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How to get ideas using the Design process (MaskedDetecitve Devblog #3)

Published on 2023-02-27 by DistractedMOSFET ~7 mins of reading

Hi, I'm working on a stealth game were you play a comicbook detective who uses superpowers to sneak, spy, steal, and escape. Last time I ...

Making guards search in a stealth game (MaskedDetecitve Devblog #2)

Published on 2022-12-01 by DistractedMOSFET ~5 mins of reading

Hi, I'm working on a stealth game were you play a comicbook detective who uses superpowers to sneak, spy, steal, and escape. It's been a ...

MaskedDetecitve Devblog #1: A superpowered detective stealth game

Published on 2022-11-17 by DistractedMOSFET ~4 mins of reading

I've been tinkering on a project I currently codename "MaskedDetective", and I've decided to start journaling its development on here, in hopes that it'll help ...

Mosiki update: The anti-climax of software that just works

Published on 2022-10-27 by DistractedMOSFET ~7 mins of reading

(In this blog series I attempt to develop a wiki server that tries to be respectful of computer resources, as part of a self-assigned Modest ...

Mosiki, the Modest wiki. Early tech choices

Published on 2022-05-15 by DistractedMOSFET ~9 mins of reading

(In this blog series I attempt to develop a wiki server that tries to be respectful of computer resources, as part of a self-assigned Modest ...

Modest Programming Challenge: Let's try to write software that sucks less

Published on 2022-05-12 by DistractedMOSFET ~8 mins of reading

I've heard it, you've heard it, there's absolutely no news in saying " WOOOW computer hardware sure is impressive these days! You can put a ...

Quick Tip: Validate your site's RSS feed with XML Starlet

Published on 2022-05-04 by DistractedMOSFET ~2 mins of reading

Hey internet. Here's a quick tip. If you're reading this you've probably found my website through neocities. Maybe Mastodon. This means there's a very high ...

Cool Stuff, 2nd Edition

Published on 2022-04-18 by DistractedMOSFET ~4 mins of reading

Time for another "Cool Stuff" post. Where I just share neat things I've found from around the net. Been meaning to do more of these ...

The X-Files makes the 90s feel foreign

Published on 2022-04-16 by DistractedMOSFET ~3 mins of reading

Hey there Internet. Recently I have been watching the X-Files, for basically my first time. I had seen a few episodes in the past and ...

Leveling up is such a pain as a game designer.

Published on 2022-03-25 by DistractedMOSFET ~4 mins of reading

One of the things I think that players of games don't appreicate is just how hard game design is , personally I find it much ...