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A stale translation passes every check and still tells a different story
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A stale translation passes every check and still tells a different story

#localization #gamedesign #indiedev #devlog
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Rounding is a promise when you show a player their odds
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Rounding is a promise when you show a player their odds

#gamedesign #ux #indiedev #devlog
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Miyamoto says AI can do the work but not the making
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Miyamoto says AI can do the work but not the making

#gamedev #ai #gamedesign #indiedev
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My own interface kept spoiling the biggest moment in the game
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My own interface kept spoiling the biggest moment in the game

#gamedesign #ux #indiedev #devlog
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Three kinds of empty, and why my game's empty states were lying
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Three kinds of empty, and why my game's empty states were lying

#ux #gamedesign #indiedev #devlog
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Lightning that reads as real, and a storm that finally costs something
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Lightning that reads as real, and a storm that finally costs something

#gamedesign #vfx #indiedev #devlog
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Nobody saw the flying sword, so I redesigned the first sky crossing
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Nobody saw the flying sword, so I redesigned the first sky crossing

#gamedesign #ux #indiedev #devlog
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1, Explained: Respec, the New Difficulty Lineup, and What 1,100+ Fixes Actually Changed
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1, Explained: Respec, the New Difficulty Lineup, and What 1,100+ Fixes Actually Changed

#gamedev #gamedesign #rpg #guides
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Branching quest text keeps assuming you took the other road
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Branching quest text keeps assuming you took the other road

#gamedesign #writing #narrative #devlog
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Designing old age and death in an idle game, without the skull
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Designing old age and death in an idle game, without the skull

#gamedesign #writing #indiedev #devlog
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How to Make a Horror Game: Design Techniques That Work
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How to Make a Horror Game: Design Techniques That Work

#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #horror
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Cozy Game Design: How to Make a Relaxing Game Players Love
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Cozy Game Design: How to Make a Relaxing Game Players Love

#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #design
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Battle Pass Design: How to Build a Pass Players Like
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Battle Pass Design: How to Build a Pass Players Like

#gamedev #gamedesign #mobile #monetization
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"Procedural generation in games: where the scatter has to stop"
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"Procedural generation in games: where the scatter has to stop"

#gamedesign #procgen #indiedev #devlog
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"Minute 42: notes from a game pacing design pass with a stopwatch"
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"Minute 42: notes from a game pacing design pass with a stopwatch"

#gamedesign #playtesting #indiedev #devlog
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