Core Platform Game Developers Can Now Make Money!*
*Well, some can. Manticore Games just launched a new program for their currently alpha Core game engine/platform, where developers get paid simply by the number of players that play their games. During this pilot program however, the number of seats available is limited.
So, yeah. I was blackmailed, and YouTube was exploited and it resulted in my channel being temporarily taken down. YouTube wont do anything about it, so I need to spread the word to protect other creators!
Link:
https://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2020/05/26/I-Was-Blackmailed-Any-YouTuber-Could-Be-Next.aspx
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxBaOKvTtC8
Humble are rerunning the awesome Best of Synty Bundle as a holiday encore, but only for the next two days!
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/best-synty-game-dev-assets-remix-encore-software?partner=gamefromscratch
https://gamefromscratch.com/the-best-of-synty-game-dev-asset-bundle-is-back/
The above links enable you to direct a portion of your purchase to support GFS (and thank you so much if you do!)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS0vNG0oY1w
Adobe is a powerhouse in the graphics industry with programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance and Premiere being industry standards. For a variety of different reasons, from cost to a dislike of subscriptions or just disliking Adobe in general, you may be looking for an alternative. In this video we look at alternatives, both paid and free (and often open source) to Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere/After Effects and Substance Designer/Painter, then close with a large list of alternative choices maintained by Kenney of Kenney.nl fames. #photoshop #Adobe #gamedev
Links
https://gamefromscratch.com/adobe-alternatives-in-2023/
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Welcome to Vol 3 of Five Great GameDev websites, a series showcasing some of the most popular or interesting game development websites around the internet.
Previous episodes:
Vol 1 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSYDn245rf8&t=26s
Vol 2 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGS5Hd3qDP4
Sites featured today:
https://sketchfab.com
https://thebookofshaders.com
https://vectr.com
http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/SDL/
https://www.khanacademy.org
http://www.gamefromscratch.com/page/Game-Development-Math-Recipes.aspx
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81SKL5HZGTY
Powered by the LPC or Liberated Pixel Cup assets, this web based tool enables you to quickly generate millions of different sprites by building a 2D character out of dozens of different parts. Create fully animated multiple angle 2D sprites in just a few seconds.
Link:
https://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2019/08/06/Universal-Sprite-Sheet-Character-Creator.aspx
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTBbJ6qDY8o
This tutorial looks at how to enable and use Add-ons in the Godot game engine. Specifically how to install, enable then use an add-on.
The addon in this example is available at:
https://github.com/TheHX/add_primitives
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2FcVb2lBk
We all know about game engines like Unity, Unreal and Godot. In the 2D world we've probably heard of GameMaker and Construct. In this video we will look at a few of the below the radar or slightly underrated game engines available. We will look at engines in 3 different categories, beginner/learning engines, 2D game engines and 3D game engines. Hopefully I introduce you to couple new interesting game engines.
Links
https://gamefromscratch.com/underrated-game-engines-round-up/
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Part of the ongoing Closer Look game engine series, we take an indepth hands on look at various game engines. Today we are looking at GameMaker Studio 2.
There is a text based version of this review available here:
http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2017/12/06/A-Closer-Look-At-GameMaker-Studio-2.aspx
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvRLAhsYKIE
In this part of our ongoing BabylonJS tutorial series we look at creating cameras. We specifically look at Free, Arc Rotate and Follow cameras with a quick discussion of other camera options available in the game engine.
The source is available here:
http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2016/11/29/BabylonJS-Tutorial-Series-Cameras.aspx
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cib3Y64GVWE