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Discord Server Now Online

After many request, I have finally created a discord server for GFS.  It's available at:

 https://discord.gg/R7tUVbD 

I have created a Patreon role that is active for all of you.  If ther...

Next GameFromScratch/DevGa.me Text+Video Tutorial Series

Hello folks, want your feedback on which of these three options you'd like to see a beginner/getting started tutorial on.  All 3 of these are topics I intend to cover at some point (and aren't well covered now).  I'll let the results of this poll determine which one I work on next.

New Godot Tutorial Series Coming Very Very Soon(tm)

Hello everyone!  I mentioned earlier that over the holidays I was working on a new tutorial series for Godot, that showed game creation step by step.  You can see the game we create in the tutorial in the image above.  The art was created by Robert over at 2019-01-15 16:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Any interest in Lumberyard?

Hello everyone... just a quick poll to gauge all of your interest in the Lumberyard game engine.  For those that don't know, it's a fork of CryEngine developed by Amazon that is actually completely free to use with a few caveats.

Truth told, until recently it was a bit of a mess, the c...

Interest in a Blender 2.80 Tutorial?

Blender 2.80 beta was just released and it's a vastly different beast than it was before.  I'm considering doing a text and/or video series on using Blender, something like an updated version of this 2018-11-29 20:35:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Book Cover Preference?

I'm getting closer and closer to making the Godot book into an actual book, and that means putting a proper cover on it.  Looking for your opinion on the current crop of covers.

Let me know which if the following you like best.  Additionally any feedback is of course appreciated.  N...

Upcoming Godot Chapter + a question for you all

Hello all, sorry again for the silence...  just over a week and a half of summer left.  Then hopefully my productivity will go through the roof... or at least, not be awful!

Just a quick heads-up, I've been somewhat hung on waiting for at least the alpha version of Godot 3.1 to finish/re...

Patreon Billing Fail

Apparently there was a bit of a fail on the backend at Patreon and a certain number of Patreons are being flagged as fraud.  They apparently switched banks which caused this.  Hopefully it's fixed soon.

So if you just got flagged as fraudulent, that's apparently why and they should be re...

Upcoming Tutorial/Site/Video Plans

Hello all,

Earlier I put it to a vote on what to cover next on http://DevGa.me, Phaser, Cocos Creator, Defold or Unity ECS and the results came back pretty even... with a lot of write in votes for Godot. ;)

Since the results came back ...

Animated Tiles in Godot ... not as obvious as you'd think...

I had delayed the Godot 3 chapter on Tiles and Tile maps because I refused to believe I couldn't get animated tiles working without using a shader...

Thankfully I was right.  Chapter out soon, with animated tiles.

New Armory Tutorial PDF -- Scenes and Levels

Another early access to an upcoming devga.me tutorial on the Armory 3d game engine.  This one illustrates how to break you're game up and logically organize it using Scenes, and how you can instance data across different scenes.  We implement a simple title screen, then switch between simp...

Godot 3 Video Series

The Godot 3 series is in full swing on YouTube, all of the foundational stuff is now covered as well as a deep dive into 2D graphics.  Additionally the WIP book chapters are available in the private section, with the source projects available in the Patreon dropbox.  Generally the chapters...

Work... It is in progress...

As mentioned earlier, I am working on a book and video tutorial series now that Godot 3 is finally here.  I will be posting draft chapter here to Patreons over time.  Right now the first few are ready!

Please remember, these are very much works in progress!

Patreon Requested Tutorial -- Godot Development with C# and Visual Studio Code

Hello all, hope you are having a great holiday... quick tutorial in response to a Patreon's request, on using Visual Studio Code with C# and Godot.

Available in both text and video formats.

2017-12-21 18:34:42 +0000 UTC View Post

New Godot Series Coming Soon!

I've been waiting for ages for the Godot beta to reach a point it is feature complete so I can start making tutorials about the greatly updated Godot 3.x engine.  That day is finally here.

Actually, I am going to be going beyond just doing a video tutorial series, I am also going to be making...

Bowling With Unity GameKit

Earlier on I announced the Bowling game kit, with the intention of using this as the skeleton to create the same 3D game in several different game engines.  The Kit itself was polished slightly, but most importantly, I have just finished the Unity version of the bowling game kit.

I...

Haxe Flixel Code now on Dropbox

Hello every, thanks once again for your support.  Just a quick note that the project files for the ongoing Haxe and HaxeFlixel tutorial series are now available on the Dropbox site.  The code, projects (Visual Studio Code format) and all assets used are included.

New Tutorial Series -- What Do You Want To See?

First off, to all of you I once again want to say a heart felt thank you, your support is massively appreciated.

Now that summer is finally over I have a great deal less distractions, so you should see a ton more updates on GameFromScratch.com and on the YouTube channel.  I am nearing the...

New Rewards Coming Soon

Finding a way to help thank backers while continuing on like normal at GameFromScratch has been a tricky prospect.  This is especially true because the Patreon tools are quite awful for such tasks.  This has always sat wrong with me, as I've felt there should be an advantage beyond simply ...

Exciting Changes here on Patreon

Up until this point there hasn't really been much of an advantage to being a Gamefromscratch Patreon, other of course than my eternal gratitude!  This however is going to be changing shortly.

First off, I am launching a new series on Game Development for Complete Beginners (2016-01-21 16:25:37 +0000 UTC View Post

New Series launched on GameFromScratch.com

Hello All,

Once again, thanks a million for all your support!  I just wanted to let you know about a new tutorial series I just launched.

Paradox Game E...

Two new features for Patreons

First off, I'd like to say thanks again to all of you, your support is greatly appreciated. This makes me happy to announce two new projects that will be made available to all Patreons. I Want To Be A Game Developer
First, I am updating I Want To Be A Game Developer... Now What? ( 2015-07-29 19:17:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Unreal vs Unity Tutorial Series: Unreal Engine Part One - Introduction, Overview and Hello World

3D Programming Tutorial in LibGDX Part 2: Models and Animations

Unreal Vs Unity Tutorial Series: The Series Introduction

An Hour with Blender and GameFromScratch.com

3D Programming tutorial in LibGDX Part 1

Godot Tutorial -- Collision Detection and Physics Simulations in Godot

Creating a 3D Game in Blender using the BDX Engine and LibGDX

LibGDX Sprite Animation Tutorial