Category Archives: Development

Don’t speak too soon

Warp butterflies have returned with a vengeance. I’ve worked so much on the AI for these things now that it was inevitable that I’d get the bug coming back as I’ve rewritten the bloody script so much. They mostly still … Continue reading

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Warp mode butterflies are extinct

Finally tracked down a nasty bug today which has been in the game since I first added the butterfly movement routines. Due to me using tiles for all the game play objects in this game, I’ve had to write a … Continue reading

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Boulderdash the 96% finished project

Time for another update as I’ve mostly slacked since Xmas but have still been beavering away at Boulderdash to try and get it finished. Suspect I’ve taken longer to work on my version than the original game was coded now … Continue reading

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Getting near Xmas

It’s getting near Xmas now and, like everyone else, there’s lots of stuff going on that has made Boulderdash development a bit slower than i would have expected. So, time for an update, so everyone can be sure I’ve not … Continue reading

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iDef released on itchIO

Aaron has released his OSX/Windows remake of our first game, iDef. It’s a total rewrite done over a couple of months to learn how to code with Game Maker Studio 2. It’s free so go get it. https://aaronkthorne.itch.io/ideflite

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Boulderdash is coming…

As mentioned in my last post, I’ve been quietly working on a remake of an absolute classic C64 game – Boulderdash. Before I go into what’s been involved in remaking this with Game Maker Studio 2, it’s worth you firing … Continue reading

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Another quick update

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last couple of months. I didn’t realise it had actually been this long since my last post on the #ParadroidRemake we’ve been working on for what seems like years now. In reality … Continue reading

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Title screen

So finally I’m getting around to talk about the title screen work I’ve been doing over the last couple of months. In all I think there’s around 10 – 15 hours or so I’ve devoted to this part of the … Continue reading

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General update

Hi guys, Sorry for going over a month without an update. I’ve been so busy with the new job that, while I’ve still been working on the game, I’ve not made time to blog about what I’m actually doing. At … Continue reading

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Who knew walls could be so tricky

The Paradroid transfer game is actually turning out to be a bit of a bugger to get in place. After a couple of rewrites I’m actually going back to basics and putting the code together on paper to try and … Continue reading

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