A peek into the beautiful low poly level design, a sketch of the game’s intro, and more. I have been working hard the past four weeks, so I skipped a bi weekly update. But that s because I have enough stuff to work on. A good sign I think! So enjoy this weeks content. VideoContinue reading “37 Find the Gnome”
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36 Artists
It has been a while since the last post. That is because I have been working on very interesting things. Like hiring artists to help me out on Find the Gnome. In this blog I will go a bit more into detail on what we are working on. Fan art The game isn’t out yet,Continue reading “36 Artists”
35 Rediscovery
I did take a leave for a few weeks to get revitalized… and because my kids have their summer holidays. Here is an update on how this went. And yes, I did change up stuff, again. This time because I am getting to understand what was missing in my games: an artistic touch. So getContinue reading “35 Rediscovery”
34 Polish
Polish isn’t my cup of tea. But playing a polished game is definitely more fun than a rough one. So I go polish hunting this time! Its only a few years now that I am actually able to handle feedback. So I take a look back at how I became more easy on myself. EnjoyContinue reading “34 Polish”
Iterative game dev
Its now June 2021. I have written a few articles on iterative game dev in the past years. And I created a few well visited video’s on Youtube on how to automate your game build and deployment. Most of this is from a point of view of a software developer, versed in Agile development, takingContinue reading “Iterative game dev”
33 Sneaky gnomes
I have been working on a new gnome type that is really living up to the ‘hiding’ part. So see for yourself how this works out! And I have been experimenting with an overview map to tie all the levels together. But that is going to need some more time to come to fruition. FindContinue reading “33 Sneaky gnomes”
32 Farm level design
Today I give a peek at how I approach level designs. Also, someone joined in to help me with the level designs! Stay tuned to see who is helping me out… Video No game-play fragments this time. Next blog will probably have one again. Level design I always start out with drawing stuff on myContinue reading “32 Farm level design”
31 At work
First a shout-out to Jonathan: Stay strong! Last 2 weeks I have created this fancy pancy Unity build to Steam pipeline. Finally, the whole pipe is now ready! So easy to get new updates to Steam now. And I did some small updates to Find the Gnome itself, like an improved UI. Find the GnomeContinue reading “31 At work”
30 Change of pace
I am switching from consultancy job because of an opportunity that opened up. At the same time, I have prepared for this so Find the Gnome is in a good place now to work part time on it. Blast from the past This is me, doing a vlog in 2018 on my first Find theContinue reading “30 Change of pace”
29 Making progress
In the past two weeks I was busy wrapping up my last freelance job. Currently I am enjoying 2 weeks off, and then on to a new job! While all this is happening, I am still working on Find the Gnome. It is coming a long very nicely, if I may say so. A fewContinue reading “29 Making progress”
