Archive 2020/06 | mackysoft.net

Supplementary Notes on 'A Released Bad Game Is More Valuable Than an Unreleased Masterpiece'

After I posted 'How I Learned to Finish Games After It Took Me Six Years to Release My First One,' I received a lot of feedback. The line 'A released bad game is more valuable than an unreleased masterpiece' started taking on a life of its own, so this article adds context.

Published 2020/06/26 mackysoft.net

How I Learned to Finish Games After It Took Me Six Years to Release My First One

Hi, I'm Makihiro (@makihiro_dev). Game development is hard, isn't it? As people say, 1,000 want to make games, 100 actually start, 10 keep going, and only 1 finishes. Drawing from my own experience, I explain how to finish a game.

Published 2020/06/23 mackysoft.net

Joining UOZU GAME BOOT CAMP 2020 [Tsukuru UOZU]

UOZU GAME BOOT CAMP is a game creator training program run as part of the Tsukuru UOZU project, where professional creators mentor aspiring game developers. I decided to join again after taking part in the previous boot camp.

Published 2020/06/21 mackysoft.net

Spawning Random Enemies in a Roguelike [C#]

The 'improved level generation algorithm' update for Treasure Rogue is now complete, so this article walks through the implementation in detail with code.

Published 2020/06/18 mackysoft.net

Why Is Slay the Spire So Fun? [From a Roguelike Developer's Perspective]

Slay the Spire is a roguelike deck-building card game. I also make roguelike games myself, so in this article I look at Slay the Spire from the perspective of a roguelike developer.

Published 2020/06/15 mackysoft.net

How to Implement a Turn-Based Game Loop [C#]

This article introduces the code used to implement a turn-based game loop. Treasure Rogue, the turn-based roguelike I made, basically runs on the code shown here. I leave out anything that is not strictly necessary so the code is easier to read.

Published 2020/06/14 mackysoft.net

[PlayFab] Registering and Updating DisplayName [Unity]

This article covers how to register and update a player's display name in PlayFab. Since players need to be logged in first, please see the login article if you need that context.

Published 2020/06/08 mackysoft.net

Implementing Weighted Random Selection in C#

Sometimes you want random selection where each item has a different chance of being chosen based on its weight, such as gacha or item drop rates. This article shows one way to implement WeightedRandom in C#.

Published 2020/06/05 mackysoft.net

Explaining a Roguelike Map Generation Algorithm

I made a roguelike game called Treasure Rogue, so I will explain the map generation algorithm I implemented for it. Treasure Rogue generates tall, vertically oriented maps, but the basic implementation should also work for Mystery Dungeon-style map generation.

Published 2020/06/02 mackysoft.net