Creating the release trailer for Mr Boom's Firework Factory
Hi Everyone! In preperation for the release of Mr Boom's Firework Factory, i have created a release trailer which has been uploaded to various...
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Firework Factory Development Journal
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Returning from Casual Connect - The final sprint to finish line and release
Hi Everyone, Now that I've returned from Casual Connect London 2019, I can finally progress with pushing Mr Boom's Firework Factory to release....
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Mr Boom's Firework Factory has won a place at Casual Connect London!
I'm really happy to announce that my indie game Mr Boom's Firework Factory has been selected as an Indie Prize finalist and I will be attendingCasual...
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The Hydraulic Press - Not safe for use around explosives.
Hi everyone! It's been a good couple of weeks since I last posted a blog entry. With the help of @Rutin and his 3D model making expertise, i've now...
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Powered actors, laser tripwires, and simulating simple electrical connections
Hi all! As I progress through adding yet more levels to my game, I have decided that next on my to-do list is the ability to turn on and off devices...
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Rewarding the player's efforts: The stock room
Hi everyone! Another week, another update to the development blog for Mr Boom's Firework Factory! The Easy Stuff: Creating the Stock Room This week,...
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Steam, Tutorials and more!
Hi everyone, It's been two weeks since my last blog post, and many things have happened in the development of Mr Boom's Firework Factory. The R&D...
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Photo finish - automating previews of levels
Hi all, The main project for this weekend was to get powerups tied to an actual level in the game, which i have now got working as in the video...
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Happy new year, and continued development!
It's been a very long time since any new blog posts have been posted about my current game project. I have decided that my new year's resolution for...
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Radioactive Goop, Flashing Lights, And Lots More!
Hi all, It's been quite some time since i last posted a journal entry. This hasn't been for lack of development of the game, more lack of free time...
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The claw is gonna get ya! (if the explosions don't!)
Hi all, Another day, another feature! The last couple of days have kept me busy creating a "physics powered" grab arm for picking up the crates. When...
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"It's like the difference between night and day!" - Polishing the lighting
Hi everyone! It has been a long time (nearly a year) since i last worked on this game. My usual development routine involves having multiple games in...
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What came first, the chicken or the egg: Implementing the loading screen
Another week, another feature!This week heralds the addition of a loading screen. Partly due to a thread here on gamedev.net i decided that perhaps...
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Three, two, one, you're out! Adding the countdown timer, and other bits
Over the past month I have busied myself adding lots of tiny bits to the game, some of which are obvious to players and others not.I have added a new...
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Texture Caching, Concept art and more!
It's been a month or so since i last wrote a journal entry here, but this has not been due to lack of work on the game.Rather the opposite in fact, i...
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Level completion animation
Hi everyone!Another week has passed, and more features have been added into my game. Today, I have found some time to create the end of level...
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"Gamedev Lego": Putting all the parts together into a playable game using an event system
Hi everyone!So, again, it's been a couple of weeks since my last entry. Moving on from where we were, to where we are now, I am now in a position to...
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Making my own SpriteFont implementation
Hi everyone.So it's been a little while since my last journal entry. Various things about the internals of Firework Factory were annoying me so in...
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Adding a skybox, collision detection and software cursor
Hi everyone!I've found some time today to make further progress on Firework Factory, adding three things as mentioned in the title:Added AABB...
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Firework Factory - Junctions, Crates and Exits all playing nicely together
Hi everyone,Another day, another journal entry!Today I have integrated a bunch of disparate parts of the game together, and we are finally reaching...
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