Development – Scopique's

Another Log on the Fire – Pixel Art

Scopique March 11, 2023

I don't really like pixel art, but I'm liking my attempts at making it. I am now at an impasse, since my initial attempts are helping maintain my interest in this new game dev project. What's another project, eh?

I am Tired of Learning

Scopique March 3, 2023

I have spent more time learning than doing, but it's not as simple as "get to work!", knowing how my brain works. "Always be learning" is a great sentiment but can actually lead to "learning burnout".

Infinite Recursion – Starting Projects Over

Scopique February 26, 2023

In which I return to an older project for the third time, putting other recent projects on hold for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

Godot – See The Universe!

Scopique January 26, 2023

A major milestone! With additional refactoring, the Big Bang is getting more efficient. In fact, I now have working jumpgates that allow me to move from system to system!

Godot – Yes, Another Resource-Centric Post

Scopique January 19, 2023

Beware of attempting to inherit a resource within another resource. Godot's caching mechanism means you will not get what you'd get from a more object-oriented standpoint.

Godot – Revenge of the Resources

Scopique January 18, 2023

After agonizing over the decision, I have refactored my Big Bang code to save the data to Resources rather than JSON. Ultimately, I believe this is the right choice, but now I am on to the more complicated Player data. Hopefully the…

Godot – A New Game Dawns

Scopique January 16, 2023

The latest update on my magnum opus (for the nth time). Good news! Things are working as expected! Bad news! If I had to pay a dollar for every dead-end I created for myself, I'd have more debt than the U.S. government.…

Godot – Universe Construction Set

Scopique January 8, 2023

Now that I have my basic "Big Bang" translated from legacy code to GDScript, I am ready to generate some files for further testing.

Godot – The Nested Resource Shuffle

Scopique January 6, 2023

Nested resources are a pain when you don't know how to use nested resources. Thankfully, where there's a will(ingness to try something completely different), there's a way!

Godot – Gather ‘Round The Resource Tree

Scopique January 6, 2023

I have a working example of Godot's custom resources, attached to my earlier movement and minimap test. It's a lot of work! But I am hoping that it'll pay for itself further down the line. #godot #godotengine #gamedev