shaunjs

Streaming Ludum Dare 38 this weekend!

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.)

GameMaker Studio 2 - Smooth Camera Tutorial

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 ...

GameMaker Studio 2 - Cameras Explained

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 ...

IMPORTANT: I'm (coming) back!

Spoiler 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 pag...

Closing Down

I'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

The end of an era!

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 a...

I am the new YoYo Games Community Manager!

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...

*tumbleweed*

I 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*

Quick update!

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

Health saga continues further!

So 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 ...

Shaun's Health Saga Continues!

I 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 aspira...

Things looking up :)

So 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 ...

Important note RE: July's content

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 ...

July Patreon Credits

Let me know if you're missing / there's spelling errors!

GameMaker: Sliding Camera Transition Tutorial

A quick tutorial on implementing the camera transition seen in my Mondev stream.

Mondev - Patron Voting!

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 a...

Livestream Mondays - Day 1! (links to source code below)

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 ...

Monday Livestreams!

Formally announcing the Plan™.  Hopefully see you guys over on twitch.tv! Any questions leave them below.

Localizing Text

One of the simpler things from the spreadsheet. Well, simple in theory. But with lots of possible complications!

Lets-Build-A-Game-Together, Super Livestream

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 think...

Platformer Enemy Chase AI

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

June 2015 Patron Credits

Let me know if your name is missing or incorrectly spelled!

Finite State Machines

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

Current Status!

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...

Patreon Update Video #1

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 =)

Game Development Streams

I'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.

Your First Game! Part 11: Respawn invincibility

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.

Updated Patreon Video

GameDevTools: AutoTileGen

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.

Your First Game! Part 10: Lives

Just updating Patreon with my videos from the last two weeks =)