Issue #233 - Did You Know
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Hope you find something useful in this grab-bag issue. Enjoy!
Your burning Steam questions: Answered! - From in-person talks to virtual sessions: Here is a roundup of most-asked developer questions (and our answers!)
Steam
10 Advanced C# Tricks for Experienced Developers - As a C# developer, learning more advanced techniques can help you write cleaner, more efficient, and innovative code. In this article, we’ll explore some ten advanced C# tips tailored for more experienced developers who want to push the limits of what’s possible in C#. These tricks can improve your code’s performance, readability, and maintainability.
Konstantin Fedorov
Check Out These Hilarious Indie Game Dev Antics - "If you're currently working on a video game, take a short break, pick a number in your code or data files, multiply it by 1000, and post the results."
80.lv
Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has 'a physics engine for sound'? - Lead sound engineer Junya Osada says making a procedural sound system allowed Nintendo's sound team to work more closely with other departments.
gamedeveloper.com
Videos
2D and Tomorrow: How the Devs of ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Find Joy in Making Side-Scrolling Games - Following last year’s launch of the Super Mario Bros.TM Wonder game, developers Takashi Tezuka and Shiro Mouri discuss the unique challenge of taking classic side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. gameplay and turning it upside down…literally.
GDC
Developing 'Hi-Fi RUSH' Backwards and Finding Our Positive Gameplay Loop - In this session, Game Director John Johanas shares how the initial concept for Hi-Fi RUSH came to be. From there, he provides in-depth details into the development team's early learnings on approaching this type of rhythm-action title.
GDC
How to Implement Blackboard Architecture in Unity C# - Share data easily between AI Systems, Nodes, Game Objects or Components with Blackboard architecture. Today we're building core components such as the Blackboard data store and the Arbiter-Expert paradigm. We'll navigate through the complexities of managing multiple types of data gracefully within the Blackboard framework.
git-amend
How to Make a Real-Time Strategy RTS game! (High Level Overview feat. They Are Billions) - Here's a high level overview on how to make a Real-Time Strategy RTS game using They Are Billions as an example.
Code Monkey
The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design - One of the best ways to learn about game design is to just play a whole bunch of games. But with thousands of titles to choose from... where do you start? Well, this video lists 100 games that have most helped me in my journey to understand game development - from arcade classics to virtual reality thrills.
Game Maker's Toolkit
Watch this if you've never tried JOBS in Unity (Tutorial) - JOBS are incredibly easy to schedule and can double (or sometimes more) your FPS depending on your use case. This system allows you to code safe-multi-threaded code for your games.
Sasquatch B Studios
Assets
Save 97%: 30 for $30 Mega Bundle - Explore a whole new collection of powerful tools and art assets to kick-start your game development.
Including: Boing Kit: Dynamic Bouncy Bones, Grass, and More, Amplify Shader Pack, POLY STYLE - Medieval Village, Better Editor 2 Pack - Your Future Editor, Today and more!
Unity Affiliate
Epic Royalty-Free Music Collection Vol. 2 Bundle - The makings of an epic soundtrack. Looking for the perfect soundtrack to accompany your next project? Composer Joel Steudler invites you on a sonic journey with this colossal collection of royalty-free music from his intensive catalog! From entrancing synthwave to bombastic tunes perfect to make an impact in your trailer, this collection is packed with tracks suitable for films, games, or whatever you’re working on! Plus, your purchase will support JDRF in their mission to find a cure for type 1 diabetes!
Humble Bundle Affiliate
Bro Audio (FREE) - BroAudio is a sound management and playback system, emphasizing sound quality and a developer-friendly experience without requiring advanced audio engineering knowledge.
Ami Production Affiliate
Turnable - An open source C# framework for creating Turn Based Roguelikes, Strategy Games, RPGs and War Games (compatible with Unity)
angyan Open Source
AutoScene - Edit a Scene, Play Another - A Productivity Unity Plugin
chsxf Open Source
HexagonalUI - A hexagonal grid layout group for Unity.
mpewsey Open Source
UGizmo - Highly efficient gizmo drawer for Unity
harumas Open Source
VisualScriptingKai - Quality-of-life extensions to Unity Visual Scripting.
chocola-mint Open Source
Unity-ConversationGraph - Node Based Script Engine for Unity. It is second version.
PrashaltGames Open Source
trimmer - An editor, build and player configuration framework for the Unity game engine.
sttz Open Source
xNode - Unity Node Editor: Lets you view and edit node graphs inside Unity
Siccity Open Source
Duotone - Duotone image effect for Unity URP
keijiro Open Source
Descant - An enhanced and user-friendly Unity dialogue system plugin
Owmacohe Open Source
Animate - Animate tweening engine for Unity
sttz Open Source
UnityPlayableGraphMonitorTool - A tool for monitoring the PlayableGraph in real-time within the Unity Editor.
SolarianZ Open Source
UnityAssetQuickAccessTool - Pin your frequently used assets to an accessible window.
SolarianZ Open Source
ImKeyframeReduction - Keyframe Reduction for Unity AnimationClip
phi16 Open Source
DotRecast - DotRecast - a port of Recast & Detour, Industry-standard navigation mesh toolset for .NET, C#, Unity3D, games, servers
ikpil Open Source
Unreal and Unity Assets GIGA Bundle - Total asset madness for Unreal & Unity
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Unity-Package-Manifest-Generator - Creates the package manifest file for a Unity package
Artees Open Source
UnityNativeCamera - A native Unity plugin to take pictures/record videos with device camera on Android & iOS
yasirkula Open Source
50% off Daelonik Artworks - Publisher Sale - Daelonik Artworks is a game art studio specializing in semi-realistic, unique designs. They offer a variety of environment packs, characters, and other art assets that will help take your projects to the next level. PLUS, get Sea Princess for FREE with code DAELONIKARTWORKS
assetstore.unity.com
Spotlight
Pre Dusk - Embark on an epic adventure in Pre Dusk, a 2D action platformer. Play as a small kid exploring a dark world, acquiring new skills and abilities with each level. Battle fierce bosses and navigate diverse environments. Get ready for a thrilling and challenging journey!
[You can wishlist it on Steam and follow them on Twitter]
Okba Amrate
My game, Call Of Dookie. Demo available on Steam
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