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[Ep491] Beats Uncovered Oct 30, 2024

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This week, we talk about curiosity, nostalgia, and autonomy. In game dev, forward movement is a balance between bottlenecks and teamwork. That’s where autonomy shines! When everyone owns their piece of the work but syncs up when it matters, the whole machine runs smoother.

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00:19 Intro

00:55 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:19 Horror story

07:04 RATATAT

16:57 Controller Support

34:01 SapflakeIcetumble: Can you talk a bit more about your animation process?

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Book: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (https://bookshop.org/a/84447/9781250313188)

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[Ep490] Selling the Dream Oct 23, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss ear nightmares, mobile plans, and store management. Store management sounds simple, but it’s a time-eating beast. There are a million tasks from tweaking screenshots for every device to wrangling languages, and attention to detail is critical. Making a game is just part one; selling it is where the hustle happens.

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00:32 Intro

00:53 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

08:19 Sleep story

17:28 Studio News

27:52 Store Management

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[Ep489] Game Breaking Number Oct 16, 2024

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This week, we talk about confidence, game balance, and walled gardens. Tech companies race to lock users into closed ecosystems to, theoretically, maximize their own profits. But as those walls go up, innovation slows down and users lose control over creativity and choice. It’s capitalism in action!

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00:25 Intro

00:44 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:08 Mini golf

07:10 Balance problem

46:44 Challosis: Are you an Android or iPhone family?

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[Ep488] Throwing Darts Oct 09, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss random brags, game launches, and game design. Launching a game is like preparing for a fireworks show. Timing is everything. Jump the gun, and you risk a fizzle instead of a bang. Fire off too late, and no one’s watching. Everything needs to be set before hitting the big red launch button!

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00:24 Intro

01:19 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:39 Balatro

07:53 Vaccine

18:27 CL2 launching in 2025

35:27 Bupanoilie Rolleepa: After watching IllegallySam blast through Levelhead at Summer Games Done Quick, I wanted to hear your thoughts on the importance of speedrunning and game design.

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[Ep487] Fluency Fails Oct 02, 2024

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This week, we talk about the healthcare system, space games, and parenting. Being a new parent is a lot like making games. Every kid comes with their own bugs and surprises, and you learn and adapt as you go. The second time around, you’re more fluent and less frantic, but that doesn’t mean crunch time gets any easier!

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4

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00:23 Intro

00:42 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:17 Parenting

24:18 Healthcare system

36:10 Daneisquadrobest: Do you guys have any plans or ideas for what you’ll work on once you’re completely done with everything for Crashlands 2?

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[Ep486] Mental Juggle Sep 25, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss dad life, skinny jeans, and productivity. When your brain decides not to cooperate, even simple tasks can feel hard. Staying productive requires balancing long-term projects with smaller, manageable tasks. Break work into chunks, minimize task-switching, and don’t let three tasks in a trench coat trick you into thinking they’re easy.

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00:22 Intro

00:40 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:00 Level 2 Dad

09:38 Challosis: How do you get into the zone for working?

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[Ep485] Viewer’s Choice Sep 18, 2024

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This week, we talk about localization, “nail or whiff”, and streaming. Horror games are streaming gold. People LOVE watching other people get spooked! But stream views don’t always translate to sales since the audience might prefer watching the scares to playing them.

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00:22 Intro

00:43 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

04:24 Localization

12:32 Nail Whiff

29:51: Gibbs: In the current games market, do you guys ever consider how a game will look on a Livestream, YouTube, or other social media?

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[Ep484] Silver Bullet Sep 11, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss Concord, live service games, and marketing. A promotional effort might briefly spike sales, but rarely changes a game’s overall trajectory. Game marketing is about cumulative effects. There’s no silver bullet!

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4

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00:34 Intro

01:13 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:40 Concord

48:42 Retro Banana Man NL: Did the appearance of levelhead at SGDQ have an effect on the levelhead sales and/or visibility?

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[Ep483] Steering True Sep 04, 2024

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This week, we talk about red flags, risk management, and design patterns. Design isn’t just about making things work; that’s a baseline requirement. It’s also about how every interaction hits you in the feels. Let design pillars be your north star, aligning each decision towards the core experience you’re aiming for.

Support Crashlands 2!

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4

Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401730/Crashlands2/

00:24 Intro

00:42 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

08:49 Wuzzle: Hey 🐝 Brothers, I was wondering, if you had to deal with utter stupidity and/or pure narcissistic behavior that threatened to ruin your whole business/project/life situations?

31:09 Gibbs: Do you guys have a favorite method of planning and developing software solutions to problems?

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[Ep482] Plot Twist Aug 28, 2024

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In this episode, we discuss programming, hyperrealism, and story writing. In novels, the author controls the narrative and mostly guides the reader through a plot as a passenger. In contrast, video games often make you the protagonist and writers can’t always predict what you’ll do, so flexibly adapting to player choices and interactions is a challenge. It’s the essence of — we’re gonna say it, brace yourself — ludonarrative!

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4

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00:48 Intro

01:06 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)

01:48 CooCooCachoo: Can Sam please, for the love of gosh, introduce himself as "and I'm Sam, the artist with pro grammar"?

08:03 Challosis: How do you write a big story? Is it easy to forget things or contradict yourself?

51:00 NargatruckeeDippatub: Is sports simulation (FIFA, NHL, etc.) kind of cursed as a game genre?

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