Development

17 articles in this category
    Puddy

    Dynamic levels - in Payday 2 and beyond

    By Puddy, in Development,

    12 comments 25 4,342 views
    will2k

    Optimizing An Open Map in Source Engine

    By will2k, in Development,

    12 comments 41 3,843 views
    Alf-Life

    Creative Airlocking: streaming in action games

    By Alf-Life, in Development,

    8 comments 20 2,856 views
    PeteEllis

    Creating a Single-Player Combat Space

    By PeteEllis, in Development,

    9 comments 23 3,875 views
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    A short technical article that compares the frame rate cost of cheap vs. expensive assets in Source engine optimization.

    will2k

    Source FPS Cost of Cheap and Expensive Assets

    By will2k, in Development,

    12 comments 13 2,833 views
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    A short technical article that aims at comparing the frame rate of func_detail vs. displacement in the context of the Source engine and the repercussion on their usage in maps.
    will2k

    Displacement Vs. Func_detail - A comparative fps study

    By will2k, in Development,

    12 comments 22 3,757 views
    will2k

    Viability of Hostage Rescue Scenario in CS:GO

    By will2k, in Development,

    48 comments 34 8,015 views
    leplubodeslapin

    Source Lighting Technical Analysis: Part Two

    By leplubodeslapin, in Development,

    12 comments 29 4,052 views
    leplubodeslapin

    Source Lighting Technical Analysis: Part One

    By leplubodeslapin, in Development,

    14 comments 32 5,629 views
    Rick_D

    Making Agency, the popular CS:GO map

    By Rick_D, in Development,

    26 comments 46 12,684 views
    Sentura

    Exploring Unreal Engine 4 Scripting: Part Two

    By Sentura, in Development,

    3 comments 4 2,650 views
    Teaser Paragraph:

    It’s no wonder Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) has been lauded as a designer-friendly engine, its new Blueprint visual scripting language empowers even those users with little coding knowledge to easily create interesting and complex systems.

    Sentura

    Exploring Unreal Engine 4 Scripting: Part One

    By Sentura, in Development,

    5 comments 13 3,795 views
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    In this 3-part Level Design series, we’ll learn about Naughty Dog’s choices to design the intro levels of The Last of Us, using narrative design, level and tutorial design and characters as exposition tools to drive their fearful adventure forward. This analysis is intended for level design students and aficionados alike.

    It was originally given in a class at game design school Supinfogame in October 2014. Spoilers ahead — I strongly recommend that newcomers to the game play as they read this analysis.

    For any additional questions or to discuss this further, feel free to contact me through LinkedIn.

    Furyo

    Level Design in The Last of Us: Part Three

    By Furyo, in Development,

    5 comments 5 6,054 views
    Teaser Paragraph:

    In this 3-part Level Design series, we’ll learn about Naughty Dog’s choices to design the intro levels of The Last of Us, using narrative design, level and tutorial design and characters as exposition tools to drive their fearful adventure forward. This analysis is intended for level design students and aficionados alike.

    It was originally given in a class at game design school Supinfogame in October 2014. Spoilers ahead — I strongly recommend that newcomers to the game play as they read this analysis.

    For any additional questions or to discuss this further, feel free to contact me through LinkedIn.

    Furyo

    Level Design in The Last of Us: Part Two

    By Furyo, in Development,

    4 comments 9 7,273 views
    Teaser Paragraph:

    In this 3-part Level Design series, we’ll learn about Naughty Dog’s choices to design the intro levels of The Last of Us, using narrative design, level and tutorial design and characters as exposition tools to drive their fearful adventure forward. This analysis is intended for level design students and aficionados alike.

    It was originally given in a class at game design school Supinfogame in October 2014. Spoilers ahead — I strongly recommend that newcomers to the game play as they read this analysis.

    For any additional questions or to discuss this further, feel free to contact me through LinkedIn.

    Furyo

    Level Design in The Last of Us: Part One

    By Furyo, in Development,

    8 comments 17 17,621 views