cancelled - New Liberta is replacing it)

I looked over this project and it has a lot of great potential. You have a good idea, and if you execute it well, it could be a truly unique experience, much like Morrowind, Oblivion, or Fallout 3. However, the criticism about the level design is valid. You can use the default characters and RTP graphics if you like, that's your prerogative. However, you really need to learn better Level Design if you're going to hold a players attention.

I'm not putting your project down. If anything, I want to see you succeed in this endeavor. I recommend that you read some of the articles on game design and level design, practice some more, and get some map-makers on the forum to help you. If you are too absorbed in the coding and event programming of this game to pay attention to the maps, then get someone else to do it!

A game needs to be playable in order to be enjoyable! ;)