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Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #3

Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #3

It’s been a couple of weeks since the last update and a lot has changed since then!I’ve added several new features, polished many others, and improved the overall aspect of the game! Previous posts here:https://www.indymsw.com/category/untitled-puzzle-game-devlog/ Here’s a detailed description of the latest changes and additions. New game elements In the last few weeks I’ve been […]

Let’s Mow! A case study, part 1

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 25, 2022 Articles, Case Studies No Comments

Let’s Mow! A case study, part 1

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Let`s Mow is a relaxing grass-cutting game for your mobile device. No need to go outside to get air and the smell of freshly cut grass, now it can all happen right on your screen. Let’s Mow has been developed on Buildbox 3 and published by Haavard Moland. Goal Haavard contacted me with the idea […]

Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #2

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 24, 2022 Articles, Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog No Comments

Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #2

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The game is really taking shape now, I’ve updated the game aspect and added a lot of new features in the last few days, you can see a few of them in the video. If you missed the first post click here to read it. Here’s a detailed description of the latest additions. Target area […]

Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #1

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 20, 2022 Articles, Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog No Comments

Untitled Puzzle Game Devlog #1

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This is the first article about a new game I’ve recently started working on, it’s a level-based physics puzzle game, currently untitled, hope you’ll enjoy the journey! 🙂 Basic game mechanics The main mechanic is something very simple, the character is a dynamic sphere linked to other spheres by small cylindrical sticks; some spheres are […]

Updating Dangle Dash: a micro case study, part 2

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 19, 2022 Articles, Case Studies No Comments

Updating Dangle Dash: a micro case study, part 2

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Goal Sebastian wanted to update Dangle Dash by replacing the old Campaign mode with a new Career mode with way more levels (50+) and features and at the same time expand the in-game shops.He was finding it difficult to update the game with the system he had in place for level creation/advancement and the rigid […]

Particle System for Buildbox 3, would it work in 2D worlds as well?

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 18, 2022 Articles, Buildbox, Game Assets No Comments

Particle System for Buildbox 3, would it work in 2D worlds as well?

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I’ve received this question a few days ago and realized it was a very good one, so much so I decided to write this small article to answer to it. To anyone wondering what I’m talking about: the Particle System is a complete particle engine for Buildbox 3 that you can use to create special effects […]

Updating Dangle Dash: a micro case study, part 1

By: Ivan Perfetti On: October 17, 2022 Articles, Case Studies No Comments

Updating Dangle Dash: a micro case study, part 1

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ParallaXer for Buildbox 3 now available!

By: Ivan Perfetti On: July 13, 2022 Articles, Game Assets No Comments

ParallaXer for Buildbox 3 now available!

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ParallaXer is an asset you can add to any Buildbox game to enable parallax scrolling backgrounds. Parallax scrolling is a technique where background images move past the camera more slowly than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth. (From Wikipedia). ParallaXer for Buildbox by IndyM Software Here are three clips showing different applications of ParallaXer, […]

Buildbox 3D Beta 3049 Android Export FIX

By: Ivan Perfetti On: April 20, 2019 Articles No Comments

Hi guys, to anyone having problem running games on Android with the latest Buildbox 3D beta build 3049, I’ve found where the problem lies, at least in my case.Looking for a solution I realized that the generated app now takes much less space on the device than with previous build, about 20 Mb less so […]

About UV Mapping Pt.2 – A bit of a P.I.T.A.

By: Ivan Perfetti On: April 18, 2019 Articles No Comments

Along the journey to get a good enough understanding of UV mapping, I’ve also installed Blender, a free and open source 3D creation suite, and followed a few tutorials to get a grasp of the basics of the software itself and especially to understand how to create UV maps. It’s been a bit of a […]

About UV mapping

By: Ivan Perfetti On: March 07, 2019 Articles No Comments

The game I’m now working on is my first real attempt in 3D and other than working on the design and mechanics of the game, in the last couple of weeks I’ve been learning a lot about creating UV maps to apply textures to 3D models. I had little knowledge and negligible experience in the […]

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