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Steel Hunters Dev Log: What Have I Done [Literally & Figuratively]Steel Hunters Dev Log: What Have I Done [Literally & Figuratively]
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Jun 27, 2018
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Environment Composition Iteration in Steel Hunters
Environment Composition Iteration in Steel Hunters
May 3, 2018
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How I Started Programming (Part One of Two)
How I Started Programming (Part One of Two)
Feb 22, 2018
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Data-Driving Unreal Engine 4 for Workflow, Hotfixes, and Live-Ops
Data-Driving Unreal Engine 4 for Workflow, Hotfixes, and Live-Ops
Jan 25, 2018
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Materials in Unreal Engine 4
Materials in Unreal Engine 4
Jan 23, 2018
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A Guide to Systems-Based Game Development
A Guide to Systems-Based Game Development
Jan 4, 2018
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Working with Git (for Games and… in General)
Working with Git (for Games and… in General)
Jul 28, 2017
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Video Games: Mass Creative Media Alongside Technological Risks
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Jun 26, 2017
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System Design in Practice
System Design in Practice
Jun 23, 2017
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Starting a Game Studio with No Money
Starting a Game Studio with No Money
May 31, 2017
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My Game Development End-Game
My Game Development End-Game
Apr 28, 2017
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Steel Hunters - Color-Grading/Post-Stack Tuning
Steel Hunters - Color-Grading/Post-Stack Tuning
Apr 4, 2017
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Todoist for Project Management
Todoist for Project Management
Mar 16, 2017
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What I've Learned From Game Development
What I've Learned From Game Development
Mar 9, 2017
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A Systemic Approach to Game Design: Part Three
A Systemic Approach to Game Design: Part Three
Feb 7, 2017
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UE4 Engine Development
UE4 Engine Development
Dec 22, 2016
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A Systemic Approach to Game Design: Part Two
A Systemic Approach to Game Design: Part Two
Dec 22, 2016
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A Systemic Approach to Game Design
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Nov 22, 2016
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The Glitz and Glamour of Good Workflows
The Glitz and Glamour of Good Workflows
Nov 2, 2016
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Kicking Off Steel Harvest
Kicking Off Steel Harvest
Oct 24, 2016
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New Beginnings: Sacrilege and Budgets
New Beginnings: Sacrilege and Budgets
Sep 23, 2015
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The Tools and Tech of All Things Die
The Tools and Tech of All Things Die
May 14, 2015
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The Appeal of Hunting Monsters
The Appeal of Hunting Monsters
Feb 18, 2015
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Why Make Games?
Why Make Games?
Sep 16, 2014
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On Video Games and Harassment
On Video Games and Harassment
Sep 6, 2014
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SPACE COLORS: The Imminent Launch
SPACE COLORS: The Imminent Launch
Aug 4, 2014
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Block Tanks: Procedural Dynamism in Unity
Block Tanks: Procedural Dynamism in Unity
Jul 5, 2014
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The Journey from A to B
The Journey from A to B
Jul 2, 2014
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SPACE COLORS: The Iterative Process
SPACE COLORS: The Iterative Process
Jun 30, 2014
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SPACE COLORS: Rethinking Early Development
SPACE COLORS: Rethinking Early Development
Jun 4, 2014
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Dragon Academy: 9 Months Later
Dragon Academy: 9 Months Later
May 8, 2014
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You Know, Basically BASIC
You Know, Basically BASIC
Apr 29, 2014
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Cat vs. Aliens — Postmortem
Cat vs. Aliens — Postmortem
Mar 27, 2014
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Enigmo: Explore — Beginning to End
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