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  • Godot Tutorial: Collision Detection

    Godot Tutorial: Collision Detection

    More notes from doing tutorial of this video series. Assets from Game Endeavor… I now have collision detection working. As well players will disappear when walking behind large objects such as trees. Oh have a camera the moves with the player now too! Use Arrow Keys to move. Will not work on the phone. Some…

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  • Godot Tutorial:  First RPG TileMapLayers

    Godot Tutorial: First RPG TileMapLayers

    Click the game image, then use Arrow Keys to move player around: Had some challenges with this one so here’s some notes for me to remember what I did… I’ve been pressing F5 to see my work but didn’t realize that’s the “Current Scene”. F6 runs the project, but only if you have correctly assigned…

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  • Godot Tutorial: First RPG

    Godot Tutorial: First RPG

    Notes my first RPG tutorial. I used this video here. Assets came from Game Endeavor. Little guy should move and rotate around with the arrow keys (will not work from a phone, yet)

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  • Godot Tutorial 2d: Dodge the Creeps!

    Godot Tutorial 2d: Dodge the Creeps!

    Finished the Godot Tutorial for 2d games. Here’s how I hosted it on WordPress too, for posterity….

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  • Using Python to Test Godot Exported Games for Web on Windows 11

    These are my notes for my own future reference… Step 1: Download Python Step 2: Install Python Go to the official Python.org page and download the latest Python version. I checked both use admin privileges when installing py.exe and Add python.exe to PATH: Step 3: Open Powershell Use File Explorer to navigate to your exported…

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  • List of Free Assets for Video Games

    Using this blog as a place to document things I’d like to remember for future reference during my video game development journey. The first thing I want to know is where can I find graphics to use for prototyping games? Here’s what I’ve found so far, will update as I go along: OpenGameArt.org Free Game…

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  • Godot Game Engine Tutorial: Dodge the Creeps!

    Godot Game Engine Tutorial: Dodge the Creeps!

    I just finished the first tutorial of Godot. I had a blast doing it. I’m loving it so far. Looking forward to using it for a game jam in my area. Here’s some things I want to make notes of from the documentation page for later reference:

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  • Grounded – First Impressions

    Grounded – First Impressions

    This is probably a really nice game, but unfortunately, I’m really not in a space right now for crafting and grinding. I’ll revisit this later when I’m feeling more open about things. Right now though, it’s not for me. I did appreciate seeing electronics up close, that gave me some hope for something interesting. But…

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  • Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

    Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

    In today’s “Let’s Use Game Pass to Play Games You Would Not Otherwise”, we have Nickelodeon’s All Star Brawl 2. Unfortunately for me this was a clone of Super Smash Bros when what I was hoping for was more Soulcalibur. I’m a big fan of OG Soulcalibur on Sega Dreamcast, and this old man has…

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  • Flintlock: Siege of Dawn – First Impressions

    Flintlock: Siege of Dawn – First Impressions

    Tried my hand today at Flintlock: Siege of Dawn. I really liked the world, the visuals, and the whole vibe. However, I’m a tired old man now and learning new combat mechanics requiring fast reflexes are not meshing with me presently. But I’m intrigued enough. I’ll leave it installed and will revisit it again. I…

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