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"https://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/what-many-indies-are-doing-wrong.html", "published_at": "2015-03-15T16:06:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb62-b465-7128-ba2c-5aab3b93cad2", "title": "The downsides of gameplay variety", "url": "https://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-downsides-of-gameplay-variation.html", "published_at": "2015-03-08T11:07:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb62-b465-7128-ba2c-5aab3bd21996", "title": "Luck and success in the indie business", "url": "https://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/luck-and-success-in-indie-business.html", "published_at": "2015-02-28T12:36:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb62-b465-7128-ba2c-5aab3c89aac2", "title": "A tool for analysing colour schemes", "url": "https://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-tool-for-analysing-colour-schemes.html", "published_at": "2015-01-11T15:03:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb62-b465-7128-ba2c-5aab3d39bae8", "title": "What most young programmers need to learn", "url": 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A big step forward original ↗

19 Dec 2024

Tips for pitching to game publishers original ↗

9 Aug 2024

2021

Neat tricks for modelling the Robo Maestro robot original ↗

24 Nov 2021

Robo Maestro is coming to Steam!original ↗

24 Nov 2021

Where to get original ideas original ↗

8 Sept 2021

I’m leaving Ronimo, here’s why and what’s next original ↗

31 Mar 2021

The Ageless Gate is OUT NOW!original ↗

28 Mar 2021

Super flexible 2D animations through the Blightbound Skin Editor original ↗

17 Mar 2021

New song: The Remains of the Mountain original ↗

13 Mar 2021

Finding a suitable toolchain for animating Blightbound’s 2D characters original ↗

10 Mar 2021

Blightbound's approach to individual storytelling in a coop game original ↗

21 Feb 2021

2020

Softening polygon intersections in Blightbound original ↗

6 Dec 2020

Arcane Glamour LIVE NOW! Blightbound's biggest update yet!original ↗

25 Nov 2020

5 years below minimum wage: the financial history of Ronimo original ↗

15 Nov 2020

Combining 2D and 3D in Blightbound's VFX original ↗

6 Nov 2020

Bending Blightbound's world to lower the horizon original ↗

24 Oct 2020

Screen Space Reflections in Blightbound original ↗

18 Oct 2020

The games that inspired me most original ↗

7 Sept 2020

Three nasty netcode bugs we fixed around Blightbound's launch original ↗

9 Aug 2020

Blightbound OUT NOW! Early Access on Steam!original ↗

4 Aug 2020

Blightbound gameplay revealed!original ↗

14 Jun 2020

5 tips for reducing stress as a game company owner original ↗

9 Jun 2020

Then the Halls Were Empty... and I Turned It On!original ↗

24 May 2020

How we made particles twice as fast through cache optimisation original ↗

1 Mar 2020

New song: Approach of the Derelict Research Station original ↗

16 Feb 2020

Five important realisations about game balance original ↗

2 Feb 2020

2019

New song: A Century Flies By original ↗

27 Oct 2019

Beginner balance versus pro balance original ↗

16 Aug 2019

New Song: A Century Sails By original ↗

3 Aug 2019

The psychology of matchmaking original ↗

3 Mar 2019

New song: Hear Her Typewriter Humming original ↗

24 Feb 2019

An overview of many ways of doing a beta original ↗

6 Jan 2019

2018

Interior Mapping: rendering real rooms without geometry original ↗

23 Sept 2018

The Awesomenauts matchmaking algorithm original ↗

16 Sept 2018

New song: Tensor original ↗

8 Sept 2018

The challenge of finding enough playtesters original ↗

2 Sept 2018

Here's how I made my computer write music original ↗

26 Aug 2018

Entertaining players while waiting for matchmaking original ↗

28 Jan 2018

Sandrider original ↗

24 Jan 2018

The limitations of matchmaking without server logic original ↗

7 Jan 2018

2017

New song: Grom original ↗

23 Dec 2017

The Daysailer and the Night Cave original ↗

4 Dec 2017

Lament original ↗

21 Nov 2017

The Master Waits original ↗

12 Nov 2017

The Light Deep Down original ↗

5 Nov 2017

Never be ashamed of your process if the result is good original ↗

24 Oct 2017

Working with generic room-based matchmaking original ↗

15 Oct 2017

Taking live soundtrack improvisation to the next level original ↗

23 Sept 2017

The requirements of good matchmaking original ↗

3 Sept 2017

What we learned improvising a live game soundtrack original ↗

15 Jul 2017

The Ronimo coding style guide original ↗

10 Jul 2017

The Ronimo coding methodology original ↗

2 Jul 2017

The many meanings of the confusing word 'lag'original ↗

29 Jan 2017

Adding more depth to 2D levels using scissor rectangles original ↗

15 Jan 2017

2016

Analysing the new Awesomenauts matchmaker original ↗

8 Oct 2016

The big list of ways to create varied weapons original ↗

2 Oct 2016

Fixing texture distortion on deformed polygons original ↗

25 Sept 2016

A simple way to smooth angular trails original ↗

17 Sept 2016

Creating crisper special effects with trails original ↗

11 Sept 2016

2015

New Awesomenauts expansion announced: Overdrive!original ↗

23 Dec 2015

Texture formats for 2D games, part 4: Overview original ↗

5 Dec 2015

Texture formats for 2D games, part 3: DXT and PVRTC original ↗

21 Nov 2015

Texture formats for 2D games, part 2: Palettes original ↗

13 Nov 2015

Texture formats for 2D games, part 1 original ↗

6 Nov 2015

The future of indie is amateur original ↗

28 Sept 2015

Designing matchmaking for non-gigantic communities original ↗

6 Sept 2015

Opinions needed: which art style for Cello Fortress?original ↗

30 Aug 2015

Cello Fortress micro vlog #1: Big Chord Attack original ↗

19 Aug 2015

3D printing Captain August original ↗

16 Aug 2015

Why adding multiplayer makes game coding twice as much work original ↗

9 Aug 2015

Using key poses to prototype character animations original ↗

25 Jul 2015

Building your mental toolbox for solving coding problems original ↗

19 Jul 2015

Swords & Soldiers II introduction trailer original ↗

14 May 2015

Making gameplay stand out against rich backgrounds original ↗

2 May 2015

Why indies should care less about financial independence original ↗

26 Apr 2015

The level art tools for Swords & Soldiers II original ↗

19 Apr 2015

What many indies are doing wrong original ↗

15 Mar 2015

The downsides of gameplay variety original ↗

8 Mar 2015

Luck and success in the indie business original ↗

28 Feb 2015

A tool for analysing colour schemes original ↗

11 Jan 2015

What most young programmers need to learn original ↗

4 Jan 2015

2014

Proun+ out now on iOS!original ↗

30 Nov 2014

Why good matchmaking requires enormous player counts original ↗

22 Nov 2014

Using 2D daylight assets to create a night level original ↗

8 Nov 2014

Proun+ gets its first trailer!original ↗

25 Oct 2014

Area based depth of field blur original ↗

18 Oct 2014

Other developers on the ideal patching frequency original ↗

12 Oct 2014

Why patching too often is a bad idea / The magic of the Vault original ↗

5 Oct 2014

Relay servers original ↗

21 Sept 2014

Core network structures for games original ↗

14 Sept 2014

The importance of packet count original ↗

6 Sept 2014

A simple trick for fast high quality bokeh on lights in Cello Fortress original ↗

29 Aug 2014

Tips and tricks for a successful convention booth original ↗

24 Aug 2014

The gross imperfections of tuning in music original ↗

10 Aug 2014

Using throttling to reduce network errors original ↗

27 Jul 2014

Evolving level art from Swords & Soldiers 1 to 2 original ↗

20 Jul 2014

Why composition is often better than inheritance original ↗

6 Jul 2014

Finding bugs through autotesting original ↗

28 Jun 2014

Solving path finding and AI movement in a 2D platformer original ↗

14 Jun 2014

The AI tools for Awesomenauts original ↗

1 Jun 2014