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[Ep241] Human Spectra Jan 15, 2020

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How’s it going, Shenanites? In this episode, we talk about Sisyphian tasks, relationship FOMO, and reasonable metrics. When you’re trying to measure the truth and all you have are proxies, you have to ask yourself: what truth do you actually care about? Probably the one with the euphonium and the flaming coconuts.

Note: Sam says ADD, but that term isn’t used any longer. The current terminology is ADHD.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Mimmabip Gourkee: Seth talks about the WoW problem, where the more streamlined the game gets, the harder it is to connect with people. Do you guys see this problem happening in real life and do you have any experiences?
Gabe: What talent/ability do each of you have that might surprise us?
Alsastre: How many lines of code does Level Head consist of? What do you use for VCS? Dark or light mode?

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[Ep240] Cough Drop Nutrition Facts Jan 08, 2020

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Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we discuss learning to love the slog, common blunders, and people ferreting. Mise en place your life to build up your habits. Dress for the day you want, not the day you have. As it turns out, everything is DevOps all the way down.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Beekie Boppaboop: Have you met anybody in person that disliked Levelhead?
Gabe: How did you guys make friends as adults outside of college?
Butterscotch Atheist: What are some of the unexpected hoops of the business side of the game industry?

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[Ep239] Double Decadence Jan 01, 2020

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Happy New Year, Shenanites! In this episode, we review one year and preview the next. We also talk about nostril chafe, Levelhead in numbers, and hedging our bets against the monkey’s paw. 20-Grindteen had us sharpening our knives, but what are we going to do in 2020? Ring in the new year with this episode, and find out! Who knows, maybe you’ll like coffee in your oatmeal!

From the community:

Retro Banana Man NL: For old time sake, a friendly reminder that the next prime podcast episode is 239. Enjoy!
Most-liked Levelhead level: Big Delivery for Package by TalkGibberish (https://levelhead.io/+3gb2tp5)
Most Murderous Levelhead level: Just Jump Blaster Challenge by Sleepydoof (https://levelhead.io/+0hzg5wh)
Thanks to Beekie Boppaboop, Flyhoppie Axerompa, Noobauppy Slappyjunk, Gabe, Jablong Funkogourdie, and QuantumAnomaly for their 2020 tagline suggestions!

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[Ep238] Mighty Morphin' Viral Illness Dec 25, 2019

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Season’s greetings, Shenanites! Grab your hot cocoa and an ugly sweater, and gather ‘round this podcast ep with your family. This week, we talk about deferred gifts, market fragmentation, and mechanical nudges. We hope the rest of your 2019 is looking chill, and we’ll see you next year!

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Woland77: What is a day of work like for your QA/testing team?
Beekie Boppaboop: What’re on the whiteboards RIGHT NOW?
Huhonka Zonkdonk: I also have a dog leash that makes my dog spin around to look at me when he pulls on it. What are some of your favourite examples of this in games you've made or played?

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[Ep237] The Molten Ice Company Dec 18, 2019

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Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss questing for strains, the impracticality spectrum, and blockchain nickels. What if your grammar lettuce is wilted? What if it’s dark upstairs? What if a squirrel gets stuck in your vacuum wall? Who knows. Our brains only like to pose the questions, not go the extra answer. SEGUE. You know what they say about long hands? Ya need long pens.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Woland77 the Runfushie: Do you ever find yourselves doing something BECAUSE it is impractical?
Dangpak Packawoo: If you were starting again with zero knowledge. Would you choose Gamemaker again?
Wigglyhonk Quickpie: In general, how do you think Early Access changes the overall design of a game?
QuantumAnomaly: Since you all have pretty unique roles, how much information do you put on a Trello card? How much do each of you really know about what the others are doing?
Jablong Funkogourdie: What does the first hour of your day look like? How about the last hour?

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[Ep236] Singular KitKat Dec 11, 2019

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Hey, Shenanites! We’re back from vacation and delirious from jet lag, so this one is going to be weird! This week, we talk about Gall’s law, functional fixedness, and stress naps. We’re all living in a survivorship bias world. You can’t do more than you can do, so do the important things.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Wigglyhonk Quickpie: Are there any other game developer podcasts out there like yours that you all listen to?
Challosis: How is this podcast recorded and edited?
Flyhoppie Axerompa: When you guys come back from your 2 week vacations do you wish you were still on vacation?
Spekio: As you work on revamping the campaign, how often are you inspired by user created levels?
Cprice: Have you guys ever been in the position where you have so much work to do you know you'll never get it all done, so then you feel like why even bother trying and don't do anything instead?
Jimzomby Brainsock: If you had to start Butterscotch Shenanigans all over again, what would you do differently?

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[Ep235] Question Blitz Pt 2: The Poptarts to Pain Ratio Dec 04, 2019

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Hi again, Shenanites! Welcome to part two of our question blitz! It’s blitzier this time. In this episode, we drink moonshine and talk about sexy vampires, pointy pointing pointers, and unicycling badly. You gotta put on your noise canceling headphones and develop practice discipline. Otherwise that spaghetti code is just gonna slap you in the face. Which would YOU rather?

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Beekie Boppaboop: Some quick questions for questionpocalypse 2019.
BscotchChristine: Has the chocolate monster returned yet?
IrishLuck: What is the point of pointers?
Ps7cho: What is your favorite or most impactful PC peripheral?
Calmzippa Aydsand: How do you make so nice looking gifs?
Ps7cho: Do you do things when at home or alone just for your own amusement?
Maximilio: What should I pursue in education if I am interested in game development, especially indie game development?
Cpt. Jazz: What was your favorite book (or series) you read during your childhood?
Jumpylumpa Leapylow: Let's play “Would You Rather”!
IrishLuck: How do you fight the urge of spaghetti code? Is mild amounts of spaghetti okay? What type of sauce should I use for it?
Jimzomby Brainsock: What are your favorite game design books? What is the most memorable game design lesson you ever learned?

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[Ep234] Question Blitz Pt 1: The Non-Blitzy Part Nov 27, 2019

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Hello, Shenanies! If you’ve been following along, you know that the studio is going to be thrown into chaos over the next couple weeks. But we couldn’t leave your coffee in the lurch without butterscotch, so we pre-corded some shenanigans for you! In this episode, we talk about high sneeze potency, vegetarian radiation, and opinionated tools. Here’s the long and short of it: Remain curious and open to new things. Think about the light you’re reflecting out into the world. Oh, and get vaccinated, if you can.

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Mimmabip Gourkee: What do y'all think about constantly changing tools to the latest and greatest thing?
Flatpla Howlyerble: Are there any big issues you care a lot about? Why do you care about that issue? What are you doing to help?
Retro Banana Man NL: Why is 60 FPS a thing? Why is it not 50 FPS?

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[Ep233] Full Circle Zygote Nov 20, 2019

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Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we discuss denominator blindness, the fresh eyes of youth, and the true marker of adulthood. Why descend into the void when you can rise up to meet it? Also, do you ever think about how we’re all just wet robots covered in leather? ...no? Just us?

Questions answered (abbreviated):

Flyhoppie Axerompa: If you had a billion dollars that could only be spent to solve the problem of discover-ability for ALL indie devs, how would you try to solve that problem?
Jabveera Sappyflat: We ask you guys a whole lot of questions, but what kinds of questions do you guys have for us? And how would we answer them?

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[Ep232] Defiance Oriented Nov 14, 2019

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Ahoy, Shenanites! In this episode (which is actually 232, so... ya know), we discuss hot reloads, the meaning of meat, and A BIG NEWS ALERT. Sometimes you can find your joy in making shit games, and sometimes you can find it in head sweater tubes. Either way, the important thing is the joy.

Send us AS MANY (good) QUESTIONS AS YOU CAN. Because we’re going to be recording DOUBLE, and we need your ideas! Also, we can all agree that 2019 is a garbage year, right? Now’s the time to think about what to name 2020! Can it top twenty-plenty? If so, let us know! Go to https://podcast.bscotch.net to submit either or both. Or, if you’re running dry on ideas, vote for your favorite questions and suggestions!

Questions answered (abbreviated):

BscotchChristine: We don't hear enough about the Bscotch ladies! How did you meet your wives? What is something about them we don't know? ----- Diana’s IG: dianazeng_ (https://bit.ly/2NzmHLo) ----- Jen’s Twitter and IG: jcalyst (https://bit.ly/2p7i4yL) ----- Sampada’s IG: sampada6361 (https://bit.ly/2O4Feyn)
DwarvenJester: So now that Seth is an experimental vegetarian, does he still celebrate MeatPieceWeen? Does it become PotatoSliceWeen instead?
challosis: Are there any jam/trash/tiny/flash games that you sometimes still go back to?
Butterscotch Atheist: Do indie developers avoid the polish stage to save time, or is it because of the AAA studios' relatively massive budget?
Gua: Do you believe that for an average indie game developer gameplay innovation usually pays off, or does it more often lead to a complete financial failure? Is it better to make genre games if one does want to continue making indie games?

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