How To Make An RPG - Stats
Let's talk about stats. Original photo by William Doran I'm writing a book called "How To Make an RPG". Currently I'm mulling over the combat section which has led to this article which discusses...
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Congratulation, indeed. Let's learn about levelling systems! I'm writing a book called "How To Make an RPG". Currently I'm mulling over the combat section, this article about levelling, follows on...
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I thought a general update might be in order. I'm living in Hong Kong now and settled enough to continue working on the RPG book regularly. It's freezing here at the moment! There are currently 1.1k...
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Hello! I've been plugging away at my next book, How To Write an RPG, and I'm currently writing the first part of the combat section; Stats. It's similar to my article on Stats published on this blog,...
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I'm continuing writing the How to Make an RPG book. This week I finished off the section about Stats and all the related example code. I'm nearing the end of the levels and levelling section. Then I'll...
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I'm finally knee-deep in the combat section of my next book "How to make an RPG". The book takes the reader from nothing to an old school Final Fantasy 6 like game. This is a bigger task than I first...
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Visiting the Big Buddha Family visited me in Hong Kong this week. Great to do some touristy stuff but I didn't do my normal morning writing for the How do I make a RPG book. The plan is to crack on...
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Time for an update! As you may or may not know I'm writing a book about creating old school RPGs as found on the SNES. Thanks for the continuing patience, for anyone who is actively following this...
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I'm writing a book called "How to Make an RPG", it tells you how to make a retro Final Fantasy style game from scratch. It's a big project! To hear when it's out please sign-up on the official How to...
View ArticleHow to Make an RPG: Questing Section
Hello, I'm writing a book about making 2d pixel art RPG games like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger or Phantasy star. Check it out and sign up to be notified when it's released here: How to Make an RPG...
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