Category: social games
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Open and Free
Yessir, I spawned yet another open-source hobby project. Here are the codes: https://github.com/zerojuan/ForgeStory-Server https://github.com/zerojuan/ForgeStory-Client In terms of technology and innovation, this project is nothing special. There are a lot of other games like it, the concept isn’t new. I try to keep the code as easy to maintain as possible but that’s the norm. So…
Julius The Pious
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Forge Story, The Next Chapter
As promised, I am going to start updating Forge Story once the LD judging is over. I was supposed to keep working on it on a local server the weeks prior, but I keep getting sidetracked with personal (read: unemployment) issues. And I’m afraid I’ll be sidetracked even more as my not-receiving-a-salary status worsens. …
Julius The Pious
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Forge Story: A #LD48 Post Mortem
I made a Facebook game in under 48 hours. What’s the game about? The theme for this quarter’s Ludum Dare was “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone, Take This”. So I immediately thought that it would be perfect for a facebook or social network game. The original vision was a trading game between players. They can…
Julius The Pious
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A Poor Person’s Guide to Making a Facebook Game: A Intro
Dudes, here’s the thing. When I was first starting out on this Facebook game making business I had no idea how complicated things would get. It’s like no one told me about this side of flash programming. You can’t just google and forum lurk your way into wisdom. You have to go deep, like 5+…