Believe or not, it’s been over 4 years since I last posted. A lot has happened since, but there’s no time to discuss that now. Instead, let’s fast forward to now. In spite of what some people are saying, most devs I talk to these days are having difficulty finding success. Whether it’s how hard…
Welcome to part 3 on my series about running Lioncode Games. Here are part 1 and part 2. All caught up? We’re talking about scope today. What is scope? It’s not mouthwash. And you don’t use it in your sniper rifle. I mean, it is those things, but in our context scope refers to the…
Welcome to part 2 of this series. Check out part 1 if you haven’t already and are curious about how important money is. Today I want to talk about how I’m managing content for Mech Armada. But first, a story. Game engines are Good In the summer of 2004 I was working at Pyro Studios…
I was going to title this post “how to run an indie studio” but then I realized that I can’t possibly speak to that. I’ve only been running Lioncode Games for a little bit, and everyone’s circumstances are different. So I’ll just talk about my own experience. First, let’s talk about money Whether we like…
Just before I started Lioncode Games I asked a popular Indie developer for their advice: based on the idea for the game that became Mech Armada and my situation, would they start an indie startup to make the game, or look for a job at a well-established studio? He said don’t go indie. I’ve been…