2017-03-10 18:37
Hello,
The How to Make an RPG book uses Tiled to make the maps. But if you use the latest version of Tiled, you'll find when you export the map it doesn't export Lua code!
I've have few ma… Read More
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A blog about developing an RPG in C#, final fantasy style. Also lua scripting with C#.
2016-10-04 07:53
If you're new to Lua you might not know about "_G". "_G" is the global table: the table containing all objects currently in global memory. All the Lua libraries are in there, any function or… Read More
2016-05-11 11:59
For the last two years (ok maybe a little longer! :o) I've been steadily working away at my How to Make an RPG project. This is a digital book, collection of art assets, step-by-step project… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
How did I set up maps again?
I'm getting into the equipment part of the combat section of my book How to Make an RPG. I'm going to see if I can carve out a chunk of time this weekend to rea… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I'm continuing writing the How to Make an RPG book.
This week I finished off the section about Stats and all the related example code. I'm nearing the end of the levels and levelling section… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Hello!
I've been plugging away at my next book, How To Write an RPG, and I'm currently writing the first part of the combat section; Stats. It's similar to my article on Stats published on… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I thought a general update might be in order. I'm living in Hong Kong now and settled enough to continue working on the RPG book regularly. It's freezing here at the moment!
There are curre… Read More
2016-01-01 23:43
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hope you had a great 2015 and are looking forward to 2016.
I'm writing a book about how to program your own computer role-playing game. Not just a boo… Read More
2015-12-09 06:17
People playing the game at PlayStation Experience
Headed to San Francisco over the weekend to show the game I'm currently working on. This my second exhibtion and I think I've got most of i… Read More
2015-10-25 10:37
Hello, I'm writing a book (and a assembling a package of source code, assets and other goodies) about how to write your own RPG computer game. The book goes from drawing images to the screen… Read More
2015-08-31 13:11
Want a trove of stories to use in your own projects? Accept the September writing challange.
Click here for details on the rpg site Read More
2015-07-10 13:12
Hello, I'm writing a book called How to Make an RPG. You can check out the details here. It takes the reader from rendering a sprite to the screen, to a fully featured Final Fantasy 6 style… Read More
2015-05-30 07:22
I've moved this article over to the mainsite, you can read it here Read More
2015-05-24 13:58
This post is now over on the How to Make an RPG main site, click here to check it out! Read More
2015-03-01 07:34
When dealing with small resolutions or tiny fonts, a well implemented bitmap font is nearly always going to be clearer than other types of text rendering.
DancingSquid, my little engine, in… Read More
2015-02-28 02:55
Hello, I'm writing a book about making 2d pixel art RPG games like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger or Phantasy star. Check it out and sign up to be notified when it's released here: How to Mak… Read More
2015-01-20 12:32
I'm writing a book called "How to Make an RPG", it tells you how to make a retro Final Fantasy style game from scratch. It's a big project! To hear when it's out please sign-up on the offici… Read More
2014-12-03 10:28
Work continues on the How to Make an RPG book.
I'm somewhere near the end of the combat section. Nearly everything is finished, there are spells, counter-attacks, item use, special moves (s… Read More
2014-12-02 09:40
Reductionist Game Design is a pretty fancy name, here's what I mean:
Look at some games
Break the game down into functional systems
Use these as building blocks to make other games… Read More
2014-10-18 07:29
Time for an update! As you may or may not know I'm writing a book about creating old school RPGs as found on the SNES. Thanks for the continuing patience, for anyone who is actively followin… Read More
2014-07-26 06:15
I'm finally knee-deep in the combat section of my next book "How to make an RPG". The book takes the reader from nothing to an old school Final Fantasy 6 like game. This is a bigger task tha… Read More
2014-05-18 02:46
Hey there, I haven't written in a little while but I'm still pushing forward with my next book howtomakeanrpg.com.
My SSD drive died last week, which means a week of far slower work. It's… Read More
2014-04-07 23:31
I'm still plugging away at the How To Make an RPG book and I'm currently doing some of the menus related to combat. Before I get into combat the classes for the combatants need designing and… Read More
2013-12-07 14:17
Recently I had a twitter question from @TwitchGamez about the JRPG primer I wrote for GameDevTuts+. Here's the message:
Hi, I was wondering if I could ask you a question regarding yo… Read More
2013-10-08 08:42
I went to the Develop conference in Brighton
The book hasn't been progressing as rapidly as usual, I suffered from some computer issues and my time is being taken up by contract work :(… Read More
2013-08-07 21:12
If you've checked out this blog before, you'll know I'm writing a book called "How To Make An RPG". About creating your very own FF6-like RPG from scratch, the book is divided up into 3 main… Read More
2013-07-23 10:58
I'm writing a book about creating your own JRPG check out the promosite here: http://www.howtomakeanrpg.com/
I've finished the first draft of the first part of the book. The first part is a… Read More
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