Development
Character Creation in Blasphemess
The themes of Blasphemess include "meaningful choices." How then do I illustrate that from the very start, with character creation?
Development
Posts about the development process of the Blasphemess game, from Python full stack development to game design.
Development
Build One To Throw Away
Building a prototype just to throw away all that code? It can be a good idea.
Development
With Allies Like These: Cooperative Conflict
Group success, personal rewards, friction between allies, and conflict with enemies: there are many layers of in-game conflict in Blasphemess.
Development
Making An Engaging Combat System In A Text-Based RPG
Mortal squads with rocket launchers, angel mechs with miniguns, sword-wielding cyborgs, and more. What systems make fun and cinematic combat?
Development
Open Source is the Way
It's both beneficial and problematic to develop something in the open. Do it anyway! I'm trying to, with this web game project.
Technical
Game Server Sharding: Blasphemess Clusters and the Portal
Vertical scaling servers can only get you so far; horizontal scaling and sharding is a great complement to support massive scale.
Development
Python Full Stack Development and Game Design
Between FastAPI in Python and Svelte's JS/CSS/HTML combination, I've finally fallen in love with full stack engineering as I build this game.