Thread by @richtaur

Time for another Big Thread of #GameDev Threads!

A mountain of knowledge awaits you. ⛰🎮🛠

RT to boost these awesome devs:

Let's start with something that's hitting lots of new game devs right away:

"The actual reality of indie development"

Here's a thorough analysis of the numbers behind an "unsuccessful" indie game:

https://twitter.com/MomijiStudios/status/1600569692841721857

I use the word "earn" when talking about this.

Like maybe your game has to be fun enough to "earn" all the work behind a complex settings menu, etc.

But don't listen to me, listen to the director of the amazing @SlimeRancher series:

https://twitter.com/NickPopovich/status/1606085045852127232

@slimerancher Making games takes a loooooong time and can be exhausting.

Staying excited, energetic, and happy throughout development is challenging!

Take this advice from the captain of @KitfoxGames, publisher of the legendary Dwarf Fortress:

https://twitter.com/tanyaxshort/status/1587510241427701773

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames You simply must browse this thread of famous game design documents!! So cool.

Diablo, GTA, DOOM (!) and more await you:

https://twitter.com/riadd/status/1633790564121419777

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames Five spot-on common mistakes made by indies, as well as ways to avoid making them!

Also peruse the replies for more traps & how to dodge them:

https://twitter.com/samyam_youtube/status/1612819257846370304

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames THIS IS SO FUN!

Ever wonder about the NES's famous sprite flickering?

Turns out it's not just intentional, but implemented by each developer!

Fascinating hacks like this permeate every inch of #gamedev:

https://twitter.com/matthughson/status/1605346030505308160

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames OK before I over-scope this thread, here's a thread about--

☠️ MANAGING SCOPE ☠️

(I talk about this a LOT in my book, link in bio.)

https://twitter.com/Fluttermind/status/1592269158347337731

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames For our penultimate thread, here's a famous story about a famous game:

🐉 The Skyrim Intro and how hard game development is ⚔️

https://twitter.com/NPurkeypile/status/1427650365558857728

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames Let's end on the feel-good #indiedev story of last year!

There are so many indie games now, folks are often making similar games.

What to do when this happens?

Scrap your hard work? Make enemies?? NO!! Make friends:

https://twitter.com/AdventureMtn/status/1604330461332791296

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames One more if you wanna keep GOING!

It's last year's Big Thread of #GameDev Threads:

https://twitter.com/richtaur/status/1544690189024518145

@slimerancher @KitfoxGames Thanks for reading! Happy game making.

For more stuff like this give me a follow (@richtaur) and hey while you're here why not treat yourself:

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