Full source code will be available after as always. I absolutely love doing these jams.
Feel free to stop by at twitch.tv/shaunjs
(I won't insult you all by putting patron credits in this announcement video :p, it's a temp vid that I'll take down when the jam is over.)
2017-04-21 15:43:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A follow up to last week's 5 minute primer on the new camera system, a video explaining how to practically use the new system to create a solid foundation for a smooth 2d camera.
Will upload the project source code as Patrons only shortly! Thank you all for funding this work. Credits are back, now I know how the new weird End Screen stuff works on Youtube!
2017-04-21 14:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
A primer on the new camera system to help those who were confused by how dramatically the view system appears to have changed in GMS2.
It's all quite a lot simpler than you might think!
Since this video is coming out as I relaunch my Patreon, there aren't credits in this video. But that'll be a part of every video going forwards.
2017-04-12 16:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostSpoiler alert, I'm bringing back my Patreon to support my return to independent work. More on that in a bit.
Since moving from a creator to a... not-creator when I joined YoYo, Patreon has kept you all here. I can see why it would do that, but given that it's been quite a long time and the exact circumstances / offer of my page are going to change I'm planning to remove all my current Patrons.
There's no way all of you are going to see this message which is why I think its most fai...
2017-04-12 13:42:03 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be turning off this Patreon page tomorrow (prior to the month end to avoid any extra pledges going through). If you want to get in contact with me again or have any questions feel free to hit me up on twitter @shaunspalding or email me at shaun.spalding@yoyogames.com =)
-S
So as you know by now, this Patreon is coming to an end as I no longer require the additional support that you guys have been so, so kind and awesome to provide.
Every last one of you who pledged to me helped pay my rent and my bills and allow me the opportunity to make tutorials and videos for a living. It's been amazing.
But while this is the end of me taking your money, it's not the end of me giving back to you guys.
Everyone who has ...
2015-08-21 10:55:30 +0000 UTC View Post
YoYo Games have hired me!
More here: http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=673624
TL;DW:
*I've been hired by YoYo Games! I'm now their new official Community Manager! =D
*This isn't the end of content from me or from this channel, it's quite the opposite!
*I'll be ending my Patreon account as it's no longer necessary for my ongoing survival.
*HU...
2015-08-20 15:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostI know things have been very quiet from me. My hands are a bit tied on what I can and cannot say.
Very soon though! I promise.
*suspense*
2015-08-20 10:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Feeling better and I have a cool surgery wound =)
Big, big news and proper update coming next week.
Will be streaming monday (probably) @ twitch.tv/shaunjs
2015-08-07 14:19:38 +0000 UTC View PostSo I went in for a CT scan last week, the results of which are still pending. It looks like I may also be going in for a biopsy this week. Nothing serious has been confirmed but we're looking to rule out all of the potential bad things that could be going on with me.
I actually feel a lot better, symptom wise and while I have some phone calls and things to make (my biopsy is currently arranged for Tuesday, I just need to confirm some things.) I plan on doing a Mondev stream for at least a few ...
2015-08-02 22:15:07 +0000 UTC View PostI feel it's worth keeping you all up to date. My blood tests showed I was positive for EBV which is the virus that causes glandular fever. This is pretty good news and makes it quite likely that my symptoms are the result of glandular fever. There's still a chance it could be something else and ENT have done a fine needle aspiration on both my swollen lymph nodes (using needles that are comically large.) and recommended that I might have to get one of the lymph node's biopsied (pending the FNA r...
2015-07-22 20:54:13 +0000 UTC View PostSo from discussion with the doctor and some tests it's looking likely that I have glandular fever. Which on the one hand sucks because it can last a while (although it has already been about 3 weeks now.) but on the other hand is awesome because it means I don't have a lot of other much scarier things and will in all likeliness recover and be back to full strength without having to do much but take care of myself for a bit. =)
Feeling a bit more reassured, still generally very under the w...
Hey guys, so as some of you might recall I was a little under the weather a couple of weeks ago and had to cut my Monday stream short. I had assumed I had largely recovered but this week I'm afraid I wasn't able to run it at all as I needed to arrange some more doctor stuff.
I'm mostly dealing with some lumps in my neck and a lot of general aches, fever and fatigue. Still hoping it's nothing serious and gets sorted out soon but I'm having to have some tests done etc and it's all slightly nerve...
2015-07-13 16:33:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me know if you're missing / there's spelling errors!
A quick tutorial on implementing the camera transition seen in my Mondev stream.
2015-06-28 15:10:27 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HpY9TGhwJXwNA8nZXGTRO-5wZ2wnQkbAri-dlqm9fwE/edit?usp=sharing Been thinking for a while exactly how I wanted to do this, and I've decided to go with another Google Doc.
Now please bear in mind, this project isn't going to be _entirely_ voting driven. I want to give an insight into building a complete game, which...
I feel like it went pretty well today! I hope some of you we're able to join me for the livestream. As far as I can tell, YouTube is currently processing the 11ish hours of footage I've ordered to be ferried across from twitch.
The source code for the game so far, and all future versions will be available from this itch.io page: http://shaunjs.itch.io/mondev
Thoughts? comments? suggestions?
Formally announcing the Plan™. Hopefully see you guys over on twitch.tv! Any questions leave them below.
One of the simpler things from the spreadsheet. Well, simple in theory. But with lots of possible complications!
2015-06-15 14:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Does this sound like something you guys would be interested in? This would eat into time I spend doing tutorials and I want it to be something valuable. You guys are the ones funding my work. I'd feel wrong taking your money if I knew I was producing something you weren't interested in:
So I've been thinking about this one. Some of you may remember from my Patreon update video I was talking about the idea of doing a ludum dare style livestream where I build an entire plat...
Sorry this is late! I wasn't very well organized last week :(
The beginning of trying to tackle 'Platformer AI' as a topic.
Source files here:
http://gamemakertutorials.com/tutorials/platformer_ai.zip
Let me know if your name is missing or incorrectly spelled!
This one was an important concept to cover before moving on to platformer AI and other topics!
Really hard one to do in video form, let me know how you think it turned out!
Thanks =),
-S
Currently working on a video on Finite State Machines as a prelude to the stuff on Platformer AI (this article is a great resource on what I mean when I say State Machines: https://mack151.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/the-basics-of-state-machines-in-gamemaker/ ) It's taking forever. It's a hard one to do in video form with accompanying examples. I've more or less scripted eve...
2015-05-28 17:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! A quick video to let you know what my plans are for the next few videos etc. I hope to try and do these every now and again to keep you all up to date and open a forum for discussion about my content =) Any thoughts or suggestions as always leave a comment here =)
2015-05-24 02:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostI'd like to do more interesting one-off marathon game development streams similar to LD32. I considered something whereby you guys picked like... a game type or whatever and I build it live over a couple of days or something. Any thoughts? Ideas? It's just a rough idea at the moment I haven't worked out any specifics.
2015-05-20 13:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm done with this series for now so I can get some more spreadsheet topics done. Next up I'm probably going to be looking at the platformer AI topic.
2015-05-19 13:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I also have a copy of TMC's particle designer to try out, which will probably be next in this particular series. This one won't be super regular but more of a side project.
2015-05-19 13:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Just updating Patreon with my videos from the last two weeks =)
2015-05-19 13:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post