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It's about time I finally setup a Newsletter! 🎉 So here it is, stay up to date with my 📰 latest articles or 📺 YouTube videos! Be Sure To: Check out my 📰 Newsletter Subscribe to my 📺 YouTube, JoelCodes Say hi to me on Twitter @joelnet Photo by...
Turn any website into an installable app -- the easy way How I make web apps that install to the home screen (Android and iOS), launch full-screen (not in-browser), work offline, and offer a first-cla
Type Narrowing allows the IDE (development environment) to narrow down the object type, from a union type, to a more specific type. Bullsh*t Example In this bullsh*t example, value is the union type string | number, meaning it can either be a string ...
There is still a lot of work to be done, but I finally have something "playable" 🔥 I would describe it as a mashup of Mine Sweeper and a rogue-like dungeon crawler RPG. That's right! The first playable demo is up! The game is still in active develo...
I recently added some dialog options for my indie game, Dungeon Sweeper: A Knights Adventure and wanted to create a TypeWriter effect for the dialog text. This technique works well for monospaced fonts and may not work for variable-width fonts. Fail...
TL;DR: I discuss adding intuitive features, dealing with Phaser quirks such as a tween memory leak and scaling issues, managing screen size, and creating an executable for a demo. I express my struggle with the less enjoyable parts of game developmen...
It's starting to feel like a real game! Ok. It's still in the "prototype" phase. The gameplay basics are there, but it's still not ready for a demo. Maybe next week? If you are looking for a Demo, hit me up on my Twitter! UI Updates I am liking the l...
tl;dr I posted Gameplay Video on Twitter. Added some graphical flair to the dungeon. Found some free sound effects. Huge Gameplay pivot to rogue-like. Save states added. Struggles with ChatGPT and Phaser. How do I promote this thing? Gameplay Video I...
Welcome back to another devlog for Dungeon Sweep: Knight! I'm excited to share the progress I've made on the game so far. Just in case you didn't read the first devlog, Dungeon Sweep: Knight is a game that will have the mechanics of Minesweeper and c...
