Reaching 20,000 Subscribers on YouTube
It’s not a huge number by any stretch. I call mine a “small YouTube channel” whenever it comes up in conversation.
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Thoughts and behind-the-scenes stuff of Co-Op Mode.
Planning video game projects so you actually finish them
Let’s face it - games are long projects. Even a small scoped solo-dev game may take months, even years, to develop. When we’re in the thick of building, we are at constant risk of “losing the forest for the trees”, getting overwhelmed by everything left to do, and eventually quitting. Especially if you’ve had your eye on a different project idea.
Embracing the Retry Loop with Gravity Circuit
There’s a certain rush that difficult games have in the “30 seconds of fun” loop, and I think Gravity Circuit nails it.
Thank you, 2023. Welcome, 2024!
2023 was wild. A few big changes in my life triggered me to finally launch this site, Co-Op Mode. I had been riffing and sketching versions of it for YEARS, pretty much ever since I started creating YouTube videos, but never had the time or flexibility to make it happen.
Choosing JavaScript Or Godot For Your Next Project
Occasionally, I’ll receive this question in Discord or YouTube comments:
Behind the Scenes of Bad Ref (GMTK 2023)
We built a game in a single weekend! While it’s been a few months since we created this project, I wanted to take you on a journey of the development of our GMTK Game Jam submission: Bad Ref.
Write code directly in the browser with Chrome Overrides
Have you ever worked on a project where build times were slow, lower environments took awhile to edit, or you didn’t have a local setup to use at all?
Debugging problems in GD Script code
Let’s look at some handy techniques for troubleshooting issues in your game’s GDScript code. Whether you are getting strange behavior, weird errors, or the game straight up isn’t doing anything, I hope this post will give you some pointers on getting to the bottom of code problems in Godot.
Ways to get Feedback on your game dev project
You’ve been working on your game for weeks, months, maybe even years, pouring your heart and soul into it. When you’re “heads down” in the weeds of development, it’s sometimes easy to lose track of the bigger picture question: will people even like this game? Especially when you are working on the game alone.
Animating sprite sheets with Godot's AnimationPlayer
Sprite sheets are a common asset in any 2D pixel art game. Godot’s built in AnimationPlayer node makes it fast and easy to animate characters in Godot games.
Learn Knockout JS Right Now
Do people still use Knockout these days? Heck yes, people do! Knockout is great.
Let's build a multiplayer game with Firebase and JavaScript
Here's a screencast on YouTube where we create a simple online multiplayer game from scratch with HTML, CSS, vanilla JavaScript and Firebase.
Should You Build an Editor?
If you are in the early days of working on a game or starting to think about working on a game, I want to help you answer the question: Should you build a dedicated editor for yourself?
Get "Unstuck" on your Game Dev Project
Does this sound like you? (It definitely sounds like me!)
Repost: Danger Crew packaged with Electron
Let's break down the technical stack of Danger Crew. We built this game with React, then wrapped it with Electron to package for Steam.
Repost: Danger Crew's Multiplayer Battle Prototype
The Danger Crew Battle Demo is live! I’ve been working on it for a few months and am super excited to share some behind the scenes details of the project.