So, as I’m typing this version 0.289 – the Land Combat upgrade – is finally rolling out as a production release. We’re not quite done yet. The current version is a first version and still very limited: there are only a few combat units available (and weapons cannot be used…
So, if it wasn’t obvious from the previous post, I think one of the key elements in making a replayable tactical combat system is to have a variety of enemies with very distinct styles. That, unfortunately, tends to be a problem when you are trying to model historical combat. It…
I’ve had game development as a hobby for way too many years. In all those years, there is one design issue that I’ve worked on in one form or another pretty much constantly: how to incorporate tactical combat into strategic gameplay. I’ve never been satisfied with any of the solutions…
At least outside, what with the heatwave going on. It’s not often that I find myself defeated from development work by the weather, as has been the case a couple of days in the past month. Well, as some of you have found out, I’ve started responding to e-mails and…
It’s been a while since the last post on game progress, and the reason is probably what you’d expect: not all that much to report yet. I have been – and am – short on time at the moment, which means that even minor issues tend to result in long…
I recently watched Jeff Vogel’s amusing (and educative) GDC talk, “Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way“. Vogel is an icon of the indie developer scene (despite his self-deprecation); he’s been around for longer than pretty much anyone else still actively developing in the game development world. It’s always interesting…