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I don't need no stinkin' collisions
https://files.64digits.com/Jani_Nykanen/gbc2.gif
But(t) I'm going to implement them later anyway.
A better blog with more info coming later.
Sector Six update! Weapon rework and new content!
The biggest update since the release!
It makes all weapons useful, adds new relics and enemies for more variety, improves time attack missions, and more!
New enemy: Planar
Planar is an alternative version of sentinel.
It's a medium - threat level 2 - enemy.
Currently, it's the only enemy that releases projectiles from the left of the player ship.
Like a sentinel, planar uses a shield but activates it earlier.
Planars can be encountered in r...
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Shawn64 tribute site
I noticed shawn64's site went down this year. So I decided to try to preserve as much as I can. Here's what I have so far: https://s64games.wordpress.com/
I just updated the download links today. I'm using 64d for now, I will add dropbox links later. I managed to find several lost games using web archive, which is awesome. The only remaining lost game is Cookie Buster.
I still need to save all screenshots from web archive and re-upload them to wordpress. There are se...
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The Great Goblin Party
https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzE2NjQxNzYucG5n/original/eLZnxJ.png
https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzE2NjQxODQuZ2lm/original/kNO4%2BG.gif
Play on Itch.io
Source code on Github: https://github.com/jani-nykanen/the-great-goblin-party
Project background:
There were three goals:
1) Program a game in Go.
2) Make game without telling anyone about it until it's finished (excluding last minute "does it run on...
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Light of the Locked World: A new game by Zuurix
I have started working on a new game!
It's called Light of the Locked World.
It's a fantasy RPG with local co-op and PvP, set in a world of Caios II.
Three hundred years from the game's present, magical artifacts were sunken in the world's only sea.
Magic leaking from artifacts and pressure of the depth created perfect conditions for abyst crystals to grow.
Abysts amplify magic and are very valuable.
After abysts were dis...
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The Faceless Mountain
https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzE2NDM4NDYucG5n/original/qhfx6K.png
https://files.64digits.com/Jani_Nykanen/preview2.gif
Description (from itch.io, not gonna write the same text twice): The Faceless Mountain is a short rage-game where you climb a slippery mountain. Use your face (!) as a grappling hook to reach places where your poor jumping skills would never get you. Avoid enemies and spike traps. They cannot kill you, but they will knock you back, and of course you don't want to...
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I drew a dog!
It's Aistarin's dog!
https://files.64digits.com/panzercretin/doggo_portrait.jpg
(FYI, I can do pet portraits, or any other sort of portrait, as a commission - email me at [email protected], or hit me up on fiverr.)
Gamedev Update #3
Short update
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- I didn't want to post a video where I climb the "mountain" so I made one where I come down.
- "The End" sign will be replaced with a slightly better goal (a giant start or something)
- I still haven't played the game through, so I might make some changes to the game world, but it's mostly final
- I tried to add as many "path options" (routes, that's the word) as possible, so you can try different routes each...
Gamedev Update #2 - Graphics!
I first considered posting this to the comment section of my previous post, but there aren't too many new blog posts anyway, so let's have an own post for this:
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So I have been adding graphics to my project. It's now called "The Faceless Mountain", even though the mountain part is no longer that clear. "The Faceless Climber" could be another option.
I'm also turning it to more a rage-game than... uh, non-rage-game. You know, slippery controls, a...
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All my new projects
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New Email
I decided to stop using social media (twitter, discord, etc) so if you would like to reach me, send me a PM and I'll give you my new email. That's how I'm staying in touch with people these days.
PMs aren't working (of course) so just comment if you want me to keep in touch and I'll figure something out. This is mostly for EV, Yaywalter and a few others.
Life
We moved back in August to get awa...
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Year 26 - Ousin Prion
As days go by, I find myself with fewer and fewer words. My top priority is me and those close to me - it is not to preach to the world. My concern with my own life makes me feel selfish. My time is mine, and mine only - screw whoever makes it shorter. I have enough time barely as is - I'm constantly finding myself with less time than expected.
I want to finish with Cursed Black, one day, because I set myself out to do it. It's been a dream of mine since childhood to make my own Poke...
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Gamedev Update
(Copying the gif from Discord, let's hope it won't disappear)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/285797060169433091/507640370436505633/optim.gif
Written in C# and Monogame. I wanted to try some OO programming again. I already did a game in Java and Xml parsing on C++ made me cancel that project (yes, I had been writing a small 2D OpenGL engine in C++).
Monogame is mostly good, it just took +1,500 lines of code to make it "bend to my will". I wro...
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