https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/rssA blog by Joe, a part-time games developerhttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationpython-feedgenenSun, 28 Jun 2020 12:27:35 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/resurrectionI honestly don't know where the time went ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/resurrectionMon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-61Cleaning up the state handling.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-61Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-60Lighting is fun. Logging is ... not so much.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-60Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-59Jumbling up the narrative with a playable flashback scene.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-59Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-58Putting a proper lighing system in for more atmosphere.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-58Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-57Adding a dialogue system to the game.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-57Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-56The obligatory bats are in.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-56Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-55Here's a little update - been fleshing out some of the audio recently as can be seen/heard in the vid below.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-55Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-54Reworking the collision system ... again.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-54Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-53It ain't a Metroidvania with slime blobs.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-53Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-52Heads up - doors are pretty complicated.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-52Tue, 31 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-51You can never fix a physics engine enough times.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-51Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-50Working through the bugs.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-50Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-49Doodling around with machines and effects.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-49Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-48Rejigging the collision system to support weapons.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-48Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-47You can't keep a good UI down.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-47Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-46Raycasting to simulate enemy vision.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-46Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-45Brainbots have a lot of aggression to work out.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-45Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-44Charting the world one room at a time.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-44Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-43Biting the bullet and getting a UI up and running.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-43Fri, 26 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-42First steps to a brighter world.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-42Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-41Creating a large bouncy caterpillar as a diversion.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-41Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-40A deeper look at the rendering "engine".https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-40Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-39A deeper look at the particle system.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-39Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-38Decoupling things with a simple event bus.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-38Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-37First steps to a larger world.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-37Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-36Moving from GLFW to SFML for windowing and the like.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-36Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-35Trying to jolt myself out of a creative slump.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-35Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-34Sounds like a good idea ... and not before time.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-34Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-33Improving the workflow with tooling.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-33Sat, 28 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-32Letting the foliage strike back.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-32Sun, 18 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-31Fun creating some different types of weapon.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-31Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-30An extensive reorganisation of the rendering engine.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-30Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-29Trying to come up with a more engaging title screen.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-29Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-28Adding some weaponery to the gameplay.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-28Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-27Adding point-cloudes to sprites for more interesting rendering options.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-27Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-26Building on PC and adding some lovely fire effects.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-26Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-25Adding controller support to the Mac build.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-25Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-24Migrating from mobile to desktop.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-24Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-23Metroidvania for the win. Note to future self - sorry about this.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-23Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-22Animating tiles for non-sprite movement.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-22Sun, 07 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-21Preparations for multi-platform support.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-21Sat, 09 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/flogging_a_dead_horseQB1-0 re-released on the App Store!https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/flogging_a_dead_horseThu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-20Everyone knows physics engines are tricky ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-20Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-19Playing around with water physics.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-19Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-18Introducing abilities through gameplay.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-18Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-17Building the first real levels.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-17Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-16Developing the Pookification Machine.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-16Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-15Sketching out the intro level.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-15Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-14Fixing the timestep for future warping.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-14Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-13First steps at adding the organ-based powerups.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-13Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_version_13_releasediPhone 6 support plus exciting bug fixes!https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_version_13_releasedMon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-12Adding momentum to the physics system.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-12Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-11Programming my way out of a lack of artistic abilityhttps://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-11Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-10How I use Tiled to build rooms.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-10Sat, 04 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/how_to_make_games_the_hard_wayAttempting to justify my approach to game development ... to myself.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/how_to_make_games_the_hard_wayFri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-9First attempt at squishy sprites.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-9Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-8It's held together with glue and string ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-8Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-7Sprites built out of tiles and edited in Tiledhttps://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-7Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-6Linking entities together for extendable logic.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-6Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-5Some liquid-containing sprites for jars and the like ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-5Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-4Added some wibbly-wobbly water shader goodness.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-4Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-3Adding water areas and setting up a shader pipelinehttps://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-3Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-2Playing around with view area scaling.https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-2Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/written_a_game_now_whatReleasing a game to rapturous silence ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/written_a_game_now_whatSat, 19 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-1A new project, a new devlog ... so it begins ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/sp-devlog-1Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_reviewA lovely review of QB1-0 by Indie Game Enthusiasthttps://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_reviewThu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_version_12_releasedAsteroids and lasers come to the iPad ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/qb10_version_12_releasedFri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/how_to_write_48_hour_game_in_2_years... or how to make, and finish, video games in your spare time ...https://fistfulofsquid.com/blog/how_to_write_48_hour_game_in_2_yearsFri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000