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This is a Blog about Indie Game development and Professional games development. Along with some posts about other creative endeavors taken on by the team from SorceryGames.
2017-03-24 06:57
I have been busy getting the Main Story quest line implemented in the game. I have to say it is very exciting as now I am getting down to the last few of the quests for this. I am being de… Read More
2017-03-02 19:20
Yes it is true, we finally have our Main Story line written. We have had it laid out/designed for a while, and lots of work has been done around this main story line. But we never quite had… Read More
Got The Font
2017-01-26 08:04
It has been a busy week once more, adding more quests into the game, fixing bugs and generally tidying up all sorts of things. along with that Leilani provided some more graphics so I manage… Read More
2017-01-17 08:22
I didn't manage to get anything done on the game this weekend, though my Friday meeting with Leilani was as good and productive as always.Still this weekend was full of Football (American) a… Read More
Inventory Design And A Cave Painting
2017-01-10 03:59
In the image above you can see a section of the Cave. On the left side is the Ore that you come here, primarily to mine. I have about finished the whole Cave1 system now and am working on re… Read More
2017-01-07 07:21
That is my newest Gif. I am so pleased with myself for remembering to create one to show ya what I have been very recently working on.This animation shows me smashing a rock to get some ston… Read More
New Flowers Created
2016-12-24 17:22
That gif above is only my second Gif. Which is a little annoying to me as I promised myself I would create a number of them to show off parts of the game. I am happy however with the way thi… Read More
2016-12-20 04:52
The cave is taking a considerable amount of time to get done. I say done and what I mean is to progress. It is hard to get it just looking right enough to be publishable. So I spend a l… Read More
New Minigame - Rockfall
2016-12-13 07:23
I am a bit late for writing this weeks wrap up, up. That is because I have been suffering a Migraine this weekend and it really knocks me about a lot. I hope to be fully functional by tomorr… Read More
Cave Mon
2016-12-05 06:15
We have been working hard on several aspects of the game this last week.The image above is my first layout pass for the Cave system that I mentioned in my previous blog post. As you can see… Read More
Fridays Meeting
2016-11-26 22:45
Each Friday lunch time me and Leilani meet up for lunch and discuss our current task list, we also get to discuss important things that have turned up in the week since the last Friday… Read More
Screenshots Improve Your Game #gamedev
2016-07-28 06:52
Something I don't think I have discussed before is the way in which Screenshots can help with getting the art for a game completed, or moving along a much more complete path.There are a coup… Read More
2016-07-21 15:15
It is Amazing, but finally I feel the Alpha Demo is ready for people to view. Only...Yes that's right. It means I now need to do a lot more work to support the Show and Tell I am planning fo… Read More
Eye Catching Marketing - The Gif
2016-07-10 15:51
However you pronounce it, the Gif is an eye catching element to any web page.It can bring any Web page to life instantly. Generally they are very focused visuals which should make them even… Read More
2016-06-28 06:53
I know that title is a bit strange. Let me explain...Today my Daughter turned 18. A huge deal where I come from in the UK. Over here in SoCal USA it is not such a big deal. In fact I had suc… Read More
2016-06-21 07:25
Been a while since I last wrote up a Blog post. We HAVE been busy however.First off I want to mention something I only got set up a couple of days ago, but I am really chuffed about it to sa… Read More
The Goodies - Featureset #gamedev
2016-05-14 04:47
I love calling them the Goodies. After a very British comedy program from the 70s that I watched incessantly back then.Today though these Goodies refer not to a comedy trio, but to a Trio of… Read More
2016-05-11 07:22
This is a fantastic read in my humble opinion. Although I think he I a bit down on his own project I feel this is the way a normal Indie dev goes about their business.How I failed at Steam b… Read More
2016-04-28 06:47
Yeah, adding one is so easy. In fact I would say it would take me about 20 minutes and that includes creating a flying animation for it as well.The thing is that although  making the co… Read More
2016-04-22 19:47
Just when you think that the game is coming along nicely, and your day job is going well, busy busy busy. Lots to do and doing it all.and...WHAM!I have hurt my right elbow, and I am a righty… Read More
2016-04-18 07:03
Q: What am I doing here with writing this blog?A: Trying to give an honest and open account of the thoughts and work it takes to create games.Q: Why?A: I love what I do creating games. I put… Read More
2016-04-14 06:34
Experience has taught me that everything can be improved. This absolutely includes my code.The doors I wrote many moons ago have worked very well these last 11 months or so. However I have l… Read More
2016-04-10 06:24
Well I got to spend some time on the audio today. Enough time to watch some tutorial videos from Unity (even if a few are out of date). I also read the docs on Master Audio.However Master au… Read More
2016-04-08 06:58
You know... I bought the Master Audio AAA asset for Unity so I could plough through and throw my SFX and Music into the game.This is NOT the case. Now I know that Master Audio is doing a goo… Read More
2016-04-05 07:51
Back again!This time I have spent way too much time trying to decide on whether or not I should or even need to buy an Audio manager for Unity.Other game development teams MUST have fac… Read More
2016-04-04 06:35
Well today I wanted to get in some SFX and Music into Very Bunny Haha.Oh oh, wait a minute. I should tell you why I feel I need to get some of the Audio into the game now.Let's roll back to… Read More
New Mini Game For VBHh
2016-04-03 07:22
Leilani came up with a new Minigame for Very Bunny Haha. This was only a few days ago, and I have to say I knocked it out Real fast.Ok, so it is a fairly simple game of course, it in fact a… Read More
2016-03-31 07:21
This image above shows what I have been recently working on. Well actually it is something a bit extra that came out of what I have been working on.I have enabled multi-part quests in Very B… Read More
2016-03-28 06:55
The presentation is now completed. It was a success by all accounts. Though I believed I think more than my daughter that her presentation was going to be amazing. Still it is a relief to ha… Read More
2016-03-25 05:43
Today I was thinking about the game development and what is my next most important aspect to get right. For me it is always (always has been so far) to work on gameplay. The way things balan… Read More
2016-03-23 06:30
I have been working hard with Leilani to get this project all sorted out ready for her presentation on Thursday. I am so excited.Saturday was amazing as we had tried to make sure we had all… Read More
2016-03-21 06:32
As you all know I have blogged a number of times about Kevin Macleods music at Incompetech.com.Well there is also another wonderful creative genius with Music. Shane Ivers of https://www.sil… Read More
2016-03-18 07:02
A few days ago I asked my Daughter when her presentation was, being vaguely aware that it was near the end of March. Well obviously I realized we were marching through this month and erm… Read More
2016-03-14 07:41
This is an odd word and not even a real word I believe. Feels like it is made up... yet... Everyone you say this word to that plays video games KNOWS what you mean. Amazing isn't it.Well for… Read More
2016-03-12 08:04
Here is a picture of the newest Mini-game to be created for Very Bunny Haha. This one is called Acorn Drop.That doodad at the top of the box moves of it's own volition back and fore across t… Read More
2016-03-09 07:55
Here is the Captains house. It is pretty crazy in here with all his memorabilia spread across the whole house like that. One might even call it cluttered.Community. This is one of those buzz… Read More
2016-03-07 08:02
So a few things in this Blog post.#1 is that I have been busy making a bug list today as I tested out ALL the quests in the game. Now I wish I had tracked the amount of time it took me to co… Read More
2016-03-04 07:58
This is my newest feature added to the game. This pops up when you are touching something. Obviously the name that pops up is also relevant to the object I am currently touching. I also have… Read More
2016-03-02 07:59
That image above shows my Main page, or title page. As you can see it has a few fluffy touches and the wallpaper makes it feel very homely. However I am going to talk about the Color scheme… Read More
2016-02-28 05:38
This is the New Very Bunny Haha homepage as seen from the Web Serif editor I use to create it with. This page also shows off some of the new artwork for VBHh as well.It is a fairly simple, b… Read More
2016-02-26 06:50
I was chatting with my Daughter several days ago about adding more quests into the game. Not just adding new quests, but also linking on a few quests that we have already designed and placin… Read More
2016-02-22 08:27
I have just received my wonderful Very Bunny Haha Logo artwork. This means it is Finally time to announce the game on my Sorcerygames Home page.http://www.sorcerygames.com/The main Logo… Read More
2016-02-17 05:08
Check out that image above. I'll bet like me you are very surprised to see so many objects with exclamation marks above them.How did this happen? Surely it isn't right? What do those plings… Read More
2016-02-13 08:28
Well here we are again, this time I have a video of the finished Test product. It all works rather well (as good as I had hoped). Though you will see some anomalies in the video, but they al… Read More
2016-02-11 06:40
Firstly I am sure you will see that I have put a HASHTAG into the title of this blog post. It seems simply writing about game development is not enough to attract an audience. I would like t… Read More
2016-02-10 08:21
I have two things to mention today.1.The Finger Help that I use to show people points of interest when they are new to the game has not been great. I couldn't quite put my finger on what was… Read More
2016-02-05 07:08
One of my mates has been working on an AWESOME logo for Very Bunny Haha (to be revealed soon).As a way to pay him I am working on some code for him. This is my side project now and to be hon… Read More
2016-02-03 07:58
So here I am fixing bugs when I realize when testing that I have a major bug. This one happens when you drop a quest. You see some quests give you an item to deliver, such as a Note to deliv… Read More
2016-02-01 16:00
Leilani has been busy and finally got those darned Cake counters created (try saying that 3 times fast!). They were a bit of trouble to create, but I think well worth the trouble. A good add… Read More
2016-01-31 08:09
Oddly I have been in the mood this last week to fix bugs. Small things mostly that have been annoying me, and in fact some things I have never even seen to be wrong yet.It is vitally importa… Read More
2016-01-28 17:11
I have stated this before, but I will state it again.. and probably again and again.I do some of my best coding while I am asleep!Sounds weird doesn't it. Lets take last night as an example… Read More
2016-01-26 07:32
This is new Minigame I have created for Very Bunny Haha. It is obvious where the inspiration comes from for this Minigame, but let me fill you in on a few of the more subtle design decisions… Read More
2016-01-24 07:43
Check out those Awesome cakes that Leilani has drawn up for Very Bunny Haha. They are almost good enough to eat off the pages she drew them on.As a note on this, the colorful Donuts and Crea… Read More
2016-01-22 08:26
My mate is a great artist. He has helped me on a number of projects and always comes through. In fact he is so good he usually surprises me with something in his artwork that I wasn't expect… Read More
2016-01-19 07:54
This picture above is a follow up to yesterdays images. That is because Leilani created me a lovely set of new artwork. Most of it is the Bakery and lots of cakes and bakery goods etc. Howev… Read More
2016-01-18 07:02
This a picture of my newly designed and created Reputation Overlay Menu added to Very Bunny Haha. Which means that I have added the Reputations to the game. The idea is that you can earn Rep… Read More
2016-01-14 08:16
Arcade Games is what I have been titling the Minigames I have written. It says 'Zoomy the Porcupine Arcade Game' etc.Now I have invented something new for Very Bunny Haha. This is something… Read More
2016-01-11 06:21
I read this interesting article a few days ago.http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/07/pirates-are-finding-it-hard-to-crack-new-pc-games/This is saying that there could be an actual end to piracy… Read More
2016-01-08 08:03
I have been feeling something now for a while. I just have not been able to put those feelings together to allow me to come to a conclusion for what they mean.Today I got em together and now… Read More
2016-01-06 08:12
Yeah, I made that title up, I could have gone with Touchified as well, and perhaps I should, as not everyone will play on a tablet. Still I think it gets my point across, that I have modifie… Read More
2016-01-04 01:47
Man it was frustrating for me. I got my new tablet http://americanpumpkins.com/10.1-android-kitkat-4.4-quad-core-32gb-tablet-2gb-ram-dual-cameras-bluetooth-hdmi-high-resolutionips-display-12… Read More
2015-12-28 07:26
BAH!Been one of those days. I have managed to fix a few bugs, add a few smaller features etcI crushed a bug that has been haunting me for a little while. A bug that mostly showed up on the t… Read More
2015-12-26 07:49
I am not creating much at the moment for Very Bunny Haha. Like adding content etc.What I am achieving though is a to stabilize the game in various ways. Solving bugs and finding even more to… Read More
2015-12-23 02:12
Now I have the game working on the Kindle in a much more controllable fashion for the 3D scenes. I started to play the game a bit more to see what's next on the 'need to fix' list.First up w… Read More
2015-12-22 02:04
I am confused. This seems to be a feature, yet I do not see any caveats listed as to what it does and doesn't do. For example what does it not work on, what are its known bugs etc.I mentione… Read More
2015-12-15 07:51
In this image above you can see one of the newest Characters to join us in Very Bunny Haha land.He is a Ranch Hand and he has an Ecky Thump hat. An old joke that comes from my youth whe… Read More
2015-12-13 07:28
I am sure this seems ridiculously early in the development of a game to put in the credits screen. However I have a few reasons to do this:-1. Everyone that works on a game should get credit… Read More
2015-12-11 08:23
I have recently been getting emails from Microsoft telling me that Pub Center is going away and I should link it to my Dev Center account. Heck I didn't know I had a Dev Center account?!!Any… Read More
2015-12-09 06:37
I have already written two minigames for Very Bunny Haha as I have documented in previous Blog posts. Well I knew when writing the first one I would be writing Many many  more. This mea… Read More
2015-12-07 07:01
This Image shows one of my new scenes, Field Farm, with the new baby cow etc. This is the view form the Scene in the Editor, so the objects in the scene are not currently scaled for the pseu… Read More
2015-12-04 08:02
Here is an image of the Skyline I have been working on. A few days ago when discussing the game with Leilani and figuring out what we need to complete the Chapter #1 section., we came up wit… Read More
2015-12-01 05:57
I am still busy working through various aspects of the saving of the game. While I am doing that I am also adding SFX and music into the minigames. This activity brought up the fact I did no… Read More
2015-11-28 05:45
This is an Image of me first starting to convert the Farm from a Hedgerow style to the New and Impressively tidy Fenced in Farmyard. This is the finished product after all the Hedges ha… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It's true, I like going to www.GameTrailers.com and watching videos. I also like one other aspect of going there as well. Once that I am not sure other people appreciate or enjoy as much as… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Yup it's true....To Celebrate them going to GDC they have opened up the opportunity to get a FREE community license for a whole year!https://www.madewithmarmalade.com/freeGo to that link, th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
No Way!There I was last night working on my Homepage and adding a page for Heroic Patterns when I realized I really didn't want to release Heroic Patterns tomorrow.. erm.. today. On April 1s… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finally I have finished wrestling with the frustration of re-creating the promotional video, and also pinnacle 12. This time I took copies of the project as I did each significant piece. Sti… Read More

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