As I’ve mentioned in the previously, we knowingly made the decision to reduce the overall number of pops in New Horizons – to slow down growth and to increase hard caps. This had the intended benefit of increasing performance, but also several other intended benefits, including reinforcing our theme and for the most part, our […]
One of the biggest issues I have with the new economy, and what I consider the singular worse game design decision that Paradox has made with the 2.2 patch – is the almost singular use of pops as the measurement of progress and success. What I mean by that is that the value of your
Well, this has certainly been a hectic year! Biggest newst -we’ve (that is, Suncrash, the indie company I’ve worked with) shipped our first game (Judgment – you can find us on Steam. Check us out if you are a fan of X-com and Rimworld). In other news – I’ve moved myself, my wife, my son
I’ve started working, if that is the right word to call it, on what would be called The Great Material Continuum (TGMC), a long time ago. It might surprise those that don’t come from the game industry (and hardly surprise those that are) just how much preparation work can go into game design. In term
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