MUZTEK Base Game: v1.2 (Unity Foundation Project)

 This is the "MUZTEK Base Game" v1.2!

I have added a basic SAVE & LOAD system, which saves and loads the gamestate to a file.

It will save the exact game state of all entities in the level, like a traditional Quick Save & Quick Load system in a shooter game.

This will probably be the last update on the MUZTEK Base Game for a while, as it does all the core things I wanted this project to do, for now. You can download the MUZTEK Base Game v1.2 project for Unity here.

Here's a video talking about the updated version.

Will Wright's great GDC talks

Here are a few of Will Wright's fantastic GDC talks. 

I find his thinking really inspiring.

Will Wright's Design Plunder  (GDC 2001)

And here are the slides that go with the talk.

Will Wright's Dynamics for Designers (GDC 2003)

Will Wright's Classic Postmortem for Raid on Bungling Bay (GDC 2011)

MUZTEK Base Game: v1.1 (Unity Foundation Project)

This is the "MUZTEK Base Game" v1.1!

I have added Audio Option Sliders, which are saved & loaded to PlayerPrefs. You can download the MUZTEK Base Game v1.1 project for Unity here.

Here's a video talking about the updated version.

MUZTEK Base Game: v1.0 (Unity Foundation Project)

I've started building a Unity Foundation Project called MUZTEK Base Game.

This will form the foundation of my own next game, "Secret Keep", but I also wanted to build something simple, generic and light that could form a solid basis for anyone to use as a Unity project!

You can download the MUZTEK Base Game v1.0 here.

I made a video to explain what's in it, and how the parts work.

This is just an early release (which I wanted to share with a friend of mine!), but still has a few more things to add, such as Options Volume Sliders, and ideally a simple Save & Load System.

But I figure it's ready now, the way it is, so feel free to give it a spin.  :)

Note: This version was built in Unity 2018.4.9 LTS.

Al Lowe - Interview about King's Quest 3, Black Cauldron, and the early Sierra years

I got the chance to have a wonderful chat with Al Lowe about the early days of his game development career, and the early years at Sierra.

I was excited to chat with him about some of my favorite games: King's Quest 3 and The Black Cauldron.

Al Lowe's links

allowe.com on the web  (including CyberJoke 3000™!)

@allowe on Twitter

Books about Sierra History

The Sierra Adventure by Shawn Mills

Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings by Ken Williams

SECRET KEEP - Dev Diary 2 - Level Design - Landscape Blockout Timelapse

I have blocked out a terrain & built the castle walls surrounded by a moat.

This will be my prototype / test space for building the game.

Although, as game dev often goes, it may just turn into the final game!

Who knows?!

SECRET KEEP - Dev Video 1 - Project Goals & Inspiration

Secret Keep begins!

 

Here I will take you through the journey of making the game.

Over the journey of this Dev Diary series, we'll be looking at making up the game design, the art & music, programming the AI, creating the characters, etc.

Let's get started! :D