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HOT GAMEDEVS DON'T GATEKEEP

Inspired by this post by @midwinterhunt, here's a compilation of all the game dev resources I have come across, most of which I use fairly frequently. Most of these are free, some are paid but fairly cheap. Feel free to add your own resources. ✌️

Important reminder: When using basically any works or programs someone else created in your games, make sure you thoroughly understand the licenses and terms it has been shared with. If you don't know what the terms are, reach out to the resource and ask. Don't be lazy about this; it's not only dishonest but it can come back to bite you.

Engines

Unity - Best suited for mobile and multi-platform.

Unreal - Tailored for shooters and high-fidelity experiences.

PICO-8 - Virtual console for simple games

Godot - Open source and free!

GameMaker - Good for 2D games

Bitsy - Great little engine for making simple games and experiences

Construct - Never used but have heard nice things

Scratch - If you've never coded before, this is the best place to start. Great for young devs and those who want to get their feet wet.

Adventure Game Studio - Best suited for adventure games

RPG Maker - Best suited for top-down classic JRPG style games

Twine - Text-centric games like Interactive Fiction

Assets

OpenGameArt - Many assets, various licenses, and plenty of CC0 content.

Unity Store - For Unity only. Some free.

Unreal Store - For Unreal only. Some free.

Godot Asset Library

Jean Moreno's Toon Effects - Some of the best effects available on the Unity store. Unity only but I've used them in basically every project.

Steamworks.net C# Wrapper For Unity - Unity only C# wrapper for integrating Steam compatibility to your game

Itch.io - Plenty of free art assets and game dev resources

Kenney - Kenney makes tons of open-source assets for devs to use.

Art

Mixamo - Generates rigs for your humanoid models and lets you apply a library of free humanoid animations to them. Super helpful for prototyping. Adobe.

Blender - Free, open source and fully featured 3D program.

XNormal - Free offline normal map generator

Normal Map Online - Free online normal map generator

Crocotile - Cheap tool for building 3D models from sprite sheets

MagicaVoxel - Free voxel modelling tool

Piskel - Free online sprite drawing tool

Aesprite - Paid sprite drawing tool

TurboSquid - Not always great quality, but can be good source of free placeholders.

Textures.com - Limited texture downloads per day but free for personal use.

Pexels - Free stock photo resource. Most are free for commercial use. Check licenses.

Clipstudio - Good for illustration or graphic design. One time payment.

GIMP - Image editing program a-la Photoshop. Free.

Audio

Audacity - Free and fully-featured DAW/audio editor.

sfx.me - Free 8-bit synth-style sound effect generator for games.

CastingCallClub - Easy forum to find amateur voice talent for your project (p.s.: you should pay them).

FreeSound.org - Free sounds, searchable by license. A go-to for my audio needs.

Incompetech - Royalty-free music by Kevin McLeod.

Scott Buckley Music - Royalty free with conditions. Generally more on the cinematic side of things but very good stuff!

SoundCloud - 'Search -> By Track -> Filter: Use Commercially' leads to songs posted with allowance of commercial use. Always reach out to the artist to understand their terms and confirm that it's okay to use with your project.

Project Planning

Keymailer - Handy for mailing keys to influencers (don't expect a lot of traction unless you're paying for some of the features though).

Trello - Kanban board. Great for organizing tasks, managing bugs, etc. Free.

Notion - Private text and wiki page editor. Good for project organization, note taking, and fleshing out ideas. Free.

Obsidian - Alternative to Notion, with similar features.

Miro - Free whiteboard for organizing thoughts, images, brainstorming, etc.

Wave - Free Bookkeeping site. Great for keeping finances organized.

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First of all I wanted to say my condolences on the times you've had, and I hope things get easier.

Second of all I want to say I'm real proud of you for choosing to rework Everlast to not be in regards to what other people want. You deserve and should write what you love and what you enjoy.

Wishing you all the luck on the rewrite, and steadily waiting to see what wonderful new thing you make of it. You take all the time you need.

thank you! this was very assuring to me, haha. i actually debated posting anything for last few months. but everlast is a project i really wanted to do- and still keep doing. again, thanks for the kind words

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Everlast Announcement: Complete Rewrite

After going through life altering changes (because what the fuck did i just go through), I've decided to completely rewrite Everlast.

Complete Plot Change

Removing/Reworking Characters

Everlast was made in regards to what other people wanted. Very little of me actually exists within the core of this work and so it doesn't feel like me. It feels like I robbed someone of a cool idea then ran with it.

This post is honestly super messy but I just recovered from an illness and decided to get this out of the way.

I'm keeping the blog up.

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I just love tall strong/buff and mean women.

because of course you do

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General Dara pillow motive for my favourite dude ever!!!

It was my best friends birthday and I remembered that I can draw

And that pillows are great

vv progress, pillow pictures and video below vv

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The concept demo was so nice, you really managed to weave through the feelings of the initial confusion and fear bleeding into comfort and warmth. It was so cosy in fact that I immediately had to get up and make some tea because that last line ["Come on," He said gently, lifting your hand. "Let's bring you home."] was just, wow. I look forward to getting to follow you on this journey.

god, thank you so much! I’m so glad people still follow through with everlast despite a lack of activity from me :’). I’m so glad you were able to get that feeling from my writing, it’s truly an experience when readers admit to having felt something about my works

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On a scale of least to most slowburn, where do all of the ROs lie? Can you tag this question with #slowburn, please?

Ranked (+ Explanation)

Technically, all routes are extreme slowburn since Traveler knows all of them already (lol). But I'll rank them based on the experience you get in game.

Devlin

Canonically? Devlin ranks first for most slowburn. His route, despite its simplicity, is filled with a lot of feelings from both Traveler and him. If you do go on his romance route, I'd say it's a lot of yearning and confusion.

Amanda

Amanda's route is more 'realistic' in a way where feelings with him have to be fostered actively through bonding with each other for long periods of time. His slowburn is comforting and solid you could say- but not without its angst.

Aeolus

Amanda and Aeolus's slowburn definitely ranks in the same spot but is shown in different ways. So while she'll express romantic inclinations to Traveler earlier than other ROs, forming an actual steady relationship requires a bit of time.

Alcina

Alcina, similar to Amanda, is more grounded in her route but Alcina knows what she wants and rarely hesitates. Yes, she has 'slowburn' but not in the conventional way.

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Traveler (MC) was picked for this special 220 poll! This post decides the overarching topic/theme of the short story!

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Thank you so much for 220 followers! As promised.. a poll for a short story! Followers can choose which character they want written about alongside another poll of what type of story it shall be.

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Fate works in cruel ways when the once besotted turn into bitter rivals. It's even crueler when you're forced to play messenger for both of them.

WHEN I TELL YOU I SNORTED 😭😭😭 Please, I've been giggling over these lines for the past minute 💀 My sincerest condolences to MC and their unfortunate fate

to anyone on either of amanda/aeolus/both routes, i wish you luck because ive cackled over the concept of those two for ages.

even if youre not interested in them, they’re still forcing their way into being major headaches. im afraid they’re inescapable (^-^)

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ooooo I love the prose <3

Thank you!

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Topic: writing progress for chapter one

chapter one: wrote about 1k words in a week before scrapping the entire scene so we're back to square one. i reviewed everything and chapter 1's introduction felt really unsatisfactory to me considering what the overarching plot of this IF is.

everlast's writing is very much prose heavy. as a result, some scenes won't translate well for other people, but this is something i won't change unless it's truly horrendous and nobody can understand it.

chapter one will establish

pronouns

general human appearance

most major characters

expected word count: 10-15k

thank you for nearly two hundred followers in over a span of a week (^0^) i would love to interact with all of you more so feel free to ask questions about the characters or mc. mini story (follower's choice) at 220!

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Amanda Rodriguez

Routes: Romantic, Polyam + Aeolus, Queer Platonic, Platonic

gender: transgender man, may be depicted as trans-masculine non-binary.

queer platonic route: with amanda, you have the chance to go down a queer platonic* path with him. you will not be locked out of romance options but others may not agree to pursue you back. your relationship with amanda is not inherently romantic. it is built on trust and genuine care for each other. amanda and aeolus can still get together on this route.

*queer platonic relationships, otherwise known as qprs, committed intimate relationships which are not romantic in nature. each qpr is different with every person.

poly-amorous route: you can have a romance with amanda and aeolus at the same time, as in all of you are romantically interested in each other.

Artbreeder

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QUEER PLATONIC ROUTE???? in an if?????? lord have mercy, this is about to be the only thing I think about for weeks<333

<33 THANK YOU!! I'd have to say Amanda has one of the most interesting routes in Everlast, I'm so glad that the QPR route spoke to someone

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The demo is so nice! Felt really ethereal and soft and mysterious... I particularly enjoyed the first description of our body, it must be amazing to see all the colours and lights reflected and changing🌌 Can't wait for more!💜

Thank you for playing my concept demo, I'm so glad it came off like that! Traveler's birth is definitely one of the big moments in their life, I had hoped to do it justice when writing the prologue <3

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MC has to play matchmaker for Aeolus and Amanda?

I hysterically giggled at this ask because I wasn't aware that the summary would come off like that (though it is a bit accurate). To clarify; Aeolus and Amanda are potential platonic/romance routes but your Traveler can 'get them together' again if you so wish!

Additionally, you can choose to have nothing to do with them but you can't always avoid interactions with the two.

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Introducing the Grim Reaper, the love interest of our upcoming free-to-play romance chatsim A Date with Death!

💀 Design your own MC ⌛️ Decorate your apartment 💀 Pick and name your pet ⌛️ Compete against the Grim Reaper for your soul

Wishlist on Steam: