Just released my latest cross platform game Idle Gangsters on iOS, Android and Facebook Gameroom. The game is an experiment o see if it was possible to mix Idle Incremental and Match-3 game play styles and it seems to have worked. Rise through the ranks of the mafia in this… Read more“”
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Cookie Clicker Save the World free game for iOS, Android and Facebook Gameroom
Just released my latest mobile and Facebook game Cookie Clicker Save the World targeted at raising awareness of climate change in a fun and challenging gaming environment. Gamers playing the game are gradually introduced to various climate issues and what can be done to help, such as recycling, using wind… Read more“Cookie Clicker Save the World free game for iOS, Android and Facebook Gameroom”
Upgrading from Unity 5.4 to 5.6
Recently had the need to upgrade a couple of projects from Unity 5.4 to 5.6 and after much trial and error and scouring the net for solutions I finally managed it. My project uses two plugins which do not play well with Unity 5.6, these include: TextMeshPro – Do not… Read more“Upgrading from Unity 5.4 to 5.6”
From Unity 3D to Facebook Hosted!
So I decided to have a go at getting one of my mobile games up and running on Facebook’s site, chatting to other game developers they warned me to steer clear as its a pain and it will eventually break when they change to the next API release etc… Of… Read more“From Unity 3D to Facebook Hosted!”
Facebook Share Dialog Borked!
Checked your games with Facebook integration lately? Noticed how they no longer share the title and descriptions that you so beautifully crafted? Ok, there seem to have been some changes over at Facebook to the share dialog from what I understand you can no longer specify the contentTitle / contentDescription… Read more“Facebook Share Dialog Borked!”
Booty5 HTML5 Game Maker 1.9.3b out now – Droidscript support added
It has been a long while since I released an update of Booty5, but at last it is here. A good fellow over at Droidscript got in touch to let me know that they had added a plugin for their awesome app (check it out to see what I mean… Read more“Booty5 HTML5 Game Maker 1.9.3b out now – Droidscript support added”
Creating a Unity leaderboard using node.js and redis
I’ve recently added a new node.js based leaderboard system for Unity to Github. I’m going to use something like this in my next game which will feature global leaderboards as a major focus of the game.You can grab the code from Github. Let start by taking a look at what… Read more“Creating a Unity leaderboard using node.js and redis”
Installing Redis to Windows / Linux
I recently began adding support for a global leaderboard system to my latest Unity game and decided that instead of the huge overhead related to going the RDBMS SQL route that i would have a crack at implementing back-end storage using a NoSQL database instead, which whilst much faster than… Read more“Installing Redis to Windows / Linux”
Getting Unity 3D and node.js talking
I’m working on a Unity 3D game at the moment that needs a global leaderboard system that works across platform and not tied into the likes of Google Play or Game Centre. After taking a look at various technologies including my old favourite .NET (specifically thew newish .NET Core) I… Read more“Getting Unity 3D and node.js talking”
Installing and running Node.js on a VPS
Introduction I recently had the requirement to implement a global none app store specific leaderboard system that can track scores and players for a mobile game that I am developing in Unity3D. After much investigation node.js seems to be the technology to use to create a server to handle it…. Read more“Installing and running Node.js on a VPS”