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Category : Design

Pancakes!!! Updated to Version 2.0.2

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Published on: June 2, 2012

Last night, Pancakes!!! was updated to version 2.0.2. This release includes numerous bug fixes. Some of these fixes are highlighted after the break. Note: Pancakes!!! may seem like a simple game, but there is a tremendous amount of complexity hidden behind the artwork. What you’ll read below is a little window into the complexity of Pancakes!!!

Say What? Redux

Categories: Citrine, Design
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Published on: October 9, 2009

Or … How to talk like a Troll So, you’re intrigued by the proposed languages in Shadows of Nightside (or in Freewaydog’s case, a little scared ) and want more information. Ok I can do that (or at least attempt to) so read on…

Say What? Say What?!?

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Published on: September 7, 2009

Being a Polyglot in SoN … or … What did that elf say? Languages … the written and spoken word … communications. Where would we be if we weren’t able to communicate with each other? But have you ever wondered how everybody .. and I mean everybody … from the fish monger on the docks,[...]

How to Create

Categories: Design, Dorje
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Published on: August 17, 2009

As the old joke goes, “good artists borrow, great artists steal.” When I need to create something, many times I outright thieve. How, of course, is the subject of this blog.

Creating an NPC from scratch

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Published on: July 19, 2009

NPCs are a critical component to any MORPG, as they are the “people” your player may most often interact with. NPCs will act as vendors, opponents, wanderers who add a sense of population to a zone, quest-starters, etc… And as such, it is the responsibility of the game designers to create NPCs with names and[...]

Escaping from the D&D Universe

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Published on: July 13, 2009

The question new MMORPG projects must ask themselves, is how are they different from the other game available. More specifically, how are they different from the giant gorilla in the room. Namely, World of Warcraft (WoW).

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