Archive for the ‘Ideas & Concepts’ Category

Making a Space 4X Game: A Living Galaxy May 3rd, 2013 by dayrinni I'm going to start writing about the systems in the game now. This will be a series of many articles. We start with my vision of what makes a galaxy feel alive and full of discovery. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 51 comments

Making a Space 4X Game: Modding March 15th, 2013 by dayrinni For my next article I'm going to explain how I implemented modding. Please be aware that this is a more technically focused article. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 24 comments

Making a Space 4X Game: Empires and Races February 12th, 2013 by dayrinni For my third article I'm going to write about how I design empires/races for games. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 52 comments

Making a Space 4X Game: An Overview on Graphics Libraries January 9th, 2013 by dayrinni This article gives a brief overview on some of the Graphic and GUI libraries that I know and have used before to develop my games. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 38 comments

AI Design in 4X Games – An Approach December 28th, 2012 by Daniel DiCicco This article is an overview of the general approach we have taken with StarDrive’s AI and is meant to provide some insight into the process of designing an AI for games of this genre. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 30 comments

How to Tackle Build Micromanagement Tedium in 4X Games? December 11th, 2012 by Adam Solo How to deal with excessive micromanagement in 4X games? Especially when dealing with developing cities, planets or star systems? Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 96 comments

Making a Space 4X Game: Setting the Stage December 7th, 2012 by dayrinni I thought it'd be fun to see what goes on behind the scenes and some of the obstacles that I have encountered while making my 4X Game, whose name will remain hidden for now! Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 57 comments

OggBoard Part II: A New Way to Play Card and Board Games September 7th, 2012 by Adam Solo One year after the first failed attempt, Sam Lytle is back on Kickstarter for OggBoard. Category: Ideas & Concepts, Kickstart, News & Announcements 5 comments

Video Game Remakes (with an emphasis on SciFi, strategy and SciFi strategy games) May 25th, 2012 by evilazrael What is a video game remake? My easy and short answer: A video game coded with recreated content a second time. Category: Games Under Development, Ideas & Concepts 16 comments

Master of Orion 4 Cause May 11th, 2012 by Adam Solo Community driven Master of Orion 4 fund-raising project idea.                   Category: Ideas & Concepts 68 comments

What Makes A Good Game – Challenge February 19th, 2012 by dayrinni I want to take the time to talk about challenge in games, which I feel is a vital part of the core of a good game. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 5 comments

What Makes A Good Game – User Interface December 21st, 2011 by dayrinni It goes without saying that User Interfaces(UI) are extremely important to any program. This article will talk about some basic concepts and thoughts about building good User Interfaces. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 9 comments

Strategy vs. Tactics in Video Games – A Small Essay December 16th, 2011 by Adam Solo It's not only a question of scale but also a question of actions involved. While the strategist deals more with thinking ahead, planning and scheming the tactician deals with situation analyses and execution with what is provided to him. Category: Ideas & Concepts 13 comments

Starships Combat Conundrums – Realism vs. Simplification December 7th, 2011 by bertipa My personal preference is always toward realism but at a certain point, perhaps ironically, reality strikes and simplification are needed to have a playable game that can be developed in this decade. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 11 comments

What Makes A Good Game – Story November 28th, 2011 by dayrinni A story in a game is an important tool for the developer. It gives the developer the means to create emotion, a way to share the lore of their game universe and a way to present a point. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 26 comments

What Makes A Good Game – Progression November 2nd, 2011 by dayrinni I'd like to talk about about Progression in games. Progression is having goals and how the player achieves them. What is their purpose(s) in the game? How do they fulfill their purpose(s)? Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 33 comments

What Makes A Good Game – Immersion October 17th, 2011 by dayrinni Immersion is essentially making the player believe they are where (or what) the game says they are. In 4X games, the player is really the Supreme Ruler of their Empire (or whatever role the story line says they should be). Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 17 comments

OggBoard: The Next Generation in Board Gaming August 29th, 2011 by Adam Solo OggBoard intends to combine augmented reality technology with board gaming and the interactivity of computer and console gaming with the objective to create a "kind of" holographic board gaming experience. Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts, News & Announcements 3 comments

The Best Battles from Battlestar Galactica August 12th, 2011 by Matthew Kiddman Whether you're a casual fan or a hardcore Galactica Geek, there are battles that we all have in our video collections. Here are five of the very best battles the show has ever featured... Category: Ideas & Concepts 2 comments

Real-time Strategy (RTS) vs Turn-based Strategy (TBS). Who wins? August 16th, 2010 by Adam Solo In what respects to space strategy games there is one gameplay element that mostly decides the style of the game, its pace mechanic:… Read the rest Category: Game Design, Ideas & Concepts 15 comments