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Crayter or Craytastic?

Scopique July 8, 2020

I’m still trucking along with Crayta. I’ve been immersed with the community on the official Discord where users and Unit 2 Games staff have been co-mingling to get everyone up to speed, answer questions, and provide a helping hand to one another.…

Crayta 003 – A Teleporting Door

Scopique July 2, 2020

I finally got my first system set up and about 90% tested. Here’s a rundown of what it is, and how it works. What it Is As mentioned in my previous post, a game can have multiple “worlds”. In order to move…

Crayta 002 – Editing Worlds

Scopique July 2, 2020

We’re going to take a look at Crayta’s world editing in this post, but before we do, I have to say that my experience with the editor is limited, so this is not a tutorial. I spent a good part of a…

Crayta 001 – First Steps

Scopique July 1, 2020

So, here we go. Crayta launched this morning on Google Stadia and I was surprised to find that it had launched when I logged into the service at around 8AM. Usually “launches” take place around 1PM EDT, so this was getting off…

History Repeats – Crayta

Scopique June 30, 2020

Somewhere in the corners of the Internet where trolls like to fling their poo lies Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming platform. The service has a dedicated fan-base, as any tech or product does, and it has its detractors, but at least in my…

Meteor Strike

Scopique June 29, 2020

I forget why I wanted to make a meteor strike effect. Maybe because I thought it would simple to create a projectile effect with a smoke trail, so that was the extent of my original plan, but the overarching thing that I…

Your Own Private Idaho – A Community Streaming Platform

Scopique June 23, 2020

Every now and then Twitter works as a source of discussion, and today’s discussion was about alternatives to Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook in the wake of Mixer’s shut-down-and-sell-out announcement. I mentioned in my previous post how the death of Microsoft-backed Mixer bodes…

A Beaten Horse – Mixer, Facebook Gaming, and A Shrinking Market

Scopique June 22, 2020

I’m only beating this horse in order to remain relevant in the moment but I had my say yesterday on Twitter so I won’t go over the sarcastic responses again. Instead, we need to consider how bad this is for everyone, regardless…

How’s That Working Out For Ya? Adventures in Campaign Creation

Scopique June 19, 2020

It’s been a week since I started on my latest project, a RPG campaign. I spent a lot of time (read: excuse to waste time) looking into tools to help with organization and map making, and even picked up a new virtual…

A Week of Worldbuilding

Scopique June 18, 2020

I have learned that there is such a thing as “creative fatigue”. As exciting as it can be to get down to business when you have a great idea overflowing with possibilities, there comes that time when you need to put pen…