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Added Brickout Game To GitHub

Hey guys,

The source code for one of the earlier games I created, Brickout, is now available on GitHub here. If you’re interested in looking at games under the hood, have a look!

Screenshot of Brickout.

This game is the first completed game using HTML5 + Phaser. To build the level, I used Tiled. I found level graphics on OpenGameArt from Matriax.

The bomb explosion animation was also on OpenGameArt, by Jetrel.

Meanwhile, I’m working on some new 2D games, made in either Phaser or Unity, so there’s more to come!

Like this:

The image above is a screenshot for a Unity game I’m currently working on. This is from the course on Udemy: Complete C# Unity Developer 2D: Learn to Code Making Games.

It’s the last project in the course (I’m almost done! YEAH! 💪🏿) , and it’s a tile-based, 2D, side-scrolling platformer, one of my favorite game genres, and I can’t wait to use all the skills I’ve learned in this course (and outside of it), to really go beyond the course material, and finish it! Though it’s gonna take me a while (AS IT SHOULD), because I have a lot planned for this game.

If I may digress for a moment: Speaking of finishing things, if you’re like me, and you find it challenging to sometimes finish your side projects, watch the following video.


John Sonmez talks about how to become a finisher and finish shit.

It’s from John Sonmez, founder of Bulldog Mindset, a company that helps people, particularly software developers, become better, stronger versions of themselves and get more out of life by improving their soft skills, mindset, philosophy, wealth, investing, and relationships. He also wrote a book called Soft Skills. It’s a great read; I invite you to give this book a read.

I’m also working on a simple RPG that will use an Active Time Battle System. I’ve always been a fan of battle systems in RPGs. I’m way more interesting the the working of battle systems than I am in the story lines. ⚔

Ever since I was introduced to the ATBS in Final Fantasy IV (and it was elaborated on in Final Fantasy VI), I’ve always been fascinated by it.

There is so much involved in this type of game, such as inventory, moving around in maps, stats, and the various intricacies involved in building a battle system.

This is a very exciting project, as I’ve never worked on an RPG before. Neither as side project (until now), or a client project – though I’d LOVE to work on a client’s RPG!

By the way, if you’re looking for a coder to help you build a 2D tile-based, single-player RPG, get in touch with me through this contact form, or e-mail me directly at cartrell@gameplaycoder.com. 😉

That’s it for now, guys. Take care,

– C. out.

P.S.: And should I survive all that, let’s not forget about card games, which I’m still considering specializing in. I want to make a battle card system (think collectible card game), that has mechanics similar to Yu-Gi-Oh!. It’s really the automation of the mechanics of this game that fascinate me. This will likely be THE most difficult game I’ve ever worked on, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.

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Laser Stryker Deluxe

Hey guys.

Let me introduce you to a new game I’m working on (besides the Android and HTML5 versions of Thunderjack!).

This is the next project from the Unity course over on Udemy called Complete C# Unity Developer 2D – Learn to Code Making Games. It’s a space shooter game that teaches you about moving objects in such a way that is independent of frame rate, coroutines, moving objects along a predefined path, using for-each loops, and backgrounds that scroll indefinitely.

I decided to call my version of this game “Laser Stryker Deluxe” as it’s a sort of spin-off to Laser Strykyer, a Flash game I made a while back (which pays homage to a game on the ColecoVision called Beamrider).

LDeluxe will feature most of the graphics from the original Laser Stryker. Because the game in the Unity course resembles the mechanics of a classic vertical shooter, Deluxe will use a similar setup. It will also feature power-ups, such as additional weapons, speed, armor, and maybe weapon charging – many of the features that are found in games of this genre.

I’m learning a lot in this 2D Unity course, and I’m super-excited to bring this game to life!

Although I’ve completed this section of the course, I want to expand on LDeluxe before moving on the the next section.

Here’s a quick look at the very early stages of development process so far. I can’t wait until I’m finished so I can show this bad boy off.

– C. out.

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[Gameplay] – Block Breaker

Play Block Breaker here!

Hey there,

I’m currently in a Unity course over on Udemy called Complete C# Unity Developer 2D – Learn to Code Making Games. It’s a great course on 2D game development in Unity created by Ben Tristem and Rick Davidson.

Block Breaker is one of the games you build in this course. One challenge in the course was to do what they call “extreme tuning”, meaning tinker with the project and explore around what you’ve been learning.

However, I decided to go rogue with this concept, and produced the following version of Block Breaker, with lots of changes audible, visual, and of course, gameplay changes (see what I did there?) (:

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Tools I Use

Hey.

I want to fill you in on the tools and resources I use when I’m coding games. This is not an exhaustive list.

Coding Editors/IDEs

  • FlashDevelop
    My current go-to IDE for all things ActionScript 3. I also like how it can download and configure updates of the Adobe AIR and Flex SDKs.
  • Adobe Flash CS/Animate
    I don’t use this for coding, but for managing assets. While I’m not an artist, graphic designer, game designer, I find its visual editor very easy to use and mostly intuitive.
  • Brackets
    Been using this free editor for a little while. I use it for JavaScript when coding HTML5 games using Phaser.

Programming Languages/Engines/SDKs/Runtimes

  • Adobe AIR
    Despite Flash being retired soon, Adobe AIR is still at large. AIR is not the same thing as Flash – they both happen to use ActionScript 3 and many of the same APIs (with AIR having access to many more of them, partly due to it being able to target desktops). Plus, Adobe AIR can be used to target mobile (Android and IOs) from the same code with minor changes.
  • Adobe Flash
    Yes, I know Flash will no longer be updated or distributed by end of 2020, but until then, hey, it’s still being used.
  • Phaser
    I only care enough about HTML5 and JavaScript because of Phaser and it’s capabilities for game making. I don’t give a damn about web development.
  • Unity
    While I haven’t used Unity to make any games yet, I found a good course on Udemy for it.

Graphics

  • Paint.NET
    I use this for editing of bitmap files. Another simple and intuitive tool to use.

Project Management

  • Trello
    A free online tool for keeping track of my progress, especially when working on larger projects. I use it in a Kanban style, and I’ll have three major categories for tasks: Backlog; Work In Progress; and Ready for Testing. Once the client has tested the latest updates and all’s well, I will archive all the tasks in the Ready for Testing category, and start anew.

Source Control

  • GitHub
    Using Git as the version control system.
    You can find me here, hint, hint.
  • Bitbucket
    I also use Git here, but have tried Mercurial.

Audio

  • Wavosaur
    Simple tool for editing audio files.
  • Audacity
    Not as easy to use as Wavosaur, but it has more functions, particularly in terms of effects you can apple to sounds.

Music

 

So, that’s pretty much the jist of what I use. If you have any questions about anything here, let me know in the comments!

– C. out.