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RTS devlog #4: Collision detection and combat
Since the last devlog I've been working to get to a minimally playable game. Units now have turrets, they can fire at each other,... Read more
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published on 27 Oct, 2022
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RTS devlog #3: Minimal multiplayer milestone
You can now play a minimally multiplayer version of the RTS live online at CommandAndConstruct.Com ! It's an unoptimized export ru... Read more
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published on 10 Oct, 2022
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RTS update #2: Classes
Since the last blog I've added some very basic interactivity. You can click to select units, and click somewhere else to move the... Read more
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published on 3 Oct, 2022
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RTS update #1: architecture
Since my first blog I've been putting together the overall architecture of the game. You can see some of the initial work in the c... Read more
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published on 26 Sep, 2022
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I'm going to make a game!
I'm going to make a game in Construct! This is going to be a bit of an experimental part-time project with the aims of showing how... Read more
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published on 23 Sep, 2022
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Simple software things that are actually very complicated
I've previously blogged about the unexpected complications of minor features , which covers how adding a seemingly small software... Read more
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published on 12 May, 2022
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Porting WebGL shaders to WebGPU
This is a technical post where I'm going to dive in to the nitty-gritty of the shader languages used by WebGL and WebGPU. WebGL us... Read more
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published on 26 Oct, 2021
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The unexpected complications of minor features
I recently tweeted about how adding seemingly minor features can unexpectedly snowball in to a significant amount of work. I thoug... Read more
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published on 25 Jul, 2020
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The surprising difficulty of resizing images on spritesheets
Spritesheets (aka texture atlases) are a common technique in computer graphics to combine multiple images on to a single image. Ho... Read more
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published on 6 Jun, 2020
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From WebGL to WebGPU in Construct
This is the second in a series of two blog posts about web graphics, WebGPU, and Construct. The first is A brief history of graphi... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 24 Apr, 2020