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RTS devlog #6: 1000 units bandwidth
After the last devlog I had the basic controls for scrolling and zooming a larger level. Mostly for a laugh, I threw in 1000 units... Read more
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RTS devlog #5: input and gestures
In the week or so since the last devlog I've mostly been working on mouse and touch input, as you can see from the commit history... Read more
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RTS devlog #4: Collision detection and combat
Since the last devlog I've been working to get to a minimally playable game. Units now have turrets, they can fire at each other,... Read more
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RTS devlog #3: Minimal multiplayer milestone
You can now play a minimally multiplayer version of the RTS live online at CommandAndConstruct.Com ! It's an unoptimized export ru... Read more
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RTS update #2: Classes
Since the last blog I've added some very basic interactivity. You can click to select units, and click somewhere else to move the... Read more
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RTS update #1: architecture
Since my first blog I've been putting together the overall architecture of the game. You can see some of the initial work in the c... Read more
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I'm going to make a game!
I'm going to make a game in Construct! This is going to be a bit of an experimental part-time project with the aims of showing how... Read more
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Simple software things that are actually very complicated
I've previously blogged about the unexpected complications of minor features , which covers how adding a seemingly small software... Read more
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Porting WebGL shaders to WebGPU
This is a technical post where I'm going to dive in to the nitty-gritty of the shader languages used by WebGL and WebGPU. WebGL us... Read more
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The unexpected complications of minor features
I recently tweeted about how adding seemingly minor features can unexpectedly snowball in to a significant amount of work. I thoug... Read more
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