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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>SquigglyFrogStudios</title> <atom:link href="https://squigglyfrog.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com</link> <description>A Lone Coder, Fun Games, No Pay To Win, Just Enjoyment For Everyone..</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:18:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://squigglyfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-icon-32x32.png</url> <title>SquigglyFrogStudios</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">238391174</site> <item> <title>Mobile Controller Work</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/mobile-controller-work/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:15:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9526</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, after a hiatus So, after a hiatus for a couple months, work is swiftly progressing. I just needed time away, do my job job and forget game dev for a bit. Things and decisions weigh you down and impact you greatly, and sometimes you just have to escape. But, that time is over! Progress on the mobile controller for Acros has been moving along quite fast and it’s almost done. I’ve replicated most of the functionality from in-game to JavaScript to work with the webpage that is the controller. By the time the game is done, it will be playable by up to 8 players, 4 using the table and 4 more using mobile devices. You’ll be able to play the entire game from your phone with only a couple interactions on the table to actually start the game, and when it ends. Theres still a tiny bit left, like the voting routine and then showing some kind of game over screen on the mobile device, but that’s only a couple days part time work. Once the voting is done, the game should be completely playable. So far avatar and name selection are in, displaying the round number, the generated acronym, getting the players answer with a lot of validations taking place, and the timer… That was fun, but I managed to get the timer on the mobile controller almost perfectly synced with the timer on the table. It may be like .3 seconds off, but it looks great! I’m still tweaking things, I don’t like the acronyms it generates, and I’ve been tweaking those to make it a little more friendly… plenty of time for that though. There’s still a lot to do on the game itself, all the menus, title screen tweaks, house rules, in game pause?! Not sure how on earth I’m going to manage that one since I’d have to pause everything, even the mobile controllers… I’ll have to figure something out though. I need to see if there is a way to “pause” an interval in JS.. if I can do that it will make it a lot easier to do. A quick search provides nothing other than saying you can’t. I may just have to only allow the pause to be hit at specific times, anytime a timer isn’t running. Not perfect, because you may still have to finish your turn out entering an answer and voting.. or ya know, just walk away and let the others continue. Oh well.. figure that out later. Alright, I suppose it’s time to get back to busy!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9526" class="elementor elementor-9526"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-07f62b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="07f62b6" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-553d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="553d50a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">So, after a hiatus</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a05f40c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="a05f40c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55de835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55de835" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>So, after a hiatus for a couple months, work is swiftly progressing. I just needed time away, do my job job and forget game dev for a bit. Things and decisions weigh you down and impact you greatly, and sometimes you just have to escape.</p><p>But, that time is over!</p><p>Progress on the mobile controller for Acros has been moving along quite fast and it’s almost done. I’ve replicated most of the functionality from in-game to JavaScript to work with the webpage that is the controller.</p><p>By the time the game is done, it will be playable by up to 8 players, 4 using the table and 4 more using mobile devices. You’ll be able to play the entire game from your phone with only a couple interactions on the table to actually start the game, and when it ends.</p><p>Theres still a tiny bit left, like the voting routine and then showing some kind of game over screen on the mobile device, but that’s only a couple days part time work. Once the voting is done, the game should be completely playable.</p><p>So far avatar and name selection are in, displaying the round number, the generated acronym, getting the players answer with a lot of validations taking place, and the timer… That was fun, but I managed to get the timer on the mobile controller almost perfectly synced with the timer on the table. It may be like .3 seconds off, but it looks great!</p><p> I’m still tweaking things, I don’t like the acronyms it generates, and I’ve been tweaking those to make it a little more friendly… plenty of time for that though.</p><p>There’s still a lot to do on the game itself, all the menus, title screen tweaks, house rules, in game pause?! Not sure how on earth I’m going to manage that one since I’d have to pause everything, even the mobile controllers… I’ll have to figure something out though. I need to see if there is a way to “pause” an interval in JS.. if I can do that it will make it a lot easier to do. A quick search provides nothing other than saying you can’t. I may just have to only allow the pause to be hit at specific times, anytime a timer isn’t running. Not perfect, because you may still have to finish your turn out entering an answer and voting.. or ya know, just walk away and let the others continue. Oh well.. figure that out later.</p><p>Alright, I suppose it’s time to get back to busy!</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-746be0d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="746be0d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9526</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Back In The Game</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/back-in-the-game/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 23:14:15 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9519</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Time Has Come… The time has come, the replacement laptop is here, all the backups (mostly) have been restored, and what feels like hundreds of applications are reinstalled and set up. The worst part was after stealing my wife’s laptop, we realized it too was having some serious overheating issues. They sent a tech to the house, replaced the heatsinks and still ended up having to ship it in to have more repair work done. On the bright side, both laptops are now working flawlessly the way they should have from the beginning! Unfortunately, my real job has been keeping me extremely tied down lately so not a lot of progress has been made, however I was able to get back to work on ACROS: Battle of the Wits! The premise is simple, and (I love this part) fully voiced over by a voice some people may recognize from television; all thanks to some AI genius and people donating their voice models to be used by developers like me. The game will create a random acronym, and a category. You, the player, must decide on what that acronym stands for. Enter your answer and then wait on everyone else to finish, then vote on your favorite! In ACROS, you can play directly on the table or scan a QR code to use your phone as the controller. The game itself is mostly done (except for options menus, etc.), it’s the mobile controller aspect that’s been taking the longest time to develop. I ran into issues with the web server asset I was using within Unity and had to reach out to its developers for some assistance. Now that we have it configured, it’s a matter of creating all of the different game scenes in an HTML format that your phone can send back to the game table. In the end, it will be a seamless integration, and this should end up as a great party game! So far most of the basics have been implemented and I’m currently working on player customization through the webpage allowing you to enter your name and select your avatar. The next step is a simple waiting screen for the game to begin. Displaying the acronym is already done and animated, then it’s a matter of building out the logic and checks and balances to allow you to enter your response and vote on other players’ responses. Should be easy enough, it was the background processes that took extra time, sending messages back and forth between multiple phones and the table. Overall things are progressing nicely, and this should be shaping up for a release to the testers here in the near future!!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9519" class="elementor elementor-9519"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-07f62b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="07f62b6" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-553d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="553d50a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The Time Has Come...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a05f40c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="a05f40c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55de835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55de835" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The time has come, the replacement laptop is here, all the backups (mostly) have been restored, and what feels like hundreds of applications are reinstalled and set up. The worst part was after stealing my wife’s laptop, we realized it too was having some serious overheating issues. They sent a tech to the house, replaced the heatsinks and still ended up having to ship it in to have more repair work done. On the bright side, both laptops are now working flawlessly the way they should have from the beginning!</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, my real job has been keeping me extremely tied down lately so not a lot of progress has been made, however I was able to get back to work on ACROS: Battle of the Wits!</p><p> </p><p>The premise is simple, and (I love this part) fully voiced over by a voice some people may recognize from television; all thanks to some AI genius and people donating their voice models to be used by developers like me. The game will create a random acronym, and a category. You, the player, must decide on what that acronym stands for. Enter your answer and then wait on everyone else to finish, then vote on your favorite!</p><p> </p><p>In ACROS, you can play directly on the table or scan a QR code to use your phone as the controller. The game itself is mostly done (except for options menus, etc.), it’s the mobile controller aspect that’s been taking the longest time to develop. I ran into issues with the web server asset I was using within Unity and had to reach out to its developers for some assistance. Now that we have it configured, it’s a matter of creating all of the different game scenes in an HTML format that your phone can send back to the game table. In the end, it will be a seamless integration, and this should end up as a great party game!</p><p> </p><p>So far most of the basics have been implemented and I’m currently working on player customization through the webpage allowing you to enter your name and select your avatar. The next step is a simple waiting screen for the game to begin. Displaying the acronym is already done and animated, then it’s a matter of building out the logic and checks and balances to allow you to enter your response and vote on other players’ responses. Should be easy enough, it was the background processes that took extra time, sending messages back and forth between multiple phones and the table.</p><p> </p><p>Overall things are progressing nicely, and this should be shaping up for a release to the testers here in the near future!!!</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-746be0d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="746be0d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9519</post-id> </item> <item> <title>And… I Stole It!</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/and-i-stole-it/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:22:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9497</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stuck Waiting… Still.. So I Stole It! Waiting is one of the things I hate the most. And when the computer dies, and I have to wait on a replacement, it’s just a recipe for disaster. So far I have been physically without a computer now for close to 2 weeks.. Sure, I picked up a chromebook with an I3, but it’s no where near a replacement. The best it was good for is web browsing and some xbox cloud gaming. On the bright side, I did manage to complete Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.. Amazing game even if the story has been done before.. Definitely recommend it! So when I bought my Alienware, (the last dell/alienware I will ever buy), I also bought the wife one. Not as powerful, but still a damn nice machine.. and it sits on her desk in a pink plaid wrap, barely getting used mored than once a week. Today, Dell finallllllly came up with a replacement system and sent me the info.. April 7th.. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS… I’m already going insane and the boredom is killing me.. So I stole hers… Currently getting it set up with the stuff I need, and had to open it up and install more ram (16gb was all it had!!!!!).. So now at least I can mess around with some stuff again.. Finally! Have fun, I’m going to finish dinner and then finish installing packages so I can get busy!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9497" class="elementor elementor-9497"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-07f62b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="07f62b6" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-553d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="553d50a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Stuck Waiting... Still.. So I Stole It!</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a05f40c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="a05f40c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55de835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55de835" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Waiting is one of the things I hate the most. And when the computer dies, and I have to wait on a replacement, it’s just a recipe for disaster. So far I have been physically without a computer now for close to 2 weeks..</p><p> </p><p>Sure, I picked up a chromebook with an I3, but it’s no where near a replacement. The best it was good for is web browsing and some xbox cloud gaming. On the bright side, I did manage to complete Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.. Amazing game even if the story has been done before.. Definitely recommend it!</p><p>So when I bought my Alienware, (the last dell/alienware I will ever buy), I also bought the wife one. Not as powerful, but still a damn nice machine.. and it sits on her desk in a pink plaid wrap, barely getting used mored than once a week. Today, Dell finallllllly came up with a replacement system and sent me the info.. April 7<sup>th</sup>..</p><p> </p><p>ANOTHER TWO WEEKS… I’m already going insane and the boredom is killing me.. So I stole hers… Currently getting it set up with the stuff I need, and had to open it up and install more ram (16gb was all it had!!!!!).. So now at least I can mess around with some stuff again.. Finally!</p><p> </p><p>Have fun, I’m going to finish dinner and then finish installing packages so I can get busy!</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-746be0d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="746be0d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9497</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Holding Patterns…</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/holding-patterns/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9480</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stuck Waiting… Well, work has been put to a dramatic halt lately. I actually have developed three more games that are ready for release, but the powers that be aren’t sure of them right now, and so they sit on hold. They may still see the light of day eventually, only time will tell I guess. It’s extraordinarily frustrating to put that much time (and not to mention COST) into developing something for it to end up sitting on a virtual shelf, especially when you have an audience that’s calling out for more games to be added and for some more variety. I see both sides of the argument, certain groups want to curate to make sure a market doesn’t get saturated in crap, and at the same time, that causes market stagnation with nothing new coming out causing player/user attrition because of that curation. In my opinion it just harms the overall reputation / view of a market. As long as certain requirements are met (keeping the garbage where it belongs), it should be released. Let the players decide to hate it or love it. If you’re going to spend dollars on people overseeing testing and more, and have already spent that money, why not just let it go out and recoup even a tiny amount of the cost, even if sales aren’t the greatest. The downside to this, is several ideas I was going to work on have now been put on hold because I no longer have the confidence that they will be seen as unique titles and not compared to other things that look similar, and I can not sink the time and money into something that may just get rejected. It’s not worth it, especially for someone like me that does this in their spare time. Sure if I was a larger studio with money to spare, it wouldn’t be an issue. But when I sink even $500 into a project that gets rejected, I’m never going to see that money again. It may not seem like a lot of money to some people, but to me that’s a month and half of car payments, so it’s an eye opener and makes you think twice about doing anything else. But this is a rant I could go on for days about, so I’m just going to shut up now. In the meantime I have a ton of ideas but nothing to develop them on. My lovely little alienware laptop I spent a small fortune on is sitting in a dell repair center currently because of constant crashing, lockups and worse problems. I sunk about $600 into it myself trying to correct the issues, new SSD, new ram, nothing was working (but I got some nice upgrades! 8tb of disk space!!!).. When the cpu cores are reaching 212F while sitting at idle, you have issues.. Thankfully it was still fully under warranty. I know they’ve already replaced the motherboard, they won’t tell me yet what else they’ve done. My guess is the overheating caused damage to other components.. Supposedly they should be done with it by the 20th, then shipping time back to me. Hate the waiting game especially when you spend 3k on a device, you kind of expect it to work without issue. In the meantime, have several new ideas that should be a lot of fun, just have to wait to start development. I did pick up a chromebook with an Intel I3 in it, and got Unity installed on it, but it’s slow and difficult to work with. Maybe if I get really bored in the next week or so I’ll try messing with it. Until then, new stuff is in the works.. Just have to wait…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9480" class="elementor elementor-9480"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-07f62b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="07f62b6" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-553d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="553d50a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Stuck Waiting...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a05f40c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="a05f40c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55de835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55de835" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, work has been put to a dramatic halt lately. I actually have developed three more games that are ready for release, but the powers that be aren’t sure of them right now, and so they sit on hold. They may still see the light of day eventually, only time will tell I guess.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s extraordinarily frustrating to put that much time (and not to mention COST) into developing something for it to end up sitting on a virtual shelf, especially when you have an audience that’s calling out for more games to be added and for some more variety. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I see both sides of the argument, certain groups want to curate to make sure a market doesn’t get saturated in crap, and at the same time, that causes market stagnation with nothing new coming out causing player/user attrition because of that curation. In my opinion it just harms the overall reputation / view of a market.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As long as certain requirements are met (keeping the garbage where it belongs), it should be released. Let the players decide to hate it or love it. If you’re going to spend dollars on people overseeing testing and more, and have already spent that money, why not just let it go out and recoup even a tiny amount of the cost, even if sales aren’t the greatest.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The downside to this, is several ideas I was going to work on have now been put on hold because I no longer have the confidence that they will be seen as unique titles and not compared to other things that look similar, and I can not sink the time and money into something that may just get rejected. It’s not worth it, especially for someone like me that does this in their spare time.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sure if I was a larger studio with money to spare, it wouldn’t be an issue. But when I sink even $500 into a project that gets rejected, I’m never going to see that money again. It may not seem like a lot of money to some people, but to me that’s a month and half of car payments, so it’s an eye opener and makes you think twice about doing anything else.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But this is a rant I could go on for days about, so I’m just going to shut up now. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the meantime I have a ton of ideas but nothing to develop them on. My lovely little alienware laptop I spent a small fortune on is sitting in a dell repair center currently because of constant crashing, lockups and worse problems. I sunk about $600 into it myself trying to correct the issues, new SSD, new ram, nothing was working (but I got some nice upgrades! 8tb of disk space!!!).. When the cpu cores are reaching 212F while sitting at idle, you have issues.. Thankfully it was still fully under warranty. I know they’ve already replaced the motherboard, they won’t tell me yet what else they’ve done. My guess is the overheating caused damage to other components.. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supposedly they should be done with it by the 20th, then shipping time back to me. Hate the waiting game especially when you spend 3k on a device, you kind of expect it to work without issue. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the meantime, have several new ideas that should be a lot of fun, just have to wait to start development. I did pick up a chromebook with an Intel I3 in it, and got Unity installed on it, but it’s slow and difficult to work with. Maybe if I get really bored in the next week or so I’ll try messing with it. Until then, new stuff is in the works.. Just have to wait…</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-746be0d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="746be0d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9480</post-id> </item> <item> <title>New Game and Upcoming Projects…</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/new-game-and-upcoming-projects/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:01:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Releases]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9463</guid> <description><![CDATA[With A Little Nagging, Phazed was born As the new year progresses, we have already transitioned from January into February. The pace has been rapid, and it shows no signs of slowing down. This momentum has brought forth numerous projects, some met with approval and others with resistance; nonetheless, work continues. Within the past month, I have completed and released two additional games to the beta team for evaluation. “Backlash” is currently in testing and has undergone several modifications to enhance its gameplay experience. Moreover, after much encouragement (nagging? =D) from my wife, I developed a game that had long been on the IGT Wishlist: a clone of Phase 10 for the game table. While not an exact replica, there have been notable changes throughout the development process, but it truly came out as a beautiful well-polished project. The only thing lacking is AI players to play against, but after beating my head against the wall a few too many times, I deemed it better to release now. I just have not been able to wrap my head around a good way to handle a game like this and making the computer choose what cards go where. I may come back and do an AI for this when it’s updated to add connected play, we’ll see. My skills are not the greatest and I learn every day and there is always something new to learn. For now, this AI is out of my realm of capability. For now… The beta testers have just started picking away at it, and I’ve already fixed most of the issues found, so now we let more people get their hands on it to see how much they can break, what can improve, and we move forward from there. Pharaohs Passage Work has already started on the next projects, yes plural. First up in development is Pharaohs Passage which is going to be a copy of the board game Quoridor, in an Egyptian setting. It’s a relatively simple but fun game for 2-4 players. Your goal is simple, get to the other side of the board. Sounds so easy, until you add other players who own walls, just like you do. And they can place those walls right in your path to block your way. Title screen is done, and most of the music for the game has already been chosen and purchased, and work has begun on the actualy gameplay. I know compared to most developers I sometimes do things a little bit backwards, but to me, the feel of the images and everything in the title tends to form a picture in my head of how I want a game to look. Sometimes I do start straight on gameplay, I did with Backlash and then built the title and chose the music around the game, in this case though, it was backwards. I guess sometimes seeing something helps bring it to life. The next board game concept I also have a new idea in my mind, a board game, a square shape with 5 rings. The center has a single space, the next ring out 4 spaces surrounding the center, and then the next ring expands out, etc. until you have all 5. Players start as peasants in the outermost ring on their journey to become a king. You must move completely around the board ( and gather the needed ? materials? steps? skills? reputation? I don’t know yet. ) before you are able to navigate to the next ring in as you build your skills from a peasant to a blacksmith, to squire and knight, and finally one to rule them all. There are a lot of things to work on out this game, but I love the idea and I’m probably going to start developing it shortly. I have no idea where it’s going or what it’s going to end up as, but it captured my curiosity and I’m eager to explore it!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9463" class="elementor elementor-9463"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-07f62b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="07f62b6" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-553d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="553d50a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">With A Little Nagging, Phazed was born</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a05f40c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="a05f40c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55de835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55de835" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As the new year progresses, we have already transitioned from January into February. The pace has been rapid, and it shows no signs of slowing down. This momentum has brought forth numerous projects, some met with approval and others with resistance; nonetheless, work continues.</p><p>Within the past month, I have completed and released two additional games to the beta team for evaluation. “Backlash” is currently in testing and has undergone several modifications to enhance its gameplay experience.</p><p>Moreover, after much encouragement (nagging? =D) from my wife, I developed a game that had long been on the IGT Wishlist: a clone of Phase 10 for the game table. While not an exact replica, there have been notable changes throughout the development process, but it truly came out as a beautiful well-polished project. The only thing lacking is AI players to play against, but after beating my head against the wall a few too many times, I deemed it better to release now. I just have not been able to wrap my head around a good way to handle a game like this and making the computer choose what cards go where. I may come back and do an AI for this when it’s updated to add connected play, we’ll see. My skills are not the greatest and I learn every day and there is always something new to learn. For now, this AI is out of my realm of capability. For now…</p><p>The beta testers have just started picking away at it, and I’ve already fixed most of the issues found, so now we let more people get their hands on it to see how much they can break, what can improve, and we move forward from there.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-746be0d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="746be0d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-369a61f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="369a61f" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ef1bfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ef1bfb7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Pharaohs Passage</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-80bee18 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="80bee18" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f2031ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f2031ed" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Work has already started on the next projects, yes plural. First up in development is Pharaohs Passage which is going to be a copy of the board game Quoridor, in an Egyptian setting. It’s a relatively simple but fun game for 2-4 players. Your goal is simple, get to the other side of the board. Sounds so easy, until you add other players who own walls, just like you do. And they can place those walls right in your path to block your way.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-62dddd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="62dddd1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="300" height="138" src="https://squigglyfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/titleFull-300x138.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9470" alt="" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-82db4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="82db4bf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Title screen is done, and most of the music for the game has already been chosen and purchased, and work has begun on the actualy gameplay. I know compared to most developers I sometimes do things a little bit backwards, but to me, the feel of the images and everything in the title tends to form a picture in my head of how I want a game to look. Sometimes I do start straight on gameplay, I did with Backlash and then built the title and chose the music around the game, in this case though, it was backwards. I guess sometimes seeing something helps bring it to life.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2ac8171 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="2ac8171" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-675f047 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child" data-id="675f047" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-364937e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="364937e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The next board game concept</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-afa1b23 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="afa1b23" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c02117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3c02117" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>I also have a new idea in my mind, a board game, a square shape with 5 rings. The center has a single space, the next ring out 4 spaces surrounding the center, and then the next ring expands out, etc. until you have all 5.</p><p>Players start as peasants in the outermost ring on their journey to become a king. You must move completely around the board ( and gather the needed ? materials? steps? skills? reputation? I don’t know yet. ) before you are able to navigate to the next ring in as you build your skills from a peasant to a blacksmith, to squire and knight, and finally one to rule them all.</p><p>There are a lot of things to work on out this game, but I love the idea and I’m probably going to start developing it shortly. I have no idea where it’s going or what it’s going to end up as, but it captured my curiosity and I’m eager to explore it!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9463</post-id> </item> <item> <title>BackLash & Dice Games Megapack</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/backlash-dice-games-megapack/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:22:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9413</guid> <description><![CDATA[First off… So first, the Dice Games Megapack was finished and released to QA right before new years eve, so that one is sitting with the QA team awaiting the beta testers. Included are seven different dice games for up to 6 players, with AI players for each one. Shortly thereafter, I saw another game on Amazon.com called Jinx. It involved rolling dice and placing pieces on a grid to line up matches. Cool concept, but it needed something a bit more so that turned into BackLash! I worked a few too many evenings and nights, but I started this one on New Year’s Day and just sent it to QA early this morning. For such a short development cycle, it’s a rich but simple game. The concept remained the same, placing pieces on a grid to make a match, but was amped up with different board spaces that provide boons and penalties. In this game, to further differentiate it, I even added an option to add a third die to the rolls, if you control one of the boards rune spaces. Just to add to the replayability we added a couple of game modes to allow for a shorter game instead of the standard multi-stage playstyle. This one was definitely the quickest work I have done but doesn’t lack in design. All the bells and whistles and polish are there, like I said, I just spent way too many evenings and late nights (a 4am stopping point rings a bell) away from the family to get this one done. It had me excited, it was fun and challenging, and I wanted to finish it so I can share it with the world! Next Up… Next up will be looking at a couple more games to clone, including an interesting strategy game called Quorridor and the ever-popular Phase 10. The table needs these, and I aim to provide!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9413" class="elementor elementor-9413"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b0cc4b2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="b0cc4b2" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fb49908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="fb49908" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">First off...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0dbb174 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="0dbb174" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cf09894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="cf09894" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>So first, the Dice Games Megapack was finished and released to QA right before new years eve, so that one is sitting with the QA team awaiting the beta testers. Included are seven different dice games for up to 6 players, with AI players for each one.</p><p>Shortly thereafter, I saw another game on Amazon.com called Jinx. It involved rolling dice and placing pieces on a grid to line up matches. Cool concept, but it needed something a bit more so that turned into BackLash!</p><p>I worked a few too many evenings and nights, but I started this one on New Year’s Day and just sent it to QA early this morning. For such a short development cycle, it’s a rich but simple game. The concept remained the same, placing pieces on a grid to make a match, but was amped up with different board spaces that provide boons and penalties. In this game, to further differentiate it, I even added an option to add a third die to the rolls, if you control one of the boards rune spaces. Just to add to the replayability we added a couple of game modes to allow for a shorter game instead of the standard multi-stage playstyle.</p><p>This one was definitely the quickest work I have done but doesn’t lack in design. All the bells and whistles and polish are there, like I said, I just spent way too many evenings and late nights (a 4am stopping point rings a bell) away from the family to get this one done. It had me excited, it was fun and challenging, and I wanted to finish it so I can share it with the world!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b66eb60 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="b66eb60" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-af805cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="af805cb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Next Up...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c864755 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="c864755" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6fd4c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6fd4c86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Next up will be looking at a couple more games to clone, including an interesting strategy game called Quorridor and the ever-popular Phase 10. The table needs these, and I aim to provide!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9413</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Happy Holidays!</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/happy-holidays/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9335</guid> <description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! https://squigglyfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HolidayReel-1.mp4 First and foremost, Merry Christmas and probably a Happy New Year too, since I doubt I will post again. Work has been keeping me extremely busy so time for coding has been slimmer than normal, but I haven’t been idle, that’s for sure! Below you’ll find a video preview of 5 of the 7 completed games in my upcoming dice games pack! I have two more games to do for this pack and then I will ship it off for the lovely QA and beta teams to rip apart. Speaking of, here shortly I need to pick up the notes from Scratch N Score and do some bug fixes and get the next version of that over to them. Holidays have a magic way of slowing down the entire process, but that’s ok. So far, the bug reports have been few and far between, except for some dice that refuse to stay on the ‘table’ and keep falling to oblivion, but I already know the problem and the solution, it just needs to be implemented. That’s really the biggest problem reported, and it seems to only show on the older hardware, which has slower components, so physics is failing to do its job there. Well, back to work! It may be Christmas Day, but I am still sitting behind the keyboard hard at work.. Least till the turkey is done! ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9335" class="elementor elementor-9335"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5f20116 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="5f20116" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-81a2a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="81a2a7e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b534e25 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="b534e25" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4d88f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video" data-id="4d88f5d" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"video_type":"hosted","controls":"yes"}" data-widget_type="video.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline"> <video class="elementor-video" src="https://squigglyfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HolidayReel-1.mp4" controls="" preload="metadata" controlsList="nodownload"></video> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-aa3bd1d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="aa3bd1d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ed33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7a9ed33" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>First and foremost, Merry Christmas and probably a Happy New Year too, since I doubt I will post again.</p><p>Work has been keeping me extremely busy so time for coding has been slimmer than normal, but I haven’t been idle, that’s for sure! Below you’ll find a video preview of 5 of the 7 completed games in my upcoming dice games pack!</p><p>I have two more games to do for this pack and then I will ship it off for the lovely QA and beta teams to rip apart. Speaking of, here shortly I need to pick up the notes from Scratch N Score and do some bug fixes and get the next version of that over to them. Holidays have a magic way of slowing down the entire process, but that’s ok.</p><p>So far, the bug reports have been few and far between, except for some dice that refuse to stay on the ‘table’ and keep falling to oblivion, but I already know the problem and the solution, it just needs to be implemented. That’s really the biggest problem reported, and it seems to only show on the older hardware, which has slower components, so physics is failing to do its job there.</p><p>Well, back to work! It may be Christmas Day, but I am still sitting behind the keyboard hard at work.. Least till the turkey is done!</p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://squigglyfrog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HolidayReel-1.mp4" length="63805278" type="video/mp4" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9335</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Next Project Started and One In Beta…</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/next-project-started-and-one-in-beta/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Development Work]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9312</guid> <description><![CDATA[First… Scratch N Score has finally moved into the beta process. What does that mean? A month of never-ending bug reports where people press the weirdest combinations of buttons known to man, that no user will ever actually do, all in an effort to break things. So now we sit back and wait for the reports to start coming in so we can work on fixing all the little things. I’m pretty sure the most common ones found have already been taken care of ahead of time, but there are those people… *ahem* that I know will find more. Hopefully it’s a quick process overall so this can get a scheduled release date. On another note, I also switch to a different video production software that’s much easier to work with than Corel’s and gives me a much better end result! Considering my level of expertise in video editing, I am quite impressed with Wondershare Filmora. Good price for the value, definitely worthwhile. A ton of projects in the works I have a ton of projects in the works, but a lot of them need more thought and fleshing out on paper (well digital paper) before I start work on them. A couple board games and the like. They should definitely be fun and great products for the table, but for now I decided… Dice games! Why? Because I just did one and enjoyed it, and thought WHY NOT? And having certain people kind of try to talk me out of it just made me want to do it more! Sorry J! lol We’re talking about your simpler dice, party type games like Over Under 7, Ship Captain Crew, etc. And since they are simple, we’re going to group them in packs, starting with 7 games in the first one. I started development on the first of the seven, and it’s the one that will take the longest. It’s not complex at all, as a matter of fact it will probably be the quickest of them all, but it’s all the other stuff that goes into a new project and choices that will carry through every single included game. Things like the user interface, sound effects, particles, the general programming structure and framework. That all takes time to develop, even when you’re using components designed from other stuff, and it all has to work and be reuseable. Once it’s done though, it’s a simple matter to adapt each piece to the next game, change the rules and write whatever specialized code is needed for that game. I’ll still have to do GUI’s for them, but the basis of what that looks like will already be done. Simpler games Another thing about simpler games is while they are fun on their own, you have to amp that up with your sound and effects to capture a player’s attention. If you’re just rolling dice and there’s nothing else going on, it’s going to get boring and guess what, you lost a sale but more importantly you lost a customer’s confidence in your past and future products. One thing I chose to do to help amp it up a little is to add some AI generated voice narrations. Playing it with and without those is almost 2 different worlds, even if it is just some simple words being spoken. Gameplay on the first game is nearly completed, it just needs a few more FX touches as well as a game over / play again option, and the in-game settings menu. After that we can move on to the next game. I’m hoping, with the market and audience the table has, that this will be a success, but that’s something only time will tell. I do have plans for at least one more volume if not two of these dice game packs. There’s a lot of cool simple fun ideas out there that wouldn’t work as a standalone game, at least not something you’d want to pay for by itself really. It also pays to listen to people, as one game I had been thinking about doing was just asked for by someone who just picked up a table. There’s a ton more going on in the background, but this will see light of day soon! Simple projects are fun, and it gives me something to work on and think about while working out the details on the bigger ones! Well, time for bed.. for now…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9312" class="elementor elementor-9312"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5f20116 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="5f20116" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-81a2a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="81a2a7e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">First...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-aa3bd1d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="aa3bd1d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ed33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7a9ed33" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Scratch N Score has finally moved into the beta process. What does that mean? A month of never-ending bug reports where people press the weirdest combinations of buttons known to man, that no user will ever actually do, all in an effort to break things.</p><p>So now we sit back and wait for the reports to start coming in so we can work on fixing all the little things. I’m pretty sure the most common ones found have already been taken care of ahead of time, but there are those people… *ahem* that I know will find more.</p><p>Hopefully it’s a quick process overall so this can get a scheduled release date. On another note, I also switch to a different video production software that’s much easier to work with than Corel’s and gives me a much better end result! Considering my level of expertise in video editing, I am quite impressed with Wondershare Filmora. Good price for the value, definitely worthwhile.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ec69fb4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="ec69fb4" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dd51730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="dd51730" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">A ton of projects in the works</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3f04e93 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="3f04e93" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-47e82b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="47e82b0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>I have a ton of projects in the works, but a lot of them need more thought and fleshing out on paper (well digital paper) before I start work on them. A couple board games and the like. They should definitely be fun and great products for the table, but for now I decided…</p><p>Dice games! Why? Because I just did one and enjoyed it, and thought WHY NOT? And having certain people kind of try to talk me out of it just made me want to do it more! Sorry J! lol</p><p>We’re talking about your simpler dice, party type games like Over Under 7, Ship Captain Crew, etc. And since they are simple, we’re going to group them in packs, starting with 7 games in the first one. I started development on the first of the seven, and it’s the one that will take the longest. It’s not complex at all, as a matter of fact it will probably be the quickest of them all, but it’s all the other stuff that goes into a new project and choices that will carry through every single included game.</p><p>Things like the user interface, sound effects, particles, the general programming structure and framework. That all takes time to develop, even when you’re using components designed from other stuff, and it all has to work and be reuseable. Once it’s done though, it’s a simple matter to adapt each piece to the next game, change the rules and write whatever specialized code is needed for that game. I’ll still have to do GUI’s for them, but the basis of what that looks like will already be done.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-78d5bb2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="78d5bb2" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0a52d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0a52d30" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Simpler games </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bd57603 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="bd57603" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-58dbf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="58dbf89" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Another thing about simpler games is while they are fun on their own, you have to amp that up with your sound and effects to capture a player’s attention. If you’re just rolling dice and there’s nothing else going on, it’s going to get boring and guess what, you lost a sale but more importantly you lost a customer’s confidence in your past and future products. One thing I chose to do to help amp it up a little is to add some AI generated voice narrations. Playing it with and without those is almost 2 different worlds, even if it is just some simple words being spoken.</p><p>Gameplay on the first game is nearly completed, it just needs a few more FX touches as well as a game over / play again option, and the in-game settings menu. After that we can move on to the next game. I’m hoping, with the market and audience the table has, that this will be a success, but that’s something only time will tell.</p><p>I do have plans for at least one more volume if not two of these dice game packs. There’s a lot of cool simple fun ideas out there that wouldn’t work as a standalone game, at least not something you’d want to pay for by itself really. It also pays to listen to people, as one game I had been thinking about doing was just asked for by someone who just picked up a table.</p><p>There’s a ton more going on in the background, but this will see light of day soon! Simple projects are fun, and it gives me something to work on and think about while working out the details on the bigger ones!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Well, time for bed.. for now…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9312</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Shelved.. and What’s Next!</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/shelved-and-whats-next/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:35:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Debating… Firstly, Gremlins Grotto is a similar type of strategy game, it hit the market mid-September and sales have been a lot lower than I had hoped, netting (after commission) less than $400 in almost 3 months. It’s enough to pay for the assets within the game, but it’s not enough to recoup any of the time spent on development. In time sales may pick up, one never knows, but I doubt it; it will remain one of those little niche games. There’s nothing wrong with that, I had just hoped it would have performed better. That being said, Rogues is a very similar type of strategy game, and while yes it’s fun at times, it can also be very frustrating at others, combined with the fact that it is not a very fast paced game, it’s lacking something that would make it stick out. I have a ton of ideas and titles on the drawing board, and I’ve come to the conclusion a couple of times over the past year that this is probably one that is just going to get shelved. Maybe someday I’ll come back to it, but I don’t think the market is there for that type of game right now, at least on this platform. So! What do we do instead? MOVE ON! One of my first projects I was going to do for the table was a dungeon board game titled To Delve So Deep. It looked good, played nice, ran like crap on the table, and I moved on to other projects planning to revisit this one someday. Well, that day has come. This platform is aimed at board games and the like, and now is a perfect time to revamp the gameplay entirely, make it more into a board type game with a dungeon theme. Plans are already in the works and being written out of the good ol’ Remarkable tablet already. It’s still a pretty big project so it’s not next on the list. SLOA – the Secret Life of Aliens is also a board game, and I have a fair majority of its rules and gameplay already written out, and I’m slowly tweaking and adjusting things here and there. This is also a pretty hefty project (for one person in their spare time) and it needs time to be developed properly, not rushed. Ideally it should take me roughly 6 months at my current pace? Maybe 8… And I want to do it right. What do we do in the meantime? In the long run, it is about making games and making a little money on the side to help keep things moving, buy new assets, training, software etc., so we do smaller fun stuff that should definitely be a hit on the table! I was thinking about doing some dice games and trying to figure out the best way to balance everything. I have to think about everything here, including release schedules, the beta testers, QA, the development, the sales, all of those and more factor in. I had the intention of doing some smaller games and putting them up for .99 or 1.99 each, but right now I have 8 different ones and more in the works. These are all fun, simple to play and easy to develop, but if I did 8 individual games? I’m pretty sure I know a few people who would get really irritated trying to fit in 8 titles into testing, not to mention the release schedule for that.. Then I’d be trying to avoid doing the same UI’s etc. for each one, and even though they are completely different games, they might all end up looking identical and actually end up a detractor from sales. I think the value here lies more in a multi game pack. Easier for everyone from testing (well maybe not, now they test 3-5 games in one) to release, plus it’s better value for the customer. $5.99 and you get like 5 different games, each with its own unique gameplay style and rules: not to mention the variety. Tired of playing Ship Captain Crew? Let’s go play Macao instead! Or how about Triple Chicago, Pig or one of many others! I’m still trying to determine what’s going to be the best value / combo for the cost, but I think it will depend on how many games I include in the bundle. There are tons that can be done, so at least 3 per pack. And if I do 3, I might just aim for a price point around 2.99 or 3.99 which puts each game at roughly one to two dollars each. Then I can release pack 1, 2 and 3, they can stagger the releases or do it all at once and bam. Games that everyone will love (we hope!!) Just have to come up with icons, marketing, titles for the packs.. ugh, it never ends! Don’t ask me to explain how my brain jumps around, I just decided to do this after going to the store the other day, seeing something and going… Yeah.. that’s what we’re going to do! Bonus points because it gives me something to put out while I flesh out and make both Delve and SLOA (among other titles) even better before I release them!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9300" class="elementor elementor-9300"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7f9d4e0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="7f9d4e0" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ef5fc68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ef5fc68" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Debating... </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-54867c4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="54867c4" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1fb87fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="1fb87fa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Firstly, Gremlins Grotto is a similar type of strategy game, it hit the market mid-September and sales have been a lot lower than I had hoped, netting (after commission) less than $400 in almost 3 months. </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f8fbf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f8fbf39" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> </p><p>It’s enough to pay for the assets within the game, but it’s not enough to recoup any of the time spent on development. In time sales may pick up, one never knows, but I doubt it; it will remain one of those little niche games. There’s nothing wrong with that, I had just hoped it would have performed better.</p><p>That being said, Rogues is a very similar type of strategy game, and while yes it’s fun at times, it can also be very frustrating at others, combined with the fact that it is not a very fast paced game, it’s lacking something that would make it stick out. I have a ton of ideas and titles on the drawing board, and I’ve come to the conclusion a couple of times over the past year that this is probably one that is just going to get shelved. Maybe someday I’ll come back to it, but I don’t think the market is there for that type of game right now, at least on this platform.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-26a101f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="26a101f" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-04df73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="04df73e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">So! What do we do instead? MOVE ON!</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ad2344e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="ad2344e" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-503f7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="503f7bf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>One of my first projects I was going to do for the table was a dungeon board game titled <strong>To Delve So Deep</strong>. It looked good, played nice, ran like crap on the table, and I moved on to other projects planning to revisit this one someday. Well, that day has come. This platform is aimed at board games and the like, and now is a perfect time to revamp the gameplay entirely, make it more into a board type game with a dungeon theme. Plans are already in the works and being written out of the good ol’ Remarkable tablet already. It’s still a pretty big project so it’s not next on the list.</p><p><strong>SLOA</strong> – the Secret Life of Aliens is also a board game, and I have a fair majority of its rules and gameplay already written out, and I’m slowly tweaking and adjusting things here and there. This is also a pretty hefty project (for one person in their spare time) and it needs time to be developed properly, not rushed. Ideally it should take me roughly 6 months at my current pace? Maybe 8… And I want to do it right.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2ddd96f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="2ddd96f" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8059c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="8059c4a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">What do we do in the meantime?</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b6957a0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="b6957a0" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0a1e66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0a1e66b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>In the long run, it is about making games and making a little money on the side to help keep things moving, buy new assets, training, software etc., so we do smaller fun stuff that should definitely be a hit on the table!</p><p>I was thinking about doing some dice games and trying to figure out the best way to balance everything. I have to think about everything here, including release schedules, the beta testers, QA, the development, the sales, all of those and more factor in. I had the intention of doing some smaller games and putting them up for .99 or 1.99 each, but right now I have 8 different ones and more in the works.</p><p>These are all fun, simple to play and easy to develop, but if I did 8 individual games? I’m pretty sure I know a few people who would get really irritated trying to fit in 8 titles into testing, not to mention the release schedule for that.. Then I’d be trying to avoid doing the same UI’s etc. for each one, and even though they are completely different games, they might all end up looking identical and actually end up a detractor from sales.</p><p>I think the value here lies more in a multi game pack. Easier for everyone from testing (well maybe not, now they test 3-5 games in one) to release, plus it’s better value for the customer. $5.99 and you get like 5 different games, each with its own unique gameplay style and rules: not to mention the variety.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b31bc3d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="b31bc3d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-914b81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="914b81d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Tired of playing Ship Captain Crew? Let’s go play Macao instead! Or how about Triple Chicago, Pig or one of many others!</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c5a29d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="4c5a29d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-433202d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="433202d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>I’m still trying to determine what’s going to be the best value / combo for the cost, but I think it will depend on how many games I include in the bundle. There are tons that can be done, so at least 3 per pack. And if I do 3, I might just aim for a price point around 2.99 or 3.99 which puts each game at roughly one to two dollars each. Then I can release pack 1, 2 and 3, they can stagger the releases or do it all at once and bam. Games that everyone will love (we hope!!) Just have to come up with icons, marketing, titles for the packs.. ugh, it never ends!</p><p>Don’t ask me to explain how my brain jumps around, I just decided to do this after going to the store the other day, seeing something and going… Yeah.. that’s what we’re going to do! Bonus points because it gives me something to put out while I flesh out and make both Delve and SLOA (among other titles) even better before I release them!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9300</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Returning to code a year later…</title> <link>https://squigglyfrog.com/returning-to-code-a-year-later/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SFSAdmin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:25:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://squigglyfrog.com/?p=9294</guid> <description><![CDATA[Another lesson in coming back… Another lesson in coming back to code a year later. Over time, no matter what kind of software you’re developing, you almost always get better. Then you go back to finish a project you worked on a year ago and for one reason or another, put on hold. Looking at the code, you wonder what on earth you were thinking?! So Rogues N Riches, a game mostly coded in late 2023, nearly completed and go put on hold for a multitude of reasons. Most of the game was complete, but there were a few minor issues that needed to be addressed still. Some of the effects appeared on top of windows that should be on top, so of the effects obscured things for other players, not to mention how I was handling the games cards, dealing, discarding, just the animations alone. Bandages… Going back and trying to fix some of that has turned out to be a much larger challenge than I thought. Don’t get me wrong, I tried and succeeded on most of it, but I still don’t like how it looks or feels. I’d been thinking about scrapping the gameplay script and scene and starting fresh with some new tricks and assets, but the thought of giving up all that work just didn’t appeal, so I tried to bandage it. Well, bandages only stretch so far and I have definitely come to realize that I need to break down and just rewrite the gameplay. There are just so many enhancements and easier ways of doing things this time around, it’s just getting the courage up to say ‘Hey, I wasted all that time.’ And even then, I guess wasted isn’t really a good word considering the lessons learned and how much easier and quicker it will be the second time around. Next Up? Now the hard part is, do I focus on Rogues or do I move to another project that I think will probably sell better? It’s a fun game, or at least it could be, I just have to fix it and that takes time. But I suppose, better now than never. I have plenty of time to think about and make a decision on it’s fate. Besides, it would be a huge waste to give up the resources already put into it, code and assets included. This will give me a chance to change out the 3d models and tweak the speed. Even for a strategy game, right now it just feels too slow, along with a slew of other changes I want to do but the current setup just wouldn’t allow for it without a lot of trouble. I still have that itch to start a new project though and scrap this one completely, or once again shelve it until later. Hmmm…. Something to think about this long weekend that will probably keep me from coding anyways…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9294" class="elementor elementor-9294"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-db9082a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="db9082a" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5a0b0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5a0b0f3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Another lesson in coming back...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3d3842a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="3d3842a" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1849c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="1849c5d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Another lesson in coming back to code a year later. Over time, no matter what kind of software you’re developing, you almost always get better. Then you go back to finish a project you worked on a year ago and for one reason or another, put on hold. Looking at the code, you wonder what on earth you were thinking?!</p><p>So Rogues N Riches, a game mostly coded in late 2023, nearly completed and go put on hold for a multitude of reasons. Most of the game was complete, but there were a few minor issues that needed to be addressed still. Some of the effects appeared on top of windows that should be on top, so of the effects obscured things for other players, not to mention how I was handling the games cards, dealing, discarding, just the animations alone.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-666b5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="666b5a2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cfbed53 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="cfbed53" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4219b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="4219b71" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Bandages...</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e48971d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="e48971d" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-11fa707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="11fa707" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Going back and trying to fix some of that has turned out to be a much larger challenge than I thought. Don’t get me wrong, I tried and succeeded on most of it, but I still don’t like how it looks or feels. I’d been thinking about scrapping the gameplay script and scene and starting fresh with some new tricks and assets, but the thought of giving up all that work just didn’t appeal, so I tried to bandage it. Well, bandages only stretch so far and I have definitely come to realize that I need to break down and just rewrite the gameplay.</p><p>There are just so many enhancements and easier ways of doing things this time around, it’s just getting the courage up to say ‘Hey, I wasted all that time.’ And even then, I guess wasted isn’t really a good word considering the lessons learned and how much easier and quicker it will be the second time around.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c837b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="c837b23" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ce86238 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="ce86238" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7ad39a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="7ad39a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Next Up?</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f86f924 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id="f86f924" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"gamico_line_number":0}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-76bcd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="76bcd74" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Now the hard part is, do I focus on Rogues or do I move to another project that I think will probably sell better? It’s a fun game, or at least it could be, I just have to fix it and that takes time. But I suppose, better now than never. I have plenty of time to think about and make a decision on it’s fate. Besides, it would be a huge waste to give up the resources already put into it, code and assets included.</p><p>This will give me a chance to change out the 3d models and tweak the speed. Even for a strategy game, right now it just feels too slow, along with a slew of other changes I want to do but the current setup just wouldn’t allow for it without a lot of trouble. </p><p>I still have that itch to start a new project though and scrap this one completely, or once again shelve it until later. Hmmm…. Something to think about this long weekend that will probably keep me from coding anyways…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9294</post-id> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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