By Guido on
On my Twitter feed, as well as here on the blog, a few questions have arisen, regarding the “Bind item on equip” option displayed in the Item Editor. It is an option that is highly unusual for a single-player game, and some of you are wondering what’s up with that. “Bind on Equip” has been brought to the table by… Continue reading "Why would you have bind-on-equip items in a single-player RPG?"
By Guido on
For the past few days I’ve been working on some exciting things in Deathfire, that have propelled the game forward quite a bit in my mind. Items. Sounds trivial, I know, but items are the salt and pepper of any role-playing game. It started when I decided to make a weapons list for the game. We have been working on… Continue reading "Items and weapons – key ingredients in a good role-playing game"
By Guido on
As I promised, I want to talk a little more about the technology behind Deathfire today. I mentioned on numerous occasions that we are using Unity3D to build the game, but of course that is only a small part of the equation. In the end, the look and feel of the game comes down to the decisions that are being… Continue reading "The technology behind “Deathfire”"
By Guido on
Usually when starting a new role-playing game, one of the first things you begin to work on is the underlying game system. Deathfire was no different. After a few programming tests to prove general feasibility of certain key features, the first thing we turned to was the game’s character generation. Because the player’s stats, attributes and traits are at the… Continue reading "Deathfire’s Character Generation – the stats at the heart of the game"
By Guido on
After I had put aside Thorvalla last year, I no longer had the urge to create some huge game world. The work load on that game would have been enormous, requiring us to build a team with over twenty people to get it done right. Needless to say that a team of that sort requires a tremendous financial commitment and… Continue reading "The conception of Deathfire"
By Guido on
I am certain it has not escaped your notice over the past few months that I’ve been working on some game-related things lately. I am sure my posts and tweets about Unity were a dead give-away. Well, I have decided that it may be time for me to share with you some of the things I’m doing, because with every… Continue reading "Going ahead with a new game — Deathfire"
