We Put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
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Fascinating! It's taken 40 years, but a group have found a faster shortest path technique than Dijkstra’s algorithm!
#gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker #gamedevelopment
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-method-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-the-best-routes-20250806/
Bringing the Predators to Life in MAME
https://lysiwyg.mataroa.blog/blog/bringing-the-predators-to-life-in-mame/
#HackerNews #Bringing #the #Predators #to #Life #in #MAME #MAME #Emulation #VideoGames #RetroGaming #ArcadeGaming #GameDevelopment
Fascinating! It's taken 40 years, but a group have found a faster shortest path technique than Dijkstra’s algorithm!
#gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker #gamedevelopment
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-method-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-the-best-routes-20250806/
Ragdoll Mayhem Maker – a physics-based level editor for my indie game
https://ragdollmayhemmaker.com/
#HackerNews #RagdollMayhemMaker #IndieGame #GameDevelopment #LevelEditor #PhysicsBased
Server-rendered multiplayer games with Lua (no client code)
#HackerNews #ServerRenderedGames #MultiplayerLua #NoClientCode #GameDevelopment
The Riven (1997) Diffs
https://glthr.com/the-riven-diffs-1
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Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame
https://monogame.net/blog/2025-12-30-385-new-sponsor-announcement/
#HackerNews #StardewValley #MonoGame #Donation #FOSS #GameDevelopment #IndieGames
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Vince Zampella, the Call of Duty co-creator and co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment game studios, has died in a car crash at age 55. A key figure in the video games industry for decades, he's most recently been heading up the Battlefield franchise. Here's @ign's tribute to him.
#VinceZampella #CallOfDuty #Battlefield #ElectronicArts #VideoGames #GameDevelopment #GameDev #InMemoriam #RIP
Making a game on a custom bytecode VM in 7 days and 3kB
https://laurent.le-brun.eu/blog/making-a-game-on-a-custom-bytecode-vm-in-7-days-and-3kb
#HackerNews #gamedevelopment #bytecode #VM #7days #customcoding #techblog
Vince Zampella, the Call of Duty co-creator and co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment game studios, has died in a car crash at age 55. A key figure in the video games industry for decades, he's most recently been heading up the Battlefield franchise. Here's @ign's tribute to him.
#VinceZampella #CallOfDuty #Battlefield #ElectronicArts #VideoGames #GameDevelopment #GameDev #InMemoriam #RIP
After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death
#HackerNews #RonGilbert #AdventureGames #GamingNews #OutrunningDeath #GameDevelopment
Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024)
https://medium.com/atari-club/interview-with-rollercoaster-tycoons-creator-chris-sawyer-684a0efb0f13
#HackerNews #Interview #ChrisSawyer #RollerCoasterTycoon #GameDevelopment #AtariClub
Japanese game devs face font dilemma as license increases from $380 to $20k
#HackerNews #JapaneseGameDevs #FontLicensing #GameDevelopment #PricingDilemma #IndieDevChallenges