Category Archives: Dev

Unity AssetBundles

Posted on August 3, 2019 by a_a

For the game that I’m currently working on, I decided to implement support for Unity’s AssetBundles. Right out of the gate, I jumped into the API and started implementing it in my game, since it seemed so straightforward. Lo and … Continue reading →

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Paint Tool Impressions

Posted on April 5, 2018 by a_a

Since my last entry, in which I found myself at a development crossroads, I’ve taken some time to explore different paint tools. For Horde Rush and parts of Number Crunchers, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (PSE9) and Paint.NET were my tools … Continue reading →

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Multiplayer Network Solutions for Unity (Photon and PlayFab)

Posted on May 3, 2017 by a_a

Aside from working on a side project to my side project, which I recently finished, I’ve gotten back to my original side project (my next game) and found myself researching on some tech for a large feature. Talk about “writing … Continue reading →

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Time-lapse Gamedev Session Recording

Posted on March 1, 2017 by a_a

Here are a few tips for some of you indie game developers out there, that are looking to show off some of your work via time-lapse video. CamStudio Download CamStudio, which is a free and open source video capture program. … Continue reading →

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How to Extract Layers from a Photoshop File with ImageMagick and Python

Posted on May 5, 2016 by a_a

For a project that I’m working on, I need a way to extract each layer of a Photoshop PSD file and have them written out as separate PNG image files. To do this, my first thought was to use ImageMagick. ImageMagick … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Weeks After Launch

Posted on November 12, 2015 by a_a

It’s been a couple of weeks since Horde Rush has released on the Google Play Store, and I’ve gotten some really good feedback from players. I’m glad to know that most of the feedback is positive, and I’m also glad that whatever … Continue reading →

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Some New Monsters in Blender

Posted on September 29, 2015 by a_a

I added a couple of new monsters to my game: a skeleton guy and a werewolf character.    I originally thought that modeling and rigging the skeleton would be easier than modeling a skinned mesh, it turned out to be … Continue reading →

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More Game Progress

Posted on September 16, 2015 by a_a

Here’s a video of some progress on gameplay from a few weeks back. It’s gettin’ there, slowly but surely!

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Signing Into Android Google Play Game Services with Unity

Posted on September 14, 2015 by a_a

Google Play Game Services Google Play’s Game Services provide mobile apps with social game elements like leaderboards, achievements, and quests, which can give more value to the players of those apps. Since I’m using Unity for my current project,  I’m using … Continue reading →

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Zombie Model and Texture

Posted on September 10, 2015 by a_a

Here’s some work in progress on my zombie model that’s closer to my production target. I’m still getting through the production grind!

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